Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-two Matters of Calming the Chaos
The harsh military laws made the Russian army still brave, but it was inevitable to have people's hearts wandering. Kutuzov knew that he was sitting on a volcano, and maybe if he did anything wrong, he would be destroyed by his own people.
While Kutuzov was worried about the situation of the war, the army's logistics officers reported to him the problem of logistical supplies not being delivered in time.
Kutuzov was immediately shocked when he received the news. As an outstanding general who grew up in the war, Kutuzov certainly knew how huge the impact of logistics was on the war, and he thought about it carefully, and it seemed that this paragraph
Time had not received a report from Warsaw. Because of the unsatisfactory war situation, he had forgotten this matter.
Thinking of this, Kutuzov had a bad premonition, and he immediately ordered:
"Immediately contact the rear, send someone to find Kulichkov and ask him to tell me why the supplies did not arrive on time, and send a troop to our rear to see what happened."
After hearing Kutuzov's order, the officials immediately followed his instructions, but Kutuzov in the tent was in a panic because of the news.
What Kutuzov didn't know was that Kulichkov was also having a headache in the military camp at the moment. Originally, because of the insufficient number of Russian troops outside Warsaw, in order to maintain the size of the Russian army, Kulichkov did not invest too much.
The force protects this logistics line that is related to the survival of the Russian army on the front line.
When news of the uprising in northern Poland came, although Kulichkov wanted to increase the number of Russian troops escorting supplies, due to August's various abnormalities, he only arranged for a hundred Russian troops to cooperate with the forcibly conscripted troops.
Five hundred Polish civilians escorted the supplies on the road.
Who would have known that in just two days, a dozen of the 100 Russian soldiers sent out to escort supplies had escaped. After careful questioning, Kulichkov learned that the Russian soldiers escorting supplies were attacked by Polish uprising troops.
In the sneak attack, there were only a dozen Russian soldiers left out of a hundred. If these dozen soldiers hadn't been cavalry, they probably wouldn't have been able to escape at all.
When asked how many Polish uprising troops were ambushing the Russian army, Kulichkov was dumbfounded, because the answer given to him by these dozen soldiers was that there were no less than a thousand Polish rebels who ambushed them, and the mob was
Their equipment can also be said to be fully armed, and they even have a small amount of cannon support.
Kulichkov was stunned by what he said. He had no idea that the rebels had reached such a scale and were now seriously threatening the life and death of Kutuzov's army on the front line.
Kulichkov couldn't sit still. Although his reason told him that he could not leave Warsaw at the moment because August's weirdness always appeared in Kulichkov's mind, but if the situation was allowed to develop,
, and if I ignore it, the situation of the Russian army without supplies is terrifying just thinking about it.
Therefore, despite Kulichkov's reluctance, he conveyed his wish to meet with August to Polish officials that day.
August's reply was quick. His Majesty the King told Kulichkov that he would have time tomorrow, so he also asked Kulichkov to prepare in advance.
Kulichkov was very aggrieved after receiving August's reply. If Kutuzov was here, he would usually go directly to see August without asking an official to convey him to him.
It was August who took the initiative to greet him. It was good now that he actually had to prepare himself in advance. Kulichkov was so angry that it was difficult to calm down.
But no matter what, Kulichkov came to the Polish Palace with a smile on his face the next day. In the hall of the palace, apart from August's servants, she and Kulichkov were the only two people.
"Your Excellency, General, is so anxious to see me. I wonder what the important matter is."
Augustus said reservedly while sitting on the throne.
"I'm really sorry for bothering His Majesty the King. I mainly want to discuss something with His Majesty the King."
Kulichkov, who wanted to ask for help, said patiently.
"Oh, if there is anything you need, General, you might as well say it directly. If we in Poland can help, for the sake of the friendship between our two countries, we in Poland will not hesitate to do so."
August assured loudly, slapping his chest.
Looking at the righteous August, Kulichkov couldn't help but secretly despise him in his heart. Of course, when August said his words, Kulichkov said with a moved face:
"His Majesty the King's generosity really amazes the whole world. In fact, I came here to ask how His Majesty the King plans to deal with the chaos in the northern region."
Hearing Kulichkov's words, August, who was still so proud, instantly deflated, and His Majesty the King said with a frown:
"Hey, your Excellency General, I don't know. After the last discussion was fruitless, I convened the domestic ministers to discuss for a long time, but they didn't get a unified opinion. The main reason is that our Polish army really can't mobilize troops. Presumably
Your Excellency the General also knows that our Polish army, including the miscellaneous troops, still has 60,000 to 70,000 people, but now His Excellency Kutuzov has transferred 24,000 people in one go, and the remaining troops have to defend Austria.
, the border area between Hungary and Prussia, it is really impossible to mobilize troops to suppress the chaos in the north."
As soon as this was mentioned, it became August's narration of his sufferings. The meaning behind his words was obvious. I wanted to deal with the rebels, but I couldn't mobilize the army.
Hearing this answer, Kulichkov felt angry for a moment. He is here to trick me again. Who doesn't know that you, an old fox, have nearly 10,000 troops stationed around Warsaw? Aren't these troops just to contain our Russian army?
, of course, this cannot be said on the table.
"Your Majesty the King, you also know that our General Kutuzov went to Prussia to conquer the tyrant on the order of Her Majesty the Queen, and now the chaos in the northern region has just blocked the way for the frontline army to contact us, so for the sake of our two countries,
The army will not be attacked from both sides on the battlefield, and I also ask Your Majesty to send troops to quell the chaos as soon as possible."
Kulichkov said righteously, and at the same time reminded August that Kutuzov was under the order of the empress. How dare you, August, to offend the Russian empress.
If August had not learned that the invasion of East Prussia was Kutuzov's unauthorized action, he might have been frightened, but now he knew that Kutuzov's action was not supported by the Queen, so for this
Augustus didn't take this threat to heart at all.
"Your Excellency General, the friendship between me and Her Majesty the Queen is definitely higher than the sky and deeper than the sea. If possible, I am willing to devote all my strength to help Her Majesty the Queen, but now we in Poland are really
There is no strength anymore. Your Excellency the General may not have noticed that during this period, there are no soldiers patrolling the streets of Warsaw, because these soldiers have been transferred to the border by me. Poland is indeed stretched right now."
August's aggrieved look made Kulichkov really want to punch him. Who doesn't know that August has hidden troops in Warsaw, but these soldiers are usually in the name of militia?
It's just training secretly.
"Your Majesty the King, you see that the chaos caused by the rebels is really embarrassing. How about you lend some of your troops to me, and then I will lead your Majesty's army to the north to quell the chaos?"
Kulichkov asked tentatively. It was obvious that Kulichkov was unwilling to weaken the strength of the Russian army near Warsaw, so he asked August to hand over the army to his command to quell the rebellion.
Hearing Kulichkov's question, August couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Although he really wanted Kulichkov to leave Poland, it would be impossible if the Russian troops outside Warsaw did not leave.
It's a big problem.
"This, to be honest with you, General, although this happened in Poland, our country does have the responsibility to suppress those rioters, but for the reasons I have already mentioned before, and more than 20,000 troops of our country are following Mr. Kutuzov.
It is completely a burden. How about I explain it to Her Majesty the Queen of your country, and then ask Her Majesty the Queen to allow our troops from the front line to come back to suppress those rebellious people?"
August said with a narrow-minded look in his eyes.
As soon as he heard that August wanted to ask Her Majesty the Queen for instructions, Kulichkov panicked. How could he not know about the strangeness of Kutuzov's unauthorized actions?
"Let's do this. Please ask His Majesty the King to transfer three thousand troops to me, and then I will lead three thousand troops north to quell the rebellion. I don't know what Your Majesty wants." Kulichkov gritted his teeth and compromised.
"Very good. Your Excellency the General is indeed a hero. In that case, in a few days I will dispatch some troops to your camp and hand them over to Your Excellency the General's command." Hearing Kulichkov's compromise, August clapped his hands.
The armrest beside the throne stood up and said.
Hearing August's compliment, Kulichkov just twitched the corner of his mouth, which was uglier than crying, but there was nothing he could do about it, Kulichkov was asking for help.