Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

For the last batch of Russian troops going to Vienna, apart from the determined regiments, Paul actually didn't know who to send better.

The four large regiments of the Guards and the Guards Chasseur Battalion. In the end, he only sent the Ismailov regiment to the border, but did not issue an order to proceed into the territory of the Shinra, so they were always on standby at the border.

The rest of the troops have already entered the Hungarian area one after another. They are very busy now and are always on the road.

At the same time, among the troops that set out, there were relatively few cavalry units. For the troops operating in the Mediterranean and the Netherlands, there were no cavalry units due to horse transportation problems. On the battlefield of South Germany-Switzerland-North Italy in the middle, the journey itself was very difficult. Hard work, the cavalry mainly relies on the Austrians.

Except for the Petersburg Lancers who followed Korsakov, many of the cavalry units dispatched by the Russian army were temporary groups or small detachments, and the bulk of them were infantry.

A few old guys who had served in the military for more than 20 years and were about to retire started talking about it.

"Oh, when we fought the Turks on the Danube River, we didn't have any cavalry at that time. I was still a new recruit at that time, but I heard from the veterans that hey! Guess what? At that time, it was like I was convinced The old man who has served in the army for 22 years said that when they were young, they would wait for the Turks to come and die! But now, there is no cavalry anymore, and I don’t know if those Germans can understand us! "

"So what, old guy, we will still have to fight the French soldiers when the time comes!"

"Although the emperor is impatient, he really has nothing to say to us soldiers! We are old bones. We have been serving since the queen was a queen. I won't let you retire back then! Now that I have met a good emperor, I don’t know how much more effort I can give him!”

"Don't talk too much when you're marching!"

These soldiers were still rushing forward until they found a village where they could stop and rest.

According to the agreement between the Russian and Austrian emperors through the Russian Diplomatic Academy and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Austrian towns and villages along the way must provide supplies and transportation to the Russian army, which will also allow them to speed up their march.

In some places, horse-drawn carriages were simply used to pull the Russian soldiers and their artillery along the Austrian roads.

However, in order to advance lightly, the Russian army rarely brought out the heavy artillery that had been highly valued in the country in the past. The main ones were 6-pound cannon and one-half Unicorn cannon. However, the number of the latter was also limited.

The equipment was brand new, and the military uniforms were also new uniforms issued before the expedition. Each regiment marched very quickly. Prince Bagration, who was the first to receive the order to set off, arrived first because the Chasseur Regiment he commanded was in Petersburg. The Russian border has now advanced to the vicinity of Vienna.

Some of the troops in the rear were still in Russia. Now the Russian Emperor's 100,000 troops were dispatched in three groups, which gave the Austrian court great confidence.

However, Archduke Joseph, who came to Petersburg, felt confused now.

There is no problem for the Russian army to send troops. These are the terms of the alliance that the two countries have confirmed before, but the marriage is actually a blind date in Russia, which gives him a headache.

The Habsburg court also knew that Archduchess Alexandra was afraid of marriage because of the Swedish king's affairs. From the perspective of "blind date", these Austrian girls are very good-looking, and when men see them, I just like it, but is it a man?

Solovyov had seen the appearance of the Austrian Emperor. Franz II looked like the old prince who had recently succeeded in taking the throne, and the men in their family looked like the faces of the wholesalers, that is, Karl The Archduke and Archduke John were better off, but one of them was unhappy and the other was stupid.

In addition, the Habsburgs have a big chin. It is estimated that if Madame Le Brun gave the HRE Emperor Charles V a "beautiful look", she and Julie's mother's hands would be dislocated due to fatigue. That would not be the case. A job that ordinary people can take on!

Now it has spread to the Habsburg-Lorraine line. After years of genetic restoration through marriage, although the Austrian girls are all shining brightly, the hole they dug before is too big, and the problem of men is coming. Franz Joseph completely corrected it. If you look at the modern Habsburgs, they look much more normal.

What Grand Duke Joseph is worried about now is that he looks in the mirror every day, fearing that there is something that makes Alexandra uncomfortable.

The more he behaves like this, the more he reveals his strong lack of self-confidence. Although he is the Vice King of Hungary, it is just an identity. The key is performance. Especially the five sisters in the Winter Palace, the older ones are a bit venomous and their words are to the point.

This small group of girls in the Winter Palace has another guest, the unlucky eldest princess of France, Marie Therese.

Anna wanted to hug her as soon as she saw her, and there was no other reason. The two sisters-in-law were slim, but they were not as slim as her, and they were still spectacular. Although they had not even been touched by men, it was already a very strong maternal signal. Considering that Anna is the youngest among the sisters, it is not surprising to ask a stranger sister for a hug.

Thérèse, who had been a bit arrogant since she was a child in Versailles, received such a warm welcome at the Winter Palace after a life that had been a nightmare for her for the past few years. After all the ups and downs, she was actually very touched. .

She was invited by Alexandra because she had met Archduke Joseph and asked her to make an evaluation of these archdukes in Austria.

Although she had to call Archduke Joseph her cousin, after all, her mother was Emperor Leopold's sister, but her impression of Joseph was that he was a good person in all aspects.

Indeed, these people from the Hungarian Habsburg branch, their small court and Teschen's court will be good in the future and can be regarded as loved by the locals, but that is accumulated over a long period of time. If it looks bright at first glance, it may not be very good.

Especially during the time when the French princess lived in Vienna, I personally felt very bad.

Among these cousins, the one who impressed her the most was Archduke Karl, who was in the barracks all day and rarely met. After all, he was really leading the army to fight against the "rebels" in her eyes. If you want to restore the Bourbon, in terms of the performance of the relatives, it is really this archduke who is both civil and military, but not in good health, who has to work harder, and the others are really hard to describe.

And Joseph, he usually handles government affairs on behalf of his elder brother in Budapest. Although he is a good hand at work, he is indeed a bit awkward when it comes to women.

These chattering princesses, of course, didn't know that Joseph was one of the few people in the Habsburg court who cared more about his wife, and no one could know that he was a wife-killer.

But the boredom written on his face, not very humorous, and lack of talent in other aspects except language talent, did indeed easily lead to deductions.

After hearing this, Alexandra wanted to find a monastery to become a nun, and forget about getting married.

Among them, I'm afraid there is always Paul's psychological suggestion, he is indeed afraid of losing his eldest daughter.

"Pourquoi toujours moi?" (Why is it always me?)

She seems to have borrowed her sister-in-law's tear glands recently, with a fan in one hand and a book of poetry in the other, crying non-stop.

"Alexandra Que s'est-il passé?" (What happened to Alexandra?)

Elena also needs to explain to Therese the diplomatic incident of Alexandra and the King of Sweden's repeated marriage.

The eldest princess of France was also unintentional. She was locked up in the castle during that time. Her parents and sister-in-law were all guillotined. She knew almost nothing about the outside world.

Even at 17 Nevsky Avenue, where the count and his wife gave her extra lessons, she didn't remember everything at once.

I have to apologize here again and again, but I don't blame her. I'm telling the truth.

While these people were chatting, Louisa also entered the room. She didn't bring a nanny today, and she was holding the child in her arms.

Speaking of the poor Therese, the Russian crown princess had heard of it. This kind of misfortune of losing a loved one is easy to get sympathy in the royal family.

And she sat next to her daughter holding her daughter like this. Obviously, she saw her niece who had already fallen asleep. These chattering sisters-in-law were silent again. That is, Alexandra was wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

"Il y a un banquet ce soir, Marie-Thérèse, vousêtes notre invitee de marque, il faut que chacun oublie les choses désagréables." (There is a banquet tonight, Marie-Thérèse, you are our distinguished guest, and everyone should forget the unpleasant things.)

Having said that, it is also so, she also wants the French princess to try to hug her.

Changing from her mother's arms to a larger and softer environment, little Dong Niya slept very peacefully.

As for why I say that, in fact, think about the height and body shape of the recent generations of the Bourbon royal family.

However, because of the environmental problems in recent years, this eldest princess probably won't have a double-door figure like her aunt, but more like her mother.

To be honest, several Russian princesses with poor figures are now beginning to envy this figure. Although the eldest princess of France is an adult, when she holds her niece, it is obviously different from when she holds her niece.

Especially Ekaterina, her ribs are sharp and angular, and she will cry if she is held. This is because she is too young. Holding a niece is different from holding a baby.

Today's scene is also like this. When Maria held Tonya, she woke up and cried for a while. When she returned to the arms of the French princess, she fell asleep with her thumb sucked after a while.

Children always like soft places.

They also wished the French princess to find a suitable husband for herself. The ladies present had a highly consistent attitude on this point.

Archduke Joseph, who attended the banquet today, really had a full talent for languages. Even Hungarian, which may be difficult to learn in Europe, he mastered it very well.

And considering the image issue, and the fact that he has always represented Hungary in the Habsburg royal family, since he was elected as the vice king of Hungary in 1796, he generally wore Hungarian costumes in public except for royal dresses.

The most famous costume of Hungary is probably the one worn by the hussars. Archduke Joseph himself has another advantage, that is, his riding skills are not bad, although these are all basic configurations.

However, it seems that except for Catherine, the other Russian grand duchesses do not have a good impression of the Hussars' uniform.

The hussar officers who were always making trouble in front of the riverbank, no matter which regiment they were from, did not have a very good reputation.

Joseph did perform well in terms of interests, but he did not know that although he represented Hungary behind him, he had another deduction from Alexandra.

Although ignorance is innocent, it can only be said that he was unlucky in this blind date.

There are still some opportunities to make up for it later, but how it will develop is beyond his control.

But another major task of his trip was to hand over the handwritten letter inviting Marshal Suvorov to the expedition to Tsar Paul on behalf of his brother Joseph.

On the issue of the overall situation, Tsar Paul had verbally informed Grand Duke Joseph that he would soon issue an order. In addition to Marshal Suvorov's expedition, there would be possible follow-up reinforcements.

Although the Tsar himself would not lead the expedition in person, the elite of the Russian Army other than the Guards were dispatched, and many veterans with rich combat experience were distributed among the troops named "Musketeers".

However, Grand Duke Joseph did not receive any evaluation from Paul on the matter of lifelong affairs.

It seemed that only the Russian Queen was satisfied with him. When Paul looked at this dress, he would think of the scene of Hungarian hussars chasing the Prussian army. As a senior Prussian and French stickman, he did not like this scene.

But he also gave Joseph some time. At least this Grand Duke had a good character. If it was any other prince or duke, this matter would probably be blown off on the spot.

At the same time, Alexandra was also planning her future. She thought of her cousin in Württemberg. The question was whether her mother would agree, especially since her uncles were matchmakers. If she performed a set of performances of the Swede breaking off the engagement in front of her and marrying her sister-in-law's sister instead, how would Austria accept it?

Thinking of her own bad future, she hid in the bedroom and cried non-stop.

At the same time, the envoys from St. Petersburg had already galloped to the Kanchanskoye Manor with Paul's handwritten letter to Alexander Vasilyevich.

After completing the task, Joseph returned to his residence. He knew that the woman didn't like him, so he just sighed to himself. But the emperor's mission had been completed. Paul's messenger set off, and the national mission had been completed.

He thought about what problems would arise if a princess of the Russian royal family married into his Hungarian court.

To be honest, if he was an ordinary prince of a small German court, the pressure might not be so great.

Elena's marriage to Mecklenburg was relatively smooth. After getting acquainted with the future brother-in-law who stood guard in the court all day long, she actually thought about whether her sister could also find a prince of a small court to marry. Marrying with the Habsburgs was indeed too much of a burden.

Of course, the key to the problem lies in the Tsar himself. Although Louisa's childbirth was safe, he has been cautious since then, and he is not willing to marry the Habsburgs, so he took out additional diplomatic clauses to restrict it.

I hope nothing will happen on this expedition.

Even postponing my daughter's wedding date until things become clear is a feasible solution.