Война и мир

Chapter 16

           Ontheleftourtroopswereclosetoacopse,inwhichsmokedthebonfiresofourinfantrywhowerefellingwood.TheFrenchlinewaswiderthanours,anditwasplainthattheycouldeasilyoutflankusonbothsides.Behindourpositionwasasteepanddeepdip,makingitdifficultforartilleryandcavalrytoretire.PrinceAndrewtookouthisnotebookand,leaningonthecannon,sketchedaplanoftheposition.Hemadesomenotesontwopoints,intendingtomentionthemtoBagratión.Hisideawas,first,toconcentratealltheartilleryinthecenter,andsecondly,towithdrawthecavalrytotheothersideofthedip.PrinceAndrew,beingalwaysnearthecommanderinchief,closelyfollowingthemassmovementsandgeneralorders,andconstantlystudyinghistoricalaccountsofbattles,involuntarilypicturedtohimselfthecourseofeventsintheforthcomingactioninbroadoutline.Heimaginedonlyimportantpossibilities:“Iftheenemyattackstherightflank,”hesaidtohimself,“theKievgrenadiersandthePodólskchasseursmustholdtheirpositiontillreservesfromthecentercomeup.Inthatcasethedragoonscouldsuccessfullymakeaflankcounterattack.Iftheyattackourcenterwe,havingthecenterbatteryonthishighground,shallwithdrawtheleftflankunderitscover,andretreattothedipbyechelons.”Sohereasoned....Allthetimehehadbeenbesidethegun,hehadheardthevoicesoftheofficersdistinctly,butasoftenhappenshadnotunderstoodawordofwhattheyweresaying.

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