After three consecutive kills, all the Russian generals were frightened, but then everyone became excited. Now there are signs of wavering in the Polish army. As long as the Russian army can work harder, the Polish army's defeat will be around the corner.
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After receiving Kutuzov's order, except for the thousand troops around him and the three thousand cavalry who had not yet entered the battle, the other Russian soldiers launched a final charge against the Polish army.
The charge of the Russian army became the last straw that broke the camel's back. Although the right wing could hold its position for the time being, the center and left wing followed in the footsteps of the right wing and were broken through by the Russian army. If the Polish army had no reinforcements, failure would be doomed.
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But the situation often changes at the last moment. Just when the Russian soldiers are about to usher in victory, a large amount of dust rises from the rear of the Polish army. And that's not all. Even the footsteps and shouts of the advancing army can be heard.
Such a chaotic battlefield could also be heard very clearly.
At this moment, August shouted:
"Our reinforcements, our reinforcements are here. Tell everyone, hold on. If anyone makes a mistake at this moment, I will die. Victory is at hand!"
Of course Kutuzov noticed such a big movement, and he was immediately shocked and said:
"Where did the army come from!!"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, Kutuzov said again:
"Quickly, order the army to slow down the attack, and order all units to shrink their defense lines in an orderly manner to free me from the Polish entanglement. In addition, order the cavalry units to prepare."
This order caught the herald off guard. Oh my god, I just said that those who retreat will be killed, those who are not in a good position to fight will be killed, and those who shake the morale of the army will be killed. What if Kutuzov's order is passed on now and those officers regard it as those who shake the morale of the army and kill them?
Do it! Wouldn’t it be a vain death?
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go quickly?"
Kutuzov vented his anger on the poor herald, who had no choice but to risk his life to convey the order.
The unknown smoke rising from behind the Polish army proved that the Polish army had a supporting force, and judging from the sounds heard, there must be a lot of troops capable of making such a loud noise.
Of course, it does not mean that Kutuzov is afraid of the Polish army. Even if there are 100,000 Polish troops, Kutuzov still dares to lead the army to fight against them. But now, after all, the Russian army is entangled with the Polish army. At this moment, he is not prepared.
It will cause great casualties to the Russian army.
So under such circumstances, Kutuzov chose to temporarily order the army to delay the offensive without much thought. Of course, this shrinking of the defense line would have a huge impact on the entire Russian army.
Soon, fortunately for the Russian herald, the frontline officers did not regard him as shaking the morale of the army. Under Kutuzov's order, the originally attacking Russian army began to break away from the Poles in an orderly manner.
battle.
But with such a good opportunity, how could August just let the Russian army leave unscathed.
"Order all the troops to hold back the Russian army. The success or failure of the kingdom depends on this, but if anyone can severely damage the Russian army, I will not hesitate to reward you!"
Encouraged by August's order and the arrival of reinforcements, the Polish soldiers used greater enthusiasm than before and tried their best to hold back the Russian army.
But the Russian army is not so easy to hold back. When the Polish soldiers are getting carried away, a countercharge by the Russian army will make those wishful thinking Polish soldiers realize how cruel reality is.
When most of the Russian army broke away from the Polish entanglement, a large number of troops also appeared from the rear of the Polish army. Kutuzov looked through the telescope and saw that the number of Polish troops coming for reinforcements was about 40,000.
These reinforcements came under various banners, but it was obvious that one of these troops was relatively decent.
This group of reinforcements was the rebel army led by Jewski. When he received August's letter, Jewski made up his mind that it would be better to fight to the death than to be frightened.
Then Jewski proposed to August that he would lead the rebel army to join the Polish army under August's command and have a good fight with the Russians. Of course August agreed to this proposal.
Therefore, when faced with an unfavorable situation before, August did not appear panicked.
This 40,000-strong rebel army is just the vanguard led by Yevitsky. Behind Yevitsky, there are also 30,000 rebels who rushed from various places. However, due to time and distance reasons, those 30,000 people
It will take some time to reach the battlefield.
Of course, in order to let the various uprising teams understand the purpose of this trip, Jewski adopted the banner of "assisting the royal power, driving out the Russians, and defending Poland."
Although most of Jewski's rebels are worse than the Polish army, after all, the number of people is there, there are tens of thousands of people, and now there are 40,000 people, plus the 50,000 troops under August's command
, the enemy before the Russians is 90,000!
Ninety thousand people, three times the number of the Russian army led by Kutuzov, and the Polish uprising army will come later. It can be said that the scale of this war has been ranked among the highest in Europe, although these Polish troops are very unbearable
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Jewski came to August's side immediately and immediately expressed his allegiance to August, which amazed the Polish nobles who had to obey August's orders due to the situation.
Of course, in the face of Jewski's allegiance, August touched his chin with satisfaction, and then announced in public
"I, August, the King of Poland, under the witness of God, canonize this loyal knight in front of me as a Marquis. I hope you can overcome all obstacles for the happiness of the Polish people."
Jewski was grateful to Lin. The planning for such a long time was just for this moment. But soon, Jewski returned to the heroic spirit of the commander-in-chief of the army before.
Jewski's appointment means that the results of the Polish uprising have been digested by the Polish royal family, and August can legitimately issue combat missions to the rebels.
Although the Polish army was greatly encouraged by the arrival of the rebels, in the face of the orderly retreat of the Russian army, the Polish army allowed the Russian army to shrink its defense line after suffering several small losses.
From a distance, Kutuzov saw the Polish army displaying the banner of "supporting the royal power, driving out the Russians, and defending Poland", and his face became so gloomy that he could shed water.
It was obviously unwise to continue the attack when the Polish army had received reinforcements, so Kutuzov hurried to the headquarters after giving the order to maintain the existing defense line.
The so-called headquarters is a tent set up on a higher hill on the battlefield, and the place where Kutuzov previously issued orders is not far from this tent.
Kutuzov, who entered the tent, ignored the Russian generals who greeted him along the way, quickly walked to the desk and sat down, then took the paper and pen.
"Your Excellency Marshal Potemkin, our forward army encountered an obstruction from the Polish army on its way to Warsaw. This Polish army was led by King Augustus of Poland and had a strength of fifty thousand. Our army was trying to persuade the army to no avail.
I launched an attack on it. But what surprised me was that just when our army was about to win, the Polish army received reinforcements. This reinforcement seemed to be very similar to the Polish uprising army described. It can be seen that this time in Poland,
The changing situation is exactly what August is causing trouble in. Now the total number of Polish troops opposite our army is nearly 100,000. I hope that the Marshal can come here as soon as possible. This place will definitely become the place where the Marshal is famous all over the world."
After finishing writing, Kutuzov folded the paper and stuffed it into the envelope, and then called a messenger to hand the letter to him. At the same time, he told him that the letter must be delivered to Marshal Potemkin personally.
After the messenger left, Kutuzov walked out of the tent and stared at the Polish army opposite with a frown.
Kritz, a small town thirty miles east of Warsaw, will surely become famous in Europe because at this moment 90,000 Polish troops and 30,000 Russian troops are facing off here.
After Jewski inspected the battlefield, he took the initiative to ask August for help, hoping to launch an attack on the Russian army. However, his early move was rejected by August, who came all the way with the rebel army.
The reason for needing a rest dismissed Jevsky.
Just kidding, Jevsky has already attracted a lot of limelight today. If Jevsky achieves any results at this time, wouldn't his limelight be overshadowed by his own king, and Jevsky has tens of thousands of troops under his command?
, if Jewski improves his reputation, wouldn't it threaten August's position as king?
August did not relax his vigilance towards the nobles just because it was a critical moment to fight the Russians. On the contrary, the more this happened, the more vigilant August became.
After all, Poland is an aristocracy now, and the king has to be elected by the nobles. Now that Jewski has become a noble, and he has made military exploits against the Russians, with the huge army in his hands, who else in the country can do it?
Hold him back.
Jewski was not very upset when August rejected his proposal. Instead, he became more respectful to August as if this had never happened.
After sending the letter, Kutuzov walked out of the tent again. Outside the tent, Krivitsky saw Kutuzov snorting coldly, while Lipov walked to Kutuzov and had a cordial conversation.
Got up.
Obviously, after seeing that the Polish army did not attack, both Lipov and Krivitski rushed to Kutuzov. Everyone present was well aware of Krivitski's performance, but
This was a conspiracy by Kutuzov. If Krivitsky did not obey his orders, Kutuzov could have used military law to restrain him, so Krivitsky could only swallow this bitter pill.
Afterwards, Kutuzov held a brief meeting with Krivitsky, Lipov and Kulichkov, and the Polish army also understood the situation and did not make waves.
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