Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Bennigsen also placed his headquarters in the Chinese Palace in Stockholm, which was quite convenient.

However, Solovyov and Grand Duke Konstantin felt that since Louisa/sister-in-law had lived here, the old guy was somewhat ignorant of numbers. Solovyov had left maps and sand tables here, which was more suitable for studying the battlefield situation.

"Count, I have read your report before. The battle in Norrkoping was fought very well, but in the end, the enemy ran too fast and we failed to achieve the goal of annihilating them completely. But this is enough. A decisive victory will always make them think more clearly."

"If we were to fight now, it would probably be with the British. For example, many of the men in the King's German Legion came from Hanover."

"I, too, am from Hanover."

Bennigsen did not shy away from this matter. Solovyov had fought for the Russians, French, Georgians and even the Dutch in the Russian army, so he naturally did not find it strange.

This old guy is a speculator to begin with. If he could, he would sell his son for a good price. Naturally, his fellow countrymen from Hanover would be nothing to him.

Sometimes you have to compare people and products. As someone who also came from Hanover, Sha always has some bottom line.

As for Bennigsen, he didn't care about those things. He just wanted Solovyov to defeat the British, and even told the King of England some information about the German Army.

There were indeed quite a few Hanoverian soldiers among them, but many were also from Hesse. This was a simple matter. After all, the country was extremely poor and they could only sell soldiers as mercenaries, who would then serve in Britain.

Hesse has some connection with Britain, and many people in the British army came from here.

Their biggest characteristic is that soldiers may be more afraid of their superiors' whips than death. Although the performance of such an army seems to be okay, due to training issues, if we really want to consider the average quality, it is not necessarily better than the worse armies on the mainland.

Yes, I'm talking about Prussia.

As for the Russian combat troops at this time, in fact, after the battle of Linköping, they had a slight advantage, but both sides had to garrison their troops. The Russian army had to leave troops behind, while Sweden still needed to guard against Denmark.

But the initiative was in the hands of the Russian army, even though it was snowing heavily.

".Therefore, my plan is to take advantage of the fact that many parts of the Baltic Sea are still in the freezing season, quickly move south, seize Kalmar, and then actively seek a decisive battle with the British."

"Your idea is good, but the climate will be relatively warm in the south. What will you do?"

"That's easy. The ice hasn't retreated yet, so the British won't come that quickly. If we send too few troops for the landing, we'll be feeding fresh meat to a wolf. If we send too many, we'll let them starve. That's courting their own destruction, and it's not advisable."

Solovyov's attitude was already very firm, and after listening to him, Bennigsen also agreed to this series of plans.

As for the Russian army's subsequent march southward, it naturally also included these elite troops, including the troops left behind by Bagration and the Guards in addition to the Finnish Division.

Grand Duke Constantine did not interfere with the command of the Russian army. Besides, the Russian army was divided into two groups with roughly equal strength.

The troops led by the Archduke had to keep an eye on the movements of the Swedish army in Jönköping. After von Essen's defeat, he could still concentrate part of the troops in the forest area and keep an eye on them.

At the same time, the troops led by Solovyov were about to march south to Kalmar as originally planned.

This was still mainly composed of the Finnish Division, with conscripted cavalry and guards infantry as well.

Solovyov had learned his lesson. Having more infantry could always ensure the width of the battlefield. In the densely wooded terrain of Sweden, not every place was suitable for deployment.

The only signal he had for bringing the Guards Chasseurs was that in the battle against the British, they would always have to make more use of these Chasseurs to fight in outpost battles.

Of course, sometimes things would go beyond his expectations. The British army was not standing still. Sir Moore led his troops north and also had some Swedish troops attached to them. The total strength of both sides seemed to be similar in any battlefield.

For the British this time, at least the Anglo-Swedish coalition forces also include a lot of British troops, so their combat effectiveness will not be so poor.

As for the light infantry in the King of England's German Legion, they were at the forefront of the entire legion, marching behind the light cavalry, and also deployed as skirmishers.

When they marched to an unknown Swedish village, they made a fire and cooked, intending to settle down there.

All this attracted the attention of the royalist commander of the Guards Chasseurs. Even before he put down his telescope, a sly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The British formation is great, it's just right for us to fight."

"Should we send someone to report to the headquarters?"

"Of course. Count Solovyov was my predecessor. He still loves the Guards Jager Regiment very much. If we attack rashly, although he is a tolerant person, he will inevitably nag us. You know, just like Count Langgelon, who nags us endlessly."

Solovyov might even sneeze at this matter. Although he is a bit sharp-tongued, he would not say anything to his subordinates who actively seek a fight as long as they are not asking the troops to die for nothing.

It was in this atmosphere that when he received the report from the front, he did not make any demands, but simply gave the Guards the order to start fighting.

You know, in addition to the Guards Jager Regiment, the Putin Regiment and the Semenovsky Regiment have also been equipped with new weapons, and can even directly form a relatively loose skirmish line and fight the British.

The British army actually did not have much chance of winning, although it seemed that they had more infantry, and there were the Ulster Regiment, the Gloucester Regiment and the like behind them, and their subordinate infantry battalions were all here.

It would be quite funny if Solovyov knew about this.

Americans have an old joke that has been used for 100 years, Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Even when television became popular, this joke still exists.

These regiments are all old friends of the Chinese people, and some of them will be awarded military medals in the future.

When the battle started, the British quickly discovered the Russian army's actions, but because the Russian army's winter military coats were all standard gray, and the previous commander of the Guards Jager Regiment often played tricks on his hat, the British did not figure out the situation this time.

Especially after the first round of shooting by the chasseurs, the Russian troops generally spread out their formations, kept a distance between each person to avoid accidental injuries, and conducted standing free shooting. Therefore, the firing rate was not very fast, which led to the British side making a wrong judgment.

The report Sir Moore received was just about an ordinary Russian hunting regiment. On Solovyov's side, because the uniforms of the various troops in the King of England's German Legion were somewhat different from those of the ordinary lobster soldiers, the intelligence was more accurate.

"That's great! Our commander-in-chief's fellow countryman has finally arrived! How is the battle going?"

"We have just started contact. The weather is bad today, and the leader did not allow us to use optical signals to transmit messages."

"That's right. Sometimes we need your judgment on the front line."

Solovyov also began to deploy troops at this time. Since he had the endorsement of the commander-in-chief and Grand Duke Constantine, he acted quickly.

"Karl, which unit is the closest?"

"It's the Tafred Grenadiers. They are half a mile from the front battlefield."

"Half a mile? Can you change to a distance that Russians can understand? I can understand you talking to me like this, but it's only about three versts. If it were an uneducated and rough person, it would be troublesome."

After all, in the Russian army, the units of measurement used in training orders are often Russian, such as the unit of length like the Alshin and the unit of caliber like the Russian line.

Clausewitz wrote this casually today, and he then completed the conversion. After all, when Solovyov gave the order, he preferred to use the Russian system for marching distances.

"This is the current situation, Mick. If we want to mobilize troops, we can deploy four regiments to support the front line. However, if the regiments are not deployed at the same time, it will become a 'refueling tactic' as you said, and the effect will not be ideal."

"Then send out the Hussars to attack the discovered British Light Dragoons. We must move quickly now and stick to the enemy in front of us and don't let them escape."

For the British army, the opponents they encountered this time were indeed quite tricky, mainly because they were more accurate in shooting at long distances.

When they fought the French before, they would often be knocked down by a barrage of fire at the beginning, but it was not like today, even the scattered light infantry would often be hit.

As for sending out light cavalry, although the British cavalry was not as weak as the Swedish cavalry, they were completely defeated when they encountered these Russian jägers and became the prey of the hunters.

There were also many British soldiers who were knocked down with their horses, which resulted in the cavalry not daring to approach in small groups easily.

When the battle started, when the distance was close, the Russian army even launched a bayonet charge in a skirmish line after shooting to disrupt the British army's formation.

To be honest, the British, who were relatively well-trained in this kind of battle, were always in a state of confusion.

They finally decided to retreat into the village. At this time, the follow-up troops of the Russian army also arrived, and the reinforcements sent by Sir Moore on the British side were also approaching. The two sides ceased fighting in this state and began to choose their own camps and resting places.

The British suffered heavy losses, with more than 600 casualties, while the Russian losses were less than , which could be considered a fatal blow due to the new light weapons.

Sir John Moore was an expert in light infantry tactics. When he saw the gunshot wounds on the wounded and some dead soldiers, he had already figured out the situation on the Russian side.

"The cunning enemy has placed the elite hunters in front of us, catching us off guard. I'm afraid they are mobilizing a large force to fight here."

"Sir, what should we do then?"

"Only elite troops in the Russian Army are equipped with the rumored new rifles. I know about the three old regiments of the Guards, the Jager Regiment, and one Grenadier Regiment. If there are more, the Russian military industry cannot afford it."

Sir Moore was also thinking about countermeasures. As for the arrival of follow-up troops, he also had to think carefully, at least to ensure that his own troops could retreat safely.

As for Solovyov, he became relatively cautious after knowing that they had encountered the British on the front line.

If these people came over playing the "Great Qing Dynasty's Unlucky Song", they would be well-trained line infantry.

Grand Duke Constantine would usually only let his two guards regiments go into battle together. Although this time was a special case and the Ordnance Regiment and the Chasseurs Regiment were handed over to him, he had a total of 11 infantry regiments and 7 cavalry regiments, and he habitually held reserves in his hands, so he had 3 new rifle regiments, all of which were elite troops. Normally, he would only put one in the front when deploying troops.

The Archduke did not comment on his actions. After all, he himself was quite respectful of the French emperor from Corsica.

But Solovyov's style is to more or less squat there, making his own side safer and more willing to let the enemy make mistakes.

So after inspecting the battlefield, he deployed all his troops on the reverse slope, leaving only the front row of the infantry line exposed. Artillery was deployed between the infantry, leaving some passages for cavalry attacks.

If the British knew about Solovyov's formation, they would probably call him an expert. Isn't this just following our path and leaving us with no other way to go?
Yes, Solovyov likes to defend in a crouching position, and now that the British army has also come out, he judges that Sir Moore should also take the initiative to seek a fight, so he arranged the formation like this.

As for the British, he didn't care.

Both sides have adopted a self-centered strategy, which gives them a lot of freedom as neither side aims to win in one battle.

Even though Solovyov had won three consecutive victories before, he only inflicted severe damage to the Swedish army. After they returned, they still had a large number of troops and could not win the final victory for a while.

After all, 20,000 people were killed. Although there are not many Swedes, the Chinese can usually recruit a similar number of people to make up for the loss.

As for the losses suffered by the British here, considering the situation in London, it would be impossible to replenish them. After all, when the Royal Navy was short of sailors, it often captured Americans to fill the gap.

Human resources are really a difficult task given the great shortage of morality in Britain, not to mention that the advantage of the parliamentary system at this time is probably that they can argue with each other and question the front line at the same time.

Even if Wellington won consecutive victories over the French, he would enjoy this treatment. It can be said that the orthodoxy of leading the Ming Dynasty is probably leading Britain.

If they had lost the war, the trouble would probably have been even greater. This special institutional problem, which is also accompanied by the political systems of those colonial countries that have inherited a relationship with Britain, can be said to be a kind of black humor.

As for the further battle between the two sides, it depends on the fighting style of Solovyov and Sir Moore. (End of this chapter)