Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 448 025 Russian Emperor's German Legion?
Although Maria had a temper tantrum, she quickly calmed down. Even the way she spoke just now and even mentioned little Pearl, it was obvious that she was in a bad mood. She wanted to hide from her sleeping son and not wake him up.

"Masha, listen to me. For me, the emperor I am loyal to is probably Pavel Petrovich, and it was his original request that I come to His Majesty. I know."

"I do miss my father a little. He suffered such misfortune, and the regicide was not fully punished."

"We can't kill all of them. Among those who are plotting rebellion, some are more serious than others."

Maria looked at him and found that he did resemble her father. Solovyov was willing to work for Paul, probably because he was also a tsar. He did not want to get involved in serious struggles for supremacy and was more interested in competing with the landowners. He was also determined to liberate the serfs.

In this example, the two of them did not know that the Decembrists had always believed that Paul possessed virtues, and these things are often selectively forgotten.

"I am really worried about what you will teach my two younger brothers. Fortunately, you have a position in the army and don't have to stay in Petersburg all day."

"I am just responsible for the studies of the two princes together with General Langzdorf. The course outline and exercises are probably my masterpieces. Don't worry too much. I am not the only one who is a teacher."

After hearing this, Maria just smiled.

"Well, thank you for coming to accompany me for the past few days even though your injury is not fully healed yet. You should also return to Petersburg to report on your work in a few days, right?"

"No need to go to Petersburg, go directly to Riga, directly to His Highness Constantine."

"Well, go to my brother's place. I'm counting on you to bring the three of us home."

Then Maria kissed him.

"This is a reward for you, Mishka. But don't call me Malushenka in public. It's too intimate. It's only in front of those two children that you won't be misunderstood."

However, with this kiss now, the misunderstanding may be even greater.

Moreover, Solovyov now knows that Maria is more or less interested in him. With her personality before she got married, she would have pounced on him a long time ago. Having a child has made her more stable.

"Well, I'm getting married soon, and this will always cause misunderstandings. It would be best if the war could be ended in the summer, so that I can go to Moscow to get married in the fall."

"That's your wish. War is always a matter for men. But when my grandmother was still alive, she always said, it's a pity that I'm not a boy."

"If you were a boy, I'm afraid you wouldn't be allowed to go to the battlefield now."

Solovyov was still prepared to kiss her hand and say goodbye, and return to his suite, but Maria didn't want to let him go easily.

"Mishka, would you like to stay with me a little longer?"

"I'm afraid not. The Jelgava Palace is not like the Winter Palace. There I can find a way to hide everything, but not here. There are many outsiders, especially the Queen of Prussia. The people around her are likely to gossip. Don't be like..."

"I know. Don't be like the older of my two unmarried sisters."

Maria and Catherine were relatively close, so she more or less avoided mentioning names directly.

"Yes, you have always had a good reputation, and so has Elena, she is very clever, and you, like Alexandra in Wurtemberg, still know the rules."

Solovyov now has a lot to think about. Although Maria is not the kind of difficult and annoying little goblin, her actions always bring some troubles.

Without thinking too much, I quickly went back to the suite.

Now he also had to consider that Napoleon had occupied most of Germany and Austria had been defeated and paid reparations. He expected that the anti-French alliance would be torn apart by him again this time.

The current agreement between Prussia and Russia to advance and retreat together will eventually, due to the absolute disparity in power, require Russia to first make peace with France and then try to preserve Prussia.

If things go wrong, there will be even more trouble. Considering that the Duchy of Brunswick no longer exists, the "Black Duke" sent his wife and children to Sweden, and sent the rest of his family to London as much as possible. This gives us an idea of ​​the possible outcome of Prussia.

The emergence of a "Berlin Governor-General's District" is not unexpected, which means that the Kingdom of Prussia, which developed from the Elector of Brandenburg, may be destroyed this time.

But the Tsar is such a face-conscious person that Alexander will not let Prussia go easily, and he will mediate.

As for the current situation, Russia is actually helping out for the interests of the German countries, but it always encounters stupid teammates. Obviously, there are complaints at home, and I am afraid that there will be more and more nobles in St. Petersburg who advocate peace.

However, these people probably made this decision because they suffered great losses in Europe.

If peace was made with France, Britain would have to join the Continental Blockade, which was unacceptable to Britain.

In terms of strategic vision, it's actually much more important than being with a woman.

Besides, although he had a good relationship with Maria, he didn't want to develop the relationship further. However, this was not something he could decide. After all, Maria's status was much higher than his, and she was also very proactive.

If Louisa had not fallen and fainted once, there probably would not have been this sweet but hidden relationship.

Then there is Maria, who is not as good at keeping secrets as Luisa. Who knows what will happen.

Especially since he was about to get married, he must at least not let down little Katya. This child should have a happy marriage. Even if necessary, Solovyov had considered that these feelings would always cool down after the passion and love.

Even if there are children, it will be like this. Marriage is actually the most stable form of marriage.

And it was Louisa who acted as matchmaker, and Solovyov could actually understand what she meant.

Think about little Natalia's case. Louisa let her marry into the Goncharov family, so that after getting into trouble, there was still a good outcome.

But emotionally, it will definitely not be cut off, and time will still pass.

What he needs to consider now is mainly the issue of establishing a new legion.

Napoleon would certainly weaken the military power of the German princes, but would also strengthen his German allies and Jerome Bonaparte's new state, the Kingdom of Westphalia.

If this continues, many soldiers will end up unemployed or are still in prisoner-of-war camps. If some of them can be found, perhaps some officers can be added.

He had already conceived of forming an army with officers from various German princes, or of improving the structure of the general staff.

Current facts have proved that the current staff officers of the Russian Army are still relatively lacking in training.

In addition, in order to keep up with the business capabilities, they need to be tempered by war.

Russia has always had a tradition of having these foreign officers serve as masters. Although soldiers always complain, educated and capable Russian officers are indeed a scarce resource.

This question must be raised when I go to Riga to meet Constantine.

After returning, he also had to write out an outline before going to bed. Maria's matter was just a small episode, and he hadn't taken it to heart yet. The more important thing was the big thing.

To this end, he had to write a letter to seek the opinion of Grand Duke Constantine himself.

Because Jelgava and Riga were so close, Constantine's reply even came very quickly, asking him to go to Riga for a good talk.

At present, both armies are resting. The Russian army has the Quartermaster General to handle the staff work. Solovyov's injury has not healed yet, and Langgeron even gave him a vacation.

This French guy who loves to complain even asked his chief of staff to go back and get married as soon as possible.

If you didn't know, you would think Lang Jielong had figured out a way to get rid of the BUG and make someone vomit lunch.

However, marrying little Katya naturally had to wait until the engagement period was over, and the fact that nothing went wrong in the Saltykov family was probably due to the old count of the Stroganov family acting as a peacemaker.

After all, he is the only first-class civil servant currently on the job, and a big shot in the political, academic and art circles. His daughter-in-law is acting as a matchmaker for him, so he has to give her face.

It's considered a high-end game, and you can't even get on the table if you're not at a high enough level.

Now in Riga, Grand Duke Constantine lives here with his Polish mistress, the Polish girl's sister, but he did not bring his daughter over, which was somewhat considerate of the girl's feelings.

However, considering that his sister-in-law also had Sonya, he simply left his daughter to the care of his mother-in-law.

Queen Mother Maria was helpless about the fact that both of her sons gave birth to girls, but Sonya was the older granddaughter and very smart, unlike her father who was all about muscles.

In this way, the Queen Mother kept her granddaughter by her side and ignored the absurd behavior of her second son.

But Alexander's mistresses have only given birth to girls, which is really unbearable.

At least Constantine really had a son with his short-term mistress. If his wife had not run back to her parents' home, there might have been room for maneuver.

Not to mention the Queen Mother, Constantine was also very happy when he saw Solovyov.

"It's okay. You're injured, but you look healthy."

"Your Highness, this is also a stroke of luck. The bayonet didn't hit any vital parts, otherwise it would have been very dangerous."

"Would you like some coffee?"

"I think tea is better. If you don't have black tea, Ivan tea will also be fine."

"I'm afraid it's cinnamon flavored, and you're not used to it."

"As long as it's not mint, cinnamon is warm in nature."

"I don't know anything about Eastern medicine, what does this mean?"

As for Grand Duke Constantine, it would be fine if his leadership, bravery, and muscles could be combined with Alexander's brains and high emotional intelligence.

But think about it, it's unlikely, this is not them.

Since he didn't understand that cinnamon was a warming medicine, he could only explain it in a simple way.

"Hot tea warms you up, and if it has cinnamon in it, it warms you up even more."

"I see!"

The Grand Duke was not completely stupid, he quickly understood.

"Your Highness, you asked me to come here because of this legion. I have also thought about it. According to our divisional organization, the soldiers are mainly recruited from the Germans along the Baltic Sea and the Volga River, and some soldiers come from various German princes. In addition, there are officers. By then, a large number of Prussian officers will surely retire. Retirement means unemployment, and they will still have to come to us to find work."

"A division-level organization requires 4 to 6 cavalry regiments and 5 to 7 infantry regiments. You can make a list of the personnel organizations here and I will submit it when I return to St. Petersburg."

"Also, if we make peace with France. Although we shouldn't bring up this idea at this time, we still have to consider the situation on other fronts."

Russia is not fighting just one war. It is currently confronting the Ottoman Empire along the Danube. In addition, it is fighting the Dagestani and Chechen "orcs" in the Caucasus, and fighting endlessly in Azerbaijan and Persia.

In addition, the attitudes of the British and other anti-French allies must be considered.

The Prussian division does not need to worry about this. After all, the king is too cowardly and the queen has to intervene to mediate.

But the attitudes of Britain and Sweden need to be considered.

Solovyov had met the king of Sweden before, and he knew from the moment he first arrived that the king was capricious and his emotional behavior showed some signs of mental illness.

Although the Russian royal family was angered by the marriage issue, they were still real relatives and allies. I'm afraid that when Alexander first ascended the throne, he used the diplomatic insult to vent his sister's anger as a pretext to declare war and deal a heavy blow to Sweden.

During the Second Armed Neutrality and the Third and Fourth Anti-French Coalitions, the two sides had been fighting side by side, but it was not surprising that the King of Sweden really wanted to turn around and fight Russia.

As for the UK?
If we ignore its naval problems, the army may send people to Sweden, but the size of this army should be very limited.

The ulcer in Spain was the fault of the ambitious Napoleon himself, but both Britain and France invested a lot of resources there, which might be more beneficial to Russia.

If Britain were involved in the Peninsular War, the number of troops coming to Sweden would be relatively limited.

While the main force of the Russian army was stationary and active on several major fronts, the number of troops to be deployed on the Finnish battlefield facing Sweden was also a problem.

"So what do you think?"

"Existence is everything, and everything is for existence. If we want to establish such a legion, we can draw real Russian legions from some places and add them to the battlefield on the flanks. We can even use these military operations to train the troops and find out the shortcomings in the war."

"That's a good idea, but what do you mean by that? I don't remember you ever attending any philosophy classes."

"I haven't been to Königsberg to listen to it, but even those who have heard it may not be able to say such existentialist philosophical words."

But Solovyov let slip as soon as he opened his mouth that there should be no existentialism at the moment.

But after listening to it, Constantine felt that there was some truth in it.

After all, this is still Yan Laoxi's existentialist philosophy.

(End of this chapter)