Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Solovyov actually wanted to lead his troops on the front line all the time, so as to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

But Alexander's thoughts may change every day.

He applied to go to the front, but because he had not experienced any fighting, the French and Polish troops, except for a few fortresses that were still being held, did not take any action and were all fleeing.

At the beginning of February, Eugene was still in Poznan, and at the end of the month he would go to the vicinity of Berlin.

Now Prussia is only maintaining neutrality on the surface, but in fact it has been secretly flirting with Russia. It seems that as long as the Russian army can quickly control the Grand Duchy of Poland, they will soon join in.

However, Kutuzov himself had always been cautious about this. He was sometimes physically and mentally exhausted due to old age and frailty, so he always sat in the carriage or in the warm apartment.

When talking to others, he always said: "If someone had told me that he could defeat Napoleon in the future"

This is also one of his famous quotes, but victory did come.

At this time, there was no army stationed in Warsaw.

Miloradovich also felt strange that a large amount of military supplies were even abandoned in Warsaw, and many nobles and civilians in the city were also there.

At one point, Sacken was reluctant to enter the city, not because he was also a reader of Solovyov's translated works, but because after the fire in Moscow, even the Russian commanders from the south were cautious about the empty state of Warsaw.

Of course, we are also waiting for the right opportunity. The emperor himself will be here soon. When he enters Warsaw, a committee should be established here to restore order in Warsaw.

On the other hand, Alexander had his own plans for the future. He was planning to hold an international conference to discuss territory and sphere of influence.

Compared to other places, the country of Poland can still be preserved, but it must be preserved in the way Russia requires.

But this is just a plan now. When the Russian army enters Warsaw, it will be a different story.

It is understandable that the Poles abandoned this place, as there is not even a single soldier nearby except for the Modlin Fortress.

After all, they were not well prepared, and before November, the only news they received about the Second Polish War was one victory after another.

It was not until December, when the Grand Army's communiqué reached Warsaw, that everyone realized that the situation was not good.

And what was Napoleon doing in Paris at this time?

When he returned to Paris, he may have initially been reminiscing about his terrible trip to Russia.

After returning home, Ekaterina, holding her two sons, did not treat him well. After all, he had invaded her country, and Moscow was burned down. He even planned to blow up Moscow before he left?

But after a week, he quickly succeeded in pleasing Catherine. While announcing peace for Europe, he was also preparing for the third child. Catherine just had a bad temper, but if she could be coaxed, she would still be willing to love her husband.

In addition, there is conscription in France.

As for the things happening in Poland, he simply denounced Murat's irresponsible behavior of returning to Naples immediately. Apart from that, he looked at a map and asked Eugene, who was short of troops, to do as he wanted.

Not to mention a stepson, even his biological son probably wouldn't do what he wants.

What’s even more amazing is that his loyal henchman, Poland, couldn’t hold on this time.

"Your Majesty, the news from Warsaw is that our ambassador has also left Warsaw, and it is now an undefended city."

"What is the purpose of this? Why are there only troops stationed in the Modlin Fortress, but no soldiers in Warsaw? If the Poles do not cherish the status they have gained now, they will only be controlled by the Russians in the future. They should be clear about this."

After hearing this, Caulaincourt shook his head helplessly at Napoleon.

"Prince Poniatowski and the Polish people who support France think so too. But in the current situation, the Poles have not been able to organize an army. Even in the past two months, Paris has begun to mobilize new troops. They lack supplies, especially horses."

"What is Emperor Franz doing?"

"He is still defending Galicia and is unwilling to allow any troops to operate in the territory of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw. He also said that if the Russian army marches towards Hungary, it will be disastrous for Austria, so Prince Metternich decided to keep the Austrian army to defend this line."

Even if he did not marry his daughter to Paris, at least Austria was still a reliable ally at this stage. If he did not become Napoleon's "François Papa", at least he had sufficient reasons.

This also means that Austria, which is like this in the first stage, will definitely be swayed by the wind in the future.

But it was better than the situation in Prussia, and Napoleon was well aware of it.

"But Warsaw has become an undefended city. Can't they even mobilize the militia?"

"I think the Poles are afraid of the Russians because of the executions of rebels in Braga nearly 20 years ago."

There is some basis for what Caulaincourt said.

During the last partition of Poland, both Russian and Prussian armies entered Warsaw, and an uprising broke out against the Prussians in Warsaw. King FW II of Prussia could not resist, so he asked the Queen for help.

So the Empress sent Suvorov to Warsaw, and Prince Bagration was also in the team. They defeated the rebels in the Blaga district in the east of Warsaw and executed many of them.

Ironically, 150 years later, when Rokossovsky, a native of Warsaw, arrived here, he only preserved the Braga district on the east bank of the Vistula River. The west bank was destroyed by the Germans, and it took more than years of construction to restore it to its original appearance.

Then this native of Warsaw, a descendant of the Polish nobility, did a lot to preserve Poland and preserved a lot of Polish cultural heritage. However, except for his large group of relatives, the locals probably had no good feelings towards him.

What these people probably fear most is a powerful opponent.

Now the Russian army appears here.

The curious thing is that Marshal Rokossovsky’s great-grandfather, Lieutenant Rokossovsky, was now following Prince Poniatovsky to Poznan with his old lancer comrades.

Only a few were willing to resist, as the Tsar himself appeared outside the city, where the Russian army had already assembled.

In fact, the Russian soldiers were still willing to enter Warsaw this time, as there were not many veterans who had suppressed the Poles back then.

For example, the Moscow Grenadiers did not have many veterans. Igor looked at himself. He had served in the army before the Italian Expedition. After the fierce battles and the harsh environment along the way, it was not easy to find a veteran who had served for more than 20 years and had "perfect service".

Warsaw probably has nothing to do with them.

But there was one biggest advantage of being stationed in Warsaw, which was that there were many palaces and apartments available for them to live in, and the conditions were much better than those of the miserable friendly forces who besieged Danzig and Modlin Fortress.

Paskevich's 26th Division was assigned the task of besieging the Modlin Fortress.

In addition, Alexander also appointed a garrison commander in Warsaw and set up a temporary committee to govern here.

Alexander still had his own ideas about governing the Poles.

Now they took control of Warsaw so easily without causing any destruction, and even obtained a large amount of supplies left here by Napoleon.

The Tsar himself had some ideas. He wanted to appoint a garrison commander who would also be responsible for the civil affairs here, which was equivalent to a military officer serving concurrently as governor of the provinces.

However, he looked at his subordinates and decided that Arakcheev, who had experience in this area, could not be sent, as many other generals also had tasks here.

Guys like Balashov, although they have a lot of experience as garrison governors, probably wouldn't be very suitable for a big city like Warsaw.

When Solovyov recalled the days when he temporarily served as governor of Stockholm and Odessa, he probably didn't expect that it would be his turn again this time.

At least until the governor-general who would be sent later arrived, he would leave the 3rd Army, hand it over to Rayevsky, and come here to take charge of the affairs in the rear.

In fact, he did not want to take this mission. After all, if he led the 3rd Army to launch operations quickly at the front, he was very confident that he could enter Berlin by the end of February.

And Warsaw, being with a group of Poles all day long was not a good job for him.

After Alexander entered the city, the Tsar's palace was arranged in the royal castle, and subsequent matters were also prepared.

At this time, Solovyov was in a hurry to return from the front line. In fact, he had already led the cavalry to the vicinity of Poznan, and it would take several days for him to run back on fast horses.

If someone is older, they probably wouldn’t be able to endure this.

That is to say, he was young and returned here soon.

As for the matter of summoning him to serve as Governor-General in Warsaw, he also heard about it from Peter Volkonsky at the door of the Tsar's office.

"Your Majesty wants me to be the governor at this time. I don't know why."

"You will know when you go in. You should talk about what needs to be said, and your speech should revolve around Warsaw. Try your best to agree to the emperor's request, and you can raise some difficulties. This position is probably the best for you."

After hearing what he said, Solovyov felt fortunate that he had met many noble people during his promotion from second lieutenant.

Even Kutuzov knew his father. When the commander-in-chief was fighting in Crimea, he often took orders from Katya's grandfather. The old count, who was still a baron at the time, was already very familiar with him.

In addition, he always had a lot of connections where he worked as an adjutant, and Peter's uncle was very kind to him and had high hopes for him, so there was a strange situation where he and Prince Peter helped each other.

In fact, the help he received from the other party might even be greater. After all, when he was with the Tsar, he, as the chief of staff and aide-de-camp general, was able to receive more information.

What he said now was quite clear, and Alexander did not seem to accept any rebuttal.

The Tsar had made his decision, and Solovyov was thinking about how to explain it.

"Your Majesty, Count Soloviev has arrived."

"Ask him to come in."

The Tsar himself was sitting there at this time, apparently reading a secret letter.

"Soloviev, you can sit here and state your opinion."

"Your Majesty, is this about Warsaw?"

"Since you have talked about the overall strategy, you should know that we need some time to stabilize the transportation lines in the rear. Many of the strategies mentioned before are related to transportation lines. We want to turn Warsaw into a hub from which we can influence Prussia and Austria. At the same time, it is also our logistics center, and the reserve troops must be concentrated here."

"Your Majesty, I don't think I have much to say in that case. Warsaw can mobilize troops in several directions, and it is the most suitable place to gather new soldiers from the rear for training, reorganize the returning veterans, and let the front-line troops come down for rotation."

"Are you having any trouble?"

"I think the committee should have sufficient communication with the local nobles, and the materials we want to requisition should also be complete. In addition, in East Prussia."

"Just take care of Warsaw. You did a great job in Stockholm. The locals still think that you, as the temporary governor, are more responsible than their mayor. And Duke Richelieu spoke well of you after returning to Odessa. You have achieved great results in a short period of time."

Since he could not deny Alexander's opinion, Solovyov began to think about other things.

"Your Majesty, I think there is no problem with managing Warsaw now. But in the future, there should be more suitable civilian officials to take over. Soldiers probably mean that the control over the local area will be very strict. We should also adopt a gentle approach sometimes."

"If you were a civilian, you might do better than those civilians. Misha, you have talent in this area. I also know that you would rather be in the army, so Paskovich's 26th Division and Alkasha's 9th Division will be under your command, and you can also monitor the actions of the Austrians here."

"Very well, Your Majesty. It's just me."

Sometimes Alexander could guess the little thoughts of his subordinates. Solovyov's weakness was probably his wife and children.

"You can bring your family over. If you've been away from home for a long time, the children may not be familiar with their father. Katya and the children can come over, and Madame Recamier can also come over."

Well, that means they have a good relationship, otherwise Alexander would have been watching the fun with gloating.

But he didn't know that once Solovyov entered Warsaw, there might be other strange events to be triggered. (End of this chapter)