Chapter three hundred and fortieth Nikolayev in an empty shell
On November 27, 1789, Suvorov led 40,000 Russian troops to Dnipropetrovsk, an important town in central Ukraine. Seeing the city within easy reach, Suvorov breathed a sigh of relief and left Dnipropetrovsk.
Judging from the current journey, it will take about a week from Petrovsk to Nikolayev, the seat of the Russian army's headquarters in the Black Sea region.
As early as half a month ago, Suvorov sent an elite cavalry team to Nikolayev in the hope of getting in touch with the Russian army in the Black Sea and asking the Russian army in the Black Sea region to send people to repair the roads. However,
What disappoints him is that so far there has been no news about the Russian army in the Black Sea region.
In fact, as early as when Paul I sent Suvorov to the Black Sea region, the veteran felt that there must be something hidden behind the dramatic changes in the situation in the Black Sea region, and this suspicion intensified as he led his troops into Ukraine. If no one
If he deliberately caused trouble behind his back, Suvorov would not believe that anyone would dare to blatantly destroy the main highway in the Russian Empire. He would die!
Despite this, Suvorov still did not embarrass the local governments when he marched to Ukrainian cities, especially in some cities he was familiar with. Suvorov even met with local government officials cordially.
Just like in Dnipropetrovsk, Suvorov personally invited the local mayor to his military camp. When Suvorov mentioned the road, the mayor and his entourage looked very dissatisfied.
Naturally, seeing this situation, Suvorov already knew something in his heart, but he buried this thought deeply in his heart.
There are only a handful of forces that can carry out destruction on such a large scale in the Black Sea region, but there are only the Ukrainian Governor-General's Palace and the Russian army in the Black Sea region. There are many royal secrets in the Ukrainian Governor-General's Palace. If it is the Ukrainian Governor-General who carries out the destruction, those
It is definitely possible to get some information from the hidden line. So far, no information has reached Suvorov, which means that this matter was definitely not done by the Governor of Ukraine, so there is only one remaining force.
Thinking of his mission, Suvorov frowned again. In addition to his anger, he felt a burst of regret. You must know that the Russian troops in the Black Sea region are all elite Russian troops, and he is not willing to deal with them.
These Russian troops carried out large-scale purges, but now it seems that if they are not purged, sooner or later this 100,000-strong army will break away from the empire.
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A detachment of cavalry appeared outside the city of Nikolayev.
"Please open the door, we are the Imperial Guards, subordinates of Marshal Suvorov!"
The squadron leader of this cavalry team, Wimoska, rode up to the city and shouted loudly to the soldiers guarding the city. The sight in front of him made him very confused. Logically speaking, as the seat of the Russian military headquarters in the Black Sea region,
Even if Nikolayev is not very prosperous, it is impossible for the city gates to be closed in broad daylight. However, the tightly closed city gates and the heavily armed soldiers on the city walls caught him off guard.
"Who are you? This is Nikolayev. If nothing happens, please leave immediately, otherwise I will regard you as enemies!"
After a while, such a sentence suddenly appeared from the top of the city. This sentence made Wimoska feel angry. He had obviously reported his home, but these Nikolayev guards
But it seems like he is deaf.
"I am Major Wimoska, commander of the 4th Squadron of the 13th Imperial Guard Cavalry Regiment. I came to Nikolayev on the orders of His Excellency Marshal Suvorov of the Empire to convey His Excellency Marshal's military orders!"
As a last resort, Wimoska had to repeat his identity again. In his opinion, he had made his identity very clear, so Nikolayev's people should have opened the city gate, but the fact was still unexpected.
beyond his expectation.
"Sorry, there are many Ottoman spies here. We can't confirm your identity. Besides, it's time to close the city gate. If you have something to do, please come to the city early tomorrow morning. At that time, we will
Open the city gate!"
This sentence made Wimoska so angry that he almost wanted to vomit blood. Well, what he said before turned out to be all nonsense. But he had a military order, and he had to shout the city gate open no matter what.
Here, he shouted again:
"You can put a hanging basket down, I can put my military badge on it, and then you can verify my identity!"
"Sorry, I already said it. The city gate is closed now. I have no right to open the city gate without the order of our superiors."
Wimoska resisted the impulse and shouted patiently:
"You can ask your superiors who can make the decision to come out. We have a military order from Marshal Suvorov, which must be conveyed to the Russian military command in the city immediately. If you hinder me again, then I will report it to Suvorov."
Your Excellency, Marshal, by then you will all be walking around without food!"
After speaking, Wimoska was completely threatening, but what he didn't expect was that the Russian troops on the city wall seemed not to care about his threat at all. After he finished shouting, there was no trace of the Russian troops on the city wall.
sound.
Seeing this, Wimoska would be an idiot if he didn't understand that someone was deliberately trying to embarrass him. After seeing this, he glanced at the soldiers on the wall angrily, and then drove his horse.
Returned to his team
"Let's go and come back tomorrow"
After saying that, a group of cavalry turned around and ran away. It seemed that they were going to spend the night outside the city tonight.
Although it seems that the whole city of Nikolayev is under martial law, the Russian military headquarters in the city at the moment only has two or three kittens. A few days ago, the top Russian military officials who were in the city rushed to their troops.
Even the temporary commander Akhovsky personally led a regiment to who knows where. Now there are less than 500 Russian troops in Nikolaev, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled.
Before Akhvsky left, he changed the closing time of Nikolayev's city gate. Now Nikolayev's city gate is only open from 10 am to 2 pm, and the rest of the time is open.
In the closed state, Akhovsky announced to the outside world that it was because of the recent rampant activities of the Ottomans and that Nikolayev was close to the front line, so double vigilance was needed.
At present, the only person who can order the opening of the city is only a Russian battalion commander. Unfortunately, this battalion commander is deaf. In addition, Akhovsky has already explained to the deaf battalion commander before leaving, so under normal circumstances,
It is absolutely impossible for Nikolayev to open the city gate.
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The next day, Vimoska led the cavalry to the city of Nikolayev again. From dawn in the morning until the sun was shining brightly, the city gate finally opened.
More than a hundred Russian cavalry appeared outside Nikolayev City, making the Russian troops in the city full of vigilance. Seeing the attitude of their compatriots, Wimoska suppressed the anger in his heart and asked:
"I need someone to take me to the Russian military headquarters in the city. In addition, you need to arrange accommodation for my people as soon as possible."
As he said that, Wimoska handed the Guards military card that could prove his identity to the soldier guarding the city. After the soldier looked at the military card carefully and found that it was not a forgery, he said to Wimoska:
"Major, no problem. I will arrange for someone to take you to the headquarters right away. But I want to tell you that there are only dozens of soldiers responsible for guarding the headquarters at the moment. As for those gentlemen, they left a few days ago.
Nikolayev”
"What!"
Hearing this answer, Wimoska was shocked, and he immediately asked:
"Where have the generals from the headquarters gone?"
"I don't know. But I heard that the recent rebellion in the Crimean Peninsula was so violent that the generals had to go to Crimea to suppress it."
"Damn it!"
Wimoska cursed loudly, and then asked:
"Then who is in charge of the city gate now?"
"Our battalion commander now makes the decision about Nikolayev, but I advise you to write down what you want to say in advance."
"Why?"
"Because our battalion commander's ears were injured in the last Russo-Turkish war, and now he can't hear anything."
Seeing the calmness of this Russian soldier, Wimoska didn't know whether he should scold him or thank him. Damn it, when did a deaf man in the Russian army become a battalion commander, even if he was injured in the war?
Yes. But after the war, shouldn’t they receive a pension and then be dismissed?
What Wimoska didn't know was that the battalion commander was supposed to be dismissed, but Akhovski accidentally learned about the battalion commander's situation. Then he happened to be short of an attendant, so this
The battalion commander became Akhovsky's attendant, but his military rank was not revoked.
But this time, when Akhovsky left Nikolaev, out of evil intentions, he kept the deaf attendant and appointed him as Nikolaev's top officer.
Although Wimoska was disgusted in his heart, he knew that he still had to see the battalion commander. What Suvorov requested was to convey the general's order to the Russian headquarters. As for the current commander of the headquarters
Suvorov has no intention of caring about who the person is.
After following the defenders for a while, Wimoska and others were brought to the largest building in the city.
"Your Excellency Major, this is the headquarters. I think you can go in directly."
After saying that, the soldier apologized and turned around and left.
Just as Wimoska and his party entered the building, a figure walked out. Looking at the rank of major on the man's shoulders, Wimoska took the initiative and asked:
"Hello, I am Major Vimoska of the Guards Cavalry. I have received orders from Lord Suvorov, uh..."
"Sorry, I don't think I can hear what you are saying"
Just when Wimoska was speaking like a lotus flower, the man's words made Wimoska want to kill the bird-man in front of him. If he didn't hear you, he would have just said that and wasted so much time on himself.
However, it may be because this man was injured and deafened on the battlefield, so Wimoska also maintained his respect appropriately. He nodded and then took out a pen and a piece of paper from his body and started writing.
"Hello, I am Major Wilmoska of the Guards Cavalry. This time I am here under the order of Marshal Suvorov, the Supreme Commander of the Russian Army in the Black Sea, to convey the military order of the Marshal to the headquarters. Who else is in the headquarters?
exist?"
The man looked at the contents on the paper and said:
"Your Excellency Wimoska, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 8th Regiment of the Russian First Army's Kalel Infantry Corps, Silem. In addition to you, the current headquarters also has more than 20 guards and soldiers.
Cleaning staff. All the upper-level officers have left due to the war in the Crimean Peninsula. I’m sorry.”
Hearing this, Wimoska suddenly became anxious. Although Suvorov only asked him to pass the general's order to the Russian army headquarters, can a battalion commander represent the headquarters of a hundred thousand troops? The answer is definitely no.
.And in this way, if Wimoska sent someone back to tell Suvorov that he had conveyed the military order that was supposed to be conveyed to an army of 100,000 to a battalion commander, his military career must have come to an end. Suvorov
Wolof wasn't going to listen to his explanation or anything.
"Then where did Marshal Akhovsky go? Do you know?"
"I'm sorry, your whereabouts are classified as military secrets. I don't know."
"Then where is the main force of the army? Do you know clearly?"
"Sorry, the deployment of the army is also a military secret, and I don't know it."
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The two people had a strange exchange like this, and when the commander of the Sealem battalion told him that he had no comment on every question he asked, using military secrets as an excuse, Wimoska was about to collapse.
When the answer to the tenth question was still a military secret, Wimoska lost his patience.
"I'm warning you, if you don't tell me everything you know, I guarantee you will be sent to prison for the rest of your life!"
"Sorry, this is a military secret..."
Wimoska pulled out his saber and put it against Silem's neck. Seeing this, the atmosphere around them immediately became tense. The guards at the original headquarters immediately drew out their weapons and Wimoska.
The cavalry brought by Scar confronted each other.
But under such circumstances, that Silem just shook his head and said:
"Sorry, I'm just a battalion commander. I should have retired. My retirement application has been submitted for more than a month. Under such circumstances, why do you think I have access to military secrets? I don't know the whereabouts of those big shots.
Where can I know?”
Well. Silem's words left Wimoska at a loss for words. He shook his head to sober up, then put down the knife and wrote:
"Okay, good luck to you. Now I don't want to embarrass you. Please tell me where your first group army is deployed. I think this is not a embarrassment."
Seeing this question, Silem said without hesitation:
"The First Army was split into several parts. Some supported the front line in Moldova, some were deployed in the Odessa area, and some were distributed in the vast area from Kherson to Krasnopelekopsk."
Silem's answer was very honest. It was so honest that Wimoska had a terrible headache. Just kidding, the First Army was divided into three parts. And the positions of each part were completely opposite. If he rashly went to find the wrong one,
, it will take at least more than a week to travel back and forth.
"Okay, then can you tell me where your staff went?"
"I can only say that you should be able to gain something if you follow the Kherson line to the Crimean Peninsula."
This sentence made Wimoska's attitude toward Silem change somewhat. Although he didn't tell the exact answer, it at least pointed out a direction. It was better than letting Wimosca lead people around like headless flies.
Good.
Vymoska saluted Silem solemnly, and then immediately led his men and galloped out of Nikolayev.
As Silem said, most of the top generals of the Russian military command have arrived in the area east of Kherson.
Akhovsky followed Nikolaevich to the city of Yamiansk in the Krasnobelkopsk region, where the Third Army was based.
Walking into Yamiansk, it is obvious that the whole city is filled with an atmosphere of tension. Groups of Russian soldiers are patrolling the streets, while more than 20,000 Russian troops stationed outside the city are sharpening their knives.
.
Previously, due to the deliberate connivance of the Russian army, the rebellion in the Crimean Peninsula was able to sweep across the entire peninsula in a relatively short period of time. However, despite the deliberate connivance of the Russian army, they would not be so stupid as to hand over all Yamiansk to the rebels.
in the hands of the army.
The Crimean Peninsula is connected to the European continent through an isthmus only a few kilometers wide, and this isthmus is just north of the city of Yamiansk. In this way, the strategic location of Yamiansk has reached an extremely important point.
To such an extent, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the iron gate of the Russian army in the Crimean Peninsula.
Although the rebels have swept across the entire Crimean Peninsula, every time a rebel dares to come and disturb them, the 30,000-strong Russian Third Army in Yamiansk is no joke.
"Nikolaovich, how long will it take for your people to be dispatched?"
"Your Excellency, Marshal, my men are all ready. As long as you give an order, the army will be dispatched immediately!"
Hearing Nikolaevich's answer, Akhovsky seemed quite satisfied. He did not put the Third Army here just for good looks.
"Very good, but we can't be careless. You can make the final preparations before the battle. As long as there is news from Ililov, we will immediately go out and crush those rebels into slag!"
"Yes, Your Majesty Marshal!"
Akhovsky was ready, and in the city of Chisinau in the Moldova region, Brankov, commander of the Russian First Army, was meeting with an Ottoman.
"Hello, Mr. Brankov"
"Hello, Dear Imam Selim"
This messenger who appeared obviously surprised Brankov. The person who appeared in front of him was the commander-in-chief of the Ottoman Empire's 200,000-strong army, the Imam of Wallachia, the nephew of Hamid I, and the Ottoman Empire's commander-in-chief.
The heir to the throne, Selim bin Mustafa bin Ahmed.
This Selim was the son of Mustafa III, the elder brother of Hamid I. Because Hamid I had no children and thought that his brother Mustafa III would pass the throne to him, Hamid I brought him to the throne.
The elder brother’s son is established as the heir to the throne. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)