Chapter 705 The glory of the Tsar shines on the plains of Eastern Europe
Marshal Rumyantsev, the most senior in the conference room, looked around at the silent officers, and could only cough lightly and said: "Your Majesty, we are in Oka There is not much along the river
“If these Poles continue to move deeper eastward, Kaluga, Mozhaysk, and Kolomna will all become their targets... something that can make them stop. I'm afraid only the city of Moscow. "
Ekaterina II said coldly: "You don't need to remind me. What I need is a countermeasure, a countermeasure against the Poles! ”
A large number of very wealthy cities are concentrated on the north bank of the Oka River. No matter which one is attacked, it will be a serious loss for Russia.
Even if the Russian army successfully captures eastern Poland, these losses will halve or even halve the gains from the war.
Rumyantsev immediately said: "Your Majesty, the safest way at present is to transfer the Molkov Army back to the country and completely eliminate this Polish army..."
"Absolutely No!" Catherine II glared at him, "The Poles risked crossing the Dnieper River just to force us to withdraw.
"I will never allow them to lead us. "
Pladen Zubov, the tsar's lover, immediately echoed loudly: "The combat effectiveness of the Poles is not to be feared. Moreover, there are only 17,000 people. Relying on the domestic garrison is enough to deal with them. ”
Marshal Vasilyevich Repnin shook his head and said: "There are only about 10,000 troops stationed in Moscow. If the Poles fail to be annihilated, the situation will become very bad.
"St. Petersburg and Saratov Although there are enough troops, the distance is too far. ”
The north bank of the Oka River is the endless Eastern European plain. Once the Moscow garrison loses to the Poles in a field battle, the entire central Russia will be exposed to the guns of the Polish army.
In fact, , Rumyantsev’s plan is the most It's safe.
But bringing back the Polish front forces will, on the one hand, seriously disrupt the pace of the invasion of Poland and give Poland a big sigh of relief, and on the other hand, it will consume military expenditures by moving large forces back and forth. Very impressive too.
Although Russia seems to be arrogant now by first attacking the Ottomans, then Sweden, and then invading Poland, its treasury is already quite empty after successive wars.
Catherine II was never willing to waste such a large sum of money for less than 20,000 Polish troops.
The conference room became quiet again.
The Tsar stared at the map in front of him, suddenly smiled, and whispered: "Logistics. The most fatal problem for the Poles is logistics."
Rumyantsev was startled for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty, it is impossible for the Poles to cross the Dnieper River to supply this lone army."
Zubov immediately rushed to say: "Then we will try to trap these guys to death!"
Ekaterina II looked at him and said: "So, what is the specific plan?"
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Rumyantsev hurriedly rescued his lover: "Your Majesty, we can let the Moscow garrison come forward to entangle the Poles.
"More than 3,000 cavalrymen of the Molkov Corps have been setting off for many days. It won't take long to catch up with the enemy from the west.
"Then, we will mobilize about 6,000 troops from Rzhev, Zubtsov, Kashen and other places in northern Tver.
"In this way, we can gather nearly 20,000 troops in the center. Follow the Poles closely and do not engage in a decisive battle with them.
“At the same time, all supplies in Bryansk and Kaluga west will be transported to Moscow to ensure that the Poles cannot obtain supplies from the local area.
“In up to two months, the Poles will Will starve to death! "
Zubov loudly said: "Since there are 20,000 troops, why not just destroy those Poles? ”
Catherine II immediately rolled her eyes at him.
These 20,000 troops were completely pieced together. They could not even achieve unified command and dispatch. There was no complete certainty that they could defeat 17,000 Poles. Marshal Repnin worried: "But in this case, Moscow's defense will be very empty. If the Poles bypass our army and launch an attack on Moscow..."
"Bypass? "Rumyantsev smiled and shook his head, "Vasnetsov will definitely take the opportunity to attack the enemy's flank.
"Even if he is negligent, he will immediately follow the Poles." The city of Moscow is not that easy to break, and when the time comes, it will form a situation of attacking the enemy from both sides. ”
Vasnetsov was the commander of the Moscow garrison.
Catherina II nodded with satisfaction and ordered: "Let's discuss the details of the battle."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The Tsar was about to get up. After leaving, she saw a palace official walking in quickly, bowing and handing her a secret report: "Your Majesty, General Morkov just sent it."
Ekaterina II Return to the table and unpack the secret report.
The letter was written in clear text. She only glanced at it. She looked up at the officers in the conference room with surprise on her face:
"Everyone, the King of Poland has decided to compromise."
Everyone immediately stood up and saluted, and the rainbow came out Coming one after another: "Your Majesty's wisdom and courage will always lead to victory!"
"Your Majesty's glory shines on the plains of Eastern Europe!"
"Your Majesty's fame will be recorded in history forever like Peter the Great! ”
Yekaterina ordered Zubov: "Prepare a grand surrender ceremony. By the way, it is up to you to talk to the Poles about the armistice agreement."
"Yes, Your Majesty !”
A week later.
Stanislaw II humbly paid an audience with Catherine II under the watchful eyes of hundreds of arrogant Russian palace guards.
He first praised the Tsar's army for its unparalleled combat power. Those in Poland who tried to disobey His Majesty the Tsar were killed and suffered heavy casualties.
Then, he started to tell with tears and snot that he had nothing to do with the maid at the beginning, everything was a misunderstanding, and he hoped that His Majesty the Tsar could give him another chance.
Catherina II smiled and said that she did not care about this, and only asked him to complete the armistice treaty negotiations with Minister of State Zubov as soon as possible.
Early the next morning.
Zubov proudly looked at his old lover sitting on a small chair and being obedient to him, and the satisfaction in his heart almost overflowed.
After enjoying Stanislaw II's flattery and pleading, Zubov threw the prepared treaty on the table and said proudly: "Please sign, Your Majesty the King."
Stanislaw II smiled apologetically, opened the document, read it quickly, but immediately shook his head and said: "Dear Count, I'm afraid the terms here are not good."
Zubov He snorted angrily: "Then just wait until our army conquers Poland..."
"No, no, you misunderstood." The Polish king stood up hurriedly and pointed to the first item in the treaty, "Look, only the area from Volyn to the east of Kovno will be handed over to His Majesty the Tsar. It’s not enough.
“Courland and Raseniai also have a large Orthodox population. These are the places where His Majesty’s glory should shine. ”
(End of this chapter)