Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The Moscow Grenadiers were still eating halfway up the mountain when they received new orders.

They had their own business during the fighting, except for the tough battles in Vidin and Lom. The Turkish troops behind them were probably just chickens and dogs, and they were all beaten to pieces here.

But Solovyov's command always came in a hurry. Although he would give sufficient rest time in the middle, his ruthlessness in using troops could be said to be better than Suvorov's.

After all, there were only a few veterans who had fought with the great marshal. Some of them might have been recruits during the Italian expedition. If they recalled it, it was probably the same. This apprentice was faster and more anxious.

"Really, he came from our regiment, but he gave good treatment, which was fine. If it was someone else, would he listen to him now?"

If it was someone else, it would probably not work. Sometimes the treatment was poor and they didn't pay, and they wanted people to work hard and keep it up. This kind of immoral place was also fun. No wonder some people felt that one generation was worse than the next.

If everyone is sitting up there, everyone will definitely do this, but if they really want to experience life, it is probably difficult for these high-ranking people to come down and take a look.

Soloviev started as an adjutant and company commander after all, and he has worked at these levels. He is very familiar with the situation over the past decade, and sometimes he sits between junior officers and soldiers.

Therefore, these grenadiers only complained a few words, and then they carried their bags and flintlocks and started to move.

Murad Bey's defense was not just shrinking inside the city wall. He still left a small number of troops to guard the intersection in the south, trying to ensure that he was not completely surrounded.

Therefore, before going to the artillery, the Russian grenadiers had to engage in fire with the Turkish army here.

The problem is that his deployment seems to be fine, but there are not enough soldiers.

As for the soldiers in the city of Thessaloniki, the troops that can fight have been withdrawn by Ahmed Pasha to defend the main force of the Russian army of Little Kamensky in the front. Many of the troops left here are incorporated bandits.

Only a few Pandur skirmishers were still useful, but their number was limited, and even if they fired cold shots, it would not have much impact on the Russian army.

But to put it bluntly, many of the Pandur skirmishers were bandits, which was very embarrassing.

So, in front of the Russian grenadiers, there were some miscellaneous soldiers, some of whom might not even have guns. Some of them used long spears, which could be said to be a bit retro in a place like Macedonia.

And to be honest, they were useless. The last spearmen in the European army were gradually eliminated in the early 18th century.

The grenadiers just sent them a volley and drove the Turkish troops out of the road.

Seeing this, Murad Bey mobilized some more people. He had some cavalry, but not many, so he had to use them carefully, so he hadn't used them in Vergina before.

The Russians did not see many Turkish cavalry in the last battle, and the appearance of the Deli light cavalry here did surprise them.

However, the grenadiers reacted quickly. When the formation was scattered, the six infantry companies in front of the Kiev regiment formed an "Egyptian square", and the two companies behind followed the two companies of the Moscow regiment to form a miniature square. In the end, the Turkish cavalry wanted to launch a direct attack, but they could not take it down, and they had to pay a lot of price.

In addition to the main force of the Moscow regiment and the neatly arranged small Russian regiment behind, the Turkish cavalry harassed for a while, suffered slight losses, and returned to the city.

After all, there are no stupid cavalry. It would be a joke to launch a direct attack on the neatly lined grenadiers.

The Turkish army really can't afford to lose this capital. If it were other cavalry commanders, it would probably be the same, that is, harassing and delaying the Russian army's actions.

Unless the Russian army did not set up a formation to counter the cavalry, they would not take the initiative to attack.

Now the Turks' way out of the city was cut off, and there were Russian troops in the west.

Uvarov built a position there, and Solovyov was because the terrain was flat and the division was well-staffed. It was not after the troops were drawn from Trubetskoy and Arkady, the remaining people were placed on the mountain, and the grenadiers needed to be divided.

"It's funny that the iron barrels were placed like this."

From the mountain, the battlefield 8 versts away was just smoke. The specific situation of the battle would not be known until a messenger came to report the results.

Although in the end, the Russian army won, the Turkish cavalry could be vaguely seen retreating into the city through the telescope.

"Mick, it looks like everything is going well."

"That's not enough. Next is the artillery. The waters on the side of Thessaloniki are relatively open, and the artillery probably can't completely block them. There are always some waterways where ships can pass, but with that port, this amount of supplies is definitely not enough."

"From what you said, you need to add more supplies?"

"Of course I will add more supplies. If I take advantage of the night, I can use a fishing boat to move the mines over."

"It's okay to use floating mines in the river. They can be used to blow up bridges and ships. What about you here?"

"Of course, I will use the tides, and I will also make the enemies here restless."

It's a pity that the electrolyte-triggered mines used in the Crimean War have not yet been developed. What can be used here are some mechanical fuses and time fuses.

It can scare people, but the actual effect is very poor, but it is enough.

As for the level of the Turks, it is definitely not higher than that of the British army in the American War of Independence. Solovyov's new mechanical mine also has a relatively advanced collision structure. Two mines are connected to the iron chain. If a ship accidentally hits the iron chain at sea, the mines on both sides will explode after hitting it, which can be said to be a devastating blow to the wooden sailing ship.

If the power of the explosives is enough, it will be useless if there are ironclad ships in the future.

However, because it has not been tested, the Baltic Fleet has only made a small batch according to creativity. Solovyov also temporarily asked the engineers to make mines themselves during this expedition.

In this way, the Russian army has another means to counter the sea.

It is definitely not enough to rely on one artillery platform alone, and the Russian army is also on high alert.

To lay mines, some people rowed boats to the sea at night. The sea conditions in the bay where Thessaloniki is located are not bad. After confirming that there is no problem with the wave height, the Russian engineers and some volunteer infantrymen rowed to the water and began to lay mines.

However, with their level, the mines they can bring out at one time are limited. After setting the fuse and anchoring the mines, they have to go to the shore with the tide.

This can only be done at night. The Turkish army on the shore must also pay attention to the movements of the Russian army. After the artillery is surrounded, the Turkish army in the city can only hide behind the city wall.

It takes time to seriously besiege the city and attack the enemy. The Turkish army hides in the city like this. Although leaving a few thousand people to monitor them can trap them, to take down the enemies in the city, not only must the communication trenches be dug, but the artillery and tunnels must be as close to the city wall as possible, so that they can have a fatal blow to the enemy.

Fortunately, the Turkish artillery level is also the elite troops have been withdrawn, and the remaining ones are only able to fire the cannon, which is considered very capable.

As for whether the barrel will explode, no one knows.

The coastal artillery on the Karamalia side, the Turkish army has people defending inside, but the setting of this artillery is also mainly to prevent enemies from the sea. The Arabs once set out from Crete to capture and plunder Thessaloniki, which was about 900 years ago. Therefore, whether it is the Eastern Roman Empire or the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, which once controlled here, they all pay attention to the vigilance against possible enemies on the sea, so they designed coastal artillery.

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However, the artillery facilities here are also relatively old, still the old way, and the cannons are probably only facing the sea, and the design is also problematic.

After seeing it, Euler returned to the Russian headquarters on the mountain that night and told Solovyov what he saw.

"Since the enemy's cannons are facing the sea, we do have an advantage. However, to suppress the enemy, we always need to fire more grenades, and it is better to use some explosive packs. As long as the sand pit is dug well, the explosive packs can fly over the enemy's head."

Alexander Euler is the grandson of the great mathematician Euler. As for this kind of folk method, he at least knows that his grandfather is also very successful in surveying, and his father and uncle make a living by surveying and mathematics respectively. He was selected into the artillery because of this family inheritance.

The things used by Solovyov are actually not very stable in trajectory. The biggest advantage is that they are powerful, and the choice of the launch position is also more convenient. You can use an iron bucket to shoot, or dig a pit or a sand pit to shoot.

If you are really worried, you can make a catapult. In this case, he, the director of the artillery, will be very useful. After all, it is back to parabola and ballistics.

The Turkish army watched the Russian army digging pits below in broad daylight, and the artillery would occasionally fire at the back of the artillery fort, which suppressed the Turkish soldiers and made them unable to raise their heads.

It was also difficult for them to harass the Russian army below to dig trenches. Even the Russian army's shooting skills were not bad. These elite grenadiers were well trained in normal times.

Now the embarrassment came. The Turks were surrounded in a day or two, and the road was dug up. Only the coast seemed to have a road.

But this road... No one cared about it for the time being. Whether the Russian mines were useful was one thing, and whether the Turkish army could have a fleet to support was another. Even both sides did not pay much attention to the situation on the sea at the beginning.

After all, Thessaloniki was just surrounded by the Russian army. If the news really wanted to get out, it would depend on luck.

Seeing this situation, Murad Bey decided to defend the city to the death. It would be good if the artillery could provide support. If not, he could only leave it to fate.

After three days of preparation, the Russian army dug a communication trench on the beach. In places where it was not so good, they transported soil and wood to the front as support. For this purpose, they also moved bricks from a nearby brick factory and piled some stones in the back.

Although it can barely protect against bullets, this level of attack is also very embarrassing for the Turkish army. Their cannons are deployed here. Probably because of the shooting angle, they can only shoot shells far behind the Russian army.

If these shells are not damaged, they will probably be picked up, and the solid shells can be directly recycled and returned to the Turkish army on the artillery platform.

As for the Russian army, their attack methods are more diverse.

On the position of the Moscow Regiment, they not only have the half-Pood Unicorn gun, but also the 12-pound gun and the 6-pound gun battery. In addition, there are rocket and explosive pack launchers deployed next to them. If they are not enough, they can also prepare catapults.

This is just the means of the artillery and engineers. The grenadiers entered the position with a bunch of grenades, and some people were tying several grenades together, or preparing to throw them out with catapults, which are naturally strong.

In other words, rocket launchers are not suitable for bringing here, and the transportation conditions along the way cannot be guaranteed, so the Turkish army did not encounter an all-round attack.

But these are more complete than what the British encountered in Sweden. At that time, the Russian army still used less weapons in the final stage, and grenades were not like now, transported to the front position in boxes.

"Igor, this is good, we really become grenadiers."

Many veterans put their rifles aside and prepared to concentrate on being grenadiers. At this distance, the Turkish soldiers might not be able to hit them, but any explosives they threw would cause some casualties on the turret.

Old Semenov opened several boxes of grenades. It seemed that he was going to throw them all out in one breath with his old arms and legs.

If they really want to compare, these older veterans also know that if the young people nowadays are not hardworking during training, they may not be as reliable as these veterans with more than 15 years of experience.

The quality of Russian military training has always been a mystery. Some ordinary regiments may have combat effectiveness comparable to elites, but some guards may not be much stronger than militias if they are not well disciplined.

Soloviev has faced this problem before. He knows that among the guards, the hunter regiment where he was the head of the regiment was worse than the three major regiments in the past.

Now we really need to consider it. The Russian army should also add some high-quality soldiers. In a few years, there will definitely be a big war. If the masters don’t contribute some high-quality soldiers at this time, their manors will probably be contributed to the French.

However, this is something the masters have to consider. The grenadiers’ current mission is to capture this artillery fort and further suppress the Turkish army in the city. (End of this chapter)