Chapter 12: Defeat Is Inevitable?

《Shocked, the Russian army eats people》

《Blitzkrieg?》

《The Ottoman Empire will disintegrate?》

《The Foolish Sultan》

On February 1, 1788, the Times, a rising star in the British news media industry, began to publicize the situation of the Russo-Turkish war to attract people's attention.

In Yorkshire, at Stoliard Manor, Sophia and Anna were attending a banquet hosted by Baron William Middleton.

Compared with wedding banquets in later generations, Baron William Middleton's banquet had a particularly high-sounding name - County Legislative Assembly.

The Legislative Assembly was regarded as both an administrative work gathering with a focus on justice and a social activity for the upper class.

The most famous one was the Greater London Legislative Assembly. Those nobles who had seats in the Westminster Parliament gathered in London almost every year to discuss the past and the present, and to discuss the country and follow fashion.

The Four Seasons Court, which was held in every season in all counties of England, brought together the royal nobles from London and the local gentry and knights.

During the Four Seasons Court, they not only handled judicial affairs, but also enjoyed the pleasures of life. Since the late 17th century, various salons and clubs have emerged in various parts of England, bringing together the elites of the middle and upper classes of society.

In the 18th century, even the countryside had dance and carnival bases, and the nobles were the "attendants" of these activities.

Returning to Stoliard Manor, unlike other noble ladies, Anna and Sophia did not accept anyone's invitation to dance, but read the Times on the side.

"Although the Ottoman Sultan's declaration of war was not surprising, the performance of the Ottoman army once again refreshed our cognitive bottom line.

At the beginning of the war, the Ottomans sent away two cavalry brigades on the Turkish-Russian border. Not only that, Odessa, which was guarded by the Ottoman Empire's most elite troops-the Guards, fell in less than 20 days.

From the Ottoman Empire's declaration of war on Russia in August to the Russian Grand Duke Potemkin's capture of Odessa in January of the following year, the Turkish army was defeated step by step.

On the long Turkish-Russian front, the Ottoman Empire seemed to have fallen into an absolute disadvantage.

Grand Duke Potemkin's swift attack, like a flash of lightning, easily defeated the Ottomans...

Written by: George Robert

"Your Highness, this George Robert is so hateful, just smearing your Majesty. With your Majesty's ability, how could he be beaten like this by the Russians? This must be your Majesty setting a trap for the Russians. He likes to trick fools the most. "

Looking at Anna who was angry and even waving her fists, Sophia couldn't help laughing. She stroked the girl's golden hair and said, "Anna, you are getting cuter and cuter. No wonder Selim likes you so much."

"Your Highness! Aren't you worried about His Majesty at all?"

"Since you know that Selim likes to trick fools, why are you so anxious? Anna, just wait and see. Selim will give the Russians a surprise." Sophia comforted the blonde girl while continuing to touch Anna. The blonde hair of the two mixed together from time to time. From a distance, they looked like a pair of forest fairies playing.

After Odessa was captured, Potemkin did not plan to stay too long. The task given to him by Catherine had not been completed successfully.

Besides, according to the information currently obtained, the commander-in-chief of the Ottomans on the front line was actually an 18-year-old French lieutenant, who was simply treating military affairs as a joke!

It must be said that the Ottomans were very good at this new Under the leadership of the Sultan, they are getting better and better.

Looking out the window, Potemkin was a little moved. The weather tonight was very good. Under the moonlight, the snow reflected slightly. In the quiet night, there were occasional wolf howls.

Thinking of the siege half a month ago, Potemkin felt fortunate. If this cold wave had come earlier, the walls of Odessa would have been covered with a layer of divine barrier by God, and the Russian army would have been smashed in front of Odessa.

"Go call Rumyantsev and tell him that I want to discuss the next battle plan with him."

Hearing Potemkin's order, the guards immediately called Rumyantsev.

"Potemkin, you don't have to show off your victory in front of me. "

Rumyantsev's face was not good. In the past few days, the Russian army had spread the news that he was timid and afraid of fighting. Rumyantsev didn't even need to think about it, he knew it was Potemkin's instruction.

"Dear Rumyantsev, don't be so angry. No matter what disputes we have had in the past, we are fighting for His Majesty. You should learn to be tolerant."

"Enough, Potemkin, if you just want to humiliate me, then please apply to His Majesty to dismiss me. If you still want to discuss the battle plan, then put away your disgusting face. "

Rumyantsev could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. The guy in front of him only knew how to please the queen. He didn't know how to command an army at all. He was not suitable for the battlefield at all.

Looking at the angry Rumyantsev in front of him, Potemkin laughed and said, "If I offended you, then I apologize to you, dear Rumyantsev, don't waste time, we have to discuss the next battle plan as soon as possible. "

Rumyantsev listened without saying anything, took the map silently, and drew a line between Odessa, Bendery and Krugan-Napoca.

"The Austrians have already advanced to Transylvania, and they promised to contain some of the Ottoman forces. My idea is to send a partial division to work with the Austrians to eat up the Ottoman forces deployed in northern Wallachia and attract They reinforce and create conditions for us to take Moldova."

"The division is partial, then let Suvorov lead the 7th Division, but I think we can take Komlac now, trap the Turkish troops in the Binjeli area, and then go straight into Izmail , after taking down Izmail, it’s time for the new Sultan to beg for mercy.”

Rumyantsev did not refute Potemkin. Although in his opinion Potemkin was too risky, he could not find any reason to object. The performance of the Ottomans in this war was simply worse than the last Russo-Turkish war, regardless of Whether it was mobility or strategic deployment, except for the early harassment of the border, which made initial supply difficult, only the Odessa battle was passable.

Rumyantsev sighed and thought: "Maybe I am worrying too much." He nodded silently and acquiesced to Potemkin's plan.

The Russians' mobility was not bad, but when the Russian army occupied Komlac, they found that the Turkish troops in the Binjeli area had disappeared. At this point, the Russian army won without a fight and controlled the entire Moldova. Come straight to Izmail.

As for the Turkish-Austrian border, on the way to Bosnia, after discovering an Austrian army of about 5,000 men, Selim decided to take action first. The war between the two sides broke out in the southern part of the Mohács Plain, which was also the Here, Suleiman the Magnificent completely defeated the Hungarian people's will to resist.

Now, fate has once again sent Selim here. What he has to do is not only to restore the glory of Suleiman the Magnificent, but also to wash away the shame of the Ottoman Empire a hundred years ago.

Selim's army has approximately 25,000 soldiers, including 3,000 Sipaxi cavalry, but this thing is only suitable for fighting with the wind. There are 3,300 people in a new army, and the rest are the absolute main force of the Ottoman Empire - the Guards! ! !

自从上次演习被拿破仑用伏击战暴揍一顿后，塞利姆也爱上了这种战术，至于两万五千人伏击五千人，塞利姆也是迫不得已，虽说奥地利这个时期的陆军也It's not much better, after all, I haven't been baptized by the Napoleonic Wars.

But when it comes to being worse than worse, the Guards is still better. After all, our Great Ottoman Empire has its own national conditions, and not all armies have superb life-related skills like them.

Selim was hiding in the grass while making his daily routine of complaints. Regarding the military discipline of the Guards, Selim was restrained in the Ottoman territory, but in Hungary, he simply let himself go.

At this moment, there was a vibration on the ground, which was the signal of the cavalry advancing rapidly on the ground. Selim made a gesture and asked the messenger to notify the artillery to prepare to fire.

As a major general of the Austrian Empire and the commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Marquis Frederik is considered to be battle-hardened.

Throughout the march, he maintained surveillance within a five-kilometer radius. Thanks to this move, he successfully discovered Selim's ambush.

Seeing that the ambush was discovered, Selim hammered hard and cursed: "I knew it."

Now that the unexpected ambush had failed, a forceful attack became inevitable. Selim immediately ordered: "The new army is first, the second cavalry battalion takes the lead, and the Sipaxi cavalry follows up to stop the opponent.

The 1st and 2nd Cavalry Battalions served as stormtroopers, attacking enemy formations and delivering devastating blows to enemy cavalry.

The main force of the Sipashi Cavalry followed the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Battalions, leaving a small number of troops to be deployed on both sides to prevent the opponent from encircling them. The 3rd Cavalry Battalion served as a reserve team, ready to charge at any time.

The line infantry obeyed the order and formed a formation to block the enemy's cavalry. The skirmishers obeyed the order and approached the enemy to provide fire support for our cavalry.

The artillery obeyed the order, waited for the enemy's formation to become chaotic, and then bombarded the enemy's junction with all their strength to facilitate subsequent division, encirclement and annihilation. "

While Selim was making preparations, Marquis Frederick was equally excited.

"I have long heard that the Ottoman Sultan has arrived at the front line. I didn't expect that I would actually meet him. Cavalrymen, follow me forward and capture the Ottoman Sultan alive."

As the commanders of both sides issued orders, from a distance, the Austrian cavalry in blue and white uniforms and the Ottoman army in black and red uniforms collided like two torrents.

Fighting and shouting spread throughout the battlefield. From time to time, cavalry were pierced by spears and fell to the ground with their horses. The Ottoman infantry either formed a small square formation or stood scattered, constantly approaching the Austrian cavalry and compressing it. Activity space.

However, Marquis Frederick, who wanted to capture Selim alive, did not realize that his space for activities was shrinking.

Bad omens are coming.

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