After taking out all his wealth, Kutuzov's army reached more than 63,000. At this moment, opposite him, the Russian army with more than 50,000 people under Baglation was undoubtedly the upper hand in terms of the number of troops. However, although Kutuzov's army had the advantage in terms of number of troops, it lags behind the Russian army under Baglation in terms of equipment and morale.
However, in Kutuzov's view, his side still had the upper hand, especially when his men came back from Stockholm that the Swedes intended to declare war on the Russians, Kutuzov believed that the time, place and people were on his side.
But what Kutuzov didn't know was that the Swedes did deploy an army of 20,000 people on the Russian-Swiss border, but the Swedes were not prepared to attack directly from Finland to St. Petersburg.
In the Swedes' combat plan, they first test the attitude of the Russian Empire in the name of armed protection of overseas Chinese. If the Russians agree, the Swedes will first capture Western Lithuania and the northern part of Latvia, and then put pressure on the Russian Empire from the west and north directions. If the Russians disagree, the Swedes also plan to adopt this strategy.
The strength of the Russian Baltic fleet remains. In this case, even if the Swedes want to declare war on the Russian Empire on a large scale, the Russian Baltic fleet is an obstacle that Sweden cannot overcome in the past, unless Sweden fights to the death with the Russian Baltic fleet, even if the Swedes fight the national navy and the Russian decisive battle, the victory or defeat is still between 55, and Sweden is even at a slight disadvantage.
The Swedish state is divided into two parts by the Baltic Sea, one is the Finnish region directly bordering the Russian Empire, and the other is the western part of the Scandinavian Peninsula, the native Swedish kingdom, and the Finnish region is located in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Although they are both on the Scandinavian Peninsula, the land bordering the two is far north. The harsh climatic conditions and the complex terrain make it impossible for the military to pass through the army. Therefore, even Sweden and Finland are transported by sea.
After receiving the Russians' response, Gustanv, who was overjoyed, immediately ordered the troops gathered in the country to go to Western Lithuania through the navy. Of course, in order not to anger the Prussians and to maintain a buffer zone between the two countries, Gustanv clearly issued an order to the generals of the army, that is, the Swedish army could only capture the territory northeast from Palanga to Chiolier, and must maintain a distance of more than thirty miles from the occupied territorial border of Prussia.
Forty thousand Swedish troops set out after King Gustanv's order was issued, and 20,000 troops were preparing to set out after the first batch of troops arrived.
Just as the Eastern European region was in panic, in Central Europe, the Prussian army led by William had already marched to the junction of Saxony and Bohemia after joining the Sixth Division.
Corresponding to Prussia, Grand Duke Tuha also received reinforcements from Hungary. Nearly half of the 30,000 Hungarian reinforcements were cavalry, and the addition of these Magyar cavalry made Tuha ecstatic. There are two areas in Europe that are recognized as the most suitable area for mass production of light cavalry. One is the Ukrainian plain, where the Cossack cavalry amazed the whole of Europe, and the other is Hungary. The rebellious Magyars' tactical attainments in light cavalry tactics were the same as the Cossacks.
Of course, some people may say that cavalry in many parts of Europe do not have to be inferior to those in the above two areas. Of course, this must be admitted, but those cavalry are either heavy cavalry or are not as powerful as Hungary or Cossacks in terms of recruitment and mobilization.
The addition of 15,000 Magyar cavalry not only greatly improved the mobility of the Austrian army, but also made the Austrian army more aggressive.
At any time, cavalry is a kind of attacking army, with galloping horse hooves and sharp sabers that look enough to make the enemy frightened.
More than 20,000 reinforcements from Vienna were also on the way to aid. The two good news slowly aroused the desire for victory in Tuha's heart. More than 50,000 reinforcements plus the 70,000 people under Tuha's command. This means that Tuha will lead more than 120,000 Austrian soldiers and Prussia to showdown the battlefield!
It can be said that there has been no battle of this scale in Europe for a long time. You should know that not only the Austrians had a force of up to 120,000. The Prussian army opposite them had a considerable amount of troops.
After the Hungarian reinforcements arrived at the front line, the 3rd Division of Scharnhorst in the Prussian side had also reinforced Marshal Dessau. In addition, the replenishment troops transferred from various places were continuously increased, Dessau also recovered its troops of 65,000. If the royal guards and the 6th Division led by William arrived, the Prussian army could reach more than 90,000 troops.
In European history, there are few such cases in which there are such battles in local areas, such as the two convenient investments in so many troops.
Of course, the main reason for this is the importance of the Bohemia region. For both the Pu and Austrian sides. Opening up Bohemia means opening the key on each other's throat. Whether it is Prussia or Austria, Bohemia means too much to them...
After the arrival of 30,000 Hungarian reinforcements, in order to allow these rebellious Magyars to integrate into the current war as soon as possible, Tuha spent too much effort on these Hungarians. Originally, after the arrival of the Hungarian army, Tuha planned to use the advantages of military strength during this period to launch a wave of harassment against the Prussians again, but the cooperation between the Hungarian and Austrian armies later embarrassed Tuha.
The Hungarian army was still quite fierce in fighting, but they were not so obedient to military orders. This also led to the disconnection between the two sides when the Austrian army cooperated with the Hungarian army. This situation not only did not realize Tuha's intention, but also caused the army to suffer some avoidable losses.
While Tuha was dissatisfied, he also began to train in the Hungarian army. A group of unrestrained thorns were severely punished by Tuha. Even Tuha forced to implement strict military discipline in the Hungarian army despite the danger of mutiny.
Although the war is imminent, Tuha also knows that a series of actions against the Hungarians at this time will cause unstability in the Hungarian army, Tuha values the coordination and cooperation of the army and the degree of execution of military orders. If these 30,000 Hungarian troops fail to implement the military orders issued by Tuha, or even leave Tuha's control, then Tuha would rather not need this reinforcement army.
Fortunately, the officers of this Hungarian army were either a confidant of Governor Alexander or his close supporters. In this case, Tuha used some small means to finally make these 30,000 Hungarian troops their own help.
While both Eastern and Central Europe were busy preparing for large-scale battles, they were not idle in Western Europe. In the Austrian Netherlands, which was later Belgium, more than 60,000 French troops led by Napoleon and 70,000 powerful British troops officially fought. This time, Napoleon's opponent was British general Sir Ralph Abercrombie.
Speaking of Sir Ralph Abercrombie, we have to say that in the original history, the Lord of Sir led the 18,000 British-Turkish coalition forces to be defeated by Napoleon in Egypt, and the Lord died even more.
However, in the UK, Sir Ralph is one of the few heroes in the British army. He not only participated in the British pioneering of American colonies, but also participated in the suppression of Irish rebels. Whether in terms of qualifications or achievements, Ralph is a top player among the British army's prime generals.
It was in this case that George III would boldly activate Ralph instead of letting the veterans of the Army go to the European continent to take on major responsibilities.
The configuration of Ralph's army is luxurious. Under Ralph's command, not only Thomas Picton and John Moore, who shine in the future anti-French alliance, but also Arthur Wellesley, who defeated Napoleon in the Battle of Waterloo in the future. Of course, this Wellesley has a more resounding title, that is the Duke of Wellington!
Of course, Wellesley would not have thought about how awesome he would be in the original history. Wellesley was just an ordinary captain and officer in the British Army, while Thomas was a lieutenant colonel, and John was a colonel.
However, the military rank does not mean everything. Although the three of them are not conspicuous in this British expeditionary force at this moment, their talents, or talents, will never change because of history!
In Sir Ralph's plan, 70,000 British troops would approach the northern part of France with a storm, and the Royal Navy led by General Samuel Hood at sea will also do its best to contribute to Ralph's all that he can.
But what Ralph did not expect was that the French army rushed over before the British army arrived. The two armies unexpectedly fought in Antwerp.
Long before arriving in Antwerp, Napoleon had already learned through the Austrians that the British army was at the city of Antwerp. After learning the news, Napoleon did not immediately raise his troops and rushed to assist Antwerp.
Antwerp is a port city, and the most powerful British people are the navy, which means that even if the French army, with the Austrian army, want to compete with the British army in Antwerp, they will have a natural shortcoming, that is, the British huge naval fleet is not a vegetarian!
PS: Sweat, I'm back home, hey, the year-end is very sad, I will change jobs decisively next year. Dear, let's see if your job changes will be sad! It hurts!