Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

"You are really good at getting a few French officers to come over for dinner. Are we going to tell them the real plan or the fake one?"

"It depends on the information leaked, and it has to be put to Ney. As for whether he believes it or not, no one can guarantee it."

It is said that Bagration is a fierce general, but when he uses his brain, his opponents are often caught off guard.

Although he faced opponents who were easier to be fooled several times before, the effect was still good.

When Ney is not in a state of excitement, he is still quite cunning.

Therefore, Solovyov is not optimistic about the strategy that his senior brother is going to use this time.

But he is also a fun person and is ready to observe it in person.

"Okay, I'll go too."

"You'll go too?"

"I'll go to keep it real. After all, all the plans are with me. I'll tell them one thing, that there was no winner in Eylau before, and this time it's time to make a conclusion, and other vague words. For the rest, you can do it yourself. In addition, I have to entrust them to be messengers. My cousin made me lose face in front of the floating bridge, so I have to praise him and pass a message to my aunt."

"You're really right. And your purpose is not just that simple, right?"

"That's right, my sister-in-law ran away to Vienna, but the chef she hired for you from there is still good."

"Ah, come to eat for free? Why didn't you say that earlier?"

Bagration's wife not coming home is always a problem that is not easy to raise in front of him.

However, before the couple was arranged by Paul, he had a good relationship with both sides and helped to ease the awkward atmosphere in the middle. Solovyov has therefore become one of the few people who can say a few words on this issue without stepping on landmines accurately.

Moreover, after the two separated, they still kept in touch, and they had three daughters, so they still had some real feelings.

So even though the "little fairy" had a lover in Vienna, she just thought they were all gigolos, and the real man was still her husband.

Therefore, even if she had been "recuperating" in Vienna and had not come back, and the sky-high bills made her mother unbearable, she still did not forget to send some cooks, servants, and housekeepers back to her husband on a daily basis, and also brought back the part of her shopping in Vienna for her husband.

It seems that she has the same problem as Polina, and she likes men when she sees them. Solovyov still remembers the scene when she was very young and tried to seduce him when they first met, but failed and turned her face away.

Speaking of which, she is already a 24-year-old young lady, and she is still as well-maintained as a young girl who has just fallen in love. There is indeed a bit of "magic" on her. Polina is another kind of magic, always the same as when she just got married.

I hope Metternich and Prince Borghese can bear it. These two young wives are just at the age of being energetic and vigorous. It would be best to make the former infatuated so that he will not dig holes in Petersburg in the future. As for the latter, considering that he still has a son to raise, this matter cannot be said.

Bagration knew that he wanted to eat for free, and he also wanted to cooperate with him.

In the past, when he fooled others, he always did it by himself, and he didn't even have a partner.

This time, it became a "partner fooling", and maybe it will be a "group fooling" in the future, just focusing on those guys with big heads and thick necks. There are still some differences.

However, Napoleon himself has gained some weight recently, and is also developing in this direction.

As for preparing this meal, Bagration still specially prepared some ingredients, although these things are often difficult to get at the base.

There is no way, there is no cold chain, not even electricity, and refrigeration requires ice making, so it is still a bit difficult.

Otherwise, how can a country have a western ice warehouse.

Even in Russia, a place with ice and snow in the stereotype, it is not easy to store fresh ingredients.

As for this table of feasts, it is still served according to the Russian way, and the French prisoners who are about to be released are drooling.

"How is Russia, guys?"

"You said that, Prince, we were captured by you before we even got to Russian soil, and we were even detained in Königsberg."

"Ah, if it was a Prussian prison, it might be quite clean. When I was young, I fought against the Chechens in the Caucasus Mountains and was also captured. They treated me well because they knew I was a Georgian royal family."

This is the earliest and least noticed one in Bagration's black history. Except for Solovyov, his junior brother, he didn't even let his few bad friends know about it.

As for him bringing it up at this time, it was indeed unexpected, but it was also to get closer to the French.

"But in the mountains of the Caucasus, it's not like now, where you can have a big meal. It just so happened that when I was there, it was Ramadan, so it was inevitable that I would be hungry during the day with them."

"Speaking of this, we also went to Egypt with His Majesty the Emperor, and the Mamluks there also have this belief."

Then Solovyov began to interrupt: "So, you are all veterans who have been to Egypt?"

"Yes, Baron. We were promoted to officers there, but His Majesty the Emperor returned to Paris first, and we lived a hard life with General Menou for a while, and could only go home after the prisoner exchange."

It's not the first time, and the French are often talkative, so it's easy to communicate this way.

"Egypt, that place is a bit mysterious, and I have always been interested in it. But I also have something to entrust to you"

While Solovyov was chatting with the two French officers, Bagration and his two German adjutants were chatting about something in French and German. The two French officers heard something. Later, the attention also shifted.

After all, as a soldier, even if he is captured, he will inevitably be interested in the progress of military operations.

What's more, Bagration did it on purpose today. He borrowed two officers from Mecklenburg to serve from Wittgenstein, and also invited Elena's brother-in-law, Major General Prince Christian-Auguste. , he is the commander of the Moscow Grenadier Regiment.

One of the biggest advantages of this guy's speaking is that he has a loud voice and very clear enunciation, which is suitable for participating in leaking activities at this time.

"Your Highness, your situation is still very important. The grenadiers still have to be used as an attacking force at critical moments. You must know that when we faced Ney before, he ran too fast. This time."

In fact, Bagration himself did not observe the two French guys, but Solovyov was watching.

If the Mecklenburg man spoke in a slightly higher tone, their attention would be drawn to him.

".Why, do you still have any bad memories in Egypt?"

"The worst part was that it was all sand and the march was just so hard."

"I can understand this kind of environment. When I was in Italy, the weather happened to be hot, and marching at that time was very difficult. Fortunately, I am now a general, and I don't need to do everything by myself, so I admire it very much. My mentor, Generalissimo Suvorov, at that age was still able to command on the front lines. "

"Well, it's amazing."

Solovyov obviously noticed that the attention of these two guys was attracted by the conversation between Bagration and the Prince of Mecklenburg. They were mostly laughing at him, and they didn't seem to be talkative at all. of french people.

But only in this way can they pay more attention to this matter, and they can't even listen to it all.

The script was indeed arranged beforehand and included an attack plan against Ney.

"Come on, you also know that in Russia, the best thing is the women. You French guys come to Poland from Paris and never leave, because the women in Poland are much simpler than the girls in Paris. But this does not catch them Mrs. Recamier and I get along very well. She likes the poems and some prose I have translated and thinks they are all good."

"That lady, I heard that she was familiar with General Moreau in the past."

"Yes, I still have contact with your Majesty the Emperor's brother Lucien, but I seem to be the unexpected winner. But I still have some relationship with His Majesty the Emperor!"

"I heard this from my brother who was captured by the Austrians. General, did you have a conversation with Marshal Mortier and General Gazan?"

"Yes, I am the one who is related to the Emperor. My stepmother is the cousin of Queen Josephine, so I am the Queen's nephew, and His Majesty the Emperor is still my uncle!"

"Is this really true?"

"When this war is over, it's almost time to recognize each other. I believe that our Russia will be the final victor."

However, these two guys were obviously dissatisfied.

"Baron, you are indeed very capable. You can actually cause us so much trouble. You even wiped out more than 10,000 Poles some time ago. Maybe you have learned Suvorov's skills, but you are still far from His Majesty the Emperor. It’s far away!”

"Really?"

Solovyov had an expression of disbelief on his face, but he already knew in his heart that the two French guys had fallen into a trap.

"When you get to the battlefield, you will see that on the battlefields of Poland and East Prussia, we will eat all the armies under your Majesty the Emperor one by one, so that he will realize the power of the Russian army, and then we will sign the contract a peace treaty.”

Although they are all bragging, Solovyov still wants to play a young general who is young and energetic, and is proud of himself after winning a great victory. Although this is a true character due to his age, in his heart he is very mature no matter how you calculate it. .

This way of pretending to be tender was something he had seen Mrs. Recamier do like this when she was alone with her.

Although she is a little older, her girlish demeanor is indeed not easy for others to learn.

This is a skill learned from bed, it's just that he behaves more passionately.

Under the watchful eye, he still knew that the French were being tricked.

As for that side, Bagration was talking more and more vigorously, and even included some words about transfer. The river he targeted was mainly the Pasag River. Especially when he mentioned the two wings, he emphasized the location of Ney. east coast.

These key points, if listened to by the French, are almost enough.

". Let's not talk about that. Let's eat, eat."

Bagration also had a good drinking capacity, and he and the two Frenchmen had a pleasant meal.

Solovyov and Prince Christian did not drink. After all, they were not stationed here. One was at the headquarters and the other was at the regiment's camp.

"How are you doing, Michael?"

"Me? Fortunately, after this summer, it's time for me to get married. When the time comes to invite relatives, I might even include the French Emperor's representative."

At this point, Solovyov also officially blew himself up at the dinner table in order to make Bagration's deception successful.

He was not worried about how Maria and his colleagues would look at him after he returned. You know, the Queen Mother and her doting Catherine hated the French. Louisa's mother, Alexander's mother-in-law, the wife of the Crown Prince of Baden, was an ally of France, but she had always been unfriendly to France.

In this circle, there are still some things that cannot be said openly or made public too early.

Even if he was deeply trusted by Langgeron, considering that the other party was a royalist, that is, the two had a good relationship and got along well, otherwise it would not be easy to pass.

But there were people who knew in advance, and Bagration spoke at this time.

"You kid, when you were in Italy, you caught a French prisoner and asked where your aunt was. Now, even the French emperor wants to be related to you."

"Sir, I think the baron is not lying, and he is very logical."

Christian was also very familiar with Solovyov when he was on duty in the palace, and he knew that although this guy often talked nonsense seriously, he rarely told lies.

He didn't fully understand the double act of these two people, that is, he knew that he wanted to deceive the French, so he just played it out.

The two Frenchmen were fooled by the big and small fools at the table. They almost told Ney everything they could remember after being released from the area near Ney.

With Ney's brain processing ability, if so much information came up at once, he would probably be numb.

Even if he was equipped with an external brain named Jomini, the former stock trader should not have the tricks of these two.

Solovyov also wrote a personal letter and entrusted the two to pass it to His Majesty the Emperor.

It gave a strange sense of "Zhuge Liang came down to challenge", and even directly mentioned the problem.

He was also quite surprised. He and Motier had made their cards clear before, so why did the other side make little move.

By the way, he also praised Eugene, saying that his defense organization in Pultusk was very successful, which made it difficult for him to start for a while, but he had to thank the French commander for sending more than 10,000 Poles, which made him famous on the side of the coalition.

Having said that, the meaning of provocation is still quite strong.