Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Olsufiev was almost sent to a military court by Sakken, so he decided to start a war here, which even his subordinates did not know.

Because Sakken only mentioned it once when he summoned his generals, and probably only people in Sakken’s headquarters knew about it.

But the fatal thing is that the opponent's military strength far exceeds his.

Marmont's troops were at the forefront of Napoleon's marching column. He found that although the Russian army was on the defensive, there were loopholes everywhere. The roads behind and the nearby woods were simply a paradise for light infantry.

Even if the Russian army has cavalry cooperation, they have to consider carefully whether they can get in.

Marmont then did not hesitate and mobilized all the artillery and light infantry. As there was no one guarding the bridge, the French army quickly passed the front line.

Ney's troops followed behind, and the French army's strength increased.

When a shell hit the woods, Orsufiev realized that something was wrong.

He did not care that the enemy was firing artillery in another direction, nor did he care about the order to "hold on firmly". He now had to lead his troops to break out from Chamberbert to find Blücher's reinforcements.

However, Blücher probably would not give him any reinforcements. Now he did not believe that the main force of the French army, or even Napoleon himself, had already arrived before him.

"Marshal, we always have to consider that Napoleon's every move was very quick. If he was not in Troyes or Montargis, then where did he go? And we don't know the situation of the French in Montargis. This is not like German soil."

Gneisenau's attitude was already very clear, and the suggestions put forward at this time always had to take into account the actual combat situation and the feelings of the commander-in-chief.

But I don’t know what’s wrong with the old man today. He just doesn’t believe that the main force of the French army will appear in Chambébert.

But he just believed it, and sending reinforcements probably wouldn't have any effect.

When under Solovyov's command, the 9th Division participated in the Balkan Wars and the Anti-French Alliance War in Saxony, and performed very well. There were also many experienced veterans in this division, and the loss of key personnel was not too great.

However, under the command of Olsufiev, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., before the sun set, they were defeated by the French.

Together with the Prussian troops, nearly 10,000 people were wiped out here, and the French did not even suffer much damage.

Fortunately, Solovyov was left behind, otherwise he would have been heartbroken.

Perhaps after the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, when Augustus faced the loss of three elite field armies, his feelings were always understandable.

Except for more than a thousand Russian troops who successfully broke through, the rest were wiped out on the battlefield, and two generals were taken prisoner.

Even when Marmont saw Orsoufiere, he was brought to him by a young man who had just joined the army for six months.

"Soldier, what's your name?"

"Marshal, I am Pierre-Christophe Christiele, Chasseur de Chasseurs."

"How long have you been in the army?"

"Six months, sir."

"That's right. When I was your age I followed the Emperor around Toulon."

When Marmont saw the Russian lieutenant general, he also lamented that the emperor's cheap nephew, who was also a lieutenant general, was extremely difficult to deal with and had always been committed to causing trouble for the French army.

And this guy just gave away the 9th Division like that. It's really outrageous. Even generals have different abilities.

"Well, chasseur. Take this general to the emperor and receive the reward you deserve."

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the French army, as new recruits are always lucky enough to make great contributions.

The chasseurs were awarded the Legion of Honor and the emperor also gave them a treat.

Although it was a dinner party, we also had to chat with the generals and the soldiers who had made contributions.

"Good job, but I was a cavalryman for six months and I caught a general."

The young man was very excited when he saw the emperor.

"Just don't get so excited. We have a big battle to fight later! As for you, General."

Napoleon looked around and saw that not only Orsufiev was captured, but also another general and dozens of officers. Today's victory was quite significant.

"At this time, you can either hold on or retreat before the battle begins. You also have to destroy the bridge. It seems that you have not done any of them. But you have also come to France, so you are our guest. Caulaincourt, how should we entertain these guests?"

"Your Majesty, according to the rules, it should be sent to Paris tomorrow."

"Oh, yes, Paris. You can go to Paris and take a good look at this city. You are probably the first group of 'friends' to arrive in Paris. I think the people of Paris will also welcome you warmly!"

When he was in mainland France, because there were not so many problems, Napoleon began to treat the prisoners well.

At the same time, the capture of several thousand prisoners and their escort back to Paris also helped boost the confidence of the people of Paris.

And there was another problem, that is, he had a Russian wife at home, and he couldn't touch these generals and officers.

When I set up the bomb in Moscow before, it turned out to be a bluff, just to avoid trouble from my wife when I returned home.

At least my wife wrote to me recently saying she is pregnant again, has had pregnancy, and hopes it's a girl.
Napoleon’s illegitimate children were all sons, in stark contrast to Alexander.

If he blew up the Kremlin, when he came back to pay his taxes, he would probably be locked out by his young wife and left to starve.

"And, Caulaincourt, write back to the Queen and call the secretary. I hope that if my child is a daughter, she will be named Vitoire (Victory). If it is a son,

In short, he has a lot to think about.

For the French army, this was their first great battle on French soil and the entire army was very excited.

After Napoleon's secretary came and finished drafting the letter, Berthier and Ney came over again.

"Your Majesty, should we take action? Grouchy reported that he caught a messenger from the Prussian headquarters during the pursuit, and Blücher seemed to be preparing to escape."

Napoleon saw the messenger and the letter and thought it was ridiculous. Even after asking the messenger, he was very curious about why Blücher's orders were so incoherent and accurately delivered. What on earth was this old guy doing?
But the other party did tell the truth, otherwise the French might have asked the messenger to try their great memory recovery technique.

By the evening, Napoleon was still full of energy and was preparing to draft a new order. He also called Lagrange, who had been treated for his head wound, and Grouchy, who had been recalled.

"It's a pity that there are only two chickens here. It would be nice if there was one more. And since they are roasted chickens, the taste may not be that good."

"But, Your Majesty, you know that I have a bad appetite after being hit on the head."

"Lagrange, you can rest there. Grouchy, do your scouts know the enemy's situation now?"

"Your Majesty, I left four squadrons of chasseurs to watch the road before I came back. If Blücher gave Sacken any orders, or if he himself tried to come over, I would be aware of it."

"Very good, that's what we want. It would be best if we could capture their messenger and get accurate orders. This old guy caused us a lot of trouble in Saxony, Poland, and East Prussia, as well as those Russians."

"But the Russians don't seem convinced, Your Majesty. They say that if they were led by your nephew, they would not have lost so badly."

Lagrange also looked funny with a bandage on his head.

"That's just because they are unwilling to accept it. But that's not the important thing. We have to find a way to cut off York and Sarken's escape route and completely destroy them."

Napoleon had regretted before that, due to the huge disparity in troop strength between Saint-Cyr and Schwarzenberg, he did not have time to complete his plan of cutting off the Allied forces' retreat and annihilating the Bohemian Army under the city of Dresden.

If it had worked at that time, it would have been outrageous. Napoleon might have been able to force the European monarchies to kneel down and sing the song of conquest.

Now he has such an opportunity, but with his current military strength, which means cutting off some small troops and having only 30,000 men, although it is convenient to command, there are other problems.

Even if the communication with McDonald is smooth, it will only add another 15,000.

All he could hope for now was that the old soldier Massena would send one of the two marshals, Soult and Suchet.

Also, there was Le Courbe in Besançon, who was isolated behind enemy lines, but according to the Austrian prisoners captured in the previous days, this general who had been on the bench for eight years was holding his ground stubbornly behind the Austrian army and causing the Austrians a lot of trouble.

Mainz, Hamburg, Metz, Strasbourg and Besançon are all fighting such a battle now.

Napoleon himself was still in high spirits and was also assessing the current situation.

If Blücher was attacked first, it would be easy to let go of Sacken and York behind him. Moreover, no matter how timid Schwarzenberg was, it would be disadvantageous to him if part of the troops left behind also joined the battle.

Moreover, York and Sacken also threatened Paris and always wanted to defeat any enemy that approached Paris.

As for anything else, he doesn't have time to consider it now, or the timing is not right.

Of course, he didn't know what Blücher was doing after Orsufiev's army was almost wiped out.

While he ordered Sacken and York to retreat immediately, he also ordered the troops around him to speed up their retreat and stay away from Napoleon, the damn devil.

Unlike the Paris newspapers, the more threatened Blücher was, the more excited his words seemed.

When faced with this situation, Paris newspapers quickly began to promote the fact that "His Majesty the Emperor won a great victory in Chamberbert, annihilated 30,000 enemies, and captured two Russian generals", which fully demonstrated the charm of journalism.

As for Solovyov, he will also have an order, but there will definitely be some delay.

When Orsufiev was beaten, he was still lagging behind, and the troops he had were indeed not enough to do anything. It was just that after Arkady set out to join Alexander, the Tsar sent an adjutant over.

"Count, I have brought you the latest instructions by order of His Majesty."

After reading it, Solovyov felt a little more relaxed.

Although the quality of the coalition forces on the front line was uneven, just like the uneven application of fertilizer in a vegetable field, causing some to die of drought and some to die of floods, and the Germans were losing, losing, and losing, but Alexander still gave the order, although he did not get any usable troops from Schwarzenberg's micro-manipulation on the front line.

However, the Northern Army has crossed the Rhine, and the troops in the Ardennes Forest can still be mobilized.

But this also takes time. Solovyov knew that there would be no decent reinforcements in February, and even the troops he led might have been defeated by Blücher.

His premonition was very accurate, but he didn't know the situation over there at the moment.

"But it will take time to mobilize the army. Major, I will draft a reply immediately. Please submit it to the emperor and tell him that we should concentrate our forces to fight against Napoleon now."

Of course, some things in the letter cannot be said.

For example, things like "pig tactics" are very unfriendly to the Austrians.

Similarly, it is not good for their own situation, after all, the Gauls have liked to eat wild boars since ancient times.

At this time, Blücher had no time to care about him. He was ordering Kleist and Kapcevic to retreat as soon as possible, and York and Sacken should not think of entering Paris first.

If Napoleon attacked now, there would be a high probability that their entire legion would be destroyed.

Even Napoleon was now lacking many of his usual elite soldiers and generals, and had to divide his troops into several battlefields.

The old soldier couldn't come back for the time being, and Davout was in Hamburg, so he was eager to have these useful generals in his hands.

Now his target is determined to be York and Sacken.

In the previous battle against Olsufiev, the total losses did not exceed 700 people.

If there were more large-scale battles of this kind, Schwarzenberg would probably have to flee with an advantage of 150,000 or even 200,000 troops.

He was afraid of a head-on confrontation with Napoleon. Besides, the French army was also increasing its troops at this time. Even if they were just a group of new recruits, as long as they had some courage to join the battle, they would always change the situation on the field.

Now Napoleon is just dispersing 80,000 men. What if he could get some reinforcements from Spain?

Schwarzenberg was scared just thinking about it, and there was indeed intelligence intercepted by the Cossacks that French troops were heading north from the south to join the main battlefield.

Both of these coaches want to run away now, and it can be said that they are afraid of the enemy like a tiger.

Maybe it's just like Napoleon was afraid of the tiger girl at home. (End of this chapter)