Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Military meetings have been held more than once, and everyone is used to it. If the Macedonian Army is not divided into troops, it will only be commanded by four infantry division commanders and one cavalry commander. If there are two regiments or three regiments and one brigade, then a few more generals can be gathered.

"Everyone is sitting here, let me start. Since we crossed the Danube, we have won many battles in the past few months. We went from Vidin to Sofia, and from Skopje to Greece. Now we are here. There are two directions in front of us, should we go straight to Lamia from Larissa, or should we turn back and take Salonika first?”

He wanted to raise the issue, but these people under his command could also see the current situation of the Russian army.

There are many fierce generals, but there are relatively few clever generals, and this will remain the case in the future.

At this time, it is actually more difficult to discuss it. After all, their attitudes are very tough, but few people can speak out well.

Napoleon drove away many generals who could think independently, and gradually the French generals lost their initiative.

There are quite a few people in front of me who are proactive, but when it comes to speaking, their logic may be unclear.

Arkady sat aside and could also feel Solovyov's somewhat impatient mood. Among his father's students, this one had a fairly good temper. He used to be in a stable mood, but today he died. On the face.

"Mishka, do you want to interrupt this lawsuit?"

"Even in a court in the countryside, it may not be so noisy and lively."

"Or, like a market, like those Jewish profiteers."

"It's not very friendly to me if you say that."

After all, Arkady is the master's son, and Solovyov only mentioned it.

Since Arkady had been at the court longer, the two did not seem to have much interaction, that is, in Italy and the Balkans.

However, Arkady mentioned "profiteers" and Jews. Although the former has always been unfriendly to the Solovyov family, who came from a family of smugglers, it was not without inspiration.

"As for the Jews, they are not the same everywhere. The Jews in Salonika were first kicked out by the Spanish royal family and came here."

Solovyov still knew the origins of these people, and in order to keep the important port city of Salonika in its own hands, the Ottoman Empire sent a large number of them to the Greeks and Orthodox Christians. Jews were introduced.

Then, when kimchi came later, there were only a few thousand Jews left out of the hundreds of thousands in three years. The source of the Jews in this place was not the same as the squid, but were they Jews?

"It looks like we can actually do something in Thessaloniki, but at this price."

"Mishka, haven't you always wanted to go to Lamia?"

"I want to go in order. After we arrived in Greece during this war, we did not see the Turks wanting to negotiate. It seems that we still did not hurt them."

"You are the commander, so naturally you make the final decision. We are just giving you our opinions."

"But that's not the case. Alcazar, I am also a little tired. After arriving in Greece, they also started. It seems that the issue of water and soil here can easily cause some disputes."

His joke was not funny at all, even less funny than Arkady's joke about "profiteers".

But that’s what Greece was like. Athens in the classical era probably did more fooling around, and there weren’t many people doing serious business. By the way, they had to exile a few philosophers and generals, so tiles might be more useful.

Soybean voting is not only the wisdom of the old revolutionary base, but the Greeks know how to banish the pottery.

"Then you have to end this meaningless debate for them. I think these brigade commanders usually don't have the opportunity. Today they found a place to vent their emotions and show off their abilities."

What Clausewitz said to Solovyov at this time was quite clear. After all, such petty quarrels cannot solve the problem.

Moreover, the group leaders do not have such a thing as voting rights, they are just insisting on their own opinions.

Solovyov knew that it would take at least a hundred years before a committee could be established. Then the soldiers' committee might still be unreliable, and democratic centralism would be better.

"Okay, everyone has expressed their opinions. I am also thinking about a question at this moment, which way we are going. There are enemies on both sides. The enemies in Salonika were just defeated by us, but their The loss is not very big. If you want to besiege, you still need to attack with the whole army. At this time, you need to go all out. "

Then he unfolded the map and pointed to the towns in Macedonia.

"But Thessaloniki is really useful. It used to be a port, and it was still in use decades ago. It has been a good port since the Roman Empire. However, due to the siltation of the river, there is no dredging of the river locally. , so I gradually gave up. I used to worry that transportation supplies would come in at sea, and our Black Sea Fleet would not be able to enter the Mediterranean from the other side of the strait, but the current abandoned state of this port has given us some opportunities. "

"You are such a bad person, you just like to make people hungry."

When Uvarov said this, although he was joking, he still knew how miserable the Turkish troops in Skopje were. Now that they are trapped in the city and do not surrender, they are probably afraid that the Serbs outside the city will cut their heads. After all, many of them had killed prisoners of the Serbian rebels in Niš.

This time, it is probably a larger-scale siege, and it is also close to the sea, which makes the other side embarrassed to some extent, and the siege is even more desperate.

"But in this case, the pressure is still very high."

"Mick, what are you going to do?"

"Yes, if we block the port, we have to build a fort to block the sea."

"But we have to cross the mountain first. When the city was selected, it took into account the defense of several directions. It is also the capital of Cassander's Macedonia. If you want to block the sea, you have to station troops on the mountain and occupy the capes on both sides. Without the cooperation of the naval fleet, it is also very difficult to blockade."

Fortunately, Soloviev probably also knew that because of the siltation of the river, the sea transportation of Thessaloniki is now half-abandoned, which is also the Turks' own cocoon. It is a godsend opportunity.

It will probably take until the Turks are driven away in the Balkan War to restore the past prosperity here. As mentioned above, the Germans have strongly degreased it, and there are no blackheads.

Considering the modern appearance of Greece, it is probably a flash in the pan, and it will become a "lazy" country again.

This gives him a chance, but he is unlikely to use his impression of modern Thessaloniki to deal with the current Turkish army.

As for Larissa, we have to wait for Kunev's news to see how big a fuss he can make.

"Yakov, it would be better if he could take Larissa. It would be a victory in Thessaly after all."

"Hmm?"

"When Philip the One-Eyed named his daughter, it meant a victory in Thessaly."

"You still dare to say that your Greek is not good?"

"I just know some allusions. This is just a matter of learning, although it is also a skill."

After saying this homophonic pun, Solovyov also made up his mind. This time the Turkish army came from the east again, and Greece was turned upside down. It was also up to the Greeks to solve the problem themselves.

If he took Thessaloniki, he would be stuck.

But no matter how he looked at the terrain of Thessaloniki, Jinzhou came to his mind.

Jinzhou is the opposite. If you go east, it is "inland" for the Turks. Greece and the Balkans look like the northeast, but the northeast is a bit narrow.

For this reason, he mobilized the troops to go forward and also asked the grenadiers to prepare to attack the mountains. The terrain here is high. The top of the mountain with an altitude of more than 400 meters can overlook the entire Thessaloniki. Whatever the people inside do, they will broadcast live.

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Moreover, the mountains here can be used as front-line command posts and artillery observation posts. Artillery is still very useful when attacking the city.

Although his artillery is probably the kind of the future, it is only about 3 to 4 versts from the high ground, which is really too clear.

After the operation began, Soloviev also emphasized that the action must be quick, several major passes must be occupied, and the Turkish army must be driven into the city as much as possible or driven to a farther town, so as not to let them interfere with the Russian army's siege preparations outside the city of Thessaloniki.

This terrain has another greater advantage, that is, except for the sea, it is completely a natural "prison". The rugged terrain also restricts the activities of the defenders. The originally convenient port has been abandoned, and it is also difficult to transport supplies from the sea.

If you are not careful, you will probably be intercepted by the Russian army.

In such a place, Soloviev has found his own Mantua Fortress. If the Turks come this time, they will probably be surrounded and attacked by him.

The only problem is that the Macedonian Corps itself is on the flank, and their personnel really need the Serbian Volunteer Army and the Greek Militia to support the number. Otherwise, with less than 40,000 troops, they cannot be mobilized, and there is no way to confront the Turkish army head-on, and it will be more difficult to fight.

When he was in Lom before, Solovyov used a risky move by taking advantage of the terrain. Although he won a great victory in the end, he was still frightened. He didn't want to do such risky things often.

Fighting is always like walking on a tightrope, which is not very good. If you keep walking on a tightrope, you will fall over one day, such as the narrow-minded Prussian king.

But in terms of skills, some tricks are still needed.

When the Turkish garrison in Thessaloniki woke up one morning, they found that the Russian army had already marched to the highest mountain top nearby and was climbing there.

For this situation, Murad Bey, the local garrison, was also shocked.

There are many people with this name, but they all fall for it. One was caught off guard by the French, and this one was taken advantage of by his cheap nephew.

The Russians had attacked at night before, but not like this. If we calculate from this distance, the Russian army had already reached the foot of the mountain the night before. Whether they came from the other side of the mountain or right under their noses, this action was very fast.

But the Turkish army was scared in the battle a few days ago. After they fell into the trap, they were killed and defeated. Now, like the Swedes, they are afraid of the green-eyed pretty boy.

Although this title is a bit childish, Solovyov is still quite satisfied. After all, he really killed 100,000 Turkish troops. If there are another 100,000, maybe he can fight.

If the Turkish troops in Salonika can mobilize, even the enemy faced by Kamensky from the front will be much less, and maybe he can bite Ahmed Pasha's tortoise formation.

He chose a pleasing method, attacking the enemy by surprise twice, once breaking through the Danube defense line, and once crossing the mountain into Macedonia. Now is the time to show his strength.

As for when he brought his headquarters up the mountain to observe the situation in Thessaloniki, the Turks actually hid in the city.

What he saw from the telescope was that the Turkish army in the city was hurriedly making obstacles and building artillery positions. There were also cannons on the city walls.

"It seems that they can only put some 6-pound cannons on this wall. What a good wall, it looks like the style of the Eastern Roman Empire. It would be a pity if it was all blown up."

"You are such a jerk. You can't care about these things when you are at war."

"It's a really good city. This place is good. If the silt in the port is dredged and the river is diverted, it will be a very good port city and conducive to the development of local trade. It's a pity that this place is controlled by the Turks. Letting them occupy such a good place is a waste of natural resources, God."

Christian and Clausewitz accompanied him to the top of the mountain. I don't know why this man has so many feelings.

"Mick, what deployment should we make next?"

"There is a fort on the southern cape, and it looks like we really need grenadiers to control it. Christian, send the Moscow and Kiev regiments over there, detour from the main road, and bring artillery. Don't rush to siege, you must identify the enemy's weaknesses and then seize the fort."

"Do you want to send troops as a reserve?"

"If you take out another regiment, the grenadier division will only have half the strength. But for safety reasons, put the Little Russian regiment behind, so that you can also monitor the enemy in the south. If you attack the city, it will be You can look at the Galerius Gate."

"This is not the time to be stingy with the troops. I sent half of the grenadiers out to cut off the enemy's traffic lines and control the artillery. Since you think this is the key to attacking the city and cutting off the enemy's supply, you must be ruthless, just like you commanded the troops before."

Soloviev didn't care about what his brother-in-law said. If he was not far away from the main force, he would not have chosen a more conservative way of fighting. He would probably rush to the traffic now. If he had 100,000 people, he would really rush to Constantinople now. (End of this chapter)