Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 503 015 Special Military Operation

As for Arakcheev, he did have his own ideas about the establishment of the General Staff Headquarters.

When it came to military reform, he made some achievements because his branch of the military was artillery. But overall, it sounds very troublesome for a person who is full of energy, in a high position, and has a strong desire for control.

Because this General Staff now sounds more like an advisory body to Alexander himself. At the command level, it actually depends on the troops at the front, while the supply and guidance in the rear are still issued from St. Petersburg. Therefore, the War Ministry is still like the committee system in the past and has great power.

Especially since this time the army was not going abroad to fight, the Ministry of War naturally had to hold on to power. Arakcheev himself was a minister that both Paul and Alexander trusted more.

As for the final decision to launch the war in February, this was not surprising, as winter has always been an advantage for Russia.

What's more, they were not attacking a country headed by Finland, but Sweden, whose capital was far away in Stockholm. A sudden attack would obviously be more beneficial.

As for the three divisions on the front line, they were led by Tuchkov, Bagration and Barclay and launched an attack on Sweden without even declaring war.

As for Stockholm, except for the more than 10,000 Finnish garrisons, most of the elite troops were in Sweden, preparing to assemble and give the Danes a big blow.

Regardless of the feasibility of this plan, Denmark has always been backed by the French.

Since the British attacked Copenhagen for the second time and captured the main force of the Danish navy here, there was no need for Denmark to continue to maintain friendly relations with this relative. After being attacked twice, the project of planting oak trees in Jutland Peninsula was obviously more active.

In addition, the Danish army has been on high alert on its own territory, and there are 4 French troops and vassal troops led by Bernadotte stationed in Kiel. As long as Denmark and Sweden fight, the French will definitely help.

Cricket is just Sweden. Even if the British come, they will have to gesture on the ground.

However, the delay of news in this era always causes some problems.

Since Sweden can be attacked unexpectedly, if the Allies take any action on other battlefields, Russia will not have time to react.

What's more, even if Russia knew it was going to attack Spain, it would not be able to adjust any of its decisions. In the Treaty of Tilsit, the two countries actually divided Europe.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the two countries each find an opponent to practice with, but it is indeed a bad move for France to target Spain.

Solovyov didn't care about this now. What he was more concerned about was his wife's constipation problem, especially since it was her first pregnancy and she lacked experience, so she always needed the nanny to take care of her.

Arakcheev obviously did not intend to let the General Staff, especially the Operations Department, take over the contact with the front. After they drew up the combat plan, they were driven aside.

Going home to be with my wife might be a better choice, especially for such a beautiful maison, which was built for living.

Originally, he wanted to bring his father, stepmother, and younger brothers and sisters to stay with him for a few days, but Katya was in this state and she didn't want to be seen in this embarrassing state, so she hid in the bedroom and cried.

Well. I've been eating some parsley and pumpkin recently, which has relieved the pain a little, but it's still very uncomfortable when I go to the toilet. She always sticks to her husband when she's at home, and these past few days she only let the maid and the nanny in, and didn't let Solovyov in to see her.

“This kid is really something.”

Although Solovyov married his wife, he always treated her as a child. She was indeed just a child, and even marriage had just become legal in the aristocratic circle.

"Madam doesn't want you to see it either, and there are always some things, Master, you understand."

"Yes, it can only be shown during intimacy, and she is not feeling well now. Also, ma'am, please don't give her any laxatives. Those doctors also use senna leaves, without considering whether it is appropriate now. Pregnant women cannot use rhubarb and senna leaves, so you should also pay attention to this."

"Yes, sir. But you don't have to be so respectful to us servants. Madam is also a daughter of our family. We have served her since we were young. You are a military officer and now a general. You may have a good relationship with the brothers in the army."

"You think you are a servant, but a servant needs to have skills. You can't just have anyone."

People are different from each other. Katya brought a lot of servants with her, but most of the Russian serfs and servants are still very simple. It is indeed more sympathetic to see them like this.

Solovyov's own estate was doing well, and he had actually terminated his ties with the serfs.

If it were somewhere else, it might be a different situation.

Now when he was thinking about something, another maid came in.

"Olga, why is it your turn this time?"

"Miss, no, the madam said that you can come over, sir."

"Very well, then. Well, Olga, when you go down to the kitchen later, you can ask for some more parsley and vegetables, which will be good for digestion."

When we went into Katya's bedroom, she was lying on her side, covering her buttocks.

"Are you feeling better?"

“That’s it, but…”

After constipation, there is always gas movement, which means you will fart.

"It's okay. Wait until the doctor comes and ask him to prescribe some medicine to help digestion. But don't use laxatives or some strange treatments."

"Of course I know that, but aren't you going to work these days?"

"Although I have a lot of things to do, the Minister of War is always you know Arakcheev, the head of the Ministry of War, he has too strong a desire for control. After we make a plan, we will kick the General Staff aside. As the Minister of War, he has some skills in reorganizing the army, but he is not so good at fighting a war."

"Are you talking about those fortresses in Finland? I heard from my father that if you want to besiege a fortress, you need to prepare in advance. Besides, there seem to be quite a few of them on the road from Vyborg to Abo."

Katya probably doesn't understand military affairs. Even a newly married bride like her knows that the fortress issue is not easy to deal with.

By the way, Arakcheev seemed to have boasted at the imperial court meeting that the Swedish problem could be solved in three months.

Although this is based on confidence in the strength of the Russian army and a series of mind-boggling operations by Gustav IV, one thing must also be taken into account, that is, if any resistance occurs in Finland, it will still be very fierce.

The Russian army would certainly win, but not so quickly. Moreover, using Vauban siege techniques to attack several major fortresses along the way would always require the mobilization of supplies, especially heavy siege artillery, and even additional troops.

Well, when it comes to playing artillery, Arakcheev is indeed a professional, and may be slightly stronger than Solovyov in Poland before.

But now, his method of using artillery is still the old way, so Sukhteren decided to go to the front line to organize it himself. Who knows what kind of trouble will come out if Arakcheyev takes command?
In particular, his command is completely about micro-managing the front line, and with Booker Holden, it is indeed very troublesome.

But these things can only be corrected through fighting.

Come to think of it, this is also a Russian tradition.

You must suffer a little in war so that you can know how to fight.

Even when Solovyov was with Suvorov, he encountered the famous scene of Konstantin's bus tuition.

As for the war with the Swedes, perhaps the Russian army had been able to defeat its opponents several times in the past, and had developed a certain underestimation of the enemy, just like the Prussians' lyrics.

As for the situation in Vyborg, it would have been easier for Solovyov, who settled on the shore of Lake Ladoga, to get information. There was also a Russian military station near his home that supplied supplies to Vyborg.

But he didn't want to join in Arakcheev's game. He wanted to relax for a while and enjoy a happy married life. By June, the child would be born.

The war should not have progressed so quickly, but while slacking off, Solovyov probably forgot that in addition to being an aide-de-camp and deputy minister of operations, he was also responsible for the studies of the two grand dukes in the palace.

It's "winter vacation" now, and Nikolay and Mikhail won't come to disturb me.

But Queen Maria was not like that, and her letter soon arrived.

".Katya, the Queen Mother has believed me. I must be a child-rearing general, otherwise I wouldn't be allowed to take care of the next generation of Grand Duchesses' studies. But it's unheard of for girls in the palace to study the same courses as boys."

"Perhaps Her Majesty the Queen Mother wants to change the teaching procedures of the Smolny Girls' School as well?"

"Yulia will have graduated by then, but when Polina enters school, she might be able to catch up."

Moreover, the Empress Dowager also stated in the letter that even on weekends, Nikolai and Mikhail had to come to his house for extra lessons. As for the accompanying personnel and various expenses, they would naturally be allocated from the Empress Dowager's funds.

Solovyov finally understood why the royal expenses of Queen Mother Maria were fixed at 100 million rubles, and why a portion of the 80 rubles that Alexander returned to the national treasury had to be taken out every year to show his filial piety.

The way the old lady treated her two sons was like hiring private tutors. Solovyov was originally planning to slack off for a while, but it seems that is not going to work.

As for Nikolay and Mikhail coming home, that was easy enough, and it was almost time for "school" to start.

"You still have to go. After all, it's the business of His Royal Highnesses Nicholas and Mikhail. This is your part-time job."

"Katya, sometimes I really think that I shouldn't have so many part-time jobs. I still want to be with you at home. Can I put my ear to your belly to feel our child?"

"Of course, Mishka, you can try."

Of course, Katya has obviously become more open-minded since she became pregnant, and her bulging belly is somewhat a kind of - the three mountains are just for feeding the child.

"It feels like there's no movement."

"In the morning, he was still moving. Maybe he was like this when we were in our mother's belly."

"Come to think of it, you're so lively and active. Even with a baby in your belly, you're still bouncing around when you walk. You're totally like a child who hasn't grown up."

Having said this, Solovyov also hugged Katya and threw her onto the bed.

"Why are you so careless again today?"

"I still like you very much, Katya. If it weren't for the children, we would have to sleep in separate beds."

But Katya always makes people feel surprised. She also knows that if her husband always accompanies her like this, she must have some needs.

"If you want to go look for that French woman, you can go and see her when you get back to Petersburg."

Normally, a newlywed bride of this age should have a particularly strong possessive desire for her husband, but she is a little strange and can tolerate her husband's affairs outside.

"As for Madame Recamier, I don't even have time to go to her salon, let alone visit her at night. You know, there are always some troubles. I guess you don't know all my secrets yet?"

"Actually, I know that Her Majesty the Queen said that you are her guardian angel. It's just a little embarrassing to say it out loud. It would be great if you could give me that poem."

Things are indeed not simple. It is true that Katya likes me, but after being intimate with me for a while today, I didn't expect her to talk about what happened with Louisa.

Although she was the youngest new maid beside Luisa at the time, she was trusted like the elder Natalia.

Even if Louisa did not tell Katya anything more profound, she still knew about the poem Solovyov had given her before, which, although not the sweetest words, expressed sincere feelings.

"How about I write you some poetry too?"

"You have to be genuine. I suppose when you helped brother Vasya join the Guards, you were also fighting against your love rival, right?"

Solovyov knew that he was always being taken advantage of by these seemingly cute forces. Katya was still very smart, but because their relationship was so close, she was devout in her faith and would take on the responsibilities of a wife.

As a wife, having such a wife is enough.

"You are also a cunning little fox, girl. People in the army either call me 'Old Man Misha' or 'White Fox'. We are considered a pair."

After saying this, he protected Katya's belly with one hand and explored her armpit with the other.

"Brother Mishka, please don't do this. I'm very ticklish."

"Well, I'll let you go, but when summer comes and we go to the Summer Palace, I'll let you go to the beach and have some fun with the dolphins."

"OK, all right."

(End of this chapter)