Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 466 043 Solovyov and Bagration's deception

"You're really good at getting a few French officers to come over for dinner. Should we tell them the real plan or the fake one?"

"It depends on the information that is leaked, and it also depends on whether Ney believes it or not. No one can guarantee it."

Everyone says that Bagration is a fierce general, but when he uses his brain, his opponents are often caught off guard.

Although he had faced opponents who were easier to attack in his previous attempts, the results were still good.

Ney is quite cunning when he is not in a state of irritation.

Therefore, Solovyov was not optimistic about the strategy his senior brother was going to use this time.

But he is also a fun-loving person and plans to see it for himself.

"Okay then, I'll go too."

"Are you going too?"

"I went to Baozhen. After all, all the plans were with me. I told them one thing, that the previous battle in Eylau was not decided, and this time it should be settled. For the rest, you can come up with your own ideas. In addition, I have to entrust them to be messengers. My cousin made me lose in front of the floating bridge, so I have to praise him and pass on a message to my aunt."

"Is that true? And your purpose is not just that simple, right?"

"That's right. It's true that my sister-in-law went to Vienna, but the chef she hired for you from there is quite good at cooking."

"Ah, you're here to eat? Why didn't you say that earlier?"

The fact that Bagration's wife did not come home was always a difficult question to raise in front of him.

However, before the couple was arranged by Paul, he had a good relationship with both sides and helped to ease the awkward atmosphere. Solovyov also became one of the few people who could say a few words on this issue without stepping on landmines.

Moreover, after the two separated, they still kept in touch. In addition, they had three daughters, so they still had some real feelings for each other.

Even though the "little fairy" had lovers in Vienna, she just thought they were all gigolos and the real man was still her husband.

Therefore, even though she had been in Vienna for "recuperation" and could not come back, and the sky-high bills made her mother unbearable, she still did not forget to send some cooks, servants, and housekeepers back for her husband on a daily basis, and also brought back some of the things she bought in Vienna for her husband.
It seems that she has the same problem as Polina, she likes men as soon as she sees them. Solovyov still remembers that when she was very young, she tried to seduce him for the first time they met, but failed and turned him down.

Speaking of which, she is already a 24-year-old young lady, but she still looks like a young girl who has just fallen in love. There is indeed some "magic" in her. Polina is another kind of magic, always like when she first got married.
I hope Metternich and Prince Borghese can bear it. These two young wives are at the age of being full of energy and vigor. It would be best if the former could be infatuated with him so that he would dig fewer traps for St. Petersburg in the future. As for the latter, considering that he has a son to raise, this matter cannot be told.

Bagration knew that he wanted to eat for free and also wanted to cooperate with him.

In the past, when he wanted to fool others, he always did it on his own, without even a companion.

This time, it turned into "partner deception", and maybe in the future it will be "group deception", targeting those guys with big heads and thick necks. There are still some differences.

However, Napoleon himself has gained some weight recently and is somewhat moving in this direction.

As for preparing this meal, Bagration still specially prepared some ingredients, although these things are often difficult to get at the base.

There is no way. There is no cold chain, and not even electricity. Refrigeration requires ice making, so it is still a bit difficult.

Otherwise, how could a country have a western ice storage?

Even in Russia, a place that is stereotypically covered in ice and snow, it is not easy to store fresh food.

As for the feast, it was served in Russian style, and the French prisoners who were about to be released were drooling at the sight.

"How's Russia, guys?"

"You say that, Prince, but you took us prisoners before we even reached Russian soil, and even held us in Königsberg."

"Ah, if it's a Prussian prison cell, it might be quite clean. When I was young, I fought against the Chechens in the Caucasus Mountains and was captured. They treated me well because they knew I was a Georgian royal family member."

This was the earliest and least noticed piece of Bagration's dark history. Except for his junior fellow apprentice Solovyov, even his few bad friends didn't know about it.

As for the fact that he brought it up at this time, it was indeed unexpected, but it was also a way to bring him closer to the French.

"But in the mountains of the Caucasus, it was not like now, where you can have a big meal. When I was there, it happened to be Ramadan, so it was inevitable that I would be hungry during the day like them."

"Speaking of which, we also went to Egypt with the Emperor, and the Mamluks there also believed in this."

Then Solovyov interrupted: "So, you are all veterans who have been to Egypt?"

"Yes, Baron. We were promoted to officers there, but His Majesty the Emperor returned to Paris first, and we lived a hard life with General Menou for a while, and could only return home after the exchange of prisoners."

This is not the first time, and the French are often talkative, which makes communication easier.

"Egypt, that place is a bit mysterious, and I have always been interested in it. But I also have something to ask you."

While Solovyov was chatting with the two French officers, Bagration and his two German adjutants were talking about something in French and German. After hearing some of the things, the two French officers also shifted their attention.

After all, as a soldier, even if you are a prisoner, you will inevitably have some interest in the progress of military operations.

What's more, Bagration did it on purpose today. He borrowed two officers from Mecklenburg who came to serve from Wittgenstein, and also invited Elena's brother-in-law, Major General Prince Christian-August, who was the commander of the Moscow Grenadiers.

The biggest advantage of this guy's speaking is that he has a loud voice and his pronunciation is very clear, which makes him suitable for participating in leak activities at this time.

".Your Highness, this is a very important matter. The grenadiers must be used as an offensive force at critical moments. You know, when we faced Ney before, he ran too fast. This time..."

In fact, Bagration himself did not observe the two Frenchmen, but Solovyov was watching them.

If the man from Mecklenburg had just raised his voice a little, their attention would have been drawn to him.

".Why, do you still have any bad memories of Egypt?"

"The worst thing is that it's all sandy there, and it's really hard to march." "I can understand this kind of environment. When I was in Italy, the weather was hot, and it was very difficult to march at that time. Fortunately, I am now a general and don't need to run errands for everything myself, so I admire my mentor, Marshal Suvorov, who was able to command the front line at that age."

"Well, it's remarkable."

Solovyov clearly noticed that the two guys' attention was attracted by the conversation between Bagration and Prince of Mecklenburg, and they mostly laughed it off when talking about him, not like the talkative French at all.

But this is the only way to make them pay more attention to this matter, and even make them unable to listen to it all.

The script was indeed arranged in advance and was about the attack plan against Ney.

"Come, you know, the best thing about Russia is women. You French guys can't stop lingering in Poland after you come from Paris, because Polish women are much more simple than those in Paris. But this doesn't capture their hearts. I get along well with Mrs. Recamier. She likes my translated poems and some prose very much, and thinks they are all good."

"That lady, I heard, was very familiar with General Moreau in the past."

"Yes, I also have contacts with Lucien, the brother of your emperor, but I seem to be the unexpected winner. But I still have some relationship with the emperor!"

"I heard this from my brother who was taken prisoner by the Austrians. General, did you have a conversation with Marshal Mortier and General Gazan?"

"Yes, I am the one who is related to the emperor. My stepmother is the cousin of Queen Josephine, which means I am the queen's nephew, and His Majesty the Emperor is my uncle!"

"Is this really true?"

"When this war is over, it's almost time for us to recognize each other. I believe that we, Russia, will be the victorious party in the end."

However, these two guys were obviously dissatisfied.

"Baron, you are indeed very capable. You have caused us so much trouble and even killed more than 10,000 Poles some time ago. Maybe you have learned Suvorov's skills, but you are still far from His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Is it?"

There was an expression of disbelief on Solovyov's face, but he already knew in his heart that the two Frenchmen had fallen into the trap.

"You will see it on the battlefield. On the battlefields of Poland and East Prussia, we will eat up all the armies under the command of your emperor one by one, so that he will also realize the strength of the Russian army, and then sign a peace treaty."

Although these are all bragging, Solovyov still has to play a young general who is full of vigor and complacent after winning a great victory. Although this is a true portrayal considering his age, he is very mature in his bones.

He had seen Madame Récamier use this method of pretending to be young when they were alone.

Although she is a little older, her girlish demeanor is indeed not easy for others to learn.

This is a skill he learned from bed, but he just acts more passionately.

After observing their expressions, he knew that the French had been tricked.

As for that side, Bagration spoke more and more excitedly, even including some words of mobilization, and the rivers he targeted were mainly the Pasag River. Especially when mentioning the two wings, he emphasized the east bank where Ney was.

The French heard these key points and they were enough.

".Let's not talk about that anymore, let's eat, eat."

Bagration could drink quite well, and he had a pleasant meal with the two Frenchmen.

Solovyov and Prince Christian did not drink, after all, their bases were not here, one at the headquarters and the other at the regiment's camp.

"How are you doing, Michael?"

"Me? Fortunately, after this summer, I will be getting married. When the time comes, I will invite relatives, and maybe even the representative of the French Emperor."

At this point, in order to ensure that Bagration's deception could succeed, Solovyov officially blew himself up at the dinner table.

He was not worried about how Maria and his colleagues would view him after he returned. The Queen Mother and her beloved Catherine hated the French. Louisa's mother, Alexander's mother-in-law, the wife of the Crown Prince of Baden, was an ally of France, but she had never been friendly to France.

In this circle, there are still some things that cannot be said openly or are made public too early.

Even though he was deeply trusted by Langgeron, considering that the other party was a royalist, it meant that the two of them had a good relationship and got along well, otherwise it would not be easy to get through.

But there were people who knew about it in advance, and Bagration spoke at this time.

"When you were in Italy, you captured a French prisoner and asked where your aunt was. Now, even the French emperor wants to claim a relationship with you."

"Sir, I think the Baron is telling the truth and is very logical."

Christian was also familiar with Solovyov when he was on duty in the palace, and he knew that this guy, although he often talked nonsense in a serious manner, rarely told lies.

He was not fully aware of the double act played by the two, that is, he knew that they were trying to deceive the French, so he just played it out.

The two Frenchmen were so fooled by the big and small fools at the table that they told Ney everything they could remember after they were released from the area near Ney.

With Ney's brain's processing ability, if so much information came in at once, he would probably be numb.

Even if he were given an external brain named Jomini, the guy who used to do stock business probably wouldn't have the scheming brains of these two.

Solovyov also wrote a personal letter and entrusted the two of them to pass it on to His Majesty the Emperor.

It gave people a strange sense of déjà vu as if Zhuge Liang had issued a declaration of war, and even directly mentioned the problem.

He was also quite puzzled. He and Motier had made their cards clear before, so why was there so little movement from the other side?

By the way, he also praised Eugene, saying that his defense organization in Pultusk was very successful, which made it difficult for him to take action for a while. He just wanted to thank the French commander for sending more than 10,000 Poles, which enabled him to become famous on the Allied side.

Having said that, the provocation is still strong.

(End of this chapter)