Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

It is not that the Turkish army has never fought with the Russian army. In the past, when the Russian cavalry was not effective, they would let the infantry take over and then bombard the artillery. This old method was also effective in this war.

But sometimes it is different. The Russian soldiers on the top of the fortress today saw that they dug trenches instead of the camps they built in the past.

And the communication trench is a siege formation, but the cannons are placed on both sides, and the front is full of infantry.

In short, it is different from what we have encountered before.

The Turkish soldiers on the fort can see that there is a big pit in the middle, and there are iron barrels in it. Some of them are directly placed with explosive packs, and there are also homemade wooden catapults, which looks very bad.

Even though they have never seen this siege formation of the Russian army, they also know that this fighting method is definitely not good.

"Are the artillery ready?"

Under the wall of the fortress, Christian came here in person to supervise the battle. Those who came to the bottom of the fortress were grenadiers, and naturally they were under his control.

These guys were all lined up on the battlefield, with their black muzzles pointing directly at the enemy's nest, which was also terrifying.

However, the cannons were placed on both sides, which weakened the visual effect a little, but the power would not be reduced.

"My lord, everything is ready."

"Let Ola fire a few shots to see how it works."

After firing a few times with small cannons, we also have to test the trajectory.

Then these 6-pound cannons accurately hit the heads of the Turkish army. Although they didn't hit anything, the effect was still very obvious.

The subsequent order was to fire.

Even Solovyov, who was on the mountain, heard the rumbling of the cannons here, and his attention was attracted from the city gate tower.

After continuous firing, the smoke here was very heavy, but the scene was also very spectacular.

"Good job, now it's just artillery, next the grenadiers' grenades and engineers' explosives will also work."

If they don't surrender, there is still the trick of tunnel blasting and earth planes. When Sweden and the British fought, it was not used in the end. The first successful blasting was when Vidin fought against the Turkish army.

But the Turkish army here probably hasn't seen this posture. After the artillery bombarded them, a large number of grenades and explosives were thrown at them.

The explosions were also one after another. If you look at the fireworks effect, it is definitely not as good as in the movies. Those are all special effects, which are made very intensive for the sake of filming.

Now it looks like this, there is still smoke, and a turret is completely covered by the smoke of the explosion.

"Do you need to do this to attack a fort?"

"When I deployed my troops, I added artillery for this effect. Wasn't Charlemagne also performing a show when he fought against the Lombards?"

After hearing Soloviev's answer, Clausewitz smiled but said nothing.

It was clear from the top of the mountain, and Murad Bey in Thessaloniki was even closer. The effect was so good that the Turkish soldiers on the city wall were stunned.

The important thing was to deter the enemy, and watching this continuous bombardment from the top of the mountain was indeed effective.

"After the artillery fire is ready, it's time for the infantry to launch an attack, but there will be another bombing before that."

He looked through a telescope to confirm the situation. The grenadiers began to line up and move forward, and when the soldiers in the back row threw grenades onto the top of the fort, the explosive packs thrown from behind had already landed on the fort.

The same was true for this round of explosions. The Turkish army did not have much time to push out these grenades and explosive packs. There were too many of them. They were lucky to be able to hide in a safe corner and avoid being hit by the shock wave of the explosion.

As for the unfortunate ones, those who were blown away on the spot were still painless.

Those who were hit by the shock wave and finally had their internal organs shattered and their seven orifices bleeding were not worth watching.

The sound of the explosion was still continuous. Some parts of the artillery platform would also shatter after being hit by the shells. As for the shock wave of the subsequent explosion, although the explosive packs thrown by the Russian army were still black gunpowder, they were powerful and naturally doubled in power.

For the defenders on the artillery platform, they could only wail.

At this time, this artillery preparation had lasted for three hours, and the Turkish soldiers who were not mentally prepared had now lost their will to fight.

When the Russian grenadiers launched the final attack on the fort, they rarely encountered resistance from the Turkish army. On the contrary, when they attacked the perimeter of the fort and fought with the Turkish infantry, they might have suffered greater losses than fighting here.

The Russians who rushed to the fort saw only a group of Turkish soldiers who had lost their will to resist. They even threw their weapons aside, and were either lying or sitting there, or their bodies were twisted and even incomplete.

There was nothing much to say about the battle on the fort, and it probably shocked the Turks.

If it was a shocking style, it could probably be rendered in a few thousand words, but this was not a major battle.

"Now it's good, the enemy is trapped inside, siege battles are so boring."

When he said this, the veteran grenadiers also climbed onto the fort after throwing grenades.

Looking at this series of "masterpieces" of explosions, it probably doesn't feel that war is interesting.

However, the follow-up cleanup was very troublesome. The corpses of these Turkish soldiers had to be dug and buried. To prevent the corpses from rotting and causing plague, they either had to be sprinkled with lime and buried, or they were burned directly on the pyre according to traditional Roman techniques. .

In short, this scene also made the Turks in the city feel frightened.

Murad Bey has already felt that Hell is calling him. For a small fort, the Russian army has used dozens of cannons and a large amount of explosives. If they attack Salonika, they don't know what to use. How many cannons and explosives.

As for the letter of persuasion to surrender, it is true that envoys from the Russian army were sent over.

However, the letter brought by the captured Turkish soldiers clearly stated that if Kaicheng surrendered now, his personal dignity and property safety could still be guaranteed. What if the city was destroyed later?

Although Solovyov has always carried the "banner of benevolence and righteousness", there are times when he becomes ruthless. His opinion is that if you don't surrender, I will make it uncomfortable for the Turkish troops in the city and the family members here. The threat is also very clear.

And think about the population distribution in Salonika. Jews already make up half of the population, and the rest are Greeks and Muslims. It seems that they want to look good for themselves. It’s not impossible for them. After all, the sultans of all generations have suppressed this big Greek city. of Christians, and therefore mixed with the sand a large number of Jews.

Jews, these local Jews from all over the Mediterranean may sell for a good price, but they are not as evil as Bibi. They still pay more attention to the credibility of merchants. After all, these are the people who did business in Spain.

Especially in Central and Eastern Europe, which have relatively strong attack power. The beards of these people don’t look very good, and no one knows whether they will betray them.

Therefore, Murad Bey has also been shaken, but he surrendered directly like this. In the future, he is afraid that he will have to run to the court of people like Ali Pasha to save his life.

But what he didn't know was that Ali Pasha had already found Solovyov through Odysseus. Not long after the fort battle ended, Ali Pasha's envoy had arrived.

Judging from the letter, the ruler of Albania and Epirus offered a price not to attack his territory, but also hoped to ensure his rule in his own territory. As for what the Sultan thought, he didn't care.

Unlike getting together with the British, which seems to be profitable, the Russian army is too close. Through the channel of his "godson", he can more or less get in touch with the commander of the Russian army, which can be regarded as a way to save his life. .

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"Guarantee Albania and Epirus? I remember Ali Pasha was the governor of Albania, but his court happened to be in Epirus."

"Yes, my lord."

"You can tell Ali Pasha this when you go back. We have no interest in Albania. There are only rocks there. Since it is unprofitable, we will not go there. As for the matter of Epirus, the Russian army is currently only interested in Salonica and Larissa are interested. After arriving in Lamia, the road there will not lead to Epirus. Places like Ambrakia are not within our current consideration range. within.”

In short, the meaning is that the Russian army has no interest in Ali Pasha's territory and only cares about these current places.

As for his own independent ideas, he is not against Russia. This is a conflict with the Turks. It seems that a relatively "loyal" place like Albania is also considering its own way out.

"Sir, I will convey your wishes to the Pasha."

"It's the same with Burke, but Albania is still too barren. If it were Muhammad Ali, his land would be fertile, and he might be more of a threat to us."

"But he is far away in Egypt. If you need help, you can find our master."

"If this is the case for now, you can go back, but you have to pay attention to concealing your actions. It would not be good if the Sultan's spies noticed it."

But Solovyov did not have his own ideas. Since Ali Pasha, an old guy in his sixties, had the ambition to continue to be the emperor of the country, or even live alone, it would be better to satisfy his little face request.

As for what will happen in the future, once the Russian army focuses its attention on fighting France, then Albania, and even Greece and Serbia here will also face war even if their status is guaranteed in the treaty.

What's more, once Russia makes a move, it will not only be a disservice but also station troops to threaten the Russian army's actions. Now is the time when Austria is at its weakest, and they will not come to cause trouble.

If they can just take a breath of relief, just wait.

In all the previous Russo-Turkish wars, except for the last Russo-Turkish war, Austria joined the war group, probably hoping that Russia would not be able to cross the Dniester River, and the territory of the Balkan Peninsula would be his sphere of influence.

However, they are indeed "very capable" in being able to force even Serbia to rebel.

Therefore, there is no better time than now. The Russian army has penetrated deeply into the Balkan Peninsula. The only countries with the strength to support the Ottoman Empire are Britain and France. However, they are also competing with each other. Austria and Prussia have already Being abolished will not have any impact on this side.

To solve the problem, we have to take advantage of it now. Soloviev even has some ideas, such as directly occupying the whole of Greece, or being more daring, letting the Russian flag be planted on the walls of Theodosius, or even reaching the Hagia Sophia.

That is, all the battles are bad, and he may also get some rewards in advance.

However, with the troops in his hands, it is also difficult to do it.

Therefore, what he is considering now is only to surround the garrison in Salonika, annihilate the enemy's reinforcements, and then let the city surrender, and then march to Athens. By the beginning of next year, the Greek problem will probably be solved, and even the power of the Ottoman Empire will be seriously weakened.

They have no bargaining chips, and they will only be slaughtered at the negotiating table.

The idea is indeed good, but ending the war against the Ottoman Empire one year in advance may change Napoleon's final decision.

Before Napoleon was able to invade Russia, it was also because Sweden and the Ottoman Empire on both wings seemed to be "his own people", and then one betrayed and the other was beaten to seek peace.

But the current situation is that Sweden has replaced the young King Gustav V and has become a partner of Russia. If the Ottoman Empire is defeated again, Napoleon's layout will probably be broken.

But the good news is that Massena, who has both eyes, has restricted Wellesley to Portugal. The war in Spain seems to be beneficial to the French. In this way, many veterans can be drawn out, and the combat power of the French army may be further strengthened.

In this case, Napoleon probably won't care about those and will come directly.

At this point, Soloviev actually realized that the huge changes in the situation could not guarantee what would happen in the future.

Like Queen Louise, who was pregnant with her own child, although only he and the queen knew about this, and King FW was ignored and even the queen herself was in good physical condition. If she was there, Prussia might be more determined to oppose France secretly.

With the blessing of this variable, the situation has become a little subtle. Soloviev is also thinking about whether Napoleon will come in 1812.

Now the countdown is less than two years, and we need to hurry up to solve the Turkish problem. What will happen in the future is always unpredictable.

In this case, he also decided to write to Petersburg again to express his opinion, to greatly weaken the Ottoman Empire and strip away most of its European part. (End of this chapter)