Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 293 060 The path to ascend is too dependent on the Ottoman Empire

It is inevitable to visit the nobles' manors and stay overnight, after all, the distance between one manor and another is still very far.

The furnishings in the old duke's house are indeed very interesting.

There are Roman-style busts in his study, but his lathe and other furnishings inside can also be seen from the door, as if they were roughly welded together.

Now, there is definitely no modern welding.

"I thought you would ask me if I wanted to come back, young man."

"There should be no need for this. Our country already has many young generals on the roster."

"Yes, we have many generals, but there are too few who can play a role. As for who can become the commander-in-chief, I don't want it to be a foreigner. Bagration may be able to do it. Although he is a prince of Georgia, he has been in the Russian army for a long time, starting from his father."

Speaking of which, Bagration is indeed an outstanding general, but as a commander of one side, there is really nothing that can be verified. At least Solovyov doesn't know about his work on the Finnish and Danube fronts.

But the strange words said by the old duke more or less reflect a situation, that is, although there are many generals in the Russian army, the echelon of reserve talents has never been interrupted. However, it is like this.

They are numerous, but useless.

"You seem to prefer the life of Diocletian."

Among the four emperors of Rome, the one with the highest pattern, when he just abdicated, he even had the prestige to judge the chaotic situation at that time.

However, after a long time, no one took him seriously.

The reason why he didn't come out was that he was still a cabbage in his court in Solona, ​​doing what he liked.

"Andre said that you have read a lot of books."

"Yes, I also like to read books in the intervals between battles, and now I still carry two books in my bag."

"This is a good habit. You are still very perseverant and know to learn by yourself. This is rare among young people. I don't like those reckless guards officers. It's also a headache for you to be their battalion commander, right?"

Speaking of which, the battalion commander of the first battalion of the Putin Regiment, sometimes the post is held by major generals or colonels. It is indeed quite stressful for him, a major, to be the chief.

"I was worried that I couldn't do it well at first, but later I found that managing these people is not fundamentally different from managing a stable."

"Although you are an infantryman, you are also a good driver. You can ride a horse and drive a car, right?"

"That's no problem. I happen to be in Smolensk. If you go to Petersburg or Moscow, I might be able to help."

"But it was not allowed during Emperor Paul's time. A general could not be placed as an adjutant in the headquarters."

This is indeed worthy of criticism. Although Paul was good to Solovyov, the rules were sometimes a bit strict.

"But there is no such rule now. We can't always follow the rules, right?"

The old prince smiled and turned to Andrei.

"Andrei, your friends are not bad. At least they are not those pedantic guys."

He didn't praise him too much because he knew that Suvorov must have taught him this way, and he didn't need too many words to praise him.

Then he continued to speak, but the way he spoke did seem to be mocking something.

"There are certain principles for doing things, but we can't do everything according to the regulations. If that's the case, there's no need to do anything else."

Andrei and Solovyov could only listen. The old duke didn't eat very fast today. He was entertaining guests, so he would serve some dishes that were rarely eaten at ordinary times.

It must be said that the chef of the old duke's family did a good job of making venison.

"You just mentioned the situation of the garrison in Smolensk. Although Apraksin has some skills, it is not enough to solve the problems you found in a short time. These things have accumulated over many years."

If it is dangerous, it will destroy the Russian army.

But there will be no more official business at the dinner table, and we still have to taste the food.

As for after dinner, the old duke thought it was better to walk more, so he went to the yard by himself.

And Solovyov began to read books by himself.

In the 19th century, if you have some hobbies, reading books may be more economical. He is reading the Gallic Wars now.

Speaking of which, the first-hand military content that Solovyov could find in Europe was left over from the Roman period. If it is said that Europeans were shot in a line during war, it is definitely a stereotype.

Some people even always show off their ignorance, which is unnecessary.

As for the content that I personally commanded and wrote down, it is still worth referring to.

What can be clear is what Caesar did in every battle, including the local situation.

Even combined with the present, we can know why the Gauls were afraid that the Germans would cross the Rhine at that time.

The French must hope that their natural border is located on the Rhine. If Austria intervenes, then war should still be unavoidable.

It's just that when he met Archduke Karl, the Grand Duke actually had time to get engaged and later marry a wife. He even gave up the position of Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights to his younger brother. This shows that he can control the situation in the Austrian army. The power is limited.

With the Austrian emperor Franz's micro-managing ability, coupled with Mark's military organization, and the lack of the experience of the Austrian veterans and a group of battle-hardened soldiers, this war has not yet started, but it has already been smelled. The smell of failure.

But Solovyov didn't know that although Grand Duke Karl looked like a sick man and the exiled French princess was not in good health, the two of them had a child after sleeping together several times.

At least the Austrian Habsburgs would not be as terrible as Spain's Carlos II. Moreover, Carlos II was an extreme case, brought upon by Philip IV himself.

It seems that if this continues, the Austrians will still be prosperous. After all, after Maria Theresa, Leopold II and his wife had so many children, even if a few chose to become clergy, It also does not affect the spread of branches and leaves within the country.

As for the future Habsburg branches, except for the main family, it seems that they have successfully detoxified themselves. This kind of thing is ironic enough.

Archduke Karl no longer suffers from epilepsy, and his life has become smoother. It is indeed a medical miracle that a person does not have seizures.

Just being an ally with the current Austria is indeed a huge disaster.

But we can't say it at the dinner table. Alexander is so overjoyed that he won't realize his abilities without some hardship.

After all, Russia is still a country with an autocratic monarchy. No matter how enlightened the emperor is, he cannot talk nonsense in public.

On the other hand, it doesn't matter what the conspirators say, these rebels are working in dark corners.

However, Solovyov had to start from the beginning when he got this book. After all, he could not remember everything he had read before.

But when the Gallic War broke out, it was indeed related to the passing of a group of Gallic tribes who were hiding from the Germans in the Governor-General of Gaul. In the end, it triggered a bloody storm throughout Gaul.

This time, it starts with the Gauls again, but on three sides.

"The Britons, Gauls, and Germans were all barbarians at that time. Now that they have become civilized people, they start calling Russia a barbaric place, but they don't know how barbaric they are. In civilization, there are always Fighting each other brutally"

When he spoke like this, no one saw him.

Talking to yourself is inevitable sometimes. The British looked for thugs, but in the end they used up all the thugs they could find, and they only had the energy to shout.

The current performance of their army is indeed not very good.

Solovyov even began to imagine in his mind how to fight.

So far, he is just a regiment commander. The combat missions he has performed in Italy will involve a joint battalion or joint regiment during temporary formation.

But what he will do in the future also needs to be considered now.

However, the result of his thinking was that he believed that a staff team was needed to command the Grand Army, but Russia itself was not very good at this. It was also a problem that the Russian army always used Austrians as chiefs of staff when fighting abroad.

Another way he thought of was to learn from someone who likes to stay in the trenches, streamline the command structure, and then go to the rear of the battle line to perform micro-management.

How does this sound? Now Arthur Wellesley is a total combat player. But this way, it is easier to command less than 40,000 people. If there are more, his performance may be average.

The Suvorov he saw was already very old and was not the general he was when he fought against the Turks.

But there is a problem, that is, the Russian Army relies too much on fighting the Ottoman Empire on its promotion path.

Many of the generals he met had fought against the Turks.

There is nothing that can be done. The main target of the Russian army in recent years has been this opponent, and it has relatively few confrontations with the armies of European countries.

But if the first anti-French alliance was in such a mess, Suvorov might have bypassed it and entered Paris directly while the French Republic's army was still in chaos.

This also depends on the needs of the battlefield. After much thought, he thought that his ability should now exceed the regiment level, but higher-level troops still lack experience, and the experience on the battlefield is better than the content learned.

After all, there was a Prussian king who relied on his master to clean up the situation in the first battle.

Of course, Solovyov himself felt that his mind was more suitable for commanding an army of less than 35,000 men.

If there are more people, a staff team will definitely be established. There are almost no chiefs of staff in Russia at the moment, and they are often filled by the generals of the legions.

Perhaps Bennigsen, who went to the Caucasus to exchange heated opinions with the Persians, could understand something. However, this person's character and the fact that he was a member of the conspiracy group made those people less popular after being exposed.

In the future, as the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, until Barclay and Bagration can take charge alone, only Kutuzov can be used.

This fat man is old, lazy, greedy, lustful, blind in one eye, "loves napping" and very cunning.

As for the remaining generals, they were a disaster.

Solovyov even felt that if Longeron was not allowed to be the commander-in-chief, he was most familiar with the French methods. After all, he was a Frenchman.

Then I'm afraid it will attract some magical complaints from this general.

Of course, Langeron and he corresponded. This guy went to Brest to serve as an infantry inspector. Although his sharp tongue was unpleasant to hear, he always spoke just right.

The Russian generals were indeed in a window period. There were many talents, but there were some gaps, and the connection between the later echelons was not very good.

However, this was much better than the chaos caused by the Austrians. At least there were still many qualified regiment commanders, and some people would improve after fighting.

Solovyov himself even thought that if there was a chance in the future, he would go to the Danube Front.

It was just like the Russian officers of this era would not have a complete resume if they did not fight the Turks.

But fighting the Turks, a relatively weak opponent, was still a necessary path for promotion.

Don't worry, there will always be opportunities in the future.

He even fought the French, but his level was limited at that time.

But he would face a full-level number in the future, and it seemed that the opponent's commander was still his uncle.

If it was from the perspective of him and Polina having a son, it would be even more embarrassing.

This kind of operation of randomly going to the dungeon without going through the novice village is unknown without a God's perspective.

All Solovyov thought of were the series of failures from 1805 to 1807. The more he thought about it, the more headache he had.

It would be better to go to bed early. Although the fireplace of the old duke's manor started to burn, the heating in autumn would not be so fast no matter what method was used.

By then, he might not even be in the Selenge Regiment. Before he arrived in Smolensk, Bagration's letter arrived at his station.

The letter told him that if the war broke out, he should pay attention to the orders issued from Petersburg.

The prince himself still hoped that he would come to the Guards Chasseur Regiment. After all, this was his exclusive army, and many of the equipment and new tactics were figured out by him.

The level of the Selenge Regiment was that even if it practiced hard for a year, it would probably not be sent to the battlefield, but would stay in the Governor's District of Smolensk.

Although he was very confident that he could at least train this regiment to the level of the Smolensk Regiment in the Italian Expedition.

This regiment was awarded the Order of St. George. Although Solovyov was a little dissatisfied, after all, he led his troops to capture the Polish flag many times, but the Smolensk Regiment was also the top-tier in terms of combat effectiveness among ordinary infantry regiments.

Most of the time when he led his troops to capture the flag and artillery was when they were chasing, and repeatedly defeating the Poles was not a plus now. The Smolensk Regiment won the honor of capturing the flag directly in the Alps.

At this point, it is impossible to disobey this goal.