Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Chapter 549 061 The Russian Army in Sweden and the French Army in Spain formed a sharp contrast
Since Stockholm had become an undefended city, the Russian army quickly moved in, but the atmosphere seemed a little wrong.

After all, there have been so many wars in Europe in the past, so it is not surprising that something happened in cities and villages. Everyone knows the style of the Russian army before.

However, the first group of Russian troops entering the city were very different from the Swedish stereotypes.

They used to think that the Russian army was a group of barbarians, and it seemed to be the case. Although many officers and soldiers looked like country bumpkins, they were just more rude.

After all, they entered the city in neat queues, and most of them didn't understand Swedish, so it would be useless for you to say anything to them.

However, for these soldiers, except for those who were transferred midway or were originally stationed in St. Petersburg, this was also the largest city they arrived at.

Before entering the city, Solovyov called the quartermasters of each cavalry and infantry regiment to advance the soldiers half a year's pay so that they could have some fun in the city.

However, there is still discipline. In front of the young officers and soldiers, the old veterans would praise the "young division commander" for his ability to do things, but at the same time complain that his discipline was too strict.

The Pavlovsk Regiment was the first to enter the city. After all, they were still dressed in traditional grenadiers' uniforms, so they were quite conspicuous in the crowd.

This kind of clothing rarely appeared in mainstream European countries after 1800. The bishop's hat seemed like an army that was still stuck in the past.

Solovyov had very strict requirements for the regiment. Since the British had stronger industrial strength than Russia, he was now very worried that some things would be copied.

In the past, we were allies with Britain, so it might be easier to defend against them. After all, Russia was far away and not easy to be tricked. At that time, Britain was not as lacking in virtue as it would be later. On the contrary, it was more troublesome to treat them as an enemy.

What about the French? They are troublesome as both enemies and allies, and they are not without their petty tricks. When the Poles recall them in the future, they will remember the dirty work they did with the French, including but not limited to riding dragoons and asking the Spanish people to eat lead-flavored sugar pills. In short, they are like the British in this regard, and their influence is about the same, but the French have not yet reached the point where their monarch is German but they are immoral.

Having said that, even the rifles used by the Pavlovsk Regiment and the Guards would not have much chance of being leaked unless they were captured on the battlefield.

Because Russian troops are generally stationed in concentrated areas and weapons have always been centrally managed, although these new rifles can be made known to outsiders and their principles can be understood at a glance, it still takes some time to combine them.

Breech-loading was an idea that emerged shortly after the advent of the musket. It was never popularized due to poor airtightness. The Ferguson rifle and some breech-loading rifles of the time were definitely not efficient enough.

As for paper shell bullets, the French only patented them last year, not to mention the hand-rubbed copper shell bullets that can already stack up to create technological punishment.

Therefore, these Russian troops were still very careful to keep secrets. Fortunately, the regiment commander was Neverovsky, and he always received direct instructions from the Guards.

"It's easy to keep a secret, but it would be fun if our soldiers got drunk and went out bragging and ran into a British spy."

"But what can we do? It's impossible to keep it secret. You probably don't know that our ship looks very similar to the British. A captured British officer said that when he saw the Warrior, he thought it was a British battleship."

"What do you want to say?"

"We must have spies in London, just like there have always been foreign spies in Petersburg. You know, when I was in the Guards, I was exposed to this kind of thing a lot."

"Another spy, Misha. Are you talking about the embassy?"

"We are at war with Britain now, so we don't need to worry too much, but they are very troublesome. I even considered whether to go fishing."

"I don't think it's necessary. You are the commander. Someone gave me this list. It was given to me by a Swedish nobleman here. Their manors and territories are all in Finland. They provided us with some intelligence about those diehards and resistance forces."

"We don't need to be like the French. We have enough headaches in Finland. Although I was not on the front line at that time, fortunately there were not enough Swedes to make us have such trouble."

Solovyov was also very smart. After receiving the keys from the local nobles, he also had to adopt a conciliatory policy towards the Swedes.

As long as the Russian soldiers don't do what the British did, not even sparing the livestock of farmers when passing by (refer to Barry Lyndon), it will be relatively easy to win the hearts of the people.

Alexander's meeting in Erfurt actually exposed some problems of the French. Napoleon's main focus may now be on Spain, which gives the Austrians an opportunity to oppose France.

However, Russia is unlikely to participate in this war. Now that the Swedish royal family has left Stockholm, their first target is Söderköping. It is hard to say where they will go next. But it is certain that after a period of rest, the Russian army can use the currently stockpiled and seized supplies to go all the way south and fight the British.

It was just that the order issued by Bennigsen was said to come from St. Petersburg.

Although Alexander did not make any micro-management this time and his judgment was correct, he encountered Napoleon in his first battle, which made him dare not give orders in front of these generals.

However, Bennigsen can fulfill his wish. After all, as the commander-in-chief, if he has obvious black spots, he will be easily caught by the monarch.

There is nothing wrong with resting now, but the question is how the Russian army will deploy next.

After entering the city, Solovyov did not forget to find a place to live for himself in Stockholm. He had lived in the Chinese Palace before, which is a "Chinese-style" palace built by the Swedish royal family. Louisa also lived here when she came to visit her relatives.

Therefore, when he chose his headquarters, he inevitably chose this palace to express some political metaphors.

After all, Solovyov had served as a military attaché in Stockholm, and he was always able to express some friendly views towards the Swedes.

He did not live in the palace himself, but set up a tent here first and tidied up the palace which was in chaos due to the escape of the Swedish court staff before choosing to go in.

After a while, Madame Recamier will be brought over. Solovyov is more or less on an expedition, and has some characteristics of an uncle, but not as blatant as him.

Solovyov usually did not maintain so many relationships in a period of time. Napoleon was energetic and worked very hard. Even with women, he was generally restrained, except when he was in Warsaw.

As for his private correspondence with Eugene, Eugene also complained privately in his letters that his stepfather's taste in women was not as good as his cheap cousin.
It just sounds awkward. Eugene wrote letters in Munich or Milan, which were out of the reach of the Minister of Police. After the peace between France and Russia, Paulina also wrote letters, but now it was forwarded to Stockholm, which was a long way around.

The letter also mentioned that she moved to Guastalla with her children and finally had a child with the useless Prince Borghese.

Now, for a Polina, it is not just a matter of interacting with men, but also of preparing heirs for them and herself.

When Paulina wrote to her, although there were many sweet words in the letter, she hoped that her "dear little nephew" could come to Italy to visit her, or to Paris, after all, they were all relatives.

What she said did reflect her usual unreliability. But she also talked about some serious matters, namely, how to educate her sons, their education was handed over to Sylvia, how to hire a tutor, and the issue of teaching materials.

I did ask the right person about this matter, but I was delivering the letter from Guastalla all the way and didn't even pass by my home, but went straight to Stockholm. I don't know how many onlookers there were along the way.

However, Alexander was also super funny on this issue. He said that Russian generals could be very popular with women, like Miloradovich who was popular with women of all ages, or Solovyov who had a group of good sisters.

In short, he is the highest-ranking spectator in Russia. It seems that all Russians are like this, and even Georgians have been infected with the "bad habit" of watching the fun without fear of trouble.

It was not just the uncle with the big beard, but also his senior brother Bagration. He knew where the letter went. Although he was glad that he did not let Katya at his junior brother's home know about it, he also knew that this matter was always very interesting, so he came to watch when he arrived in Stockholm.

"Why are you like this?"

"In Stockholm, you always have to have something to talk about. Do you know what you did before?"

"What did I do?"

"What did you and Madame Recamier do in Arbo before you left?"

"Isn't that also to prevent the Swedes from leaking information? I successfully tied down most people with large receptions and literary salons, thus keeping our actions secret."

"That's not it. Your relationship with Napoleon's sister is all in the past. Katya is a good kid. As for your relationship with Madame Recamier, Julie will come to Stockholm, but only on the advice of the doctor."

Solovyov was also quite surprised by what Bagration said.

After all, the lady had been with him often before, and it was really surprising that there were not even any efficient protective measures in this era.

"I can't believe it. Although Katya is relatively tolerant, I haven't figured out her temper yet. She was just a child in the past. If she hears this now, I hope nothing will happen."

"At least Julie is recognized by Katya. She can come to accompany you now. And I admire Katya for getting along well with Madame Recamier. It seems that she has made some progress around Her Majesty the Queen."

In this matter, we can only say that Louisa has always appeared as a relatively tolerant queen. Since Katya has been the queen's personal maid, she must know these rules. Moreover, her status, like that of Louisa's daughter, is that of a cute force in the palace.

"But for this kind of thing, Polina's letter might be more troublesome. After all, her identity is quite special."

After all, Napoleon's reputation in the St. Petersburg circle was really bad, so this matter was more or less easy to be gossiped about, and the content was not quite what everyone had guessed, mainly about the child's education.

Polina has always been unreliable. This time, considering Solovyov's identity, she mentioned her eldest son with Leclerc.

And Demid's health has improved a lot, and now there is another thing, he and Octavia have a close relationship.
The distance was too far, and Solovyov could not defend against these foreign horse-riding hooligans.

But they are still children, and there is still a lot of time in the future. Polina may be too doting on the children.

"Also, does the letter say anything about the situation in France and Spain?"

"Of course not. Napoleon, uh, my uncle, has three sisters who are quite different. Elisa is greedy for money, while Carolina is ambitious. Pauletta is the one he feels more at ease with. After all, she won't cause him any trouble, and she has entrusted her territory to professional civil servants. To be honest, this is not a good thing. The letter only mentioned that the situation in Spain does not seem to be very good."

"That means something is going to happen. We should also do something in Sweden. If we are against Bonaparte, we must also quickly end the war in Sweden."

"But maintaining relations with France is also necessary to win in Sweden and weaken the British, and this is also our original goal."

"Misha, your problem now is that you are young and inexperienced. If your father had not risen in status by virtue of his second wife and a promising son like you, but was a high-ranking noble with a high status to begin with, you would have been a lieutenant general by now."

If you are a lieutenant general, it means you can stand on your own.

"But it's not so bad now. At least the results I achieved with the Finnish Division have already determined the entire battle situation. If we cross the sea in March when the ice and snow begin to melt, it may be even more troublesome and even difficult to expand the results."

"Well, go ahead and do it. I think Bennigsen will let you do it."

"Why not you?"

"The Turks' movements are disturbing. Arakcheev wrote to me and Kamensky. This is a sign."

"If you really want to go there, you must wait for me and don't kill all the Turks."

"It won't be that fast. The complicated situation on the Danube River alone is enough to delay our advance. Besides, this is Turkish territory. You have read a lot of books, so you should know the situation there very well."

(End of this chapter)