Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

"Over in Jönköping, the defeated Swedish soldiers are all gathered there, but the weather right now is not suitable for pursuit."

"There is no winter camp for the war this year. If the snow falls too heavily, we will have no choice but to stop here."

Solovyov hoped to end the war quickly. After cleaning up the battlefield and preparing to reorganize his troops, he was about to march southward towards Kalmar when snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

"Even if we clear the snow, we probably won't be able to get there in time. It's such a nice snow."

"Why do you say that?"

"Karl, you know, we are not in a hurry. It is Gustav who is in a hurry. But I still hope for peace immediately."

"Will peace make it easier for you to return to Finland?"

Clausewitz's statement is obviously not Solovyov's answer.

"No, I'm going home. Although Madame Recamier is nice, she's not as good as my wife."

Solovyov's attitude towards these lovers, except for Louisa, seems quite subtle so far.

My wife does have a very good relationship with him. But no matter how you look at it, they are more like friends, and this time it was indeed quite unexpected.

That is because Katya is generous and young. If it were someone else's new daughter-in-law, like Kirill Naryshkin's recently married wife, who is quite tolerant, the rest would probably be a mess.

Even Solovyov felt that he was a bit strange. When choosing a wife and a spiritual partner, he could always find those who were more virtuous and generous, but he was afraid that ordinary lovers would be more lively.

He wanted to go home for another reason. After his child was born, he rarely saw his father. He was often at work and was not even at his own estate.

If this goes on, no matter how well I can coax my child, the child will probably not be familiar with me.

If that were the case, Louisa's two children would be the ones who were most familiar with him, which would be embarrassing.

His anxious mentality to return home did indeed make him stop thinking about continuing the fight. After all, it would be better to cripple the enemy after the peace talks.

However, he didn't know what was currently happening in the Swedish royal family in Gothenburg.

Anyway, because of the failure on the front line, Gustav was under great pressure and had been visiting the queen for days.
In this situation, negotiations should be conducted, but because of the Swedish army's successive defeats, the British have more say.

At this time, a strange scene of intrigue was formed.

The British idea was not to cease fighting until the last Swedish soldier was dead.

The Swedes' idea was to surrender immediately after the last British soldier was killed.

This kind of situation of mutual apology is hard to come by elsewhere.

When the armistice came, it was natural that von Fersen and the British were bargaining.

At a time like this, it doesn't matter what the Russian army does. When they take a break, there will be no less wrangling.

"how is the situation?"

Now it is the queen who pays more attention to when peace will come, and these mothers are indeed more concerned about the future of their children.

After all, sometimes the husband is a loser and needs his wife to help him out more.

But Frederica doesn’t have the same personality as Queen Louise, and she certainly doesn’t have the ability either.

The sisters were all very simple in their words when presiding over the court, and their political abilities were relatively average, making them more suitable for taking care of their husbands and children, which was very different from Louise's situation.

Therefore, she could only pray here, hoping that the war would end as soon as possible.

When asked about von Fersen, he was more concerned about the outcome of the negotiations.

"Your Highness, I have nothing to say. The loan that the British propose to give us must be linked to the actions of the army, which means that the unified command is in the hands of Sir Moore."

“That way.”

"Your Highness, there is no need for you to say it. In addition, if anything happens, please take the Crown Prince and the princesses to find a place to take refuge, no matter where. If you have this idea, I can make arrangements. What are the supporters of the Duke of Southmanland planning recently?"

"I know that, Count. You have always been very responsible to your friends and the monarch. But the Guards have become like this. They have been defeated by the Russian army. Except for the King's Guards, there is no more."

"Yes, I didn't expect that Solovyov was such a good fighter. Back then, he was the adjutant who escorted your sister to visit relatives in Stockholm. Now he has grown into an outstanding general, and he is so young."

Von Fersen couldn't help but praise his opponent. As for the queen, if she fell into the hands of the Russians, she would be very safe, because the Russian commander was a general of the aides-de-camp and had served as a military attaché in Stockholm, so he was well aware of the interests involved.

"So what kind of plan do you plan to make?"

"At least you won't be asked to flee abroad. The army in Jönköping is unreliable. The only safe place now may still be Malmö, but it is still threatened by the Danes and the French. If the Swedish crown is decided by the French, I think it looks..."

In short, von Fersen still supports Gustav IV, and the crown prince is their hope.

A solution would seem to be to complete a "abdication" ceremony and hand over the throne to Crown Prince Gustav.

However, the coronation ceremony of the Swedish king is traditionally held in Uppsala. Even if he is crowned king in other places and is recognized by the parliament, the ceremony must be completed in the former capital of Sweden. Only then can he be considered the official king of Sweden and be able to govern.

For the crown prince, since he is still a child, the requirements in this regard are less stringent, and the coronation can be put off until later.

The palace conspiracy was inevitable, but it was worrying. "That sounds even more ridiculous. My husband has always been against the French."

"Your family has always been close to France. Except for the recently divorced Duchess of Brunswick, your sisters are all in courts that are friendly to France. Your brother also married the adopted daughter of the French emperor. If you want to find someone to mediate, you may need France. Moreover, I got a letter that should be from your sister."

The war between Sweden, Denmark and Russia did not affect the correspondence between the royal families. The letter that Frederica was seeing now was sent by Caroline from Bavaria.

The situation mentioned in it is that his father Karl Ludwig was recuperating in the court in Karlsruhe after suffering a stroke. In addition, it mentions a series of events that took place in Europe, including the recent developments in France.

Women correspond with each other and may talk more about local social relations.

After Frederica received the letter from her second sister, she probably knew that the French might intervene, but the British would obviously not agree. She didn't know much about politics, and she was also worried about one thing: if she got pregnant again, it would be very troublesome no matter whether it was a boy or a girl because it would not be born in the palace.

If she had a child while in exile abroad, unlike Russia, which would provide refuge to the monarchical families of friendly countries, this unwise husband always wanted to continue having children with her, even though they already had six children, five of whom he was raising.

"It seems that even someone like me knows that the French want to exchange for some benefits. But the British..."

"Your Highness, you don't need to worry about the problems in Britain. I have a solution on my side."

Von Fersen's attitude was to let Sir Moore command the army, with all the British and Swedish land forces in his hands. Von Essen and some generals loyal to the king led the army back to Gothenburg.

The main tactic is to kill someone with a borrowed knife. Although this tactic is not very clever, the British have no choice but to accept it.

The unfortunate Sir Moore, while gaining command of the largest army since he joined the army, also had to pay attention to another point, that is, the miscellaneous soldiers under his command were also the largest number ever commanded by British generals.

These troops were more like a group of forcibly conscripted Swedes, and except for von Essen in Jönköping, von Fersen's men were more or less the bad guys, which caused public resentment.

Looking back, it is naturally a way to kill someone with a borrowed knife and solve the problem.

It would naturally be best if Gustav's throne could be preserved.

But if that doesn't work, the queen will have to serve as regent, even if she doesn't want to do this. Other members of the royal party can serve as regents, but their status is not high enough, so they can't become regent dukes or regent kings in Sweden.

If Solovyov knew about this, he would probably call him an expert, and then when the army was assembled, he would send the main force into the battle to cooperate with his approach.

After all, Russia only planned to seize Finland, Gotland and the Aland Islands. These places in mainland Sweden were not within Alexander's consideration.

In addition, it was Napoleon's blank check that Alexander could ultimately decide the fate of Sweden in exchange for Russia's support for France in European affairs.

If progress is not fast enough and Sweden ends up asking France for help or applying for an armistice, these benefits may be lost.

Fortunately, the British were stubborn enough to use their naval advantages to not only isolate themselves in the British Isles, but also choose the direction of warfare. They could contain the Russians in Sweden, the French in Spain and Sicily, and at the same time secretly communicate with Austria and the Ottoman Empire.

At this time, if the British could be dealt a blow and made aware of their own strength, then the situation would be resolved for Russia.

Whether it is France or Britain, they will eventually have to consider winning over Russia as an ally, and they will have to pay a high price.

Moreover, considering the size of the British Army, it would be difficult for the British to deploy any troops outside of Spain after attacking Sweden, and they might even need to draw troops from the colonies.

Solovyov did not know that von Fersen had been telling Frederica that after he entered the winter camp, he would be able to find time to come to Stockholm while asking the garrison to increase its vigilance.

It was not for Madame Recamier. After she became pregnant, her physical condition was not suitable for traveling, especially now it was winter, so she stayed in Abo and prepared to return to St. Petersburg after her health stabilized.

The purpose of this trip was to be summoned by General Bennigsen, the old speculator who had just been promoted to General of Cavalry and was going to hold a combat meeting in Stockholm.

In fact, it was Sanders who achieved a decent result, allowing more than 10,000 Swedish troops on the northern front to lay down their arms and return home safely, and allowing the Russian army to move Shuvalov and Barclay's troops southward, but some troops had to be left behind in the Swedish towns along the way.

Bagration and the young Kamenskys did go to St. Petersburg, and their destination was probably Odessa, where they would go to fight the Ottoman Empire in the south.

In addition, Count Kamensky the Younger was to marry the wealthy Countess Orlova, whose dowry alone and the property her father had left behind by his illegitimate son to help her manage were worth more than 300 million silver rubles, in addition to a large number of Orlov trotters and other assets.

This was actually a good marriage, because because of Prince Mikhail Dolgorukov's incident, some single Russian generals, if they had fiancées, took advantage of the transfer to get married as soon as possible to avoid Catherine waiting for her lover to come back to get married, but ended up waiting for a coffin.

At the same time, because of the destructiveness of the shells, it was extremely painful for the woman not to be able to see her husband for the last time.

As for Gothenburg and St. Petersburg, both sides have now received rumors, which come from the correspondence of the Baden sisters.

Solovyov didn't know that Napoleon had recently begun to make moves again, attempting to propose marriage to Russia and divorce Josephine at the same time.

If he knew this, he would naturally sigh that the only thing that never changes in this world is how stupid the monarch is as a husband.

However, compared to Henry VIII, who would chop his wife's head with an axe at any time, Napoleon was much more civilized. Moreover, he did have feelings for Josephine and treated his wife accordingly.

As for the matchmaker and bridegroom that Napoleon was considering, he naturally didn't know much about it.

Now, it is more important to meet with Bennigsen to discuss the next operation.

In his opinion, after the snowstorm stopped and half a month's march, the Russian army would be able to reach southern Sweden, where it would be more advantageous to have a decisive battle with the British.

Waiting for the Swedes and British to attack would also delay the progress of the war. In short, his idea was to act quickly and completely destroy the enemy.

Apart from speculators like Bennigsen, Nolin, Gudovich or some other veterans would not agree to his idea.

Even Kutuzov, whom he had always respected, would not be very active when asked to take action.

In this atmosphere, the Russian army's new combat plan must be finalized soon. After all, there are only two wars in Europe that deserve more attention. (End of this chapter)