Chapter 150: Plivesky's Proposal Because of the situation between Prussia and Russia, the whole of Eastern Europe was immersed in a haze called war, and on June 29, 1781, the Prussian army began to assemble under Henry's orders. //.// Knowing the news of William's imminent arrival, Henry decided that he could not delay it any longer, in case the Russian army increased greatly when William arrived, and at that time there would be another war, perhaps William's safety would also be affected, so after repeated thinking, Henry decided to annihilate the Russian army in front of him, so as to ensure William's safety to the greatest extent.
Of course, Henry also has his own careful thoughts in his heart, the Prussian army has captured Königsberg, and it stands to reason that the whole of East Prussia should enter a busy recovery phase, but because of the intervention of the Russian army, East Prussia is still filled with a desolate atmosphere, so Henry very much hopes to pay tribute to Wilhelm with a big victory.
In the military tent of the Russian army, Mikharilev has received information about the beginning of the assembly of the Prussian army, of course, Mikharilev does not know the reason why the Prussian army is gathered, but he knows one thing, that is, the Prussian war has finally begun, and he will no longer be tormented and torn.
Under Mikharilev's orders, the canvases on the cannons were lifted, each soldier lined up to receive ammunition from his superiors, and the lunch of the day was unusually rich, with white bread, bacon and even some nǎi cheese, and some veterans devouring food in their hands.
They all knew in their hearts that there was going to be a war today, otherwise how could they have eaten soft white bread for lunch, but for these veterans, war is not a terrible existence, because they are used to seeing life and death.
The same is true of the Prussian army on the opposite side, the veterans are spitting and some of the recruits are looking at the food in their hands and frowning, because this meal may be the last meal they eat, seeing the recruits sighing with food, some veterans who eat fast snatch the food from the hands of the recruits after eating their own food, the veterans said in a heartfelt voice: Looking at you sighing, we are also upset, it is better for us to help you eliminate the food.
But when the officers saw it, the officers would whip the veterans fiercely, and when they were done, they would return the food to the recruits, and at the same time persuade them: If you don't eat and don't have the strength to shoot, you will die faster.
Looking at the generals around him, Henry was full of expectations for the prospect of this battle, the Russian army on the opposite side was less than 14,000 people, and the Prussian army under his command had 30,000 troops more than twice that of the Russian army, so the generals of the Prussian army were extremely optimistic.
Of course, Ferdinand is not included in the optimistic people, because of Blücher's self-indulgence, Ferdinand's mood has been very low these days, of course, Ferdinand is not the kind of person who abolishes the public for personal reasons, looking at the Prussian generals around him, Ferdinand felt a trace of crisis.
As the saying goes, the proud army will be defeated, and the declining army will win, and now the Prussian army has become a proud army, such a Prussian army is strong and fragile, and it is said that the Prussian army is strong because after quelling Morakot's rebellion, the morale of the entire Prussian army is high.
For war, both generals and soldiers are full of victory, and such an army is powerful.
And when it comes to vulnerability, it is because maybe the Prussian army's offensive was strong at the beginning, but as long as the Russian army can resist the Prussian army's attack and can maintain the defense line intact, after paying losses but not getting rewards, the Prussian army will be panicked and even lose its fighting spirit.
But looking at the high-spirited Henry and the generals, Ferdinand knew that now was not the right time for him to speak, and if the persuasion at this time would not only not let the generals understand his hard work, but also put himself on the opposite side of the officers, after all, people hate a person who has a different opinion than most people.
Just when Henry and others were in high spirits and preparing to fight the Russian army, the Prussian army under the command of Blucher had already had sporadic battles with Pryvsky's Cossacks.
Blucher's heart was actually very aggrieved, because as Ferdinand's adjutant, it seemed to be high, even if the commanders of each unit had to be polite when they saw him, but this was not what Blucher wanted.
Since he was a child, Blucher had a dream of leading an army to be invincible and slashing, but seeing himself getting farther and farther away from his dream, as a perfectionist, Blucher felt that he had to change.
As Ferdinand's adjutant, even if he has great merits, he is unknown, because his identity is there, maybe Blucher can make a good battle plan, but after the war, people will still credit Ferdinand's head, because of his identity, but if Duli leads the army to fight, it will be different, as the main general of one side, the merits obtained will be reported to the above, and more importantly, the officers who command the army are more likely to get merit in wartime than the officers behind the scenes.
Blucher is not unincomprehensible, Ferdinand still wants to keep himself by his side and train for a few years, but Blucher is not willing to wait a few more years, because he is almost forty years old, and the problem of age makes it impossible for him to work hard like a young man.
After meeting up with the 3,000 Prussian troops stationed in a small town called Byrne, not far from Bialystok, Blucher devised a bold plan, which was drawn up after Blücher learned that the Cossacks in Bialystok were short of food and grass.
Since the Cossacks were short of food, Blucher was very willing to send a batch of grain and grass to the Cossacks, of course, Blucher would not take the initiative to send it, so those Cossacks had to come and get it.
Inside the city of Bialystok "Your Excellency Kleiman, at the moment our army does not have much food and grass, and the food that can be looted around is almost all robbed, so in your opinion, what should we do next?"
said Plivsky, who seemed to be loyal, as he looked at Kleiman, and said with a smile.
"Chief Pryvsky, can you tell me how long the food and grass in our army can last," Kleiman asked with a frown.
Recently, Pryvsky often came to Kleiman for instructions, and there was only one thing to ask for, that is, there was not much food and grass in the army, and a way must be found to solve it.
In fact, Kleman was brought back by the Cossacks who went out to look for food and grass, and during that time, the Cossacks were already running out of food.
The city of Bialystok and the nearby villages were almost devastated, and the next step was to look for food either in the direction of Königsberg, or in Poland or West Prussia.
First of all, West Prussia must be excluded, because it is too close to the hinterland of Prussia, although because of the rebellion of Viscount Lanro and Henry took away the garrison of West Prussia, West Prussia should not have much strength at this moment, but if Prussia is determined to annihilate itself because of this, Kleiman will have no place to cry if he wants to.
Only if you lose will you cherish it, this sentence is not false at all, the former Kleiman relied on Morakot's power to be arrogant and rampant in East Prussia, and even later became disobedient, but Kleiman, who has already seen the royal family's military might, is not willing to see again.
Kleiman believes that no one in Königsberg should know whether he is dead or not, so this is his biggest advantage, as long as he hides in the dark, it is impossible for the Prussian royal family to find him in a short time, in case his whereabouts are exposed because of the attack on West Prussia, no matter how the Prussian War is going on, Kleiman believes that the royal family will deal with himself and then quickly.
Moreover, these Cossack cavalry were his last capital, and he didn't want to completely bury his last hope if it was bad.
First of all, Poland can be said to be a semi-colony of Russia, if he snatches food from the mouth of the Russians, Kleiman believes that Kutuzov will not show mercy to his subordinates, and secondly, Kleiman is still relying on the Russians, and it is best not to offend, so Kleiman then excluded Poland.
In the end, there was only one way, and that was to Königsberg, as the leader of the rebel army, Kleiman naturally knew the situation in the towns near Königsberg.
Because at the beginning, under the double deterrence of the rebels' troops and Morakot's prestige, the towns near Königsberg were the first to surrender to the rebels, so the losses of these towns in the war were also limited, and then because of Morakot's death and Henry's troops, those towns once again became wall-to-wall, and as a royal counter-rebel army, Henry certainly could not rob the grain and grass in those towns and villages, so the closest and most grain and grass to Bialystok is near Königsberg.
But the key to Kleiman's hesitant determination is that it is now a battlefield of confrontation between the Prussian army and the Russian army, and if a bad two sides will fight, if they rush into the army, they will become a third party and the weakest force.
Although Kleiman and the Russians still have a layer of secret allies at the moment, even if the two sides are united, Kleiman feels that his victory rate is slim, and so many reinforcements from the Prussian army have arrived, how could Kleiman not receive the news.
"This, Captain Plivesky, you also understand the situation of our army, why don't you come and give me a suggestion" Kleiman, who was a little big-headed, rubbed his forehead and asked casually.
"Well, since Your Excellency asked me to say it, then I will tell you my opinion, at the moment there is actually only one way out for our army, which lies in Königsberg, but it is the place where the Prussian and Russian armies confront, and it must be precisely for this reason that Your Excellency will hesitate."
Kleiman nodded slightly, then motioned for Plevsky to continue.