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Volume 8 From the Mediterranean to... Chapter 96 Battle in the direction of Moscow (3...

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    On the road to Moscow, dust flew and flags fluttered.  The Russian soldiers and civilians were desperately building fortifications in the Borodino area, while the French cavalry was silently conducting battlefield reconnaissance.  So on September 6th, both sides were nervously preparing for war.  During this period, there were only sporadic exchanges of fire at the forward positions of both sides, and the Russian and French soldiers were all reorganizing their military appearance and grooming themselves.  Due to a sudden heavy rain the day before, while a lot of non-combat attrition was added to the battlefield hospital, the infantry also needed to disassemble and clean the barrels of their guns, the cavalry needed to polish their helmets and the mud attached to the horses' hooves, and the artillery needed to clean the cannons.  Coat the shaft with engine oil.  At this time, Napoleon was suffering from a severe cold, but he still dragged his tired body around and spent almost the whole day on horseback.  The emperor ordered the commanders of each legion to ensure that the soldiers had sufficient rest and were given abundant rations.  Before returning to the headquarters, the emperor saw the Guards soldiers randomly inserting green feathers or tricolor feathers on their faded hats. Many soldiers shaved for the first time in two months.  "Hey, brothers, this is a waste of time, all you need is a good sleep!" Napoleon shouted to the soldiers.  After hearing this, the soldiers of the Guards stood up and saluted the emperor. The two old guys who had followed Napoleon in the war to conquer Egypt first looked at each other, and then replied to Napoleon with a playful smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, after tomorrow,  I will sleep for four thousand years, just like those Egyptian kings!" "Yes, by the end of tomorrow, the person who collects his body will say that this old guy is very beautifully dressed, and he should be rewarded with a good position.  What a tomb. Well, it would be better to build a pyramid!¡± The above answer made everyone around laugh.  But there was only one person who didn't smile, and he was Prince Eugene next to the emperor.  After returning to his station, Eugene told Major Kolecki that Napoleon and Marshal Davout had a heated argument when discussing the attack plan. "As everyone expected, the emperor once again vetoed the attack from the far right."  , still insisting on attacking from the front. We can¡¯t imagine what price our soldiers will pay tomorrow!¡± Napoleon¡¯s final plan is to concentrate 80,000 main troops, including Davout¡¯s First Corps, and 400 artillery pieces to attack the Russian army!  Make a frontal breakthrough in the left-wing area, and then approach the main Russian forces deployed in the center and right wing in a roundabout way, forcing them to the pocket-shaped area between the Moskva River and the Kolocha River to annihilate them; at the same time, in order to attract and divert the attention of the Russian army,  Use Prince Eugene's Italian Army to attack the Russian right wing; Poniatowski's Polish Army conducts a limited detour on the Russian left wing.  Major Kolecki nodded and said: "This is the most typical offensive plan of the emperor. He wants to give Kutuzov the confidence to persist in fighting, rather than letting the Russian army leave the battlefield and continue to retreat backwards, disappearing without a trace.  "It wasn't until late at night that Napoleon finally checked the offensive preparations of each army before he returned to camp to rest.  Indeed, the emperor was still worried at this time. He was afraid that the Russian troops would withdraw again.  However, the quiet Russian positions showed that the enemy troops had not withdrawn.  That night, the soldiers all went to bed early.  Everyone knows that there will be a fierce battle tomorrow.  Napoleon seemed to be agitated all the time. He talked with his adjutants, and from time to time walked out of the tent to observe the movements on the Russian position.  Kutuzov was also busy dictating that he hastily adjusted his deployment, moved the Third Infantry Corps in the general reserve to the left wing, and deployed it covertly in the forest area.  In addition, one hundred and sixty-eight artillery pieces were allocated and placed under the command of Bagration.  After this adjustment, the originally weak left defense force was greatly strengthened.  Kutuzov envisioned that the Third Army would be mainly used to deal with incoming enemies and conduct counter-assaults.  He announced to the officers around him: "When the enemy uses his last reserves to throw himself on Bagration's left wing, I will insert this hidden army into the enemy's flank and rear. In 1812, France  The largest and most brutal battle in the Russian War finally started. On September 7, before dawn, Napoleon arrived at the multi-bastion on the right wing of the French army.  Accompanied by Marshal Ai and others, the emperor walked towards the edge of the woods ahead. When a glimmer of light appeared in the east, the emperor's battle order for the day was read out to the troops, just like what he had written at other important moments.  Short and powerful ¡°My brave soldiers!  This is the battle you have been waiting for!  Victory is up to you, and you will definitely be able to win.  Victory will bring you a prosperous and comfortable winter camp, and enable you to return home in triumph as soon as possible.  Fight as you did at Austerlitz, Friedland, Vitebsk, Smolensk!  Let yoursFuture generations will talk with pride about your brave actions today.  Let them say of you: He took part in the great battle at Moscow!  " Amidst the cheers of more than 100,000 French soldiers, Napoleon gave the order, and he let the French army take the lead in attacking. After 5 o'clock in the morning, the sound of artillery broke the silence of the dawn. More than a thousand artillery on both sides began to fire, and the French army launched a fierce attack  The firepower suppressed the Russian army on the opposite high ground. Flames erupted from the muzzles, and the artillery shells whizzed past. Countless flames flashed from the hills erected by the French and Russian soldiers, and thick smoke rose. There were explosions and sounds in French, Russian, and Polish.  , German and other shouts gathered together. Napoleon looked at the red light rising from the Russian position, then turned to Prince Eugene who was about to leave and said: "The sun in Austerlitz is rising again!  We bite them, and the gates of Moscow are about to be opened by us!  " Thirty minutes later, Prince Eugene's Fourth Army (Italian Army), who served as an assist, defended its left wing and was the first to launch an attack on the village of Borodino on the Russian right wing. Within an hour, the French army won  Borodino Village. Soon, the Russian Chasseurs who were responsible for forward cover failed and were driven across the Kolocha River. However, they then launched a counterattack and drove the French army back to the west bank of the Kolocha River.  The battle entered a stalemate here. Marshal Ney's Third Army and Marshal Davout's First Army were quietly waiting for orders, preparing to attack the Russian army's central position; Marshal Murat's cavalry reserve was stationed on the center right of the French position.  Position, forming a front from north to south with the cavalry corps of General Grouchy, General Mauble, General Montbrun and General Nasuti, connecting Poniatowski's Polish Army because of the need to maintain the integrity of the front.  In keeping with this, the French cavalry units were mostly deployed within the range of the Russian artillery. For several hours after the battle began, these poor people suffered heavy losses from the terrible cannon fire. Correspondingly, this was not a tactical error.  The huge disaster was also staged among the cavalry behind the Russian position. At 6 o'clock, immediately after the attack of Eugene's army, Davout's army facing Bagration's army also launched an attack. They faced three mutual enemies.  The connected simple bastions are the strongest field fortifications on the core position of the Russian army. Correspondingly, Bagration also continued to use his reserves, successively moving a grenadier division, a cuirassier division, and the 1st.  Part of the Seventh Army and a division of the Third General Reserve Infantry Army entered the battle. Here, the Russian army put up a tenacious resistance with a one to two disadvantage and fought back in two hours of continuous fierce fighting.  At first, after a bloody and fierce battle, Davout successfully occupied the southernmost bastion. However, the Russian army quickly mobilized its powerful reserves to counterattack and pushed Davout's troops from the southern bastion.  When the French army was in chaos and rout, the Russian heavy cavalry swarmed in and launched an attack, destroying several French infantry battalions until the light cavalry of Davout's Corps launched a clever counterattack.  Attacking the Russian cavalry on the side, Davout regrouped his infantry and advanced again, reaching the wall of the southern bastion. At this time, an accident occurred.  An explosion occurred next to Davout, and the marshal fell to the ground unconscious. Fortunately, his mount bore most of the power of the shell. Although the unconscious Davout was only wounded in the leg and had to withdraw from the battle, he was not alive.  Danger. Due to the setbacks of the two attacks, Napoleon ordered Ney's Army, Oudinot's Army and Murat's Cavalry Army to enter the battle at the same time to strengthen the attack power of Davout Army and be sure to capture the three small bastion groups and the central defense line.  All bastions, including the large bastion, were used to break through the Russian central defense line. Under the gray sky, the bastions garrisoned by the Russian army showed a strong earthy red color, and the sun turned yellow in the gray-green smoke.  Soon, the brave Marshal Ney took the lead, leading his offensive column like "a grenadier captain".  The soldiers will brave the firepower of dozens of enemy cannons and rush across the 300-meter open space without cover; behind Marshal Ney, Marshal Murat is as dazzling and eye-catching as usual, wearing green velvet.  Wearing a tunic and yellow combat boots, he awaited orders, ready to rush to the front of the line and lead the cavalry into battle.  The battle was extremely fierce, and it took the French infantry 10 minutes to rush to the ridge.  Although the Russian shotguns were hitting their heads and faces, and whole rows of French soldiers fell one after another, the French army still calmly stopped under the gunfire and reorganized their formation less than 50 steps away from the Russian position.  Keep moving forward and be ready to attack.  "Shoot!" After the order was given, the French army routed the enemy, crossed the forward position, and walked towards a fortification built of earth, wood and bodies amidst shouts.  In a close encounterAfter a fierce battle, Marshal Ney's infantry flanking cavalry, with the cooperation of Marshal Ney's infantry flanking cavalry, successfully captured all three bastions.  The Russian army was unwilling to fail and organized a counterattack again, trying to rebuild its defense line.  As always, Marshal Murat left his cavalry troops and went to personally inspect the Russian positions. He was ready to launch a new offensive when the enemy counterattacked.  ¡­¡­
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