Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

At night, a banquet must be held. Eating is always a way to relieve fatigue and improve morale.

Only a few captured Swedish officers were invited at this time, and the atmosphere seemed strange.

"Don't be shy. We can talk freely here. We are enemies on the battlefield, but we may be friends after the war."

Now, it is still the bait released by Solovyov to lure von Essen into being fooled.

Even if he will not be fooled, he always lures the people around him into being fooled, so as to affect his judgment.

This one is reasonable. Everyone's goal is to interfere with the judgment of the Swedes, not to really fool the opponent.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Count, but we are here"

"It doesn't matter. After dinner, I will ask you to go back and send a letter to express our intentions. This war was originally because your king did not listen to the good advice of our emperor, which eventually led to extremely serious consequences."

Indeed, Alexander basically declared all the land he took as Russian territory except for the Swedish mainland, even Gotland, which was not yet warm in his hands, was announced once.

The consequences are quite serious, and the main unilateral responsibility is that Sweden lost a lot of land and the deterioration of bilateral relations.

However, considering Sweden's stubborn attitude before and during the war, it may not have deteriorated much. Since the last Russian-Swedish war, it has not stopped until the marriage between Russia and Sweden.

There will not be a big table in the tent, that is, a banquet for entertaining guests is set on a medium-sized dining table.

The two Swedish officers also noticed that the Russians who had dinner here were mainly the infantry regiment commanders. They were all speaking German. Even if they didn't open their mouths, you could tell from their facial features that they were similar to us.

Bagration's long face was a typical "Caucasian bandit", that is, he never grew a beard, so he didn't look so outrageous.

There were some handsome people with this face shape, such as the steel uncle when he was young, who was handsome from youth to middle age, and had a signature beard.

If other Russian officers also had obvious features, like Solovyov, if his family background was not mentioned, some people would probably think he was from southern Russia or the Mediterranean region.

All the people at this table were of German descent, and they inevitably communicated in German. Although this count was very good at fighting, he seemed to be careless.

In Swedish, some words are similar to German, and there are German texts in the early Swedish chronicles.

Solovyov seized this mentality and really wanted these people to spread the news. It depends on how many traps his opponent will take.

".Based on the current deployment, I think we should use two rows of troops. Your Excellency, you also know that our troops have always been tight. The Swedish battlefield is not like other places. Although the roads here are unobstructed, due to the special terrain, our troops are deployed."

No matter what, these two people must hear that the current Russian infantry is tight, and even the traditional three-row column must be changed to a two-row column to ensure the width of the battlefield.

Moreover, Solovyov and others deliberately spoke faster, so that they could not hear too much details, which seemed to be a plan.

When they were about to return to the Swedish army, they would convey all the information while carrying letters.

As for Solovyov, he also noticed the situation of the two people. Thinking that he was playing this kind of trick, the Swedish idiots were really cooperating, and they still pretended not to care.

But eating there like this, after all, it is not like the Chinese can hold a bowl to eat noodles, and there is no place to cover the knife and fork.

Speaking of which, when playing table tennis, China and Sweden are still better at covering, but they were banned by the association.

Seeing these two funny guys, Solovyov looked over. They were still trying to cover up that they were eavesdropping, which was indeed a case of covering one's ears and stealing a bell.

Well, the jokes still have to continue.

So, all the commanders began to talk about some difficulties. Although the script was arranged in advance, in line with the principle of acting more realistically, they always had to speak out like a chat.

In this way, it finally conforms to the Stanislavsky system. However, there is no such person at this time. If we talk about the three major performance systems, only Dr. Mei's way looks more postmodern because of the performance art of the previous opera.

The other performance modes have not been summarized yet, but the acting must be done well.

Solovyov also added a little bit of truth, that is, he did strengthen the flank, similar to the deployment on the first day, so as to ensure the stability of the entire front.

The two Swedish officers listened and continued to pay attention. Of course, it was impossible for them to take notes.

Under such circumstances, they also heard a general idea. In short, they knew that the Russian army was indeed facing difficulties, such as the disadvantage in manpower, and had to use two rows to maintain the front line.

The ammunition of the elite troops was consumed too quickly, and they needed to allocate ammunition from the front warehouse in Nykoping.

The number of cavalry troops was too large, and the consumption of fodder was astonishing.

Even among the Russian army, there were some complaints. When they passed by the Guards’ garrison, they heard someone complaining to their German commander.

As for the head of the Semenovsky Regiment, it was common for the Guards to use Germans and Russians, and sometimes even Poles. The two Swedes did not hear clearly and made a rash judgment.

After all, one of Solovyov's nephews was a member of the Decembrists, and the other nephew was the lieutenant general of the Guards Chasseurs (history). The position of the commander of the Guards was not static.

When von Essen heard the news, his instinct was, will the Russians fish for us?

"The news you have inquired about is still very valuable, but we can't believe it all."

As for him opening Solovyov's handwritten letter, it also said that the two sides should cease fire and negotiate, and even withdraw their troops.

For him, it was a ghost to believe this. A major general division commander, even if he had the status of an attendant general, was unlikely to lead the negotiations. At most, he could accept an opinion temporarily, just like when Stockholm was undefended - after all, the higher-level generals were not here at the time.

Von Essen was not fooled, but that doesn't mean his men won't be fooled.

"Sir, judging from the current situation, the Russians are likely to be short of troops, and we still have a chance to win here."

"I know very well that the basis for our current ability to fight is our advantage in strength. But this Solovyov, he looks like he wants to lure us into his area of ​​expertise, and then use his experience in this area to defeat us."

But it's not to lower the level. Von Essen can feel that the Russian army fights very methodically, and even changed the old habit of firing a row of guns in the past. Not only are they very patient, but the regiments on the battlefield are also closely connected. This formation is difficult to break.

But this can't stop his men, who are confused and ask for battle here.

"Sir, this is a rare opportunity. If the Russians really line up in two rows on the battlefield, our cavalry will be able to penetrate them. Let alone the Russian Guards and grenadiers, there are also four ordinary infantry regiments."

"Yes, if we can repel the Russian infantry, victory is in our hands."

Unlike Langeron, who had Alexander's order in his hand and could rely on a few prudent middle-aged generals to suppress the lower level, although von Essen had a clear mind, the Swedish officers under his command were eager to counterattack. Apart from this, they

Gustav was stupid. He was stupid because he always liked to interfere with the command in the front, although he didn't intervene directly.

When he wrote to von Essen and the commanders, he made it clear that this time he went out to defeat the Russians and recapture Stockholm.

After all, there was the support of the British army, and the Russian army seemed to have taken advantage of the two big victories at the beginning. Even after the armistice ended, they could not do anything to Sanders in the north, but Barclay captured Umeå. In Stockholm, the Russian army had been stationed in Nykoping for a long time.

Some Swedes now think they can do it, so they came to ask for a fight.

Seeing this situation, everyone under his command wanted to fight, and von Essen was helpless and had to change the formation.

He originally wanted a more stable approach, shrinking the front line and maintaining the thickness of the troops, so that he could attack and defend.

Now, he had to choose to take the initiative to attack and give the Russians something to look at.

The next morning, Solovyov's formation also began to take shape. He did put two rows of horizontal teams in some places, but this was mainly the Guards and Grenadiers. The infantry still had a relatively thick formation.

He was very clear about the situation on this battlefield. There were forests on both sides, and the ice lake was separated by the forest on the northwest side. The two sides had no choice but to face off head-on.

However, when he saw the Swedish army's arrangement, he felt that the Swedes would always be fooled.

Von Essen was indeed not fooled, but under the instigation of his men, he arranged the infantry in a "charge" formation on the front, which looked more like a column, or the six-row horizontal column advocated by Suvorov in the past. In short, it was not for the purpose of developing firepower.

It seems that the opponent also knows that if they shoot at each other, when the wind direction is unfavorable, it will always be disadvantageous to their side, so the charge may be more useful, especially since the Swedes have an advantage in terms of total manpower and infantry.

In this case, it is indeed more suitable to use "charge" to solve the problem.

But this also needs to consider whether the combat effectiveness of their own army is up to standard.

Seeing this situation, Solovyov was not the kind of attitude of praying to the gods, he felt the arrival of the opportunity.

If the Swedish army can be attracted to attack forward and prevent them from continuing to maintain a tight formation, the cavalry can be concentrated on the flanks to defeat the Swedish cavalry, and then attack the enemy's rear, which is what he has always envisioned.

His mentor, Marshal Suvorov, had won a real victory at the Battle of the Trebia River, where Hannibal defeated the Romans. He wanted to emulate Hannibal and fight a decisive battle with inferior forces, so as to make the situation more favorable for his side.

He didn't have this feeling in the past, but now it was the first time he felt that he also had that kind of power.

In fact, he didn't know that Bennigsen had a high opinion of him in the comments, and in the recommendation letter to War Minister Arakcheev, he also said that several young generals performed well and would be of great use in the future.

Although it doesn't sound like something that Bennigsen, who likes to fight for power, would do, he did it.

When he is doing business and not doing things, he is generally a useful veteran.

Now he is also ready to issue orders, but it is also necessary for Clausewitz to take notes.

In short, he is preparing to use five of the eight infantry regiments in his hands to block the Swedes in the front, the Semenovsky regiment is placed in the back as a reserve, and the two grenadier regiments are on the flanks to strengthen the original position as a connecting axis between the cavalry and the infantry.

At the same time, the artillery is strengthened on the grenadier side, which can provide sufficient cover for both the cavalry and the infantry.

In addition, there are three Tatar cavalry regiments that have been recruited, which have not been added to the front-line battle, but have been placed in the reserve with the Semenovsky regiment.

This is the formation, and now the battle is about to begin.

"The dice should fall, Karl."

"Why are we the first to attack again?"

"Attack is sometimes the best defense! And the more we rush to attack, the more the Swedes should notice that this is a strategy to take the initiative, and they will know that we are eager to fight. Only at this time, we will open up the formation to let them know that we are going to fight in full force."

Fortunately, he is speaking German now. To fight in full force is a very nerdy behavior.

But this place can only do this.

The Russian artillery still opened fire first, and Tushen's position was the most fierce among the several artillery groups that opened fire first.

It's just that many of these shells exploded in the Swedish army's rear array, and it seemed that the artillery fire was sparse, which gave opportunities.

In this case, the Swedish army was naturally willing to take the offensive. Their infantry had begun to advance, and the artillery also opened fire one after another.

Compared with the first day when the artillery had no accuracy, von Essen adjusted the artillery deployment to some extent.

Today, the Russian army can feel the pressure. At least some of the Swedish solid shells have begun to threaten the Russian line infantry.

"If this is a game, when the Swedish infantry moves forward, I can send out cavalry, defeat the cavalry first, and then sweep the artillery."

You can even concentrate the artillery to defeat the Swedish army's front, but that's all a game. (End of this chapter)