Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The Russian army did not have to worry about the French chasing them from behind when they retreated this time.

Although the results were great, and several French generals and Marshal Lannes were injured, the Russian army also suffered heavy losses.

"Your battle report is obviously a little bit reduced, but it is still a relatively reasonable statistic. At least it is acceptable to show it to the emperor."

Soloviev looked at Langgeron. He did not expect that this guy had also learned the Russians' tricks. It would be fine if these Germans learned it, but he, a Frenchman, also followed suit.

But there was no way. If he did not reduce the battle report a little and report more losses to the French army, something would inevitably happen with Alexander's good face inherited from his father.

"But we dealt a heavy blow to the French army, and they must have suffered a lot of losses."

"Of course, this is the first time we have dealt a heavy blow to the main force of the French army with relatively strong combat effectiveness. Before, in Dürenstein, even if we captured a French marshal, it was not a real victory. It can only be said that it was a victory due to the advantageous terrain."

"This time, let Bonaparte brag about his victory. Although he controlled Pultusk, he did not get anything."

There is also Barclay de Tolly in this farm today. After hearing the conversation between Solovyov and Langeron, he has confirmed his thoughts.

In the future, when fighting with the French, since they despise logistics in order to speed up the march, they will have a big weakness. In areas where it is difficult to obtain supplies, they will inevitably be greatly affected.

Now that the Russian army has improved its logistics system, although it is still difficult to transport from the rear, the soldiers themselves, the legions, the rear supplies, and the local mobilization can still obtain a large amount of supplies.

As for the future, if the French army enters Russian territory, they can implement a battle method of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside.

After he thought of this, he began to conceive a plan.

However, he did not tell Langeron and Soloviev about his plan. He could not come up with a mature plan without it.

So he touched his bald head and started writing in front of the table.

Although Soloviev was the youngest, he was also very exhausted.

Not only did he have to act in the staff, he also had to patrol the positions, conduct battlefield dispatches, and communicate with various troops to summarize intelligence to make a basic judgment for the commander.

In this way, his consumption was not small, and he didn't even think about picking up girls.

It was just that when he was sleeping, he dreamed that Mrs. Recamier and his fiancée were serving Louisa. This kind of weird thing, don't talk in your sleep!

He always found a single room for himself, and no one could figure out what was going on.

Some people in the army also knew that this young colonel was proud in front of the sisters.

As for the list of meritorious service and awards to be presented to Petersburg, Langeron also considered it again and again, and decided to give the first merit to Count Osterman-Tolstoy, who fought hard in the rearguard battle along the way and made meritorious service in the counterattack stage of Pultusk. Everyone had no objection to this.

After all, he escaped from the French army once in Charnovo and brought back important intelligence. He fought well in the last battle.

Although the final victory when defeating the French army was Baron Sacken's counterattack and Solovyov's driving away the French Gudin Division, and then sending a dragoon regiment and the Cossack squadron at hand to defeat the flank of Suchet Division, there would be no victory without the 2nd Division's struggle throughout the whole battle.

As for Solovyov himself, he has no idea yet. It may be another medal. Alexander likes to give him this the most.

Although the medal is also linked to the pension, Solovyov really wants to be promoted. He is now very close to being a general, and it is almost the same to upgrade and brush points.

But others also envied him. He was proud of finding a young widow outside. Among the officers of the same level, he was always the one with the most medals.

However, Solovyov also had his own ideas in Pultusk.

In the past, he just wanted to get promoted and get a raise, have a certain status, have some status in the aristocratic circle, and have some say at the table.

Now, after this battle, he felt that he still had some ability.

But with his personality, he would not be as arrogant as Napoleon.

He was able to do what he could do within his duties and in some cases, he could exceed the requirements. He was fully qualified to be a general.

If he was not a post-80s in the Russian army sequence, the age group of 1775-1782 included Grand Duke Constantine (1779), the Tsar's younger brother and the commander of the Guards, and the rest of the people did not even have a division commander. The youngest person who was promoted to the level of division commander was probably Kamensky.

Of course, this was already a huge improvement. You have to know that the Russian army used to be a group of old men, just like the Prussian and Austrian armies.

Now, most of the troops fighting against the French are young and middle-aged generals, which is a huge improvement.

However, it is not that there is no old Deng. After Marshal Kamensky went to the rear, there was also Buchholden.

This old guy was previously covering the rear near Königsberg. When he received Kamensky's order to move forward, only the 5th Division commanded by Dokhturov arrived in advance.

You know, among the Russian army, the only general who was able to retain his original position as the commander of the army after the last defeat of the anti-French alliance was probably Buckhoden.

When Solovyov thought of him, he had such thoughts in his mind.

"Buckhoden, you lost the battle again" and the like, the irony is very strong.

However, this drunkard can still hold this position now, and even leads a corps composed mainly of veterans.

Obviously, the entire corps still needs to be organized.

With this question, Solovyov also rested in the carriage or bedroom for a long time, just thinking about a series of problems.

In the end, he didn't have any good solutions.

So, when the new year, that is, 1807, came, he was still sleeping there more often.

Even the next strategy, there was no excessive thinking.

Barclay had initially thought of a plan, and was ready to offer advice to Alexander at the right time.

Because of this, he did not attend the banquet held in the headquarters, no wonder he seemed out of tune with others.

Then, Solovyov didn't go because he rarely drank.

He came out and saw Barclay looking up at the stars.

Good guy, this guy must have watched too much of the Three Kingdoms and wanted to learn to observe the stars at night, right?

But Solovyov gave up this inappropriate idea and came over to greet him.

"Mikhail Bogdanovich, you are so excited, what are you looking at in the sky?"

"It's not summer, and I can't see some more conspicuous constellations. I'm just thinking."

"What are you thinking about?"

Barclay saw Solovyov, maybe this kid could provide him with some help. When he talked with Kamensky before, the other party was not interested in the battle of clearing the fields, and Count Osterman-Tolstoy was always friendly, but they didn't talk about it.

"If one day, the French army, or the army of other countries, enters the Russian territory and finally arrives in Moscow, what do you think should be done?"

A Scottish + German is actually thinking about this problem now.

However, if you look through history books, you will know that the most patient Russian army of this era may still be Kutuzov, but Barclay was the first person to advocate fortification and clearing the countryside, and he presented his idea to Alexander in the summer of that year and got his approval.

"We should strike them and make them leave Moscow in disgrace like the Poles."

"This is just your determination, Baron."

Barclay addressed Solovyov by his title, and he was also discussing this issue more seriously.

"What do you want to hear?"

"Regarding the whole strategic concept, I have thought about clearing the countryside and making it difficult for the enemy to obtain supplies."

"This should be very useful against the French. They are like this, they like to collect supplies locally, and Russia is so big that it is difficult to requisition supplies. Even if we do not destroy the villages that the French army may pass through along the way, it will be difficult for them to mobilize supplies. Of course, if we destroy them like this, it will obviously be more troublesome."

"So, do you agree with my idea?"

"If it were me, I might have a little pity in my heart. What should the people in the villages along the way do? Those nobles whose industries were destroyed may still have manors elsewhere, but for civilians, the scale of the war is not so large. If the French target is Moscow or St. Petersburg, they cannot launch a large-scale offensive on other axes. With the current technical level, it is still impossible. At this time, if the enemy attacks the villages and towns on both sides of the axis, and some of them are destroyed, the civilians can be evacuated. "

"That makes sense, but you also have to consider that it will cost a lot."

"Yes, when the war is really the most urgent, you may encounter the enemy everywhere."

Nothing bad has happened in Spain yet. If it is only the resistance in the German region, it is not so fierce.

If it is true, the rise of the German nation seems to be a wandering without fighting. Even some monarchs and governments are still dragging their feet, especially the king of Prussia. If it is about guerrilla warfare, there are guerrillas everywhere in Spain. In terms of killing the French army, the lethality of various diseases may be more severe than the Spanish guerrillas and the regular armies of various countries.

"What you said is quite interesting. If France or a certain country launches a large-scale invasion of Russia in the future, it will become a war of all people, instead of relying on our army alone after being defeated in Poltava like Charles XII did in the past."

"However, this is not enough to guarantee that we can defeat an opponent like Napoleon. If he runs away, he will come back. As long as he has not failed in the end, he is a banner."

"That makes sense. To finally defeat France, we also need to make Bonaparte fail completely."

Barclay touched his bald head, probably with a better idea.

"Thank you for chatting with me at this time, we can also improve this strategic concept."

"But if you do this, you will be easily isolated in the future. Although I don't drink with them, I will always be there in other occasions."

"A Russian can't drink."

Barclay couldn't help laughing, but with his long face, laughing would be uglier than crying.

"It could also be poisoning. Sometimes, alcohol can be considered poisonous."

Soloviev also wanted to complain, for example, there are always people in Russia who drink fake alcohol. But it is also true that he can't drink much.

"In this way, you can always stay calm."

"Maybe."

"This is also a personal advantage, Baron, maybe you have a bright future, just being a corps chief of staff should not be enough. While you are still young, you can work harder."

Barclay's blessing was a kind blessing, and he probably saw Solovyov's potential on the battlefield, at least when he was dispatching before the war.

"Maybe. When we reach the winter camp in a few days, I hope there will be no hostilities this winter. In addition, I think Danzig is very critical. It is best to defend it as a nail to threaten the French in the rear. At the same time, we can also draw troops from other places to continue fighting the French. You know, when we replenish supplies in the winter camp and replenish troops for the battalions that have suffered losses, the French will also use their reserve troops."

"You have been to Paris, so you should know something about this intelligence."

"And in order to find my stepmother's relatives, I also went to Normandy and Brittany, and even passed through Vendée."

By the way, he also "struck friendly forces" and killed the royalist generals.

"What have you gained?"

"I haven't found any relatives (in mainland France), but the French conscription amendment does have some things we can learn from. Many of our serf owners are greedy and selfish. It is precisely because of this that the quality of conscription has been affected."

"But this is difficult to change, but the French conscription method is really powerful."

"Yes, there will definitely be a large number of reinforcements entering their new corps. Both sides will prepare for war this winter. We can't let the French suffer so much that they have to go to the negotiation table. In the end, we still have to compete in strength."

In general, in 1807, even though we achieved a small "victory" at the end of last year, allowing the main force of the Russian army to successfully escape, we are still facing a huge crisis overall.