Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 503 015 Special Military Operations

Arakcheev did have his own ideas about the addition of the General Staff.

When carrying out military reforms, because his military branch was artillery, he made some achievements, but generally speaking, a person who is energetic, in a high position, and has a strong desire for control, it sounds very troublesome.

Because this General Staff now sounds more like an advisory agency to Alexander himself, the command level actually depends on the front army, and the supply and guidance opinions in the rear are still issued from Petersburg, so the War Department is still like the committee system in the past, with great power.

Especially this time it is not a foreign war, the War Department naturally has to hold power, and Arakcheev himself is a minister that Paul and Alexander trust more.

As for the final decision to launch a war in February, this is not surprising. Winter has always been an advantage for Russia.

What's more, they are not fighting a country with Finland as the main body, but Sweden, whose capital is far away in Stockholm. It is obviously more beneficial to launch a sudden attack.

As for the strength of the three divisions on the front line, they were led by Tuchkov, Bagration and Barclay, and launched an attack on Sweden, even without declaring war.

In Stockholm, except for the more than 10,000 Finnish garrisons, most of the elite troops were in Sweden, preparing to gather and give the Danes a big fight.

Not to mention the feasibility of this plan, Denmark has always been backed by the French.

Since the British attacked Copenhagen for the second time and captured the main force of the Danish Navy here, Denmark has no need to continue to maintain friendly relations with this relative. After being beaten twice, it is obvious that the project of planting oak trees on the Jutland Peninsula has become more active.

In addition, the Danish army has also been on high alert on its own territory, and there are 40,000 French troops and vassal troops led by Bernadotte stationed in Kiel. As long as Denmark and Sweden fight, the French will definitely help.

Cricket Sweden is just a cricket. Even if the British come, they will have to make gestures on the ground.

However, the delay of information in this era always has some problems.

Since Sweden can be attacked unexpectedly, if the allies take any action on other battlefields, Russia will not be able to react in time.

Moreover, even if Russia knows that Spain will be attacked now, it cannot adjust any decision. In the Treaty of Tilsit, the two countries actually divided Europe.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the two countries each find an opponent to practice, but it is really a bad move for France to attack Spain.

Solovyov doesn't care about this now. What he cares more about now is his wife's constipation problem, especially since she is pregnant with her first child and lacks experience, so she always needs a nanny to take care of her.

Arakcheev obviously doesn't intend to let the General Staff, especially the Operations Department, take over the contact with the front. After they formulated the combat plan, they were driven aside.

Going home to accompany his wife may be a better choice, especially such a beautiful maison, which is built to live in.

He originally wanted to bring his father, stepmother, and younger brothers and sisters to live with him for a few days, but Katya was in such a state that she didn't want to be seen in such an embarrassing state, so she hid in the bedroom and cried.

Well. Recently, she ate some parsley and pumpkin, which naturally relieved some of the pain, but it was very uncomfortable when she went to the toilet. She always stuck to her husband when she was at home. These days, she only let the maid and the nanny go in, and didn't let Solovyov go in to see her.

"This child is really."

Although Solovyov married his wife into the family, he always treated her as a child. She was indeed just getting rid of the age of a child, and even marriage had just entered the legal scope in the aristocratic circle.

"Madam doesn't want you to see it either, and there are always some things, sir, you know."

"Yes, you can only see it when you are intimate, and she is feeling unwell now. In addition, madam, please don't give her any laxatives. Those doctors also use senna leaves, and they don't consider whether this thing is appropriate now. Pregnant women cannot use rhubarb and senna leaves, you should also pay attention to this."

"Yes, sir. But you don't have to respect us servants so much. Madam was originally a lady in our family. We have served her since we were young. You are a military officer and now a general. You may have a good relationship with the brothers in the army."

"You think you are a servant, but servants who serve others also need skills. It's not just anyone who comes."

People are different. Katya brought a lot of servants, but they... Most of the serfs and servants in Russia are still very simple, and seeing them like this is indeed more sympathetic.

Soloviev's own manor is well managed, and he has actually terminated his relationship with the serfs.

If it were in another place, it might be a different situation.

Now when he was thinking about something, another maid came in.

"Olga, why is it your turn this time?"

"Miss, no, the lady said that the master can go over."

"Okay then. Well, Olga, when you go to the kitchen later, you can ask for more parsley and vegetables, which are good for digestion."

When he went into Katya's bedroom to see, she was lying on her side, covering her buttocks.

"Are you feeling better?"

"I guess so, but..."

After constipation, it is always accompanied by the movement of gas, that is, farting.

"It doesn't matter. Just wait until the doctor comes and ask him to prescribe you some medicine to help digestion, but don't use laxatives or some strange treatments."

"Of course I know that, but aren't you going to work these days?"

"Although I have many things to do, the Minister of War always knows that Arakcheev in the Ministry of War. His desire for control is too strong. After we make a plan, we will kick the staff aside. . As a minister of war, he has some skills in organizing the army, but that is not the case when it comes to fighting. "

"Are you talking about those fortresses in Finland? I heard from my father that if you want to besiege a fortress, you have to prepare in advance, not to mention that there seem to be many such fortresses on the road from Vyborg to Abo."

Katya probably doesn't understand military affairs. Even a newly married daughter-in-law like her knows that things in the fortress are difficult to handle.

Speaking of which, it seems that Arakcheev even boasted at the Imperial Council, believing that the Swedish problem could be solved in three months.

Although this statement is based on confidence in the strength of the Russian army and Gustav IV's series of brain-congesting operations, one thing must also be taken into account, that is, if there is any resistance in Finland, it will still be very violent. .

The Russian army will definitely win, but it won't be that fast. What's more, if you want to use Vauban siege techniques to attack several major fortresses along the way, you will always need to mobilize supplies, especially heavy siege artillery, and even need to send additional troops. .

Well, when it comes to artillery, Arakchiev is indeed a professional, and may be slightly better than Soloviev in Poland.

But now, his method of using artillery is still the same, so Suhtrun decided to go to the front line and organize it himself.

Who knows what trouble will happen if Arakchiev comes to take command?

In particular, his kind of command is all about micro-managing the front line, and it is indeed very troublesome to add Bookholder.

It's just that these things can only be corrected through a fight.

Come to think of it, this is also a Russian tradition.

You must suffer some hardships in war so that you can know how to fight.

Even when Solovyov was at Suvorov's place, he encountered the famous scene of Konstantin University bus tuition.

As for the war with the Swedes, maybe the Russian army was able to defeat its opponents several times in the past, and it also developed a certain mentality of underestimating the enemy, just like the lyrics of the Prussians.

As for the situation in Vyborg, it stands to reason that Solovyov, who lives on the shore of Lake Ladoga, seems to be more convenient to inquire about information. There is also a Russian military station near his home that supplies supplies to Vyborg.

But he didn't want to participate in Arakcheev's tricks. He wanted to live a happy married life for a period of time. By June, the child would be born.

The progress of the war should not be that fast, but while he was fishing, Solovyov probably forgot that in addition to serving the general and deputy minister of operations, he was also responsible for the studies of the two grand dukes in the palace.

It's the "winter vacation" now, and Nikolai and Mikhail will not disturb him.

But not Queen Mary, and her letter soon arrived.

"Katya, Your Majesty the Queen Mother has written. I must be a nurturing general, otherwise I would not be allowed to take care of the studies of the next generation of female Grand Duchess. But the girls in the palace have to learn the same courses as the boys. This It’s also unheard of.”

"Perhaps Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother wants to change the teaching procedures at Smolny Girls' School?"

"Yulia will also graduate by then, but when Polina enters school, she might not be able to catch up."

Moreover, the Queen Mother also explained in the letter that even on weekends, Nikolay and Mikhail would come to his house to make up lessons. As for the entourage and various expenses, naturally they would be allocated from the Queen Mother's expenses.

Solovyov seems to know why Queen Mother Maria's royal fee is an untouchable 1 million rubles, and she even takes part of the 800,000 rubles returned to the treasury by Alexander every year to fulfill her filial piety.

With the old lady's approach, her two sons were treated like private tutors. Solovyov had been planning to fish for a while, but it didn't seem like it would work out.

As for the arrival of Nikolai and Mikhail at home, this is easy to handle, and it is almost time for "school" to begin.

"You still have to go. After all, it is a matter for His Highnesses Nicholas and Mikhail. This is your part-time job."

"Katya, sometimes I really feel that I shouldn't have so many part-time jobs. I still want to stay with you at home. Can you let me put my ear to your belly to feel our child?"

"Of course, Mishka, you can try."

Of course, Katya has obviously become more broad-minded since she became pregnant, and she also has such a swollen belly, which is more or less the same - three mountains, just for nurturing the child.

"It doesn't feel like there's anything happening."

"In the morning, he was still moving. Maybe it was the same when we were in mother's belly."

"Speaking of which, you are so lively and active. Even with a baby in your belly, you are always jumping around when walking. You are completely like a child who has not grown up."

Having said this, Solovyov also hugged Katya and threw her down on the bed.

"Why are you so careless again today?"

"I still like you, Katya. If it weren't for the children, we would have to sleep in separate beds."

But Katya always makes people feel surprised. She also knows that if her husband always accompanies her like this, she must have some needs.

"If you are willing to find that French woman, you can find her when you return to Petersburg."

In theory, a newlywed wife of this age should have a strong desire to possess her husband, but she is a little strange and can tolerate her husband's affairs outside.

"As for Madame Recamier, I don't have time to go to her salon, let alone go to her at night. You know, there are always some very troublesome things. Maybe you don't know all my secrets yet?"

"Actually, I know. Her Majesty the Queen said that you are her guardian angel. It's just that it's a bit embarrassing to say it out. It would be great if you could give me that poem."

Things are indeed not simple. It's true that Katya likes me, but after being intimate for a while today, I didn't expect her to talk about Louisa's affairs.

Although she was the youngest new maid next to Louisa at that time, she was trusted like Natalia.

Even if Louisa did not tell Katya more in-depth, she still knew about the poems Soloviev had given her before. Although they were not the sweetest words, they could express sincere feelings.

"How about I write some poems for you?"

"It should be true and sincere. I think when you helped brother Vasya to join the Guards, you must have been fighting against your rivals, right?"

Soloviev knew that he was always being fooled by these seemingly cute forces. Katya was still very smart, but because the relationship between the two was so close, she was devout in her faith and would take on the responsibilities of a wife.

If she were a wife, it would be enough to have such a wife.

"You, girl, are also a cunning little fox. In the army, people either call me 'Old Misha' or 'White Fox'. We are also a pair."

After saying that, he protected Katya's belly with one hand, and the other hand was already exploring her armpits.

"Brother Mishka, please don't do this. I'm very ticklish."

"Well, I'll let you go, but when summer comes and we go to the Summer Palace, I'll let you go to the beach and have some fun with the dolphins."

"Okay, OK."