Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 328 030 I am afraid that the Tsar himself will not understand this if he is not frustrated.

Being in a carriage all the time, in addition to being able to protect yourself from wind and rain, is also easy to cause physical discomfort due to sitting for a long time.

If that were the case, it would be better to ride with the soldiers.

But Bagration followed Kutuzov as the column commander in the vanguard, and he did more things here.

Fortunately, when he was relatively close to Petersburg, he needed to handle affairs in this way.

When they arrived near Vitebsk, Grand Duke Constantine held a meeting.

But, hearing this now, something feels wrong.

"It is not because of anything else that we are meeting in such a place today. Since His Majesty has decided to join this alliance to oppose France and restore order in Europe, we have also dispatched, and now it is a wartime state."

However, not all the officers in the Guards were there. Count Tolstoy went to the northern front, mobilized a detachment of regiments to join the Swedish army in Pomerania, and then worked with the British to occupy Hanover.

"At this time, we must also be clear that the only purpose is to drive all French people back to their hometowns and restore the original territories of European countries."

Of course, Alexander had no interest in overthrowing the French government. He just wanted to restore the sphere of influence of European countries, and even discussed the restoration of Poland with Czartoryski.

After all, most of the Polish territory is still in Prussia at the moment, and it is actually not easy to make them spit.

When Solovyov heard that order had been restored, he thought of the Pole who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

At this time, when talking about this issue, one thing has been decided, that is, their respective goals are inconsistent, which will eventually lead to the disintegration of the alliance.

The Tsar himself lived in the official residence of the local chief executive. The nearby manors were relatively shabby, so it was better to live in the official's mansion.

This kind of aimlessness, in fact, there is no alliance leader, the final result

There are too many people with evil intentions, that's probably it.

The Russians, on the other hand, made great efforts every time they joined the anti-French alliance. The last alliance almost reversed the passive situation of the coalition forces at that time, and then let the Austrian emperor send them back.

Everyone who participated in that alliance knew how stupid the Austrian Emperor was.

This time, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be the same.

Grand Duke Constantine designated the order of command among the Guards. Anyway, among the several regimental commanders, Solovyov had the lowest military rank and seniority, but in turn, he had the most medals - who made him the only one? A commander of the Guards who went to Italy.

The Grand Duke himself was resolute and brave, but he was not very good at speaking. After speaking for a while, he felt that he had almost all the words he could think of, so he stopped.

The next speaker was Lieutenant General Malyutin, the leader of the Ismailov Regiment. He was actually the infantry commander of the Guards. Because the Grand Duke wanted to command and manage the entire Guards, the infantry and cavalry needed to be commanded separately. .

No matter how brave he is, no matter how good he is at leading troops, he cannot be responsible for so many tasks by himself, so he needs a command hierarchy.

However, the Russian army's staff system has never been very good. It can only be said to be better than nothing. So far, it has not been able to be changed back.

And the group leaders don’t need to speak, it can be regarded as a meeting.

After finishing speaking, Solovyov returned to the regiment's headquarters.

The weather has been relatively dry in recent days, so there are many soldiers lying on the ground, spreading blankets and sleeping there.

But in such a summer, nights are also difficult. For those officers, it takes some getting used to life outside Petersburg.

After all, there were no women here, not even the Tsar himself.

He definitely would not take his mistress with him, as this would always have a bad influence.

And Louisa wanted to come with him, and Alexander felt a little sorry for her. After all, her body was only in the city. The last time she went to Sweden for a stop and go was to visit relatives, but this time the Queen wanted to come with her during the march. ?

This is not a trip. The queen's coming out can certainly boost morale, but her body can't bear it.

Therefore, Alexander stayed in Petersburg on the grounds that the child needed care. Alexander could still take care of her, and epidemics were prone to occur in the military camp.

As for Solovyov, the camp of the Guards Chasseur Regiment is just outside the city of Vitebsk. Those who entered the city were the General Regiment and the two cavalry regiments of the Guards. The rest of the troops were sleeping outdoors.

"Mr. Colonel, do you want to put up the tent?"

"We have to march tomorrow morning, and it will be more troublesome to pack it up. If we can set it up somewhere on the road while resting, that's more like it."

Solovyov also has his own orderly. When he talks about orderlies, he will think of the good soldier Shuai Ke. Although that is a story about friendly forces today, it will happen in an enemy country a hundred years later.

If he wants an orderly, he won't go crazy himself, but these guys, apart from being brave in battle, don't have a clear mind.

It's really a bunch of frozen fish.

By the campfire, he also thought about many issues, but if he went to discuss them now, who knew what Alexander was thinking?

He is also the adjutant-in-command. Although the military ranks of adjutant-in-command and auxiliary-general vary, they are just titles. In fact, they lead troops based on ability.

The situation of Peter Volkonsky is different. He is the chief of chamberlain and chief of staff. He needs to help Alexander figure out the situation of this army so that the emperor himself can perform micro-management.

As for others, when leading troops, they are still based on ability, but there is also an upper limit on military rank.

At this time, he wanted to go to the Tsar, not to tell Alexander and ask him to collect his magical powers.

That was impossible. It would be easy to offend the Tsar himself and lose trust.

His status did not allow him to return to the manor and live in seclusion.

At this time, he hoped to hint to Alexander that these friendly forces were unreliable.

If Alexander himself can be more vigilant, that would be good. If not, I still hope that this is the course of history.

Moreover, he also had a letter, which he received from Archduke Karl before setting off.

He had previously written a letter expressing concerns about the operational capabilities of the Austrian army, which was actually a spoiler to Archduke Karl.

At that time, Archduke Karl was very happy to have a son, so his reply was slightly delayed.

But the Grand Duke still agreed with Solovyov. After all, Mark really did not prove his ability in any battle.

In this regard, he is not even as good as Verother. At least he proved that when he served as chief of staff to Suvorov, he performed better than when he served as chief of staff to Archduke John.

Moreover, this old friend Solovyov had known in Italy and Switzerland had a relatively strong learning ability and had learned all the moves that Napoleon had used before.

I hope he doesn't do anything imitating others, that would be a disaster.

After all, the one who has used these moves first is always more familiar with the skills, even Hannibal, who was defeated by Zama.

After some consideration, Solovyov decided to meet the Tsar himself.

Although it was a bit rash, he still had some confidence.

After all, it was Kutuzov’s son-in-law Tickenhausen who was on duty today.

And the good-looking Tsar, regardless of whether he is willing to listen or not, will at least give you a start.

"Misha, why are you here at this time?"

"Has your Majesty rested?"

When Tickenhausen heard this, he knew that there was something wrong with Solovyov.

"Your Majesty is not resting. He is currently attending to official business."

It's rare that Alexander actually took care of official business when he went out.

"At this time?"

"Yes, some local landowners want to submit petitions, and the Emperor also wants to meet them at this time, even though the reception has been cancelled."

"Who asked us to stay here for only one night? We will continue our journey tomorrow. We can rest for two days in Minsk."

At this stage of marching abroad, there is no need to make the soldiers very fast. Instead, the soldiers must fully maintain their physical fitness and display it on the battlefield.

Moreover, if you want to mobilize troops quickly, you also need to have that ability.

If you don't have that ability, it's more or less a joke.

But the opponent's speed is quite fast, and even now Napoleon's Grand Army is still in Boulogne-sur-Mer.

"Wait here while I go find Bijia. If you want to meet His Majesty, it's a good time now."

It seems that Peter Volkonsky is also here, which is very convenient. After all, his uncle is a nobleman of Solovyov. It was Prince Dimitri who brought him to Petersburg as an adjutant. future.

Moreover, the relationship between the two was good. Peter's wife was a palace maid and a cousin of the family. The time when the two of them established their relationship was the time when Alexander always ran to the Tafrid Palace.

At the critical moment, Solovyov really helped him with assists. After all, he is quite knowledgeable about this.

At least he knew a lot about the situation of these girls based on the information in the palace.

Having a good memory can sometimes be a problem, as it will contain a lot of junk information, but some of it is useful.

Tickenhausen went in to report, and soon Peter came out.

Although they are all Volkonski, he obviously doesn't act that way.

"Misha, you have to see the emperor now. Is there anything important?"

Speaking of which, while the Guards was under the control of Grand Duke Constantine and Prince Bagration, he also had a role in the ranks of aides-de-camp, which was under the control of Peter.

"What I want to report is the situation related to the Austrian army. This is a letter from Archduke Karl, sent directly to my home. We were originally discussing military theory, but the last time I wrote a letter, I mentioned the Austrian army's combat readiness. . But I didn’t expect that Archduke Karl would send this reply from Vienna after he returned to the army.”

"This is the content of your personal communication. What does it say?"

"It's mainly about General Mark."

"Let me transfer it to you. Please don't go to His Majesty at this time. It will affect your future."

Because this was a personal letter from Solovyov, Peter had given it to him. After reading it, he felt that he could not let Solovyov in to speak. This would be irresponsible to his friend.

He knew Alexander's temper very well. He was in high spirits at the moment. If Solovyov went in at this moment, he might be in trouble.

"Also, do you have anything to convey?"

"No, I am just stating what is stated here and the failure that resulted from the arrogance of the Austrians in the past."

"Okay, I know you're thinking about me too."

It's easy to explain by just talking about what happened in the past and the current reality.

After Alexander read the letter, he didn't care very much.

"How could our friend make two stupid mistakes? General Mark performed poorly in Naples in the past. That was because the Naples army was too poor and it was not his responsibility. In addition, this time we are on several major battlefields. , echoing each other. Volkonsky, there should be no need to worry about this. Also, I heard that besides translating The Art of War, Solovyov was also translating the chronicles of the "Orphans of China". Interested, I hope he can submit it.”

Standing here, Volkonski found that he was still thinking a little more, although Alexander had an unhappy look on his face.

However, Solovyov is still a very useful tool for him. As a ruthless translation machine, he is much more important than his duties as commander of the Guards and adjutant.

The "China fever" in Petersburg was more or less the result of Solovyov's further efforts to stir up the flames.

After all, he knew that even if Solovyov lost his official position, he would still be able to make ends meet. After all, with the development of Oriental studies and military technology, his participation would still be of great help to Russia.

"That's it. It seems fine, but His Majesty doesn't accept your opinion."

"Just watch."

It was hard for Solovyov to say anything more to Peter Volkonsky. No result was considered a good result, and Alexander was still pressing for updates.

He is a tsar, what does he know about the Chun Qiu Zuo Clan?

But it was the historical scope of Mr. Voltaire's adapted play that aroused his curiosity.

In this case, he would still have to seize the time to translate some of the content on the road.

He is really Maria's brother, and he exploits his employees exactly the same way.

For Solovyov, what was more troublesome was that what he was going to talk about this time were all pre-Qin classics. He had to understand them himself, and he also had to pay attention to many of the words used in them, which were relatively unfamiliar later on.

But Alexander's meaning was also very clear. He just chose a few paragraphs that he was interested in and presented them. This would be easier to handle.

The first is the Zhao orphans, followed by some content.

However, Solovyov is somewhat funny. He mainly chose the story of Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Xianggang of Song.

This is still of some reference value to the current Alexander. After all, the Russian army went out to restore the original order in Europe, which somewhat meant that.