Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 345 047 The emperor on this earth is a little narrow-minded

Before stating the entire battle plan, Solovyov probably also made a judgment that Alexander was indeed not satisfied with these conservative plans.

In his opinion, the coalition should take the initiative to launch an attack and deal a heavy blow to the French.

The current battle situation, even without a God's perspective, can find that the current situation is very delicate, and the coalition is not sure to defeat the French army with equal forces.

A more effective way is actually the kite-flying tactics of 1813, not to fight against Napoleon himself and his capable generals who can lead troops independently, but to attack the scattered French army, weaken the enemy little by little, not to pursue victory in the battle, but to dilute the French in the sponge.

If it is played like this, Kutuzov will agree with both hands, after all, he likes this cunning way of weakening the enemy.

And from Vienna to the road across the Carpathian Mountains, many places can adopt this way of weakening the enemy.

But Alexander looked at the battle plan, but he kept frowning.

"How can you still have such thoughts after defeating the French? You captured the French marshal and several generals, destroyed a French division, and severely damaged another, but you are even more cowardly."

"Not cowardly, Your Majesty."

Soloviev could foresee Alexander's dissatisfaction. This kind of character can be said to be a common feature of the descendants of Peter the Great of the Romanov family. Before they have suffered, they always have unrealistic fantasies about their abilities and hope to have a glorious victory.

In this case, it is necessary to talk to him about the interests involved.

"Your Majesty, when a main battle is needed, we can indeed fight, but we must ensure that our troops have an advantage. The current width of the battlefield is more suitable for a tentative battle. After Archduke Karl's 85,000 men come together and the Prussians are determined to join the battle, we can defeat the opponent."

"Very good, since you are willing to join the battle, after a period of rest, Colonel, return to the Guards and continue to participate in this battle as the regiment commander."

Alexander was somewhat dissatisfied. After all, this guy was his confidant, but he did not speak from his own standpoint and always stood on Kutuzov's side.

He even thought that if Suvorov was still alive, he would definitely agree with his idea of ​​taking the initiative to attack and attack the enemy.

But Suvorov considered a lot of things in strategic maneuvers. If he lived to this time, he would be over 75 years old and might not have the energy.

As for Solovyov, he felt that returning to the Guards Chasseurs was at least his job, which was better than being shot in the battlefield.

Although the Guards Chasseurs were only a small two-battalion regiment, it was indeed very powerful in terms of firepower.

At this time, he could only say: "Okay, Your Majesty, since you insist, I think I'll go back to the Guards Chasseurs, where officers who are more familiar with new tactics are needed."

And after he went back, he could also convey orders to the Guards who were far behind, and adjust the action plan to allow the 12,000 Guards and 40 cannons to reach the battlefield faster.

Now the distance that Grand Duke Constantine was far behind was indeed quite far, and he would always reach the battlefield at the right time.

Going to Grand Duke Constantine was actually more friendly to Soloviev.

Obviously, the large number of people had already given Alexander's generals and adjutants confidence, and the victory over the French army also made them feel that they could do it even if they went up.

In the circle of Petersburg, Kutuzov was highly respected, but he was old and always within the scope of Russian jokes. Therefore, he had won a victory now, which made these young officers feel that he could do it.

But they didn't think about how much the accidental nature of this battle was. It was completely because the French could not make up for their own gaps, which led to the opportunity.

If they really wanted to defeat Napoleon in the battle, Melas, who almost did it last time, waited for Desaix, and then he failed.

At this time, a conservative approach is more suitable for the current Russian army.

Solovyov needs to rest for a night, and he is going to prepare to return to the Guards.

As for Napoleon, what is his current attitude?

The answer is that he is not absolutely confident of winning now. Even when Talleyrand proposed to prepare for negotiations, he was obviously not fully prepared.

But in this case, he also began to issue orders for his troops to mobilize.

In terms of mobilizing troops, he is still confident. If the Austrians and Russians do not intend to negotiate, then they will continue to fight.

In terms of strategic planning, he had already thought about it. He would first deal with the Russian-Austrian coalition forces in the north. The two sides had been confronting each other in this direction.

In the past few days, he had indeed thought about confusing the opponent and taking advantage of the eagerness of some people in the coalition forces to fight, and then launching actions in the right place.

At this time, the envoy sent from the Russian side also reported something.

"Your Majesty, the Russian emperor sent a messenger to say that they wanted to release the captured Marshal Mortier and several generals, and also brought a handwritten letter from the emperor."

"Caulaincourt, what do you think this is?"

Napoleon asked, but Caulaincourt looked confused: "Maybe it is for negotiation, and this time it should be to show a friendly attitude."

"No, Caulaincourt, after this time, you still can't think of it? Well, you are stupid enough, but I don't mind. After signing this document, what I can explain is that Alexander thinks that he There will be final victory, and it will also show a kind of kindness from Russia."

Caulaincourt may be pretending to be stupid. He put on an expression of realization at this time.

"Your Majesty, this may be the case. Your Majesty, the Emperor of Russia, may indeed adopt such an attitude. This was the case with Emperor Paul in the past. He was not even willing to sign any death penalty order."

"And this led to the forces that opposed him in the Russian court. Although they were afraid, it was not enough to intimidate them. My friend who has passed away should have been more cruel and sent everyone who opposed him to the guillotine. , instead of showing false kindness.”

Napoleon's attitude was very strange. When he passed by Württemberg, he met the King of Württemberg and his family. He was deeply impressed by Alexandra's beauty and the group of little babies she led. As for her four younger sisters, two of them are married and have given birth. The younger two are not yet married, so they may be candidates for marriage.

But he is not thinking about this now. It seems better to marry a friendly small European country.

Previously in Vienna, Mr. Talleyrand had recommended to him a marriage to an Austrian princess, but he had also scorned it, thinking it was ridiculous.

However, no matter which one of these two routes he succeeds in, he will find it "really delicious".

Next, he talked a lot with Caulaincourt. As for the chief steward Diloc, he was not here.

As for why, Oudinot, who had always been easily hit by bullets, was hit by Russian shrapnel again during the battle and was sent to the hospital for treatment. He had to send someone to take over his grenadier division.

As for Motier's return, Napoleon did not criticize him too harshly. After all, he sent someone to deliver a message and let Dupont's division escape.

"Your Majesty, I'm very sorry, we are in Dürenstein."

"It doesn't matter, Motier, you encountered the superior strength of the Russians in Dilenstein, and I have also read Dupont's report. There is no way, the terrain there is too special, and there are always problems on the battlefield. One side has to win, and we have to be the one that wins.”

Motier knew that the bad luck between him and Gazan was over, and even His Majesty the Emperor gained more confidence.

"As for you coming back from the young and vigorous Tsar, you must have brought letters from him. I would like to see what his attitude is now."

"He seems to think that his military strength is superior, so he is confident, Your Majesty."

"Yes, Your Majesty. However, there are still many people in the Russian army who are cautious, especially those in Kutuzov's headquarters."

"Ah, this old guy Kutuzov will definitely be on high alert. We have to take advantage of their internal disagreements and Alexander's own attitude."

Although Napoleon himself always made spelling mistakes, his reading ability was still very strong.

Of course, Alexander's letter is very beautifully written and it is his own handwriting.

"Then the Russian tsar thinks that victory is already in his hands and asks us to return to France. He can still mediate and ask us to keep the French border and gain Russia's long-term friendship. This is just empty talk. , they are still far away from victory.”

After finishing speaking, the corners of Napoleon's mouth raised, and he already had an idea.

When Motier and Gazan saw this, they knew that His Majesty the Emperor must have had some good idea.

Rather than sending this letter from the Tsar, it shows his arrogance and underestimation of the enemy.

"Since he is so proud, we can adopt an attitude of 'showing weakness'. We can defeat them now, but we must also show that we cannot defeat them."

After hearing what Napoleon said, many Motier's minds were spinning. His Majesty the Emperor always took the initiative to attack in the past. Why did he change his tactics this time?

Speaking of which, he changed his mind after Alexander's handwritten letter arrived.

"His Majesty."

When Berthier saw Napoleon like this, he knew that he was ready to adjust his course of action, and that he would take into account several selected battlefields, and finally start the battle on a suitable battlefield based on the maneuver direction of the French and allied forces. .

"No, Berthier, there is no need to worry just yet. Alexander will gather the troops he has, and may also think that we do not have many troops. The order now conveyed is as follows. Davout will lead the third army from Vienna and march quickly along the way. ,be sure The 1st Army, 4th Army and 5th Army arrived at the Brno line on December 1. They moved along the Goldbach River to control the high ground along the way and sent cavalry to pay attention to the movements of the coalition forces along the Olmutz road. Corps and Guards, then maneuver."

Berthier also acted very quickly, and called several officers responsible for delivering messages, asking them to convey orders to various armies, especially Davout's 3rd Army, which was coming all the way from Vienna.

"Your Majesty, the order has been completed. Do you want to repeat it again?"

"No need, you have written it here. We have to start the deployment again, put Brno behind us before the coalition forces, so that we can attract Alexander to fight, and by the way, we have to avenge Dürenstein's arrow."

Speaking of which, in that extremely special terrain, the Russian army annihilated nearly 10,000 French troops, which was a great success. Napoleon had more or less remembered Kutuzov because of this failure.

"As for that, Gazan, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, according to what I saw in Kutuzov's headquarters. Well, this is not a violation of the agreement, right?"

"The Austrians let the Archduke of Liechtenstein go back to lead the cavalry, which is already a direct confrontation, and you, Gazan, as one of the messengers now, you always have to say a few words, right?"

The "cannot participate in hostile military operations" of both sides is also limited in time, and the rule is that they cannot appear publicly on the battlefield.

In terms of intelligence, both sides know more or less, and you will definitely do the same.

"Okay, Your Majesty. The plan for this coalition was formulated by General Schmidt of Austria, but he was killed in the battle. Subsequent battles were commanded by a young Russian colonel named Solovyov."

"Ah, I know this person. He used to be a military attaché at the Russian Embassy in Paris. He is an officer who likes to study our army and has written books."

"Your Majesty, since you know this person, he also brought a letter, but it was to Her Majesty the Queen. Although I didn't want to believe it, he said that his stepmother was Her Majesty's cousin, and the relationship was not close. I even suspected that it was a deception tactic, but there was nothing wrong with what he said, so I brought his handwritten letter back and let us read it. It was just to say hello to my aunt, uncle, and cousins ​​in France."

"Ah, interesting, just this matter"

After all, Josephine is in Paris, and Napoleon is worried about many things now. If there are people who come to recognize their relatives, they really need to put it aside.

He would show his actor's self-cultivation when Alexander's side sent out the messenger again.

Anyway, the Corsican actor and the Petersburg actor were competing with each other to see who would be fooled first, but if it came to war, Napoleon was still better and he had taken the lead.

As for the letter written to Solovyov and Aunt Josephine, Napoleon would send someone to Paris, and would also tell the Queen herself that the French army would win the next battle.

But Solovyov was already in Napoleon's little book, as for where this relative who came from and was so good at fighting and ran to the opposite side?

It didn't matter, it was just that the tactics used by the coalition forces in Dyrenstein were more clever, which would attract his attention, and also let the coalition forces see what real professionalism was.