Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

The victory was reported so quickly that Solovyov sent the battle report on the night of August 8. Considering the distance, it was still possible to achieve this goal by riding a fast horse alone.

What's more, the marching distance between the two battlefields is only four or five days. A single cavalry operation would naturally have to be twice as efficient, so one or two days would be enough.

"Petya, you are not up to this kind of mission."

"But sir, this way you can see the emperor."

This kid, when he was standing on top of the artillery in Moscow, he couldn't even tell which one was the emperor.

Because of this, he actually begged Solovyov to go to Dresden.

However, for this mission, although Solovyov hoped that one of his adjutants would volunteer to go, Petya, who had no experience in operating alone abroad and did not even speak German fluently, might run into trouble.

"When our armies gather together, we will be able to see the emperor. And I have an important plan that needs to be carried out. The adjutant who delivers the message always has a greater responsibility than the messenger. If I go to the emperor, it's just to show my face. At the front line, we have to convey orders. We are for the victory of the battle, which is more important! If we defeat the French, we will not be able to see the emperor."

He wanted to say, I can arrange for you to meet the next emperor and the mother of the next emperor, and you can also attend the wedding, but considering his status, he can't say these things casually.

"What do you want to arrange?"

Petya was a little curious. After getting to know the boy, his mischievous character would be revealed. Otherwise, how could he be a member of the Rostov family?

Solovyov couldn't say that he could find a wife for him, after all, he had a very good relationship with his sister-in-law.

My mother-in-law always said that the eldest son-in-law was a promising general, and the second son-in-law was sensible and obedient, so it would be nice to keep him around.

Although this kid is a bit much, but.
You have to promise him something, otherwise who knows what trouble he will cause later.

"Have you thought about what reward you want?"

With Solovyov's level, he can also nominate medals for junior officers. Although the level is the lowest, it can still boost morale. In addition, he can also take care of the adjutants around him.

It would be no problem for Petya to receive a medal based on the contributions he has made.

His brother Nikolai Rostov was knocked unconscious during the battle of Shengraben and was pulled back by Captain Tushin's artillery carriage.

Petya is a boy who is enthusiastic and brave in carrying out any task. He is a proactive and good adjutant. Although adjutants always have no future in the future, he is indeed useful.

When peacetime comes, he will either retire and return to his hometown to help his father run the increasingly depressed estate in the countryside, or stay in the army to make a living.

This is also a good choice for cavalry officers.

"I don't want anything from you. If there's anything I want, it's probably a good meal in Paris, in the best restaurant in Paris, but you have to pay for it. And..."

"What else?"

Bijia wanted to bring it up, but considering that his boss was his girlfriend's brother-in-law, he naturally couldn't say anything.

He swallowed his words, but Solovyov also knew it, but he also had a tacit understanding. He thought about it just now and didn't say it now.

"Eating is a piece of cake. My aunt's personal chef is quite good, and she's still in Malmaison. Maybe when we get to Paris, you want to eat, and I want to visit relatives. It's naturally very convenient to go there, and you can also meet many important French people."

In Petya's impression, Solovyov was a far-sighted man. Although he was only a general in his early thirties, he always considered things in the long term.

Moreover, sometimes I don’t even know what the boss is doing.

But when they said this, the battle was far from over. MacDonald suffered heavy losses in the previous battles and now had to organize the retreat of these troops.

Blücher would not miss the opportunity to pursue, because Solovyov's corps was a mobile force, and when it was close to the commander, it always had to follow their instructions.

Therefore, when the old cavalryman gave the order to pursue MacDonald, Solovyov was also required to carry out the mission.

Moreover, he was well aware that the battle at Katzbach only defeated the French army at the beginning. As long as MacDonald and Lauriston reorganized their troops, they would still cause great trouble to the coalition forces in the future.

Even if they just passively took the beating, they could still restrain the actions of the coalition forces.

Therefore, according to his idea, when taking action here, he naturally had to pursue them quickly, and it would be best if he could annihilate one of them.

Blücher just wanted to make use of the battlefield space, and Gneisenau's considerations were similar to Solovyov's.

Among the orders he conveyed, he added an instruction that the Oder Army should, if necessary, seize the road between Liegnitz and Bautzen and cut off MacDonald's retreat.

Gneisenau's orders ended here, and the rest was up to Solovyov to judge for himself.

According to his idea, he would naturally organize troops and look for opportunities to annihilate or defeat part of the French army.

He also thought of a problem, that is, McDonald and Morrow were like two quality inspectors.

If he can win against Moro, he will obviously be at the level of a top star.

If he beats McDonald, he could probably get close to Moreau's level.

But Blücher was able to win, probably thanks to Gneisenau's organization and dispatch, although the Prussian army's actions were always sluggish.

But at Katzbach he always found confidence, and urged the Russian troops waiting for deployment near him to pursue.

The order to Sarkhen was more direct: "General, I am attacking, what are you going to do?"

It is also because Sakken is not like Solovyov, who always has various combat plans running in his mind and even considers some other actions.

The orders given to him should naturally be more direct.

The old cavalryman was also curious why Gneisenau gave the boy a separate order.

"Sir, among our generals, he is the only one who can fight independently. If it were someone else, I probably wouldn't give such an order."

"Haha! But when I look at him, I always feel that he would be more handsome if he dressed up as a woman."

I have to say that Blücher, this old man, has a pretty good intuition, but that was also Solovyov in the past.

"If he received the order, I think he would continue to pursue MacDonald, but I don't know where he would take action in the end, or whether he would not catch up with the enemy."

"Anyway, this is a good opportunity. This guy has some skills, and luckily he is on our side."

The Prussian army also knew that Solovyov was a relative of the usurper. But these relatives were divided into different levels. Some were carried back from the pile of dead bodies in Krasnoy by loyal adjutants, and some were others.
In terms of closeness, if Solovyov really went to France, he might have been the kind of divisional general who had his adjutant carry him out in Krasnoy (but later he also became Napoleon's mistress).

As for going to France, we naturally have to bring the army with us.

After receiving Gneisenau's order, Solovyov personally rode on horseback and led his troops to join the operation.

The previous heavy rain has passed, and for the next action, although the ground is still muddy, there is always room for him to perform.

If the main road to Bautzen was cut off, the Russian army would be able to intercept the Luban area on the way if they acted quickly enough.

The direction of the Oder River Corps' movement was also along the edge of the mountains and forests, but going to Luban was probably more risky.

Unless they could run faster than MacDonald and cut off the road before he got there, or attack the French when they got there.

But when he thinks, it inevitably leads to some questions.

"Mick, you're going to block MacDonald in Luban?"

"I think this place is also suitable. It is right on the side of the river. We can also deploy our troops in the town. The only problem is whether the cannons can keep up with the advance of the troops. Although we are a small legion, we lack cavalry cannons, but we have a lot of 12-pound cannons and unicorn cannons."

However, this is also a problem with the Russian army's firepower configuration, which always makes it lack cavalry artillery.

If only the cavalry arrived there, it would probably be meaningless.

Solovyov himself believed that this was his graduation exam as a qualified general.

Although from a certain perspective, if he himself thinks he is unqualified, then many people are already unqualified because of their connections.

Of course, he himself is considered a gigolo.

"But you still have to go there, it's just the road conditions"

"There is not much time left. We need to act quickly, just like we did in Italy."

What Solovyov was thinking about was the battle situation in 1799 when he followed Suvorov in pursuing the French army in Italy.

At that time, he was just a captain, working around the commander-in-chief, sometimes leading his troops into battle or serving as an aide.

It just so happened that he had to face McDonald again, but the method of pursuit was obviously different.

And there was no time for him to hesitate. Solovyov was determined to lead the troops and speed up the march, even to march day and night without interruption, with only short breaks for rest and reorganization in between.

The French troops that had been defeated in the battle with them had already joined the defeated troops of MacDonald and Lauriston and were not on the main front.

After the marching drums were beaten continuously, the soldiers from all sides in the legion have now become aware of it.

"Damn it, this time we're going to have a big battle!"

Some people have already complained about this, but all the soldiers know that if this kind of rapid and uninterrupted drumbeats are beaten and a big battle is fought, they will naturally get a lot if they can be rewarded for their merits in the future.

This time they attacked the French army's flank and seized a lot of baggage, which gave the soldiers a few good meals.

However, when it comes to using troops, although the treatment will be improved, when the war really starts, as a general, you cannot be merciful when leading your troops.

Therefore, the Allied soldiers embarked on a pursuit. This was common practice for the 9th Division, which often marched long distances like this, or the Balkan Division, which was accustomed to walking on mountain roads in their hometowns.

But the situation was different with the Brunswick Brigade and the Prussian Schwerin Brigade.

Many of the soldiers under the command of the "Black Duke" had their hometowns nearby. They were recruited from the fiefdoms of Silesia, the territories of the Duchy of Brunswick, and Prussian veterans who had lost their jobs due to disarmament.

They had a deep hatred for the French, so they marched very hard.

But when it comes to this brigade of the Prussian Army
They may have had enthusiasm in the past, but after this battle and marching such a long distance, their initial enthusiasm has been almost worn out.

Although winning a battle can motivate soldiers, their physical fitness is not very good.

If Solovyov were to recruit soldiers, he would probably only choose peasants from the Prussian countryside.

The Brunswick Brigade was able to keep up with the marching speed of the troops in front, but Schwerin's brigade was obviously far behind.

But the march had to continue. Seeing this situation, Solovyov let these Prussian troops cover the baggage and artillery carts in the rear, and left some cavalry to accompany them.

The rest of the troops are moving forward.

MacDonald probably didn't realize that he was the one being beaten all the time, and that during the pursuit, Blücher kept chasing his troops from behind, causing many French and vassal troops who fell behind to be quickly caught up and captured.

In fact, in the Battle of Katzbach, the number of French troops actually lost on the battlefield was still small.

Most of them were lost in the disorderly retreat and the pursuit by the Allied forces.

In just two days, MacDonald had already lost more than 20,000 men on both sides of the battlefield, and when statistics were taken, it was known from all calibers that if he continued in this way, the losses would only be greater.

Therefore, he also tried to escape and moved towards Bautzen.

But he could not have imagined that they were running so fast, and there was a coalition force nearby, which was rushing to advance towards Luban, where the French army must pass.

Even the marching speed is faster than that of the French army.

Obviously, the French army's battlefield performance is different under different circumstances.

In fact, the combat effectiveness of the French army during the Revolutionary War and the current French army are not at the same level.

At that time, it was to defend the Republic and there was a strong patriotic enthusiasm. Now it is just loyalty to the emperor, and the part that was formed after the Great Revolution.

Perhaps it was really destroyed by Napoleon himself, as Langgelon said.

The coalition forces' actions at this time were to defeat the French on the battlefield.

Although the German princes have always harbored ulterior motives, a powerful enemy will make them temporarily unite to face this common powerful enemy. (End of this chapter)