Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 298 065 Alexander who believes that Russia is very strong

Bagration applied the next day to transfer Solovyov back to the Guards, and it was approved.

However, Solovyov's rank is still Lieutenant Colonel. The general commander of the Guards Corps is Colonel or General, and the Guards Chasseur Regiment has been promoted from the Guards Chasseur Battalion not long ago.

Solovyov does not need to return to Smolensk. He does not have much luggage there and was directly left in Petersburg.

The senior officers in the Guards are still familiar with him.

After all, everyone has seen the commander of the first battalion of the Putin Regiment who has always been behind Tsar Paul, and compared with the line infantry, he is more suitable for the Chasseur's skirmish tactics, which is clear from the weapons he tinkered with.

Now it is just to practice his past military ideas, and there are people who recommend it.

As a general of the aide-de-camp, Bagration's recommendation is still very useful, and Solovyov will soon be able to return to the Guards.

Before that, he had to be summoned by the Tsar.

He had been Alexander's aide-de-camp, so he knew that the Tsar was fond of ostentation, and there was another worrying point, that is, the Tsar himself still had no idea of ​​the current weakness of Russia.

To summon him also involved the command of the Guards Chasseurs, and if he was not recommended, a Frenchman would go there.

The only difference was that the meeting place was in the office of Tsar Paul in the Little Winter Palace.

This is now also the office that Alexander often uses, but compared with Paul, he is not as diligent in government affairs, and often has to participate in various activities. Even though he lives a simple life, the expenses of the Russian royal family are not small.

"Soloviev, I called you back not long after arriving in Smolensk. I think Prince Bagration has already told you the reason."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Guards Chasseurs need an officer who is familiar with this unit."

"Don't let me down! In the past, whether in the war or on some missions, you performed very well. You can be said to be very loyal."

Ah, it is indeed loyal beyond words, but he and Louisa have an unclear relationship. Alexander is still blind at present. He only knows that some arrogant guards officers and his good friend Czartoryski have this idea, but he is not sure whether it has been put into practice.

However, the missions in Paris and the New World, as well as the training of the army in Smolensk for several months, still revealed some skills.

Alexander approved the personnel appointment so quickly because of his outstanding ability.

"Your Majesty, this is just what we should do for the emperor and the motherland. Most officers of our age are still so passionate."

"That's true. If you go to the Guards Chasseurs, I believe you can do a good job and you are also very responsible. But I can't promote your rank. You should still serve as the head of the regiment with the rank of lieutenant colonel."

Speaking of which, his family background is not high. Even if he has the trust of two generations of tsars, he can only be appointed in this way.

In addition, the Guards Chasseurs have never been fully staffed. The three major regiments of the Guards are all fully staffed. The general regiment has even always had four battalions, but the Guards Chasseurs can't even get three battalions together.

The first time this unit appeared on the battlefield as a formal regiment-level unit was probably in the war against France.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will lead the troops according to the situation of the Guards Chasseurs."

"I also hope that you can perform well on the battlefield against the French, Solovyov, after all, you are good at fighting the French."

Although Solovyov wanted to say, Your Majesty, you should put away your magical powers and have a son with Louisa in Petersburg! But this idea could not be said at all, so he could only say: "I will let the French see how powerful I am again. When I was in Italy, I caught their corps commander."

Although General Scherer was a head-sent, considering that he had served as the French Minister of the Army, the value of this prisoner was still very high.

When it came to this, Alexander was still very satisfied. Of course, he didn't know what Solovyov had said to Polina, otherwise it would be very fun, and if he knew his relatives, it would be even more fun.

He is now actually determined to interfere in European affairs, and is finalizing the alliance treaty with Britain.

The diplomatic agreement between Austria and Russia had already been confirmed, and the bargaining with the British was to see how much the British would give.

As for Alexander's mysterious self-confidence, it could not spoil his mood.

In this way, Solovyov would not say much. He knew very well that at this time, he could not say anything that would make him lose his job.

He could only agree with the things mentioned by Alexander later.

As for the reception on the last day of the year, he changed into the uniform of the Guards Chasseurs and returned to the social scene.

At this time, many officers of the Guards appeared on the scene, which looked more like a social evening to introduce young people to each other.

But he did not consider this aspect now, hiding on the edge of the dance floor and chatting with "little" Prince Golitsyn.

". I didn't expect that there would be such an interesting thing on your trip to Paris."

"Just killing a French royalist has become a more or less a blow to friendly forces."

"But in that situation, one of you two will be finished, and in the end it will be proved that your gun is faster."

"It's just that my arm has only recently recovered completely, like it used to be."

"Ah, you are back in St. Petersburg, and now you are the head of the Guards, you will definitely attract a lot of attention."

"But after I come back, my main task is to get the training of the Guards Chasseurs on the right track. Our regiment even has the old barracks of the Semenovsky Regiment, except for the weapons and equipment, which are all brand new, but it's still not enough."

According to the current Russian military organization, except for the garrison battalion that undertakes guard work, other troops have already been organized at the regiment level and incorporated into the Guards, ready to go to the battlefield at any time.

The command of the entire Guards is in the hands of Grand Duke Constantine. In addition to the four infantry regiments, there are also Guards Cavalry and Guards Artillery.

In fact, the current organization of the Russian army still has a similar structure to the French in many places, but there is no joint training like the Grand Army and a newer organizational structure.

"I serve in the palace, unlike officers like you."

"Yes, you have to be nice to Natasha, she is the Queen's favorite sister."

"You are always in the palace, you know all these things, I really love her, and I am willing to give her everything I can. But you..."

"Let's not talk about this for now," Solovyov also knew that when talking to these senior court attendants, he couldn't do without young girls and wives, so he had to keep the topic under his control, "We also have to know that the French military deployment is facing Britain. Personally, I don't think joining forces with Britain is a better choice, but this move is not bad, attacking France from both sides. It's just that the British themselves won't help us that much."

It's true that everyone doesn't have high expectations for what the British can do, and they have been guarding against Russia rushing out of several inland seas.

"Don't you know an expert in this area?"

The prince pointed to the senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the dance floor. The Minister of Foreign Affairs was the Polish Czartoryski, and the Deputy Minister was Count Stroganov, both of whom were very familiar with him.

But this minister from Poland was indeed outrageous.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs cannot be relied upon. Our diplomats are always led by the nose. When we really need to make up our minds, I'm afraid the emperor will have to come and solve the problem himself."

Speaking of which, Alexander's skills in social occasions are indeed very good.

But other aspects, coupled with his indecisive character, are indeed a big problem.

Even when he returned to the palace recently, he actually asked Louisa for comfort.

Even if she is a stay-at-home girl who takes care of children at home all day, Louisa's character is still stronger than her husband.

In recent times, Alexander has indeed come to the Queen's bedroom many times, and has in-depth exchanges with Louisa on the bed, while also asking for her opinions.

Although Louisa has read a lot and has better political knowledge than other women, she is not as good as the queen, and she is not good at this.

"Your Majesty, you just need to follow this path."

"Yes, we should be determined. When Adam and the British have a deal, we will go to Europe. When my father was alive, we defeated the French."

But this was when there was no Napoleon, and Suvorov did not encounter too strong opponents except Moreau, and Scherer sent away a lot of troops at the beginning.

"You govern the country according to your wishes, that's enough."

Speaking of which, although Louisa has a lover outside, she is also a good wife, at least she can appease her husband, save expenses and organize women's activities in the rear.

Alexander only knows those reckless people who come openly, but he respects Louisa more in this way. At this time, she can always provide help.

The only problem is that she has not been able to give birth to a son so far, and the children she gave birth to are all girls.

"Let's spend the last night of 1804 like this. Maybe we will have another child next year."

"Sasha. But you also have to know that if the war encounters setbacks, someone will treat us like they treated our father."

But Alexander was not worried. Constantine and his brothers had a good relationship. Nicholas and Mikhail were still young, and the current nobles could not make any waves.

In addition, he was very confident in Russia's strength. In the end, he would use hundreds of thousands of troops on several battlefields to flatten the Corsican dwarf.

This mysterious confidence is indeed very troublesome.

At the same time, Solovyov, who returned to his home in Laundry Lane, was making some arrangements for his spare time.

At least he would not touch some of the translation content in 1805. If he wanted to train troops, he would not have the time.

So he also mentioned his current situation to the publishing house. He could only put some planned content aside and continue when he had time.

However, this always seemed to be a dove tactic.

As for other aspects, he opened his pocket watch and looked at the small portrait of Louisa inside, and fell into thinking.

This dangerous relationship of his could not be interrupted once it had begun. Of course, he also liked Louisa very much. Apart from her status as queen, she was also emotionally compatible with him.

The Queen Mother has been exerting influence on the nobles in Petersburg. He, a lieutenant colonel of the guards, can't control such things, but many of these people are conservative forces.

Think about the resistance given by the great nobles in Russia to the liberation of serfs, and they will cause trouble everywhere in the future, so they should be hit hard.

However, Solovyov is still far from being able to hit them hard. He needs to continue to move up in the army and become a general as soon as possible.

At least he has to reach the rank of lieutenant general and serve as a lower-level military governor or a senior official in some border provinces before he can step onto this stage.

Considering that there are still many opportunities in the Napoleonic Wars, and even some foreigners with worse family backgrounds than him can rise quickly, he is still very confident.

However, this is also accompanied by a high degree of risk. He knows the feeling of being on the battlefield, and not everyone is so lucky that they will not be hit by shells.

But after thinking about it, he realized that this was the only fast way. Without a foundation in the court or the civil service system, he could not get promoted at all. Moreover, he did not like the court life full of intrigues.

Moreover, for Russians, the army was the fastest way to rise, and military merit was still very useful.

It was just that some people would take risks for some unrealistic merits.

There were many adventurous generals who were triumphalists in this world.

This was a common problem of militarization of a country. Even though most of the Russian army was under the control of the Tsar, due to the vast territory, people who did so would still appear in some border areas.

Of course, he did not expect the fast track left by Peter the Great to get the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle. If a soldier got this medal, he would be automatically promoted to this level if he was a lieutenant general or below.

This was impossible. Peter the Great left this backdoor, but it was never fulfilled, because high-level medals have always been monopolized by high-level nobles and generals, and have never been awarded to lower-ranking nobles and middle- and upper-level officers.

There is another way to get around this bug, which is to get more medals on the battlefield and fill up every grid, but this can only be done if you perform outstandingly in a big victory, and basically there is no hope.

It is still difficult to move up. Solovyov can only hope for the rank of colonel now, which he can get after he has been the head of the Guards Regiment for a period of time.