Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

After seeing the exchange of fire, Christian quickly sent someone to confirm the situation.

He would have to confirm if he had attacked other regiments, but the Turks had a bit of excess courage as they rushed right towards the Moscow Grenadiers.

"what's the situation?"

"Sir, it was a grenadier on the flank who fired at the Turk after the light cavalry in front had withdrawn from the gap."

"So how's the battle going?"

"The first round was a volley, followed by free fire, and now the Turks have withdrawn."

"Very good. If you capture horses, remember to select some good ones. These Turkish cavalry have many good horses."

Solovyov was quite satisfied. He didn't expect that one or two of his subordinates were all thinking about getting a few horses from the Turks.

Moreover, he was not on the battlefield on the grenadiers' side, so he didn't know that the Moscow Grenadiers took advantage of the chaos to get a few good horses and harnessed the wounded and dead Turkish soldiers.

The surviving Turkish wounded soldiers also had bad luck, because their infantry comrades and beys had always been unmilitary and had a dark history of killing French and Russian wounded soldiers over the years, so they were not treated very well.

It was due to the great shortcomings and virtues of these fellow countrymen and comrades-in-arms as well as the Bayi Master that the personal belongings of these Turkish cavalrymen who were still alive and looked immortal were divided up by the Russian soldiers.

It was good for them to encounter the Moscow Grenadiers who had been restrained. These people only wanted to take away the bags on their bodies and disarm them. They would not search you if you had something hidden close to your body.

If they had been replaced by other infantrymen and Cossacks, these Turkish cavalry masters probably would not have had the opportunity to complain to the Russian officers.

However, this kind of Russian army is already very martial.

When the Moscow Grenadiers were fighting in Poland, there was an unlucky battalion commander who was captured by the French. Even though they knew he was an officer, they still stabbed his throat. When the Russian army found the battalion commander's body, all he had left was a pair of shorts.

At that time, the Moscow Regiment had retaliated against the French army, but because they were on the flank of the battlefield, and Langeron and Bagration were responsible for discipline, Solovyov only learned about this later.

Now he naturally didn't know what the situation was like on his brother-in-law's front line, he just continued to observe the movements of the Turkish army.

"Mikhail, Arkady has sent another adjutant here, saying that the Turkish follow-up troops are still crossing the river, and there may be more enemies than expected."

"More enemies? It's not impossible for us to win the battle on this terrain, but right now our two divisions on the flank and the main cavalry force cannot move. We have to let more Turks come closer."

"If you have a big appetite, you may not be able to finish it all at once. This is not the time when the Romans could fight annihilation wars at will."

"War of annihilation? Fyodor, you reminded me of the terrain here. If we block the pocket in Lom, there might be a battle of Cannae."

Uvarov winked at the staff headed by Clausewitz and several of Solovyov's adjutants. Even a general like him who was known for his bravery would never have such a big appetite.

And Solovyov's characteristics are that he is indeed as bold as his master in his actions, but when it comes to real combat, he is usually very cautious.

But this time when they met the Turks, they had obviously changed a bit. They were no longer satisfied with small victories and it seemed they were going for a big one.

But Clausewitz just shook his head, indicating that it was not worth trying to persuade him at this time.

Solovyov would usually be more cautious when facing a battle, but this time, because the Turks were relatively weak, his appetite became greater.

In the past, those people always boasted about how many military exploits the Turks had won. In fact, Solovyov had heard from his father-in-law and father, as well as his master and several senior brothers, that the Turks were okay only in terms of courage, but if the battlefield environment deteriorated, they might collapse even faster.

If this were to happen, he had discussed it with Clausewitz and had discussed it at the pre-war preparation meeting. It was indeed not easy to make this decision, after all, there were many enemies.

However, judging from the battle of Vidin and the earlier outpost battle when crossing the river, there is a chance to defeat the enemy with a smaller force.

In fact, even Austria, the professional European sandbag in the 18th century, was defeated by the Prussian army using a diagonal deployment in the Battle of Leuthen, and it was not a war of annihilation.

This guy Solovyov has a big appetite.

Arkady was on a high ground marked as 144 on the current military map, and he noticed that the further back the Turks went, the more people gathered. This time there must be a big fish.

But he was not sure. Although his division had been reinforced for deployment in the Kamianets-Podilsky area, they did not even move when fighting the Austrians and were still continuing to replenish soldiers, but facing so many people.

He is not his father. Suvorov has rarely fought a battle with more people than the enemy in his life, so he was also waiting for instructions from Solovyov.

In order to avoid exposing the target, he sent his adjutant to communicate continuously. If he sent optical signals on the high ground, there was still a risk of being discovered by the enemy.

As for the leader Mustafa Bey, he probably didn't know what blessing he had, as he was beaten by two princes and two earls at once. This was extremely noble on the Turks' side.

It’s just that these opponents are all on the opposite sides.

Moreover, he was confident that this time Ahmed Pasha had assigned a task to his superior Murad Pasha, which was to lead an army of 100,000 to force back the Russian army. Moreover, the Russian army, from the initial 20,000 reported by Sofia to the subsequent cavalry reconnaissance and 30,000 reported by spies, was not even as large as his own troops.

When these Russians started fighting, it was probably like today's outpost battle, they would build camps according to their old method and let the enemies attack them.

Although there is a good chance of losing this kind of war, considering the number of Turkish troops, there shouldn't be so many deployments, right?

What's more, the Russian army that appeared in front of them, judging from the results of the charge of several Delian light cavalry and local conscripted cavalry, was only one division. Even if there were Russian troops behind the small river opposite them, they were probably preparing to attack them from the flank.

He could not have imagined that Solovyov's appetite would become so big after he came to Turkey, and according to the Russian Army's division-level organization, these three Russian divisions were reinforced divisions of nearly 10,000 or even more than 10,000 people.

This does not include the cavalry. Naturally, Soloviev will use its own organizational advantages to give the opponent a big blow.

If it was a normal battle, without taking advantage of the terrain, Solovyov would probably have prepared to pursue the enemy continuously, learning from his master how to fight the French and defeating them one by one along the Danube.

This is a very safe approach, but it can easily turn into a herding of sheep during a battle. The Turks are different from enemies elsewhere in Europe. After you fight them once, they may come back again next time.

It was as if the British were annoyed by the Indians and were finally broken down by their scoundrelly methods.

Solovyov also hated the terrain in eastern Thrace and the mountains in the Balkans. If the enemy could not be eliminated quickly, the war would continue.

He didn't want to slack off, he just wanted to deliver a thundering blow this time.

Of course, what Arkady reported to him next gave him some idea of ​​the situation.

"Karl, take a look at Arkasha's new intelligence."

"What will happen?"

Although Clausewitz was curious, he would not say much.

Solovyov was very happy. In the current environment, he should be able to sleep well even without a bonfire at night. The mosquitoes here were very annoying, so he had to prepare a bonfire.

Although the previous Russo-Turkish war was won, Prince Potemkin and many middle and upper-level officers were killed due to the malaria epidemic. Epidemic prevention has always been a difficult issue that Solovyov has paid attention to.

Therefore, Solovyov also sent people to observe the Selenge and Yakut regiments when they were camped on the high ground near the river bank.

No problem. The adjutants who went out to take a look also found that the fire was not very obvious, and the terrain here could just block part of it.

It doesn't matter if we are discovered. The Arkady Highlands are our killer move. We want to attack the Turkish army from the flank. The opponent has predicted this and the battlefield we have set up is relatively deep, so the 9th Division will not be discovered.

In short, this was the first time he fought a battle of this scale, and he was in charge of the command himself, so of course he had to pay more attention and use all his abilities.

Mustafa Bey on the opposite side had no idea that he wanted to make progress so much, and at dusk, he set up camp along the Danube.

That is to say, Solovyov did not support night attacks in the war at that time, otherwise his method of setting up camp in a long snake formation would have resulted in his entire camp being burned down.

After all, this guy is also a famous arsonist in the Russian army, and he also likes to tinker with new inventions. This time he went to Ploiesti in Wallachia and got some oil, which he planned to use to improve the formula of Molotov cocktails.

Although grenadiers didn't use this thing often, they preferred baskets of grenades and didn't get burned.

But when infantry troops are outside, they will inevitably encounter situations where they need to use fire.

Therefore, the improvement of the formula of this Molotov cocktail cannot be interrupted.

"Look at the Turkish camp, this number should be a lot."

Solovyov was watching from the high ground and knew that this time the battle would not be easy, but he had to grit his teeth and fight on.

"Is your strategy still the same?"

"They just bombarded a few crossings with artillery. It's not all pebbles underneath. Some places I surveyed before the Turks came. Some places may still be bedrock. It won't be like the Trebia River."

"You remember it very clearly."

"The Grand Marshal showed me the report he gave to the Emperor after the war. Karl, I also know that you will write some military works in the future, not only theories, but also case studies. Do you want me to tell you about the Battle of the Trebia River?"

"Forget about it now. What you've said are all details. Although they are very useful, they are all based on observations and summaries on the front line. The more you suffer, the easier it is to understand. You suffered a lot in the first few years of fighting the French. You have also summed up the situation, right?"

"I haven't suffered that much loss, but it's true that you have to be careful."

Solovyov looked at Clausewitz, then at the soldiers who were resting nearby except for the guards, and he relaxed a little.

"Ah, let's go to bed tonight. Are you on duty or am I on duty?"

"I know you, when you're not around women, you're a night owl. You even coaxed your maid to sleep today. You used to treat your maids as your sisters, and they were all pretty girls."

"Karl, why are you concerned about this issue?"

Solovyov knew that Clausewitz was only good to his wife, but his wife was more like his secretary and also served as housekeeper when he was not at home. The book On War could be presented more completely because it was compiled and edited by his wife after he died of cholera. The latter part was his research on war history.

"I also want to learn from you how to handle relationships with different types of women. But Mihlima is not Adelaide, whom you regard as your sister. You have trained that girl into a shrewd and capable housekeeper. It's a pity that she is a girl, otherwise she can also be an excellent civil servant."

"Don't say anything. I have something to tell you. You are from Prussia and you will have to go back in the future. It doesn't matter if you know it."

"What's the matter?"

"Speransky, the emperor's trusted minister, proposed to Adela. I didn't expect it. Maybe I arranged for this girl to help him organize his office and won his favor. You know, he is a workaholic who works eighteen hours a day. Except for eating and sleeping, he basically works on the way to work. He also reads documents when sitting in the carriage."

"That bald minister who is in his thirties but looks like he is fifty? But I heard that he is the emperor's trusted and favored minister and a very talented person. Your sister Adelaide should not lack the love of her father and brother, right?"

"Of course not. If Mikhail was just an ordinary favorite, he would probably like Adela's beauty rather than her talent. Unfortunately, Adelaide is very knowledgeable and good at organizing documents and files. She helps my father do this at home. Mikhail did not remarry after his wife became a widower. I believe in his character and loyalty to his feelings. It's just that politics in the future will be different from war. It's different."

At this time, he also knew that he could not let Clausewitz worry as much as he did. It was enough for him to know about this matter. He could not tell even a senior Guards officer like Uvarov who was tight-lipped and reminded him not to say anything dirty.

The troubles that Speransky may encounter in the future may also cause Adela to suffer.

Mihrima, just raise her up first and then decide.

What's more important now is to fight. Since I'm a night owl, the others can go and rest for a while. (End of this chapter)