Three hundred and fiftieth eight chapters innocent river
Once Paul I declared Kutuzov a rebellion, it means that no matter what Kutuzov's original intention was, after Paul I was given the order, he had no other choice than rebellion.
Now Paul did not declare Kutuzov a rebellion, but only declared senior Russian generals of the Black Sea such as Akhvsky. This not only could disintegrate the morale of the Russian army in the Black Sea, but also temporarily stabilize the princes such as Kutuzov.
Kutuzov and others stayed in the Eastern Poland region for eight years. After such a long time, even if they did not make the East Poland business as solid, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the foundation was established. There are also many similar situations to Kutuzov and others.
In such a situation, Paul I had to consider the consequences of his actions. The failure to declare Kutuzov and others rebelled not only gave them a hint of luck, but also disintegrating these rebellious forces.
Just imagine, if Akhvsky learned that he was declared rebellious and everyone was punished, but Kutuzov and others had nothing to do, could his psychology be balanced? In this way, can he cooperate closely with Kutuzov and others? The answer is definitely no.
But Paul I seemed to have forgotten that the whole world knew that his resentment towards Pojangjin and Katerina II had been deeply engraved in his bones. In this case, unless they were those wishful idiots, few people would think that Paul I was really planning to spare Kutuzov and others.
In January 1790, William originally planned to inspect the entire Prussia this month. However, affected by the Russian major change, William had to temporarily postpone his itinerary. It was mainly because William was not sure whether Austria would join this fight between Russia and the Ottomans. You should know that Austria, like Russia, had no choice but to resolve the hatred between them and the Ottomans. When the Ottomans were in great force, Vienna was also worried.
Once Joseph II was persuaded by Paul I to join this war, William must change his position in this war. William does not intend to fight directly with a great power like Austria in a short period of time. You should know that what William needs is rewards and interests. If there is no benefit, William will even harm his own interests. William never does it.
Moreover, from the attitude of the Austrians on this matter, we can also see the physical condition of the emperor. We still know Joseph II well. If the Austrians decisively join the Russian side after weighing the pros and cons, William would not be surprised. You should know that Joseph II has been holding the Ottomans a lot since he ascended the throne.
And if the Austrians did not join the war, William might be surprised.
From January 1, the Ottoman army began to set off to the east bank in small batches. On No. 5, after the ice on the upper river reached forty centimeters. Selim ordered Mardela to lead his 20,000 Wallachian army to cross the Nanbuge River from the upper reaches.
It was also from the fifth that the rafts arranged by Selim began to play a role. The layers of rafts made the entire river surface extremely strong. Before the defenders in Nikolayev could react, Selim took the lead in ordering the Ottoman artillery to fire dozens of shells at the river interview.
Under the bombardment of shells, the rafts laid on the river surface were blown out of layers of wood chips, but that was all. Apart from the wood chips and some broken ice flying across the river, there was not much change on the river surface as a whole, which made Selim feel happy.
Not only Selim, but also the entire Ottoman army saw this result. Although the cold outside was still cold, the excited Ottoman soldiers rushed out of the tent excitedly and made a huge cheer.
Even Nikolayev could hear the deafening cheers clearly. Suvorov stood on Nikolayev's walls and saw clearly. At this moment, Suvorov fully understood why the Ottomans poured trees into the South Bug River a few days ago, like idiots. It turned out that their intention was here.
Although it was a little blurry, Suvorov could clearly see the cheering Ottoman soldiers in the distance. On the contrary, after hearing the Ottoman cheers, the morale inevitably declined. Suvorov's face was very gloomy, and he turned to the adjutant behind him to order:
"Let our artillery turn the guns immediately. I want all the guns to bombard me with as much as possible into an area on the river surface. If I can't make an ice hole for me, Sorastansen's position will be removed immediately!"
"Yes, Lord Marshal!"
Hearing Suvorov's orders, his adjutant immediately ran two steps and rushed under the city wall. Sorastastansen, whom he just mentioned, was the commander of Suvorov's artillery.
This shooting is not a real battle, but its role is far greater than a battle. Defending the city and siege are always two opposing words. Behind these two words are countless conspiracies and tricks, and all the mechanisms are calculated, but one of them is undeniable.
That is the importance of morale and sufficient morale. Then, even if the army outside the city is ten times that of the defending army, it is hard to say that it will definitely be able to capture the city. Without sufficient morale, even if there may be more troops guarding the city than the troops siege the city, the city may not be able to defend it.
Although I don’t know if Selim was intentional, at least in Suvorov’s view, Selim’s test firing was a provocation. The artillery bombarded the ice surface, and it was not the ice surface but the hearts of the people. If the ice surface was bombarded by the artillery, it proved that the ice surface was not reliable. If the ice surface was not reliable, it means that the Ottoman army could not regard the Nanbug River as flat ground, which would give the Russian army in Nikolayev a natural sense of security.
Shortly after Suvorov's order was issued, the Russian artillery located above the city wall and inside the city began to throw shells one by one on the ice of the Nanbug River. Although the number of shells was more than the Ottoman test-firing, there was no big ripples on the river surface, and several layers of rafts effectively weakened the lethality of Russian artillery.
After learning about this situation through the observation soldiers on the city wall, the artillery commander Sorastanchon had a cold sweat on his forehead. He did not think Suvorov's order was joking with him, so he rushed up to the city wall and took the flag from the observation soldiers and held it in his hand. He was going to go into battle himself.
As an old artillery soldier, Sorastanchon's technology was nothing. Under his command, more than 100 artillery in Nikolayev threw their shells within a radius of 200 meters centered on the surface of the South Bug River. After a burst of artillery, a large splash of water suddenly flipped up in the center of the South Bug River, and a big hole was blown out.
Seeing this situation, the Ottomans looked at each other, and Selim's face turned pale. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
PS: I was so dizzy that I beaten to death by the first time. I was so dizzy myself. I forgot to see it, and I realized that I would like to forgive you, hey.........