Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Putting aside the wars in other countries, when the Russians shout "Ura", even if it's just on the parade ground, it will only make their own people excited and make the enemy feel scared.

Vandamme was now being pushed back by the Russian army, which was smaller in number than him, so he was naturally a little nervous.

As for Barclay rushing to the battlefield on horseback, it is also because the command at the front always requires someone to coordinate the overall situation.

Before the war, Yermolov and Osterman-Tolstoy violated the Tsar's orders, but they had someone to support them. The Queen Mother's beloved nephew, the most capable royal relative in the Russian army, Prince Eugene of Württemberg, after discussing with the two generals, one fat and one thin, believed that they should take action directly against the French.

If anything goes wrong, the 2nd Army, which controls the traffic lines, will join the battlefield under the leadership of the Queen Mother's nephew to support the two's actions.

Seeing Barclay coming to him, the prince, who was a bachelor himself, explained the situation directly.

"I insisted that Yermolov do this. You know, if we want to open the road, we must eliminate these annoying Frenchmen in front of us, or at least drive them away."

"This isn't the first time you've taken the initiative. What we need to do now is to win the battle!"

After seeing Barclay's opinion, Eugen felt relieved.

In any case, the Russian army needs to take more active offensives now. Napoleon, the islander, is not here. What's so great about you, Vandamme, a colonial soldier from Cassel? It's just a brave man!
Although this is what people thought, no one said it out loud.

Of course, he is not the drunkard Christian in Mecklenburg, who is brave but not very smart. He has a brother-in-law and a daughter-in-law who takes care of their daughter at home to control him.

This young master was not only intelligent and brave, but also a nephew that the Empress Dowager loved very much. When he came to St. Petersburg, there were even rumors that Paul liked him very much and might have some say in the order of succession.

Although he did arrive at the Mikhailovsky Engineers' Fortress that day, it really had nothing to do with him.

However, he was always brave, and it was probably because when the governess, Mrs. Leven, was moving with the children, he had the courage to come out of the secret passage and go to the Marble Palace.

Although he was inconspicuous on the night of the coup, Alexander also took a fancy to this cousin and always believed that he was a man who could do great things in the future.

Now this cousin is probably using practical actions to show his cousin the emperor that he was right in choosing the right person.

Eugen's troops have already moved in, and Barclay, who brought the vanguard of the grenadiers and the Guards cavalry, will also join the battle one after another.

The French had been chasing people a few days ago, but now they had obviously become the ones being chased, and Vandamme was also unlucky.

Those tall and mighty generals in the Russian army are all thoughtful and meticulous, but Yermolov is a cunning one.

On the other hand, these pretty boys are willing to fight to the death and they always lead the troops.

Then, Christian led the grenadiers to flank and just launched the attack when a grenade exploded at a distance from him.

So, this brother-in-law of Elena, Solovyov's brother-in-law, a relative who was willing to risk his life in the war, a drunkard who sometimes delayed work and drank too much, was wounded again.

"Sir, you are injured again."

"This little injury is nothing! Brothers, move forward!"

The veterans of the 2nd Grenadier Division were used to their commander treating injuries as a meal, but they had been injured more than a dozen times and were still so lively. This time, they didn't even take the shrapnel embedded in the flesh seriously.

The grenadiers came up from the flank and the 2nd Army came up from behind Yermolov to provide support, and for a moment the French numerical advantage was offset.

The Russian troops going abroad to fight had been reorganized at this time, and with the losses on the battlefield, they were no longer the original large organization. Each regiment generally had one or two battalions. Only Solovyov's troops, which had not suffered too much losses, were able to add an extra battalion to each regiment.

However, even so, the Russian army still maintained high morale. It didn't matter how many times they were defeated. The previous victory over Napoleon was enough to restore their confidence.

After all, up to now, except for being a runner in Egypt in order to come back to seize power, and being a driving god in Russia this time, Napoleon was firmly defeated.

What? You said he was also a runaway in Spain? That was because Fouché, Talleyrand and his good sister Carolina were planning to sideline Josephine and let Murat be the emperor, and Louis and Hortense would not have a place. Once this rumor came out, he would have to run back to solve the problem even if he won the battle on the front line.

The confidence that the Russian army has because of its victory in the war can also be seen on the battlefield.

The addition of Eugen's 2nd Army and Raevsky's 3rd Army wiped out Vandamme's previous advantage.

However, when Barclay found Yermolov on the battlefield, the other party probably didn't intend to pay any attention to him.

Barclay, the unfortunate man, had probably only Bagration with him on good terms before Smolensk, and he was also Bagration's creditor.

But after Smolensk, perhaps only Solovyov had a good relationship with him, because Bagration's hot temper could not tolerate some stupid commands.

"How are you doing?"

"Nothing, sir."

"I want to convey to you that the Emperor and I are grateful to you for your heroic performance."

"You don't have to tell me that, sir."

"Looks like he's injured."

Barclay was also a genius at chatting. He saw that Yermolov was a little angry and seemed to have some other problems.

"No, Cyka, this is a new uniform. It was pierced by a Frenchman's bayonet. It's not an injury!"

Well, he was still a little stunned when he spoke. Yermolov was the poorest among the generals. He even didn't get married because of lack of money. A new uniform was broken, which might make him more uncomfortable than being injured.

But Barclay was relieved, at least the fat man had no intention of causing trouble for him today.

"So what do you think of the current war situation?"

"We can take care of these sons of bitches!"

He was in a very aggressive temper right now, and even asked his adjutant to bring the map over.

Barclay saw the current situation. After the 2nd Army and the Grenadiers came to support, the situation had become balanced.

“After Kleist reaches the front line, we will launch an attack from the French flank. Before that, we need to put our troops in front and outflanking them on both wings, but the main attack will be on our left wing, from here we can defeat the French.”

Yermolov had never seen Barclay so active before. Perhaps it was after the retreat from Smolensk and Moscow that stimulated him.

While resting at home, Barclay was also trying to understand the situation on the front line. At least a few young generals with whom he had a good relationship were still willing to communicate with him.

In addition, considering the situation after the Battle of Bautzen, people always change, and even the fighting style will change.

"Should we attack?" "We are not facing Napoleon. After seeing Schwarzenberg's poor command, everyone knows that we should be more decisive. Besides, we are not losing now. We need to turn defeat into victory."

Yermolov could understand his idea. After the French army was pushed back, although it still controlled the road, it was weakened in all aspects.

Once the follow-up troops of the Allied Forces arrived, they would be able to defeat the French and achieve final victory.

Barclay's order to Kleist was also authorized by the King of Prussia.

Anyway, that guy knew that apart from boosting the morale of the Prussian army, everything else was useless.

Therefore, Kleist's troops were now also entrusted to the Russian command.

The Prussians were also greatly encouraged. A few days ago, under the command of the damn Austrians, they were almost unable to fight.

If it were the Russians, it probably wouldn't be any worse.

Crest also learned about the situation at the front from Barclay's letter.

By night, Miloradovich's troops, as well as some rearguard troops, had arrived near the battlefield.

On the first day, Vandamme's 3 troops failed to defeat the Russian army's 2 troops. On the second day, the situation was very different, and a large number of reinforcements arrived on the first day.

Now the balance of forces between the French and Allied forces in Kulm has reversed.

At times like this, even Barclays, which has always been cautious, can't help but complain.

"If you can't even fight a battle like this, you can retire and go home!"

He then ordered his troops to attack.

For the French, after witnessing the Russians' tenacity on the first day, their opponents today had the advantage in terms of manpower and were firing artillery shells from all directions.

The Russian army also launched an attack just after the artillery had stopped for a while, while suppressing the French with firepower.

The offensive and defensive situation was reversed at this time.

The French watched the Russian army rushing over again and still fought desperately, but their right wing soon could not withstand the fierce attack of the Russian army.

Vandamme's advance had been relatively smooth, until he ran into big trouble here.

He realized that the situation was not good, but the battle situation on the previous day was still evenly matched. He always believed that there was still some chance. In addition, the two armies were so close, so he did not choose to retreat.

Otherwise, he would end up like the unfortunate McDonald.

Solovyov forced MacDonald's three armies to abandon the Luban Road and take the small roads in the mountains. Most of the remaining artillery and baggage were also abandoned here.

By the time they approached the French camp near Bautzen, they looked like a group of beggars. This was because the Allied forces did not choose to pursue them because of the defeat in Dresden.

Napoleon also gave up the pursuit of the Allied forces because of the defeat of the French army at Katzbach, but he seemed to have ignored the situation in Vandamme.

If Vandamme had retreated immediately, he would probably have done the same thing as MacDonald, but he would have always saved part of his army.

Now he had been fighting for a while and saw that the situation was not good, so he began to consider retreating, but it was too late.

The Prussian army commanded by Kleist had appeared behind him, but only the vanguard troops had arrived here.

But even this small number of Prussian troops had already threatened Vandamme's retreat route.

He also began to learn from MacDonald's experience, preparing to abandon the cannons and baggage, and then take this trail.

However, he probably lacked this opportunity, and the coalition forces began to press forward on all fronts, intending to destroy this French army here.

Barclay was obviously determined. He dismounted and observed the advance of the troops at the front line.

The Russian army launched continuous charges, breaking up the French army's formation.

Then came the arrival of the Guards Cuirassiers led by Grand Duke Constantine himself. Although there were only a few regiments, these Cuirassiers could be said to be the elite of the Russian heavy cavalry.

Their attack threw the French formation into further disarray.

Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the French have been defeated.

But they did not want to surrender yet. They were not like the French who would later do so. As long as they had not yet collapsed, the officers and soldiers still launched an attack on the Prussian army that arrived last.

However, the Prussian army, which had always performed poorly in the Napoleonic Wars, showed rare courage today. Many officers were killed in the front-line battles, but subsequent officers and soldiers took their places.

The playboy Prince Auguste simply asked his adjutant to drive the warhorse to the back, and he himself held the military flag and led his infantry to launch a counterattack against the French column that was breaking out.

The French were probably doomed to fail in the end. Many infantry formations in Vandamme's army were broken by the Russian cavalry, and half of the troops were in disarray.

It looks like we're going to win this time.

Alexander, riding on a horse, also approached the front line and was very satisfied with the performance of the Russian army.

"Brothers, you are all great. All the soldiers who participated in the battle this time should be rewarded."

The King of Prussia, who was beside him, heard Alexander's opinion and nodded in agreement.

"I propose that every soldier who participated in the war should be awarded a special commemorative cross medal."

"Ah, your majesty, that's a good idea, but your medal looks very plain."

Alexander remembered that there were always rumors that when Solovyov received the Iron Cross, the expression on his face was uglier when he smiled than when he cried.

However, he did not understand the situation and only raised the issue individually.

But King FW is not without a solution. Soldiers are always interested in bonuses, not just a medal.

However, the Kingdom of Prussia was indeed short of money. If King FW had not married a beautiful wife who was good at saving money, his expenses would probably have been a difficult problem. If things went wrong, his daughter would marry into Russia, and Nicholas would have to prepare the dowry.

In addition, there are gold and silver medals issued by Austria, and Barclay's first-class Order of St. George - which is much more reliable than the one Wittgenstein received in Lützen. (End of this chapter)