Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796.

Although the King of Sweden is still a child at the moment, he must always be brought along if there is a meeting between monarchs.

As the king's great-uncle, the Duke of Södermanland is still staying in the country to stabilize the political situation. After all, Sweden has suffered a very outrageous defeat before.

The monarchs are also busy during the talks in Prague.

Alexander, King FW of Prussia and the little king of Sweden, the three of them met at Trachenberg Castle in Prussia, in Silesia.

However, considering their relationship, Alexander called Louisa and his two younger brothers, and his daughters also came here.

King FW also brought his wife and children here, while the little king came with his mother and sisters.

Although all the female relatives were present, the atmosphere seemed friendly and peaceful, and Alexander was even very satisfied with the scene before him.

"If it were a peaceful time and the scene was always like this, even a person with a heart as hard as stone would feel happy."

Alexander also thought of Napoleon at this time, this hateful Corsican who not only took advantage of his sister, but also always came to fight.

Of course, he didn't know that once they got to bed, Napoleon would be tamed by Catherine.
Napoleon was still quite scary when he was out of bed.

In other words, Napoleon got married at the wrong time, otherwise he would have been "tamed".

"Your Majesty, you should also consider that this is only a truce."

FW Kings has made some progress, but not much.

But he is now clear-headed, and there is nothing he can do about it. Prussia is under great pressure now. If it fails, it will probably only be able to live on the small pieces of land of Brandenburg and East Prussia.

Reality always teaches people a lesson. He is not like Alexander who can afford to fail a few times, and the war was fought close to his own land.

Solovyov came to the castle at this time, but the situation now looked rather awkward.

Seeing the girls passing by in the corridor, Nikolai was quickly attracted to Charlotte. As his nieces were all there, Anna and Mikhail stayed at home, Nikolai himself probably played the role of the leader of the children.

Even among children, a "triumvirate" could emerge. Solovyov himself wanted to complain that this was too Roman.

The "Big Three" arrangement does not exist in this era. After all, with Britain and Austria present, there are four of them no matter how you look at it.

It's just that the King of England is crazy now and the Prince of Wales is lazy.

Solovyov saw little Elizabeth in the corridor. When the child saw him, she ran towards him with her skirt lifted up, but she fell flat on the ground on the way.

But there was a blanket here, and she did not cry. She just stood up, made a face at Solovyov, and then hugged his legs.

"Sir, what are you doing here?"

After all, this was his daughter. Solovyov picked her up, brushed the dust off her, and fixed her hair.

This little one is not very familiar with me, but he is very polite and knows the rules. He is really a sensible and good child.

"I came here and brought you some candy."

"Mom doesn't let me eat too many gummies."

This is probably the case with all the children Louisa raises.

Solovyov also saw Louisa and her sister in the corridor, but apart from the little king, both of their children were girls, so there was probably no need to consider such a close marriage.

It was appropriate for Constantine's daughter to marry the little king. They were related by blood, but the relationship was quite distant.

"Your Highness."

It was somewhat unnatural for him to say this, as he was holding a child.

When Louisa saw him like this, she just smiled.

"Count, if you have business, His Majesty is in talks with the King of Prussia, and the generals are all here."

When under Alexander's nose, he had to exercise some restraint. Solovyov put the child down and slipped in.

In addition to the generals he was already familiar with, there was also an Austrian general. His white clothes and "stiff" face made him look like a standard Austrian soldier.

But there was still some cunning in his eyes. Solovyov greeted the monarch first, and then Grand Duke Constantine spoke.

"This is Count Radetzky, the Austrian Chief of Staff."

Every year at the Vienna Concert, the last march performed is the one dedicated to him by Strauss.

Of course, if it is not played well, it can be quite stimulating. Solovyov knew what the consequences of poor orchestration would be.

"It's nice to see you here."

"Although the Grand Duke lives in seclusion in Teschen, he often mentions you in his letters and says that you have the ability to lead a general."

"I have visited His Highness in Teshen before, but he seemed to be more concerned about family life."

When Solovyov said this, Alexander continued talking. As a monarch, he still had some say.

"I really envy this kind of life. It's a pity that the Grand Duke is unwilling to come out of retirement, otherwise he would be the most suitable commander-in-chief."

There was a hint of disdain in his tone, because the Austrian side insisted that the commander of the Austrian army serve as the commander-in-chief of the Bohemian Corps.

If it was an Austrian commander-in-chief, it would probably be Schwarzenberg. This guy was even promoted to marshal by Napoleon. If things go wrong, it would give that person an opportunity to be ridiculed.

"Your Majesty, we can now confirm that the commander of the Bohemian Army is from Austria. What about the Silesian Army?"

"General Blücher is very suitable. He has determination and courage. The chief of staff of the corps must come from Prussia. But General Scharnhorst will be in the general headquarters. Who in the Prussian army is more suitable? If it is Clausewitz."

Alexander remembered that Solovyov and Clausewitz had both achieved brilliant military exploits in the battles in Sweden and the Balkans. And in terms of seniority, although he was much younger than Gneisenau, when Clausewitz was the adjutant of Prince August, Gneisenau could only carry bags, and it seemed that his higher military rank was of no use.

But Scharnhorst sat at the table and kept shaking his head.

"Your Majesty, Karl is an excellent staff officer, but he is too young. When we worked together at the headquarters, I felt that his plans were always very bold. At this stage, we must ensure that we are not defeated. This is a victory."

Alexander was a little unhappy when he heard this, because he came here to defeat Napoleon.

But at this time, it is right to be cautious. Scharnhorst's plan sounds good, and he can mobilize the enemy. He has three powerful corps and a reserve army in Poland.

If all these troops could be pressed forward, the coalition forces would eventually have a 2 to 1 advantage. He still nodded in agreement, but as for the chief of staff, Scharnhorst still preferred Gneisenau, who worked with him for a long time, unlike Clausewitz, who went to Russia to serve for several years.

After hearing this, King FW didn't have any objection. Although his abilities were not very good, when drawing cards, he could always get some generals who could act independently, and their levels were not low.

Although Blücher was a little stupid, his courage was able to inspire the soldiers. We always need a chief of staff who has a strong character but a cautious style.

Therefore, Gneisenau was the most suitable choice, and the Tsar had no objection.

After all, Gneisenau performed very well in the defense of Kolberg, where there was no food or reinforcements.

Although it is insignificant from a battle perspective, it has become a good publicity point.

As for the composition of the forces, Scharnhorst arranged it very clearly, mainly consisting of Prussian troops, accompanied by some Russian troops.

But when we got to Sweden, the situation changed a little.

Before Solovyov came in, the little king actually mentioned that he should serve as the commander of the Northern Army.

There are some Russian troops here, as well as Swedish and Prussian troops. The Swedes have more troops along this route.

However, there was no suitable general in the Swedish army, and Bernadotte did not come to Sweden to be the crown prince.

Historically, after the sudden death of the Danish prince who was to succeed him, the plan to adopt Crown Prince Gustav and return the throne to the Swedish royal family was forced to be interrupted, so they went to France to invite someone over.

But this resume is obviously also problematic.

It was just that the strategic phalanx adopted a strategy of avoiding battle, mainly attacking the marshals and generals under Napoleon, and trying not to fight with him himself.

Senior advisers from all sides all had this idea, and the British also agreed.

At this time, Alexander was thinking that it would be great if Bagration and Kamensky Jr. were still alive, but unfortunately they were both gone.

The Russian army has now trained a group of generals, but there is also a big problem, that is, there are relatively few generals who can stand on their own. In this situation, those who serve as commanders of a large army always need qualifications.

Wittgenstein's previous performance had cut off the promotion path of some generals.

The little king's thoughts were even somewhat naive as a teenager.

Because he is the king, he was not sitting at the children's table this time, but he was qualified to discuss the current situation with the adults.

Nicholas was a little envious of this.

Although he has a noble status as the Grand Duke of the Russian Empire, his current position is his master's adjutant. Although he is qualified to sit at the table, he is not qualified to express his opinions.

Even if he wanted to say it, his two brothers would not agree.

The commander of the Northern Army, Alexander, did not dare to let Bennigsen come up because of the overall strategy, but instead let him stay in Warsaw.

Among the other Russian generals, Barclay is in the Bohemian Army to prevent the Austrians from doing stupid things - of course, Radetzky is here to do this job. He can be said to be a safety lock. If Schwarzenberg really does something stupid, he can still maneuver in the middle and at least not make the overall situation too bad.

Looking at the remaining people, Langgeron, Dokhturov and Miloradovich are the most suitable.

But the only person who had experience in leading a regiment alone was a Frenchman.
We always need a good chief of staff here, as the composition of the Northern Legion is quite complicated.

If we mention Langgeron at this time, we have to mention that he also served in the Austrian army, in the legion of Prince Condé.

She is familiar with all aspects, and to be honest, Count von Fersen was very active in Paris before, and was even a close friend of the Queen of Cake, or even her lover.

The French, and those who knew Sweden well, only had to find the right staff officers.

Although Langgeron had fought well in Poland and East Prussia before, it was largely due to the help of Bagration, the deputy commander, and Solovyov, the acting chief of staff.

But this does not prevent him from having a certain command ability. Not every Frenchman is like Napoleon, who issues a bunch of abstract orders that need to be polished by the chief of staff and secretary before they can become great decisions.

He doesn't care much about configuration. Having a capable chief of staff will enable him to command the army smoothly.

Therefore, there was no problem with the Northern Army, but Solovyov was complaining in his heart.

"From one Frenchman to another, the only difference is that one is a republican and the other is a royalist."

But just as he was distracted, Scharnhorst patted him on the shoulder.

"Mick, there is still a small mobile corps that needs someone to command it."

"You mean."

Solovyov had not yet thought that he still had things to do at this moment.

"There is a new army being formed that needs a commander. However, the size of this army is larger than a Russian army, and it needs a proactive commander who can coordinate between the two armies in Silesia and Bohemia. In addition to the Russian and Prussian troops, there are also volunteers from the Balkans, especially those Serbs."

Scharnhorst said this, and the Tsar and Grand Duke Constantine nodded frequently, and even Alexander had a sly smile.

Solovyov knew that he actually had a chance to command a corps independently, but he did not show it and was secretly delighted.

There is such a good thing!

Although it was an unexpected surprise, Solovyov was also very clear that the troops transferred to him would definitely not be so suitable.

Scharnhorst didn't even say anything, he just gave him a staffing list.

Except for Arkady's 9th Division, even the Greek and Serbian volunteers looked like a hodgepodge.

Besides these there were Prussian troops and an old friend whom Solovyov had not seen for a long time.

The "Black Duke" of Brunswick, with his volunteer troops, has arrived on the main battlefield.

As a friend, Solovyov had not seen him for a long time. He heard that he was planning to remarry Marie, defeat Napoleon, and restore the Brunswick family business, so he prepared to do so.

It seems that this force is still usable, but time is too tight and it still needs to be run in.

After all, this small legion written as the "Oder River Legion" in the plan had people from several directions, speaking several languages ​​or even more. In addition to the main force, there were also some Tatar and Circassian cavalry.

Even Austrian officers would probably have a headache after reading this. (End of this chapter)