Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The Duke of Richelieu was very satisfied with the viewpoint raised by Soloviev, but he was a little confused.

"Why should each village and manor report to the government?"

"The spread of plague will only be taken seriously when it reaches the city and manor, and people of the level of citizens and masters get sick. This is also an unwritten convention formed in Russia, and you should know it."

"Yes, it is the same in France."

They are all feudal autocracy, so no one should laugh at each other, but it is still uncertain which direction Russia is heading from enlightened autocracy.

If a reactionary rule is created in the future, Soloviev can say that it is the responsibility of the Russian system itself. He has taught Nicholas wholeheartedly and successfully put him into the Imperial Village Middle School to go to school. If he has friends, his brain will not always be in a state of being unenlightened.

There are dozens of children, and it is hard to guarantee that there will not be "other people's children". The Russian royal family must also realize that no matter how high the level of the tutor is, learning depends on the individual.

The most outrageous thing is that the Grand Duchesses are generally good at learning and they work hard.

If Soloviev hadn't forced textbooks and homework into his head, Nicholas might have failed in his studies.

In retrospect, Duke Richelieu was also curious about Soloviev's views.

He then asked: "I can see many people in Russia calling for the abolition of serfdom, but so far, progress has been very slow. What's going on?"

"There is no way. Some people will even take risks to organize conspiracy groups. You know, this is Russia."

He didn't answer directly, which proved the problem.

"Yes, but you have to pay attention to the villages. What's going on?"

"If there are sick people, it must have started from an inconspicuous place. At least we have to ensure that every village knows the harm of these diseases. This also includes if some special diseases can be found."

This is said, maybe the French are more concerned, after all, some things started with them.

"But our civil servants may not be able to do it."

"But they are also small civil servants, and there are always ways to make them obedient."

At this point, they all laughed, and the reason was also some consistent characteristics of Russia. If they were written into satirical novels, they would always be interesting.

This is different from arranging a drama, which has two boring things.

"Let's not talk about this. Instead, you and Mrs. Recamier appeared here, your wife."

"It doesn't matter. Katya and Julie have a good relationship."

But Katya's current physical condition can only stay in St. Petersburg. Prince Christian of Mecklenburg will soon marry Yulia, and the wedding venue will be chosen in Odessa.

Many places here are French-style, and a large number of French people have poured into this city.

In addition, some Jews who coexist with the French have also poured into Odessa.

From the time when France still had a king to the government after the Great Revolution, the French actually did not discriminate against Jews as much as other countries.

Think about the headless cake queen, she also adopted a black child and condemned racial discrimination from a personal perspective. Sometimes the world is more wonderful, and it seems that the French are still more open.

Jews usually coexist with money, that is, a group of loan sharks and merchants, and also ordinary craftsmen.

Therefore, when the Duke of Richelieu mentioned the Jews, Soloviev instinctively wanted to impose financial controls on Odessa. Although these people came to do business to promote local prosperity, what they did could also make people realize that the loan sharks were lacking in virtue.

But this should have nothing to do with him.

Now he has to pay attention to one thing, his sister is getting married, and the other is the composition of the front-line corps.

Because of his strong request, Kamensky had to withdraw the grenadiers division and put it in Craiova.

The configuration of the army in the west is not very good, mainly because there are too many relatives and newly formed troops.

To be honest, the Russian army formed new troops after 1800, and the quality of the various infantry and cavalry regiments was uneven.

For example, the Selenge Regiment, where Solovyov was the regiment commander, was formed on the basis of several grenadier companies in Siberia, and the foundation was acceptable.

But the Yakut Regiment, which was separated from this regiment, used a lot of Selenge Regiment's reserve soldiers and recruits, and its combat effectiveness was not guaranteed.

Moreover, according to the new division-level unit organization, the two regiments are still together.

The level gap between those dragoon regiments and hussar regiments is also very large.

It is unlikely that Solovyov will be "supported" by three young ladies and sponsor several cavalry regiments like he did when he formed the Finnish Division in St. Petersburg.

This time is a high-end game, which will test his personal ability more.

Therefore, the Grenadier Division must be in his hands, and Soloviev must also control the shipping on the Danube River and the transportation line from Belgrade to Sofia in Rumelia after taking Vidin. It will take some effort to form an auxiliary corps mainly composed of Serbs.

Without a core force that can fight, it will be difficult for Soloviev to guarantee the completion of his strategic goals.

In addition to infantry and cavalry, this time in Wallachia, he can use artillery more conveniently, especially the powerful 1-pood unicorn cannon, which is equivalent to a 20-pound cannon and has great lethality.

Considering the situation of these European city walls, if he concentrates his artillery fire and smashes them well, it will be enough for the Turks.

Time is also very tight, and he can't even give his sister and future brother-in-law time to go on a wedding trip, so he will have to wait until he comes back to make up for it.

Except for the Grenadier Division, the quality of the troops in the division in Solovyov's hands is so uneven.

He may be more counting on the 9th Division brought by Arkady. The troops in this division are in better condition, but Arkasha. His old father is Marshal Suvorov, which leads many people to have high expectations of him.

Suvorov's own disciples, except for Admiral Apraksin who always serves as a military governor around Moscow, all others have been on the battlefield, which can be regarded as his own use.

Now Solovyov has to take his master's son to the battlefield, and he is actually under a lot of pressure.

After the Duke of Richelieu was reinstated, he served as the governor of Novorossiysk and Odessa. Novorossiysk is pronounced as Novorossiysk

But the place with this name is still the territory of the Ottoman Empire, so there is no need to consider the bay.

This is also a good port, but the conditions are much worse than Crimea.

The Ottoman Empire, a strange country, can be governed like this, which can be said to be a group of insects.

Solovyov believes that his action this time is probably "insect removal", but if he wants to "shoot the sun", Sultan Mahmoud may not be qualified.

He even thought of the Sultan and wanted to have a Zaporozhye cut.

Then, have a good fight.

After Yulia came here to live, she soon married Christian. The disadvantage of marrying a soldier, in addition to following her husband to change his station everywhere, is that you have to learn to wait.

Of course, mistresses also need to wait.

Mrs. Recamier is here, and she can take care of Yulia who just got married, and there are many family members here.

It seems like a "wives' meeting" of Japanese companies, but considering that French women always have to hold salons, they can finally find something to do for themselves in the rear.

Then, Soloviev is also a good person. Ekaterina is getting married, and he is an envoy to send the bride off, so he just listens at the door.

It's the first time for his sister and brother-in-law, so he has to listen.

Of course, as the eldest brother, he does have to take care of the happiness of his younger brothers and sisters.

After that, as long as the 9th Division enters the war zone, Soloviev can set off. This journey is different from usual.

Christian set off with the Grenadier Division first. If the Russian army wants to launch an attack, it also requires little Kamensky to attack from the front.

Soloviev's flank seemed to have no action at first.

The Pashas and Beys of the Ottoman Empire felt strange that the Russian army did not take any action in the western region.

Even the Serbs have not been making much noise recently. They have also withdrawn the full siege of Belgrade and only cut off the city's transportation lines.

The new Grand Vizier also has to listen to the Sultan. Although the power is in his hands, the Sultan is unwilling to accept the successive failures after his accession to the throne. If this continues.

The Russians have now reached the Danube River. The next is Sofia. After Sofia, it is Adrianople, and then the capital Constantinople. There is nothing to lose in the future.

Therefore, a lot of Turkish troops have been transferred to Serbia, and recently they are also going to attack the armed forces that resist the Sultan's rule there.

At the same time, the defense of the Russian army is relatively sparse.

This is the situation that Kamensky Jr. wants to take advantage of, but his plan is more impatient. He wants to quickly seize several important fortresses along the Danube River and then go south in one go.

Soloviev corrected his plan. If he does not take Rushchuk and establish a stable supply line, it will be difficult for the Russian army to go south this time.

At the same time, the flank corps led by Soloviev will first launch an attack on Vidin. After capturing it, they will cut off the connection between the Turkish army on the Serbian side and their rear.

But Soloviev didn't know that the total strength of the troops deployed by the Ottoman Empire in Serbia was still greater than that of his army.

But the performance of the Ottoman army

In the past, when the Turkish army fought with the Serbs, they had already gained some advantages over the army of Karageorge Petrovich.

The reason for this advantage is that the Serbs themselves have their own troops.

It is only Karageorge's own prestige that can restrain some people.

But Nenadovich, Stojkovic and Dobnyak, although these people can fight, the latter two oppose Karageorge's claim to the throne. They are only willing to listen to his command in key battles, and their relationship is still bad afterwards.

It was under such internal strife that the Serbs originally captured Belgrade, but now they are facing failures one after another.

Due to lack of training and the failure of the Battle of Niš, the heads of Serbian soldiers, from officers to soldiers, were chopped off and piled up into a tower, which was a "Jingguan" style, to intimidate the rebellious Serbs.

Facing these Ottoman expeditions, the two missions of opening a road to Montenegro and expanding territory to Niš and Kosovo failed.

Karageorgi now also feels that if he cannot establish formal contact with the Russian army, it will still be difficult to achieve a decisive victory just by relying on some Russian volunteers here and his 50,000 brothers who are not under each other and are fighting among themselves.

The latest good news is that the Russian army is about to launch an attack again.

But the bad news is that Karageorge has a bad temper. He injured his right-hand man Peter Jokic at the end of last year, which gave Dobniak a reason to oppose him.

But now, according to the Russian general's letter, they still believe that Kara George is more suitable as the leader of the Serbs.

Yes, this is the conclusion Solovyov came to after reading all kinds of information. Stojkovic and Dobnyak are more warlords. No matter how bad-tempered Karagiorgi is, they can't compare. In his prime, Marshal Kamensky just shot his own henchman with a pistol.

The location of this injury is very similar to how to hit an insect.

When it comes to politics, the real bugs are probably Dobnyak and Stojkovic. Karageorge is just a bad-tempered man. Is that what they did?

They are no different from those slapped guys in the Ottoman Empire. Not only did they take a large group of Turkish women into their harem, but they also ruled brutally in their own territory.

For example, the tortures commonly used by the Ottoman Empire, including castration, burning, and beheading. They should have done everything they could. They had also done everything the Ottoman soldiers did to Serbian women.

By the way, I need to get some. Anyway, for Turkish, Bosnian and Albanian boys, they are in big trouble. Being treated as a slave is already just a minor accident.

Although this kind of thing does happen in Karageorge's part, there are still fewer outrageous things.

Therefore, Solovyov's letter called Karagiorgi "the commander-in-chief of Serbia" and paid more attention to the issue of coordinated operations between the two sides.

But if the Russian army and the Serbian rebels want to get in touch, there is the possibility of joint action. Vidin must be captured first and the communication lines of the Ottoman Empire are threatened. Only then can the two sides communicate.

Solovyov even suggested that Dobnyak and Stojkovic could be invited to have a drink in the Russian military camp.

However, what is he going to do? (End of chapter)