Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Langeron quickly convened a military meeting at this urgent time.

The meeting was mainly attended by teachers and commanders, and there was also a familiar old face.

When Bagration came here, he had an excellent rearguard general. In fact, he and Wittgenstein commanded the entire army under Langeron.

Solovyov was also happy to see his senior brother coming.

Although it may be because they have a backbone (big enemy) who can resolutely fight in the rearguard, it is a bit unkind to say so.

But now, except for part of the Guards, the elites of the Russian army who can fight are already here.

Even among the regiments left behind by Bookholder, some regiments were elite, but Austerlitz had not caught up before.

They were still holding their breath.

As for Bagration, after he took office, he temporarily replaced Prince Golitsyn, but his official title was deputy commander-in-chief.

The young Kamensky took over the 14th Division.

After some personnel adjustments, it seems that the atmosphere within the Russian army is more united.

"Now, we should consider the combat strategy for the next stage."

However, the Solovyov that everyone saw today, since he became the official chief of staff of the corps, has a walking posture that makes him look like he is not a relative.

Although he is healthy, he is not strong, but he walks with a murderous look.

Of course, such thick hair must be different from the man who gave himself a bald head and whose uncle is a shoemaker owner.

"Misha, are you here to make arrangements for everyone?"

"The latest news intercepted this morning. Yesterday, the commander-in-chief and I were still worried about whether Napoleon would come to catch our fish. Now it has been confirmed that the French army really wants to attack us."

"So, that's why you went to steal Bonaparte's hen and kept your ears open to hear what was going on?"

"Indeed, so our deployment has been adjusted. The column commanded by Markov was strengthened on the basis of a division. It first advanced in the direction of Bernadotte with great fanfare, creating a feeling that our army was heading towards Vistula. advance into the mouth of the river in an attempt to outflank and annihilate the illusion of Bernadotte's army."

As he spoke, Baron Essen came over to interrupt his speech.

"So what do we do? Ney is still around, even closer."

"This reckless man who repairs wine barrels," (Ney's father is a veteran, and after retiring, he repaired wine barrels as a profession) Solovyov said with a smile, "It is because he is too close to Königsberg that we here We had to make some changes when we went to hunt foxes, but we didn't expect a companion to report us. That's probably it. Napoleon already knew about our actions, and also gave us instructions to lure us to the bait so that he could cut off our bait. retreat."

"It can be seen that at this time, we want to steal one of his troops, but his goal is to cut off our retreat like the Prussians, and then do it again."

"We are not in the same situation as the Prussian army at that time, and General Lestock will lead the remaining Prussian troops to join us. Generally speaking, we do not want to start a battle with the French army, which is not good for us. This At this time, we need to make a targeted deployment. In Ellenstein. Here is a This is an important bridge. The 14th Division must hold it as a flanking stronghold to cover the main force of the army. At the same time, we continue to advance on the other side of the river with the 2nd, 3rd, 7th, and 8th Divisions, leaving the 4th Division to cover. The actions of the 14th Division, one each of the 5th and 6th Divisions, feinted on the right flank of the 14th Division."

"Does this kind of deployment prevent the enemy from judging our main intention?"

"That's it, but the important thing is that the actions of the 14th Division must be in such a place. If they are Polish, what should they be called?"

Then, Davydov added at this time: "Yankovo, this is not far from Olsztyn."

Although this snub-nosed hussar poet is quite gossipy, his memory is not bad. Before he came, he must have followed Bagration to read the map.

"perhaps."

After Solovyov looked at the picture, he probably figured it out.

"This is a distance of 14 versts. We have to fight and retreat. The most important thing is that when retreating along the way, we must not only take away supplies and local people who are willing to follow us. In addition, we must also destroy the roads and roads along the way. Bridge and we finally meet in Frankovo.”

Seeing the terrain, several generals who usually use their brains more often realized that it would be very bad if the French pursued the place Solovyov chose.

There are dense swamps and woodlands nearby, and Francovo is a relatively good place to gather troops. The French army came in from several directions, almost replicating the famous scene of Archduke John of Hohenlinden.

If the French army wants to come in from here, they will obviously be defeated one by one.

"If he were a knowledgeable French commander, he would definitely not fall for your trap."

Baron Essen thinks the idea is good, but considering that many generals in the French army are from the Rhine Army, they may not be aware of this situation.

"I hope there won't be a reckless man like this. If Napoleon comes in person, if he chooses a battlefield, he will definitely not fight us in Frankovo, but will choose another battlefield. What's more, once he enters This area has many disadvantages for both parties. I don’t think he will jump in.”

"Yeah, who's going to come in and get slapped?"

"As for us, if we assemble here, if an enemy comes in, we will fight him. If there is no enemy to pursue us, we will assemble the whole army and march from here to the East Prussia area, close to our national border. As for whether to go to Königsberg or retreat to the border, it depends on the situation at the time. "

After Baron Essen looked at the entire idea, he felt that it was still feasible, but at this time, it was not that no one put forward their opinions.

And this opinion comes from Bagration.

"Misha, your idea is very good. However, our troops in the rearguard will be under great pressure. If there is no problem, I can go to the rearguard. But at this time, I also want to explain a problem. , the French have very strong maneuverability, we are Italy, Switzerland and Austria have all seen it. How can we fight against the French army with the troops we have now? If they go back to our back at a faster speed and cut off several main roads, you are static. There are indeed some problems with the layout in the picture.”

Solovyov knew that Bagration had fought too many rearguard battles, encountered too many enemies cutting off roads, flanking attacks, and pressing heavy troops on the border. This concern was indeed necessary.

"There is definitely no one in the French army who wants to negotiate now. After all, we were not in Vienna, and there were Austrians as allies. They are okay as friendly forces, but they are too easy to be deceived."

Speaking of which, Bagration was a big liar, and he deceived Murat into lameness.

"Wheelistically speaking, we will definitely have to consider which road to take. What is the traffic capacity of this road?"

"Yes, if there are just a few major roads, that's it. The road conditions here in Poland are not very good. But what can provide us with support is the area near East Prussia. It is not like that in the Danube Valley. Our choice There are still a lot of them.”

Subsequently, Solovyov marked on the map with a pencil, also indicating several important nodes and possible retreats.

"The specific content, the plan that you have already received, is also mentioned above."

Although Solovyov's plan contains a lot of content, it is mainly a bunch of plans, but there is no innovation at all. In which direction should be taken the general method of action, the contact with friendly forces, and the movement situation of the large forces. All very clear.

Bagration looked at the plan, and it was indeed quite thorough. He even considered the worst case scenario, where a battle would take place in the area envisioned by Napoleon. Or when the French army is camping in the wild, they will definitely choose to spend the night in the town due to lack of tents and launch an attack by force.

I only captured General Scherer in Italy, and I only learned about the characteristics of France's more famous generals.

What is mentioned in these plans is probably to break out the weaknesses of the French army and rub them into everyone's mind.

Bagration was also pleased with the growth of his junior brother. Before the death of the generalissimo, what he cared about most was his pair of children, and then his beloved disciples.

For Bagration and Miloradovich, he was more worried about their personal lives.

Among the apprentices who have followed him closely, although he is most looking forward to Solovyov's growth, he is also most worried about him taking detours because of his cleverness.

Yes, although the Generalissimo was old, he was not confused when he was terminally ill.

Solovyov's biggest shortcoming is probably his self-righteous cleverness.

But what this kid has grown up in the past few years is that he would be surprised if Suvorov was still alive.

The problem was considered very carefully, and several major plans were made, all focusing on strongholds in Poland and East Prussia, as well as major transportation lines.

Indeed, fighting in Eastern Europe has always been a theme.

"If there are still some problems, we can also consider checking and filling the gaps, but what needs to be tested on the battlefield are not the problems we discussed on the map."

Bagration proposed it more seriously, and he thought a lot about it.

Everyone is aware of this problem, but in terms of the overall strategy, there is still no problem.

The main policy at this stage is to avoid a frontal battle with the French army. If a part of the French army is isolated or generally dispersed, and the Russian army gathers, adopt an offensive posture. If the French army is about to fight in a stronghold, try to avoid conflict with it and preserve its strength, leading the French army to areas where it is more difficult to obtain supplies.

When Barclay saw this, he also touched his bald head.

Good boy, Misha, I'm still just working on the overall strategy, and your side is almost taking shape.

However, Barclay also noticed that Solovyov's plan always retained the idea of ​​a backhand strike, not his method of consumption.

Although Barclay has also considered counterattack, he often takes such action only after consuming the enemy.

And Solovyov happens to not like complete exhaustion. He always wants to actively counterattack.

On the battlefield, there are still certain trade-offs.

After Barclay thought about this problem, he also thought that he would find time to perfect the entire idea.

After the meeting, the divisions of the East Prussian Army began to move that day.

Except for Markov who was still bluffing behind Bernadotte, creating a situation that the Russian army was still looking for an opportunity to catch up with the First Army and even eat it, the rest of the Russian army had already started to maneuver eastward in East Prussia and Poland.

As for Markov who set out first, the order he received was that in early February, no matter what the situation was, he had to jump out of this circle and find an opportunity to join the main force in East Prussia. If he could not join, he would go to Königsberg.

The plan was implemented like this. As the Russian army marched eastward, the scouts also sent a signal quickly.

The reason for not using a messenger was very simple. When the intelligence was obtained, it was a sunny day. Fortunately, the communication distance of the optical signal had reached 30 to 40 kilometers at this time. As long as it was not a place with dense woods, the signalman could always find such a message from a high place.

The main force of the French army did start to move, and it was heading towards East Prussia.

Napoleon could actually foresee that the Russian army's communication means could quickly communicate by laying relay signal points at long distances, just like the signal towers in France. However, he did not expect that the communication range of the batch of optical signal machines that were hastily made was too abnormal compared to his folding signal machine.

The French army's actions soon became a live broadcast by the Russian scouts, but Langgeron could not laugh when he received the news.

"It seems that Bonaparte really wants to catch us and fight him. According to Michel's idea, we really can't let him do what he wants, but at this time, we can't help but find a way to give him a blow!"

As for who will fall on the head of this fist, Langgeron has no good idea.

After all, in such a large battlefield, it is obviously not certain which part of the French army will be caught in the end, or which part of himself will be caught.

As for an important place that both sides can realize, it is still Yankovo, which is called Allenstein in the German environment.

In Dürenstein, Motier's Eighth Army was hit hard by Kutuzov and Schmidt.

This time, in such a place, Kamensky the Younger had a very heavy responsibility. Not only did he have to cover the flank of the entire corps, but he also had to destroy the bridge after completing the task.

In the winter of East Prussia, the French and Russian armies began such a strategic maneuver contest.