Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

When Napoleon set out with the Grand Army, he was still thinking about Countess Valewska. Although she was not pretty enough, she smelled really good!

But his attention had been adjusted back. An energetic person usually has a strong desire to control others.

When others say that they focus on military affairs, they always make a farce, but Napoleon is different. Sometimes he is even too martial.

In fact, he had noticed that the Russian army liked to peek recently and sent out small groups to conduct reconnaissance activities in various areas frequently. Before and after the French army entered the winter camp, there was a little movement, and the nearby Russian cavalry would take action.

For example, the eight messengers sent to Bernadotte conveyed the same order, but in the end only one completed the task, and the remaining seven were captured by the Cossacks.

Six of them had time to destroy the letters they carried with them before being captured, and the last guy had the letter picked out of his mouth.

And this letter with traces of saliva soaking provided important movements of the French army.

After discussing, Langeron, Bagration, Wittgenstein and Soloviev decided to use the fishing tactics against Napoleon. At the same time, at the military meeting, they also asked the generals to fully understand this tactic and to fish for the French in return.

When saying this, Langeron didn't care that he was a Frenchman.

Both sides saw an inconspicuous area on the map, near the village of Yankovo, but this place was inconspicuous, but there was a relatively important bridge.

Kamensky Jr. led the 14th Division and placed it in such a place.

It was just when the army started to move, Soloviev, as the chief of staff of the corps, actually ran to him.

"My friend who fought side by side with me at Ghost Gate Bridge, what are you doing here?"

"Kolya, do you know where I'm from?"

"Let me think about it, I remember you're from Ryazan?"

"Yes, there's a Ryazan Infantry Regiment in your division, and you're from my hometown!"

"Why didn't you serve in the Ryazan Regiment? I know your resume, you started with the Suzdal Regiment. No wonder old man Alexander Vasilyevich favors you. Let's not talk about your origins. You came to me, I'm afraid there's an important mission to be deployed?"

"There's nothing much to say, you must make sure to destroy that bridge."

"You always pay attention to bridges and roads. If you bring Leading hussars to attack the enemy's rear, I'm afraid he is also a good hand. "

"But I am an infantryman, don't forget this."

"Okay, what do you think?"

"Go and call the commander of the Ryazan Infantry Regiment. I just brought some coffee. Wouldn't it be good to make coffee here?"

"I almost forgot the taste of coffee when I was marching and fighting."

"Yes."

"But where did you get this stuff from?"

"Don't forget that the two cavalry commanders who attacked Bernadotte's convoy are both my friends."

Little Kamensky remembered this, but when he asked the orderly to make coffee, he was also thinking about his girlfriend, holding a small portrait of the girl in his hand.

His girlfriend, who had been exchanging letters, was a girl from the Orlov family, a wealthy only daughter heiress.

Because his father was still alive, the heir was mainly his eldest brother, and he didn't get much, Count Kamensky really hoped that a rich girl would be with him. However, when writing letters, it was not because of property, but because of feelings.

As for the portrait sent by the girl, it was probably still a longing for this heroic figure. After all, it was a fierce man who led the charge on the Ghost Gate Bridge under the bombardment of French shotgun shells.

"Let me see, ah. Kolya, you are really lucky. Miss Orlova is not ordinary rich. The property reserved for her by her father, Count Alexei, is estimated to be 2 million rubles."

The concept of this property is probably in this era, converted according to silver rubles. Since she is a girl from the Orlov family, she is naturally rich and there is no room for negotiation.

You must know that the emperor's uncle Count Alexei Bobulinsky, who inherited his biological father's property, is also extremely large in scale.

Who made him the empress's biological son and Paul's only brother.

"You kid, I remember you seem to be very rich, and your father is a professional manager."

The little Count Kamensky is usually familiar with him, and it is inevitable that they will have a verbal lawsuit.

"Yes, in Petersburg, rich girls stay away from Prince Vasily of the Kuragin family. Who knows what he is planning."

"I know about this. The son of the 'King of Prussia' is also your friend, right?"

"We used to be adjutants of a duty group, so we know each other. Speaking of which, he was still my leader at the time, but now I am a general."

"It's different. You have been on the front line all the time, and fortunately you have not been injured or captured. Therefore, you are a general now, and you have been sharing the joys and sorrows with us."

"I am always a little short."

"Yes, the French soldiers always cut your hat, but they can't hurt you."

When the two talked about this, they also started laughing.

You know, Count Kamensky had just celebrated his 30th birthday.

"That plump Aniya, you better hurry up. I heard that her father is very ill recently. If you can catch up, it's best to get married in the summer."

"If you say so, are you going to get married too?"

"Yes, with Prince Krimsky's granddaughter, it's just a secret engagement." Solovyov talked about all the close friends. Count Kamensky had been through life and death together, and he was strong-willed and tight-lipped, so it was no problem to talk to him.

"That slim little Katya, oh, that little girl, you have a good fate, such a lovely girl. Although because Vasily Vasilyevich was too enthusiastic when entertaining guests, the family owed a lot of debts, but with your father's ability, he should be able to help his family." Count Kamensky couldn't help but admire that Solovyov's fiancée was a good girl.

Even though the Krimsky prince's family owns many estates, they are indeed in debt. Although 200,000 rubles can be borrowed from the family property, the cost is also amazing.

As for the time when they were arguing, Lieutenant Colonel Benzer, the head of the Ryazan Regiment, also came over.

Solovyov almost sang a witty remark, "All come to XXX", but the Chinese, French and Russian stalks have nothing in common, so it's just like that.

"Lieutenant Colonel Benzer, I'll give you a difficult task. You must destroy the bridge. Now you have to lay out the explosives. When the whole army retreats, you must ensure sufficient destruction."

"Sir, I understand what you mean, but there is not enough explosives now. If we set fire to destroy the village, we have enough Molotov cocktails."

The grenadiers of the Ryazan Regiment carried half grenades and half Molotov cocktails, but the preparation of explosives was definitely not enough, and the power of black powder was really hard to describe.

"In this way, I will send a messenger to find professional engineers to help you complete this task. The significance of this bridge is very critical. If our army can escape safely, the French will definitely pursue along the main road. They will use this bridge and blow it up anyway."

"Yes, General, I will arrange the manpower, but you also need to send engineers and professional engineers to cooperate with the operation. If it is the worst case, we must complete this task even if we fight to the last man."

Well, there are indeed many heroes in the Russian army. Although this Lieutenant Colonel Count Benzer is not famous and may not become a general in his lifetime, his attitude is indeed that of a very brave soldier.

"Although your determination is good, don't talk like this. The life of every officer and soldier is precious. Don't go to die easily!"

As for the regiment commander, Major General Alekseyev, he is also a brigade commander. This kind of task should still be assigned to the regiment.

After Count Kamensky's troops arrived at Yankovo, Russian officers and soldiers were busy setting up positions. Artillery needed artillery batteries, infantry needed bunkers and trenches, and in addition to these, some obstacles had to be set up to prevent the French from passing through easily.

In any case, they had to camp on the road and control the main traffic lines, and not rush to the high ground.

Of course, there was no shortage of water nearby, but the problem with the high ground was that it was easy to be surrounded.

Solovyov and Count Kamensky observed the terrain of this area together. If the French came from the south, they would definitely pass in front of the positions they had chosen.

When Napoleon detected the situation, he judged that the Russian army should be active in the northwest, so he prepared to seize Allenstein and then launch an attack.

It was just that the signal delay on the French side was relatively high. After all, the communication relied on messengers and their signal machine, and the efficiency was discounted.

When Soult arrived here, Murat had not received the order yet.

Moreover, while the French army was arranging its troops, a large Russian army had already passed the Aare River and left. Moreover, the only bridge that could be used in this section of the Aare River, the bridge west of Allenstein, had been destroyed. Although it could allow infantry and cavalry to pass through, the Russians' trick clearly showed that they did not intend to allow heavily loaded artillery vehicles to pass through.

After receiving the report, Napoleon could only shake his head.

"The Russians are really cunning. If this is the case, we have to repair this bridge while paying attention to the two bridges downstream. We can't let them destroy them all."

"Your Majesty, don't worry about this. The Russian army has not destroyed the two bridges yet, and has already built positions on the west bank of the Aare River."

Soult also received a report from Saint-Hilal.

"Very good, Soult. What you have to do now is to seize two bridges with the cooperation of Murat's cavalry and attack the Russian rear guard in front of you. As for Davout, he can cross the river first and track the main force of the Russian army heading east."

Davout's Third Army did not cross the river from this section, but went directly from the upper reaches of the Aare River.

As for Kamensky, his rear guard battle this time was very dangerous.

Soloviev came to him to arrange the entire strategic square before leaving.

Even when he crossed the Aare River with two squadrons of hussars to the east, he encountered French dragoons on the way.

This is because the hussars are pure light cavalry, and they can get rid of those dragoons who are very brave in charging, but like their cavalry commander, sometimes their brains are full of muscles.

After escaping safely, Soloviev was still a little worried about Kamensky. After all, he had to go through a series of operations and confuse the actions of the French army to buy time for the main force.

For this, part of the cavalry of the 5th and 6th divisions was left on the side of the Aare River to try to misjudge Napoleon.

This little trick would definitely be discovered, but after seeing the Russian position, Napoleon was determined to ask Soult and Murat to take action.

But the problem was that they discovered the Russian army early in the morning, and there were no Russian troops from the Guards and the headquarters to Murat to catch the messenger, but the transmission of the order was delayed until the afternoon. It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that the French army was ready to attack.

At this time, even if Soloviev had been worried about not having enough explosives to destroy the two bridges on the Aare River, it was enough for them to continue preparing.

The Ryazan Infantry Regiment really sent the most precious grenadiers in the regiment to the bridgehead to guard it.

Count Kamensky the Younger saw the situation of the French army, and he actually had a rough idea of ​​it.

Before Solovyov left, he even told him the attack method predicted by Langeron.

Soult's deployment was just as Langeron said. The Saint-Hilal Division attacked from the front, sent troops to the flanks to make a detour, and then attacked from both sides, driving the Russian army out from the east and west banks of the Aare River, and then chasing after them after defeating them, and thus destroying them.

However, Count Kamensky the Younger was a wise and brave general, a very calm general, a typical commander in a situation of adverse winds.

He was even prepared to act more realistically and divert the attention of the French army.

When the French 6-pound guns opened fire, it meant that this battle was about to begin.

These days, due to the snowfall and the drop in temperature, the road conditions were obviously much better. Even when the French sent Lasalle's Hussars to cooperate with Saint-Hilal to launch an attack, they felt much better than two months ago when they were entangled with the Russian army in that damn mud.

However, there is a problem here. The terrain is fair to both sides. The Russian cavalry naturally moves much more smoothly, so a fierce battle is inevitable.