Bagration knew that as long as a gap could be stably opened in the outer defensive circle of Astrakhan, then this outer defensive circle of the Chinese would be considered to be broken.

This is a crucial battle. Although breaking through this outer defensive circle does not mean that the entire outer defensive position of the Chinese side in Astrakhan has been broken through, if it breaks through here, the Russian army can at least see the walls of Astrakhan with the naked eye.

Moreover, the 015 position is carried out in a roundabout, which is also possible to encircle and annihilate part of the Chinese. Although to achieve this goal, it is necessary to draw a large number of troops, thereby weakening their own strength in other theaters, they are Russians. The Russians, who were heavily influenced by the military ideas of Rumyantsev and Suvorov, differed from the Prussians and Austrians in that they were not the kind of passive people who could turn to a counteroffensive at any time and, in turn, annihilate the enemy's army.

Bagration was already looking for a new plan before the breakthrough point was completely stabilized. As for Chen Wei, the hot air balloon hanging high in the sky reported to him the latest eastward direction of the Russian army, so he immediately decided to carry out heavy artillery bombardment and an overwhelming assault on the front of the Russian front. The breakthrough point was in Position 010, southeast of Position 015. Use overwhelming forces to attack the Russian position, and at the same time send troops to maintain pressure on the 015 position, and after the 010 position crushes the Russian army's defense line, it will surround the Russian troops in the 015 position in a roundabout way.

Although the battle showed from the outset that it was not a battle that would be won or lost immediately.

So at three o'clock in the afternoon, after repeated rushes and long battles, Chen Wei and Bagration still had difficulty predicting when the battle would end.

Yermolov knew very well that as long as the Russian defense line was broken, he would likely be surrounded and annihilated by the Chinese army. Therefore, he hoped to be the first to completely defeat the Chinese army in front of him.

It's a pity that life is unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, and before he can realize his idea, the Russian army's defense line was broken through, and the assault forces gathered by the Russian army can only be transferred to plug the gap.

Neither Chen Wei nor Bagration could draw up their forces to carry out decisive maneuvers according to their own intentions only when they had a considerable numerical advantage in their armies. But this was impossible, because at the beginning of the engagement, the Chinese army had only 30,000 more troops than the Russian army.

On the battlefield in Astrakhan, the Russian army has less than 120,000 people, while the Chinese army has less than 150,000.

A considerable part of the Chinese army was pinned down by the Vladikavkaz fortress, and at the same time, a part of the cavalry of the Seven Khanates was also scattered over the vast area of the Volga River, and they either attacked the logistics and transportation of the Russian army, or attacked some small villages and towns that the Russians had just recovered, and turned the newly calmed Russian civilians into refugees again.

Therefore, on the battlefield of Astrakhan, the military strength of both China and Russia is insufficient. There were many infantry cavalry of the Seven Khanates in the 145,000,000 Chen Han army, and the combat effectiveness of these armies was worrying.

Of course, if one side is indecisive and passive in battle, it will give the other side an opportunity. But these two commanders are exactly the opponents and will not leave the opponent with a loophole to exploit.

Bagration, in particular, would not be indecisive on any other battlefield, but would have taken a risky action, which is the character of Bagration.

But the battle in front of him is related to the fate of the country and the national fortune of Russia, and he knows this very well in his heart. Therefore, Bagration held himself down, according to the grand plan of the Russian army, tried to consume the enemy, and built a new and solid defensive position in the rear, relying on the transportation capacity of the Volga River, to start a long-term confrontation with the Chinese, and wait for the enemy's exhaustion, demoralization, shortage of supplies, and wavering morale, and then take the opportunity to carry out a devastating counterattack against the enemy.

However, before that, the Russian army also needs to pay a heavy price first.

Both commanders watched each other's every move from the command post, guessing in their minds each other's intentions, trying to avoid taking risks, and neither taking any new action—after half of each other's plans had succeeded and the other half had failed.

Both of them have done their best, and they believe that these efforts will work and that the results will be reflected in the battle situation. And when the results of these efforts are not concretely reflected, they can only scare their opponents with their teeth and claws on the one hand, and wait for action on the other side.

It's like the 010 position, after the Russian army that blocked the gap arrived, after a wave of hard fighting on both sides, they chose not to move.

Outwardly, Bagration seemed to be listening indifferently to the roar coming from the battlefield, constantly issuing orders in agreement or disagreement with the actions of the troops. However, he knew very well in his heart that in the event of a loss in the war, the tsar would put all the blame on him, unceremoniously told him to get out of the way, and immediately let Leonte Bennigsen take his place.

Alexander I was a politically skilled tsar, and at the beginning of the war last year, he elevated the shallow-based Barclay to the post of commander-in-chief of the Russian army – if he could win, it would be his victory, and if he couldn't, he could be removed at any time. Then, in less than two months, he summoned Kutuzov, the flag of the Russian army's native faction, from the shores of the Black Sea, and Barclay's successive defeats and the military concept of constant retreat put Alexander I under tremendous pressure from within the Russian army. In order to maintain the unity and unity of the Russian army, it is necessary to have a respected person to replace Barclay, so Kutuzov appeared. But at the same time, Barclay was still an important general in the Russian army, and made important contributions in the important Battle of Borodino - he held his position without being broken by the French, and attracted a large number of French troops when the Russian army retreated, covering the retreat of the main Russian army.

Therefore, after the end of the Russo-French War, Barclay served as the commander-in-chief of the Russian army in the south, and Kutuzov, who made immortal contributions in the Russo-French War, although he was promoted to the rank of imperial marshal, was left in St. Petersburg by the tsar for physical reasons, responsible for urgently training recruits, and deprived of military power.

Bagration's deputy, Leonti Bennigsen, was a German who served in the Hanover army in his early years and fought in the Seven Years' War.

He joined the Russian army in 1773 with the rank of lieutenant colonel and distinguished himself in the two Russo-Turkish wars, becoming a brave, calm and courageous cavalry officer.

During the Polish War in 1794, Bennigsen led a detachment of light cavalry to make several achievements, and was awarded the rank of Major General (personally awarded by the famous Russian general Suvorov) and was awarded the Order of St. George, 3rd class.

When Tsar Paul I ascended the throne in 1796, Bennigsen was promoted to lieutenant general, but was soon given a cold shoulder and forced to retire. Bennigsen later took part in a palace coup against Paul, and is rumored to be the first person to pounce on Paul I after Paul refused to abdicate, and was the first to kill Paul with a silver candlestick. The young prince Alexander was put on the throne, and this was Tsar Alexander I.

Soon after, Bennigsen was promoted to cavalry general, and was later "deservedly exiled" to Vilno, now the capital of Lithuania, as a military and political chief.

Then the Russian-French war broke out, the Russian army was devastated, Bennigsen was one of the important commanders of the Russian army, he was forced to retire after the war, but soon he returned to the top of the Russian army.

Because Bennigsen is the second naturalized faction in the Russian military system after Barclays.

From a very long time ago, there have been Germans who have served in the Russian army, and Bennigsen is the leading figure of the German faction in the Russian army, and in a sense, his position is more solid than Barclays. The latter were Scotsman, and very few Scots came to play in Russia, and Barclay sat in such a high position only because of the favor of Alexander I. And why did Alexander I favor a 'foreigner' so much?

Hehe, after the hell Lao Tzu was murdered by the Junzheng group in his country, it is impossible for anyone to trust 'their own people' 100% anymore.

Do you know who the Overseers of St. Petersburg were at the time of the murder of Paul I? That's Kutuzov. Don't be sorry for this guy, what lies beneath his fat exterior is definitely a cunning heart.

You must know that during the five-year reign of Paul I, Kutuzov was a Russian general who was very much loved by Thaksin.

After Paul I succeeded to the throne, given the depravity and corruption of the Russian aristocracy, he was determined to make them disciplined, principled, and hierarchical, similar to a medieval order of knights. And for the very few modern knights who conformed to their own views, such as his favorites Mikhail Kutuzov, Alexei Arakshiev and Fyodor Rostopchin, Paul gave them more slaves during the five years of his reign than his mother gave her mistress in thirty-four years. The nobles of the court who were contrary to his knightly views were deprived of their positions or lost their lands: the seven marshals and three hundred and thirty-three generals were punished, which was definitely one of the reasons why Paul I's rule was overthrown by the military and political circles.

Many of the initiatives of Paul I made him deeply supported and loved by the Polish people. But it's no use for a bird! He was easily overthrown by the military and political clique in St. Petersburg and died.

And what role did Kutuzov play in that coup?

He can be said to be the favorite general of Paul I, his general was promoted by Paul I, and Paul I put him in the position of the overseer of St. Petersburg, which is equivalent to the commander of the Yanjing Garrison Military Region and the former Admiral of Jiumen.

Kutuzov's role can be said to be a role that the military and political clique cannot bypass in any case, but Paul I was easily smashed in the head by the coup clique under his escort. So Tukuzov's 'fall from grace' in the following years is not at all worthy of sympathy.

After Alexander I ascended the throne, relations with France took a new turn, the two countries turned from friendship to war, and after the crushing defeats of the third and fourth anti-French wars, Russia once again changed its position. With the end of the Fifth War against France, France and Russia returned to war......

Outsiders only see the ever-changing diplomatic situation between the major powers, but they can't see that after the fiasco of the two wars against France, a large number of the older generation of Russian generals were purged, including the aforementioned Bennigsen.

A number of 'newcomers' such as Bagration, Dokhturov, Wittgenstein, and Osten-Saken have appeared in the top echelons of the Russian army.

Alexander I had complete control over the army, especially after the crisis of the country's ruin was resolved, it was impossible for the military-political clique within the Russian army to 'force' him. Now the tsar and Bennigsen are by his side, and the purpose is obvious.

Although Bagration can be said to be the banner of the new generation that Alexander I vigorously promoted, Bagration has now become the best heir to the banner of Kutuzov, the nativist of the Russian army, and it is no wonder that Alexander I treated him this way.

If Bagration had been relieved of his military duties, his mighty commander would have to go to the grave in disgrace.