Chapter 13: Battle of Hrodna - 7
Chapter 13<ol start="2"><li> Battle of Hrodna 7</li></ol>
A battle that started and ended with fake information. Napoleonmented on the battle being fought in Hrodna. At the Kalozha Orthodox church in the heart of Hrodna, the g of Louis Nics Davout, Duke of Auerstedt, was fluttering. However, nowhere in the church could be found the figure of Marshal Davout, who had a sharp face and bald head. It was not Davout with high magnification telescopes inside the high chapel who was constantly sending messengers.
It was the fat French Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte.
Napoleon, disillusioned with his poor physical condition, exercised his mind andmanded the entire Hrodna defense. No matter how much the Russians had been fooled, the reason why Napoleon was able to achieve an overwhelming victory against enemies who were more than twice as many was because he was the onemanding. The arrangement he had set had not failed, and his tactical judgment was never wrong. The staff officers who were with Napoleon could not hide their admiring looks as he blocked the Russian armys attacks dozens of times.
His strategies and tactics were originally great, but hes showing a different level!
I cant believe he showed such a perfect operation against the ferocious Russian elite!
The Emperor is the God of War himself!
The officers were obsessed with Napoleons perfect tactics andmand, but Napoleons expression was not very good despite their praise.
Ive been thinking of the elite troops of the Imperial Guard to some extent, but their level is below expectations. Theyre not as good as the Rhine army, let alone the Corsican Regiment, the Presidential Guard, or the Alpine Division.
Napoleon recalled the elite troops of the French Republic, from the other world, who could even defeat the demons of hell. If they were here, they would have shredded the entire enemy army without stopping. There was no significant difference in the way soldiers were trained or nurtured in this world, but the gap in terms of quality was toorge. The Empires soldiers were young and most had a short career.
This made Napoleon assume that the French Empire had reached a serious stage of human sacrifice.
How many wars have you started You stupid bastard.
Napoleon, who once again cursed at Nabot of this world, resumed hismand by reading the situation in Hrodna. The third-ss officers were not able to deal with the situation before them properly, and the second-ss were trying to solve only the things right in front of them. The first-ssmanders were predicting the next situation and came up with answers. They read the psychological state of the enemies and adapted to the changes as if they were prophets.
Send these letters to Colonel Robert Lubel of the 15th and 16th artillery battalions and Baron Cesari of the Cavalry Regiment, respectively. Take at least five messengers to carry the letters.
Colonel Lubel and Baron Cesari marched to the positionmanded by Napoleon and waited there. The Russian army appeared shortly afterwards. On standby, the French immediately charged and easily pushed back the Russians. As such, the French army was fully prepared and was always one step ahead of the Russian army.
General Andoche Junot has defeated Bagrations forces! He captured countless weapons, artillery, and prisoners, and the enemies have retreated 1.5 kilometers away!
Your Majesty the Emperor! The Curassiers Regiment has defeated the Cossack bandits! Our cannons did devastating damage to them!
The officers sped their hands strongly and cheered at the sessive news. Napoleon also had a small smile on his face. It had been more than seven years since he had stoppedmanding. However, his skills had not declined at all.
On July 5th, 1812, the first battle between Russia and France in Hrodna ended after 7 pm. Both the Bary and the Bagration corps stop fighting, retreated for about five miles and set up a campsite. There was a deep sense of defeat and helplessness on the faces of the Russian soldiers who had not been able to break down the solid defense of the Allied Corps. The same was true for the officers and the generals.
There were about 20,000 casualties after the battle thatsted for nearly six hours. Among them, the number of officers alone exceeded 100. In particr, the loss rate was high in the cavalry, which could be called the cream of the Russian army, such as the Cossack Cavalry Regiment and the Russian Cavalry, which was even more painful news for the Bary and Bagration corps. But did they do as much damage to the enemy? They did not think so. The result of the six-hour battle was the capture of one bastion on the right side of the Allied Corps. Neither artillery nor base nor supply camp was upied.
It was a clear defeat for Russia.
Poniatowski, who was staying in Augustw, started to move. The exact time was around noon today. Assuming a rapid march, the Polish Corps will arrive here tomorrow afternoon. If they join in, the numerical superiority of our troops will disappear. Our original n will copse entirely.
Lieutenant General Johan Bergiokic, the chief of staff of the Bary Corps, spoke in a grieving voice. After two and a half days or three days, Napoleons Corps would arrive as well. If things went that far, the entire Bary corps and Bagration corps would have to bury their bones here.
The barracks fell into silence.