Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 534 Today this place is called Abo, from now on it will be called Turku
If you look at the place names of this era, it is often easy to get confused.

When I saw Helsingfors, I could at least guess based on this place that this would be Helsinki, the future capital of Finland.

As for Abo, or Obu, if you don’t see the location, you wouldn’t think this is Turku.

Even when Solovyov escorted Louisa to Sweden to visit relatives, it was the same. He looked at the map for a long time and was always confused.

Now that you are familiar with the map, you can notice that the names of many places during the Swedish rule are different from those during the Russian and Finnish rule, and it is inevitable that there will be some deviations in the reporting.

Even without Solovyov's upcoming opponent Amfelt, Solovyov wanted to change the name to something normal that he could see.

Moreover, if Finland, which has a relatively sparse population, were to become the Grand Duchy of Finland, it would be able to import serfs to enrich the estates in the future, thereby diluting the local Finnish population.

To be honest, the Finns have a closer relationship with the Ugric people. There are still such ethnic minorities in many places in northern Russia, and their numbers are large.

Instead, the Swedes have been managing the western part of Finland, while Novgorod has been managing the eastern part of Finland all the way to Vyborg. Since ancient times, games of chess and territorial demarcation have had no meaning here. After all, one side will take over and the other will take over, and in the end, the country will have to take the form of the Grand Duchy of Finland, with the Russian Tsar as the co-ruler.

This is why Alexander is relatively tolerant and likes to play the role of Messiah all day long. If it were Nicholas.
Anyway, if Nicholas became the Tsar and Poland dared to make trouble, he would have taken the title of King of Poland seriously and done as his brother wished.

The Poles rebelled and lost even their autonomy, and eventually became a series of provinces ruled by Russia. I don’t know how to evaluate this.

In short, when Solovyov thought of some things and recalled here, he would be able to remember that Russia had three Alexanders and two Nicholas. During the reigns of the first two Alexanders, the country was generally stable, except for occasional wars with foreigners, and assassinations, coups, and flying bombs in the country.

The period of Alexander III and the two Nicholas is really hard to describe in a few words.

As Nicholas' teacher, he could never predict how this 12-year-old boy, nearly meters tall and looking like a volleyball girl, would have such a strong rule in the future.

By the way, in addition to playing basketball, Solovyov also actually invented the "flying ball" volleyball.

It's just that he himself had no time to engage in sports. Since 1805, he had rarely had the opportunity to rest and had no time to care about the development of sports.

As for the English Football Association, that's not to mention. Now we are at war with each other, and it wouldn't be surprising if Arsenal, Wimbledon, Millwall, Fulham, or Prince George of Wales came up with a Barclays Premier League.

Of course, after entering Abo, I also met Bagration whom I hadn’t seen for a long time, and even the veterans of the Moscow Grenadiers.

However, compared with the time in Italy, the personnel of the Moscow Grenadiers have undergone great changes. Many veterans have completed their service. However, according to the efficiency of the Russian army in conscripting able-bodied men and free citizens from the manors, the troops are still complete.

But as they watched the Finnish division approaching, with many troops with similar roots and neat military appearances among them, everyone felt that victory was in sight in this war against Sweden.

Although some bad news came from the north, it was also considered that the current guerrilla activity in Finland was far less than in the summer, and by the autumn, most of the Swedish armed forces, as long as they still had some desire to survive, would transfer their regular soldiers and militia to the Swedish mainland.

In this case, victory is indeed just a matter of time.

"Mishka, congratulations to you too. First you became a father, and then you can lead troops instead of being the chief of staff."

"Pyotr Ivanovitch, what can I say is that you already have someone here, or you would have brought me here."

"Here I am only the southern army of the Vyborg Corps, and there are the troops of Barclay and Shuvalov in the north. You are also aware of the affairs of Tuchkov and Dolgorukov."

"Alas, I can only say that Misha has bad luck. It's no secret now. But I feel sorry for your Highness. He can only stay in the monastery for a while to calm down."

"But what can we do? Some noble ladies in Petersburg are unwilling to marry officers now. Your Katya is a good girl and won't be picky."

"These ladies are really worrying too much. If their husbands die, they can remarry. If their love fails, they can find another boyfriend! What's more, as long as they join the army, they will inevitably have some close contact with the enemy's weapons."

"That's true."

Solovyov was also very open-minded, after all, this kind of thing happens all the time.

Bagration then brought the subject back to the point.

“We went in and said, this is about the overall strategy.”

"It's not like Bennigsen is going to do something cunning after being re-employed in an important area, right?"

"That's not the problem. We are now in a stalemate in several directions, and it is also due to the geographical environment of the battlefield. In the Gulf of Bothnia and the Åland Islands, you mentioned the duration of the ice age. The northern region may have about 210 days, but the climate there is also colder."

"This is a geographical problem. You know, the ocean currents coming from the North Atlantic always make the climate warmer. Although the latitude here is very high, it is not as warm as in Moscow and Ryazan."

"But there is another problem on the battlefield. When you advance on the ice, you also have to consider your rear. Supply is always difficult. No matter what, I will attack the Åland Islands. The first stage is to cover your plan, and the latter is to threaten Stockholm and ensure the safety of your ice transportation lines."

"That's natural. If it were someone else, it certainly wouldn't be easy to accomplish this task."

"Barclays also agrees with the idea of ​​attacking across the sea. This way there won't be any problems. At least we can still fight in two main directions."

Solovyov looked at his senior brother and felt relieved that he could always fight as long as he was determined. Even if the whole army was in danger, he would be able to stay behind and cover everyone's safe retreat.

But this time, he was the tip of the spear. Once any problem occurred, due to the special terrain of the war zone, there might be someone to cover the flank, but the enemy's attack would mainly be directed at him.

But he was not afraid of this, as he had fought tough battles before. As for the rest, he would probably just start building a military camp locally.

But it is inevitable that the enemy will notice it. The Swedes have always had an intelligence network in Abo, and they have long known about the Russian troop increase, so they will definitely be prepared.

However, this time the attack started with a cover on the Gulf of Bothnia, and the other side always needed to think carefully.

"Well, we have to have a final decisive battle. After defeating the last resistance of the Swedish army, we will be able to march our troops into Stockholm. As for what happens next, that is something that the Emperor and the Minister of Foreign Affairs need to consider."

"That's the case. How do you plan to arrange the garrison?"

"The garrison and I are still outside the city. This will make it easier to mobilize. We also need to bluff the enemy into thinking we have more troops, which will make them more nervous."

"You always like to think of some tricks. Also, is there any news about my wife?"

"She is doing well in Vienna, but I don't think it's a good idea for her to spend so much money. After all, I have known Katish since she was 13 years old, and she has so many little problems."

"But she is a beauty after all, and it was His Majesty Paul who arranged the marriage. I have no choice but to maintain my marriage with her. This is different from the usual situation, and I can't be like Alexander Vasilyevich."

"But Arkasha's character, apart from being very popular with women, is pretty good in other aspects. Of course, I heard that he taught a hussar how to pick up girls some time ago, but this hussar was from the Mariupol Regiment."

Bagration knew it as soon as he heard it. Arkady Suvorov met Durova at a ball, but the latter always pretended to be a man and acted like a tomboy who was not easy to grow a beard. Arkady really taught her how to attract girls' attention.

"That's a good story. Maybe there will be other stories to tell in the future."

"Yes, I want to bring Madame Recamier here, but I don't know if she likes the environment in Abo. It can't be compared with Petersburg."

"Will Katya agree?"

"I feel like I owe Katya. She said if she wasn't so busy taking care of two children, she would come here to accompany me."

This means that his wife agreed to have a mistress outside, and this happened before Katya got engaged.

"What a lovely girl, she still thinks about you."

After hearing this, Solovyov also felt a little emotional. Although the wives they married had the same name, their personalities were very different.

But there were some things that Bagration could not be told, that is, the "little goblin" was having a hot affair with Metternich in Vienna, and was jealous of Duchess Sagan.

Well, Metternich was also very popular with women. The two most attractive women in Vienna were pushed down on his bed by him.

But compared to Bagration, he is indeed not strong enough.
Madame Recamier quickly replied. Although Finland was not safe, this adventure was also very interesting. She would bring her servants to Turku and mentioned some things related to Paris in her reply.

Because Solovyov had an argument with the royalist General Cadoudal while he was looking for relatives for his stepmother, Mr. Recamier was sentenced to death and sent to the guillotine when Moreau was tried. In the end, his wife became a wealthy widow with assets worth millions of francs, which was enough for her to live a luxurious life after cashing out at a discount. She also decided to stay away from Paris.

For example, Madame Staël's recent activities and the gradual lifting of restrictions in Paris.

However, she also wanted some more exciting adventures in it.

"This lady can make men fall in love with her, but..."

"What is it, Mishka."

"Nothing, except that Katish has become one of her kind, which is a bit troublesome, but the salon hostesses in Vienna and Paris are usually of different status. She just agreed to come here, and I have to prepare a nice mansion for her, that's about it."

"You really are."

Bagration couldn't help but want to comment on his junior brother, who was almost on the same track as Miloradovich.

"There's nothing we can do. We're here, and we've brought our mistresses with us. It doesn't look like we're going to launch a large-scale attack, and we're not going to make any statements. How about this?"

After hearing this, Bagration also laughed and said, "So you want this too. I can cooperate with you then."

Their purpose was to put on a show for the Swedes, showing that the Russian army's main attack direction was not the Aland Islands, and that given the current situation, it would be better to forget about fighting.

Moreover, Alexander had been asking for negotiations with King Gustav, just as he had done before the war.

At this time, the Russian army seemed to have lost its aggressiveness due to the minor setbacks in the previous offensives, and it kept releasing a lot of confusing information, causing the Swedes to have a wrong understanding of the situation before them.

If they can deceive someone, that would be perfect. When the ice and snow melt next year and the Baltic Fleet can go to sea, even if the Swedes have the support of the Royal Navy, it will only be one or two squadrons. They will be fighting against the main force of the Russian Navy here. The outcome is uncertain. After all, they have been defeated at sea before. And it is rumored that Admiral Ushakov has become the first officially appointed commander-in-chief of the Baltic Fleet in more than 40 years, and Vice Admiral Kron is in charge of the main squadron.

Under such circumstances, naturally, many Swedes did not agree to continue the war.

Of course, their situation is somewhat complicated. In addition to the "cap faction" and "top hat faction" formed during the Gustav III period, the pro-war faction and the pro-peace faction, there are also the current royal party and the duke party. Even in the latest intelligence, it is found that there are some Swedish nobles in Finland among each faction. They are pro-Russian. If Finland becomes independent, their interests will not be affected. At this time, they turn their backs on the enemy and surrender with courtesy.
For both sides, it is a happy ending of "the country is safe and the people are happy, isn't it beautiful", but there were indeed people on the Swedish side who shouted "shut up", but their level was a little lower.

(End of this chapter)