Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

It is indeed puzzling that the Russian army is moving further away from Soissons and further west.

After all, going down this road is not just a matter of giving up the near for the far.

Even the Russians themselves think so.

"If we take this route to Paris, we'll probably end up walking right into the sea."

And more than one person said this, Solovyov knew it very well.

"Someone will say that we can go directly to Paris by taking the main road from Soissons. But is there no one guarding this road? And what about our supplies? The rusks shipped from the transportation line."

Even as Solovyov said this, he pretended not to notice the soldiers' complaints.

It can be regarded as a rebound using their complaining method.

As long as the Prussians' damn rusks were mentioned, the Russian troops knew that it was better to collect food from northern France than to transport supplies from the rear.

If they had taken the main road directly, it would probably not have been so convenient to collect food, and they would have even been harassed by the French army along the way.

Although this route is long and roundabout, it is relatively convenient and can cooperate with the Northern Army and the Dutch.

Although the combat effectiveness of those troops cannot be guaranteed.

"What we should worry about now is that all the French people are in Paris."

"Isn't it good that they don't come out?"

"Petya, you silly boy!"

Solovyov also knew that Petya was not cut out for the job. It would be fine if he became a country gentleman or did some low-level work, but if he became a general, even a few brains would not be enough.

"If we let the enemy come out of Paris, we can defeat them in an open battle. But if they are all in the city, it will take us a lot of time. And when we come here, the Prussians must want to be the first to enter Paris. But if they go from the east, they will definitely encounter the French garrison left there. The enemy near Paris may not surrender directly like they did in Paris, after all, there are tens of thousands of troops here."

But Solovyov did not know that there were less than 30,000 French troops in Paris.

It would indeed be troublesome if these troops did not come out.

Petya would not understand complicated things. His family just did whatever they liked, and the most important thing for people was to be happy.

Take a closer look at their family. The count and his wife are like this, Nikolai and Natasha are like this, and Vera Solovyov, whom he rarely saw, is probably like this too.

Petya is even more typical, but considering that his sister-in-law doesn't want to find a husband who is too successful, it would be better to find someone who can play and live with her on a daily basis.

Even more importantly, it’s about having fun.

Petya was a good match, and when Solovyov wrote to his mother-in-law, he also mentioned Petya and Sonya.

For this reason, although my mother-in-law did not reply, she was quite satisfied.

If something happens, you probably won’t know until you get home.

Petya now had a lot to do. He mainly served as a messenger adjutant, and most of the time he went out for a stroll on horseback.

In front, Count Palen the Younger was conducting reconnaissance with his men, and on the side, Major Manstein was patrolling with the Prussian light cavalry left behind by Solovyov. It seemed that the French along the way also did the same and surrendered quickly.

Moreover, Solovyov usually sent out a squadron of cavalry, even if it was a small town with a strong will to resist. Soon, these French people realized that they were not strong enough and surrendered.

"Ah, white flag."

The Count spoke French tolerably well, as did his ex-wife.

When I get home, I still have to find a wife.

When the local French saw the Russian general coming here, they had no intention of resisting at all.

The French who fled back from the east also described the situation of the Russians. Although they had always had a reputation for barbarism, they behaved well. They paid checks when they passed through the border along the way. And except for the Cossacks, they did not steal or rob. Wherever they went, they did not harm anyone.

As for the Cossacks' petty thefts, they were not trying to rob people of their money or their wives, but mainly wanted to get some food and some drinks for themselves.

If we talk about the upper limit, the French army in their own country is probably also working on IOUs.

When Napoleon himself showed up, he was probably able to use his personal charm to get the favors from his fellow countrymen for free, but he would also pay for it.

The upper limit is like this, what about the lower limit?

What the Württemberg and Bavarians had done would probably soon be known even to the folks in Normandy.

From eighty-year-old ladies to teenage girls, there are even...
In short, these Germans have really strong tastes, or they are beasts.

The Prussians were completely wiped out, and only the Austrians were considered decent people.

Therefore, when the Russian army came in like this, the refugees spread the word about their own performance, and the French surrendered more smoothly.

Solovyov was now about to march towards Paris. Although he took a detour, if he marched 30 kilometers a day, he would arrive there soon, and at least he would be able to arrive in about a week.

He was not affected much along the way, and might even have walked faster than when he was in Italy.

Italy's situation was because of the Russians, but at least they left as soon as they arrived, and did not plunder Italy like the French did. It's just that the Austrians and the French are a perfect pair, causing Italy to always waver between the two sides.

"It's a pity that the French have not yet launched a large-scale counterattack."

Solovyov arrived in Saint-Witt, which is only 20 kilometers away from Saint-Denis in the north of Paris. Where is it actually?

It is Charles de Gaulle International Airport northeast of Paris. If you go a little north, it is very close to Paris.

"It might be a good thing if they don't come."

Solovyov did think so, if the French came on the march, they could defeat them on the battlefield. But when they arrived at the gates of Paris, they huddled inside the city, and the Russian army could accommodate and wait for the stragglers. Apart from that, they had to wait for the Prussian army to move from the east.

However, Solovyov was disappointed with the performance of the Prussian army.

The Prussians were only concerned with taking revenge on the French along the way. They looted the villages along the way and burned many places down. This kind of revenge never stopped.

And the same thing happened in Prussia, they hated those rusks.

However, due to the Prussians' performance, their marching speed naturally slowed down a lot.

Solovyov had to take a long detour and even left people on the way to collect food. It took him more than two days to walk, but he was not far from Saint-Denis.

For Parisians, it might be more appropriate to stay in the city at this time.

Even in the streets of Paris, people were shouting: "The Russians have reached Saint-Victor, they are almost in Paris!" Although the Russians seemed to be doing well, they still suffered from their past reputation for "barbarism."

Although Solovyov was related to the emperor in many ways, he had long been notorious for his evil deeds.

For example, the sentence "Time flies like an arrow, never ceasing day or night", although he used a French-Chinese version, it is not that there had not been Chinese Catholics who arrived in France during the reign of Emperor Kangxi, and the French were not unfamiliar with Chinese culture.

However, think about the more than 100,000 Ottoman troops annihilated by Solovyov on the banks of the Danube, a large part of whom drowned in the Danube. French expatriates in Bucharest and the Danube Delta wrote to their country, mentioning that the Danube was littered with the bodies of Ottoman soldiers.

Then, the meaning of the sentence changed.

Even though everyone knew that Solovyov was a reliable man and that his lover and several children were in Paris, some people were still afraid.

Therefore, there will still be panic in Paris.

A few days ago, they thought Solovyov would advance to Amiens and sweep north of the Seine before coming to Paris.

After all, the Russians were short of food, and the route Solovyov took was rather unreliable.

The Prussians seemed to be heading for Paris, so Marmont's fortifications were all facing east.

Now there are at least 40,000 Russian troops here, which is another matter.

The panic in the city was obvious, but what was strange was that after the Russian army arrived here, they stopped there.

But it seemed unlikely that the French would be able to get the emperor back because Napoleon was confronting Schwarzenberg at the time.

No matter what means Napoleon used, Schwarzenberg always implemented the pig tactics.

Since we can't win in a head-on battle, we should just shrink into a ball and make it difficult for Napoleon to attack.

Afterwards, when the other person is not paying attention or is distracted, he will turn around, bite him and won't let go. That's enough to make him suffer.

Therefore, this very low-level method made Napoleon helpless.

If Paris was not behind him and there were not many troops from other places, Napoleon might have considered slowly attriting the enemy. In the end, Schwarzenberg would always be defeated due to supply or some other reason.

But he has such a big team like Paris behind him, and this cannot be ignored.

There is a new discussion in Paris.

Although Joseph, the eldest brother, was panicked, his family members didn't seem to care.

Polina had no pressure because Solovyov was his old lover, and she also cleaned up the Charlotte Palace. However, although she was heartless, she still hoped that her second brother would win. It was just that Solovyov came, and if he could enter the city, he would be a good man in her eyes, so it didn't matter if something happened.

Jerome and Solovyov knew each other, and although they had very different personalities, they got along well when they met in North America.

Napoleon's ex-wife and current wife didn't matter. Josephine had this cheap nephew, and Hortense had no objection to the arrival of this weird cousin.

As for Catherine, she is a Russian princess, all she needs to do is take care of her two sons and the baby in her belly.
The old lady was even calmer. She had been saving all the money her son gave her. If anything happened in the future, this money would be enough for the whole family to live a luxurious life for a long time.

Even when he went out to fight, Napoleon never forgot to send money to his mother.

He had at least 5000 million francs of his own money for military expenses, but he probably didn't have much left in his pocket now.

No matter what happens, she doesn't have to worry. The old lady knows very well what problems her own children have.

Joseph was still very panicked, while Talleyrand had already begun to plan.

But the strange thing is that after the Russian army arrived, they were not in a hurry to attack.

They set up their formation, but did not come in.

This also confused Talleyrand, who also wanted to incite Marmont and Motier to rebel.

Strangely, Mortier did not buy his trick at all. Instead, Marmont, the youngest imperial marshal who had always followed Napoleon since Toulon, softened his attitude.

In the past, Marmont had never shown any disloyalty to Napoleon, and even worked hard and conscientiously. Just before returning from Reims, he followed Napoleon in fighting several brilliant battles.

Now, his attitude has softened, not to mention that Talleyrand, the person involved, was surprised.

If others knew about this, they would be surprised.

Marmont and Junot both gained glory along with the rise of Napoleon. Even without Napoleon, it would have been difficult for them to become a lieutenant colonel or colonel in the National Guard, let alone a general.

Napoleon was still very caring towards his confidants. Marmont even got the title of marshal. Although Junot did not become a marshal before he fell to his death, he was also a governor.

"he?"

"Yes, I am also surprised. But Count Solovyov has not made any move, and he has not ruled out sending an envoy to the city. I wonder what he wants to do?"

Although Talleyrand knew that Solovyov had two old lovers in Paris, and that Solovyov was a guard officer when the current queen was in the court of St. Petersburg, they were old acquaintances.

But he also didn't expect that this guy was doing nothing there.

"Shall we send an envoy, Talleyrand, to explain the situation here?"

"Not yet. If we let the earl into the city, it will be detrimental to our plan."

Talleyrand was very clear-headed. If an attack from both inside and outside came at this time, it must be the Russian army that came in.

No matter which party he contacts, he must take into account the future political situation.

In any case, in Talleyrand's view, it would be more appropriate to let Louis XVIII in.

However, Talleyrand did not expect that the Count of Artois was so stupid. If history were restored, Talleyrand ran away again, and the Duke of Richelieu finally gave up.

When there is another chance, Talleyrand will come back again. He is such a chameleon.

Of course, Chameleon doesn't like people like Solovyov either.

He didn't even quote a price, so it's hard to sell it at a good price at this time.

Solovyov was actually waiting for the Prussians. If they attacked, they might suffer a bloody defeat in the eastern suburbs.

Then, he could enter Saint-Denis more easily and finally solve the problem.

Solovyov didn't want Paris to burn down in his hands, especially the garbage dump, otherwise it would be too smelly. (End of this chapter)