Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Moore was indeed disturbed by the Russian army's repeated attacks and nighttime artillery bombardments, and was often in a state of mental tension. You know, he was almost fifty years old and still single. Because of his military profession, he refused to marry a seventeen-year-old girl.

In short, he felt that in his position, he might always encounter some misfortune.

This went on for four days in a row. The Russian artillery bombardment always took place at night, and it seemed that there were flags and cheers. As a result, some British troops on the front line could not help but open fire in retaliation.

With this routine, Kozlovsky quickly grasped the British artillery deployment in the area where he was. They would not run away, at most they would change their artillery positions.

After a few days, both the Russian and British armies suffered minor casualties, and while each was conducting its own trials, they were also summing up their experiences.

But the British were under a lot of pressure because they were surrounded.

Sir Moore was hoping that no reinforcements would arrive, and according to his adjutant's report, the Russian soldiers on duty in the positions every day seemed to be wearing different hats.

Sometimes it was the Guards, sometimes it was the ordinary musketeers, and sometimes it was the old "bishop" hat of the grenadiers. On the fourth day, I also saw the chasseurs here.

In short, Russian soldiers can take turns to rest, which is a luxury for the British army, which is only available to a few soldiers stationed at the naval base, and it is difficult to get all the soldiers who have been disturbed in the past to come here for rotation.

Under such circumstances, slackness was inevitable among the British army.

On the fifth day, the Russian army launched an artillery attack during the day, and they were forced to fight back. Although they drove the Russian army away from the front after a brief exchange of fire, the Russian army even took the initiative to propose during the day that both sides should collect the bodies to avoid the outbreak of the plague.

Sir Moore agreed with this opinion, and it was also a tacit understanding between the two sides to clean up the battlefield every few days. Before this round of attack began, the Russian and British armies had been fighting here for more than 20 days.

As for the Russian troops who approached the British position to collect the bodies, they naturally maintained the previous rules and did not come with weapons. They only brought stretchers, shrouds and body bags. They concentrated the bodies in a safe area for burial, set up markers, and sprinkled lime to prevent diseases caused by the decay of the bodies.

As for the British, apart from some officers' bodies that could be embalmed with simple measures or buried in coffins, the only options were to burn the bodies or throw them into the sea.

In short, the environment was very bad, and the British army was surrounded, with supplies decreasing every day. In recent days, a frigate approached Karlskrona, but was bombarded by heavy artillery from the Russian coastal artillery and had to make a big detour, eventually running aground on the beach.

As a result, morale was increasingly damaged, causing the British army to become somewhat slack after fighting around the arc line for several consecutive days.

Experienced officers were also able to detect unusual movements of the British army through the firing status of guns, including the density of firepower and the rate of free firing.

Kozlovsky felt that it was about right, so he reported it to Solovyov.

After hearing this, the latter also gave the order to launch an attack.

However, the target was only the British army's first line of defense. If they broke it open, they could finally continue to compress the area. Then they could bring up artillery and directly bombard the British army's weak areas, driving them out of the first line of defense. This would also allow the Russian soldiers to finally fight outside the trenches.

This place is not a place for people to stay at night, so we can only choose to take turns.

For the British, when they saw the large-scale Russian army appearing in front of them early in the morning, they felt panic despite their fatigue.

After all, so many Russian soldiers came in neat rows, and the Russian artillery fire could be said to be blooming across the board, unlike before when it was sparse and even a bit sneaky and fired out of the blue.

But the firepower coverage. Solovyov himself couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the situation.

"I have been working on infantry tactics and weapons for so long, but they are still not as good as this useless firepower coverage!"

In addition to regular field artillery, the Russian army's special artillery used rockets and engineers used explosive pack launchers to simultaneously launch artillery attacks on areas controlled by the British.

At this time, the Gloucester Camp was undoubtedly the most unlucky.

"Kozlovsky, how was the fight?"

"Look there, Mishka, the engineers are firing really hard."

"It would be great if there were more powerful explosives. The explosive packs can be made even bigger. This is not the strongest I expected."

When Kozlovsky heard this, he didn't expect that this guy had something more powerful. Even in a place like the Russian army, which has always been ahead in artillery fire and always has more powerful artillery than others, he would always be curious.

The main unlucky force was the British army, which enjoyed the treatment of "heartless cannons" more than 140 years in advance.

The infantry organized by Gloucestershire at this time mainly consisted of the 28th and 61st Regiments. Logically, they should have fought in Spain, but due to major changes on the battlefield, both regiments were brought to Sweden by Sir Moore.

This was bad luck. In Spain, typhoid fever was very dangerous. In Sweden, the Russian artillery and their various firepower configurations were more terrifying.

In short, they suffered the most severe beating, and even two regiments suffered hardship together.

You know, the "Double Emblem Battalion" that was attacked at the Imjin River was also the descendant of the 28th Infantry Regiment according to the British Army's hundreds of years of evolution, and had nothing to do with the 61nd Battalion which was mainly composed of the 2st Regiment.

Now, both regiments were being attacked together.

As for those who were dizzy from the explosion, they were finally awake for a while. The Russian soldiers came closer and kept shooting at any British soldiers who showed their heads.

After the main force of the Guards was equipped with Solovyov's breech-loading rifle, the effect was still very obvious. It could even allow the infantry to form a slightly loose formation and attack in an orderly manner.

After being suppressed by firepower, the British did not give up resistance and continued to shoot from behind the fortresses and stone walls, causing casualties to the attacking Russian troops.

Since three regiments of the Guards were mobilized, together with the Guards Artillery Battalion and the Finnish Division's original artillery, it can be said that this is the most luxurious firepower configuration currently available in Northern Europe.

After a while, the British army was still able to resist like this, which shows that the combat effectiveness of these infantry regiments is not comparable to that of the Swedes.

But the Russian army still advanced quickly, and after the last round of artillery fire, began to climb the stone wall and launched an attack.

In such a place, there was no such thing as retreating or not in hand-to-hand combat, and fierce fighting still took place between the two sides.

The British had two regiments on this side, but each had suffered some losses in the previous battles, and the line infantry and light infantry of the King's German Legion came to support them.

On the Russian side, there were three Guards Regiments, two Grenadier Regiments and a Selenge Infantry Regiment. It could be said that both sides put all the mobile forces they could on the most critical battlefield.

However, the British resistance was still driven out of some areas by Russian soldiers using bayonets.

Solovyov even saw a familiar old Guards soldier plant a flag on a British fortress.

"That's great, we've taken control of a position!" "Mishka, we are the first regiment of the Russian army, so we can certainly take the position. Brothers are great."

Kozlovsky, the old bachelor, is full of energy, although you can’t tell now that he hasn’t slept for several nights.

This is the spirit we must have when fighting.

After the British were driven out, they did not forget to launch a counterattack. After all, this was all in fortresses and buildings, not like a field battle. The two sides could be said to be meeting on a narrow road.

However, the Russian army's unethical attack methods in recent days still made them very tired, but since they have fewer people, it is normal for the other side to use a rotation battle.

The British troops that Moore wanted to mobilize to provide support in the city were soon bombarded by heavy artillery from the Russian troops on the coastal artillery batteries, and now the support strength has been greatly reduced.

Finally, under the fierce attack of the three regiments of the Guards, the British army was completely driven out of the large fortresses and main buildings on the left wing of the first line of defense, and flags representing the Russian army were raised on them.

However, when inspecting the battlefield, Solovyov also felt something strange.

These British cap badges give me a sense of déjà vu.

Well, the Volunteer Army must be somewhere. They have fought against these guys with two cap badges and captured a lot of prisoners.

But to be honest, the lobster soldiers in 1809 were much braver than their descendants. We did not see large-scale surrender. Many of the captured soldiers were seriously injured in hand-to-hand combat, and the main wounds of the dead soldiers were on the chest.

It’s a pity that these good soldiers are not used in the right place and are wasted here, which makes them worthless.

There is indeed a group of bugs in the British decision-making circle, and they look like Dai Ming no matter how you look at them.

Of course, there is one very dangerous thing about inspecting on the front line, which is that it is easy to be attacked by a sniper.

The British army also has snipers who specifically like to target officers.

Because of the regulations and hierarchical relationships in the Russian army, Solovyov could not follow Man Guangzhi's example and disguise himself as a sergeant. He had to wear a general's uniform, medals, and a bicorne hat on his head.

Then, there was a gunshot. Fortunately, he was lucky. This time he was hit in the arm and the bullet just grazed past it.

Considering that he was wearing very thick clothes in this season, and the silk clothes given by his wife, even if he was hit in the torso, it would not necessarily be a fatal injury.

You know, some unlucky guys, who have fought in wars all their lives and are often hit by these lead bullets, are still alive and well, and some may even die in their beds.

It’s just that there are some unlucky people who are unlucky enough in their lives and will have the same experience here.

Sir Moore always places his command post relatively forward, so he naturally has to observe the battle situation on the front line.

While Solovyov was still bandaging his wounds, he also arrived at the front line.

Then, there were also some Russian soldiers who liked to shoot from behind. After finding an opportunity, they saw a large number of officers and fired a shot.

However, Moore's luck was bad. He was hit in the thigh by a bullet and fell off his horse.

Although he didn't bleed badly at that time, but considering that he was surrounded, there would still be a shortage of medicines even if the officers were more needed for treatment.

But because of this shot, the commanders of both sides were temporarily offline.

But Solovyov, sitting in the house, still felt that he was lucky.

"This wound looks scary, but as long as it's not infected, I will recover quickly. Besides, I'm younger than all of you, but I'm the commander."

"Mick, who will take command now?"

Although Clausewitz looked relaxed, he could hardly hide his worry.

"First Kozlovsky, he was a general of the Guards, then Kridner, he was the commander of the Semyonovsky Regiment."

"What happens after that?"

"Karl, it's your turn next, and the General Staff must be functioning properly. It looks like nothing's wrong here."

"But, sir, your skin is very white, like a woman's."

"This was given by my parents, and maybe it was God's will. But I didn't want to worry the women in my family, my wife, stepmother, mother-in-law, and sisters. Anyway, they didn't take away my arm, but the injury looks scary."

As for the fact that his skin resembled a woman's, the doctor just said it casually and the officers around him didn't take it too seriously.

Solovyov was forced to rest, which was also the doctor's intention.

You know, some generals did not follow the doctor's orders to rest after being injured, which eventually led to worsening of their injuries.

This kind of example had occurred in the Russian army. Solovyov always listened to the doctor's advice. In addition, the Russian army's advantage at this time was so great that it had even blown up one side of the coastal artillery. The British army had to abandon most of the front line.

In this way, the biggest advantage for the Russian army is that they can use relatively fewer troops to blockade the front of Karlskrona. The British actually entered an armed prison like the Mantua Fortress.

Sir Moore's situation was not as optimistic as his. He soon started to fall ill after returning, but his vitality was still strong and he would not be taken away by the wave.

Now for the British army, the battle situation is desperate. The Russian army has many tricks and fights fiercely, resulting in heavy casualties for them, and they are trapped in the naval base.

The only one who can save them now is probably the naval squadron coming from the mainland, and Vice Admiral Sumares may come.

However, there is also good news for the Second Army. With the thawing of the Tallinn port, the Baltic Fleet can also come out for a stroll.

The water in the Baltic Sea is very fresh, it freezes easily and melts quickly, so the fleets of both sides will soon clash again.

Although Karlskrona's fate seemed doomed, the British still had to try to save it, otherwise it would be a huge failure on the European continent. (End of this chapter)