Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Dobnyak had not expected that there was such a method, and the speed of the action in front of him was probably too fast to react.

Then Stojkovic did not kill the insects on the spot. Solovyov had prepared the conclusion of the trial, and there were also parts of evidence and sentencing, but the speed was too fast.

Finally, Stojkovic's thousands of elite subordinates did not react at all, but believed a Russian general whom they met for the first time.

Perhaps it was because Solovyov paid the military salary and prepared rifles and machetes for everyone.

"There should be bayonets, right? Mick, this equipment feels a bit wrong."

Faced with Clausewitz's question, Solovyov shook his head first, then said.

"Karl, you have to know that the Serbs have been ruled by the Ottoman Sultan for a long time, and they often think that bayonets cannot reflect the bravery of soldiers."

"Huh? Marshal Suvorov's statement is outrageous enough after being misunderstood. I think you should be responsible when you say this."

"But you see how excited they are. After getting the new guns, they are all very excited, and no one mentioned the issue of bayonets to us."

Soloviev's statement is indeed correct. In the Ottoman Empire, only some old regiments of the new army are equipped with bayonets, and generally have no chance to use them.

In this situation, it is still their own problem.

Either they are chased by the French or Russian army, or they are suppressing civilians, and there are few opportunities to use bayonets.

When running away, the two legs are useful, but when suppressing civilians, the scimitar is still useful. It is much more convenient to chop people's heads than to stab them to death with a bayonet.

Although in the battle of cold weapons, it is generally stabbed to death or chopped.

This is why Solovyov was only slightly injured a few times despite frequent encounters with enemy cavalry, as his opponents always used chopping to hit him.

Because chopping was more convenient, the French army only started stabbing later. In 1810, some British still stubbornly insisted on chopping.

Cavalry seems to be riding and slashing, but in fact, stabbing directly is more lethal and has a shock bonus.

And these Serbian soldiers are also the first team to be incorporated and reorganized by the Russian army.

"Mick, do you want to say something to them?"

"I'd better forget it. After all, I won't command this army directly, but don't let Dobnyak come. If he comes to manage, we will inevitably make wedding clothes for others. At this time, even if we are impartial, it is better to let the Serbian army be regularized and able to fight than for us to interfere too much."

Some people say that Russia is full of daddy flavor, but they didn't think that the corn cob was actually a pig farmer and miner who suddenly brought a plan without discussion in the bureau and didn't understand the diplomatic rules at all.

Even now, there are still tsars. Tsars are often called "our little fathers", but the guys who really regard themselves as fathers are either alcoholic or their wives and children are beaten to death.

Solovyov worked for two tsars, and he never saw them do anything outrageous to be someone's father. He was even relatively gentle to some nomadic peoples. Paul was just more anxious, but Alexander's method was very feminine, and in fact, many Kazakh tribes were already being eaten away unconsciously.

That kind of stereotype does not exist. Speaking of Solovyov, he may be more abstract, a derivative product of the Slavic Abstract Studio.

"It's just training work, what should we do? And we are still besieging Vidin, and you have always emphasized speed."

"Don't worry now, take a look at this battle report. If our commander-in-chief can take both Slobozia and Rushchuk, there is no need to go to Pleven, and the door to the Ottoman Empire has been opened."

After Kamensky Jr. changed the battle plan, Slobozia was passed quickly, but Rushchuk still encountered fierce resistance.

But the problem with the Turks is here. Compared with the rebellion in Serbia, the more troublesome thing is probably the main force of the Russian army that came to kick the front door.

Therefore, among the threats from both sides, Sultan Mahmud chose Kamensky Jr., who seemed to be more threatening, and 80,000 Russian troops were dispatched together, which was a disaster for the Ottoman army.

In order to block the actions of the Russian army and protect the main areas of Thrace, they also drew troops that could be drawn from the Balkans and Asia Minor, and they were gathering in Adrianople at this time.

Even if Tormasov replaced Gudovich as the commander-in-chief of the Russian army in the Caucasus, and at the same time went to war with the Ottoman Empire and the Persian Empire, and strengthened the offensive against Georgia, the threat was actually very great. The Sultan still issued an order to recruit even the archers of Armenia.

Solovyov was not clear about the specific deployment of the Turkish army, but he also learned about the general composition of the Ottoman army from the veterans who had fought against the Turks in two directions.

The core combat power of the infantry is the new army and the Janissaries who can slap and throw knives. The latter is already corrupt, and the current combat power of the former is also questionable. But in addition to this, there are a large number of militias, archers, and recruited bandits and mobs.

The ones with stronger combat effectiveness are probably the Pandur scattered soldiers. Many of these veterans have even served in Austria and Russia and have rich service and combat experience.

Soloviev was also very clear about such outrageous infantry. If it comes to artillery, it is probably just average, but the shells used by cannons are heavier, which means that the mobility is relatively poor. Compared with the more mobile and flexible artillery of the Russian army, it is still far behind.

There are mainly three major categories of threatening cavalry, the generally recruited German light cavalry, the Sipahi cavalry maintained by feudal land, but they have begun to differentiate into light cavalry and heavy cavalry. As for the last Circassian cavalry, they look more scary.

When Soloviev was on his honeymoon trip in Crimea, he knew that the Ottoman Empire had always maintained slavery, and always eunuchs. Although the latter is an Asian feature, the former has derived slave soldiers.

The Mamluks are probably in the new Pasha of Egypt now. The Albanian tobacco dealer should have wiped them out. Only a few can still exist. Many of the Mamluks around Napoleon are French.

The remaining one is the Circassian cavalry. Compared with the Mamluk cavalry who likes to carry a lot of muskets, they may still be popular players in the last two versions.

Many of these people are even armored cavalry with a long history, and there has been no change since the formation of the army.

Even this is not the end. If the Ottoman Empire does not die or suddenly die within a hundred years, the blacksmiths who make armor can still receive orders in the early 20th century.

This kind of "persistence in tradition" is also shocking.

However, if the light cavalry wants to cause bad luck, it is best not to find them, unless the officers and soldiers are equipped with carbines and revolvers. Although they can use mobility to win in a war with a group of iron cans, they will definitely suffer in close combat.

This is the armored cavalry in Africa that Solovyov has never seen. In Kanem-Bornu, south of the Sahara Desert, there are still cotton-armored cavalry.

If you don’t know where this place is, it is probably Niger and Chad, the poorest places in Africa today.

The rest is probably to distribute cannons to the Serbs.

It just takes time to contact Karageorge.

Soloviev did not act on his own, but asked the Serbs to keep an eye on the road in the direction of Nis to see if the Turkish army moved their traffic lines and whether there were any signs of large-scale troop movements.

In the remaining time, he would go to see how to besiege Vidin.

While Soloviev was removing insects, the Turkish garrison commander had already launched an assault on the Russian army outside the city.

But Uvarov responded properly and defeated the Turkish army in defense, causing them to retreat back to the city after leaving dozens of bodies behind.

Now that he wants to fight, Soloviev still has to stick to the Vauban siege method and dig trenches to the city near Vidin.

In this case, the artillery can also pass through the reserved channels, providing fire cover while firing at close range to attack the Turkish army.

Next, how to siege is the Russian army's own problem.

It was just a siege battle, so the progress would not be too fast. Solovyov rarely commanded sieges. He won many battles in the field, and only the battle in Sweden was considered a real siege against the British army under his command.

At this time, caution is still needed.

Solovyov decided to hold a meeting at his headquarters, and all division and brigade commanders had to attend, and then convey it to the regiment commanders after returning.

"We have called everyone here today to discuss the action plan for the siege. We must dig trenches and improve the communication trenches. However, our trenches cannot be built straight, but must have some curvature. In this way, we need several support points. When we have selected them, we will also put artillery here."

"Sir, what kind of artillery do you want?"

"I think it is the Unicorn Cannon. The one-pood cannon is placed here, just facing the more vulnerable part of the southern part of Vidin City. Put 12-pound cannons and half-pood Unicorn cannons in the two directions in front."

"It looks like a concentrated artillery bombardment, Misha, but should we design a feint attack position?"

Speaking of which, Arkady's "little trick" is probably self-taught. The Grand Marshal likes to play the "curtain-lifting tactics". In this era when there is no Eighth Route Army, it is really unethical to leave bullets in the gun chamber.

However, he wants to make a feint attack, and Solovyov is not very satisfied with the position pointed out on the map.

"We are not artillerymen, it would be better if we could bring Yermolov with us. However, we can place a feint attack unit in this direction. In addition, we can use some rockets to bluff."

He wanted to evade the enemy, but he also had to dig trenches and attack honestly.

To fight a siege, it is just repeating the same actions, and there is even less room for turning back than in the field battle.

In fact, if a fight breaks out, the casualty rate may be even higher, after all, the rifle in the hands of the soldiers on the opposite side may still be a gun of peace.

There are still many casualties in sieges, so it is not so fun.

When Solovyov was in Sweden, he also interrogated captured British soldiers. Indeed, many Russian soldiers' bullets were finally put on trees, which could provide lead bullets as ammunition for the British army.

In the end, the victory was achieved because the artillery kept firing and suppressed the British army with firepower, and the supply was cut off at sea, which led to a quick victory.

Even when Napoleon was besieging Acre, he had the same problem and had picked up Turkish bullets and shot them back many times.

The arrangement of artillery should still concentrate superior firepower, that is, to use absolute firepower advantage to violently solve the problem.

In Vidin, Solovyov was actually very clear that he did not have much time to waste.

If it was a siege, it would take two or three months to make the enemy run out of ammunition and food.

A strong attack would cause relatively large casualties, especially the most old-fashioned method.

But if the Vauban siege method is not used, besieging the city from the outside is obviously worse than wasting it.

Little Kamensky has completed the strategic actions according to his requirements. Judging from his letters and the letters of Turkish messengers captured by the Russian Cossacks, Sultan Mahmud's attention is now on the lower reaches of the Danube to the delta. Although his place is now a critical area, it is still somewhat ignored because his goal is not to directly attack the area in front of Constantinople.

It seems that in a secondary battlefield, if the enemy ignores your ability, there is probably still a chance to fight a very beautiful battle.

Solovyov knew it in his heart, so he had to fight in Vidin.

But now his idea is still to make an explosion.

Especially since so many explosive packs were prepared, not many were used in Sweden. If they are not used again, the gunpowder will be seriously damp in the future, and it will not explode.

In general, art is still explosion. The methods used in Sweden in the past have been proven to be effective, and they must be used now.

And as for the grenadiers, Solovyov really hopes that they can play a role, especially the several elite grenadier regiments mobilized.

These six regiments took him a lot of effort to get, and they had to be unified under the command of Christian.

His brother-in-law is also a royal relative and is brave in fighting. If Solovyov wants to use people, he still prefers to use such people.

The task of attacking was given to him, but Christian has always been puzzled about one thing.

"Our grenadiers don't usually carry many grenades, what are you doing today?"

"Apart from the Unicorn Cannon, this is the most useful. How many of your six regiments will be placed on the front line?"

"I'll put four regiments on the front line, Misha, tell me what to do?"

"Your four regiments, don't worry about the feint attack, Sukabulie, all of you, just make the main attack, understand?"

Speaking of which, his style is a bit wrong. (End of this chapter)