Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

William even said that if anyone wanted to resist, he would be willing to suppress it with cannons.

This is in line with his characteristics, and Prussia later
After all, if Europe were allowed to fall into the chaotic situation it would be in later, with the British taking advantage of the balance of Europe to stir up trouble, and then coupled with the geopolitical changes in Europe caused by the reunification of Germany, it would be absurd and ridiculous.

There is only this much space here, and it would be better to go in another direction instead of squeezing in.

But inner thoughts are one thing, and what the prince wants to do is his own business in the future.

By the way, Maria is coming soon. Because of the war with France and its vassal states, many of these pro-Russian nobles are fleeing to Austria and then going to other places.

Starting from Shverin, Elena could quickly reach Pomerania, which had just been controlled by the Swedes, along the coastal road, but on the Weimar side, the French-controlled area was in front.

To be honest, Weimar is very close to Dresden and Leipzig, and will definitely be affected in future wars.

As for the entire strategy, it will definitely revolve around Berlin. In fact, the coalition forces are also able to figure out this situation.

As long as the war is carried out in northern Germany, the area around Berlin will inevitably be the most important area to be fought for.

Prussia is now maintaining armed neutrality in order to buy time to mobilize troops. When the time is ripe, it will naturally take action.

What's more, the French army has recently found it difficult to maintain the front line due to the shortage of troops on the front line, and is even continuing to retreat.

But the Russian army also stopped. In fact, for the Slavs in Poland, if we talk about the origin of their nation, whether it is the Eastern Slavic countries that went east to establish Kievan Rus, the Yugoslavia that went to the Balkans, or the Western Slavs that stayed in the Vistula River basin and entered Bohemia, they all actually originated in the forests near the Vistula River.

But Poland itself is not very friendly to the other Slavs, and in order to control this place, it is also necessary to stabilize the rear.

If the supply could not keep up, it would be a disaster for the Allied forces on the front line, not to mention that the French had already requisitioned a large amount of food.

Because of the war in recent years, the amount of labor force withdrawn has also increased, and the final result will certainly be that many farmlands will lack manpower to cultivate them.

The situation was not obvious in 1813, but from 1815 to 1818, it was catastrophic.

But that also has something to do with the volcanic eruption in Indonesia. I don’t know why people are always interested in this place.

Having said that, the Russian military strength in Poland is also increasing. Since Soloviev has assumed the responsibility of Governor of Warsaw, he must focus mainly on the military.

In civil affairs, those civil servants of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw who did not leave were retained. At that time, "nationalism" did not yet have the tone of racial superiority or the stench of chauvinism as it did in the mid-to-late 19th century. Even when there was no war, the Poles were still able to accept a new master.

After all, the masters are still the masters, and the peasants below are still the masters. The Russian side does not seem to have any intention of reversing course in Poland.

As for the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, this arrangement was made because France did not want to irritate Russia's sensitive nerves.

What Solovyov also needs to pay attention to is the planning of several garrison areas in the rear. Many cavalrymen are kept on pastures on both sides of the Vistula River to raise horses. Poland itself has a large amount of military supplies accumulated by Napoleon for fighting in Russia.

In the past, only the French seized weapons from other countries, but this time it was the Russian army's turn to use these things.

In comparison, except for the breech-loading rifles used by the grenadiers and the flintlock rifles used by ordinary infantry, the quality of the Tula rifle was indeed not as good as the latest flintlock rifles used by the French.

Therefore, many troops changed their equipment. Even some grenadier units had to replace their equipment to keep company with these old buddies because the rifles they had used before were severely worn out.

The situation is that the Tula Arsenal provided a large number of new rifles to the Russian army, but because of transportation reasons, if the war is still going on domestically, the supplies can be quickly delivered to the troops in need through several directions, especially since Tula is just south of several major Russian military stations, so it is also very convenient to transport them to the warehouse.

However, if the army goes abroad, this replenishment capacity will be greatly reduced, not to mention that in March, when the snow begins to melt, it becomes very muddy outside.

All the supply lines extending from the country have to pass through Belarus. The Russian generals who have passed by there know very well what the terrain is like.

In Sweden in the north, it is even possible to fight across the sea through the ice, because of the latitude there.

Therefore, part of the grenadiers had to switch to old French-made weapons, but their paper-wrapped bullets were also very convenient to use. It only took a simple step to separate the bullet and the gunpowder paper bag.

There is no way to change back to the structure of the old weapon.

But the good news is that the Prussians have begun to provide supplies. Although King FW is incompetent in other aspects, when it comes to providing supplies to his own people or opponents, his performance is probably unmatched by others.

The winter of 1806 was so hard that the French army was able to use winter clothing captured from Prussian warehouses.

The Prussians are also providing food now, but because of the previous looting by the French, the consumption here is also very high, especially during the spring plowing period. If food is to be provided, it is somewhat difficult to collect food in the countryside.

In fact, when it comes to the military discipline of European countries, the Russians have often been slandered and defamed.

The poor discipline of the French has always been a topic of constant criticism. The Mafia, a social structure, was formed when the French loved their sisters too much in Sicily, which caused fierce resistance and led to the French often being unable to gain a foothold in southern Italy in the 13th century.

Some parts of Switzerland simply united to resist the French.

The small Swiss mountainous area resisted Austria in the east and France in the west, and sometimes served as mercenaries for them. It was also from their organizational structure that the German mercenaries and "Imperial Infantry" were born.

The great lack of virtue of the French is very evident in the German region.

As for the Prussian army’s military discipline?

When you think about the fact that Frederick the Great was the one who often sent criminals into the army, you can get an idea of ​​the Prussian discipline.

On the contrary, the Russian army could have been well controlled if the coach himself paid more attention to this matter. However, there were many drunkards among them, and some of them liked to steal and cheat - even so, they were not as outrageous as the Poles.

The Poles are thieves in Europe, and it is even a joke that is circulated openly in the German region. If there is no traitor, it can be spread. Therefore, you can imagine the military discipline of the German army, which is repeatedly slandered by the British tabloids, and likes to strike hard in any camp.

Even when the East German army came, the Czechoslovak people were even more afraid, because they would really use rifle butts and fists to teach people a lesson.

In the past, the Prussian and Austrian armies also left a bad impression on the French. However, every time the Russian army was described as barbarians in legends, they were actually considered humane.

Except for the Cossacks who robbed money, food and sometimes even women, the rest of the troops, under the control of their superiors, lived quite well in Poland.

Solovyov remembered the captain who had marched with him. Although he had retired and returned home, he had left a lot of information in his marching notes. The Poles were even quite welcoming to the Russian army in private.

If you think about the Russian soldiers waiting for traffic lights in the 21st century, you will probably understand that this is also a simple habit for them.

Now the Russian army appeared here, with Warsaw as the army's base camp.

Almost every division of the army that marched to the front would place its rear around Warsaw.

The Russian army originally composed of three battalions to form a regiment, and each regiment would often leave a battalion here as a supplementary team, similar to the recruit battalions originally belonging to each regiment.

The main task of the new recruits who come here from the country is to receive basic military training here, and at least to be familiar with various tactical movements before going to the battlefield.

For this purpose, drills were held almost every day, and Solovyov himself often went to watch.

Just a few days after he received the Iron Cross, news of Sweden's alliance reached Warsaw.

Soon, Prussia also took action. After all, 20 Russian troops had arrived and established a rear base in Poland. With such support, it would be unreasonable not to join the battle.

By March 1813, King FW had finally made up his mind. He was in Silesia, and the troops led by Langeron were already approaching Breslau where he was, which was also a kind of support.

Therefore, Prussia also made up its mind to finally declare war on France.

In this way, the Sixth Anti-French Alliance emerged. Although France itself still seems to have many younger brothers, the consumption has been extremely serious. Just the exploitation of the German region in the past few years alone, in fact, even if the Bavarian and Saxon royal families have some benefits, only the monarchs and some nobles have benefited, and the common people still have to pay taxes and serve, and the burden in these aspects is even heavier.

Therefore, as long as some "bad signals" approach these areas, the situation would probably be very bad if the French army was not already approaching.

As for the Germans, their resistance was not as fierce as that of Russia and Spain, and its resistance was not even able to spread to almost all occupied areas.

After all, some people still had families and businesses, but Russian nobles even dared to burn down their own estates.

It seems that there are still some differences among them. The compromise and weakness of these people will probably be the source of material for a certain bearded man in the future.

Even so, the alliance was always established, and with considerable military strength, the two sides were still able to compete with each other.

But the coalition forces were not without problems. At this time, the Prussian army was still in the process of assembly, and the Russian army itself had to occupy many places on the front line, so its forces were scattered. Even in several directions of the Elbe River, they were divided into several columns that were not subordinate to each other.

The French were relatively concentrated at this time, and although their recruits were not of high quality, they were able to join the battle.

Similar to the situation of Prussian students and citizens, the morale of the French recruits was also high. Although their training was still poor, they were willing to do anything and join the battle under the inspiration of the emperor.

Yes, the emperor himself is also an idol in France. After all, this middle-aged man who has now become a fat Italian has achieved glorious victories in wars over the past decade.

After his army reappeared on the battlefield, the French emperor prepared to follow his previous method and defeat the coalition forces one by one.

The battle plan that Solovyov mentioned to Alexander at the time was based on the premise that the French had already arrived on the battlefield.

However, after driving the French out of Kaunas in December 1812, the main French forces were not encountered for a long time.

Therefore, the Russian army was also dispersed in several directions, pursuing deep into the area in five columns. At the same time, it had to divide its troops to occupy many places and surround the fortresses left behind.

Although these places actually trapped tens of thousands of French veterans, the Russian army itself also had to divide its troops.

As a result, the troops were dispersed, and Napoleon saw an opportunity at this time.

For this reason, Kutuzov also suggested to Alexander during the pursuit that he should gather his forces and push the front line to the west bank of the Elbe River before the main force of the French arrived.

According to a more conservative plan, the battle would also take place between the Oder and Elbe rivers, so Kutuzov was also preparing to move from his current headquarters in Benzlau to the front.

But his body probably can't support it anymore.

Considering his age, he should have retired and gone home. Kutuzov was not like Suvorov, who was still very enterprising before his death. If it were not for his current personal prestige that could really control these restless troops, Alexander would probably have replaced him with one of his own people instead of the old ministers from the Empress's period.

After all, from the time of the Empress to the era of Alexander, the only generals who had proven to be useful were the three veterans Kutuzov, Michelson and Gudovich. The latter two died of illness in recent years, and only Kutuzov's prestige remained.

But he himself is now very tired, and even in letters to relatives and friends, he mentioned his current difficult situation, especially his physical and mental exhaustion.

Unlike Suvorov who fell ill during his triumphal journey, Paul at least was able to have his children and disciples by his side.

Kutuzov only felt lonely, as he had few friends of his generation.

He recalled the colleagues who were of the same age as him and found an interesting fact: Solovyov's father Sergei was also among them. (End of this chapter)