Shortly after Kutuzov returned to the Russian military formation, Kutuzov waved his hand forward fiercely, and the melodious military music sounded in countless Russian military formations, and the impassioned military band played
Amidst the music, countless Russian infantry phalanxes marched in the direction of the Prussian army neatly to the rhythm of drums.
William raised his telescope and looked at the Russian formation, and saw that the Russian troops were lined up in a large wave formation. The dense Russian troops covered the entire battlefield, while the Russian cavalry was still waiting to set off.
Order.
Of course, as the infantry moved forward, the Russian artillery also pushed heavy artillery to follow the infantry. The range of most artillery did not reach ten miles.
After the Russian army began to advance, Henry gestured to William with his eyes, and then William nodded slightly. After seeing William's movements, Henry immediately shouted an order:
"Order the artillery to be ready to fire, and order the ministries to get into formation and prepare for battle."
As Henry's order was passed on, military music also sounded in the Prussian phalanx, but there was no drum sound, because there was no advance at the moment. The function of the drum sound was to make the infantry move forward according to the rhythm of the drum sound.
It can effectively maintain orderliness during marching.
Just when the Russian army advanced to less than three miles away from the Prussian army, a "fire" order sounded from the Prussian artillery position, and the Prussian artillery took the lead in unleashing its power.
The rumbling sound of artillery made the whole world darken. It could be seen that a large piece of the Russian army's square formation was flattened in an instant. At the same time as the Prussian army opened fire, the Russian army's artillery responded unwillingly.
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The artillery fire from both sides eclipsed the entire world. At this moment, there were only two protagonists in this land, namely the artillery of the Prussian army and the artillery of the Russian army.
But even though they were devastated by fierce artillery fire, the infantry square formations on both sides did not become messy. Under the quick command of the officers, the vacant parts bombarded by artillery became thick again. The Russian officers
Shouting and walking to the rhythm of the drums, urging the soldiers to fill the vacant positions in the formation.
"go ahead"
Following William's order, the drums in the Prussian army's formation also sounded. The Prussian soldiers lined up neatly to meet the Russian army on the opposite side. When the distance between the two sides was less than half a mile, the soldiers on both sides
Stopped.
"Put the powder in, load the gun, raise the gun, aim, and shoot." A series of commands were shouted out from the mouths of the officers on both sides.
The atmosphere of war caused some of the new recruits to make mistakes. Their shooting speed was obviously not as good as that of the veterans, and the Polish army in the center suffered a big loss.
The Russian army was arranged in a wave formation, with the Polish army in the center of the formation. Previously, the Russian army officer proposed to Kutuzov whether the Russian army should be responsible for the attack in the center and the Polish army on the two wings.
Kutuzov rejected this proposal.
The combat effectiveness of the Polish army is undoubtedly very inferior to that of the Prussian and Russian armies. If the Polish army is placed on the two wings, then once the Prussian army breaks through first, those Polish armies will definitely collapse. This will affect the Russian army in the center.
It is said to have disastrous consequences.
Moreover, although the Polish army is not strong in combat effectiveness, they are large in number. As long as the Russian army can protect the two wings, the Polish army with Russian cavalry monitoring the rear has only one way, and that is to move forward. Under the pressure of the Russians, even if the Polish army
Even if the army is weak, its huge numerical advantage can still cause serious trauma to the Prussian army. This was Kutuzov's idea.
However, these Polish troops were really ineffective. The shooting process was two beats slower than that of the Prussian army. This meant that after the Prussian army had completed three rounds of shooting, the Polish army could only finish the first round.
Looking at the performance of the Polish army, Kutuzov's face was frighteningly green, but there was nothing he could do about it. The Polish army was different from the Prussian army. In the semi-colonial Kingdom of Poland, the only role of the army was to deal with those who rebelled.
Governmentalists, this kind of army is like the urban management of later generations, which is fine internally. But once it is drawn into an international battlefield, and it faces an army power like Prussia, the consequences will be ravaged.
Of course, the numerical advantage of the Polish army became apparent at this time. One row fell, and another row came up. Although many Polish soldiers were unwilling to step forward, the officers' whips would let them know what orders were.
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On both wings, the confrontation between the Prussian army and the Russian army seemed to be evenly matched. Neither side benefited from the other side. Rows of soldiers fell in this meaningless war of attrition, while the other side fell.
A platoon will soon be replaced to continue this "line up and shoot" war.
Seeing that the Russian cavalry showed no signs of dispatching, William also resisted the idea of sending out a cavalry attack. Although William believed that as long as the cavalry charged, the Polish army in front would definitely retreat, but the Russian cavalry behind the Polish army was not a vegetarian.
Yes, if the Prussian cavalry fell into the ocean of the Polish army, the Prussian army without maneuverability would definitely be severely bitten by the Russian cavalry.
This meaningless queuing and shooting lasted for two hours. Neither side gained much from the other side. Moreover, due to the limitations of the ammunition carried by the soldiers, after two hours of fierce fighting, the supply of ammunition was obviously insufficient.
Under such circumstances, the Russian army retreated first. If there was no way to fight again, the Polish army would probably rebel. After seeing that the Polish army became a little unstable due to such a fierce battle, Kutuzov ordered the entire army to press the button.
Orderly retreat.
Kutuzov made up his mind to treat the Polish soldiers well after returning to the military camp. If Kutuzov's idea were to be known to the Polish officers and officers, they would definitely complain loudly. The Polish army has never experienced this.
There have been no wars, except for the fight with the internal rebel Bal Alliance more than ten years ago.
But what is the nature of the Bar Alliance? It is just a miscellaneous army composed of a group of idealistic nobles and their serfs. What kind of combat effectiveness can such an army have? Therefore, the battle with the Bar Alliance did not give the Polish army any training.
So being able to hold on for two hours without collapse is already a matter of pride in the eyes of those Polish officers.
After seeing the retreat of the Russian army on the opposite side, William did not issue an order to take advantage of the opportunity to attack. The Russian army retreated in a very orderly manner. First, the Russian army on both wings began to shrink to the center to protect the Polish troops in the center who seemed a little messy after hearing the order to retreat.
The army, and the Russian cavalry in the rear not only did not retreat, but pressed up on the two wings. These actions were mainly to prevent the Prussian army from pursuing.
Of course, after retreating, the Prussian artillery was not idle. William wished that the Russian cavalry could be exposed to the Prussian artillery fire. Although it was impossible to cause too much damage to the Russian army, it made Kutuzov feel sad.
Blocking is something William prefers to do.
When he saw that the Prussian army was not pursuing, Kutuzov thought to himself that the child was somewhat sensible, but the subsequent actions of the Prussian army made Kutuzov feel sick as if he had eaten some garbage.
It was seen that the Prussian artillery did not pay attention to the retreating Russian and Polish troops in the center, but focused on the Russian cavalry that had just moved to the wings to prevent the Prussian pursuit. Although the artillery fire was not too fierce, the Russian cavalry
The cavalry still suffered some losses. Seeing this, how could Kutuzov not feel sick in his heart?
However, he knew that this was not the time to act on impulse, and the most taboo thing for a general was to act out of anger, so Kutuzov did not get angry because of this but ordered the Russian cavalry to retreat slowly, even if they suffered losses.
But the first priority is to protect the two wings of the army.
Seeing the Russian army moving further and further away, William also ordered the Prussian army to return to camp. Of course, necessary precautions were still indispensable. In addition to arranging some troops to stay behind, William also ordered the Prussian cavalry to move eight miles away. At this distance
Even if the Russian army makes any unexpected moves, the Prussian army will have a buffer time enough to make various preparations.
After returning to the camp, William convened a meeting with Henry and other senior Prussian generals to discuss various countermeasures against the Russian army.
Not mentioning William's meeting, our attention turns to Bialystok.
After seeing Kleimann's body, Blücher, who was in tears, had no choice but to order someone to simply dispose of it and transport it to the front line of Königsberg. In any case, it would be good to catch Kleimann's body.
After a simple reorganization in Bialystok, Blücher did not give up the pursuit of the escaped Cossacks such as Plivsky. He ordered his cavalry to find Plivsky and other Cossacks at all costs.
The whereabouts of people.
After two days of delay in Bialystok, Blücher received the report that Pliski had taken the remaining Cossacks to Poland. This news reassured Blücher, and then he ordered
The Prussian troops in the city were ready to march.
But what Blücher didn't expect was that the news about the Prussian army's imminent departure was told to the residents of Bialystok. These residents of the small town were like a hornet's nest, and they were deeply devastated by the Cossacks.
They gathered at the gate of the Prussian military camp and determined not to let the Prussian army leave Bialystok.
Even though Blücher came forward to explain to everyone that most of the Cossacks had been wiped out, and only more than a hundred defeated soldiers were still living outside, but even these defeated soldiers fled to Poland. Blücher's explanation did not convince the residents.
Don't worry, they are deeply afraid that the Cossacks will come back again. Having been enslaved once, they don't want to be enslaved a second time.
Blücher had no choice but to agree to leave 300 Prussian troops to temporarily station in Bialystok to protect the safety of the city.
PS: I have a very angry incident today. The evil bastard from my ancestors killed my dog. I will go to his 18th generation ancestors.
Okay, please allow the author's gaffe. I still can't accept the fact that a dog I've had for half a year has feelings.