Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 459 036 Eugene Beauharnais and Solovyov's step-cousin civil war (Part )
However, this time Solovyov asked the Russian army to suspend its actions, not because he was being a bad teammate.

According to his idea, before fighting, one must at least pay attention to the enemy's deployment and understand the enemy situation before launching an attack.

The Bavarian army had already discovered the Russian army and entered the position. If the Russian army attacked directly, they would probably be hit by "Grapeshot", which would be a loss.

When Solovyov arrived at the front, he also saw Eugene's position.

"We can't attack by force like this. We will use two regiments to make a feint attack from the front to attract the Bavarians' firepower, and then attack their weakly defended areas from the flank and drive them all into the river!"

His deployment was adjusted very quickly. After all, he was able to directly pull out 6 infantry regiments, with cavalry cooperation, and artillery also had an advantage. It can be said that the advantage was in my hands.

But the problem was that the terrain occupied by the Bavarians at that time was conducive to the development of firepower, and for the Russian army, although they could hit the Bavarian artillery, the opponent's 12-pound artillery still had some power.

The battle had just begun when two artillery shells whizzed past Solovyov's headquarters, but did not cause any damage.

"It seems that the enemy's artillery still has some weapons. Our operation this time will not be so easy."

"General, what should we do?"

"When we conduct a trial attack like this, we can only find out the enemy's deployment, but to further attack, we need more troops to seize the bridge. Fortunately, this is a floating bridge, not those bridges, so we don't have to worry about blowing it up directly. However, when dealing with the French, it would be good if some fireboats could be reserved upstream to attack this floating bridge. Even if we can't guarantee the destruction of this place, it can delay the French mobilization."

When he said this, he actually had some concerns, that is, these grenadiers guarding the bridgehead were obviously a difficult idea.

There may be some French troops resting nearby. If a fight breaks out and their flanks are attacked, the situation will not be good.

The French army was besieging Danzig, and most of its troops were resting in Warsaw. If an army approached, it would be difficult for them to resist the large number of French troops with their six regiments of 7000 infantry, plus more than cavalry and artillery.

Therefore, his mentality this time was to fight if he could, and run away if he couldn't fight in the short term. If there were French troops active nearby, he would fight and run away.

It sounds exciting, but the situation is not that optimistic.

The Saken Division was transferred here because the division commander had recently fallen ill and was recuperating in Memel, so Solovyov went directly to the front as chief of staff.

The brigade commanders and regiment commanders all know that although this guy is only a newly promoted general, he is also a favored minister in the palace, and he has some skills. He is not the kind of pig teammate in the court in the past.

A typical example is Korsakov. But we cannot completely say that he has no ability. The fact that young Kamensky was able to become a division commander at a young age was due to his meritorious service at the Ghost Gate Bridge when Suvorov took him out. This guy's comments were also of some use.

Of course, he was just a background figure and was badly beaten by Massena in Zurich.

As for Solovyov, everyone is quite impressed by his abilities and his luck.

The only one who managed to escape from every French pursuit was Prince Bagration, but the one who never suffered a loss in every battle with the French was Solovyov.

Therefore, although he is young, he is able to control the situation.

However, this time the attack was not against the French army, and it was actually quite difficult.

The Titov Brigade attacked from the front and suffered a heavy loss in their feint attack. They didn't expect these guys to directly bombard them with grapeshot!
Solovyov was quite familiar with this unethical behavior. He liked to do it this way, and he often used a combination of punches.

It's just that he was not very skilled in this adjustment technique, and it was obvious that someone had taught him.

However, Solovyov had not yet realized that this was his cousin. His skills were learned secretly, but Eugene was trained by Napoleon himself. He first met Napoleon when he went to ask for his deceased father's sword, and then his mother remarried.

As for the future, he is much more reliable than his brother-in-law and uncle who might get sick in Egypt and another ridiculous younger uncle.

Now, he was squatting here, and it was obvious that Solovyov had suffered.

Even the follow-up to this tactic, with the grenadiers spreading out and taking turns firing their muskets from behind their positions, seemed to have been copied.

Not only Titov, but also Ushakov on the flank was beaten back when he tried to outflank the enemy.

In this case, there is obviously no good way to seize the pontoon bridge, let alone cross the river.

But the opponent did not dare to come out of their positions. This was more ironclad than Solovyov's iron barrel formation. Except for the cannons, everyone else had to hide and take the hit.

The artillery that was mobilized fired shells that bounced directly over the top, and the trenches and anti-artillery fortifications on the opposite side were also well built.

At this time, if you try to force it, it will definitely not work.

However, Solovyov did not want to rely on bluffing, after all, there was no ceasefire between the two sides.

"Bao Hong, I have a mission for you. Do you have the courage?"

"What are you talking about? There is nothing we Cossacks dare not do!"

Bao Hong guaranteed it, and he did have the courage.

He brought only two followers and no weapons, and went to cease fire with a white flag.

After seeing this situation, Eugene was indeed a little confused?
"What are you Russians doing?"

"Sir, we are here as military envoys."

In fact, Solovyov wanted Bao Hong, a daring guy, to explore the Bavarians' defense situation and understand their deployment.

But after coming in and looking at the situation, Bao Hong thought that even if he led a Cossack regiment, he would not be able to find a gap to rush in.

As for the identity of the Bavarian Army commander?
"Who is your commander?"

It was Euren who asked first, and Bao Hong was not vague.

"Our commander is Major General Solovyov. It was his plan that defeated your Fifth Army in Pultusk!"

After Eugene heard this, he found it consistent with the rumors in Paris, but he didn't say much. He just said: "I am Eugene de Beauharnais. If your commander wants to negotiate a truce, I suggest he retreat in the next two days and don't think about seizing the pontoon bridge."

His words were very clear, that is, he could get people over.

After hearing this, Bao Hong had an idea in his mind. Previous reconnaissance showed that the French garrison nearby was only a day's journey away, and the cavalry unit would probably arrive even faster.

And the only thing that is clear is that there is an old soldier named Massena active nearby.

Solovyov was not confident that he could defeat the old soldier. He had fought Napoleon before and had to grit his teeth and fight in Eylau.

Although it is possible to guarantee invincibility, winning is a rather troublesome matter.

As for such a hard nut, the Russian army had to retreat after fighting for a long time and failing.

After Bao Hong came back, he also explained the situation.

Only Solovyov smiled.

"why are you laughing?"

"Napoleon's fake son is here. This is interesting." "Huh?"

Bao Hong looked at his expression and didn't understand what he meant.

Of course, he couldn't talk about meeting someone or establishing relations here, and it wouldn't be a good idea for him to do that at this time.

"Oh, if only there was a Kalmyk cavalryman who was good at using a bow and arrow and could tie the letter to an arrow and shoot it."

"You are still thinking about those Tatars at this time."

"Bao Hong, we do have to withdraw our troops, so we need you to go there to stop the fighting, collect the bodies, and treat the wounded."

"This can indeed be done, and the other party also released our prisoners."

"It's just a pity that we didn't capture any prisoners. We really suffered a lot this time."

If we have more time, we can seize the pontoon bridge and even open a passage for follow-up troops.

However, the reconnaissance situation has been summarized. Stroganov, who is leading the Hussars nearby, has reported the latest situation.

"How about it?"

"Sir, the French have already moved."

"It looks like we can't break down the door today. Let's prepare to retreat."

Of course, there is no need to leave any letters.

If they retreated like this, Solovyov was also thinking about what to do next.

I'm afraid that the other troops who wanted to capture and destroy the bridge would not be able to do so smoothly. They could not even defeat the Bavarians, and if they were real French, it would be difficult for them to capture the bridge successfully.

As for some bridges that were not destroyed, it would be difficult to cross the river if there were cannons at the bridgeheads.

This is not the right time to look for relatives. There is a war going on and the military situation is urgent. If that old soldier Massena comes, he will not abide by the moral code of war.

Therefore, this was the best time to escape, and the Russian army gathered together very quickly, clearing the front in two hours and retreating smoothly into the forest.

By the time Massena arrived, the Russian army had already run far away.

When he saw Eugene here, he didn't expect that this boy, who had been a father for only a short time, could actually drive away the Russian army.

When I saw Jerome besieging those fortresses in Silesia before, it was really hard to describe. The ability to mobilize troops is not something that can be achieved by just someone with the surname Bonaparte. Maybe Napoleon has mutated, right?

However, Eugene's report was too honest, saying that more than one hundred Russian soldiers were killed and about three hundred were injured.

Massena looked at it and said, "Prince, you won a victory, but how come the results are so small?"

"The Russians feinted their frontal attack and attacked from the flank. The battle only lasted for a while, and they were hit by our artillery shells. That was the loss."

After hearing this, the old soldier also felt bored: "Think about it, such a small victory can't be included in the army bulletin!"

After hearing this, Eugene remained indifferent. He did not mean that. He just felt that he had to report truthfully.

"I think it's better to write it like this. Solovyov fought against the Fifth Army in Pultusk before."

"Ah, I know this boy. I heard that he has some tricks up his sleeve. Prince, you are quite capable of blocking his attack. At a time like this, you can't just write this."

This old guy, Massena, is teaching young people to do bad things online.

But this is also a daily operation. Both France and Russia have their own headquarters battle reports, and spammed battle reports are often seen.

The report written by Massena was that 2,000 enemies were annihilated.
However, what he wrote is still relatively conservative. If you really want to brag, you have to look at the emperor himself.

After the failure of this bridge attack, Solovyov retreated directly.

"We failed to capture the bridge this time. What should we do if the French come after us?"

"I'm telling you, matchmaker. We don't have to worry. Just wait at the ferry when we return. If the French army catches up with us, they will be hit by cannonballs while swimming across the river."

Dolgorukov, who acted as a matchmaker, was the commander of the 3rd Brigade. The three regiments under his command had not suffered heavy losses, so he could set up an ambush here.

However, the French pursuit force was not large, and Massena was also very cunning. He sent out several cavalry squadrons to pursue the enemy, in order to find out the situation while preventing the main force from suffering losses.

In this way, the Russian army only used artillery to kill dozens of cavalrymen, but the actual results were not great.

After Massena found out, he also felt that he should not continue the pursuit.

"He is indeed a cunning fox. The cavalry we were pursuing were ambushed by him."

"So what should we do now?"

"Let's wait for the opportunity to act. We have to catch the Russians eventually. If we want to fight a big war later, we still have to wait for the emperor's order."

This did not affect Massena's return to the city to have sex with Polish women. Eugene felt a little disgusted when he saw them.

However, compared with the women in Paris, Polish girls are indeed more simple and beautiful. No wonder these older French generals, from the emperor to the brigade generals, all found Polish mistresses.

But Eugene still missed his wife and his newly born daughter.

He was somewhat psychologically opposed to not finding a mistress here.

If it were her younger sister Odas, she would definitely not always be close to Louis if she had the chance, because he would always be boring.

Napoleon's mother, Queen Letizia, said it very clearly in this regard. This marriage was not very successful and it only ensured that the current heir had both the blood of the Bonaparte family and the blood of Josephine.

At the same time, Napoleon was often pimped by Talleyrand, for example, to marry an Austrian woman.

However, the emperor himself has no plans to marry another wife at present.

However, it is not ruled out that there are some new ideas in the palace, such as marrying a Russian princess after peace talks with Russia.

This is also a good choice, but Napoleon is also worried that some people are still very afraid of him.

For example, he had previously proposed to meet the Black Duke's wife, Mary of Baden, but the guy ended up sending his wife away.

As for the reason, it is quite funny. There are rumors that Marie was favored by Napoleon and wanted to marry Jerome to her. After all, she was a princess from the family of Baden, an ally.

This is just a rumor, and Napoleon obviously would not make such an arrangement for Jerome.

(End of this chapter)