Chapter 154: Kleiman's Death Having escaped the pursuit of the Prussian cavalry, Plevsky did not lead the remnants of the Cossacks back to Bialystok.
Welcome to read.// He knew that it was not the best strategy to return to Bialystok at this time, you must know that when he first set out on the expedition, there were only a hundred Cossacks left in Bialystok, and these Cossacks were handed over to Kleiman to command, so even if he returned to Bialystok, there were only more than 300 cavalry, and these cavalry were completely unable to resist the Prussian army.
Of course, he knew what Kleiman meant to the Prussian army, and now that the future was hopeless, the best way for him at the moment was to borrow Poland, and then return to the steppe from Poland, although most of the mercenaries from the various ministries were annihilated this time, but Pliveski believed that as long as he could return to the steppe, then there would still be a foothold.
So with this in mind, Plevsky led the remnants of the Cossacks through Bialystok without entering, and ran around the eastern side of the city.
Privsky's run made Kleiman's heart cold when he was standing at the head of the city, because after seeing Plivesky only fall more than 200 Cossacks from his side, Kleiman knew that the Cossacks must have suffered a crushing defeat, and this defeat extinguished his hard-won hope again.
Not only that, after seeing Pliveski escape, the hundred Cossacks in the city also quickly left the city and chased in the direction of Plivesky's escape, but Kleiman couldn't stop him.
Seeing that there was no one around him, Kleiman cried without tears, but he couldn't think about it anymore, now he had to think about his own safety, Kleiman knew that since the Cossacks had failed, then it would not be long before the Prussian army would take advantage of the situation, and before that, he had to escape from Bialystok to be the best policy.
But just when Kleiman wanted to escape, he couldn't escape, and hundreds of people appeared around him, all of whom were residents of Bialystok, although there was little left of the population of the city because of the Cossacks' massacre in the city some time ago, but after all, the Cossacks still needed to leave some people to work for them.
As soon as the Cossacks left, the people of the city spontaneously joined together, and when they saw Kleiman standing alone in the city, all of them took up the bricks and stones or hoes that could be found everywhere and surrounded them.
Seeing this, Kleiman was so frightened that he couldn't run.
"Everyone, 、、、" Before Kleiman finished speaking, in a shout, Kleiman had been beaten to the ground by the crowd, and people ignored Kleiman's pleas for mercy and sprinkled the previous time from the Cossacks on Kleiman's body, who let Kleiman and those Cossacks be in the same group.
By the time Blucher led the Prussian army to Bialystok, the gates had been opened from the inside, and out of the city were the remnants of the city, who burst into tears when they saw the banner of the Prussian army.
When he heard the news that Kleiman had been killed, Blucher was shocked, and he hurriedly inquired about the whereabouts of Kleiman's body, and when he learned that Kleiman's body was actually hanging on the door of the town hall, Blucher's mood was beyond words.
Blucher's army was progressing well, but the main force of the Prussian army led by Hengli was not so smooth.
At the beginning, everyone thought that with such a big advantage in troops, the Russian army on the opposite side was completely untouchable, but as soon as the battle began, the tenacity and courage of the Russian army surprised the Prussian army.
Although there are 4,000 Polish troops in the Russian army, but excluding the Polish army, most of the nearly 10,000 Russian troops are veterans who have followed Kutuzov and experienced a hundred battles.
From the Black Sea to Eastern Europe, to Northern Europe, and finally to Poland, these Russian troops have grown into a battle-hardened army.
If you talk about the record alone, this Russian army has won many more victories than the Prussian army led by Hengli, and the role of veterans has been played vividly on the battlefield, and the Prussian army's fierce attack for two days has not loosened the Russian defense line.
Seeing this situation, Henry's hair was about to fall out, the battle that should have been easy in his opinion was actually beaten like this, you must know that William is about to arrive, God knows how William will blame himself for this coach.
Ferdinand on the side also frowned and looked at the battlefield, it is undeniable that the Prussian soldiers are indeed very tenacious, but they always lose some momentum at critical moments, and because the scope of the front of the battlefield is limited, it is impossible to put all the troops into the battlefield at one time.
While the two were relatively silent, a herald quietly walked up to Henry's side and whispered something in Henry's ear.
To Ferdinand's surprise, Henry's face softened visibly after listening to the herald's words, and when he listened, he actually grinned.
And when it was even more strange to Ferdinand, Henry smiled and laughed while looking at himself, which made Ferdinand a little confused, but for a moment, Ferdinand's mind suddenly wanted to flash something, and he opened his mouth in surprise.
Seeing that Ferdinand seemed to realize something, Henry smiled even more happily, and then Henry said: "Marshal Ferdinand, congratulations, you have produced a great talent."
After listening to Henry's words, Ferdinand's thoughts were verified, but he did not have a happy expression, but said coldly: "That's someone else's ability, what does it have to do with me, I have to praise you Marshal Henry for his discernment."
Hearing the sour words from Ferdinand's mouth, Henry pointed at him and said: "You, you, are still so cautious, tell you, that adjutant of yours is really amazing, not only defeated those Cossacks, but also caught us a big fish".
"Oh, what a big fish" Hearing the big fish, Ferdinand asked in surprise, it is not easy to know that it is not easy to be called a big fish by Henry.
"Last time in Königsberg, Kleiman's mansion was not inexplicably on fire, many people said that Kleiman was But don't you and I think it's a little weird?"
Before Henry could finish speaking, Ferdinand realized, and he exclaimed: "Did you say Kleiman wasn't dead?"
Seeing Ferdinand's reaction, Henry nodded and said: "That's true, that Kleiman didn't die, but got involved with those Cossacks, and that subordinate of yours has led the army to annihilate the Cossack mercenary army, and from the prisoners of war of those mercenaries, I learned that Kleiman appeared in Bialystok, and now he is leading the army to Bialystok" This news made Ferdinand stand still for a moment, but soon Ferdinand came back to his senses and frowned: "We all knew that Kleiman was in Königsberg, and then we blocked the road and searched everywhere, how did this Kleiman get to Bialystok" Seeing Ferdinand's doubts, Henry smiled and said: "When the time comes, your adjutant will come back, won't you know the answer if you ask him personally?"
Henry's joke only made Ferdinand snort lightly, and then picked up the binoculars and looked at the battlefield, seeing Ferdinand's reaction, Henry knew that he was bored with himself, so he shook his head slightly and turned his gaze back to the battlefield.
The battle on the battlefield was fierce, the Russian army lined up in a half-moon formation, the slightly recessed place was defended by the Polish army of 4,000, and the protrusions on both sides were defended by the Russian army headquarters, in order to prevent the Polish army from escaping, behind the Polish army, Mikharilev arranged a defensive line composed of Russian troops.
In view of the defensive formation of the Russian army, the Prussian army adopted the diagonal formation, which was created by Frederick the Great and was a compulsory course in the Prussian army, and every qualified Prussian soldier was able to quickly change this formation under the command of the officers.
The battle on the frontal battlefield was fierce, and the flank battlefield was not inferior, the Prussian cavalry on both wings and the Russian cavalry competed against each other, and both sides fused their fighting will on the saber, and every slash was used up with all their strength.
But the cavalry of the Prussian army did not please me, the Russian cavalry was the most sharp cavalry in Europe and even the world at that time, and the cavalry of the Prussian army can only be said to be slightly inferior.
However, seeing that it was not too early today, and the Prussian army's offensive still did not bear fruit, Henry had to regretfully order the army to retreat.
The Russian army on the opposite side saw that they had once again defeated the attack of the Prussian army, and the Russian army's position erupted in earth-shattering cheers, and "Ula" resounded in the sky.
Henry, who returned to the camp, had a faint expressionless expression, but Ferdinand, who knew Henry well, knew that Henry actually had a big fire in his heart. originally wanted to welcome the arrival of the king with a brilliant victory, but who knew that the war would be fought like this, not only did not achieve results but lost troops, and the depression in Henry's heart can be imagined.
At this moment, Henry's tent walked into an uninvited guest, dressed in a gray cloak, a costume that disgusted Henry and Ferdinand.
Henry was just about to reprimand the guards at the door, but when everyone was allowed to let them go, the owner of the cloak had already taken off the cloak.
"Your Majesty, here, why did you come all of a sudden, this is not waiting for the minister to greet you" As soon as Henry saw the face of the owner of the cloak, he hurriedly said incoherently, it stands to reason that Henry, as a member of the royal family of William's grandfather and a veteran who is famous in Europe, should not be so substandard in his words and deeds, but because of the disadvantage of attacking the Russian army's camp, Henry seems to have a ghost in his heart, so he will say a little trembling.