Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 344 046 Not optimistic estimate

After a hard march, Bagration's column finally joined Kutuzov's troops after losing nearly 2,000 people.

Although the French troops near Shengraben were also chasing quickly, they also heard rumors that there were remnants of the Austrian army gathered around Bohemia at this time, and the follow-up troops of the Russian army were not far away from them.

Although Murat was always full of blood, he was not stupid. In this case, he would not easily advance if he could not catch the Russian army retreating in various narrow valleys along the Danube River in one blow.

The lesson of Mortier was still there. Although Mortier's ability to fight was better than his, he was careless and eventually suffered heavy losses.

Now, Marshal Mortier is also in Kutuzov's military camp. He and Solovyov, who was temporarily serving as the director of military supplies, can chat very well.

This young man seemed to be born wrong. He was handsome and delicate, which was not the general impression of Russian officers.

He was also very elegant in conversation. He was the aide-de-camp and commander of the Guards of the Tsar himself.

More importantly, he claimed to be a relative of Empress Josephine, which always made people interested.

It is well known that in addition to being lustful, talkative, warm and talkative, the French have another very important characteristic, which is that they are quite gossipy.

Especially the love story between the noble lady in distress and an old nobleman. As the person involved in the story, he found it interesting to listen to it.

"Colonel, you can definitely inherit the family business, or serve as a servant beside your emperor, instead of coming to the front. But it's really unexpected that you chose to come here."

"Maybe, but that kind of life is obviously very boring. You may have to repeat the same work every day, and it's still unshakable. But in the army, I think it is still very valuable to be with these brothers and defeat the opponent to gain honor."

Obviously, because he knew this relationship, he was quite cautious in his words when speaking.

"So you came here, I think the war will end soon. Although your commander is cautious, I can feel that these generals and your monarch are still eager to fight. What should you do at that time?"

Motier asked this, and Gazan, who was sitting next to him, also agreed.

That is, Solovyov came to visit them alone, because he didn't want to expose his identity, and avoid any trouble.

Otherwise, if there were Austrian and Russian officers on the side, I'm afraid they would have the same expression as Gazan eating salted duck eggs a few days ago.

What's more, he is eating salted duck eggs now.

"Colonel, this egg white is too salty!"

"So some people only eat egg yolks, you can try drinking water to dilute this feeling. Of course, this is also a combat strategy, just like flowing water, but without a fixed form."

"Makes sense."

Although Gazan was eating, he was unambiguous when he fought.

In Dürenstein, he made the Russian army suffer a lot, and even broke through the Russian army's line with inferior forces.

"Colonel, as for you, you should be a young military theory expert, otherwise you can't use such means, which also includes the credit of General Schmidt."

At this time, Motier noticed why he failed.

"If you had executed the order to protect the flank, perhaps it would not be so easy for us to succeed."

After chatting here for a while, the cavalry adjutant sent by Kutuzov came in.

"Misha, how was your chat with the French?"

"Oh, it's fine. What's the matter?"

"The commander-in-chief wants you to take them to see the emperor, as well as the flags we captured."

"Oh, okay."

Kutuzov knew what he was doing. He had won the battle and wanted to show his merits in front of the emperor, but the person he sent was also very particular.

Soloviev had indeed shown his talent in the battles of the previous few days as the temporary quartermaster general. It was also because he commanded the three columns of the right wing with the rank of colonel and made a good outflanking. Of course, it was more appropriate for him to go when showing his merits.

At the same time, it was also necessary to consider that he was still quite talkative. It was more appropriate for him to explain Kutuzov's overall strategy when Alexander was in high spirits.

Soloviev knew Kutuzov's intentions, and he also agreed with the delaying tactics to attract the French army to the Carpathian Mountains, but he was also skeptical about whether he could persuade the Tsar successfully.

He missed his former boss, Tsar Paul. Although he had a bad temper, often didn't listen to advice, and always loved to make trouble, he was willing to accept the opinions of his subordinates, and he also liked to study and discuss.

More importantly, he only worked in the rear to do logistics, train and organize troops, and would not come to the front.

Since Alexander Nevsky, no matter whether they were the Grand Duke of All Russia, the Tsar, or the Emperor of All Russia, their military command ability was really not very good, except for Constantine, who was now the Crown Prince, who was a brave general who was good at fighting. They were really one worse than the other.

Especially in the Romanov dynasty, only Peter the Great could go into battle, and he always lost when he commanded, so he finally let his subordinates screw with him.

As for his descendants, the last person who understood the matter was Paul. Peter III and several empresses really didn't understand this.

"Misha, we still have to state our opinions when we go to the emperor."

"Yes, I have written the overall strategic plan. Whether His Majesty accepts it or not, I will tell you."

"It's good to have this attitude. You get along well with these French people."

Mrs. Kutuzov was old and shrewd. She found that Motier and Gazan were very friendly to Soloviev. This was obviously not only due to their social skills in social occasions.

"After all, I have relatives in France, and they seem to be acquaintances of Marshal Motier."

"Ah, did you find your stepmother's relatives?"

"Well, it's just a bit scary to say it out loud."

Soloviev's tone was so playful that when he spoke close to the old man's ear, Kutuzov just smiled in return.

"If this is true, we may be able to defeat Napoleon one day."

"You don't believe it?"

"No! Misha, you are an honest child, but you have too many evil thoughts. Who knows if what you said is true. If this is true, I think your future will be good."

Obviously Kutuzov also knew that as a general, he not only had to consider military affairs, but also social circles, diplomacy and politics.

And he added: "This will also help you marry a good wife and improve your family's status."

Indeed, the "new nobles" of the Solovyov family who attached themselves to Menshikov became ordinary nobles with the fall of their boss, and their titles were not high. If they had foreign relatives with a high status, it would effectively improve their status.

As for Mortier and Gazan, as well as some French generals, they were all escorted by these Russian hussars and were ready to go to the headquarters of the Russian Tsar.

On the way, Solovyov could also observe the marching status of the Russian Bukhoden Column. At this time, the morale was still high, and because the two armies were united, it was obvious that the spirit was different.

Especially now that two squadrons of the Pavlograd Hussar Regiment escorted the captured French general to the Tsar, it seemed to give them some unrealistic fantasies.

Perhaps this battle could really defeat the French usurper?

Of course, this was not what Solovyov had to consider. He had to meet Alexander himself, and at this time he was still considering how to get the Tsar to accept their opinions.

After hearing about the results of the battle on the front line, Alexander was very happy, but he did not reach the point of ecstasy.

But his appetite is not small now. He always wants to use the hundreds of thousands of people in his hands to give Napoleon a blow and achieve a decisive victory.

And the young officers around him are now eager to try.

As for Motier, Gazan and others, they were also treated well here. After all, they were also high-level prisoners. After meeting the Tsar and promising not to participate in military operations against Russia and Austria in the near future, they were released and returned to the French side.

If they did not fight Russia and Austria, they would only have to fight against the British.

Even Alexander had to talk about the auction here, after all, the Austrian Emperor Franz was about to come here.

As for the strategic policy, the two emperors still had to fully exchange opinions.

Although in this situation, the Russian army was more numerous and the Tsar himself had more say.

At this time, Solovyov came to him with high-level French prisoners and the captured French flag, which really made him eager to try.

Well, this is also an old problem of the Romanov family. They may become arrogant if they have achieved a little success. The reason why the empress did not become arrogant is probably because she has always been a foreigner.

"Ah, Solovyov, it looks good. You have won a victory."

"Your Majesty, a victory of moderate size. In accordance with the order of Commander-in-Chief Kutuzov, I have brought the captured French general, the military flag captured on the battlefield, and the latest battle plan."

"Very good, but before that, we have to entertain these French friends."

Alexander was obviously very friendly to Motier and others. He was willing to hold a small banquet here. In the Austrian manors he passed by on the way, the local nobles still collected a lot of red wine and precious ingredients.

As for Motier and others, they will be released soon after this reception and return to the French.

Alexander had already determined his plan when the messenger of Kutuzov's victory arrived.

To release the prisoners, to express full goodwill, but to put pressure on the French.

But he had never dealt with Napoleon directly, and he didn't know how pretentious he was. He wanted to use the resources in his hands with great intensity, and he would not give in because of the pressure he put on him.

As for the things on the scene, Solovyov had nothing to participate in. All of them were Alexander's close ministers. Although he had some status, there were more people ranked ahead of him.

This was not like when Paul was here. As long as he appeared beside Paul, he would be on standby two steps behind at any time, and his rank and status were lower.

It seemed that being the head of the palace guards was sometimes more important.

The people in front of Alexander, except for Kutuzov's son-in-law Tickenhausen and a few lower-ranking attendants and adjutants, seemed a little arrogant, and the more generals they were, the more so.

This created a strange situation, in which the Austrian generals, the Russian Guards generals, and the Tsar himself were all eager to fight.

At the same time, the generals on the Russian front, Commander-in-Chief Kutuzov and the Austrian Emperor all believed that they should accumulate strength and strengthen their strength before fighting a decisive battle.

Obviously, a barrier has been formed, and the generals around Alexander are all eager to make great achievements and defeat Napoleon. Their current attitude can be expressed in the derogatory sense of being complacent.

After the banquet, Alexander summoned Solovyov alone.

"Mishenka, when you came back from the front line, you not only brought back good news, but also the latest battle plan, right?"

Peter Volkonsky also asked him to be sent to Kutuzov as the general on duty. Now Alexander was facing a group of war fighters.

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is the latest battle plan we have drawn up. It includes two parts. On the one hand, it is to continue to retreat, gather as much strength as possible from the coalition forces, and seek to work with Archduke Carl to attack the French army from the north to the south, and then defeat the Polish army. Nabal.”

He could also feel that Alexander did not like this plan.

"Next, our other combat plan is to launch maneuvers in the Olmuts area. We must use the 100,000 troops we have now to choose an opportunity to launch operations against the French army in the Brno area to try the French army. The main force.”

But Alexander should also be dissatisfied with this plan.

"You can state the main points of both options here, Solovyov."

Changing from the very intimate, even a bit disgusting "Mishenka" to the usual title is not the worst, but Alexander is obviously not satisfied.

"However, we have already defeated the French once, which proves that the Russian army can defeat the French instead of continuing to retreat, which would not be appropriate."

"But Your Majesty, this was done when the enemy was twice as strong as the enemy and the enemy's forces were dispersed."

Alexander was still not satisfied. He had already intended to make Solovyov a general and join the formulation of the combat plan as the deputy of the new munitions director General Velosse - after all, Velosse and Solovyov were in Suvoro I know her from my husband's headquarters, so we should be able to cooperate well.

But his statement made the young and energetic Tsar somewhat displeased.

Therefore, this idea was abandoned, but he continued to listen to opinions, which indicated that Solovyov wanted to continue talking.