Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

"The latest news is indeed not optimistic."

The Prussian court and government were now in Königsberg, so there were always many Prussian nobles in the ladies' salons.

Considering how badly Prussia had been exploited by France in recent years, the weakest among them, even if they didn't say it, wanted to fight a war.

But the coalition forces were just so strange, the Prussian army's defeat in a one-on-one fight might be an exception.

Although the British were only fighting small battles, they were never at a disadvantage when they really fought, and sometimes they could even gain the upper hand. It was just that the old soldier Massena was really difficult to deal with, and he caused Lord Wellington a lot of trouble.

Although the Austrians have always been weak, the last time the anti-French alliance defeated Napoleon, they actually defeated Napoleon once.

The same was true for the Russian army. They won even more times, and it was the Russian army that destroyed the most French troops. Such a complete victory in 1812 was also the first time in all the wars that the French were defeated so thoroughly.

However, when these armies were put together to form a coalition, they fought poorly every time.

Even when there was relative unity, progress was slow.

This is a wonderful combination. For the French, it seems that the more troops the allied forces have, the easier it will be for them to fight.

Soon, all the people in the palace began to whisper.

Paul's two daughters were here, but Elena, who has never liked to get involved in political issues and has been unwell recently, did not attend.

As for Maria, she had a lot more to care about, in addition to her brothers and sisters, she also had her husband and lover.
Now Weimar has no legitimate son. Maria's son died of illness, and all the children she conceived later were girls. Although her and her husband's status is still stable under the framework of the Salic succession law, it is inevitable that some people in such a small court will have some ideas.

After all, my eldest sister, who lives across the street from my sister-in-law, has mentioned this kind of thing more than once. Maybe the branch family in Baden has some ideas, and they even wrote a letter to remind Maria, her younger sister whose current position is not stable.

No wonder, Catherine's position in France was very stable. It was just that Napoleon did not dare to let his young queen be regent because of the war with Russia. Who knew what would happen?

But if the war was lost, Catherine would play a big role, as she was Alexander's most beloved sister.

However, this name is not something that people would dare to offend in France. Think about Catherine of the Medici family. She was definitely not a believer.

The excitement in the future may be even greater.

As for Solovyov and Nikolai, when they arrived in Königsberg on horseback, they went to Queen Louise's court without any rest.

The adjutants and attendants remained outside, and Solovyov came in only with Nikolai, and only because Nikolai was now the adjutant, he walked behind.

If he had the chance to become a Tsar in the future, he would probably stand in front.

"Boss, what should I say?"

"We must not form the habit of concealing our defeats, but we must always explain the current situation. Kolya, at least I followed Prince Bagration from Grodno all the way to Smolensk, and finally fought the enemy at Borodino. I still know what to say about this."

Seeing that his master was very confident, Nicholas naturally understood that today he just had to stand out from the crowd in the salon of the Queen of Prussia.

He was very tall and stood out, making Solovyov look very short against the background.

A young man who is two meters tall, does not look very strong, but has a well-proportioned body.

No matter where you put it, it will be very conspicuous.

"Your Majesty, Grand Duke Nicholas and Count Solovyov have arrived."

The Queen and Princess Charlotte are both looking forward to it.
"Nikki is finally here."

The girl was a little bit expectant, because when the door opened, she would be able to see Nikolai behind Solovyov.

"Niki is so tall now that he makes the Count look like a dwarf."

Charlotte couldn't help but mention this strange master and disciple pair to her second sister, especially her fiancé, who would be her sisters' future brother-in-law.

Although the Prussian princesses were more free, they still followed basic rules. They would also bow when they saw Nicholas coming.

But now Solovyov is a general and Nikolai is an adjutant, and their identities and status are reversed.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry to bother you here. I believe you should also know the situation in Lützen, Bautzen, and a series of other places. I can only tell you some of the situations directly. At present, it is still an overall strategy to let Napoleon destroy himself in the victory of the war."

After hearing this, the ladies were still a little surprised. Many of them had husbands on the front lines. Even those with a good relationship would have their husbands mention the situation in the army when they returned home.

Solovyov's words were obviously different from what was expected.

What he had to do was to calm the emotions among the women, and at the same time announce to these Prussian subjects in East Prussia that the war was far from over.

Even if Berlin is occupied by the French again this time, the war will continue.

"You have done a great job in the Balkans. We all know your reputation."

When the queen said this, she also indicated that seats should be arranged for Solovyov and Nikolai, and the servants also brought chairs.

"But that was against the Turks, which is not the same as dealing with the French. To defeat the French, they used to be stronger, but we can weaken them by mobilizing the enemy. What we need to do is to lengthen their transportation lines, making it more difficult for the enemy to supply, which will help to concentrate our troops and finally defeat them."

"I guess the Count is confident that he can defeat that man?"

Solovyov didn't know where the sound came from, and he didn't notice it.

Queen Louise's reaction was normal, but Maria's eyes were wide open, like a big cat ready to pounce on its food.

Of the five sisters, Ekaterina is a "tiger girl" and Maria is probably more like a lynx.
She thought that Mishka was very capable and good at fighting, and that anyone who questioned him was somewhat sarcastic.

But she could only stare with her eyes wide open. Any excessive action would probably make people think that she was too protective of the earl.

Without considering the emotional factors between the two of them, even though Maria had been with those young Guards officers and court attendants since she was a child, there were only a few people who could make her happy. Solovyov helped her collect music scores and various stories, so even if it was not from a love perspective, he was also a very close friend.

The queen saw this and was not surprised. Solovyov had some talent, so it was inevitable that some princesses and noble ladies in the court would protect him. She was one of them, and she had a daughter with him, and the queen was holding the child in her arms.

Perhaps her psychological qualities were inherited from her parents. Even in such an environment, she was not affected even when she slept in her mother's arms.

Many people were waiting for his answer, and although Solovyov said that the ladies generally did not understand war, he always had to explain the current situation to them.

However, there are exceptions. Clausewitz's wife was able to help him organize his manuscripts, and she explained them very clearly, just like a female military instructor.

"Napoleon was too conceited. He was superstitious about his military power, but ignored the fact that the environment was no longer the most glorious time for him from 1807 to 1811. Abuse of force and rejection of correct advice will eventually lead to failure. Ladies and some gentlemen present, you should also know what Napoleon did in Europe in the past ten years. At first, he defeated various monarchies and seemed to want to do something. But what did he do? Now he just let the Bonaparte family get a series of crowns and asked the French army to work for him. Victory can certainly cover up the problem, but when it comes to the decisive battle, I think he will still fail. Because this time he is facing the people of Germany and Russia!"

After these words were spoken, Queen Louise was a little surprised.

Fortunately, Solovyov would not say anything too shocking, he wanted to explain this aspect in a simpler way.

Even if someone later brings up what he said in Königsberg, no one would think he was too smart, because many people know what kind of person he would become if he did that.

"Really?"

"If we want to cease fire now and the French do not accept the peace terms, there will be more fighting. In the future, more countries will join the fight against Napoleon's tyranny. This time is no different from the past. The French have been robbing in Europe for hundreds of years, so it is inevitable that others will have some opinions about them."

This is quite ironic. Everyone is scrambling for it, but the French are probably the ones who get provoked the most.

In every large-scale war on the European continent, the French were always present, whether they were attacking or being attacked.

"As for us, some people would say that we have failed in Lützen and Bautzen. But it is not like in the past. The army can still fight. We still have reserves in Warsaw, and more troops will come from Russia."

Solovyov's attitude was still firm when he mentioned these things.

At least in his opinion, victory is always more certain even without a God's perspective.

For France, it was obvious that any defeat would lead to siege and the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse.

Ladies, there are no experts in this area. After all, Solovyov did defeat the French, the Poles, and the Turks many times. If we talk about fighting, there should be nothing much to say.

If there is a ranking list, Solovyov's winning rate might be quite high, and his record can be checked.

As for the little King Gustav, he had a very complicated attitude towards Solovyov.

Because of his stupid father, the former king provoked his uncle the Tsar, which resulted in a war between the two countries and the loss of Finland.

However, losing Finland seems to be a less burden for Sweden.

In addition to Alexander's strange temper, he always wanted to give some benefits when beating people, so Sweden also received funding, and considering that the little king was Louisa's nephew, it was natural to ask him for some military funds from the British.

If it were from outside, it would definitely not have these benefits.

As for Solovyov, he was the benefactor who helped him keep the throne. He defeated almost all the Swedish forces that opposed the royal family on the battlefield. He was also a matchmaker. Although Sophie (Gustav's name for Sophia) had a bad temper and was tall, she was really nice to him.

It's the opposite of Nicholas and Charlotte. The little king loves to study and exercise, and he is not as weak as Charlotte.

Everyone gets along very well, so if there is any hatred, there probably isn't any.

But one thing is still very important, that is, Solovyov is very good at fighting.

"Mother, what if we let this earl command our army?"

Frederica was very happy that her son had his own ideas, but this one...beat up all the Swedes?

Considering the embarrassing incident some time ago when the Swedish army entered Hamburg and was quickly driven out by the French army, these Swedish generals are indeed a very tricky problem.

It has to be said that Gustav V had a good vision, but Solovyov had no interest in the Northern Army.

Without Bernadotte, we could just replace him with another general.

What he hoped now was that Scharnhorst’s injury would not worsen, as that would be a huge loss for the coalition forces.

Although Gneisenau was also a good chief of staff, Solovyov preferred to be with Old Tsar, who came from a completely civilian background.

Scharnhorst's plan was for three corps to act separately, with the Russian-Prussian coalition as the main force, and Austria and Sweden to join in the future.

This just happened to fit in with Solovyov's strategy. He only wanted to use the main force to attract Napoleon, but avoid fighting, but he wanted to focus on attacking Napoleon's divided troops.

Three legions should be sufficient strategically.

But this legion in the north has always been a secondary battlefield.

Solovyov was thinking that when he wanted to defeat Napoleon, he could not act on an insignificant battlefield.

He even thought that it would be a good idea to deploy a separate corps with a mixture of cavalry and mainly Russian infantry to maneuver and provide support between several battlefields.

If we talk about who is commanding the fastest troops in the Russian army, it is this guy Solovyov.

He has demonstrated his abilities more than once, but if he wants to divide his troops, the Guards and Grenadiers probably cannot be given to him, so he still has to form the main army.

Scharnhorst also considered organizing a separate legion.

Therefore, Solovyov would not want the Northern Army either.

And the Swedes... He felt that these people's fighting power was only enough to fight the Danes, which was really not enough. The unlucky general who entered Hamburg was finally brought to the Swedish military court. If the Duke of Southmanland had not stepped in, he would probably have been shot.

The Swedish army does not have the necessary capabilities, so he would not consider it.

But since they are Louisa's sister and nephew, it is not easy to refuse directly. (End of this chapter)