Grand Duke Michael's army marched from Kazan to Mosk.
There was a railway connection from Kazan to Mosk.
This caused Grand Duke Michael's army to directly use the railway to transport the army.
In this case, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers would be able to reach Mosk from Kazan in a few days.
Similarly, Grand Duke Nicholas was also mobilizing his troops to get closer to Mosk. A large number of troops took the train and advanced towards Mosk.
Because Grand Duke Michael was a little further away from Mosk.
Therefore, when Grand Duke Michael's army arrived at the outskirts of Mosk, Grand Duke Nicholas had already led his army into Mosk City. The whole of Mosk was already under the control of Grand Duke Nicholas.
On the afternoon of May 14th, 15 infantry divisions and 10 cavalry brigades under Grand Duke Michael's command gathered in the Noginsk area east of Mosk. Since Mosk had already fallen into the hands of Grand Duke Nikola, Grand Duke Michael did not order them to continue advancing westward. Instead, he set up defenses in this area.
"Your Excellency, Grand Duke Nicholas 'army has already taken control of Mosk. If he holds Mosk City, then we will have to prepare for urban warfare. In that case, it would probably take more time and suffer greater losses!”Lieutenant General Brushilov frowned.
Since ancient times, urban street battles had always been the most tragic. Moreover, it would be very disadvantageous to the attacking side.
The defending side could use the streets and other buildings in the city to set up defenses and block the attacking side.
As for the attacking side, they would have to fight the defending side bit by bit to seize the city.
Moreover, the advantage of firepower would be greatly reduced in urban warfare. This undoubtedly further weakened the advantage of Grand Duke Michael's army.
"How can Grand Duke Nicholas not come out? Don't forget, he had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength! In addition, he did not want this war to drag on. If that was the case, it would be very disadvantageous to him. After all, I am the rightful first in line to the throne!”Grand Duke Michael shook his head.
"Besides, Grand Duke Nicholas doesn't want the city of Mosk to be destroyed in the war. In that case, the losses to the Russian Empire would be even greater.”Grand Duke Michael continued.
Lieutenant General Brushilov nodded repeatedly, thinking that Grand Duke Michael's words were very reasonable.
"Send a letter to Grand Duke Nicholas and invite him to fight outside the city. Tell him that we will use this battle to decide the outcome. If I win, I will inherit the throne and become the Tsar of the Russian Empire. If he wins, I will hand over my military power and no longer oppose the succession of Archduchess Olga Nikolaevna to the throne! Grand Duke Nicholas was a proud man, so he would definitely not refuse!”Grand Duke Michael ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Lieutenant General Brushilov replied.
Then, Grand Duke Michael's messenger went to Mosk and delivered his letter to Grand Duke Nicholas.
Grand Duke Nikola was very proud of being able to occupy Mosk before Grand Duke Michael.
In his opinion, not only did he have a huge military advantage. At the same time, he also had Tough City. It could be said that he already had a huge advantage in this battle. Victory was within his grasp for this battle.
After receiving Grand Duke Michael's letter, Grand Duke Nikola had even less regard for him.
"Your Excellency, should we accept Grand Duke Michael's challenge?”Archduke Agelni asked.
"Of course! Michael was just a little kid. He actually wants to start a decisive battle with us. He's simply audacious! Could it be that he still thought that he had an advantage?
However, it would be best if they could decide the outcome of the battle without destroying Mosk! This way, they could end the war in the shortest time possible without causing any more damage to the empire.”
Archduke Nicholas had a look of contempt on his face.
"Tell Mihail that we will fight in the eastern suburbs of Mosk in three days. Hopefully, he wouldn't be scared out of his wits. If he is afraid, as long as he is willing to surrender, I can guarantee his safety!”Archduke Nicholas ordered.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Archduke Agelni and General Miroraf both replied.
"Let our army seize the time to rest. He had to ensure victory in the upcoming battle!”Grand Duke Nicholas put away the smile on his face and said seriously.
"Yes, Your Excellency!" Archduke Ageleni and General Mirolav naturally knew the importance of this battle.
Grand Duke Nikola agreed to fight outside Mosk City, which made Grand Duke Michael very satisfied. He also believed that victory was within his grasp this time.
Soon, his army would be able to defeat Grand Duke Nicholas 'army and win this battle. This would clear all the obstacles for him to ascend the throne of the Tsar!
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