Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Although the Turks did not know some of the problems on the Russian side, they also knew that the Russian army had always been short of troops. The two disastrous defeats against the Macedonian Legion were all set by the Russian army. This time, Aziz Ahmed Pasha and Haji Mustafa Bey were going to the expedition, and they knew very well what level their subordinates were.

So the Turkish army did not divide its troops, but assembled its troops, starting from near Adrianople and marching along the coastline to Amphipolis. Along the way, the Turkish army's marching columns were also relatively tight, not as loose as in the past.

Even the stupidest opponents would learn their lesson after being beaten several times, not to mention that these two were finally the few who could win a few rounds in front of the Russian army and win some small victories besides Ahmed Pasha. Although their combat effectiveness might not be reliable, they were not as brainless as those Pasha governors who came from Greece and were then defeated by the Russian army.

Like Musa Pasha, it was probably because of the Turkish army's own combat effectiveness that they were defeated one by one in the end.

The Turkish army now assembled does have 100,000 people, but the combat troops have always been insufficient. There are also peddlers and hawkers, as well as the pomp of the masters. Although many military units have those organizations, the personnel stuffed in them may not be able to fight.

The Turks have returned to their old calendar, also because those selected troops have suffered great losses before. So much time has passed. Because the flow rate of the lower reaches of the Danube is relatively slow, there are still rotten corpses entering the Black Sea from the Danube Delta.

The Danube is now almost turning into the Ganges, and corpses can often float.

But in India, there are conditions to burn them.

Aziz Ahmed Pasha decided to set off. He also wanted to earn some political capital for himself through this battle.

Anyway, the one-eyed Grand Vizier will probably not stay in this position for too long because of repeated defeats. If he can rescue Thessaloniki, His Majesty the Sultan will probably consider letting him take over as Grand Vizier.

The temptation was indeed great, and even the eunuch in the palace, the envoy sent by Sultan Mahmud under the walls of Theodosius, told him the opinion of His Majesty the Sultan.

At this point, Aziz Ahmed Pasha must want to win the battle, so he and Haji Mustafa Bey also discussed the deployment of the Turkish army.

After arriving in Amphipolis, they also looked at the situation on both sides. Since it was October, it was not as rainy as in summer. It began to rain on the Mediterranean side. The road in the south was very muddy, and the rivers and lakes in the middle were difficult for the army to pass, so they decided to take the road in the north.

Although the terrain on the Macedonian side was flat and it was also a high-quality pasture in ancient times, which could provide a large number of high-quality horses, the governance level of the Ottoman Empire would definitely not benefit the locals, and the infrastructure was also largely abandoned.

Aziz Ahmed Pasha was on the way and recalled that the Sultan himself thought that the current empire was too bad and some changes were indeed needed, especially those Janissaries who occupied the establishment in Constantinople. This time, Serbia made such a big fuss, and it was also the Janissaries sent to the local area that forced the Serbs in Belgrade to rebel.

It was just that the situation became very complicated because the Sultan Selim III at that time hoped to use the Serbs to weaken the Janissaries. The Janissaries were weakened, but the Serbs also demanded to improve the level of local autonomy, so the scale of the war escalated. After 1806, the Russians came in again.

In short, the sick giant of the Ottoman Empire really needs some changes, and perhaps winning a battle can also help.

Now for the Ottoman Empire, there is no new candidate for the coup. Mustafa IV killed Selim III and wanted to kill Mahmoud at the beginning, but he hid in the stove of the Turkish bath and survived by chance.

The Ottoman Empire has no candidates to replace now. If they want to change the sultan, they will probably have to wait until Mahmud II has a son. But his current situation is so bad that even the ministers and the Bayi masters are a little worried. If they can't give birth, it will be troublesome.

However, judging from the distribution of the descendants of the Ottoman Sultan later, they are all the descendants of Mahmud II. This is because the current situation is tense, and maybe the masters are also worrying too much.

The Turkish army marched towards Amphipolis, and Aziz Ahmed Pasha also sat in the carriage to observe the marching sequence of the Turkish army.

He is not young anymore, and this is probably his chance to try. If he can become the Grand Vizier, even if he is unlucky and fails in the subsequent wars or fails in the palace struggle, with his own status, he will probably not be dragged to the execution ground and beheaded like some local emperors who have established their own regimes.

If he failed, he would just become a governor on a Greek island, which was considered an "island tycoon". The worst case scenario would be Cyprus or some small islands with little oil.

Therefore, he was still very active and planned to fight a big battle to drive the Russian army, which was at a clear disadvantage in terms of military strength, out of Thessaloniki.

His idea was not without reason. It was true that Soloviev's Macedonian Corps had 40,000 men, but after a series of battles, the loss of personnel, even with the replenishment, the total strength has always been between 35,000 and 40,000. In this way, they were used to fight against the Turkish army. The past two victories were also the Turks' own problems, and they ended up with a big defeat.

Now, he Aziz Ahmed thought that this would not be the case, and said to his entourage.

"If our army is defeated by the Russian barbarians again this time, what should be going on? They will use the terrain to attack us, hiding the main force in the woods behind a river, and then the second time they will take advantage of our army's division to defeat them one by one. This time our main force has been together, even if they found a place like Thermopylae to block our advance, the previous situation will not happen, right?"

"Lord Pasha, I think the Russians' supply lines are also very long now, and their main Danube Corps is also trapped in the mountains. The number of Macedonian Corps here is also limited. If we can Seize the opportunity to curb their offensive, maybe we can turn defeat into victory, and even get in touch with the lords in Bosnia and Albania. "

"The old man Ali will definitely keep a trick. He also keeps the son of the Greek rebel leader as his guard, and is on good terms with all parties, and will also pay tribute to the bigwigs. I even think that they are now colluding with the Russians. But if we win, he will also see the situation clearly. "

But if they lose, Ali Pasha will also turn to the Russians. Everyone knows that there have always been fence-sitters in the Ottoman Empire, and this cannot be changed.

At the same time, the Russian army is building fortifications on the previously preset positions, and dragging all the cannons over. The tense atmosphere seems that the enemy will come back at any time.

However, this is also a preparation in advance. What the Russian army needs at this time is to improve the positions along the river.

But this time the Turks are shrinking and advancing continuously, and Solovyov is also a little worried.

In the past, he dealt with the Turkish army because these opponents were too weak. If he had changed to a stronger opponent, like the French army in Poland, he might have had even greater trouble.

The French army can be said to be an evenly matched opponent in terms of strategy and tactics, or even have some advantages, but the level of the Turks

They have a chance if they separate the Russian army. This time they are completely huddled together, because they are besieging Thessaloniki, and Solovyov cannot take the initiative to find the enemy as in the past, or pre-set the battlefield to start fighting.

Although this time is also considered "pre-set", he is bound in a circle.

The Turkish army is not dispersed, and it is impossible for him to replicate the battle that won in Philippopolis. He can only fight a positional war honestly.

This is still very uncomfortable for him. In the past, he won many victories on the battlefield by moving, whether it was strategic maneuvers or dispatching in battles.

He was stuck in a pit behind a river for a long time, waiting for the enemy to come, but the opponent was unwilling to make mistakes and huddled together.

If he didn't have some reinforcements, it would be difficult to win this time, let alone a big victory.

But now the reinforcements that can be mobilized are either from Serbia or Greece. It is difficult for the Russian army to replenish itself. The number of troops he can bring to the battlefield may not even be 30,000.

At this time, facing the Turkish army that is at least twice his own, it is indeed difficult.

Although the opponent's strength is always discounted, it is always more than his own.

Now he is also a little nervous.

"Mick, brothers all have to look to you. We have always won battles in the past. If you are confident, everyone will think that we will win this battle. But you are like this now, and everyone's confidence is not so strong."

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"What I think is that if we can stop the enemy, I am afraid that we will have to stand off here for a long time, which will lead to more troubles. The Turkish army will come from the main road in front of us. Although they are blocked in the middle by the mountains on both sides and cannot deploy, the longer the standoff lasts, the worse it may be for us."

"The enemy's consumption is greater."

"Karl, Amphipolis is not like Thessaloniki, because the river blocked the port and it was directly abandoned. There is no river flowing into the sea there, so it can still go a long way. some small boats. I asked the guide about this, and Odysseus also told me about the situation in some places in Greece. "

"Do you have any other ideas?"

"Do you really want to make a deal with the Jews in Thessaloniki?"

"How do you send people in? And the other party's attitude is not clear. If these people are willing to sell at a good price, it will be fine. Once there are speculators who sell your ideas to the Turks, our strategic deployment will be completely ruined, and the enemy will be more confident. "

"Then let it go for now, but find some Greeks from Larissa, wear the clothes of our infantry, or simply use green cloth clothes instead, maybe we can scare them, so that we can withdraw some of them. "

"It's probably enough to deal with those idiots in the city, but if you do this, what if the enemy cooperates to launch a counterattack? "

"If they are willing to come, we can accompany them to the end. I hope that the Serbs can come to their senses these days and are willing to formally accept our command. The copy of this diplomatic negotiation will not reach us for a while. Perhaps Count Kutuzov's letter can get here."

The fat old man did have a letter, but it was very tortuous along the way. When it reaches Solovyov, it will probably be enough before the war between the two sides begins.

He has a lot of worries, and it is not unreasonable. Both sides are facing many unfavorable conditions at this time. Whoever makes fewer mistakes in the end will probably become the winner.

The Turkish army is getting closer and closer. After passing Amphipolis, a large group of troops came from the north. The main road here is also convenient for passage, but because the bridges on the road are seriously damaged, the Turkish army either wades or builds a pontoon bridge every time they cross the river, and the marching speed is not very fast.

After all, the discipline of the Turkish army cannot be compared with that of the Russian army. After intensive training, the Russian army's infantry can walk a distance equivalent to 30 versts a day. If the organization is not considered, the small team's rapid movement may be even faster.

On the Turkish side, they can walk 15 kilometers a day, which is probably fast.

Considering that there are many miscellaneous troops in the Turkish army, their weapons and equipment are different, plus the merchants accompanying the army, some infantry also bring followers to the battlefield, so this speed is discounted.

The cavalry has some advantages, but it is mainly the Sipahi cavalry in the feudal territory. This is also an advantage caused by their daily martial arts training. The Turkish army still has its own set of cavalry training, and there are many distinctive heavy cavalry.

If there is a good general commanding, it will be a greater threat to the Russian army.

Fortunately, their generals are limited in level, and the quality of the infantry in the Turkish army has always been worrying. At this time, there is no "new army" that Mahmud II later remodeled, only some quasi-new army influenced by Europe in the early days.

At this level, he is already the best among the Turkish army.

Otherwise, Solovyov might have to consider whether he really wants to give up the pass and the siege of Thessaloniki, retreat to Vergina, and then use the narrow land passage between Thessaly and Macedonia to deal with the Turkish army.

After all, the numerical disadvantage is too great to be ignored. When he was in Lom, he could still say that he used skills to defeat the enemy, but this time he had to fight hard. (End of this chapter)