Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

However, it was already early April 1813 when Solovyov received Kutuzov's letter.

Warsaw has finally completed the construction of the rear base. When Soloviev was the governor of Warsaw, he had to personally manage the military and civil affairs and maintain stability among the nobles.
He had been in a bad mood recently because Madame Recamier was sought after by many young Polish nobles. After all, in the past, French generals came here to find Polish mistresses.

Although the lady was on the opposite side of Bonaparte, we also have to consider that she was already quite famous, but she lived far away in St. Petersburg and has kept a low profile over the years.

But the guys in Warsaw are still as enthusiastic as ever, but the lady has always kept a proper distance from them, just like before in Paris.

It's easy to deal with her, but if some bastard wants to try Katya, it will probably be quite troublesome.

After all, Katya was introduced by the Tsar and his wife themselves, and the couple actually had a very good relationship. Katya always believed that as a housewife, she should be more tolerant, at least be able to accept other people.

But if someone still goes to look for her, it would be a bit short-sighted.

Although it is a bit troublesome, this is all we can do here temporarily.

After all, Alexander had assured him that his mission in Warsaw was only temporary, just like his previous mission in Odessa.

Therefore, although he had some complaints, he did not take the Poles here too seriously.

After all, the Poles had a history of destroying the Tsar’s family, and the Polish girl was more or less arranged by her husband, but Czartoryski was a little different.

Women in this era are not too proactive, but what men do is probably still the same as before, which is very different from later times.

Everyone is aware of this, and as for the Poles being so active in making trouble, Solovyov was even prepared.

But these things would always be interrupted by urgent reports from Benzlau.

Kutuzov's previous letter had actually arrived not long ago, and now another messenger had arrived. This time he was an adjutant, and was different from the previous messengers who delivered letters.

As for the message conveyed by the adjutant, it was that the commander-in-chief himself was ill in Benzlau and temporarily unable to handle military affairs, and General Tormasov was acting as the commander-in-chief.

Even if he were to say it himself, this might be the same situation as a few years ago, except that at that time Kamensky knew that he was old and actually took the initiative to hand over the command of the front line to the young people.

Now, at least in the previous contacts, Kutuzov can still effectively control the army, not like a few years ago.

"But you should go. After all, the commander-in-chief personally wants you to come to the headquarters at this time."

"The commander-in-chief is old, but he has never been so ill."

Solovyov was still clear about the situation of these veterans. Even in March, Kutuzov's health had improved a little. By the way, this was not a last-gasp recovery.

Because he really fell ill when he was traveling in Benzlau.

It is very dangerous for people of this age to get sick. Even if they catch a cold occasionally, the consequences may be fatal after all, because their immunity is reduced.

What's more, since Kutuzov had suffered many serious injuries when he was young, it was not surprising that he fell ill soon.

Therefore, when he received the news, he rushed there on horseback.

Before Kutuzov fell ill, Alexander was preparing to move the front headquarters to Dresden because the Russian outposts controlled there.

But this incident suddenly happened, and he had to change his original plan.

Even the front of the palace temporarily stopped at Benzlau instead of moving forward.

Although Alexander himself had always disliked Kutuzov, he also knew the great prestige of this veteran in the army.

So now that he was on his sickbed, Alexander tried his best to fulfill his wishes.

However, because his illness came on rather urgently, and unlike Prince Potemkin who did not have time to invite his two nieces to visit him, he only arranged his work in the army.

When Solovyov arrived in Benzlau, he heard some rumors.

Alexander himself was more optimistic about Wittgenstein and did not care at all that the fact that Napoleon could not be stopped at the Berezina River was a problem of the actions of two large armies.

Besides this, there were other incidents.

"Have you heard? The Emperor's current arrangements are really strange."

The person who came was Yermolov, the fat guy who had been arguing with others in the general staff recently.

When Osterman-Tolstoy arrived at the front a few days ago, the two also talked about some recent changes.

"I don't know much about it, but you can tell me more about it."

"Misha, what should I say? My cousin Davydov, as you know, you have known him since Petersburg. He used to be Prince Bagration's adjutant. It was only because he did not follow orders and went to Dresden without authorization to threaten the French garrison there to surrender."

"He got the city, but he was fired for not following orders, right?"

"Smart, it looks like you know everything."

"This kind of thing happens all the time, but in war, we don't always have to follow orders. I even think there is nothing wrong with occupying Dresden. Now the main force of the French has not crossed the Elbe River, and we must ensure the safety of the flank as much as possible. We should put the battlefield in Torgau, and it would be best if we could attack the French when they are ready to cross the river."

"You know Napoleon better than we do. Could he be so easily fooled?"

"No, Alyosha, no. Napoleon won't be fooled, but that doesn't mean others won't get into trouble."

Alexander only said that he would adopt the strategy mentioned by Solovyov before, but did not take any action.

This actually made him unhappy, but the other party was the Tsar, so he could only endure it.

The Russian army was still trying to guess the Tsar's intentions, and after the Russian army crossed the Vistula River, even Kutuzov, who was very cautious at home, had advocated an attack.

The only difference was that Kutuzov advocated going west of the Elbe River when taking action, while the others probably followed the Tsar's wishes and turned the war into a battle for territory.

This was completely the opposite of what happened in China, when more or less half of the people still advocated retreat. Even when they reached the village of Fili, everyone knew that the situation was impossible, and finally advocated abandoning Moscow.

It seems that many people, who went from great defeat to great victory, changed from defeatist counselors to triumphalist ones, as if they could crush Napoleon with just the force of their troops.

After defeating Napoleon several times, they all seemed to be hoping to achieve a great victory. At this time, it was Yermolov who had previously advocated a big fight who became cautious.

He also knew that what Kutuzov said always made some sense.

When he was in Vilno, it was he who advocated the attack.

After Kutuzov fell ill, he became more cautious.

Of course, many people say that Yermolov is a man who often talks nonsense and never expresses his true opinions.

But now that he had started to tell the truth, the opinions of the officers around him brought him to the brink of leaving the headquarters.

"But that's another matter. What you need to do is to concentrate your forces to attack the enemy. But what are our people doing now?"

"Yes, what are they doing? The army is also talking about what Baron Wintzengorod has done."

"After all, he fell into the trap to protect Moscow. It's not good to run into bad luck at this time. Besides, Dennis is indeed unlucky. If a different general was in charge of the advancing cavalry unit, this wouldn't happen."

"It seems that you understand the situation."

"Nothing. I've been to Weimar and Dresden before the war, so I have some understanding of the situation in this area. According to my thinking, the time to fight the enemy is not yet ripe. The problem is that the troops are too dispersed. Sending a large number of cavalry to the front line is certainly a good idea, but..."

Let's go back to Benzlau. Now that Barclay and Bennigsen are not here, the generals at the front have begun to debate the current strategy after Kutuzov fell ill.

Although Kutuzov, like Austerlitz, did not have sufficient control over the command before, he was in the Fourth Column.

Alexander was still able to listen to his advice when he was still able to act, unlike the action more than seven years ago, which ended in him being defeated by the French army.

But at this moment, the commander-in-chief was on his sickbed, and the generals were arguing over the distribution of command and strategic direction.

Even for them, telling tales is much easier than before.

The Tsar and Grand Duke Constantine both arrived at the front, and things became clear.

Solovyov and Nikolai walked here quickly, and now Nikolai was sitting aside, panting.

"It seems like you still need more exercise."

Constantine looked at his brother and said with some sarcasm.

"But I still feel that I should come and take a look. Who knows. Who knows that the count chose to come on horseback, so I have to follow him."

"When he was in Italy, he was often on horseback all day long. In this respect, he is somewhat like the late Field Marshal Alexander Vasilyevich, who never gets tired when in action. You should listen to me, brother, and gain experience at the headquarters. Although Solovyov has not been officially transferred, he still needs to come to Benzlau."

For more than a month, Nicholas had been overwhelmed by a large number of documents and various affairs in the rear. So when he came to the front, he was still in the headquarters.

Although it was very uncomfortable to travel on horseback all the way, there was one good thing about it, which was that it was closer to the front line.

But the Queen Mother's intention was to keep him in the second line. Alexander and Constantine both knew what their mother was thinking, so they just kept him in the headquarters.

Before, when Soloviev went to Warsaw, he could at least keep an eye on him and temper his temper through official duties.

But now the commander-in-chief's condition was so bad that he himself proposed to reorganize the headquarters, especially the general staff, so Solovyov had to come back.

Although what he hated most was staff work, during the operations from 1806 to 1807, he was already overwhelmed by dealing with information from all sides.

Now I have to come back and deal with all parties.

When some prestigious generals were here in the past, Kutuzov was able to suppress a group of veteran generals, and Bagration was able to unite the young and vigorous faction.

Tormasov and Miloradovich, who have now replaced them, are still dissatisfied with Wittgenstein.

This situation is even different from that of Barclays at that time.

At least everyone is dissatisfied with Barclays, but no matter what strategy he wants to adopt, at least everyone can implement it according to their opinions.

Now even Barclay is gone. In terms of qualifications, unity, and personal ability, Wittgenstein is obviously not a suitable candidate. It was only because he happened to lead the 1st Army in Riga at the time and blocked the troops of MacDonald and Oudinot heading to Petersburg that he gained reputation. When the responsibility for the Battle of the Berezina was investigated, Kutuzov's victory made it impossible for Alexander to catch him.

Wittgenstein had a halo of victory, but in the end, Chichakov was blamed.

Because the Russian army also blames each other for various issues. Although the Russian army may be united when facing difficulties such as Borodino to Moscow, it is not always possible to ensure unity when in an advantageous situation.

Now, we are facing this situation again.

Solovyov thought about it and decided that at this time, he should go to see Kutuzov. The commander-in-chief's health condition had deteriorated rapidly, and many things seemed impossible to talk about.

But at this time, I probably still need to ask for his opinion, but I might have to pick out some words to say.

He himself is very clear about this. In the past, internal disputes have always
But even so, he still had to go.

In this regard, he explained his situation to Yermolov and also mentioned it to Nikolai.

Constantine also knew that there were many troubles within the palace. Solovyov used to be either a low-level officer or leading troops outside, and he was rarely involved here.

And it would be fine if you were a bystander, but if you get involved, that would be another matter.

"Kolya, what do you think will happen?"

"I don't know. Judging from what the Earl said, he thinks we should reach a consensus."

"It's a pity that he doesn't have enough qualifications, otherwise I might support him."

Constantine favored his own confidants, so he said this only to his younger brother and did not even mention the adjutants beside him.

Because Nicholas can still control his mouth, but those big-mouthed adjutants can't. (End of this chapter)