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Volume 8 From the Mediterranean to... Chapter 94 Battle in the direction of Moscow (1...

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    In September, I will continue to write "The King of Guns", but I can no longer guarantee that I can update it every day!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early August, Simon?  Major Kolecki and many of his men, as personal representatives of Marshal Desai, traveled hundreds of kilometers from Vilna to the Smolensk front line.  At the Grand Army station, the major handed over a batch of medicine and a small amount of supplies to Napoleon's quartermaster.  Subsequently, Kolecki and others followed Prince Eugene who commanded the 4th Army.  This is a task assigned by Prince Desai personally. Major Kolecki and his Alpha Team must ensure the safety of Prince Eugene in Russia.  Ou Ren was very touched by the love shown to his best friend.  In fact, he was even more surprised that Major Kolecki and his men were able to break through so many obstacles. How could they be surrounded by the elusive Cossack cavalry, Russian peasants who were extremely hostile to the French, and the defeated Russian officers and soldiers who spontaneously organized guerrillas?  Next, he came to him safely and brought a large amount of military supplies with him.  However, among these thin-faced Poles wearing sheepskin hats and felt cloaks, with short, thick black beards, lazily riding on lean Don horses, they appeared crookedly.  When in the presence of Eug¨¨ne, the French prince understood.  Major Letsky and his 15 men were all dressed as Cossack cavalry to harass the French army's food collection team.  As for other questions, the cautious Ou Ren didn¡¯t ask any more questions.  As for the large quantities of military equipment, including medicines, there were too many secrets hidden by Desai, but he believed they were definitely not shipped from the rear.  A crazy idea came to Eugene's mind. Maybe Desai knew Napoleon's marching route a long time ago, so he buried various military supplies on the marching route of the Grand Army a year in advance  .  After the French army crossed the Niemen River, the "guerrilla warfare" inherited from the Iblis Peninsula began.  Before guerrilla warfare was officially recognized by St. Petersburg, tens of thousands of French soldiers, those stragglers who were looting soldiers and soldiers who collected food, had been killed by Cossacks and peasants.  Regardless of the rules of the art of war, these barbarians only know how to use this weapon to destroy the bad guys who invade their homes.  The further the war progressed, the more numerous these guerrillas became.  In August, when the French army ended the Battle of Smolensk, these guerrilla groups of various sizes and characteristics had grown to several hundred.  Some guerrillas completely imitate the army, with infantry, cavalry, and headquarters. The soldiers carry daily necessities with them; some are Cossack cavalry who do not distinguish between ourselves and the enemy; some are small groups, with infantry and cavalry mixed, and some others cannot be handled by anyone.  Qing is where farmers and landowners come from.  These people are always on guard against being captured alive or surrounded by the French army. Therefore, they always stay with their horses and men, hiding in the forest, waiting for an opportunity to attack the French army.  Basically, the French officers and soldiers who fell into the hands of the guerrillas had no choice but to die.  The increasingly frequent activities of guerrillas in various places have caused great trouble to the French army, especially the 4th Army, which serves as the rearguard.  The cities that the French army passed through were just like the villages, and there was chaos everywhere.  Everyone was hungry and exhausted.  In terms of food supply, the 4th Army is no better than other armies.  Since then, violations of military discipline have become increasingly serious, followed by various criminal acts.  Napoleon was furious. He summoned the army commanders and administrative officials, including Eugene, and was furious with them. However, facing the continued shortage of food, the emperor's temper would not help.  The food supply in field hospitals is insufficient, and everyone from doctors to the wounded often suffer from hunger.  This is an irreparable and unforgivable mistake.  The neglect of the hospital by low-level officials in the logistics department has reached an unprecedented level.  They so irresponsibly abused the courage of those less fortunate.  All efforts were of little avail as all supplies were extremely scarce.  On the fifth day after leaving Smolensk, a terrible situation happened that caused Prince Eugene a headache.  Early in the morning, a Russian guerrilla force quietly raided the wounded soldier camp of the 4th Army Corps. Most of the wounded soldiers who had no time to escape were brutally killed by the barbarians. Three military medical officers and a cavalry colonel were kidnapped.  Normally, only doctors and nobles among prisoners of war receive preferential treatment, and the captured cavalry colonel is called Viscount Weismann, who is Prince Eugene's brother-in-law.  Therefore, Prince Eugene came to Major Kolecki and asked him for help. He sent him two French cavalry squadrons, "I hope to bring them back to the military camp safely and unscathed!" Major Kolecki immediately accepted the rescue.  Task.  They started the operation early in the morning, but spent the whole day in the forest near the road, secretly monitoring several French teams escorting cavalry supplies and Russian prisoners.  Even when a convoy transporting baggage was ambushed, plundered and massacred by Russian cavalry, Kolecki and others did not turn a deaf ear. They only captured a few Russian guerrillas who unfortunately fell behind and executed them for interrogation.  From the mouths of the executed prisoners, Kolecki¡¯s cavalry learned?The local Russian guerrillas, with the cooperation of a Cossack cavalry regiment led by Captain Denisov, carried out the sneak attack mission five days ago and kidnapped the three military medical officers and cavalry colonels they had to rescue, and the detention location was in  In a Russian village less than 35 kilometers north of Smolensk.   In the darkness before dawn, the French cavalry emerged from the bushes to find their respective horses. They washed their faces with cold water, tightened the girdle of the horses, lined up in line, and waited silently for Commander Coletz.  An order issued by Major Key.  ¡°Everyone mount up and let¡¯s go!¡± Soon, thousands of horse hooves stepped on the muddy road, advanced along the road, and quickly disappeared into the woods shrouded in morning mist.  Two hours later, the cavalry arrived at the edge of the forest outside the village. It was already bright on the field road, and only the thick fog still obscured distant objects.  Kolecki ordered the cavalry to continue hiding in the woodland. He stayed away from the troops alone, went down to the depression, and looked around.  A guy dressed as a Russian peasant appeared out of nowhere, and he approached Kolecki with a blind eye.  "How is the situation?" the major asked directly in Russian without raising his head.  "After Captain Denisov accepted your terms of exchange, he granted the guerrillas an extra 30 minutes of sleep today. As for us Cossacks, we have evacuated to the south of the village. And your prisoner is in a white house in the northeast of the village, including  The two medical officers and the cavalry colonel were fine. However, the French medical officer who knew Russian was called "The Bow-legged Don Cossack" because he heard something he should not have heard.  The man smiled and stretched out his hand to cut his throat.  He continued: "In addition, the captain hopes that you can clear out the guards in the village, leaving no one behind, so as not to cause trouble in the future." Major Kolecki nodded and said no more.  In fact, he would have given this order without being told by the Cossack who had been bribed by the Military Intelligence Agency.  From Vilna to Smolensk, Major Kolecki had close cooperation with Captain Denisov no less than 10 times, whether it was a French courier, a baggage train, or a Russian guerrilla.  Their common target.  After the representatives of the Cossack cavalry left alone, Major Kolecki quickly returned to the location of the troops. He nodded to an officer who was ready, and then ordered: "Send the signal!" The lieutenant raised his hand and fired a shot.  At this moment, the sound of horse hooves, shouts, and gunshots rang out from all directions.  The French cavalry whipped their horses and galloped forward, rushing along the road towards the village.  When the gunfire rang out, disheveled and shirtless Russian guerrillas ran out one after another.  In the billowing smoke, the Russians shouted loudly, calling for the cavalry to help meet the enemy.  However, at this time, the Cossack cavalry had already withdrawn several miles away. What greeted the forgotten guerrillas was the sound of a row of rapid gunfire and the sharp sabers waved in the hands of the French cavalry.  Bullets flying from the sky roared, knocking the unprepared Russians to the ground.  The remaining guerrillas quickly threw away their weapons and ran towards the bushes with bare hands. Others fled towards the pond at the foot of the mountain, but they could not escape far. The French cavalry caught up with the defeated soldiers one by one, or used revolvers to close range.  Shoot, or swipe your saber across the enemy's neck.  The entire battle lasted less than 10 minutes and came to an end. A guerrilla officer who was lucky enough to survive walked out of the house holding a white handkerchief with a knife and announced his surrender.  Major Kolecki said a few words to his assistant, then dismounted and walked quickly towards the cabin where the French prisoners of war were kept.  When the Polish officer discovered that the two military medical officers in the room and the cavalry colonel named Weismann were safe and sound, he ordered a squadron of cavalry to escort the above three people immediately back to the military camp of the 4th Army.  At this time, about 100 disarmed Russian guerrillas were driven away by another French cavalry squadron.  In the open space in the center of the village, the prisoners of war formed a large circle around the city, anxiously watching how the French would decide their fate.  "Don't take them in!" Major Kolecki loudly issued the order for collective execution.  Then, intensive gunshots rang out again, accompanied by brief curses and screams.  It was also on this day that Napoleon no longer hesitated and ordered the Grand Army to sound the majestic bugle and march towards the Moscow defense line.  In addition to the news that Prince Schwarzenberg of Austria defeated a Russian army and succeeded, which made the emperor full of confidence in victory, there was also intelligence confirming that the tsar arrived in Moscow on July 24 and summoned the nobles in the old Russian capital.  and a joint meeting of civilians.  Soon, Moscow sent 80,000 people to join the Russian army, and local governments also sent personnel in certain proportions. Ukraine provided the army with 18,000 Cossacks.  The general public donated a large amount of materials to provide complete supplies for entire battalions and entire companies of infantry and cavalry.equipment.  In order to give this armament a national and religious color, Archbishop Platov gave Alexander a finely crafted icon of St. Serges, which the Tsar in turn gave to the Moscow militia.  In short, a jihad against France is being mobilized.  In this regard, Napoleon was not afraid of rejoicing. He still insisted that as long as he arrived and occupied Moscow and defeated Russia, the main force of the army, these stubborn Russians and the equally stubborn Tsar would completely lose their fighting spirit and sign a city alliance with themselves.  ¡­¡­
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