Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 375 017 Russian Hua Mulan, but does not admit that she is a woman

Solovyov and Stroganov were going to carry out a large-scale re-equipment of the Mariupol Hussars. Alexander approved it so happily, which was beyond their expectations.

These two people were Alexander's aides-de-camp and close friends respectively. They knew the Tsar's temper very well. Sometimes he had difficulty making choices and was often hesitant when doing things.

Apart from those shortcomings, even if he was not a royal, Alexander could still enjoy himself in the social circle, and he had a lot of lovers, but he failed to succeed with the countess.

Solovyov succeeded very secretly. As for Alexander forgiving Louisa's infidelity and confessing to his wife ten times more of his infidelity, he really didn't know.

What is important now is the reorganization of the Mariupol Hussars Regiment and the comprehensive adjustment of the training program according to the new tactics.

Regarding this matter, Prince Wittgenstein, as the leader of the group, also expressed support. After all, they are all trusted confidants of the emperor, so this is definitely easy to discuss.

However, when recruiting troops, accidents always happen.

Count Stroganov has not yet been awarded a military rank, and still comes to the cavalry with the palace rank. In fact, his status can be directly awarded to a general without any problem, but he proposed to Alexander that commanding a regiment requires seniority. Start working honestly as a colonel, and wait until you have achieved meritorious service before being promoted to general.

Speaking of which, as far as the system in the Russian army is concerned, when a wealthy nobleman with such a high status enters the army, his style has changed.

Solovyov also has a different style of painting. He is not as conspicuous as the count. Pavel Stroganov is really the most handsome man in Russia. He will attract the attention of girls wherever he goes, even if he is So are those disguised as men.

"What a handsome commander!"

Near the hussars' station, there is also the Polish Ulan Lancers. The lancers here do not have beards. When Paul established this regiment, he hoped to use Polish soldiers loyal to Russia to form Polish lancers with strong combat effectiveness. Troops, after all, the "Birdman"'s combat effectiveness is still very strong.

But there is a problem. In the territory of eastern Poland divided by Russia, the residents of many towns are still Ukrainians and Belarusians. It is not easy to supplement the Poles.

As a result, this Wulan regiment was supplemented by many recruits from the aristocratic class from various places.

When Stroganov saw this heroic young cavalry, he didn't pay much attention at first. After all, some young people were in their early twenties and had quite good looks, such as Colonel Solovyov; or some had unexpected voices. Not so majestic, just like the young cavalry in front of him.

He also saluted Count Stroganov with the Polish two-fingered Zen military salute, and said: "Sir, I am Alexander Sokolov of the Polish Ulan Lancers. I just saw the appearance of the sir." So handsome, I can’t help but admire him.”

The Stroganov family has always been relatively tolerant and very friendly to nobles, civilians and even serfs who are lower than themselves. He did not feel any offense to this young lancer.

After all, wherever he goes, people say he is handsome, his wife is beautiful, and his children are cute. He does not even need the support of his family's background as the richest man in Russia. People who see him are sincerely impressed.

"Ah, young Comrade Sokolov, how long have you been in the Lancers?"

"Comrade" is a term given to privates in the Lancers, and the count also noticed his identity.

“Just joined this year!”

"Well, very good. I see that you are very skillful in controlling your horse. You must have been familiar with life on horseback since you were a child, right?"

"Yes, sir. I have been carried on horseback by my father and uncles since I could walk."

"I can see that you are a good rider, but the lance seems to be a heavy burden for you."

Although the lances used by the Ulan Lancers are shorter than those used by the Cossacks, they are still four arshins in length. Whether they are wielding them on horseback or holding them for thrusts, they still require strength.

Although the young cavalryman in front of him was very skilled in handling horses, he was still lacking in strength.

"But I also volunteered to join the Lancers, sir!"

He was quite confident, but the accent made Count Stroganov feel more and more strange the more he heard it.

When Solovyov first visited his home, his voice had not completely changed, and he had this voice. However, after he returned from Italy, his accent was no longer like this.

But he was only suspicious and did not dwell on the identity of this lancer.

As for Solovyov, he was different from the count. Even though he was far away, he could still tell that this lancer might be a woman.

As for the earl not suspecting the other party, it was because the other party looked more heroic than himself, and the slight pockmark on his face couldn't stop it.

In other words, neither Count Stroganov, who is always known for his handsomeness, nor Solovyov, who is known for his delicate appearance, are as heroic as this young cavalryman.

That's right, after all, the Lancer in front of them is the famous "Cavalry Girl" Nadezhda Durova, who now serves in the Ulan Lancers under the pseudonym Alexander Sokolov.

Her noble status is real. Her father is a hussar officer. After giving birth to her, her mother suffered from postpartum depression and even abandoned her daughter. It was her old father and his comrades who picked up little Nadya and raised her in the regiment.

Therefore, her claim that she was familiar with the saddle since she was a child was not wrong. Even before she got married, her father indulged her to ride a horse.

It's just that she has always ridden like a man, and her personality is carefree. She can even control wild horses. If she were a man, she would have joined the cavalry long ago.

But she is a girl, so she can only choose to get married. After her father retired and became the mayor of a small town, she married a local civil servant Vasily Chernov and gave birth to a son.

However, she was obviously not satisfied with this kind of family life. When she returned home, she angered her mother again, so she chose to run away from home.

This caused the old father to have a mental breakdown. Retired officer Andrei Durov found his daughter's coat by the river and thought the child had committed suicide. However, since he did not find the body, he had to continue searching.

As a father, he did not know that his daughter had eloped with a Cossack and joined the Cossack Cavalry Regiment, but had to leave the (deleted) Cossack Regiment for well-known reasons.

The Cossack Cavalry Regiment, you have to grow a beard!

Now, she has come to the Polish Lancers Regiment. Anyway, she is slender, and she can't see her figure when she wraps a chest wrap inside.

Even Russian young women don't all have full breasts. With her disguise, behavior and deliberately concealed voice, it is difficult for others to notice it.

Even today, if she hadn't been so talkative, Solovyov would not have noticed this.

Girls, no matter how masculine they are, it is inevitable that they will chatter when they talk.

Moreover, this "tomboy" voice sounds pretty good. The most masculine girl that Count Stroganov had met before was probably Her Majesty Catherine in the palace. That wild girl in the palace would not be like this one, wearing men's clothes and running to the cavalry to serve as a soldier.

As for her being like this, it was entirely the result of her mother abandoning her baby and a group of hussar uncles who could not take care of children but only little cavalrymen.

If it comes to horsemanship, she is even better at controlling the warhorse under her crotch than Count Stroganov, who has been familiar with horseback since childhood.

You know, the count is the only son of the richest man in Russia. He has seen a lot of things in the court of Louis XVI and the empress since he was a child, but the horses he controls are all well-tamed horses.

Such a young cavalryman will more or less attract his attention. But Durova was just a new recruit who had just joined the Ulan Lancers. Even if the Count had a talent for talent, it was unlikely that he would dig her out of the Polish regiment right now. At least the procedures would take several months.

Moreover, Stroganov did not know that Alexander Sokolov in front of him was a woman.

Perhaps it was because Solovyov was too delicate and the Count himself was too handsome, which made him have an illusion.

However, after he rode away, Solovyov rode his Orlov trotter horse to come over again.

"Good riding, comrade."

"Colonel, you are wearing infantry clothes, why don't you join the cavalry? Infantry is not a place for real men!"

Good guy, this tiger girl actually looks down on infantry.

"Comrade, you can't say that. I used to be the commander of the Guards Chasseur Regiment. I led the infantry to defeat the French offensive in the Battle of Austerlitz."

"But there are more than infantry in the army. If there were only infantry, I would not join the army. That's what I said when I was stationed at the Bryansk Regiment."

"You are even more manly than men. If we use the Tatars' words, they always say 'Emir of Emirs' and 'Berke of Berkes'. Sokolov, you are probably 'a man among men'."

Soloviev spoke with a joking tone, but he still admired sincerely, what a heroic Russian Mulan! Although she looked a little ugly because of smallpox, her ability was not to be underestimated.

Compared with her, many cavalry officers looked like flowery.

But Durova didn't expect that the earl in front of her was so humble, and the young colonel in front of her was even more humble, and was willing to joke with her at the soldier level.

"Colonel, you are really good at talking."

"In the Guards, you have to be smart. As for you, comrade. I think your clothes are not very good. A lancer should have good equipment, a pair of good boots and a beautiful uniform. You can't be like a hussar. You have to be more decent."

Soloviev then took out his bag full of silver coins from his waist. According to the current price, 20 rubles can do a lot of things.

You know, a 1777 rifle is worth half a pig, and 50,000 pigs are 100,000 rifles.

"These should be enough. When I went to Vyborg, I met General Kutuzov. The old man was stingy even with 200 rubles because his family's expenses were tight. I'm different. I'm still single. My father is a retired officer and businessman. He always helps some friends. Money is not a problem."

"I can't"

"That's not the case, Sokolov! Although you are a noble, you must have run away from home, right? If your parents were still here, they would be very worried about you. My father was afraid that I would be in Petersburg If a person doesn't adapt, he takes his whole family from Ryazan. When I go abroad, I have to write letters to him to tell him I'm safe, even when I go to New Spain."

"Have you ever been to New Spain?"

"Yes, it's a long journey and you have to take a boat. I really admire those sailors who always have to travel such far places."

He said there was nothing wrong with it, but as a commander, he still asked Durova to accept the rubles.

Of course, he didn't realize that this girl was the famous "Cavalry Girl". Although Durova's name was famous, Solovyov didn't know much about her early experiences.

As for Durova, she finally had money to buy a pair of boots that fit her feet, but food was not guaranteed.

The Mariupol Hussars Regiment and the Polish Ulan Lancers are both in the Baltic Naval Regiment. Because they are close together, you can also see what the lancers are doing from the hussars side.

The uniforms of the hussars are more gorgeous, and another thing is that they are from a good family and can often buy their own equipment. They also have to maintain such a beautiful hussars uniform, so that they can seduce girls no matter whether they are in the city or the countryside. All very convenient.

On the side of the lancers, Solovyov saw some lancers digging potatoes in the fields.

That "Sokolov", that is, Durova, just after the day's training, dug potatoes in the landlady's land, put a lot of them in with her Ulan Lancer square hat, and peeled them You can put it in the pot directly.

Solovyov was also curious. Even though she claimed to be seventeen years old and her behavior could be disguised, there were some things that were difficult to hide.

For example, Captain Jia's method of identifying women is actually quite useful for Durova.

Solovyov was more curious as to whether any Lancer officers and soldiers would say, "Brother, you smell so good."

Such words as this

The question is indeed not said that way.

It can be said to be a miracle that Durova was with a group of Poles loyal to Russia and was not discovered.

Except for Solovyov who was passing by, no one noticed that she was a woman. It was probably her carefree behavior that somewhat obscured her feminine features.