Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Chapter 550 062 The Guards are also here

Being the interim governor of Stockholm, Solovyov still found it troublesome. Although people from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that he had some civil service talents, it was difficult for him to sit there for a long time with his personality.

"The current situation can also show that the Swedish government's past management is not much better than ours, and these petitions are really terrible. It can be seen that there are always noble nobles who are not human beings. Name the peasants It is the fourth estate, but the proportion of petitions is the lowest, and it is necessary to convene a circuit court.”

Bagration looked at this junior brother and envied him for being able to do a lot of everything. If he were to be the governor, he would probably go crazy in one day.

As for these Swedish civil servants, they did not expect that the Russians would emerge as such a master who was not easy to fool, and his reading speed was astonishingly fast.

Because Solovyov was not familiar with Swedish, he requested that petitions be in French and German, and where conditions were not met, they had to be translated.

"For the Circuit Court, Your Excellency, you also need to prepare an interpreter. Most of the farmers there have a similar level of education."

"I understand that. As a secretary, you know a lot. What is your name?"

"Your Excellency, I am Eric Johansson, Clerk of the Court."

"Then I'll call you Eric. Aren't your former officials all a bunch of confused officials? Our Russian civil servants are already confused enough. The conditions here are better, and you don't have to take care of so many people and ground. , How can it cause so much trouble?”

"This is something you should know very well about the operating procedures of civil servants. Clerks like us don't have much say, and"

"I know, I know," Solovyov slapped his forehead at this time, thinking of the predecessor of the cat at the door of No. 10 Downing Street, the first official cat Humphrey. To be precise, it was an official cat. This is the prototype of the name, "If they dare to delay, we are all soldiers, and soldiers are simple in heart. If they dare not to carry out our orders. Before the Swedish royal family comes back, I think they can Consider choosing to lose your job and go home to raise your children.”

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"Your king is marrying a daughter-in-law who is our queen's sister. We are all one family, so go ahead and do it boldly. If anyone dares to cause trouble for you, they will go to Finland after the war. Civil servants are also in great need there. "

As for the subsequent trial of cases, Solovyov's time in Stockholm was not short, and he was also very efficient.

In this way, it was carried out smoothly until another large army came on the ice, as well as a large number of follow-up combat supplies.

Archduke Constantine came from Finland and brought with him the main force of the Guards.

In addition to the necessary garrison troops in Petersburg, four main Guards infantry regiments and a large number of cavalry also came here.

"Your Highness, can you come at this time?"

"You don't have to be so polite, Misha, I'm here to replace Bagration. Where has he gone?"

"You should be in the military camp right now. Are you coming here from the Turkish side?"

Constantine nodded and said: "The movements of the Ottoman Empire are indeed very dangerous, so the emperor asked me to bring troops over and sit in Stockholm, but I will not interfere with your actions, I just want to supervise Leonti Bennigsen General, ask him to see the current situation clearly and not have any strange ideas."

It seems that Alexander is somewhat uneasy about Bennigsen, mainly because of this man's consistent opportunistic behavior and his relationship with his colleagues, so it is okay to let Constantine come here to adjust the atmosphere.

But from this point of view, Constantine, who still has some skills in fighting, and at least is still the top combat force in the Royal Grand Kilometer, is a bit wasteful to let him squat in Stockholm.

But when the Guards came, the Guards Artillery Battalion had more than 50 cannons, and its combat effectiveness was comparable to that of an artillery regiment. Moreover, they did not have to consider that they would have combat missions when crossing the sea in the early stages, and all they brought were heavy artillery.

Comparing this level, even when organizing troops when going south, putting the Guards and the Finnish Division together is the most suitable combination, but the commander has always been a problem.

Grand Duke Constantine himself is here. The commanders of the various regiments of the Guards are relatively high-level and difficult to command, so Bennigsen can only be used to command the various troops.

If it were Barclay, I'm afraid it would cause a lot of panic again, because his level is not enough.

The deployment of the Guards will have to wait until Bennigsen arrives. Sanders on the northern front is still resisting Shuvalov's attack. Although Barclay has occupied Umeå, the Swedes are still fighting there. Using militia, the battle is now at a stalemate.

At this time, Grand Duke Constantine actually replaced Bagration and became the top commander of the Russian army in Stockholm. His position was unmatched by others.

For Solovyov, it was like returning to the Guards headquarters.

A new battle is indeed about to begin.

On the Swedes' side, they can always cobble together an army of acceptable size by collecting taxes and recruiting troops in the relatively wealthy areas of southern Sweden.

Although the Russian army defeated them several times before, most of the Swedish army was defeated except for the part that surrendered in Finland. In Solovyov's initial pursuit battle, he was cautious and did not adopt the "sticking to the enemy" method as in Poland. " strategy, so many fish slipped through the net.

Speaking of which, the characteristic of the Swedish army is probably that it is a small force that can be easily defeated, but if it is not ruthless, it cannot be defeated.

As a result, the Swedish army already has more than 60,000 available troops. Together with the British army's nearly 20,000 troops, the total strength at this time is also 80,000.

However, on the battlefield in Sweden, there is obviously not a spacious place where all the troops can be deployed.

In addition, there are too many new recruits in the Swedish army, and even the training is difficult to complete. The recruitment system has just been established, and it is indeed difficult to guarantee the quality of such an army.

Although the same is true for the Russian army. The newly recruited soldiers are indeed not as useful as the veterans who have participated in various wars in the past ten years. However, the Russian army is always concentrated in the rear, and each corps has supplements and training. , so that the combat effectiveness is still somewhat guaranteed.

As for the military reforms of the Russian army, although the quality of soldiers has declined recently, in the long run, there are always some benefits.

"But this is not enough. Your Highness, I think now is a more appropriate time to occupy some frontier areas. Our army's strength is smaller than that of the enemy in some places, so this is the only way we can do it."

"Where do you want to occupy?"

After Grand Duke Konstantin asked, Solovyov also pointed to the huge Swedish map he hung in the Chinese Palace, and said with a proud smile: "Our hussars are in Nykoping. Now it seems that we must first capture , that is, Norrkoping and South Koping. The Finnish division troops can pass by. Once we occupy this place, we can threaten the Swedes in both directions. If von Essen and Moore can't wait, they can do it here. Fight with them first."

"You have to think carefully. When you go there, you need to strengthen the troops in your hands. The Finnish Division still suffered losses after crossing the sea, and because of the terrain, you always fight with only hussars and infantry. Only the Pskov regiment of dragoons remained on the battlefield."

"I think I still have to go there, at least to get a head start in this key position."

"Well, you go prepare now, and you also need to have a battle plan. Besides."

Grand Duke Constantine's expression has always been serious, and I don't know how he imitated his brother at this time. If this micro-expression could be captured, it would also be a fox expression.

"Are you bringing your wife here, or Madame Recamier?"

Good guy, even he said so, now this matter is more or less just for the masses who are not afraid of the excitement.

"I will explain to Katya, and she still has to breastfeed two children. And Vasily Vasilyevich has written a letter. His attitude should be able to explain this problem."

Grand Duke Konstantin was just watching the fun and did not think it was a big deal. Before Solovyov married Katya, if we say his life was colorful, in fact, he was considered a devoted master in Petersburg. , you must know that Count Stroganov’s scene of a fairy couple, harmonious music and music does not exist in many places in Russia.

Some young officers, before getting married, may have dated girls who can form a cavalry squadron. For a boy like Solovyov, it is probably difficult to get into double digits in this life, but it seems that the quality is still good, both overtly and covertly. good.

Therefore, the Grand Duke was just watching the fun. If something happened, he would still protect his men. After all, he was still Nicholas's master.

Of course, he had also heard rumors about Maria. After all, before that girl got married, she was still a little girl, and she often had the Guards officers chased by her.

It's not that she's pursuing true love or anything, it's that this girl knows which officer has some artistic skills, so she wants to catch him and ask him to the end.

Hussars like Davydov were often harassed about poetry.

Solovyov was the one who suffered the most, and working illegally was a daily routine.

Moreover, this sister actually made the relationship even more ambiguous after she came back.

Although this was just Constantine, the middle brother, who secretly cared about the lives of his sisters and actually did an investigation.

But for Solovyov, the fun was a little bigger, and always dangerous.

Now, he still has to go south, otherwise just the matter of his wife and lover would be enough for the masses to watch, and it is just because he has always chosen higher quality in this regard that it is easier for him now. It made headlines.

Between the matter of winning the war and the matter of being watched at home, it seemed better to use the former to cover up the problem.

Even the great-grandson of his friend in Poland did not attract such high attention.

At this time, you can see the disadvantages of feudalism. Something will be spread far away, and there is no need for any advanced communication methods.

Although Katya would not be angry at home, and when Mrs. Recamier visited her home, she was willing to let her hold her child, but rumors...

At this time, the Russian army embarked on its journey south.

Although Sweden is not a big country, it is a "long" country. The biggest feature is its long coastline, and the distance between the north and the south.

In this way, the Russian army starts from near Stockholm and reaches Nyköping first, which is always some distance away.

The good news is that Norrkoping, a place with relatively dangerous terrain, has blocked roads and can advance to Linkoping. It is also the only place where the battlefield range is relatively wide.

It's winter again now, and the ice is frozen solid, which allows the army to move more smoothly for a while.

Of course, after February, this advantage will be offset.

Solovyov took advantage of this moment to attack the Swedes, and he also had his own purpose. At least he had to keep the first move in his hands.

Then to the south, there are a bunch of dense forests and lakes. When the spring comes to fight here, both sides will have to endure the mud, and it will become the kind of battle in Finland.

It's just that Sweden's local guerrillas have not been very active from the time Solovyov captured Gavle to the march to Stockholm and then to the Hussars' capture of Nyköping.

This is better assisted by the Swedish army. The discipline of the Russian army has caused guerrillas all over Finland - the premise is that Finland's population is very low - now that the Russian army has arrived in Sweden, it has finally paid attention to discipline issues, and the Swedish army's Recruiting soldiers have always been poorly disciplined, and they don't even pay for eating herrings in the tube.

In contrast, in the Russian army, sometimes there are officers who sign checks to pay for the soldiers, and some Russian recruits know how to pay, and the veterans have to buy the officer's face and not make trouble, which creates a strange situation. contrast.

It even gave the Swedes a strange feeling, that is, apart from the fact that the Russians were the invaders, they seemed to be much stronger than their own armies that were crotchless (mainly referring to peasant soldiers) and barbaric (mainly referring to recruits).

Therefore, the attitude of Swedish civilians is probably that they will not help each other. If you don’t come to trouble me, I will not take the initiative to attack you.

If Napoleon knew about it, he would think it was unscientific. After all, wherever the Russian army went, except during the Italian campaign, the Cossacks would feel uncomfortable if they did not take something from the houses of the local fellows.

Of course, if he paid attention to the nephew he recognized, he would be able to notice the difference.

At least one strange thing happened to the Russian army, that is, the chaplains accompanying the army often preached, and Solovyov always asked them to add some "spice" to it.

Recalling that foreigners have always commented on the simplicity of Russian folk customs, this army composed mainly of serfs and civilians will still perform well if it is well restrained.

At least the seven following the Ten Commandments of Moses are pretty good moral standards: honor your parents, don’t murder, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness, and don’t covet other people’s property.

and the previous Sunday

At least the Finnish Division and the Guards have now made considerable progress.

Solovyov also wanted the recruits to do mass work. But after thinking about it, he realized that without this ability, so many bandit generals were still commanding the troops, so maybe his generation would have to become generals one after another before he could give it a try.