Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

It is quite surprising that Solovyov did not receive a medal this time, and it is even more impossible for him to be promoted. After all, at his age, qualifications, and background, it is unlikely that he will be given an exception.

However, according to the letter written by little Katya, it seems that Petersburg is still very satisfied with his victory this time, and even the nobles in the court are full of optimism.

The letter written by the little girl to her fiancé is relatively easy to be ignored, but this girl who has the attributes of both sister and fiancée is still in the court and is very good at inquiring about news.

She will definitely be a virtuous wife in the future, and she is so cute.

As for her inquiring about news, it is also very convenient. Now she is Louisa's queen maid. After getting married in the future, if Solovyov himself is motivated enough, with the identity of little Katya Rurik's famous family and the granddaughter of a famous general in the empress's era, she may be able to become a court lady of the "State Lady" level at the age of 20. The future of the two of them is still limitless.

".The most important point is Arakcheev, who has actually taken control of the Ministry of War. I learned this from Catherine. She is more concerned about the war in the front because her cousin Misha is leading the cavalry with your brother Mishka."

"Let's stop here, Michel, you are so lucky, but the girl hasn't grown up yet, it's a good thing that she is tall and slim"

"Count, you French people can't stop talking about women?"

He retorted like this, and Langgeron immediately changed the topic to women.

"Well, it seems that you are quite protective and philanthropic, but you should cherish this child. In addition, Arakcheev's power may not be a good thing for us."

"An embarrassing character who had to retreat before he could show his fighting skills in Austerlitz? As you can imagine, I am worried that the Minister of War is above the General Staff Headquarters. It is still a question whether General Sukhteren and Bejia can withstand this pressure."

"I remember that Volkonsky is the nephew and heir of your former superior and benefactor?"

"Yes, so when we were in the attendant's room, we had a good relationship. Volkonsky and Dolgorukov are both famous families of Rurik. If you want to make progress, marrying a girl who is a descendant of the prestigious branches of these two families will still be helpful. It is generally beneficial to make friends with the men of these two families. You should be familiar with them, Count."

Langeron was listening to him over there and was also thinking about what to do next.

"Any other news?"

"It's about me, but it's strange. Her Majesty the Queen told little Katya. I may be appointed as the commander-in-chief of a certain infantry regiment within this month."

"Then I have to congratulate you. When you become a general, you usually have to become a commander-in-chief, otherwise you can only return to the Guards as a commander."

"With my current status, I probably won't go to the Guards. As for the end of this letter, it mentions the Little Winter Palace, where some generals have been active recently."

"A lovely girl, really outstanding and impeccable. But did she notice who they were?"

"She really noticed it, you can take a look."

Langeron read the last part of the letter, which did not involve the privacy issues of Solovyov and little Katya. The people who can be seen on the paper are those who actively advocate war, not generals like Kutuzov who are more patient.

"This princess probably can't understand the positions of these people, but just copied it down for you."

"There is a corner window in the maid's room. When the girls are resting, they can see the door of the emperor's office. Although she doesn't understand what these people are like, she also clearly revealed that we need to take the initiative to take action. If we don't act, we may be transferred. Guess who it is?"

"I can't think of it. Could it be Bennigsen?"

"It may also be Apraksin or Tormasov. In short, they are all cavalry generals."

After hearing these candidates, Langgeron knew that he still needed to work honestly. There would always be people slandering his and Soloviev's performance, even if the latter recently performed a classic ambush for both the French and the coalition forces.

"Ah, one is worse than the other, and worse than the regicide."

Soloviev didn't poke Langgeron's lungs and said that those French people who voted to execute the king and queen were always able to toss.

"As for letting me be the regiment commander, it is a reward, and it may also be a warning to us."

"But Bonaparte will not be lured to the east of the border by you, his supply line is not that long."

"It's good that he comes."

Langeron didn't know Solovyov's true thoughts, but his courage was indeed growing.

Soloviev was probably highly confident in the strategy of clearing the countryside. As long as you dare to come to Arbat Street in Moscow, you will not have a good time.

At the same time, if he is asked to be a regiment commander, if he doesn't fight well, he will probably be stationed in an unimportant place with the regiment.

This still makes him look forward to it very much. After all, being a chief of staff may help with promotion in the Russian military system, but it is not always useful. After all, the Russian army does not attach as much importance to staff work as Prussia and Austria, and the chief of staff always has a greater say.

Is it because of the French that he can assist Langgeron now? He has to choose a local chief of staff who is familiar with him and has demonstrated his professional ability before.

Among these generals of the Russian army, there should not be many local generals willing to work as staff officers. Therefore, the local generals promoted from the staff positions, even if they are familiar with Russian history, can only find two marshals, Peter Volkonsky and Milyutin. Others.

The Minister of War is not good at screwing screws, but likes to interfere with the front-line command. This guy Arakcheev is afraid that he will first have a feud with Langgeron, and then Solovyov.

Although the Dolgorukov brothers helped him select new guns, they took the general's way, but considering that he has always been reactionary and often interfered with the front, it is not good to continue like this.

There is no way. The ministers of the Russian Ministry of War or the Ministry of the Army still have the ability to interfere with the army. In addition, personnel appointments and dismissals always come from them, which is indeed more difficult. If it is someone like Arakcheev, it will be more difficult to deal with him.

In the next few days, Soloviev's main task is to complete the battle plan and mobilize troops to attack when the weather is suitable.

Although he is now tied up and can only fight on the current territory of Prussia, there is still some room for this battlefield space.

Soloviev's biggest hope is undoubtedly that Danzig can hold out longer, even if the Russian army is defeated by the French army on the front, it will continue to hold on.

The defense of Kolberg organized by Gneisenau probably has this effect. From the current situation, it can be known that the French army besieged there with part of the Italian Kingdom Army and the Polish Corps, and it has been successfully defended.

If the war in Danzig is still going on, it will naturally be good. For this reason, Soloviev also knows that it is meaningless for Kamensky's troops there, so he also wants to use ships to transport them back to East Prussia through several fishing ports.

The French army has given up the idea of ​​destroying the Russian reinforcements and is focused on besieging the city. The 6,000 men of the 14th Division there are only one-third of the Prussian garrison in Danzig, but the Russian and Prussian armies have to face more than 40,000 French troops, and they are constantly increasing their artillery.

This makes the situation even worse.

As for the end, the news that Solovyov didn't want and the news that he became the regiment commander arrived at the Russian garrison on the same day.

"Should I cry or laugh? Count, according to this order, I have become the commander of the Selenge Regiment. The regiment is currently in the army. After returning home, it will probably be stationed around Moscow or Smolensk. But the worse news is that Danzig may not be able to be saved. It is just right for us to withdraw the Kamensky Division now."

"Is that so? What can we do? Osterman-Tolstoy came to me and mentioned the combat readiness of the 2nd Division yesterday. If we want to attack, we should probably see which French army is more isolated."

From the reconnaissance situation, it is still Ney, but attacking him also has certain risks, that is, if you go too far, you will be easily attacked by the French army.

Therefore, it is necessary to plan the marching route, consider attacking, and naturally have the plan to run back.

As the chief of staff, Solovyov has begun to go through the map in his mind. Important bridges, roads, rivers and other elements have begun to emerge. It is indeed very convenient to look at the map with the content in memory.

"If we want to fight, we must also consider running back. Moreover, Napoleon will definitely want to cut off our transportation lines, so as to see which side is stronger. I am afraid that a battle will definitely break out."

"Misha, aren't you afraid that someone will say that you are avoiding fighting?"

Bagration is back. Some time ago, he went back to Petersburg to deal with some personal affairs. For example, his wife spent too much money outside, so he had to sell a manor under his wife's name.

The crazy bill shocked even Bagration's mother-in-law, but she had spoiled her daughter since she was a child and raised her by the Empress' side. Later, she ran to Vienna on her own.

"You're back just in time, Prince. I think Michael has some concerns about this battle. He always wants to protect his transportation lines."

"The important thing is not to be destroyed by the enemy! By the way, Peter Ivanovich, when you returned to St. Petersburg to do business, did you hear any rumors? My fiancée wrote to say that those generals who advocated war were active in the Little Winter Palace."

"That's true. You wiped out more than 10,000 Poles in one go, which actually gave them unrealistic fantasies. That battle was indeed fought very well, and the enemy was completely wiped out with close forces, but this also gave some people in St. Petersburg who advocated taking the initiative to fight Bonaparte a basis. Misha, I'm afraid your life will be difficult."

"Am I okay?" Langgeron said this to mock those people in the St. Petersburg court who didn't need to go to the battlefield but advocated war.

"If I get the order to attack this time, if the battle situation is unfavorable, I may not be in any trouble. But you, Count, I am afraid you will have to go back to Odessa, where there are many French people and it is safer for you. As for Misha, after all, he and I are from the same school, and I can take care of him."

Speaking of which, the disciple of the Grand Marshal is more or less a life-saving talisman.

As for further new orders, Arakcheev has already issued the guidance of the Minister of War, and it is on the way.

This kind of micro-manipulation made the people in the front-line headquarters quite headache.

As for asking them to fight, in fact, the generals on the front line knew that the winter battles had already shown that the French army was very strong. Even if they could gain an advantage in several large and small battles, they were still at a disadvantage overall.

Therefore, the Russian front-line generals who had previously advocated fighting in Eylau had a relatively consistent opinion on holding a military meeting this time.

According to the strategy, they should first attack the relatively isolated Ney, which would weaken the strength of the French army, but if Napoleon quickly mobilized his main force, it would seem to make the situation worse.

So there are still some problems in making choices, not to mention that Napoleon has actually figured out Soloviev's current more cunning style of play, and is preparing to fish for the Russian army.

He used Ney as a bait to attract the Russian army to take the bait.

Full of doubts, Langgeron and Soloviev decided to hold a military meeting with the participation of all generals while waiting for the opinions of the Ministry of War and the General Staff Headquarters.

"Let's have a meeting. What do you think?"

Bagration listened to what Langgeron said and nodded in agreement. After all, there were too many issues involved this time, and he had to be cautious.

Soloviev was thinking about several issues at this time. As for the location of the French winter camp and the troops, he was also worried.

If they fought like this and were chased to places like Eylau or Friedland, they would have to give up Königsberg, and the outcome would not be optimistic. Königsberg and the Russian army's transportation lines can only be fought around one of them.

In the final analysis, the Prussian army had given too much before. If Danzig surrendered, it could even support part of the French army's material supply, if Königsberg fell into their hands again.

Now Soloviev has the urge to blow up all the seven bridges in Königsberg. After all, the negative role played by the Prussian monarch is too outrageous, because the Prussian king does not want to give up the last relatively large city.

If he hadn't wanted to find a wife for his student and hadn't set his eyes on Princess Charlotte, from a personal point of view, he would have had no interest in helping Prussia.