Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

After sunrise, Soloviev also had to cheer up. Although Mihlima made such bitter coffee, it was very refreshing.

When the old man Kutuzov came, he was a little disrespectful, but he learned to grind coffee by hand in Turkey.

Thinking about the master-disciple relationship in his family, how do you see the relationship between Marshal Suvorov and Kutuzov? Kutuzov can't be considered his apprentice, but can only be said to be the uncle of these apprentices. After all, he has also trained soldiers for a long time. When they were in the Astrakhan Regiment, the two did not work together for a long time, and they just had a good relationship at that time.

But just thinking about coffee, my situation is still a little different from Kutuzov, but from some perspectives, they are birds of a feather.

There is a rumor that has not been confirmed, that is, Kutuzov's hobby. Alas, it sounds a bit strange, but among Russian nobles, lust is still a daily routine. It is indeed rare to be loyal to marriage and love like Count and Count Stroganov.

Katya is a well-behaved and obedient person who loves her husband. Solovyov feels that he is really sorry for her.

However, some people can't control their hands. Although they love money like adults, they can't control their hands.

He looked at the battle formation on his side and it was indeed deployed. The Turkish camp was infinitely extended because of the narrow river in front of them, but the width of the front was less than two kilometers.

"For Christian, this is a battlefield that suits him very well."

"You didn't rest last night, but you can still be so energetic this morning?"

Clausewitz was also curious about Solovyov's spirit. He often dozed off during the siege, or simply went back to sleep. Once he left the city to fight and returned to the field state of regular battles, he would be energetic.

"After drinking coffee, you have to find something to do. You can't let your mind be empty, otherwise you will be confused."

"Didn't you say that Mihlima's coffee is bitter?"

"Karl, although it tastes bad, it is made with good coffee beans."

It just has a side effect, which may make you too energetic.

But he only has the opportunity to talk about coffee beans at this moment, because the fighting has already started.

Soloviev sent a messenger to Christian at dawn, but because of the awkward terrain near the Danube, it is indeed very embarrassing.

"Why hasn't it arrived yet?"

Christian was also a little anxious. In the past, when Soloviev sent people to convey orders, he would go in advance, but here, there are few swamps in the middle, which is not worthy of the terrain along the Danube.

That is, the Turkish army chose a relatively flat place. The front of here is the road to Vidin, and the place where Christian is is the location of the pontoon bridge.

He wanted to mislead the Turks, that is, the Russian army would try its best to stop the Turkish army's actions for Vidin and the crossing point.

Mustafa Bey didn't know about this situation, but when he saw the Russian grenadiers appearing here, he was also curious about what kind of "ordinary infantry" was so difficult to fight.

It is inevitable to have such an impression. Some Bayi masters who don't know much about the military, or this Bey, probably think so.

However, after 1808, the only Russian army that still used bishop hats was the Pavlovsk Grenadiers Regiment. This was because of their outstanding performance in the battles of 1806 and 1807, and the privilege left during the uniform reform.

The current Russian army probably distinguishes infantry, grenadiers and hunters on the military hats, as well as the more advanced guards. It is difficult to see clearly without getting closer.

In fact, there is no shortage of bear skins in Russia, but the current appearance has indeed changed a lot.

While Christian was still waiting for news, the Turkish 9-pound artillery in the front row opened fire. Their artillery equipment was very mixed. Sometimes, although the weight of the shells in a gun company was similar, this cannon had all kinds of sources.

The cannons used by the Turkish army now are genuine British products.

Although Sultan Mahmud has only been in office for a short time, he has received strong support from Britain and has obtained a lot of weapons. Therefore, it is normal for the troops coming from the front line to get British weapons.

Who let Massena, who had intact eyes, appear on the Peninsular War side, causing the Spanish royal army to collapse? Although Wellesley can still cope with it, he has also won and lost with this old soldier. It should be impossible for him to "not lose" to the French.

The pressure on the British in Portugal mainly comes from the French. The support they can provide is to ensure that the existing areas in Portugal are not occupied by the French.

This is a bit of black humor. It should be that after Catherine married Napoleon, she was willing to take her "dear" emperor husband to hunt with her bulging belly, but she would hunt ground animals instead of birds.

Massena's eyes always have no chance of being shot, and the unlucky ones are the animals in the forest.

This girl probably thinks that eating fully cooked food is good for her health, and raising a lot of birds has brought bad luck to the British.

But after the pressure of arms was not so great, the British began to arm the Turks, taking advantage of the convenient port of Basra on the Mediterranean Sea to arm Persia and Turkey from two directions in order to contain Russia, which was currently their enemy.

By the way, in this direction of the Barents Sea, the smuggling business has not been interrupted.

Solovyov was on the front line and didn't know that such a big thing had happened in his real hometown, but his father's DNA had been moved.

The weapons obtained by the Turks here were all sent to his son and son-in-law. By the way, there was also a grandnephew who followed him to eat cannonballs.

"Blyat!"

Xiao Mikhail cursed, the Turks actually had grenades, but they were very lucky. Veteran Semyonov discovered that the fuze of this thing was not set accurately. He happened to be wearing gloves, and he used it with great force and a miracle happened. Throw this four kilogram thing out of the trench.

Then, among the Turkish infantry in the front row, flowers blossomed.

"After all, he is an old grenadier. He has practiced this before."

Their company commander, who was a little panicked but not intimidated, also praised the veteran here.

"When I first joined the army, I was fighting the Turks. At that time, these turbaned men rushed forward risklessly. Now that we have new guys, they fight like the French."

"It doesn't matter, old guy. Our artillery here is very powerful, and they will fight back soon."

Igor still told him this, but another Turkish army came up in queue.

Semyonov continued his previous complaint: "Sukabule, these bastards. Except for what they wear on their heads and what they wear on their bodies, they are no different from us."

"Even the fire sticks belong to the British, but they don't have bayonets."

Igor also added that these Turks really dare to come.

The exchange of fire became more and more intense. There were two companies in their position. Their side was actually pretty good. There was a reinforced building behind them, and they could use the firing ports to take turns shooting. They were in a trench, and there were some The chasseurs dug communication trenches and foxholes in front of the trenches, just to shoot at the Turkish officers who wore the most flamboyant clothes.

Of course, the Turks thought the same way, but because the grenadiers were all in the position, it was difficult for them to fight the officers.

A row of corpses and wounded soldiers had fallen in front of them, and the shooting from both sides continued.

A day in the war is just like this. Both sides will be filled with smoke, especially black powder.

However, some people may have some doubts. Mr. Bayi and other officers in the Turkish army felt that it was strange for these Russians to fight.

The firepower is different from what was promised. On such a short front, the defense of a division is the limit.

But they had a 12-pounder cannon that fired solid bullets with a long range, and a Putt Unicorn cannon that could fire powerful grenades. The veterans in front shot very accurately, and there were obstacles in front of the position.

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In addition to these, in addition to some grenades thrown back on the Russian army's position, things often exploded around their own soldiers.

After such a long time, the grenade finally came in handy in a suitable place.

These wooden-handled grenades have been used in the army ten years ago, but the workmanship back then was relatively inferior, that is, the iron shell was relatively strong and could be used for other purposes. Some grenades even recycled gunpowder to make explosive charges.

However, in the past few years of war, grenadiers have become more and more fond of these things that can be thrown casually. Compared with the round balls that need to be ignited that veterans of more than 20 years have used, this "corn stick" It's quite easy to use, just pull the string and you can use it.

Of course, this also took the hard work of the Scottish engineers working in various places. They had a bunch of production plans based on home-made methods, and finally managed to save several sets of qualified grenade production lines, and they were extremely powerful.

For Russian soldiers, there is no need to use those explosive bags during defensive operations. This small gadget that can bring out several at a time is indeed more convenient to use.

Explosive packs are probably just a few bundled together. During the attack, a strongman can throw them in through the enemy's window.

Maybe for the Russians, they really prefer to use powerful explosives, whether they are working as gangsters to study vaults and cash transport vehicles, or blasting places in wars.

People elsewhere would probably not be able to perform such an abstract and practical operation. After all, it is still somewhat dangerous, and it is common to accidentally bring yourself in.

"Okay, this time it all hit their infantry."

For the Turkish army, attacking the Russian positions is indeed causing trouble for themselves.

The Russian army can take turns to shoot, and they can shoot very accurately during free fire, just like the Turkish skirmishers twenty years ago. What's even more frightening is that the Russian army's "infantry" also has this combat effectiveness, and they will throw it out from time to time. Dynamite.

If Solovyov knew the exchange ratio between the two sides at this time, he would probably be surprised.

Even though he suffered dozens of casualties, he suffered hundreds of losses from the enemy, and they were even driven back from their own position.

"Awesome, but why haven't Christian's messengers arrived yet?" Solovyov changed places to watch the battle, and could barely see the Turkish army's attack on the grenadier position.

He didn't know that while he was speaking, the people he sent out reluctantly arrived at Christian's place and conveyed the instructions.

The battle situation may change, and we need to prepare now. When the Turkish front is further extended and we have to struggle with the grenadiers and attract the enemy, we will send the Uvarov Division, and finally Arkady's 9th Division.

Clausewitz was a little anxious on his side. The Turkish attack was frustrated, and the losses were not small, but they had a lot of people, so it was inevitable that there would be some problems.

Not only him, but also Solovyov, who looked very relaxed now, had a premonition that the number of Turkish troops from Lom to Orsoya might be more than they expected.

In total, there were only 36,000 people in their own army. They set up their positions in several places and borrowed the Danube River on one side to cover the flank. This number of people also had to be added to the 900-man infantry regiment guarding the north end of the pontoon bridge on the opposite bank.

How many enemies there were, this was still a realistic question.

"Mick, I think you should send out troops to contain them."

"Don't worry, move forward. The Turkish front is not that close to Christian's position, unless they dare to rush into the trenches, instead of shooting at each other like now."

Obstacles are always useful, and for the Russian army, they also know how to deploy themselves, so that the Turkish army can only be 300 arcs in front of them, equivalent to 213 meters. The formation will be separated and have to bypass some obstacles, even if it is free shooting.

On the other hand, the Russian army can choose bunkers to shoot at will according to their wishes.

The main reason for Clausewitz's anxiety is that he has little experience in dealing with the Turks. Prussia is a little far away from this Europe's largest experience package. Since the opponent has begun to arm like a European army, it is no longer an easy opponent.

But you can believe in the courage of the Turks, but you can't believe in their combat effectiveness.

After the Turkish army approached, the Russian artillery fired from their gun positions, and this pile of grapeshot greeted them.

With the organization of the Turkish army, the soldiers recruited in the Balkans may be bandits. It is true that they are fierce.

But with this combat effectiveness, they may be okay when encountering the new infantry regiment of the Russian army, and they can fight for a while.

But for these grenadiers who have preset positions, good firepower arrangements, and many backbone veterans, their ability is still not enough.

Solovyov may be more concerned about the situation after Fyodor crosses the river. (End of this chapter)