Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 358 060 The Austrians Didn’t Run Away, They Surrendered
Maria would feel sleepy if she stayed in the salon for too long.

However, there was still a simple reception afterwards. The officers of the Guards Cossacks were invited to dine together, while the soldiers were entertained in the barracks.

After all, Russia is a big country, and a marriage with Saxe-Weimar can also provide a certain amount of protection for this small country, so it is only right to treat it well.

However, these officers would easily enter another state if they were given some alcohol.

For example, the emperor is not at home today.
These people started to dance the Cossack dance again. As for Bao Hong, he even started to perform sword dances with both hands.

It looked like everyone was having a great time, and everyone seemed to have put the recent defeat behind them.

Now that we have had enough fun, it’s time to go back and rest.

In fact, everyone knew what the Austrians were going to do, so the Duke of Saxe-Weimar was also waiting for news.

You have to know that the failure of mediation is actually due to Prussia's two-faced approach, which will definitely lead to its own failure in the end.

If the Prussian King Frederick William III did not have a queen supporting him, he would have been even more cowardly, and even the old Junkers in the Prussian army would not have taken him seriously.

Even the Duke of Brunswick's return to power was arranged by the Queen. Although the Queen knew little about military affairs, she at least knew how to find an old veteran to stabilize the morale of the army.

However, the terrible situation of the Prussian army is indeed hard to convince people.

For this reason, the current Duke of Saxe-Weimar also wants to call Solovyov to hear his account of the French situation.

"Your Highness, if you ask me about the French, I can only say that they are advancing very quickly. Such strategic mobility is very rare in a corps mainly composed of infantry. If the Prussian army is unfortunate enough to encounter the French army on the battlefield one day in the future, it should find a way to stretch the enemy's front line and wait for friendly forces to approach, rather than rushing into a decisive battle."

Of course, saying these things to the Duke is better than nothing, which is equivalent to being useless.

Even if the Duke said: "I have already planned to send my youngest son to Hohenlohe, so that he can also learn advanced experience in the headquarters."

When Solovyov heard this, he knew there was nothing more to say and it was completely a waste of time.

Although he sent diplomatic messengers to report the situation in Weimar to Grand Duke Constantine, he did not receive any specific instructions. During this period, he had to stay in Weimar with this squadron of Cossack Guards.

Maria did not avoid suspicion and always called Solovyov to the palace.

She is quite strong here, and has a good relationship with her gentle husband, but she just wants outsiders to see her son.
Maybe in her eyes, although Solovyov was an officer of the Guards, he often played with her when they were in the Winter Palace. Plus, with his appearance and without a beard, he was still her old "good friend".

Well, she doesn't care what the person involved thinks.

The baby she is holding now is her eldest son. Her full name includes the names of her father, father-in-law, husband and two elder brothers. She doesn’t know if this will reduce the child’s blessing.

"Misha, come and see, is this child cute?"

Compared with Louisa and her two sisters, she is obviously a stupid mother. Although her posture of holding the child is quite standard, she doesn't pay much attention to the child's needs.

"Very cute, Your Highness, but you should recall how the nannies held the baby in the palace. You can't keep it in this position all the time."

Among the officers of the Guards, Solovyov was obviously the best at taking care of children. Even when he didn't have an illegitimate child, he often helped his stepmother at home and held the child in various positions. As long as the child was not old enough to crawl or walk, he was definitely good at it.

Of course, he was also checking the child's health. After all, European medicine was underdeveloped. Although Maria cared about the child, she had little experience. Like her sister Catherine, she was sometimes rough and obviously not as careful as Luisa and Elena.

"That's true, Misha, you are really capable."

"Also, the child's body is very fragile. This is determined by the individual's physical condition. If you feel that you have a cold or have some other illness, don't let him get close to the child, even if he is His Royal Highness the Duke."

Maria thought it made sense. She also knew that when her sister-in-law gave birth, even her brother had to wear a mask when he went in to see the child.

Solovyov came today and did wear a mask, which shows he is quite considerate.

Of course, he also hit the jackpot by accident, as Maria's first son died in 1806 (history).

But this big fat boy is bigger than other three-month-old babies, so he must be very healthy.

Fortunately for Maria, her butt looked very fertile, so she didn't suffer much.

After listening to what Solovyov said, the inexperienced young couple really agreed with it and ordered the servants and maids to rearrange Maria's bedroom.

Just when the child starts crying, you should also follow your experience.
Solovyov could not interfere in this matter. Maria probably thought that her son needed breastfeeding, so she drove all the men out, undressed herself and fed the child.

Taking this opportunity, Solovyov also got close to the Prince of Saxe-Weimar and found that he was a gentle person with no opinion of his own.

In this case, when the old duke is alive, he will definitely have the final say in the court, but when he inherits the title in the future, Maria may have the final say.

The Queen Mother must have planned all of this. William is opinionated but not strong. Frederick Ludwig is gentle and dotes on his wife. This son-in-law's personality is not as good as the previous two.

This made Solovyov a little curious, who would be Ekaterina's husband?

He was simply too familiar with Napoleon. Not only was he his "uncle", but he also knew that after Napoleon had a child with his maid, he would not be as loyal to Josephine as he should be.

At this time, his inner thoughts were: Ah, my poor aunt. You know, after Josephine married Napoleon, although she still had a lover outside, she also needed to do this in social occasions to get information for Napoleon, and she also brought a daughter and a niece. Hortense could give birth to an heir with Louis while Napoleon and Josephine were married, and her ex-husband's niece also had a marriage target recently.

By the way, now that Stephanie de Beauharnais and Louisa's brother are in marriage negotiations, Solovyov is about to become a relative of Louisa, although this series of operations is very complicated and they have become relatives in a twisted way.

But the relationship between him and Louisa was very straightforward. After all, the Russian granddaughter had a child with him, and the child was Alexander's favorite.

Even when Alexander was defeated and on his way back home, he wrote letters to Louisa and the Polish girl respectively, asking them to take good care of their daughters. As for Maria Antonovna, who was pregnant at the time, she was also asked to pay attention to rest.

After writing the letter, he also began to pay attention to the diplomatic situation.

As expected, the Austrians negotiated with the French, and then an armistice agreement was signed. This was a huge failure for Austria, as they did not run away this time but surrendered directly.

But Russia had not yet declared a ceasefire. In addition to writing letters to his women, Alexander also wrote to his mother, the regent, the ministers and the Governor-General of St. Petersburg, asking them to perform their respective duties.

To put it bluntly, the court must maintain stable emotions, government departments must fully cooperate in preparations for war, and the military governors of each governorate must intensify troop training.

At the same time, he also made the decision to pass the buck. Kutuzov undoubtedly took the blame and was temporarily unemployed. It was a blessing that he did not have to rush back to his own estate directly.

Langeron was convicted for speaking his mind, and as he was always a big mouth and had been madly complaining about his Russian colleagues, and he was also a foreigner, Alexander sent him to the Duke of Richelieu who was in Odessa, so that everyone would have some peace and quiet. There were many French people in Odessa, so it didn't matter what kind of circles they formed.

At the same time, this would also allow for preparations for war in the south, guarding against possible diversionary attacks by the Turks or causing trouble along the Dniester River.

Many of the generals who had given advice at the time were blamed. The deployment of this battle was arranged by Werose, and he fell ill because of it.

Bagration and Solovyov did not receive any punishment. Bagration himself showed great bravery in the battle and was rewarded when he returned.

As for Solovyov, although he lost his promotion to general because of Alexander's pettiness, Alexander also rewarded those who had made contributions. In addition to the third-class Order of St. George, he also gave him a piece of land near Gatchina which could be used to build an estate.

As for the fourth-class Order of St. George that Alexander awarded himself, it embodied "the courage shown in the Battle of Austerlitz" and was somewhat black humor and irony.

Of course, if you see the Fourth Class Order of St. George awarded by Nicholas II 110 years later for "the emperor being exposed to German artillery fire", this is really nothing.

After all, the Tsar performed well on the battlefield. It was barely understandable that he had some defeatist emotions and cried secretly there after he left the battlefield.

As for the situation of the second and third sisters in their respective palaces reported by Constantine, and the fact that Elena and Maria had recently given birth to children, it was indeed not appropriate to take the children out in winter, so Alexander also replied to Constantine, asking Solovyov to return with the team of Cossack guards.

As long as the King of Prussia did not commit suicide and did not start a war, both sisters would be safe. Napoleon even saw his eldest sister Alexandra in Württemberg and intended to arrange a marriage between his young nephew and her daughter in order to tie Württemberg to the chariot of France.

At the same time, the marriages with Baden and Württemberg were also somewhat attempts to show goodwill to the European royal families, including St. Petersburg.

As an emperor, he was no longer dealing with European royal families in the name of the republic, but obviously had to do things according to the royal rules.

In this case, its nature is gradually changing. It is no longer the revolutionary army during the French Revolution. The transition from a republic to an empire has destroyed half of it, but the other half, its military strength, is still ridiculously strong.

Therefore, Napoleon's power was still very strong. He was following his own plan, and he was putting pressure on various countries on the European continent or forming alliances with them, all according to his own method.

Until one day, this force is no longer so strong.

However, the parties involved are not clear about the situation now. No matter which force they are from, they all think that the situation has been decided.

Solovyov was now also preparing to return to St. Petersburg, and on the way he still had to pass through Dresden. He heard that Prince Vasily Dolgorukov had gone there with his family again.

As for why they went there, it was because Naples joined the anti-French alliance. After the war, the French army drove the Neapolitan army out of Naples, and they were retreating towards Sicily.

At this time, although the movements of many Russian nobles living in Italy were not restricted, they were inevitably subject to secret surveillance.

So Vasily Vasilyevich decided to take his wife and two daughters from Naples to Dresden via Switzerland.

After all, the rear area controlled by the French was safe, and the French allowed them to leave. After all, for the more hostile British, the expatriates were only monitored and reported regularly, and personal freedom was generally still there.

As for his two sons, they had left Strasbourg long ago and were on their way back home through northern Germany.

Solovyov's visit to the retired Prince Lieutenant General was also at the request of Vasily Yurievich, who wanted to ensure that the nobles and expatriates who were preparing to return home could safely return to Russia through Poland.

You know, although Prussia did not join this anti-French alliance, they wanted to have the best of both worlds, and the Poles in Warsaw also had their own plans. If the French came, they would work together inside and outside to take back Warsaw from the Prussians.

They were even very confident that since Russia had retreated back to its home country this time, as long as France defeated Prussia and reached the vicinity of Warsaw during the rapid advance, then the matter would be close to success, and would not be quickly defeated by the Russian army as in the third partition of Poland.

It seems that this has been figured out, but whether it can succeed depends to some extent on the French.

As for the last month of 1805, time is passing slowly, and when 1806 comes, the situation in Europe will be different.

When the news was published on a large scale in London, the British would definitely be overwhelmed. In addition, the French army's "Gazette of the Grand Army" has always exaggerated the facts. One can imagine how desperate William Pitt the Younger, who was already seriously ill, was.

Perhaps his death will make a greater contribution than when he was alive.

(End of this chapter)