Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 301 003 It takes a lot of experience to understand the art of war

Solovyov found that his schedule was very tight. In addition to military training, most of his time had to be spent on translation work, so his daily schedule was very tight.

Unlike the situation of translating novels in the past, when talking about military theory, it is necessary to explain all aspects to a certain extent, and use concise military terms.

In the past, Suvorov said that the Russian army has not done a good job in conveying military orders in recent years, making it difficult for officers and soldiers to understand what they are supposed to do, and the words used must be concise.

This is not just for others, but for those legions with more foreigners, especially those with Germans as regimental commanders. These commanders like to give orders in German, so their adjutants have to be smarter, at least to be able to figure out what their superiors are doing.

The performance of Russian officers can sometimes be embarrassing.

The problem is that some people are not fluent in Russian, or they always add foreign languages ​​to it, which sounds fashionable, but the people below don't understand.

When Solovyov was in the Pavlovsk Grenadiers Regiment, he had encountered a situation where the regiment commander did not understand foreign languages. Fortunately, the situation was that the regiment commander did not understand foreign languages, and he still needed him to translate the orders so that his superiors would know what was going on.

This is how the Russian army has been doing over the years.

Even during the time of Peter the Great, these regiments of the Guards, which had followed the Tsar since childhood and even participated in the coup, were initially treated worse than those officers from Europe.

It was not until Charles XII attacked that Peter the Great realized that his "game army" was more loyal. The Swedish king on the opposite side also discovered this.

On the battlefield, the army formed in Russia is always more reliable.

Therefore, when Solovyov wanted to translate the Art of War this time, he had to pay attention to his audience.

If it is in the cultural field, there is no problem in using French, but this is in the military, your audience is the officers, some of whom have a low cultural level.

Then there is only one way, which is to write the overall content more concisely and easily understood. The important thing is that when you give orders, you have to make sure people can understand them.

For Napoleon, the importance of Berthier can be seen at this moment. He can translate Napoleon's sometimes abstract orders so that the officers at the front can understand them.

If you change someone else and don't cooperate with him all the time, you won't understand what Napoleon is thinking.

Of course, Solovyov didn't know at this time that Napoleon thought his sister Paulina was too ridiculous and couldn't take good care of the children after being pregnant one after another, so he asked his mother Letizia to take over the custody of Leclerc and Paulina's son Demid, and then this kid could often see Napoleon.
Therefore, Solovyov did not even seek beautiful writing, but only concise and easy to understand.

If you still pretend not to understand after seeing this, then you have a very bad conscience and you really need to be punished.

Solovyov had to give further explanations based on some of his past study notes and the military theory works from the Roman period that he was able to obtain.

In this way, the usefulness of Frontinus, Vegetius and others can be seen. They each summarized some military theories during the heyday of Rome and the period of its decline, which can be used as a comparison.

If you simply use Chinese theories, it will be unlikely for you to make Russian officers familiar with Chinese history.

To this end, he also specifically read through Frontinus's summary of battles, as well as classic battles of famous European generals in the past.

There is good evidence to support this, and there are indeed quite a few that can be lumped together with the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

In fact, if we really talk about it, there are still many things in common between the East and the West.

Of course, we have to understand that the Russians do not understand some idioms. This time it is not just a matter of "getting Long and wanting Shu", but also involves "encircling Wei to save Zhao".

He was writing quickly at his desk and didn't notice that his door had been opened long ago.

When Adela was watching at the door, she didn't expect that anyone would come to No. 4 Laundry Lane today. Although the carriage looked very simple, the woman who got off the carriage was of unusual origin.

"My dear sir, the master is busy working in the study. It is not convenient to meet guests at this time."

"Adela, don't speak Russian to me. I don't understand it."

When the other person took off his hat, Adela realized that it was Madame Récamier.

"Yes, ma'am. I didn't expect you to be here."

"What is the Baron now occupied with?"

"During the day, I have to train soldiers in the Guards. When I come back at night, except for the time for meals, I will translate some books from the East in the study. I can't understand those texts either, but I have heard the Baron mention this."

After hearing this, Madame Recamier was curious. It was not for any other reason, but the French have always been "China-crazy" and talking about oriental culture in salons has been a fashion for decades.

"That makes me even more curious. Adela, the baron you serve is indeed very talented."

"If you insist on seeing me, I will go and inform you now."

"I will wait here for a moment. If you announce it, when you go in, tell him that Madame Recamier is here and invites him to attend the salon in Petersburg."

Adela knew as soon as she heard it that this lady was unlucky. After her husband was unexpectedly beheaded, she sold the couple's property in Paris and left France.

However, although the Prussian prince she met was quite supportive of her cultural salon, there was a problem: if they were talking about marriage, they would inevitably have to pay attention to each other's love history.

On this point, although Madame Recamier valued Prince Auguste, his performance always made her doubtful.

These Prussian princes seemed to be letting themselves go after the Sergeant King. Frederick the Great was always at war, and starting from the time of Frederick William II, Berlin was transformed into another Paris.

Prince Augusta not only had a good relationship with Madame Récamier, he also had a mistress at home. He also had affairs with married women and aristocratic girls outside. If Vienna knew about his behavior, they would probably ridicule these distant relatives from Prussia.

At the same time, he was not the only one like this. This was very popular among the princes of the Prussian side line.

Although they have a huge fortune, they can only give a small part to the heirs through marriage between nobles and commoners. This is not a big deal for a wealthy widow like Madame Recamier, but it is another matter for some female adventurers with a purpose.

When Madame Recamier came here, she was somewhat aware of the reputation of the Solovyov family as "three generations of profiteers". In the salon, it was also necessary to understand a person's background.

As for Solovyov, he didn't know until now that after he revealed his identity and mentioned that he had a residence in St. Petersburg, there was actually a lady who remembered it and even found out about this place.

Madame Recamier was indeed not given away for nothing, because Solovyov was somewhat famous in Petersburg, and even used to serve as the Tsar's aide-de-camp, so it was not too difficult to find out where he lived. Even the fact that he left his parents and lived alone in Laundry Lane had been spread.

As for the gossipy source of information, Davydov was kicked out to a hussar regiment in another place because of writing satirical poems. However, his lawless companions, seeing such a beautiful French lady, could not help but take the initiative to provide information.

When Adela went to knock on the door, Solovyov was drinking coffee. If the work intensity gets high, he does need some means to keep him excited for a while.

"Adela, didn't I tell you not to disturb my work at this time?"

"Madame Recamier is waiting in the reception room!"

Fortunately, he put the cup on the table at this time, otherwise there would have been some comedy.

"Why did that lady come to Petersburg?"

"She's outside and wants to meet you."

By the way, although Madame Récamier seemed to like flirting, she was actually quite conservative at heart. Compared with the salon hostesses in Paris, she had more spiritual exchanges.

In fact, this risk factor is lower than that of the Countess who scared herself half to death before her marriage, and now the Princess's wife. It can't even be considered as empty talk.

But even so, he had to put on his coat before coming out to meet the visitors.

"Ma'am, I didn't expect you to be able to find out."

"You're still a celebrity in Petersburg, Michel."

If everything he did were known, he would become an even bigger celebrity.

"Yes, ma'am, you came to me, what can I teach you?"

"Do you know Prince Augusta of Prussia?"

"When I went to Prussia, I only stayed at the Duke of Brunswick's palace for a while, so I didn't know much about the Prussian royal family."

He initially wanted to play it safe, but what Madame Recamier mentioned afterwards caught his attention.

"Do you know what Queen Louise of Prussia said about the wife of Archduke Constantine who returned to her parents' home?"

"What's the matter with His Highness Constantine?"

Then, Madame Recamier revealed that the Grand Duchess from Saxony, unable to bear Constantine's domestic violence after marriage, returned to her parents' home in Saxony and unexpectedly became pregnant and gave birth to a son.

The matter of an illegitimate child would normally not be made public, but the fact that the Queen of Prussia mentioned it made Solovyov confused.

"How does this have anything to do with our emperor?"

What Madame Recamier mentioned was indeed somewhat shocking.

It was probably just gossip among the noble ladies in the salons of Berlin. Queen Louise mentioned a rumor.

The son Juliana gave birth to when she returned home was Alexander's, not the French nobleman mentioned in Saxony.

Think about the queen. She was beautiful and scheming, but not so gossipy. Although her behavior was not like that of a noble lady, it was more like that of a bourgeois woman.

"That is the thing, and I do not think it would be a friendly thing to tell it in any public place. I have no acquaintance in Petersburg, but Madame Lebrun has spoken of your reliability in all respects, and that is why I am telling you."

"Speaking of which, Madam, even though I once saved His Highness Constantine's life in the Po River, it's not easy to tell him. The Grand Duke and His Majesty are brothers, and they have had a good relationship since childhood. If this matter is told to others, it will be..."

It was particularly outrageous. If Constantine had not kept his only daughter in his Marble Palace, those gossipy adjutants would have spread even more outrageous stories.

As for this lady, when she talks about this, it always gives people the feeling that her words are incoherent.

But if I told him the secret, it would be somewhat embarrassing.

This lady still wanted to know something about Prince August, and seeing that he was unwilling to cooperate, she probably came up with this bad plan.

Even this matter is true. If it gets out, it will be because Alexander is a political animal. Otherwise, if there is another Tilsit in the future, Prussia will probably really cease to exist.

Speaking of which, Queen Louise was Elena's closest friend in Berlin when she married into Mecklenburg. It was indeed shocking to hear such words.

This was even more outrageous than when Louisa wrote to her mother, mentioning some things in St. Petersburg that made her extremely indignant.

"I still cannot believe this rumor. Her Majesty the Queen of Prussia also has contacts with our royal family. Besides, if this slander is proven to be a rumor, you will inevitably be imprisoned. Considering that you are French, you may even be deported."

Yes, Russian law often deports foreigners, and this has become a routine practice.

Besides, what makes him, the aide-de-camp, different from other aide-de-camps is that he is often responsible for the security of the palace and knows every post very well. If something like this really happens, he will know it earlier than anyone else.

What's more, Constantine often locked his wife in the Marble Palace and refused to let her out, so this matter sounded like a rumor.

However, he had to continue, and even though he knew the truth, he couldn't tell it.

This put him in a difficult position, but the look Madame Recamier gave him forced him to make a decision.

Speaking of which, this lady was actually more difficult for him to deal with than the newly married Maria.

Maria just let him work illegally, and this lady told a shocking piece of gossip, which was fatal!

Perhaps, this lady also mastered some "dark military tactics"?

(End of this chapter)