Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 348 050 Solovyov's Blessing in Disguise
There are indeed quite a few distinguished persons at the current station of the Guards.

Solovyov set out from Langgeron and rode at full speed, but it was not until night that he arrived here.

Grand Duke Constantine is different from Alexander. He is now living in a tent.

Actually, his official title was "Tsar", while Alexander was actually the "Emperor of All Russia". Although Paul was against the Empress all day long, he was actually a pro-Romanian.

After all, "Tsar" can be changed to "Caesar", and Moscow is also the Third Rome, there is nothing to question about this.

Here, Solovyov met another member of the Dolgorukov family, but he was not from the same branch as the previous ones.

There was no way. The descendants of Rurik of Grand Duke Chernigov were so numerous and their family tree was so clear that the branches of Prince Dolgorukov and Prince Volkonsky were everywhere. In the aristocratic circle, in addition to their names and patronymics, they could also be distinguished by their nicknames, nicknames, titles and places of origin, which made it difficult to distinguish them.

But this person was also an acquaintance. When Solovyov was with Suvorov, he heard the Marshal's nephew Gorchakov mention this family. After all, the person in front of him was Gorchakov's brother-in-law.

Vasily Yurievich is five years older than Solovyov. His father is the retired Army Commander-in-Chief Yuri Dolgorukov. However, the diamond aristocrat has not been engaged and remains single. His father, on the other hand, maintains a luxurious life in his country estate.

However, in Russia, girls generally need a dowry when they get married. Solovyov couldn't figure out why he didn't get married.

When the old man saw him, he greeted him. After all, he was a celebrity in the Guards circle.

"Soloviev, you are finally back in the Guards."

"Those of us who also serve as aides-de-camp always have to keep our ears open when leading troops. Who knows what mission the emperor will assign us next."

"It's like this. Your Highness is not in the tent. You don't have to go back to the Guards Chasseurs directly. We can sit down and talk."

"What is there to talk about? I know your father, Yuri Vladimirovich, went to Montenegro and met an impostor."

"That's true. At that time, Her Majesty wanted to unite some forces in the Balkan Peninsula to fight against the Turks. That was more than 30 years ago."

Yuri Dolgorukov's mission at that time was to go to Montenegro to meet a Montenegrin warlord who called himself Peter III, the King of Montenegro, Stepan Mali. Although this impostor was not as famous as Pugachev, he was the most successful one.

After all, he had his own territory on the Balkan stage, and he repeatedly defeated the Ottoman Empire's expeditionary forces and made the Doge of Venice suffer at his hands, but in the end he was assassinated by the local archbishop and external forces.

This is also the only impostor who has not been liquidated by the Queen and even planned an alliance with him.

Things about the Slavs are always so abstract.

Apparently this Dolgorukov also knew this story and gave Solovyov some scientific knowledge.

After he finished speaking, I was also a little confused about Solovyov's actions.

"Misha, why are you asking this? As a senior of the Putian Group, I am also very curious."

"No matter what the outcome of our war with France is, we will probably have to deal with the Ottoman Empire, the French's traditional ally, next."

Solovyov also didn't know that his stepmother had no connection with the Ottoman Empire except for the Barbary pirates.

Why was Napoleon III so keen on creating this kind of pseudo-history?
The reason is probably that France wanted to reaffirm its traditional relationship with the Ottoman Empire, so it fabricated a specious fact based on some rumors.

The real Queen Mother of the Ottoman Empire actually came from the Caucasus. In fact, Armenians are relatives of the Ottoman Sultan.

"You're really thinking ahead. Do you want to be a diplomat in the future?"

"No, I just want to use my connections to fight the Turks and accumulate some military merits."

Vasily Yurievich looked at him and felt helpless. This kid was too ambitious. He was only 24 years old, but he had military merits and a lot of achievements. In addition, the two emperors liked him, so he was promoted here.

If he could defeat the Turks again and learn from his master, Marshal Suvorov, and win a few great victories, wouldn't he be able to take off directly?

However, Dolgorukov did not know that Solovyov went to see Alexander with Kutuzov's plan, which poured cold water on the Tsar's enthusiasm, and the general position that was about to be obtained was directly lost.

But this was also Solovyov's good luck. If the Battle of Austerlitz had failed, the blame would have been on Kutuzov on one side and Weroser on the other. He was too familiar with these two people and would definitely not be able to escape.

Therefore, while Solovyov missed the fast-forward channel, he also avoided a blame that might have prevented him from getting out of trouble.

This is actually good for him. After all, his resume in every level is solid and complete. Whether he leads troops, serves as a military governor or inspects a major province in the future, he will be able to work more steadily.

Russia's civil service system is not bad, there is a perpetual ninth-rank civil service bar there, and only civil servants above the eighth rank are eligible to become hereditary nobles. And soldiers from the fourteenth rank onwards are all hereditary nobles, and there is no telling how many things are stuffed in here.

Some of the jokes actually talk about the situation in Tsarist Russia.

If we really talk about ability, Solovyov is much better than the three Dolgorukov brothers who became generals in their early 20s. These people reached high positions early and seemed to be capable of doing things independently, but they lacked guidance and were too subjective.

Although it may sound a bit impolite, the father of the three brothers went to the Balkans to fight with volunteers in his early years. After returning, he was in charge of the Tula Arsenal and had not fought in any major wars.

When Peter went to see Napoleon this time, he was bound to be fooled by his second uncle, whom Solovyov had not yet recognized.

Speaking of which, Rurik of the Chernigov branch is indeed a golden thigh among the Russian aristocracy. It is relatively easy for powerful princes among these two lines to improve their political status if they can marry into their family.

He didn't expect that Dolgorukov wanted to act as a matchmaker for him because of Gorchakov's relationship with the Suvorov system.

But this prince, who doesn't have a wife himself, is thinking about other people's affairs, which is also very interesting. As for what position he holds now, he is the leader of the Chernigov Regiment, the headquarters of the Dolgorukov and Volkonsky families.

The Astrakhan Grenadiers Regiment where he used to serve was led by Alexander's brother-in-law, Friedrich Ludwig. If nepotism was taken into account, Solovyov was born to be protected by them.

"Do you plan to get married?"

"you ask me?"

Solovyov was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the prince would ask him this question.

"Yes, in our Dolgorukov family, no matter which branch, many of us choose officers when we get married, and you have a close relationship with my relatives. Maybe I can help you when you want to get married in the future!"

"Then I still have to thank you, but this is not what's important right now. I'm more curious about the situation in the Balkan Peninsula."

"I can tell you the details, but there are still many people in Serbia, Montenegro and Greece who believe in the Eastern Church and can serve as allies. You are friends with the three brothers, and their father, Peter Petrovich, is very prestigious in Greece."

After hearing this, Solovyov also needed to change his mind. The Battle of Austerlitz was doomed to failure no matter how he looked at it.

He was going to return to the Guards Chasseurs to lead the troops, which was also a matter for tomorrow. In two days, it would be December 12, the first anniversary of Napoleon's coronation.

When fighting on this day, the coalition forces had some ideas in their heads, but what was the level of these ideas?
No matter how you look at it, it’s hard to say.

After all, it's a bit funny to go to war on the first anniversary of someone's coronation.

It was purely to boost the enemy's morale, just like the Battle of the Trebbia River happened to coincide with the anniversary of the Austrian Battle of Kolin.

But Alexander was now very confident. He even thought that the French army was likely to choose to retreat, which was a good time to launch an attack.

As for the order, it was quickly conveyed to the Guards.

Solovyov found that he could already prepare for the next season. He could consider whether to go to the intermittent Turkish front or continue to join the main force of the Russian army to participate in the next anti-French alliance.

However, he was still listening to Vasily Yurievich talking about the situation in the Balkans.

The work he is doing now is also to prepare for the future Balkan War.

Solovyov himself was considered a disciple of Suvorov, and those who were related to the Grand Marshal would support him at critical moments, but many of these people did not have a deep understanding of the situation in the Ottoman Empire. The changes in the situation in the Balkans over the years were very different from when they were fighting on the Danube.

"In the Balkans, we still have a naval fleet and a small number of troops operating in Corfu. As for the person you need, I think General Komnenos may be very useful."

"Eh? General Komnenos? His daughter and my sister are classmates!"

Solovyov himself wanted to laugh. He turned around and thought that since he was in the core area of ​​Petersburg, it was very convenient to get people. There could even be two Lazarevs as naval admirals in the future, and those little girls could sleep in the same dormitory in the girls' school.

General Christopher Komnenos, his wife was a Moldavia princess, his father was once the governor of Samos in the Ottoman Empire, and was beheaded by the Ottoman Sultan in Constantinople because of his relationship with Russia. It was in this context that General Komnenos, because of his Greek ancestry, married Princess Maria Muruzi from Moldavia.

He was one of the few descendants of Komnenos who had a name and some military power. Although he was only a major general and often served as the quartermaster general of the various legions in the Danube direction, he was relatively familiar with the enemy situation in the Balkans, and with the relationship in his father-in-law's family, he could have a say in the Minister of War.

Speaking of which, the Principality of Moldavia and the Ottoman Empire are now at odds with each other. If Wallachia is included, it is not impossible to collect intelligence and conduct enemy research in the Balkans. The various ethnic groups in the Balkans, even those who do not believe in the cross but the stars and the moon, hope that the Russian royal army will come to rescue them as soon as possible. They are being exploited too much by the Ottoman Empire. Even the Crimean Khanate, which is considered a relative of the Ottoman Empire, had its Khan beheaded by the Sultan after the fall of the country.

Although Werosser was poor at formulating battle plans, he was very good at intelligence gathering and analysis. Solovyov learned these skills from him and combined them with some of the methods he already knew.

While Verosa was still working on his plan to cut off the French army's retreat, Solovyov was considering the issue along the Dniester River.

He even had his own idea that Longgeron, the complaining guy, would definitely fall out of favor because he persuaded Alexander to abandon the battle plan or made sarcastic comments on the current actions.

Solovyov's idea was to take this guy and a group of exiled French royalist officers to the Duke of Richelieu in Odessa and form a team to prepare for a big one.

The reason why we say "separate the team" is because the Ottoman Empire will definitely take action in this direction under the instigation of France, and the French ambassador to Constantinople will do so.

The experience is that every time the Russian army arrives in this direction, one of Britain and France will come out to support the Ottoman Sultan.

It is the French who are doing this now. If, unfortunately, the Crimean War were to break out, it would be the British who would play the same trick and instigate the situation, which would eventually lead to the escalation of the situation.

But now he just wants to look at the map and understand the current situation in the Balkans.

There are actually some ideas, but they require reliable people to execute them.

It seems that after returning, he will have to use the Polish girl's connections. She will help her brother's friends to get some middle and low-level military officer positions. Although it is a bit difficult to get a senior military officer position, considering that Alexander dotes on her and has several daughters with her, it should not be a problem.

But to take this route, he actually had a very abstract route, which was to find her through the queen.

After all, the Polish girl and Louisa have a very good relationship. They went from being rivals in love to best friends. It is already very outrageous that the wife can accept a mistress, sleep with her, and raise children together.

But no matter how we plan, we have to get through this hurdle now. If we can't get through this hurdle, we may not have the chance to go to the big stage of the Balkans in the future.

Of course, Solovyov also knew that because he and Bagration were direct superiors and subordinates, when troops were to be deployed to fight in various directions, he should have a share in any battlefield that Bagration went to, except the one in front of him.

(End of this chapter)