Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

During the brief pause in the fighting, the monarchs already hoped to withdraw their troops from the front rather than incur unnecessary consumption here.

The attack on Dresden seemed to be meaningless at this point, so retreat was a wise move.

However, the coalition forces' communication system was obviously malfunctioning at this time.

The terrain from Saxony to the south did indeed protect the Allied forces' actions. They could use the mountainous terrain to avoid pursuit by the French army, and Napoleon would not pursue too far because of the terrain here.

He also had to consider the two strategic directions behind him. The Northern Army was south of Berlin, and the Silesian Army covered the Russian army's transportation lines while also threatening his flanks. The terrain here allowed the coalition forces to mobilize quickly.

In addition, on his way to Dresden, Napoleon learned about the existence of the Oder Army, a mobile corps, through signal communications.

Since this legion acted so quickly and was small in size, Napoleon could not take it lightly.

If someone in the coalition forces could make up their minds to launch a surprise attack on this battlefield, the rear of Napoleon's Rhine Confederation would no longer be stable.

Although he sent Davout to try to suppress the resistance around Hamburg and also controlled the key points in the north, the French army itself would probably be destroyed if it did not achieve a decisive victory.

Therefore, he always has to make up his mind to fight here.

Moreover, Napoleon had a particularly strong desire for war, probably because Blücher's previous avoidance of war had already made him very annoyed.

He decided to send new troops to join the battle, but the coalition forces were still attacking, so he could only defend temporarily.

Both sides were now confused by Schwarzenberg's actions, and Napoleon was surprised that the Allies were still attacking.

The monarchs did not know why the order was passed down, but the action was so slow.

For this reason, Franz sent an adjutant to Radetzky to find out the situation.

"Sir, you can go back and tell His Majesty that we have issued the order to retreat and have even sent out optical signals, but there was a problem when receiving them. It seems that there was an error in the transmission of information by the Prussian or Russian army, or there was some other reason!"

Since Radetzky couldn't go to the scene, this is all he could say.

At least his order had been conveyed, but even the Austrian army's attack did not stop.

On the farthest Mill Hill, the Russian army began to bombard the French No. 1 and No. 2 batteries with artillery, and covered the Prussian army's attack.

It was just that the chasseur platoons and independent chasseur units contained in each infantry regiment encountered fierce artillery fire from the French army during their advance.

The Russian Army's chasseur system itself is also quite special. They have a separate chasseur platoon directly under the level of a line infantry battalion. These people may be precision shooters, or they may be deployed in front of their own infantry battalion on the battlefield like regular chasseurs, conducting harassing shooting or skirmishing.

This may be useful when the enemy is short of artillery, and it may be of some use when checking for deficiencies and filling gaps.

However, although the French artillery firepower is not as large as that of the Russian army, its combat effectiveness is still very strong if it is organized.

The artillery had been severely cut down. The experienced artillerymen were digging potatoes in Saratov, or their bodies rotted in the fields of Russia. Many artillerymen were new recruits, and even the cannons they used were not made of wood that had been dried over the years.

The efficiency of this use is definitely not acceptable. The gun mount is cracked and there are always problems with the firing angle.

So when the French and Russian armies were firing artillery at each other here, the Russian shells would fall into the urban area, and although the French shells could hit Mill Hill, they would always fall in front of the Russian positions.

Solid bullets may have some effect on attacking Russian infantry in the front, but their effect is limited.

In the city, the citizens of Dresden are now willing to hide in the basement to avoid being affected by the Russian artillery fire.

All in all, both sides played very badly.

On the Austrian front, the French were still fighting a fierce battle with the Austrian army for the fortress in front of the No. 4 battery.

After the Austrians recaptured the building, Saint-Cyr did not dare to delay because of the emperor's previous instructions, so he sent out his reserve troops to launch a counterattack.

With the reinforcements, the French army was obviously confident.

Because many people's weapons were damp, the Austrian soldiers could only engage in hand-to-hand combat with the French army, which was also quite troublesome for the Austrians.

Perhaps their cavalry units were good at this, and the Hungarian grenadiers were not afraid of such actions.

But standard Austrian, German and Bohemian troops would suffer bitterly in hand-to-hand combat.

However, the Austrian grenadiers were still a more or less elite force and managed to withstand the French attack, but they were also forced to temporarily abandon the building in order to reorganize.

The situation now seems to be much better than in the morning.

Saint-Cyr then strengthened the defenses of Battery No. 3 and Battery No. 4, both of which were vulnerable to attacks in the crossfire of the Allied forces.

Moreover, Schwarzenberg was at the front line of the Austrian army, and his orders were not passed on, and it was unknown for what purpose.

The Austrian army is now moving slowly and has flaws everywhere, so it is difficult to say what they are doing.

Emperor Franz even had an idea: if the war situation deteriorated to a certain extent, should Austria still participate in this war?

If they had fled earlier, Napoleon probably would not have troubled them. However, since there was no guarantee of marriage, it was hard to say what would have happened next.

That's why he was able to grit his teeth and continue to act here at this time.

As for the Austrians' secret moves, it is hard to say what they are doing.

The problem that arose within the coalition forces was the paralysis of the central leadership. Even the Russian army, which had originally not advocated an attack, was the most active in attacking at this time.

Regarding this system problem, Solovyov was fortunately leading a small corps alone. If he were here, he would have suffered a lot.

There are actually some opinions within the Russian military on this point.

Barclay had never deployed his reserve troops to the battlefield, and had even arranged for them to be deployed. Rajewski led the grenadiers at the front line without moving, and the Guards stayed at the end.

If the situation goes wrong, the coalition forces can always find a way to retreat.

Who knows whether the French will make a detour?
The difference between Barclay and Schwarzenberg is probably that he is cautious, but not so cautious that he appears incompetent.

After all, if Napoleon knew that Schwarzenberg was the commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces, it would always be a funny joke.

At the same time, he also heard the officers in the rear talking about it.

"When Mikhail Illarionovich was still alive, he would have sat here and everyone would have argued, but they would not have been so inactive." "But we were too cautious when we were chasing."

Yermolov's statement was also heard during the discussion among several officers.

"We were against the old man, but now it's proven that he was right."

Barclay did not intend to get involved. These Polish and Russian officers did not welcome him as a "German", and the Germans always made trouble for him as a "Scottish".

What supported him were probably a few old friends and the trust of the Tsar himself.

What he actually thought of was to leave a way out. No matter how Wittgenstein performed in the front, it actually had no effect.

As long as the French were prepared and their counterattack was successful, everything would be over.

At this time, the Allied Forces had only received the news of the Northern Army's victory and knew nothing else. MacDonald's pursuit of Blücher across the river also took place on the same day, and his disastrous defeat was still in progress. It was not even clear at this time what the situation was and the outcome of the battle was not determined.

While the French and Russian armies were engaged in a fierce artillery battle in Dresden, Blücher's side was still in the stage of fierce cavalry fighting.

Therefore, if both sides are going to fight, they should try their best now.

But the battle has been at a stalemate and there has been no progress.

Napoleon now saw the opportunity. After finishing his talks with the King of Saxony, he personally began to command the army and mobilized the Guards in the city.

Instead, the old guards were deployed inside the barricade, so that if any accident really occurred, they would be able to hold on.

At the same time, Napoleon was going to arrange Murat's cavalry and six infantry divisions to attack the Austrian side.

Ney and Mortier were to command the Young Guards and the French troops that subsequently entered the city to launch a counterattack against the Russian and Prussian armies.

This deployment seems to have no auxiliary attacks, as the elite troops are evenly "spread" in several directions, and it seems that they are all main attacks.

If this happens, it will be a different picture.

"Your Majesty, such an arrangement."

"You don't need to worry, Berthier, just pass on the orders. The Russians have been under the windmill over there for a day. They and the Prussians have been attacking this side of the garden, but it has no effect. What we need to do is to let the artillery attack the enemy and weaken their front. When Murat's cavalry attacks the Austrians, we will counterattack from three directions. Mortier will drive the Russians out from under that damn windmill, and as for the Prussians, they will naturally be driven out of this Saxon royal garden under our attack."

Even Napoleon did not mention the Austrians. He often made fun of these people. His prestige was built up thanks to the Austrians.

If it's true, we should thank them!
The actions of the Austrian troops on the front line were indeed in vain.

What Napoleon plans to do now is to fight back and actively drive the enemy out of here, without leaving them any chance outside the city of Dresden.

Although they have already reached the bottom of the No. 3 turret on the angle, and are even taking some measures to truly seize this place.

Schwarzenberg now frowned when he saw the battle situation in the direction of the No. 3 battery. He even knew that the French reinforcements had arrived. As long as Napoleon took action, they would probably not be able to withstand it.

But the attack continued. Radetzky, who was watching him from the side, was also wondering why the commander-in-chief did not issue an instruction to emphasize the previous order.

As chief of staff, he could only perform his duties, rather than actually taking command on behalf of Schwarzenberg.

Even in this situation, the roar of the French artillery was soon heard.

It was obvious from several directions that Napoleon was about to take action.

Murat's cavalry was in Friedrichstadt, where they had already launched an attack on the Prussian and Austrian infantry.

Although the French had fewer cavalry, there were many cavalrymen from German princes among them. Together with the last elite French heavy cavalry that had been concentrated, they were quite powerful.

Some Palatinate cavalrymen tried to stop the French cavalry charge, but were soon encountered by Polish lancers.

Although there are many problems with lancers, including cumbersome training, inconvenient use of lances, and.
Solovyov did not like to bring lancers into battle, and he would not use even the most elite Ulan lancers.

But in Poland, this is everywhere, and the skills are very sophisticated.

The Palatinate cavalry was quickly repelled, and the subsequent Austrian and Prussian cavalry also found it difficult to resist. Although the Allied cavalry was numerous in the melee, they were scattered on several battlefields.

On the contrary, the attack of the reckless Murat seemed to be quite effective.

In addition to the heavy cavalry he led, there was also the 10th Light Cavalry Division.

Although the number of people is not large enough, the momentum is there.

The coalition infantry was now also under attack, especially the unfortunate light infantry.

After the cavalry in front was dispersed, it also caused chaos among our own infantry.

As a result, some infantry battalions did not even have time to organize themselves into phalanxes.

Under such circumstances, they could only be continuously harvested by the rushing French cavalry.

The coalition forces on the left wing could no longer hold on.

Napoleon was overjoyed at the effect of this attack. He originally wanted to force the Austrians to retreat, but he did not expect the effect to be so outstanding.

"It looks like we can push all the troops up, but the old guard won't move."

"Sire, what about the Austrians at Battery No. 3?"

"Those guys, go to hell with them, I've said before that I never eat small plates!"

Someone who can control the situation on the battlefield is so confident that it even seems that his troops can break through the left wing of the coalition forces that night.

However, because the Austrian reserve troops had been behind the front-line troops and temporarily blocked the attack of the French cavalry, Murat could only let the cavalry that had already charged once retreat.

He is a reckless man and is always said to be brainless, but he is not so stupid that he cannot see the situation clearly now.

And the coalition's bad luck on this day seems not to have ended yet. (End of this chapter)