Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

The number of adjutants under Solovyov's command is actually not a matter of permutations and combinations.

Petya is too young, but Nicholas is not only young, he is also the Grand Duke and the heir to the throne.

Although Alexander Constantine has not made it public now, Nicholas is actually being trained according to the standards of the crown prince. If Alexander cannot have another son with Louisa, then Nicholas will be the current crown prince and the future emperor.

There are some things that Solovyov can only teach, but he can't let the child do anything himself.

The only consolation is that the courage he showed along the way was always recognized by the soldiers.

But in other aspects, no matter what he did, Solovyov could not let him go.

All that was left was that Karadzic looked at the man drinking water and he couldn't say anything.

Unfortunately, Bao Hong returned to the Cossacks and could not be transferred back.

If you want to send a messenger, you can't send an orderly who can't even speak French, right?
Valodia's grandfather taught him to serve others, nothing else.

It is not surprising to promote a servant in the Russian army. Suvorov always took Uncle Prokhor with him because he was hardworking and a little smart - but Suvorov's legs and feet were a little unsteady in his later years, which was also a pit he dug. He was able to get the emperor's pension because of his loyalty, and the people around the marshal were always rewarded.

Well, although this boy is very smart now, he is just an orderly.

"Karl, let's send a combat staff officer to Napoleon to explain the current situation to him and make him give up the idea of ​​defeating us."

"But aren't you afraid of political enemies attacking you? Although I am a Prussian, I will say this. You can stop Napoleon and make him return empty-handed. Although the Marshal has a bad relationship with you recently, he will defend you. But as for your people, I know that Speranski is still under house arrest in his country estate."

At this time, it was the politically enthusiastic Prussian Clausewitz who saw the situation more clearly.

"This contact is nothing more than a strategy. Even if Napoleon could arrive in time, it would be difficult for him to defeat an enemy twice his size. After the 'armistice', we can march towards Paris from the north."

"But this is not the best route to Paris. It would be better to go northeast."

Clausewitz knew how to fight a war, so he reminded Solovyov that this was the route Blücher had always wanted to take.

"But I've been to Paris before, and I like to keep things clean. It's a bit of torture for me to march next to a garbage dump. It's probably more appropriate to approach Saint-Denis from the north. Besides, if we win, I want to restore it in Rouen."

"You look like an atheist, and you have no religious ideas. What can you do in Rouen?"

"Although it was only a dream, it is a good omen. Since the savior of France is willing to shelter our army, we should go to Rouen, where she was martyred."

"Okay, but this is after the war is over."

"Yes, I am going to write a letter now and hand it to Bonaparte. The French emperor will probably be very angry."

"But this is also part of war. It's not like you haven't played with the French mentality before."

"But that was to lure the enemy deep into our territory. We didn't even know each other at that time, and I was even doing your job. But now if you want me to be the chief of staff again, even if you give me the title of a special prince, I won't do it! I can handle this complicated work, but it's too torturous!"

Clausewitz also laughed when he heard this, but after the war, he would return to the Prussian army. He came here to be the chief of staff only because they were old partners and old friends, and Solovyov's mind worked very quickly, so it would be difficult for others to deal with him now.

"But the title of Grand Prince is the highest title awarded to meritorious nobles in Russia, right?"

"Yes, Marshal Kutuzov also worked hard all his life to get this honor."

“You’ll probably be an old man by then.”

Clausewitz was a year older than Solovyov, but he was just as good at making jokes.

"Well, I'll write a letter. Also, I'll send a staff officer over there."

After writing the letter, Solovyov put on his coat, arranged for a staff officer to deliver the letter, and went to the soldiers with his orderly.

He also wanted to see if the soldiers were willing to fight, and he had a good grasp of the soldiers' mentality.

Although there was no Selenge Regiment of which he was the commander, nor the grenadiers with whom he had fought for many years, nor the Guards who had been on duty in the palace and fought bloody battles in crises, there were still many veterans.

Even the soldiers saw him and shouted "Ura".

"Which group are you from?"

"Sir, we are from the Arkhangelsk Regiment."

"Come to think of it, my grandfather was from there before he became rich. There are still many distant relatives there, but they are all quite far away."

Solovyov even couldn't help but think of his background and its close connection with this northern port.

"Yes, sir. Arkhangelsk is a good place, but it's too far north. Maybe your grandfather was also a master."

"He worked for Prince Menshikov. When the prince came to power, he also got the title of baron. Then our family became nobles. We moved from Archangelsk to St. Petersburg and we also had our own estate in Ryazan."

"Then you are also a master. We are not necessarily from there. The fact that the regiment has such a place name is somewhat familiar to you."

"You call me Master, it's only because I'm the general and I'm in charge of you."

"But you are different from other masters. There are not many masters who sit on the ground and chat with us like this."

"It is a bit strange, but you also have to know that war involves bloodshed."

"Yes, we fought a fierce battle with them today. It was much better than fighting a cowardly battle with the Germans. Our regiment commander rewarded me with a silver ruble today because I captured a French officer."

"That's good, but we only captured a minor officer, so the reward is just this little. Maybe your superior is still short of money!"

"Yes, they all play with money. Sir, do you like this too?"

"I don't gamble, but Prince Bagration likes to play cards. I remember when I first met him, it was at the card table that I pointed out that the theater secretary sitting across from him was cheating."

"Then what happened?"

"That man seduced the daughter of a female painter. It just so happened that the French lady was also an acquaintance of mine in St. Petersburg, and a duel ensued because of honor." Solovyov also told these people about his own experience, and the old soldiers all laughed when they heard it.

"If that lady had not found a promising painter as a son-in-law for her daughter, she should have married her daughter to you. You saved the girl's reputation and prevented her from being kidnapped by a swindler."

"But Madame Lebrun was also a famous painter in Paris. She was still painting portraits of the princes in the palace at that time. I have a miniature pendant with the two princes who were married off painted on it."

"It is very beautiful, but how are the princes now?"

"They are all well and live happily with their husbands. But this Napoleon is also the late emperor's son-in-law and the emperor's brother-in-law. We still have to fight him. I am also his ex-wife's nephew."

"As for me, we are all family. Sir, we shouldn't fight. It would be enough for everyone to sit down and talk peacefully. There is no need for that bastard to come to Moscow to fight us. Now we have to leave home so far and go to France to fight him."

"But sometimes it's not like that and we have to keep fighting. At least we have to enter Paris or destroy the French army on the battlefield."

"If they fight, we won't hesitate."

"Yes, you give the order!"

"But it's night now, we all need to get some rest. I'm afraid we'll have to fight in the morning. We've come so far from home, leaving our hometown to come to this place. The first day of fighting ended in nothing."

Yes, there is no result. Solovyov was still thinking that there would be many more battles without results, and even if the war was over, the struggle would probably not be over, it would just be the preparation stage for the next war.

Thinking of this, he couldn't be happy.

However, for soldiers, it is much easier to accept this fact.

This time the war is over. As long as the coalition forces can win and they can return alive, they will be welcomed like heroes and go home wearing new boots issued by the government.

But what about the future?
Even if he doesn't think this way, some young people may also think of it.

There is still a long way to go in the future, and even now is probably just the beginning.

But if there is a war, these soldiers are now full of confidence, and there will always be a chance to fight tomorrow.

But late at night, Napoleon was still restless. Before he was ready to go to bed, he was woken up by Berthier.

"Your Majesty, a staff officer has come from the Russians with a letter from them."

"Who sent it?"

"It's Soloviev. I've read the contents of the letter."

"What is he going to say?"

"This count, who is also your nephew, suggested that you leave Reims. He also explained that among the current strategic goals, Schwarzenberg is the group that poses a greater threat to you. The longer you stay here, the easier it will be for the Austrians to enter Paris."

Even if there was something, he couldn't say it. Solovyov knew that Napoleon was a very evil person and he might give his handwritten letter to someone unknown in the future, so the content of the letter was still vague.

But one thing was clear: the longer Napoleon stayed in Reims, the more likely he was to fail.

This letter is purely about changing your mentality.

Napoleon had encountered this kind of people before. When he was in Egypt, Sidney Smith intercepted the French army's letters to his family at sea and compiled them in newspapers. He also sent the French newspapers on the latest current affairs to tell them that the situation in France was terrible.

It is the same now. The situation in France is very bad, and Solovyov's mentality is both true and false.

At least the hardness of the Russian positions was a problem for Napoleon.

"Is that all?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"This kid has learned all the tricks of the British. He is going to use all the skills he has learned to deal with me, his uncle! And he even asked my sister to give birth to his child!"

Although the French knew about this, even Prince Borghese himself knew it, but it was a bit inappropriate for the emperor to shout it out in his own tent.

"But your Majesty, we must also ensure that the enemy is far away from Paris. Blücher's army has not yet recovered. Although Solovyov said in this letter that the Prussian army will soon approach, our reconnaissance shows that the Prussians are all moving from Reims to the Meuse River and have not assembled."

"Good boy, he's also good at bluffing. It's a pity that he is too young. The Tsar will not use a young man in his early thirties as his commander-in-chief, not to mention that I was the one who bestowed the title of count on his family. It's a pity that he is not on my side, otherwise he would be a capable general now, even better than Eugene."

Napoleon was very satisfied with his stepson, so he gave Solovyov this evaluation.

However, Solovyov could not stand his temper. A leader like Alexander who did not put too much pressure on his subordinates and was not too strong could make him feel more comfortable when working.

"But your majesty, what should we do?"

"Michel is just pretending to be ready to be beaten, and his purpose is to delay time. If we leave, he will go to Paris."

"Then you should not leave here, Your Majesty."

"No, we must act quickly. We must defeat Schwarzenberg. If we cannot defeat him in battle, we must cut off his transportation lines. We did not succeed in Dresden, but we have a good chance now. As long as we defeat Schwarzenberg's army and scare their monarch, even if this guy goes to Paris, I believe he will not be able to enter the city for a while."

Perhaps the Irish people could hear what Napoleon was thinking.

But what he thought was not wrong, and he even predicted Solovyov's prediction.

In this situation, he asked Marmont and Motier to return to Paris to assist his elder brother Joseph in defending Paris.

But Paris is not a place like the countryside, where resistance is possible at any time.

Even if he could not scare the monarchs of the three kingdoms, he could still drive away the coalition forces, and then he would return to Paris.

At this time, Solovyov was separated from his carefully crafted Lance tortoise shell, and it was not so easy for him to win in the battle in the wild.

But this is all just a hypothesis. The coalition forces' victory over Napoleon in the end was probably a great victory of materialism over idealism, a great philosophical victory. (End of this chapter)