Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Solovyov even had time to pick up the soldiers who had strayed away, and he slowly deployed his troops and pulled out the artillery.

However, no messenger was sent.

If possible, he was even prepared to fire a few shots, just at non-painful spots, but the deterrent effect would be enough.

"Mick, we are the first to arrive outside Paris. We should send people into the city and put forward our conditions."

"I do not want."

"France is a civilized country after all. Why are you using the same method you used to deal with the Turks?"

"No, arrogant French, if we take the initiative to send an envoy, who knows what they will do?"

Solovyov knew that the French were very arrogant, and although this was a stereotype, there was nothing wrong with it.

The French probably look down on foreigners, and Parisians look down on people from the provinces, such as Gascony.
Although this kind of contempt chain exists everywhere, it is not in Paris, and there are cities that have some connection with the name of Paris, such as Shanghai and Harbin.
Of course, Harbin and Moscow can be linked. Although Muscovites are a bit arrogant, at least Russians have always been hospitable, which can dilute this aspect.

Therefore, Solovyov still had to wait, as the arrogant Parisians would definitely make some statement.

As for the Prussians, it does not matter whether they arrive here or not.

In fact, he had done reconnaissance. In the eastern suburbs of Paris, even if Marmont's troops did not move, there was already a defense line formed by the National Guard and the original Paris garrison, that is, Blücher really came.

Given the level of the Prussian army, they probably couldn’t get in, and it didn’t matter even if they reported the situation to the Prussians.

After all, Solovyov has no habit of betraying his teammates at critical moments. This is different from someone who holds a cigar and actually wants to plan a trap.

What he wants is to win. If there are any issues in the future, they can be discussed at the negotiation table.

To be honest, he did remind Alexander, but what the final effect was is another matter.

After waiting for a day, not only had the troops on the front line rested, but many of the Russian troops that had fallen behind had also caught up.

However, some Russian soldiers deserted and ran away. Why?

Compared to my hometown in Russia, the French countryside is a paradise, and the locals are probably more welcoming.

Some French people were defeated in the battle and fell behind, and were picked up by the Russians to be their sons-in-law.

It is probably not surprising that some Russians who had won a victory deserted and became long-term laborers or live-in sons-in-law for the French, or had something going on with a widow whose husband had died.

Solovyov didn't have time to care about the desertion issue, and it was nothing unusual for a soldier to do so.

If these young masters accompanying the army are too self-satisfied, it will be troublesome in the future.

In fact, Solovyov was not against revolution. Bloody revolution may seem scary. In fact, both the French Revolution and the British Revolution resulted in the death of kings. But as for the common people, compared with Robespierre and Cromwell, they were both very benevolent and righteous.

This is indeed the case. After all, Robespierre really took charge and solved the food problem in Paris.

As for the brainless special envoy who turned the Vendée folks into Vendée troublemakers, that is another matter.

The British people’s great moral shortcomings are certainly not limited to this. Although their monarchs are still imported from Germany, their immorality has always been high. On the contrary, they have become less immoral after their blood ties have weakened.

There are so many outrageous things!
Talleyrand in the city could not accept the fact that this Russian general spent a whole day there doing nothing.

This was his perspective. Solovyov honestly set up all the cannons to see what the attitude was in Paris.

By the next morning, there was still no movement.

Solovyov was getting a little bored waiting. He had now pushed the front line to the north of Saint-Denis. The distance from here to Notre Dame de Paris was only 15 kilometers. Cannons could be set up here to directly bombard the edge of the city.

"If they still don't make any movement by 12 noon, we can fire two rounds to let them feel it, too."

"Mick, at least the Parisians are still here."

"They are reluctant to give up this comfortable home. In the eyes of the French, Paris is the center of the world. There are boulevards, the Louvre, Notre Dame, and the Seine River. But bodies are always fished out of the Seine River. I have seen bodies being fished out when I was in Paris."

Others cannot associate Solovyov's statement with this.

Fortunately, apart from him, no one else connected this with the Ganges.

"That's all for now. But what will you do if His Excellency the Marshal also reaches the eastern suburbs of Paris?"

Clausewitz was a Prussian after all, and Solovyov didn't say much.

Their cooperation probably came to an end after Napoleon was completely defeated.

Although we can still be friends in the future, there probably won't be any chance for us to work together.

"Who knows?"

He just said that and still lined up like that.

The Hussars in front also noticed that some National Guards appeared in some temporary barricades on the edge of the city.

However, these people did not open fire when they approached.

So the Hussars did not provoke the National Guards in the city, but reported to Solovyov.

"Sir, I don't think the French have any intention of opening fire now. Even when we are very close, they don't take any action. They just watch us from behind the barricade."

"You did a good job, but we still have an hour left. Karl, do you want to bet with me whether the French will send an envoy after we fire the cannon?"

"It would be boring if I picked the same thing as you. But if we bet against each other, you always win if you pick first."

"Forget it, it's boring to bet with you."

"We just fire the cannons. It's up to them whether they want to send someone out or not."

Clausewitz became increasingly boring when he was making the bet, but if you look at his manuscripts, they are quite interesting.

Solovyov has not yet seen the completed "On War", but he has seen a lot of commentaries on war history, which is also what military authors often do.

However, his idea only represents a point of view.

When you are fighting a war, you can't rely on books.

Solovyov waited until 12 o'clock, but the French still did not take any action, so he ordered the one-pood Unicorn guns and some 12-pound guns, which had a longer range, to fire directly at the open spaces near the barricades.

The citizens of Paris who heard the sound of artillery fire are now a little panicked.

Some people were even running to the south bank of the Seine. The "Little Paris" of the French Island was also beginning to get chaotic. "Catherine, it seems that you have known my gentle and polite cousin since childhood. When he was fighting, he was like an emperor. Obviously, they have no direct blood relationship. Of course, Michel himself is still very polite."

Hortans and Ekaterina were having lunch here, along with their respective children.

In other words, theoretically Napoleon II and Napoleon III are both here, but we don’t know whether they will still be here in the future.

"Misha has a good temper, but he can be very fierce sometimes. I have never seen him on the battlefield, but it is true that he likes children."

"Ah, no wonder he saw Polina."

"Men are like that sometimes, but Pauletta always calls your mother 'Old Josephine', which is not very polite."

"She also called you 'little Catherine,' but in a less hostile way."

The two young ladies are now very calm, and there are some guards in the palace.

As for Joseph's hasty rush to the Tuileries Palace, they were not surprised.

"Dear brother, what happened?"

"Your Highness, the Russians are firing artillery, but they are only bombarding the open ground."

"Bombarding the open space? How come Misha is the same as those artillerymen when my father was still alive?"

For Hortense, what she should call Joseph was a problem until her mother divorced her.

He is both her great uncle and her husband's elder brother.

It is much clearer now. In short, the name is Joseph.

"Don't be in a hurry. Have a cup of hot tea first, Joseph. Fortunately, the people who came here are civilized people, not those rough people from Prussia."

"In short, the Russians seem to be getting impatient. Although you don't have to worry about your safety, Your Highness, you also have to consider France. We should find a way to leave Paris and find a safe place to take refuge."

This was indeed what Joseph always did, but Catherine refused.

"This is different. As the queen, I shouldn't leave. Besides, one side is my husband, the other side is my brother, and the one who led the troops is my friend from when I was in the palace. Nothing will happen. I have to let them talk."

Although for Catherine and Hortense, both were Sabine women, there was indeed a David in Paris who created a great painting on this theme.

But neither of them had any intention of leaving.

"As for you, don't worry. If you want to do anything, you can have the army ready for safety."

After a while, Marshal Moncey arrived.

He is not an active marshal, but he is not too old and can even still live.

On the contrary, he was more loyal to Napoleon. If there were some things in Paris that could not fall into the hands of the Allied Forces, he would either be responsible for destroying them or transferring them.

"Your Highness, I came here to seek your advice. Should we stay in Paris? Besides, Paris may be destroyed. Should we send an envoy?"

"Marshal Moncey, you can follow my instructions. After all, I am still the regent queen."

Because Catherine was pregnant, she did not get up and continued to sit there.

But she also gave an order: "You can send an envoy to Count Solovyov. But don't worry, this envoy does not need to be fluent in Russian. The count speaks French very well and has a southern accent."

It was because of his southern French accent that Bonaparte's family did not dislike him.

Of course, sometimes there are some miraculous effects.

Marshal Moncey was very loyal. He quickly called over two loyal dragoon guards, who were members of the new Queen's Dragoon Regiment that had been passed from Queen Josephine to Queen Catherine.

"Your Highness, please give the order."

"Very well, I will write a letter to the Russian general. You can read the contents and then pass it on to the general. I will ask Queen Catherine of France, who is also Grand Duchess Catherine of Russia, why he bombarded Paris?"

"Your Highness, what kind of response do you need him to make in person?"

"Ask him to write me a letter and explain everything to me!"

Although Catherine was pregnant with her third child, she still looked like she was in the palace and even had a rather aggressive personality. Therefore, many young officers in the Guards were afraid of her. Only her deceased lover, Prince Mikhail, was not afraid of her.

As for Solovyov, his nemesis is Maria, but Ekaterina always thinks it is because of the two sisters.
Of course, his identity is still not easy to deal with.

"Mick, two French dragoons have arrived with a letter from the Queen."

"Ask them to come over. I want to see what His Highness is going to do."

Solovyov even found it strange that the messenger from Talleyrand had not arrived yet.

But that was no problem. Talleyrand was always waiting for the right moment, and he always had to go through higher levels before making his offer.

Although Solovyov had always been an aide-de-camp and had the power to report to the Tsar, Talleyrand also wanted to raise his price.

Of course, he will get what he wants.

Because Joseph was very frightened, Talleyrand had spread rumors that someone was planning to arrest Joseph Bonaparte.

There are five brothers in the Bonaparte family. The other four are quite brave, but the eldest brother, who has always been in charge of the household, is rather timid.

It's just that his sister-in-law is too strong-willed and has no intention of leaving Paris, so he is staying here now.

Talleyrand, on his part, was still trying to win over Marmont and was preparing to offer a good price.

Although Mortier had always led the Guards here, Marmont was the more trusted one, and although Napoleon did not make clear arrangements, he was the main one.

At the same time, the new newspapers in Paris, and some tabloids that were being rushed to print at noon, had already published the news that the Russian army had arrived at the gates of Paris.

There was even some time to add fuel to the fire, after all, the Russian army had already fired artillery in demonstration.

At the same time, the Prussian army was still some distance away from the eastern suburbs of Paris, and only some vanguard cavalry had appeared in front of the artillery positions.

Unlike the National Guard, this side includes students from the École Polytechnique, engineering officers who remained in Paris, and a small number of regular troops.

When they want to fire, they do so without hesitation.

Things are still a little tricky now. (End of this chapter)