On August 25, 1790, Rumyantsev led an army of 10,000 people to the village of Cheremkhovo, thirty kilometers away from Usolye, and set it as his base camp.
The name of this place comes from the Mongolian "Sheremkhe", which means coal. In another time and space, this place was once one of the largest coal mining centers in Siberia.
He placed 10,000 reserve troops here in order to echo the Zaimka Fortress 16 kilometers away. Once the situation changes, it will be very convenient to take the post road or the river.
From August 26 to 27, Rumyantsev rushed to the front line to inspect the positions. He spent almost all of these two days on horseback, either studying the terrain or studying the plans submitted by his generals, and issuing orders personally.
The Russian army was making intensive preparations, and the Northern Navy was not idle either. In order to monitor the Russian army's deployment and troop mobilization, Zhao Xin released all the drones on hand and took turns flying around the clock. For a time, Irkut
The skies above the Tsk-Cheremkhovskaya Plain are filled with various drones of the Northern Navy.
Big ones, small ones, black ones, white ones, expensive ones, cheap ones. The buzzing sound kept ringing above their heads all night long, which made the Russians extremely nervous. Many regiment commanders had no choice but to let the troops
Hiding in dense forests, they often get bitten by mosquitoes. The problem is that they don't know that in order to facilitate night reconnaissance, many of Zhao Xin's drones are equipped with infrared thermal imaging cameras...
Fortunately, Suvorov had reminded his teacher before that this strange "Tatar force" had a magical device, and he didn't know its specific use; but Suvorov guessed it was a reconnaissance method.
With the mentality of being careful and making no big mistakes, Rumyantsev organized dozens of hunters with good marksmanship in advance to hide in various places in the position, preparing to kill a few for study.
There will always be a blind cat that kills a mouse. Even Bei Haijun himself, because he is used to bullying others, sometimes becomes careless.
In order to see clearly the situation of the enemy cavalry in a dense forest, a reconnaissance team member operating a drone deliberately lowered his height. Unexpectedly, the Russian army was prepared but not prepared. More than 20 people who had been ambushing suddenly opened fire together.
Seven or eight lead bullets hit the target, smashing the drone into pieces on the spot and falling to the ground.
After the subordinates excitedly showed the fragments to the commander-in-chief who inspected the front line, Rumyantsev and his generals were all confused.
Some of these fragments look like propellers. Most of them are completely unknown. The most puzzling thing is, what kind of material is this thing made of? It is black in texture and very light. It is neither gold nor wood.
Yes, it's really confusing.
"Holy Mother! The Tatars are really a bunch of skilled craftsmen, they can actually make such precise things."
The person who spoke was an engineer in charge of artillery and firearms repair in the headquarters. He was holding a magnifying glass to study the camera under the fuselage that was damaged by lead bullets.
Rumyantsev listened and asked: "What is this?"
"Sir, I have only seen such a small lens on a microscope. This may really be an observation device."
"Observe? How can people on the ground see this thing flying in the sky?"
"I really don't know this."
At this time, another officer found a clue on the wreckage. He pointed at something and shouted: "PHANTOM? Ghost? This is English. Is it man-made by the British?"
When everyone heard this, they gathered around and looked at the wreckage. Then a noble officer said: "It's very possible! I remember that Antony Leeuwenhoek, who invented the microscope, was a member of the Royal Society."
Sixty-seven years ago, that is, in 1723, before his death at the age of 91, Leeuwenhoek sent the method of making microscopes, 26 of his best microscopes and hundreds of magnifying glasses to the United Kingdom.
Royal Society. Historically, it was not until the 19th century that, with the development of technology, microscopic slide technology surpassed Leeuwenhoek's technical level.
Rumyantsev stood up and walked to the table, picked up the remains, looked at it for a long time, and murmured: "PHANTO...Microscope...Gentlemen, this is really interesting. Like this
The Russian Empire must get technology and equipment!”
At the same time, after Zhao Xin learned that he had lost one of the cheapest drones, he did not blame the scout who operated it, but reminded them not to think that "the boss of heaven and I are the second boss" in this world
No one is smarter than anyone else, and future enemies will become more and more cunning.
After looking at the terrain, Rumyantsev and his generals discovered that due to the flow of the Belaya River, it was difficult for the Russian army to encircle the Northern Navy from both sides. The only way was to make a frontal assault in order to break through the enemy in a relatively narrow area.
Line of defense.
Therefore, the final battle plan of the Russian army was to quickly conquer the North Navy defense line with an overwhelming force, try to kill the opponent during the battle, and force the enemy to retreat to Transbaikal. According to this battle plan, the Russian battle team was organized into four
Groups: Right, Center, Left and Reserve.
The troops of the right-wing group were commanded by Tymokhin and were deployed in the direction from the village of Teturk to the village of Sredny. It consisted of five regiments of light infantry and four regiments of light cavalry. The actions of the troops consisted of three regiments deployed in front of the infantry.
The Cossack Hussars and three Chasseur regiments provided support.
The central group was commanded by Bezukhov and was located from the village of Sredny to the village of Stepnoy. It consisted of six light infantry regiments and three heavy cavalry regiments.
The troops on the right and center were organized into the First Army and were uniformly commanded by General Repnin. Within the reserve of the group army, Repnin also arranged three light cavalry regiments and two hussars regiments behind the right wing.
The left group was commanded by Bolkonsky and was deployed between the villages of Stepnoy and Novmartinsk. It consisted of the 12th, 13th and 15th light infantry regiments and the 8th, 9th and 11th cavalry.
The Second Army was composed of regiments. Because the left wing obviously had few troops, Rumyantsev placed the five reserve regiments of the entire army behind the left wing, with six light infantry regiments and four light cavalry regiments under his jurisdiction.
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The right wing reaches the 2.5-kilometer artillery fort of the Central Group, and the rest are placed in the reserve behind the Central Group for deployment at any time after the war.
Commander-in-Chief Rumyantsev's headquarters is located in the village of Cheremhovo, while he himself is located in the village of Mikhailovka, which is only a dozen kilometers away from the front line.
At four o'clock in the morning on August 29, it was still dark. The Russian troops in the central group, the reserves and the right wing were not dispatched, but the infantry, cavalry and artillery columns on the left wing all got up from their campsites and took the lead in taking action.
They had to descend from the highlands and hills to the plains to attack the right wing of the Northern Navy. Their task was to attract enemy firepower, thus buying time for the right wing and the center group to quickly advance.
In order to move forward lightly, the Russian soldiers threw all kinds of unnecessary things into the bonfire, and the thick smoke irritated their eyes.
Because it rained last night, the weather was a bit cold at this time, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was heavy fog on the plains with dense grass.
It was dark all around. The officers hurriedly drank tea and had breakfast; while the soldiers chewed dry bread and gathered around the campfire to keep warm. They packed the remaining cargo sheds, tables and chairs, wheels, and barrels
, but anything that cannot be taken away with you and no need is thrown into the wood pile and burned together.
Squads of light cavalry came and went between the infantry camps, conveying orders one after another. Whenever the regiment commanders and battalion commanders had enough to eat and drink, the troops they belonged to began to move.
The soldiers left the campfire, put away their personal belongings, picked up their muskets, and started to line up. The junior officers buttoned up their uniforms, put on their triangular hats, sabers, and picked up their backpacks, shouting and patrolling the line.
The baggage soldiers and orderlies were all harnessing the carriages, packing their bags, and harnessing the horses to the carriages.
The commanders of each battalion mounted their war horses, crossed themselves on their chests, and issued final orders to the remaining baggage soldiers, entrusting them with various matters.
As the military drums were beaten, the footsteps of thousands of people began to sound in the forest, and the well-trained horses did not neigh. The Russian battalions formed a column of five people, between the two cavalry squadrons
Under the guidance, he slowly walked out of the camp.
In fact, if a modern person came to the European army in the 18th century, he would definitely be completely confused by the organization of the infantry. Fortunately, the Northern Navy had fought against the Russian army before, so it was able to understand its troop organization.
European infantry tactical units in the 18th century were actually "battalions". Regiments were organized for administrative and economic purposes. Each regiment was composed of two to three battalions, and each battalion was composed of four to six companies. It's a bit long-winded.
Yes, a "company" is not a tactical unit, but a purely administrative unit. The stationing, training, and distribution of weapons, equipment, supplies, and salaries of soldiers are all completed on the basis of the company.
In this era when orders are conveyed on the battlefield by shouting, the number of soldiers in a Russian battalion ranges from 700 to 1,000. If there are too few people, the tactical mission cannot be achieved. If there are too many people, the order cannot be quickly conveyed to every soldier.
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Specifically, when marching and fighting, the Russian battalion must divide the formation into several equal parts. Usually it is divided into 8 or 10 units, which are called "platoons" and also called "half companies."
This is done because the platoons divided into a battalion in battle simply do not correspond to the companies. Taking the Prussian army as an example, its infantry battalion usually consists of 5 companies, but in wartime it is divided into 8 platoons, that is, 4
A branch camp.
This was the case in the flintlock era. The basic organization of infantry was actually "corps". In order to ensure that the number of "corps" in each platoon was consistent, the company organization had to be disrupted.
After the Russian army on the left left the dense forest, thick fog still filled the plain. The battlefield was four kilometers away. According to the order of battle, the artillery must go first.
It was only six o'clock in the morning, and the sky above was already bright, and the fog spread across the entire plain like a vast ocean. The bayonets on the Russian rifles shone slightly in the thick fog. The sun rising in the distance was like a deep sea.
The large red hollow buoy ripples in the milky white fog sea.
According to the previously formulated tactical essentials, each column of the Russian army consists of two battalions, and the columns used for impact are arranged in three rows. The purpose of this is to allow all soldiers in the queue to use weapons to fire.
After research, Rumyantsev and his generals believed that the frontal width of the column during the attack should not exceed one sub-camp. The column used for the attack was not a solid column, and at least 3 steps must be left between the front and rear parts.
Since the firepower density of the North Navy is too strong, instead of using one large column, it is better to break it into several small columns and deploy a certain number of infantry fighting in a spread-out formation between the columns to allow these hunters to pass through the firepower
Harass enemy troops and draw enemy fire towards them.
Column tactics of this era required soldiers to advance at double pace without firing a shot when attacking, accelerate to three times the pace after being 200 steps away from the enemy, and run directly to attack when they were 30 steps away from the enemy. If
If the troops participating in the assault have successfully repelled the enemy's first line of troops, they should immediately expand it from columns to horizontal formations to prepare to repel the enemy's counterattack.
When the left-wing Russian army entered a distance of two kilometers from the northern naval position, the Russian troops on the right-wing and central positions were also ready to set off. Just waiting for the battle to the east to begin, the first to attack was Bezukhov's central position.
group.
After the left-wing Russian army arrived at a position 1.5 kilometers away from the Northern Navy position, the Unicorn Cannon opened fire first.
Hundreds of Russian gunners pushed twenty 10-inch Unicorn gun carts to the front of the formation. After adjusting the angle, the No. 1 gunner first packed the gunpowder into the thick barrel, and then the No. 2 gunner pierced it through the fire door.
Then the No. 3 gunner put a thin round wooden board into the gun chamber. At this time, the No. 4 gunner had already lit the fuse of a round grenade weighing several kilograms, and then put it in
The No. 2 gunner took his finger off the fire door and inserted a detonator containing gunpowder into it. The No. 5 gunner thrust the lit fire fork into it. Amidst the bursts of roaring, more than twenty pellets were smoking.
The grenades passed through layers of fog and exploded in the thick fog.
At this time, everyone on the Beihai Navy position was already ready for battle. When the Russian army began to take action at four o'clock, Jiuzang already knew it. However, facing the shelling of the Russian army on his right wing, Jiuzang did not
Zhao Xin did not rush to launch a counterattack. Zhao Xin asked him to wait until the Russian troops in the center and left were dispatched before he could start to counterattack. It was said that the barbed wire fortifications in front of the formation had been laid out for so long, and the enemy had to have a taste of it.
After two rounds of artillery fire from the Russian left wing, the light infantry finally began to advance. More than 20 minutes later, the soldiers who were bombarded by artillery fire could already see the shoulder straps and red looms disappearing in the thick fog.
When the soldiers were wearing epaulettes, several light machine guns set up in the second-line fortifications opened fire. A dozen people in the Russian column at the front fell instantly, and the sound of firing suddenly resounded throughout the wilderness.