; Once Paul I declared Kutuzov a rebel, it meant that no matter what Kutuzov's original intentions were, he had no choice but to rebel after Paul I's order.
And now Paul did not declare Kutuzov a rebel, but only declared Akhvsky and other high-ranking generals of the Black Sea Russian army as a rebel, which can not only break the military morale of the Black Sea Russian army, but also temporarily stabilize Kutuzov and other princes.
Kutuzov and others stayed in East Poland for a full eight years, and even if they did not make East Poland a solid foundation, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the foundation had been established, and there were many similar situations with Kutuzov and others.
Under such circumstances, Paul I had to consider the consequences of his actions.
The failure to declare Kutuzov and others rebellious not only gave them a hint of luck, but also disintegrated these rebel forces.
Think about it, if Akhvsky learned that he was declared a rebel and everyone was condemned, but Kutuzov and others were not, would he be able to balance his mind?
In this way, will you still be able to cooperate closely with Kutuzov and others?
The answer is definitely no....
But Paul I seems to have forgotten that the whole world knew that his resentment against Potemkin and Catherine II was deeply engraved in his bones, and in such a situation, few people would think that Paul I really intended to spare Kutuzov and others, unless it was a wishful thinking fool.
In January 1790, Wilhelm had intended to make a tour of all of Prussia.
However, due to the great changes in Russia, William had to temporarily postpone his travel schedule.
Mainly because Wilhelm was not sure whether Austria would join this Russian-Ottoman wrestling, knowing that Austria was the same as Russia.
The hatred between them and the Ottomans could not be resolved, and Vienna was not less frightened when the Ottomans were powerful.
Once Joseph II was persuaded by Paul I to join the war, then William had to change his position in this war, and William did not intend to directly meet with a big country like Austria in a short period of time, you must know that what William needed was rewards and benefits, and William would never do anything without interests or even damage his own interests.
And from the attitude of the Austrians in this matter.
It can also be seen that the physical condition of His Majesty the Emperor, Joseph II Wilhelm is still well understood, if the Austrians decisively joined the Russian side after weighing the pros and cons.
William would not be surprised, knowing that Joseph II had fought against the Ottomans since he ascended the throne.
And if the Austrians had not joined the war, Wilhelm might have been surprised As soon as the upper reaches of the South Bug River froze on January 1, the Ottoman army began to march to the east bank in small groups.
And on the fiveth.
When the ice reached forty centimeters upstream, Selim ordered Maldra to cross the South Bug River with his 20,000 Wallachian troops upstream.
It was also from the 5th that the rafts that Selim had arranged before began to work, and the layers of rafts made the entire river extremely strong, and even before the defenders of Nikolaev could react, Selim took the lead in ordering the Ottoman artillery to shoot dozens of shells to the river.
Under the bombardment of artillery shells, the rafts laid on the river were blown out of layers of wood chips, but nothing more.
Aside from sawdust and some broken ice, the river surface as a whole hasn't changed much.
This left Selim overjoyed.
Not only Selim, but the entire Ottoman army saw this result, although it was still cold outside, but the excited Ottoman soldiers still rushed out of the tent with a loud cheer.
The deafening cheers were heard even by Nikolaev, and Suvorov could see clearly from standing on the walls of Nikolaev at the trial outside the city.
Only then did Suvorov fully understand why some of the previous Ottomans dumped trees on the South Bug River, like idiots, and it turned out that their intention was here.
Although it was a little vague, Suvorov could clearly see the cheering Ottoman soldiers in the distance.
On the contrary, the morale of the Russian troops on the city walls inevitably fell after hearing the cheers of the Ottomans.
Suvorov's face was very gloomy, and he turned his head to the adjutant behind him and ordered: "Let our artillery immediately turn the muzzle for me, I want all the artillery to bombard an area of the river as much as possible, and if you can't smash an ice hole for me, Sora Statham will be removed from my post immediately!"
"Yes, Your Excellency Marshal!"
Hearing Suvorov's order, his adjutant immediately rushed under the city walls with two quick steps.
The just-mentioned Sorastansen was the commander of the artillery under Suvorov.
This shè attack is not a real battle, but it plays a far greater role than a battle, defending the city and besieging the city are always two opposing words, and behind these two words are countless yin tricks, tricks, tricks, but one thing is undeniable.
That is the importance of morale, with sufficient morale, then even if the army outside the city is ten times that of the defending army, it is not afraid to say that it will be able to capture the city, and without sufficient morale, even if the army defending the city may be more than the army besieging the city, but the city may not be able to hold it.
Although I don't know whether Selim intended it or not, at least in Suvorov's opinion, Selim's trial shè was a provocation, and the artillery bombarded the ice, not the ice but the hearts of the people.
If the ice is blasted out of the ice cave by artillery, then this proves that the ice is unreliable, and the unreliable ice means that the Ottoman army cannot see the South Bug River as flat, which will give the Russian army in Nikolaev a natural sense of security.
Soon after Suvorov's order was given, the Russian artillery located on the city walls and inside the city began to throw shells one after another on the ice of the South Bug River, although the number of shells was more than the Ottomans tried shè, but the river did not set off too many ripples, and several layers of rafts effectively weakened the lethality of the Russian artillery.
After learning about this situation through the observers on the city wall, cold sweat broke out on the forehead of the artillery commander Sorastansen, he did not think that Suvorov's order was joking with him, so he rushed directly to the city wall in three steps and two steps, snatched the flag from the observer's hand and held it in his own hands, he was going to go into battle himself.
As a veteran artilleryman, Sorastansen's skills were not mentioned, and under his command, more than 100 artillery pieces in Nikolaev threw their shells within a radius of 200 meters centered on the South Bug River.
After a burst of artillery, a large splash suddenly rose in the center of the South Bug River, and a large hole was blown out there.
Seeing this, the Ottomans looked at each other, and Selim was even more pale.