Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

The Prussians launched an attack on the French positions in the eastern suburbs of Paris. Although Solovyov had reminded Blücher that he had reached Saint-Denis, the old marshal probably ignored him.

Soon the Prussian army was defeated, and the vanguard was fed with grapeshot.

For this reason, Gneisenau also protested to the marshal.

"Marshal, if we want to launch an attack now, we have to wait for our Russian allies. In addition, even if the main force of the French army gets rid of Prince Schwarzenberg, they will still come here."

Of course, the chief of staff also thought that Solovyov was a really smart guy. He approached Paris from the north, and it would be difficult for the French army to attack him. Moreover, the Russian troops coming from that side were more numerous than the French troops in Paris.

If Napoleon really came back, he would be able to escape unscathed, and the only unlucky ones would be the Prussians.

Therefore, he also advocated waiting until the main force of the Prussian army and the Russian army in Sacken arrived before regrouping.

However, at this time, what Solovyov could do was beyond the Prussians' expectations.

Catherine actually knew that the situation was hopeless, but her husband would probably be very stubborn and insist on going all the way.

If she wanted to protect the children's status, she had to control the Paris Parliament and gain a majority in the vote, or forcibly dissolve the parliament and let her, as the regent queen, make the final decision.

But she also had a problem, which was that she could not directly command the army.

Although Marmont's confidence was somewhat shaken at this time, he was still commanding the battle. Even if Blücher wanted to sneak attack him this time, it was unlikely.

However, there were still tens of thousands of Russian troops behind them to the north of Saint-Denis. The cunning Solovyov did not choose the main road from the northeast, but took a longer road. They were discovered only when they arrived in Saint-Denis. Before that, many people mistakenly believed that this Russian army was heading for Amiens and Normandy.

Even though one of his horses was shot dead, he finally kept the Prussian army out of Montmartre and launched a counterattack.

After all, with the current strength, 30,000 French troops are facing 50,000 Russian troops and 50,000 Prussian troops. Although it is desperate, it is not too bad.

The more troublesome thing was that Queen Catherine was stubborn and she was unwilling to leave Paris.

If Hortense didn't leave, Napoleon's successor would probably be killed here.

But Catherine also had her own plans. After reading Solovyov's reply, she was even a little angry.

"This bad guy! I knew he still treated me like a child!"

Solovyov made it very clear in his letter that France had reached the end of its rope at this time. If the French troops in Paris accepted the armistice and moved outside of Paris, peace talks would follow and there should be no more bloodshed.

It was just that when writing the letter, Solovyov deliberately called the young queen "Katyusha".

She felt that Solovyov still treated her as an unmarried girl.

However, this nickname is actually just a statement of attitude, and the Russian army does not want to enter Paris.

But Catherine, partly because of her temper with the young count and her lack of familiarity with some of the hints, ignored the content.

Of course, she was unwilling to leave Paris, and she was even very determined.

But Joseph came back again, bringing an order from Napoleon.

"If Paris cannot be saved, the Queen and her children will move to the palace on the Loire River."

"Dear Joseph, giving up Paris means failure. And now we only have this small army. As the Grand Duchess of Russia, Solovyov probably won't do anything to me. If we really want to negotiate an armistice, it will definitely not be feasible to ask some people to do anything."

In addition, Catherine also knew that even if Solovyov surrounded her and her children in the Tuileries Palace, he would probably send a team of cavalry to escort her out of the city.

Now it is better to say that she wants to buy some time for her husband. She does not want the Bourbon dynasty to be restored. For her children
In short, these mothers all care about the future of their children, except for an Austrian woman who looks stupid and simply left her child to the grandfather.

However, in this version, the child's grandfather is lying in a coffin in the royal cemetery of the church in the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Catherine relied on her status and no one in the Russian army, from generals to soldiers, could do anything to her.

As for negotiations, although she is more impulsive than her sisters, she is the only one who is keen on politics. If the troops are withdrawn from Paris, her husband may still have some bargaining chips.

This fat uncle still means a lot to her in her heart. Because he has given birth to a child, he may even be more important than her brother now.

After all, Napoleon always gave her luxurious birthday gifts on her name day.

According to Napoleon himself, if an old man marries a young, beautiful, lovely and lively wife, he should do his best to satisfy her wishes.

Even in March, when Napoleon was heading south from Reims, he wrote a letter and sent it back, saying that the war situation this year was very tense and he could not come back like last year, but he would still ask his eldest brother Joseph and the family to prepare a birthday celebration for him.

The emotional foundation was still there, so Ekaterina wrote to Solovyov again.

If there were a howler letter, Solovyov would be in trouble.

"Her Highness is still in this state. She actually wrote a letter to reprimand me for my behavior. Not only is it impolite, but..."

In short, a daughter who is married off is like water spilled. However, among Paul's children, only Catherine and Anna had a bad relationship with each other, and the youngest daughter lacked love more, but the conflict was not too sharp.

"Your Highness is still like this. Besides, she and the Emperor are siblings, and we are just outsiders. Of course, you are not an outsider to Napoleon, so your identity as a letter writer is appropriate."

"I can only negotiate with her, damn, this girl."

Count Palen looked at Solovyov biting his lips in embarrassment and knew that he had to give some explanation this time.

"Misha, what are you going to do?"

"Negotiations, to get the French troops to withdraw from Paris, this is the condition we can offer. And to be honest, although you and I are aide-generals, we don't have the authority. I'll take care of this matter, after all, I'm the de facto commander-in-chief."

Count Palen knew that even though everyone knew he was a loyal minister and had made many military achievements and rescued friendly forces and the monarch, he could not bear the reputation of letting 30,000 French troops escape in Paris without the approval of the Tsar himself. Solovyov was different. After all, he had Grand Duke Nicholas behind him, and the Grand Duke could at least give his brother an explanation afterwards.

Grand Duke Constantine is talking about something over there, and if Solovyov can coax that willful little girl in Paris, this matter may be resolved.

After all, Solovyov used to be a "child-raising adjutant" and a "child-raising general". Even though Catherine was married, he might still be of some use.

"Karl, you issue an order to all troops to be on high alert. If negotiations cannot be carried out, we will launch an attack on Paris at 3 a.m. on March 30. The direction of the general offensive will be along the Seine River, and the direction of the attack will be Montmartre Cemetery."

"When was this order issued?"

"Wait a little longer, at least until His Highness agrees to start negotiations."

Catherine's temper would give the French marshals a headache, so even if Joseph tried to persuade her to leave, it would be of no use.

She even sat by the window of her bedroom in the Tuileries Palace with her belly bulging, waiting for Solovyov's reply.

"What is this bad guy going to do?"

Solovyov finally gave in to her and asked someone to negotiate an armistice, with both sides in neutral territory, that is, between the battlefields.

The French representative was the Minister of Police, Savary, who was also a minister that Napoleon trusted the most.

On the Russian side, it is naturally Solovyov himself.

"Hello, sir. I think you should have obtained the authorization of Her Majesty the Queen for this negotiation. But there are some things I have to remind you of. Some gentlemen are actually dangerous people."

"But what we are talking about now is the ownership of Paris and the time for the armistice."

"Yes, 55 people, facing an army of , and we also have to consider that Paris now has a population of ."

"Count, the current figure is 58. You are probably still talking based on the Paris census data from the past few years."

"Well, no matter how many people there are, food supply in the city is always a huge problem. Once we cut off Paris from the outside world, it will mean a humanitarian disaster, which is also difficult for the monarchs of both sides and the people of both countries to accept."

"You will not take the Prussians with you to the negotiations?"

"If they are still attacking Montmartre or the positions on the Eastern Suburbs Road, then this negotiation will probably only count here. I will inform Marshal Blücher through my chief of staff afterwards. It would be best if we can reach an understanding here. Moscow was destroyed by fire in the past, and reconstruction is very slow. Now both of us should not want this tragedy to happen again in Paris."

The words had been spoken, and Savary knew what the general meant.

The final negotiation result reached by the two sides was that the French army would voluntarily withdraw from Paris, and the Russian army would give the French army six hours to leave the city.

As for the members of the Bonaparte royal family who remained in the city, Solovyov also stated that he would send a cavalry led by General Palen to escort them out of Paris and ensure their personal safety.

The armistice agreement officially came into effect on March 1814, 3, giving time to those who were willing to leave with the French army and the French government.

Solovyov was like this. In fact, he hoped to pack up Talleyrand as well. Those bankers and capitalists who were eating and drinking too much in Paris now wanted a monarch to guarantee their interests.

Obviously Louis XVIII was a good choice, that's how they thought.

As for the French army and the Bonaparte royal family withdrawing from Paris, Solovyov actually knew that although he had achieved an unprecedented achievement here, he was somewhat arbitrary.

But he also had to ensure that Nicholas would convey this matter directly to the Tsar himself.

The remaining things are probably the Russian troops entering Paris and the handover here, apart from that.
"Karl, this troublesome matter probably still needs your help. And Frederick, after all, you are a cousin of the King of Prussia. Marshal Blücher will probably listen to you, right?"

"If that doesn't work, Prince August and I will go and persuade him to accept the armistice agreement. As for you, Mick, I think you should prepare to send troops into Paris during the ceasefire. This honor should also be won by the Russian soldiers who have made greater contributions."

The "Black Duke" even pulled out his own Brunswick troops and put them at the end of the team.

As a duke of a small country, he was unwilling to join in the fun. Besides, there were always some issues that needed to be negotiated with the King of FW, such as the recovery of the land of his own duchy.

Perhaps his British and Russian relatives could be of great help to him, and he should not get too involved in political affairs.

Even Blücher listened to his advice and maintained an armistice on the front line, allowing the French to leave.

So starting from the early morning of the next day, the French troops began to leave their current positions one after another, and the Russian troops began to occupy the main street facilities one after another after their withdrawal.

"Sir, which regiment would you like to enter Paris first?"

"Let the Palen Hussars go into the city, and in the front are the Grodno Hussars. The war began at the Neman, and this regiment will be well placed to go there."

After arranging this matter, Solovyov still had to deal with a lot of troublesome things.

If I have to escort the Bonaparte family out of the city, even though there are some relatives issues, it is also suitable and no one can say anything.

But it is obvious that Savary did not do some things according to what Solovyov had already made clear.

Mr. Talleyrand was still in Paris, and for some reason the Minister of Police did not take him away.

In this way, no matter what happens, people will not feel surprised.

As for the city of Paris, it had not been occupied by foreigners for nearly four hundred years since it was occupied by Henry V during the Hundred Years' War. Now it is also going to be occupied by the Russian army.

But the French probably don’t know yet. Since it happened for the first time, it will probably happen more often in the future.
It seemed that Napoleon's situation was hopeless. Even if he marched quickly towards Paris, he could not change the fate of Paris's fall.

Now he can only rely on the army at hand, but the further results may be another matter. (End of this chapter)