Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Murat's cavalry gradually began to lose, and the subsequent infantry attacking the Russian grenadiers was also repelled, and the situation was finally reversed.

The coalition forces, which had been in panic and fleeing everywhere, finally blocked the French offensive after the addition of fresh troops, and even began to counterattack.

The French artillerymen, who had been watching the show at first, now had to help their cavalry comrades again.

Previously, it was their artillery bombardment that pushed back the Russian positions, and now it was these artillerymen who were using shotgun shells to block the Allied artillery rushing towards Gallows Hill.

However, because the French had counterattacked first, it was difficult for them to organize any offensive for a while.

Except for the Young Guards and Saxon Cavalry who were at the edge of the University Forest, most of the rest of the troops returned to their starting positions.

However, there is also a rather strange thing. The Austrian army on the left wing of the coalition forces, although not severely defeated, has lost its commander.

The reason was nothing else but that their commander, Möhrfeldt, was severely myopic. While commanding at the front line, he accidentally encountered a group of French cavalry.

He was captured alive by the French army, while his men fled in all directions.

Then, the Austrians continued to exchange fire with their opponents until they were driven out of the school again by the French army.

The bells ringing in the city of Leipzig were supposed to celebrate Napoleon's victory on the battlefield, but now it turned into a different scene.

After he returned to the battlefield, he also re-examined the situation on the battlefield.

The old guards were sent as reserve to support the front-line troops. After stabilizing the front line, the fighting on the main battlefield that day was nearing its end.

On the northern battlefield, the battle between Blücher and Ney continued into the night, but nothing changed.

When Bertrand's defeated troops arrived from the northeast, the news they brought was not good for Napoleon.

On the one hand, the emperor knew that it was unlikely to intercept the enemy from the northeast.

In addition, through the interrogation of prisoners and the news brought by Bertrand's defeated soldiers from the direction of Eilenberg, it was known that three other allied forces were moving towards Leipzig.

This time the news is more accurate than the previous reconnaissance intelligence.

Napoleon probably even knew the size of the coalition forces.

Although today at the tactical level, Napoleon used a fierce offensive to inflict heavy damage on the coalition forces, especially the Russian troops in the Wachau village area on the front, which was also the main force to continue to attack the French army.

However, more troublesome things are yet to come. The supply of the French army is very difficult. Even though a large amount of ammunition was stockpiled in Leipzig before the war, some troops are now beginning to run out of ammunition.

Under all these conditions, things are looking very bad.

So he called in Möhrfeldt and asked the captured Austrian general to present his armistice agreement to the three monarchs of the Allied Forces.

He still looks aggressive, but Napoleon is different now.

"Bonaparte actually offered the agreement on his own initiative. Sir, you are really unlucky today. Eight years ago, you were the negotiating representative."

"Your Majesty, compared to this, perhaps more troublesome is the conditions offered to our Emperor and Your Majesty."

After all, Murfelt had some diplomatic experience, so he could guess the situation.

"But our army is larger in number. Unlike before, he cannot defeat us in one day, and he has suffered heavy losses. Our reinforcements are coming. As usual, we should not respond to his request. What he did not get on the battlefield, he cannot get through this series of intimidation now."

In fact, these words were said to the Austrian Emperor. No matter how useless the King of Prussia was, after the previous humiliation, he would stand firmly on the side of the Tsar.

Alexander also promised to support the king on the issue of Saxony's territory.

As for the reinforcements, the first to arrive was Solovyov, who was marching at night. He was forming a battle line on the other side of the river and had pulled out many torches.

"Mick, you should go to the three majesties now and let them know our situation."

"No hurry. Let me sit here and take a breath."

Solovyov leaned against a large rock and looked at the bonfire on the French position opposite.

At this point, the French still seem to be in high spirits.

"It seems that bleeding is not enough."

After all, whether it is the bonfire or the burning houses around it, it is not completely dark yet, and in the absence of light pollution, it is naturally a high-definition version.

Solovyov also saw through the telescope that some of the French soldiers were even sitting around the campfire.

Obviously, this day's fighting did not shake the morale of the French.

We need to add more fuel to the battlefield to ignite this powder keg.

But this opportunity was not in his control.

His 30,000 troops are not even as many as the troops lost by the coalition forces today.

To be honest, it was all caused by this stupid command plan.

He left Clausewitz and Arkady at the residence, and he and the "Black Duke" went to the mountain where the monarchs were.

"Your Majesty, the Oder River Corps has arrived, and Count Solovyov is waiting to be summoned."

When Alexander heard that he was coming, he just nodded and didn't make any other movements.

After all, his troops were too small to play any decisive role. The biggest benefit was that they blocked the road on the northeast side.

If the Northern Legion arrived at the battlefield, this small legion would also be deployed in advance when they formed up their battle array.

Moreover, Solovyov was a very smart fighter. He just squatted there and did nothing, sandwiched between the French flanks on the north and south sides. If something happened in this place, the result would be fatal, no matter which direction he attacked.

The monarchs were not in a hurry. Solovyov was bored and decided to go find Barclay. After all, his residence was not far from where the monarchs were.

"Misha, you came a little late and missed the battle of the day. But it was also the official time. You encountered the French on the road, and you were probably the first batch." "There is nothing we can do about it. Bertrand is actually on the road we are preparing to march. When I first came to Saxony, I hunted near Dresden and Leipzig and knew a road in the forest. I used two infantry divisions to defeat Bertrand's front."

"And then you got here, except you didn't annihilate him."

"There's no need to waste the soldiers' energy for a small local victory. We still have a big battle to fight."

"But if the grenadiers hadn't tried their best to stop the cuirassiers, you would have wasted a lot of time on the road."

"My former uncle would probably brag a lot. I know him too well. When it comes to bragging, look at the bulletins of the Grand Army. I thought each of our armies had hundreds of thousands of people."

"But he is also difficult to deal with. As for us, when Prince Bagration was still here, he had objections to my deployment in Smolensk. But we are lucky that you have gone to a relatively free flank here, so we don't have to watch a man who is even more stupid than Wittgenstein perform here every day."

"You mean our Austrian commander-in-chief?"

"You can be more relaxed in my tent. I know you have a particular taste and prefer black tea."

Barclay also asked his orderly to come and make tea and make the chairs more comfortable.

"Ah, you added sugar."

"Don't always use Khitan flavors. You should also consider whether people like us can adapt to this flavor."

"Yes. But Schwarzenberg, his formation in Dresden"

"Ah, it's the same here. Look at this deployment map. Can you see the problem? You're a smart person and you're very perceptive in this area."

"If the enemy is the French before 1812, they still have enough cavalry, and we may face a failure. If we need 160 squadrons to launch an attack, we can stretch the connecting front and attack from several places one by one. In that case."

"Yes, that's what you said. But I'm also surprised that you are an infantryman and seem to be more sensitive to cavalry. And given your personality, you don't look like a cavalry commander."

"I am just familiar with the situation, Mikhail Bogdanovich. My opinions on the use of cavalry on the battlefield from a strategic perspective may be much more important than commanding on the battlefield. I even think that if the cavalry units are concentrated and maneuvered in the war zone, outflanking the enemy's transportation lines and rear, the threat may be even greater."

Barclay just shook his head. After all, although what Solovyov said sometimes had wonderful ideas, it was difficult for older generals like them to understand and implement them.

After all, what Solovyov wanted to do was for the cavalry cluster to act boldly, quickly break through the front cordon on the battlefield, and strike deep into the enemy's rear.

Barclay also knew how to do this, but he had to bring infantry with him, and the only time he was truly successful was in Sweden.

If it was just the cavalry alone, accompanied by mounted infantry, it might be difficult for him to understand.

It was much easier for Solovyov, but unfortunately there were no tanks or armored vehicles in that era, and even the trains were in their infancy. His desire to launch a large-scale attack was obviously a bit beyond his scope.

Moreover, there is not such a large area in Europe for him to work hard. If he has the opportunity in the future, he will probably go to the Middle East and India, where the areas are large and he can work hard there.

On October 1813, 10, Leipzig finally quieted down at night.

As for the response Napoleon wanted, there was obviously none.

On the second day, the two sides were in a standoff. After the fierce battle the day before, both sides unexpectedly came to a standstill at the same time.

But at this moment, more than 100,000 people from the coalition forces will join the battlefield.

For Napoleon, if it were not for Lecourbe, Moreau's close friend, who repelled the Austrian army at Lindenau and temporarily secured his retreat, he would have been completely surrounded and dead.

Even now he began to think about organizing a retreat, leaving behind a part of the rearguard, and then taking some action. There would always be a chance to make a comeback in the future.

It was obvious that Alexander was unwilling to accept the ceasefire proposal he sent to the monarchs.

He did not summon Solovyov the night before, and when he woke up in the morning he heard that Balashov had reported him. Solovyov went to Barclay, but did not meet Grand Duke Constantine as he had done in the past.

Nicholas was also left in the staff headquarters at the base and was not brought here.

But when Alexander talked with Nesselrode, he mentioned some past gossips of diplomats and soldiers.

Nesselrode often stayed at the Russian Embassy in Paris in recent years and was rarely with Solovyov. However, when they mentioned the British plot, they both believed that the British should not be allowed to succeed.

"Since he has some ideas and wants him to come over, I'd like to listen to them."

Solovyov did not expect that he was not summoned because of military issues, but rather because of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs matters.

"His Majesty."

"Soloviev, you defeated a French army at Eilenberg, but judging from the report, you seem very dissatisfied."

"That's because we wasted time. Otherwise, we would have reached our current location in the afternoon and would have been able to cross the river today."

"But now, there is no fighting. You can sit down and talk about what you think about France."

"Your Majesty, are you talking about me?"

"Yes, it seems that we have gained the advantage. Although we have not achieved a complete victory, we have overwhelmed the enemy in terms of momentum."

Alexander had previous experience, and he was still in shock from yesterday's French cavalry charge. For a moment, he couldn't find the right words to describe his current mood.

But he didn't pop champagne at halftime, it was already a great victory.

"Your Majesty, I think the British will definitely want to get the Bourbon king, Louis XVIII. But as long as the Count of Artois is still around, I think someone will definitely do the opposite. It's easy to whip the horse's butt when it's moving forward, but it's another matter when you have to tighten the reins."

Alexander was actually troubled by this problem. If something happened to Napoleon,
If they finally arrived in Paris, Catherine and his two nephews would...
"Then what should we do? I thought about sitting down and negotiating. Although you are a soldier, you are sometimes very insightful. Even at that time, I thought you were right not to let Katya get married."

"But now that Her Royal Highness is the Queen of France, if the Bourbons make any stupid mistakes, we might have a chance."

But now that they were still on the battlefield, Solovyov did not sell his plan. He just hinted that he could "stalk the cicada while the oriole waits behind". After the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy, the British idea of ​​causing trouble in Paris was completely cut off.

In addition, the Austrians seemed unwilling to weaken France too much, as that would strengthen their German rival Prussia and give Russia more say. (End of this chapter)