Chapter 165 Seeing that most of the main forces of the Russian army were trapped in the Polish camp and could not be withdrawn, Kutuzov was in a hurry, he knew that if the Russian army could not set up a defensive formation before the arrival of the Prussian army, what was waiting for the Russian army would be a catastrophe.
Although Kutuzov had already sent all his cavalry to stop the Prussian army, the cavalry would not be able to delay for long.
The war situation has been eroded to this point, Kutuzov can only grit his teeth and secretly hate the Polish army's lack of success and defeat, but at this moment, it can't be chaotic, and if it is chaotic, it will be powerless.
Therefore, Kutuzov ordered the Russian army to divide into two parts, one to continue to exterminate the rebels in the Polish camp, and the other to immediately go to the defensive positions.
Four thousand Russian troops hurried past Kutuzov, and the worries on the faces of the soldiers were unobstructed, and even the most stupid soldiers knew that there must have been something wrong with the Prussian army.
Looking at the worries on the faces of the soldiers, Tuzov's heart was even more bottomless, but no matter what, he had to fight.
Some people may say that if the situation is really bad, you can choose to retreat, but the dust push is out of place in any way, the cavalry will not be able to stop the Prussian attack for long, and after that, if the Prussian army has been biting closely behind the Russian army, then the retreat will become a collapse, and such a situation will never be allowed by Kutuzov.
While Kutuzov was worried about the situation in front of him, Kulichkov, who was far away in Poland, was leading his army to northern Poland overnight.
Kulichkov has been depressed these days, because since he led the army out of Warsaw, there have been countless traps along the way, which have seriously delayed the march of the army, and the three thousand Polish troops that August allocated to him are really useless, and every time they march for six or seven miles, those Polish troops clamoring for rest, which annoys Kulichkov.
And he didn't have anything to say to the Poles, just yesterday, because the Polish army was marching too slowly, he immediately ordered a Polish battalion commander who was dragging at the back of the line to be whipped, who knew that the battalion commander actually took his men with him that night without saying goodbye, which made Kulichkov very annoyed.
But there is no way, the Polish army is different from the Russian ** team, most of the Polish army is a general, often a battalion of Polish soldiers are the private soldiers of the Polish nobles who are the battalion commanders, and these private soldiers only listen to the nobles he is loyal to and do not pay attention to the leadership of the Russians.
After a day's walk, many Polish soldiers hung at the end of the line out of breath, and Kulichkov gritted his teeth but was helpless.
And from time to time there were traps along the way, sometimes a pit, sometimes an unprovoked fire in the ranks, especially when they came to a small hill, and the sudden flames made Kulickov discouraged.
In fact, Kulichkov didn't expect those Poles to help the Russians hide their whereabouts, but there were so many accidents without going anywhere, and someone definitely prepared them in advance, although the trap did not cause too many casualties to the army, but the accidents made the whole army want to be scared, and this was directly reflected in the footsteps, and they couldn't walk more than ten miles in a morning.
At this point, Kulichkov's heart became a little bigger, and he was shocked before the battle began, if he really fought with those Polish rebels, it would be okay.
But now that troops have been dispatched, there is no turning back, and if the passage to East Prussia cannot be opened, thinking about the prospect of 20,000 Russian troops, Kulichkov shuddered.
What Kulichkov didn't know was that there was a person not far from him who was silently observing the movements of the army he led.
Yevisky led an insurrectionary team to keep an eye on the movements of the Russian army, and of course there were many of the traps encountered by the Russian army along the way.
Of course, there are some traps arranged by others, and Yewski knows who this other person is.
When he learned that the Russian army was preparing to come to fight, Yevisky made up his mind to play guerrilla warfare with the Russians, because his own family knew his own affairs, even if it was a regular army of 3,000 Russians, Yevisky was not sure that he would be defeated in a frontal battle, and the only thing that could give the rebels a chance of victory was guerrilla warfare, and it was non-stop guerrilla warfare.
Only by letting the Russians live in a trap with fear that Yevisky would have a chance of winning.
At the moment, it seems that Yevisky's tactics are still very correct, although the Russian army will send cavalry scouts to reconnoiter before marching, but if you play hide-and-seek, how can those stupid Russian soldiers play the Poles who have lived here for generations, after all, the Poles occupy a geographical advantage.
Of course, Yevisky did not get carried away because of the smooth situation in front of him, he always reminded himself that no matter what he did, if he wanted to succeed, he must be careful and careful, thinking about his father's teachings to him before his death, Yevisky's eyes suddenly moistened.
Not long after the Russian army marched forward again, a cavalryman rushed to Kulichkov's side.
"Your Excellency, a small river has appeared in front of our army, and the former army commander asked me to ask you how our army should act" Hearing a small river in front of him, Kulichkov frowned, and then he ordered his lieutenant to take a map of Poland for him to look at.
By the light of the torches, Kulichkov carefully identified the location, and found that the map did indicate that there was a small river not far from here, but because of the proportions, this river was not very conspicuous on the map, and after confirming that it was correct, Kulichkov immediately ordered the Russian cavalryman to take him to the front.
When Kulichkov walked to the river, he saw that the small river in front of him had become a little bigger, and before he arrived, the commander of the vanguard had ordered someone to go down and roughly measure it, after measuring the river was not very deep, even if it reached the river position, it only reached the people's chest, but the key was the width of the river in front of him.
The river is about three hundred and thirty feet, and there is nothing to do with people and horses crossing such a wide distance, but there is no way to pass the supplies, grain and grass carried by the army, thinking of this, and then looking at the surrounding Jinglichkov is a little worried, there are plains around, there are trees, but there are not many, and it is really difficult for the soldiers to go out to cut trees at night.
Thinking of this, Kulichkov immediately ordered the cavalry in the army to immediately scatter to find the upper reaches of the river to see if there was a shallow place to pass, as for why he did not bypass the river, it was because he found from the map that the river was still very long, and if he wanted to bypass the river, Kulichkov would have to walk on the road for at least three to four days.
Of course, Kulickov prayed in his heart that he could find a place where the water level was shallow enough to cross the carriage, although this would be a bit of a detour, but it was much better than wasting time to cross the river.
At the same time, in order to save time, Kulichkov ordered the whole army to rest on the spot, and the soldiers who had been walking for a day sat down on the ground one after another, and many of them began to snore not long after lying down, they were too tired.
After waiting for several hours, just as the sky was brightening, the cavalry brought Kulickov not very good news, it was summer at the moment, and the abundant rain had raised the water level of the whole river, and it was impossible to find the kind of water level that only reached the calf.
Kulichkov gave up his illusions, and now the soldiers had not been given enough rest, so he could only wait for the soldiers to rest and order them to go to the surrounding area to cut down trees and make rafts.
What Kulichkov didn't know was that just three days before their arrival, the water level of the river was still two or three meters deep, and the abundant rainfall in the summer had caused the water level to rise, and if it were not for human reasons, the water level of the river would not have reached only the people's chests.
As for why the water level dropped suddenly, of course, it is up to Yevisky to ask.
After learning the news of the arrival of the Russian army, Yevisky studied the map very carefully, and every place on the map that could create unexpected surprises for the Russian army was remembered by Yevisky, and after research, Yevisky found that the place that could make the biggest surprise for the Russian army was the current place called the Bugiye River.
Although the river is only more than 300 feet wide, the water level in the river is still quite high because of the summer, and as long as Yevisky can build a temporary embankment upstream to block the flow of the river, then when the Russian army passes through here, the river water that has been accumulated for several days will definitely surprise the Russian army.
When he learned that the Russian cavalry was scattered to reconnoitre, Yevisky just smiled coldly, and Yevisky was not worried about whether the Russian army would be able to find the embankment.
The place where he built the embankment was a hundred miles away from where the Russians are now, and the location where the embankment was built was quite hidden.
And one of the most important reasons is that the Bugier River has a zigzag channel, in other words, there are two upstream streams of this river, and the position of one of the upstream is biased towards the opposite bank of the Russian army, if the Russian army goes along the river, he can only pass along the other side of the zigzag.
However, the largest amount of water per year is the river where Yevsky built the embankment, so it can be said that this is a godsend for Yevsky.
Early the next morning, Kulichkov ordered the whole army to assemble at once, and after the assembly, he first ordered the Polish soldiers to go around cutting down trees to make rafts in the smallest units, and then ordered a force of about 600 Russian troops to cross the river before the morning fell.
People who live near the water know that both rivers and seawater will rise and fall, generally twice a day, except for the north and south poles and individual regions on the earth, there are two ups and downs, each cycle is 12 hours, 2 times, 5 times, and the time of the rise and fall is pushed back by 50 minutes every day.
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