Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 314 016 If this continues, the Winter Palace will become the same as the Blue House
The negotiation of the agreement with the British was like a vegetable market.

Although Czartoryski had smuggled goods while working, he was always proud of himself. He wanted to take Louisa to his arms, but the battalion commander of the Guards got there first and also got Louisa's sister.

Now that Louisa has five girls, it is obviously not easy to kidnap them, so he can only focus on his career.

The point is, the restoration of Poland was something Alexander had thought of fulfilling for his brother who had brought his talent to St. Petersburg.

For example, after defeating the French, as the Tsar, he had a good relationship with the Queen of Prussia, so he made an agreement with the British to find some places to compensate Prussia, and then allow Poland around Warsaw to be independent, which could also serve as a wall between the German countries and Russia.

As long as Poland doesn't do anything stupid and acts as a cushion in the middle, it can still survive for a while.

The Tsar actually acquiesced to Poland's independence, which showed that their relationship was strong enough.

But the prerequisite is that Russia must defeat the French before it can come to Europe for arbitration, not what it is now.

If time goes on, Alexander may easily completely lose interest in the plan that Czartoryski is selling.

He had no patience, and his power as Tsar seemed to be unlimited.

If it weren’t for the light color scheme of the Winter Palace’s exterior walls, people would have thought they had come to the wrong place.

There is no Western Ice Depot in St. Petersburg. Lubyanka is in Moscow and has always been the seat of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Solovyov was very concerned about the date when the final contract would be finalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now it was March and the climate was beginning to warm up. After the thaw season, the Russian army could be mobilized to the western region and be ready to fight abroad at any time.

Moreover, only after Britain and Russia have finalized the alliance treaty will other countries join in, even Austria, which has long been interested.

Of course, what might be worse than the historical environment is that Archduke Karl got married more than ten years in advance. If he could not go to the war because his wife was giving birth, it would be questionable who would lead the troops in Italy.

The problem of Austria's senior commanders cannot be explained by the lack of young talents. Those old guys who were defeated by Napoleon in Italy were all excellent in their duties. Among the generals who appeared later, the more outstanding ones were Archduke Karl himself and the regular guest at the Vienna New Year's Concert.

Of course, this was an off-field factor. Solovyov didn't know that Grand Duke Karl was living a good life in Teshin. His letters to Grand Duke Constantine all mentioned military theories and information exchanges on the two countries' current war preparedness.

At present, many parts of the coalition forces can be said to be a makeshift team, and are essentially old-style 18th-century armies, but times have changed.

Putting aside what the Austrians have done, it is somewhat rushed to carry out military preparations at this time. It is also a question of how many people can be fully trained by then. Moreover, Russia does not lack brave officers and soldiers. What it lacks is well-trained officers and soldiers, especially officers.

At this time, it is too late to win the war in 1805, but it can be used in future wars.

The Allied Forces were able to fight against the French Army, but it was only after heavy bloodshed on several battlefields that they managed to win in 1813 by relying on their numerical advantage. Even so, they suffered several defeats in succession until the "Justice in the East" battle in Leipzig.

In fact, the armies of Saxony and Württemberg did exactly this. It can only be said that the German instructors invited by the Japanese Army University were not very skilled in their profession and did not analyze the situation in light of the overall situation.

Solovyov thought about this question, and although the answer was forced, he could still fit the situation.

The mistake Russia made in 1805 was that it spread itself too thin and had to fight against forces from several different camps on several fronts.

When Solovyov just returned to St. Petersburg last year, the Serbian elders began to seek support from Russia after their petition failed. With Czartoryski's help, Alexander has confirmed that he will support Serbia.

This is Russia's established national policy. In the past few wars with the Ottoman Empire, Russia supported the anti-Turkish forces in the Balkans behind it. This was also mentioned by the Queen in the past negotiations with the Ottoman Empire. Russia still wants to protect Christians in the Ottoman Empire, especially those who believe in the Eastern Church.

The Croatian area is already in the hands of Austria, but for the rest of the Yugoslav nations, Russia has always served as the arbitrator and protector.

However, in Europe, the core task now is to target France. Since Russia has already interfered in the Ottoman Empire at this time, it is inevitable that it will be used by the French.

Britain and France often took advantage of this sentiment in the Ottoman Empire and instigated behind the scenes to distract Russia's attention in several major directions.

This time, the French ambassador to Constantinople, who had done more harm than good during the Second Anti-Japanese War, will finally find a chance to avenge his previous humiliation.

Because of Russia's aggressive attitude in several directions, the Ottoman Empire had to confront Russia alone in the Danube River Basin, which also always involved Russia's power in the south.

In fact, it is not possible to have both Europe and Asia at this time, after all, the French are too strong at that time.

Moreover, Russia is facing huge opponents in more than one direction. The war with Persia has entered its second year, and the two sides have been fighting in the Caucasus Mountains. There are also several khanates in Central Asia, but they are far away from Europe and have always had a bad relationship with Persia.

The Khanate of Khiva, the Emirate of Bukhara and the Khanate of Kokand had always practiced slavery. Each Khanate had tens of thousands of slaves captured from Persia and India. Therefore, the Qajar dynasty of Persia had always had an unfriendly attitude towards these countries.

In addition, the khans of the Kazakh Khanate, who are also remnants of the Golden Horde, have bad relations with Transoxiana, so they will not be involved in the action to contain Russia.

By then, the events in Serbia made Solovyov think of something.

It was not about Walter defending Sarajevo, but about what actions could be taken in Serbia against the Ottoman Empire.

If we have to fight, we have to strike hard, and if we are lucky, Serbia can be separated, which will be generally beneficial for future actions in the Balkans.

If it fails and history is restored, the seeds of resistance will have already been sown in Serbia, Greece and other places.

It is hard to say what happened in the end and what measures were taken. With less time spent on the Ottoman Empire, more energy could be focused on the positive side. The conflict between Britain and France also involved the whole of Europe.

When Czartoryski arrived at the Winter Palace, it happened to be the day when the commanders of the Guards came for a meeting.

Alexander will personally preside over the meeting of the Guards to reorganize the army and formally announce the terms agreed with Britain.

However, this does not look like formal preparations for war or diplomatic activities.

It looks like a nest like the Blue House, which is also caused by the diplomacy of forming cliques. If you have to take sides, it is a kind of black humor to say that the diplomacy of major powers in the 21st century is still forming cliques and the means are very crude.

What this proves is that many people do not learn from history and are unable to draw lessons from it.

Czartoryski did come up with a memorandum against Serbia.

Seeing him like this, Solovyov once suspected that he was a spy sent by foreign forces to control the important Ministry of Foreign Affairs and deal a fatal blow to Russia's foreign policy, which could be considered a bombing from within.

Moreover, there are more than one Pole who has some status in Russia and is causing trouble. There will be more in the future.

He couldn't say anything and could only wait and see.

As for the content of the negotiations with the British, all the commanders of the Guards now know it. The French will also be informed of the diplomatic statement later. They will certainly not accept it. It is absolutely impossible for them to spit out something they have already eaten.

Although the St. Petersburg Alliance Treaty had not yet been formally signed, the round of negotiations between Britain and Russia, which began with the visit of Novosiltsev, a member of the "Secret Committee", to London, had already confirmed the following important principles:

The removal of French troops from northern Germany and Hanover; the restoration of the independence of the Netherlands and Switzerland, the former strengthened by the annexation of Belgium, the latter by the annexation of Geneva and Savoy; the restoration of the Kingdom of Sardinia; the complete withdrawal of France from Italy and the guarantee of the independence of the Kingdom of Naples; the establishment of an order in Europe that would guarantee the independence of all European countries.

In addition, there are some contents that have nothing to do with the officers on the scene, that is, Austria will own part of the territory of southern Germany and Italy. This confirms the ownership of the territories of Italy and southern Germany in the joint declaration between Austria and Russia.

Austria would thus gain Salzburg, the Breisgau, and parts of the country north of the Po and Adda rivers, restoring its former power in both regions.

As for Belgium, it was somewhat out of reach for the Habsburg court and was considered a territorial issue left over from a pile of dowries in the past.

It seemed that a war was indeed about to begin, and the regimental commanders and generals of the Guards would have to lead some units on the battlefield, while Solovyov would only command a regiment.

The organization of the Guards Chasseur Regiment has been finalized, but Solovyov's rank of colonel still needs to wait.

When it comes to military rank, he has always been subject to very strict age restrictions, and his promotion speed has been quite slow.

But there is a problem that the British have always been unwilling to give up. That is Malta, an important stronghold in the Mediterranean that they had captured with great difficulty. No matter how Russia or France protest, the British will not withdraw.

It was this point that led to the French not withdrawing from the lowlands, and war eventually broke out between the two sides.

The British were unwilling to give in on this issue, which resulted in the Tsar not signing the treaty after the diplomatic representatives of both sides had signed it, and the diplomatic treaty was delayed for a long time.

At this time, the Guards had to go back to prepare for war, which meant that the Tsar himself had to get involved.

This is the trouble. Since Peter the Great, the Russian Tsar has not appeared in person on the battlefield for a long time.

Although the 18th century was a century with more empresses, this is not a reason. After all, there were two adult male emperors, Peter III and Paul. But Paul was a trainer in St. Petersburg, and Peter III was overthrown within a few months.

In fact, some people in the Guards knew clearly what level Alexander was at, but they could not explain in detail.

It would be more beneficial for the anti-French alliance if he kept his magical powers to himself and stayed in the rear.

However, Alexander was still very useful in diplomatic occasions. He had some special skills when negotiating with monarchs and ministers of various countries, and he was also very popular with noble ladies from various countries.

As for preparations for war, it was obvious that among all the commanders of the Guards, only Solovyov was a colonel. He went back directly to train the troops, and he also carried out the work according to the principles passed down by Suvorov.

It was precisely because of this that Constantine originally planned to have him participate in the training of the several large infantry regiments of the Guards, not just take care of his job as a chasseur.

Solovyov knew that he would be assigned some work that he actually had no control over, so he made preparations in advance. He had been busy for the past few months, at least he had not missed the shooting training of the Guards Jagdpanzers, formation training, and simulations on the training ground.

However, because he was so active, the regiment commanders in St. Petersburg more or less regarded him as a pretty boy who only knew how to please the emperor and the queen, and used the heavy training to show off himself, completely ignoring the fact that Paul promoted him not because of his good looks, but because of his military achievements and professional ability.

Let’s not talk about what others did. In a previous war, Suvorov was in charge personally. Although Austria’s logistics were terrible, the generals at the front were still more or less strong.

This time, everyone knew that they would face Napoleon.

Solovyov trained his troops in this way in the hope that he and his brothers would have a greater chance of coming back alive from the battlefield, rather than learning from the British 50 years later and becoming the originator of a famous word.

Ah, yes, it is “cannon fodder”, which is worthless except for the courage it demonstrates.

If we can't train well now, who can guarantee that we can perform well in the key battles of the Third Coalition War?
In short, while Solovyov was writing, he also had to train hard to understand this basic concept of war.

In addition to military training, there is also the part of strategy and tactics. Anyway, you can't learn from someone who has nothing to learn. You also need to publish an infantry drill manual or Hegel's dialectics.
There was indeed none of this, but Solovyov did see that young officers always went to see actresses.
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