Life of Being a Crown Prince in France-Chapter 775 - 683 The Storm is Coming
Chapter 775: Chapter 683: The Storm is Coming
Chapter 775: Chapter 683: The Storm is Coming
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Morco was evidently surprised and quickly ordered the cavalry to come forward and asked,
“How severe are the losses?”
“General, the Poles destroyed 5 carts of food and barley and 7 ammunition wagons. The supply camp suffered over 200 casualties.”
Morco breathed a sigh of relief and sneered disdainfully, “These pitiful cowards can only carry out such small-scale raids.”
The Cavalry Scout hesitated and cautiously said, “General, according to reconnaissance from Kyiv, the Polish troops that appeared there should exceed ten thousand.”
Due to the suddenness of the situation, the garrison in Kyiv also failed to ascertain the specifics of Kosciuszko’s department.
In fact, just the King’s Domain Third Infantry Division alone had over ten thousand soldiers, plus the Royal Cavalry Camp, five Winged Cavalry Squadrons, the Warsaw Grenadier Corps, etc., bringing the total force to 17,000 men.
“That many?” Morco squinted, “What do the Poles intend to do?”
A staff officer by his side said, “General, they must have discovered that Mozhili is going to fall, so they are making a desperate move to disrupt our supply lines and delay our assault pace.”
Morco nodded slightly, “That means the defense forces in Mozhili are extremely weak now.
“We must take Marekai Town at any cost today, and start attacking Mozhili tomorrow.”
The Brigadier standing beside him thought it over, “General, the Poles have been holed up behind their defenses so far, slowing down our progress considerably.
“Now that they have come out, we can use this opportunity to eliminate these more than ten thousand enemy troops in Kyiv. It will be much easier than killing them behind the lines.”
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Morco hesitated upon hearing this.
General Suvorov had ordered him to swiftly capture the west bank of the Dnieper River and form a pincer movement towards Warsaw with the Lithuanian front.
Now that his march was already too slow compared to his plans, and the opportunity presented with Polish troops leaving Mozhili, it was critical to seize it.
He turned to the Brigadier, “General Smirnov, you take command of the Ukraine Corps, together with six squadrons of Cossack Cavalry, and cooperate with Colonel Chapelev to hold off the Polish troops harassing Kyiv.”
“Yes, General!”
Colonel Chapelev was the overall commander of the garrison in Kyiv. At present, Kyiv still had nearly 4000 Russian troops; together with Smirnov’s contingent, they summed up to 15,000 men, sufficient to engage the Polish troops deep into Kyiv.
Morco looked to his staff officer again, “Puldarlev, move all the cannons into Marekai Town, I do not want to delay any longer!”
“Yes, General!”
“Once we’ve taken Mozhili, we’ll then move on to Kyiv and deal with that little mouse.”
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Prussia.
Potsdam.
Prince Henry walked briskly into the music hall of Sanssouci Palace, his face bearing an irrepressible smile.
He found William II near the bandstand and hurriedly approached to pay his respects, then whispered, “Your Majesty, Russia has mobilized its troops.”
The latter immediately showed a look of joy and gestured for Prince Henry to come to the room next to the hall, impatiently asking, “How is the battle going?”
The latter took out a report and handed it to him, “Your Majesty, Russia’s 120,000-strong army has launched simultaneous attacks from Mozhili and Bulaislaf.
“The good news is that almost all of Poland’s troops are now concentrated on the eastern front, with even Warsaw left with fewer than 3,000 soldiers.”
This was the result of Joseph continuously pressuring Poland to strip away the Prussian military’s influence. Historically, there were many Prussian officers within the Polish army, making military mobilization information almost transparent to Prussia.
Even now, Prussians within Poland continued to send back information to Potsdam, but they could not obtain core intelligence.
William II clenched his fists excitedly, “That’s great, so when do you think it is appropriate for us to dispatch our troops? Now?”
“Ah, perhaps we can wait a bit longer, Your Majesty,” said Prince Henry. “Once the Russian Army has exhausted more Polish soldiers, we can achieve our objective with fewer troops. This can save us a lot of military expenses.”
After the Silesian War with Austria, Prussia’s financial situation had been very difficult. Without the 300,000 British Pounds from England, not to mention dispatching troops, it would have been hard enough just to keep the finances from collapsing.
Originally, William II had been prepared to invade Poland with 40,000 to 50,000 troops, but given Russia’s strong offensive, 30,000 Prussian soldiers would probably suffice.
William II nodded, “Then arrange the troops at the border as you see fit. This time we must take the entire Great Poland Region, and, most importantly, Gdansk.”
The Great Poland Region refers to Poland’s westernmost part, from Sieradz to Poznan, a very wealthy area of Poland.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Prince Henry bowed slightly, then hesitated and said, “There is one more thing, Your Majesty.”
“Please go ahead, my dear uncle.”
“The Catholics in provinces like Kulm and Nakwo are showing sympathies towards Poland. You know, whether we dispatch troops to Poznan or attack Gdansk, we must start from these places.”
Although Protestantism is the national religion of Prussia, the eastern provinces of Kulm, Inowrocław, and Nakwo are predominantly Catholic—territories recently snatched from Poland and the religious sway hasn’t yet been reversed.
And the so-called “sympathy for Poland” was naturally the work of Mesmer.
Though he didn’t directly enter these three Prussian provinces to preach about the Crusades, he held numerous calls for a holy war in neighboring Poznan, and the news easily reached these three provinces where many residents spoke Polish.
William II frowned, saying to Prince Henry, “Have the secret police deal with the people leading the agitation. I do not want to hear that our troop deployment is being affected by this.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I will handle it properly.”
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Austria.
Vienna.
In Schonbrunn Palace, Franz II, impatiently waved his hand at Count Rheinphels, “I don’t want to see him. Please find a way to send that man away.”
The “man” Emperor Franz II referred to was Count Schenqinsi Pototsky, the Polish Foreign Minister, who came to request military support from Austria against the Russian invasion.
According to Austria’s consistent policy, they were supposed to protect the territorial integrity of Poland.
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The officers commanding the Russian infantry lines were already losing their patience. Even though the Polish firepower was much weaker and their losses heavy, they simply would not retreat.
If not for the breastwork in the way, he would have ordered a bayonet charge by now.
