May 17th, 1796, in the eastern suburbs of Mosk.
Grand Duke Nicholas led the Russian Imperial Guards and Army troops to begin their preparations for the upcoming battle.
Similarly, the troops under Grand Duke Michael's command also began to prepare for battle.
Although three days was not enough, it was enough for Grand Duke Michael's troops to build the recommended fortifications.
The soldiers dug trenches with spades, and the trenches were connected with traffic trenches. Then, they built machine gun fire points and artillery positions. Then, they would pull a barbed wire fence in front of the camp and bury mines. This was already considered a suggested defensive fortification.
At least in this era, this was considered a very advanced defense system.
After all, this was an era where technology was advancing by leaps and bounds. All kinds of advanced weapons emerged one after another. This also led to the rapid development of various tactical systems.
Grand Duke Michael, who had transmigrated from the future, naturally knew that automatic firepower and positional warfare would become the mainstream in the future. The first world war in another time and space soon evolved into a trench war between millions of people on both sides?
Grand Duke Michael's army entered the camp and prepared to defend. West of Noginsk, a 20-kilometer line of defense was established. Five out of the ten infantry divisions were thrown into the defensive line, preparing to use the defensive line to resist the attack of the Russian Imperial Guards and the ground army.
With the support of powerful firepower and fortifications, Grand Duke Michael would naturally not be stupid enough to give up these advantages to fight Grand Duke Nicholas head-on. Wouldn't that be courting death?
They would use powerful firepower and fortifications to exhaust the effective strength of Grand Duke Nicholas. Then, they would fight with Grand Duke Nicholas and defeat them in one fell swoop. From there, they could take Mosk. This was undoubtedly the best way.
"Your Excellency, everything is ready. All the artillery regiments had already entered their positions and were ready to fire at any time. The cavalry was also ready. Once Grand Duke Nicholas 'troops collapsed, they could charge into the battlefield from the flanks and intercept them, eliminating them on the battlefield!”Lieutenant General Brushilov was very excited.
This was the first battle of the army he had built up, so he was naturally looking forward to it.
"Very good. This battle will determine the future of the empire. I believe that we will definitely be able to defeat Grand Duke Nicholas in this battle.”Archduke Michael said confidently.
In his mind, Grand Duke Nicholas was just an insignificant weak enemy.
After defeating Grand Duke Nicholas and ascending to the throne of the Tsar, how to make this powerful empire develop again, become stronger, and defeat one powerful enemy after another was what he really had to consider.
On the other side, Grand Duke Nicholas, Grand Duke Ageleni, General Mirolav, and the others were also observing Grand Duke Michael's army through binoculars.
"Your Excellency, Michael's army has dug trenches. It seems that they want to hide in the trenches to resist our attack!”Archduke Agelni smiled and appeared very relaxed.
"Humph! They were simply a bunch of cowards. How could they fight if they didn't even have the courage? It would be wishful thinking to expect such an army to defeat the elites of the empire. However, Mihail knows that his army is inferior to ours in numbers and combat strength. That was probably why he did this. He had no choice but to make such a choice!
However, I already gave him a chance before. He didn't cherish it, so he can't blame me!”
Grand Duke Nicholas shook his head with disdain.
He was also full of confidence in defeating Grand Duke Michael.
At the same time, he also believed that as long as he won this battle. Then, he was also one step closer to the throne of the Tsar. In front of him, there was only a baby. No one in the entire Russian Empire, or even the entire world, could stop him from becoming the Tsar.
"Your Excellency, when are we going to attack?”Admiral Mirolaf asked.
"Order the troops to enter the battlefield and get ready. All the artillery soldiers entered battle mode. First, let the artillery fire and bombard the rebel camp. Then, the infantrymen would attack again and break through the rebel army's position. Finally, the cavalrymen entered the battlefield and massacred the rebels!”Archduke Nicholas ordered.
Such a tactic was the standard procedure of war in this era.
Emperor Napoleon was the first to use cannons together, allowing the world to see the power of cannons.
It was also at this time that cannons became the God of War.
First, they would use powerful artillery to bombard the enemy's position, killing the enemy's effective strength and attacking the enemy's will to fight. Then, they would mobilize the infantry to launch an attack, break through the enemy's defense line, and defeat the enemy.
When the enemy collapsed, it would be time for the cavalry to move out and reap the rewards.
The defeated soldiers had no fighting strength at all, and at the same time, the legs of a human could not outrun the four legs of a warhorse.
At this moment, other than surrendering, the only other option was to be beheaded by the cavalry.
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