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    Is there any vote? "The King of Guns" is going to be kicked out of the historical military classification list. Please support me, brothers!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On this day, July 16, 1812, Napoleon took the initiative to leave Vilna, led the 300,000 European coalition forces that crossed the Nieman River, and began to march across the vast Russian plains.  On the same day, they pursued and intercepted the two main Russian armies led by General Barclay and Prince Bagration, trying to gather under the city of Smolensk and annihilate them, in order to force Tsar Alexander to defeat and sue for peace;  Following the news of the successful bloodless coup in Warsaw, Desai immediately ordered the establishment of a provisional responsible cabinet in the name of the King of Poland, and then announced that the movement to liberate the serfs and carry out land reform was launched throughout Poland; On the same day, after the completion of the  The Polish monarch who followed the saying "Anti-foreign forces must first make peace at home" led his Eastern Expeditionary Corps and boarded a transport fleet escorted by the Baltic Fleet at the Port of Danzig, preparing to move eastward to fulfill his promise to send troops to Napoleon.  At this time, in the Danzig Corridor area, Desai's entire military strength, except for the Baltic Navy fleet, mainly included 36,000 people from the Baltic Navy Regiment and 20,000 people just transferred from the Kingdom of Catalonia (  Two infantry divisions), as well as a Guards division of 10,000 people, an engineer and a half brigade and a heavy artillery regiment, the total number of combat officers and soldiers is about 72,000.  During this period, after a brief reorganization, the Grand Baltic Naval Regiment was under the jurisdiction of four armies, commanded respectively by General Dombrowski, General Balba Nager, General Hugo, and General Ren¨¦.  In terms of the headquarters, Desai himself continued to serve as the supreme commander of the army, General Rusty once again served as the chief of staff of the army, and General Pawlowski became the commander of the Guards Division.  Of course, not all of Desai's grand army went to Russia. Only General Barbanegger's Second Army, General Hugo's Third Army, and General Pawlowski's Guards Division totaled 38,000 people.  The First Eastern Expedition was carried out; as for General Dombrowski's First Army and General Ren¨¦'s Fourth Army, they continued to be stationed in the Danzig Corridor to monitor East Prussia and the west bank of the Oder River.  At this time, there was still General Redes who was good at military training. Desai gave him a special mission: he ordered him to lead a force of two thousand people to the Neman River Basin to establish multiple special training camps.  , and with the cooperation of the local Polish militia and military police forces, they forcibly gathered the defeated troops from various countries who had fled the Russian battlefield to the training camp for retraining.  Before leaving, Desai had a secret conversation with Dombrowski. The Polish king bluntly told his Second Minister of War, "While taking precautions in the Danzig Corridor, you must be ready to send troops. No later than October.  In the first ten days of the month, you and General Ren¨¦ will receive an order from me to occupy the entire territory of East Prussia from west to east. At the same time, General Maruszewski's Silesian Army will be ordered to move north along the Oder River and conduct strategic operations.  Cooperate to defend the Prussian reinforcements west of the Oder River. "In addition," Desai paused when he said this. He handed Dombrowski a letter and continued: "Take this secret letter, Saxony."  The Kingdom-Army will also accept your temporary command, and they will contain the Prussian army in the northeast. "Dombrovsky silently accepted the secret order. At this time, he finally understood that the King of Poland and his father-in-law August were in front of him.  Te I, conspired together to deceive Napoleon in Dresden. The relationship between the father-in-law and his father-in-law was not without conflicts, but became more and more closely united. The King of Saxony could even temporarily transfer the command of the army.  Although his future military operations were only aimed at Prussia, Dombrowski was also worried about Napoleon and his hundreds of thousands of troops thousands of miles away.  After nearly a year of getting along with each other, Dombrowski has come to understand that Desai is humble and open-minded on the surface, but in fact he is arrogant and arrogant. He cannot tolerate the emperor above his head pointing fingers at him, who is also a monarch.  Any politician who wants to compete with Desai for power will encounter bad luck without exception.  The former was the Jacobin General Zajoncic, and now he is the former Speaker of the Polish House of Commons, Count Mawachowski. Both died of alcoholism.  However, it is not difficult for Dombrowski to speculate that the so-called accidental deaths of the two men mentioned above were caused by their subordinates and cronies under the instructions of the Military Intelligence Bureau.  As for Emperor Napoleon and General Poniatowski?  Dombrowski decided to express his concerns. He reminded the monarch to pay attention, "Poland still needs France as a solid ally, and I hope your majesty can act with caution!" Desai smiled and said nothing. He waved his hand and then turned to the king.  Go to the side of the spiral staircase of the flagship.  Just when Dombrowski looked upset because he could not get a definite answer from the monarch, General Ren¨¦ stepped forward and whispered: "General, our Majesty has already got a perfect plan. You don't need to worry too much."  "More." "Oh, don't you worry?"??Emperor of France?  "Dombrovsky asked the French colleagues around him very strangely. The implication is that as a Frenchman, he is not worried about the fate of the French Empire and Napoleon? General Rene shrugged, he laughed at himself  The reply said: "Since the emperor ruthlessly forgotten his brave soldiers on the island of Palma, I, like his other officers, have only loyalty to His Majesty Desai.  So you can call me Catalan or even Polish!  As for the Eastern battlefield, our Majesty just wants to do his best to consume more of St. Petersburg's war strength, and will not take the initiative to cause any harm to Napoleon himself or the Grand Army.  ¡± ¡­ Klaipeda, known as ¡°Memel¡± in Prussian, was originally the northeasternmost city in Prussia. It borders the Baltic Sea and is located at the mouth of the Neman River. Today it is Lithuania¡¯s only seaport on the Baltic Sea.  . Thanks to its geographical location close to the mouth of the Niemen River, this border city became an important port hub for Lithuania connecting Poland, Sweden, Denmark and the German princes. In the 12th century, Klaipeda prospered.  The main residents of Klaipeda were Lithuanians and Germans. At the end of the 13th century, Klaipeda was occupied by the Teutonic Knights. After 1525, it belonged to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1807.  In the supplementary terms of the Peace of West, Klaipeda was declared an undefended city by France and Russia. As Napoleon's tribute to Tsar Alexander, the administrative power of the city was handed over to the Lithuanian Governor appointed by the Tsar. In fact,  Klaipeda has become part of the Russian territory, and it is also a paradise for Prussian exiles to gather with each other. It is the third largest anti-French base of Prussian exile organizations in Russia after St. Petersburg and Moscow. In June 1812, when Napoleon's army.  After crossing the Nieman River, the Second Polish War officially broke out. The Prussian exile fighters in Klaipeda gave up their previous heroic words of defending "Memel", and after setting fire to their granaries and homes, they followed the Russian army.  Withdrew and moved 168 kilometers north to the Riga Fortress in Latvia. On July 18, when the Baltic Fleet transporting Desai's Eastern Expedition successfully arrived at the port of Klaipeda, this once bustling city had already been filled with people.  It became devastated, with ruins everywhere, and no one was inhabited in all directions. On the second day after the Eastern Expedition Army entered Klaipeda, General Barbanegger's Second Army acted as the forward of the Army and took over the nearby area, including Palan.  By July 21, the front lines of the two cavalry units of the Second Army were directed at two important cities in central Lithuania, Siauliai and Paneve.  On July 17, the 10th Army (Prussian Army) led by Marshal MacDonald walked all the way from K?nigsberg to Klaipeda a week later along the long coastline of the Baltic Sea.  On July 25, the belatedly arriving Prussian Army reunited with the Polish Army that had arrived in Klaipeda earlier. In view of the various historical grievances between the Prussians and the Poles, in order to prevent internal strife between the two armies.  When the incident occurred, MacDonald simply ordered his 10th Army to be stationed in the Gargezhde area, 15 kilometers away from Klaipeda, while he led his adjutants and guards to personally rush to Desai in Klaipeda.  The corps command post in the city. Although Marshal Etienne Macdonald was specially designated by Napoleon as the supreme commander of the Baltic Front, he was still carrying out the emperor's secret order to closely monitor Desai. However, after experiencing the Danzig Corridor and Co.  After the unfortunate incident at Nisburg and the well-intentioned advice of many military colleagues, the descendant of the Scottish defector finally understood that the unruly Polish king would never imitate the honest attitude of the Prussian or Saracen kings towards the emperor.  , also mentioned names to himself, and listened to his words.  In fact, MacDonald was unable to restrain Desai. On the contrary, he and his Prussian Army needed food and military assistance from troops loyal to Desai, otherwise they would be unable to move forward.  After arriving at Gargezhde, the two cavalry teams of the 10th Army conducted a detailed investigation along the road leading to Riga Fortress and found that almost all nearby rural towns had suffered man-made destruction.  According to the intelligence provided by the Desai Army, after the war broke out in June, St. Petersburg has been resolutely and decisively implementing a retreat policy of fortifying the walls and clearing the country. In Lithuania, except for a few important cities, various towns leading to the Riga Fortress, among others,  Grain warehouses were evacuated or set on fire by local soldiers and civilians, and even the grains growing in the fields that were about to mature were also hit by fires.  If MacDonald wants to attack St. Petersburg, he must first capture the Riga Fortress and use it as a bridgehead to attack Russia's first capital.  But to conquer the famously strong Riga Fortress, in addition to relying on the peripheral cooperation of the Baltic Fleet, Macdonald's 10th Army must obtainThis is a stable and reliable logistics supply line from Klaipeda to Riga, about 168 kilometers long.  The self-aware MacDonald knew that Desai would not obey his orders and undertake the attack mission.   In the early morning of July 26, as soon as he walked into the Klaipeda headquarters, Marshal MacDonald learned from the Polish King that the timid Russian army had once again avoided fighting and abandoned Siaoli one after another.  Good news for Ai and Panevez.  "We should pursue the victory and bite the Russians to the death!" Marshal MacDonald excitedly waved his fist and emphasized repeatedly.  Desai nodded with a smile. He handed his nominal superior a glass of champagne, and then echoed: "Dear Duke of Taranto, my army will ensure that the logistics supply line of the 10th Army is unobstructed. In addition, the Baltic Fleet will also attack  Gulf of Riga, work with your regiment." "I wish you health!" "I wish you health!" Desai and McDonald raised their glasses and drank the champagne.  ¡­¡­
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