Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Soloviev hoped to have a Serbian adjutant to facilitate communication with Karageorge, Dobnyak, Stojkovic and others. In addition to them, there were also various Serbian heroes.

He had this need, but before the operation began, he was in Odessa most of the time and did not have the opportunity to recruit such an adjutant personally.

Clausewitz arrived in Craiova first, but he also gained nothing in this regard. What he had to do was to establish a stable Russian camp as a strategic center.

In addition, the Russian troops that arrived here one after another also had to be prepared.

Unlike Soloviev's past when he often led elite troops to fight, this time many troops were regular troops, and their combat effectiveness was not that strong. Even the Selenge Regiment that followed Soloviev to Poland and Sweden did not have much experience.

Now it's good, this time it's Poland, Sweden and Turkey, and it really follows the regiment song of the Putin Regiment.

Soloviev's hands were still a little sore when he thought of this.

But there was good news. He rode a horse to Craiova, and before he could even sit there, he was waiting for Karageorge's secretary, Duric.

When he arrived at Marshal Prozorovsky's camp for negotiations last year, he already knew the content of the agreement between Russia and France.

Russia only guaranteed Serbia's autonomy, but Karageorge still wanted to guarantee independence from the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, although the two sides reached a partial consensus and decided to cooperate with each other, the most critical issue was that Russia could not satisfy Serbia.

Now that Solovyov has arrived, Duric has no hope, because although he is a famous general who is quite good at fighting among the young Russian generals, he is related to Napoleon.

Because Serbs live in the mountains, villages often have Internet access, and it is inevitable that such jokes will be made.

They did not know Solovyov's position, but made an assumption first.

But Duric will soon know that this is not a 360° difference, but a 180° difference, and his worries are completely unnecessary.

Solovyov, Clausewitz, and some division commanders and regiment commanders who arrived earlier, were meeting here.

"Our goal is also very simple, which is to cross the Danube, but we have to face the enemy in Vidin first. As long as we capture this place, we can cooperate with the Serbian uprising army later. Their weapons and equipment are very inferior. If we can arm them, it will be an army of 50,000 people. Even more than our army, the Serbian soldiers should also be good soldiers, right?"

"It would be great if they were all like General Miloradovic, sir."

Someone really agreed, and Solovyov nodded.

"It's just that we also need to keep in touch with the Serbs. Although we are all Slavs, they can understand some of what we say, and of course we can understand some of what they say, but after all, we are far apart. In fact, they are two ethnic groups under the broad definition of Slavs."

"But they are also Slav brothers, Mishka."

Arkady was lucky to arrive at the Danube front a year earlier, at least he didn't drown in the river like Remnik, who became famous after his father.

Now he is here, ahead of his troops.

"Yes, but we also need to consider that we need a liaison officer. Now we are talking behind closed doors, so naturally they have to listen to us, at least on the battlefield."

"But politically, you can't expect our friends to listen to us completely. Russia can be the big brother, but if you want to be a father, no one wants to have a stepfather who is bossy. My stepmother is good to me. Before I got married, everyone in Petersburg looked for a girl to see if I could be a daughter-in-law."

Then everyone laughed. If you have a stepmother, you may take care of your husband's previous children, but the stepfather may not.

At least it is still like this in Russia, but now, although there are many people borrowing salt, there is still some care for the daughter-in-law who comes in with children, but it is still relatively rare in aristocratic families.

Just as Solovyov was about to speak, an adjutant saluted and came in.

"Report to the general, there is a man who claims to be the secretary of Karageorge Petrovich, named Yanicie Duric, who wants to see you."

"You came very quickly, Mik."

While Clausewitz was speaking, Solovyov had already gestured to the adjutant at the door to invite Duric in.

"Dear Count, I am Janice Duric, secretary of Karageorge Petrovich."

"How is your commander recently? Although we have only established preliminary contact through letters, I think there will be an unbreakable friendship between Russia and Serbia in the future. We have the same beliefs and we have common interests in many areas."

"You said so. On behalf of the commander of the Serbian army, I would like to express my gratitude to you. However, I don't know what your attitude is now, and how the Serbs will cooperate with the Russian army to fight next."

"The matter of joint operations will have to wait until we set out from Craiova. Only the vanguard of our army has arrived here. Let me introduce it to you."

Afterwards, Solovyov was very formal and took Duric to meet the division commanders.

"This is the commander of the Grenadiers Division, Lieutenant General Prince Christian of Mecklenburg, who is also my brother-in-law and has just married my sister; this is my chief of staff, Colonel Karl Clausewitz, who used to be the military tutor of the Crown Prince of Prussia and an outstanding military author; this is Major General Count Yegor Zukato, the local garrison commander, who has just been promoted to division commander; this is Lieutenant General Prince Arkady Suvorov"

"With this surname and title, he must be the son of Field Marshal Suvorov."

"Yes, he is the son of my mentor. Although he is young, he is also a brave general. Don't underestimate his ability."

Indeed, Arkady is very brave, sometimes a little too brave.

Finally, Solovyov introduced Lieutenant General Uvarov to Durich.

It seems that Solovyov's military rank and title are not advantageous. That is, two of the four division commanders who have arrived here have nepotism with him. Uvarov is his old colleague in the position of aide-de-camp, so it is very convenient to cooperate with them.

"As you can see, the generals here have higher ranks than ordinary soldiers, and they are more than enough to command a direction alone. This also means that we have to do a big job."

"But what plans do you have now?"

"I can only tell you the action plan before arriving in Vidin. We have to take Vidin before we have a chance to cooperate with the Serbian army."

"Although that's what I said, you should also know something about our situation. I have read your letter and I know the situation in Serbia very well. These people in the east may not listen to you."

"Are you talking about Stojkovic and Dobnyak?"

"Yes, my dear, they have always been dissatisfied with Karageorge, and in fact they rarely cooperate with us."

"Disunity is the root of failure, but their control over their subordinates How is it?"

"You can say it was with a whip, although we are not that good either. At the end of last year, Jokic was shot by our commander-in-chief with a pistol. It was because of his mistakes on the battlefield that the battle failed."

"It's a good thing that he was not shot. But it's not right, Mr. Duric, can you provide me with a liaison adjutant?"

"That's no problem. It's good if you want to attack, but what about the agreement with the French?"

"If we abide by the agreement with the French, even if the French emperor used to be my uncle, wouldn't that tie our hands and feet to work? If the French attack tomorrow, we don't have to abide by this treaty. Or when facing the obvious threat of the French army, we don't have to think so much."

When Solovyov said this, Duric's eyes were shining.

He ran here twice before, once to see Marshal Prozorovsky. The old marshal only agreed to help the Serbs, but mentioned the treaty with the French, and finally provided all support except help.

After that, I met Bagration again. Although his attitude was much better, because the strategic focus of the Russian army was on the coastline at that time, there was little cooperation between the two sides.

When Count Kamensky the Younger came, Duric felt that a reliable general had finally come and was assigned to the front near Serbia.

And literally, Solovyov should be a "pro-French faction", but he publicly expressed his concerns about the relationship between France and Russia. Even speaking like this, it has given great support to the Serbian side. Even from a political point of view, this kind of speech is more useful than 100,000 Russian troops.

"Well, I can go back and tell our commander-in-chief Karageorgi Petrovich that the Russian general is willing to support our cause. As for your need for a liaison adjutant, I can also help you. Karadzic!"

It's just that the Karadzic he called was two people, but they only had three legs in total.

The reason is that one of them, Vuko Karadzic, had to saw off his left leg due to severe rheumatism and gunshot wounds in the battle last year.

He came here on crutches. Is there another young man?

"Vuko Karadzic, don't look at him like this, but he is very smart, good at poetry and writing, and he knows several languages."

This poet is not famous now, but he will be very famous in the future, and even 1787 was named after him.

And this person also played a big role in the standardization of Serbian.

He is not famous now, but he will be praised by Goethe in the future, and even Pushkin is willing to make friends with him.

As for the other Karadzic, he said that he is a doctor and Vuko's cousin.

But after seeing his nose and the hair of this color at such a young age, Soloviev asked like this.

"Radovan, do you want some water?"

"Thank you, sir."

There is no way. When Soloviev heard the last name of Karadzic, he instinctively thought of removing kebab.

Well, these two cousins ​​are professionally matched, but Vuko Karadzic, who is in poor health and has lost a leg, is destined to only work as a secretary by his side and can't even go to the battlefield.

If it comes to running errands, Radovan Karadzic is more suitable.

This is probably the most deadly joke in hell.

But their work can probably make Serbia stronger.

"Mr. Duric, please go back to Karageorge Petrovich and hand this letter to him personally. I have thought of some ways. If I can invite Stojkovic and Dobnyak to come to me and eliminate some misunderstandings, I can naturally solve some problems."

"What do you mean?"

"If they also use violence to maintain their army, I think you should be able to disarm their men soon and reunite the Serbian army."

Duric is a smart man. In fact, he understands what Solovyov means, but he didn't point it out. After all, the situation within the Serbs is always complicated, and it must be kept secret.

If there are Stojkovic's people among the people he brought, the situation will not be good.

Soloviev's idea is that he plans to attack Vidin first, but considering that it is across the Danube, it will not be solved in a short time.

The action must be fast, even the existing troops must cross the river quickly, and a floating bridge must be built on the Danube to ensure the passage of follow-up troops on the river.

After this operation was completed, he planned to temporarily hand over the command to Christian, and he would take some cavalry troops to meet with Stojkovic and Dobniak.

It was just this meeting, although under the banner, it was still necessary to provide weapons to the insurgents in eastern Serbia, or a batch of British goods replaced and seized by the Russian army, plus a small amount of artillery below 6 pounds.

But in fact, Solovyov's idea was to remove the control of these two people over the insurgents in eastern Serbia.

If these two people did not listen to the advice, there might be some explanation.

Therefore, Solovyov also decided to use a more violent method, and the dragoons he planned to bring were uniformly equipped with revolvers and carbines.

This happened to be the Kazan Dragoon Regiment, the regiment sponsored by Maria, but she returned to Weimar.

If he invites guests to his place to hold a Hongmen Feast, this is a simple and effective method.

However, considering that the Serbs of this era may still be more concerned with pomp and circumstance

It may become a more ferocious way than Xin Qiji's revenge for his boss back then, directly in the Serbian camp, their leader was killed. (End of this chapter)