Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

Looking at the situation on the sea, even a stupid ass can tell that this humiliating defeat of the Royal Navy will soon make the front pages of London newspapers and become a hot topic recently.

In the end, only the "Victory" and the "Vanguard" of the Royal Navy escaped. The remaining warships were either destroyed or surrendered, and some were stranded.

In this way, it is a complete victory for the Russian army.

The final battle of Karlskrona, which was around the completely besieged naval base, was a huge failure in the naval battle, and the British army had lost the will to resist.

Sir Moore also knew that the situation was over at this time. After the rescue, he was still lingering, but he had not yet given the final order to surrender.

The Russian offensive only removed some peripheral strongholds. By the way, when night fell, two Russian frigates made another attack on the trestle controlled by the British.

It was confirmed that the situation was over, and the British army was even ready for the final battle. However, at this time, the Russian army had no intention of continuing to attack.

The reason is very simple, that is, Solovyov believes that at such times, it is best to follow the rules and not fight.

Therefore, he sent envoys into the naval base and also set up cannons on the outside.

He did not need to worry about the attitude of Sir John Moore. The commander of the British Expeditionary Force was already dying that night after agreeing to his men to lay down their arms.

Now, it was the British's turn to accept the Russian armistice conditions. They could keep their personal belongings and officers were allowed to keep their personal weapons, but the military flags, cannons and general soldiers' equipment had to be kept.

The reason is quite simple. The Russian army has always used IWC equipment, and in the era of the Napoleonic Wars, lead bullets were sometimes made by themselves, and gunpowder was distributed uniformly. It was not as strict as the requirements for muskets in the future.

Most of the equipment of the more than 10,000 British troops is infantry, which is enough to arm several infantry regiments. The Russian army is now in the stage of military expansion, so it naturally needs these weapons and equipment.

Then, the Russian army entered the city of Karlskrona, and the war here was considered over.

At this time, the Swedish royal family was in Gothenburg, and a coup had already occurred. King Gustav IV was deposed, but the current position has not determined the ownership of the throne.

In this case, there was naturally an undercurrent. According to the previous agreement between Archduke Constantine and von Essen, after the Swedish army opened the Jönköping defense zone, the hussars quickly arrived at the gates of Gothenburg.

This can be regarded as controlling the Swedish royal family before the Swedish Parliament makes a decision, and at the same time preventing the supporters of the Duke of Southmanland from taking action.

If the parliament is to be convened, it still has to be held in Stockholm.

The matter in Sweden has come to an end at this time.

After Solovyov entered the city and visited Sir Moore who was in a coma due to high fever, he also ordered the military doctors to take care of him as much as possible - no matter what, he couldn't save him, so he might as well take care of him as much as possible to reflect The Russian army gave this opponent respect.

Moreover, Solovyov also wrote a letter to the Prince of Wales, in which he stated that the British army's fighting performance was very heroic. Under such desperate circumstances, the two sides fought in the field for seventeen days, and the siege was also Thirty-eight days.

Fifty-five days in Sweden. It sounds strange, but it does happen. As for this letter, it will eventually reach London during diplomatic negotiations.

Here, Solovyov can be said to have ruthlessly mocked the Duke of Portland's cabinet. As for these words, because they are all written in English, they look very dazzling.

When praising his opponent, he also said that "it was the wrong decision of the British Parliament that forced the cabinet to finally decide to send fleet reinforcements, which led to such a humiliating defeat."

As for the rest, probably arranging prisoners of war.

When the British were prisoners of war, they always cooperated in this way. It was just that the officers always had to preserve their dignity and play cricket and football.

"Want to play football?"

Solovyov really didn't expect that there would be such a request at this time, but it was no problem.

He has always had some strange ideas. The popularity of machines in Britain led to a large number of unemployed workers in the handicraft industry, which resulted in the "Luddite Movement" that destroyed machines.

When it comes to the labor movement, don't use the usual tricks of Americans. That will only create greater chaos. It's crazy enough to let a lunatic take control of a lunatic asylum, let alone something like this.

Therefore, he also thought that he could try to communicate with these people, and it was not like there were no football players in the Russian army.

"Sir, what should we do?"

“Aren’t there many of our young men who play football?”

Thanks to Solovyov's instigation of sports in Petersburg, although the veterans may not take the initiative to play football, many of the young officers and soldiers newly added to the Guards and various infantry regiments still like to play football. of.

"Sir, do you really want to agree to the British request?"

"Isn't it just about playing football? We can also show the British how the Russians play football."

Ah, that was a high-intensity confrontation. In order to prevent dribbling and passing people, a hug and throw was also a daily operation.

As for the fights on the sidelines of the game, they were also very passionate.

"But with football comes fighting, Your Excellency."

The young officer who came to report still had concerns, but Solovyov thought it didn't matter.

"To control order, the military police must enter the stadium, and we have to build a stadium in Karlskrona ourselves, so that local people can come to watch the game!"

His idea was still supported by British officers.

The masters can play cricket, so the soldiers can play football.

And the Russian commander also claimed that he and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales hosted the Wimbledon football match.

After reading the statement of The Sun, it really happened, so everyone agreed.

After sending it to Sir Moore, it was time to hold a football match.

The British know that the English Football Association was created by the Crown Prince, but because Solovyov was just suggesting it at the time and was passing by, it seemed that it had nothing to do with him.

But in detail, it was different.

According to the areas where these British troops recruited soldiers, they still had to be separated, such as from Manchester, Liverpool, London, and Portsmouth.

In addition to the infantry corps, there are also naval teams, and even their own leagues.

The Russian army is divided into corps, including the Guards, Grenadiers and general infantry.

The Russian and British prisoners of war each have to choose a winner from the eight teams on their side, and then represent their side to compete for victory or defeat.

It sounds like the Southern League and Northern League in Italy in the early years. For this era, it may be a bit too much, but it does make both sides agree.

Of course, watching the ball can make these prisoners less agitated. Even the adjutant who came to convey Bennigsen's order was stunned.

My goodness, half of the stands were filled with British prisoners, and they were still cheering for the team on the field.

Speaking of which, Solovyov also felt embarrassed. After all, the "Arsenal" team, which was mainly composed of British artillery, won on behalf of the British prisoners of war, which also proved that this name has a little bit of the BUFF of a small cup competition, but there are no thermos cups now!

What's more, this team can score four goals in every game.

As for the team representing the Russian army in the final, it is the Moscow Grenadiers

Soloviev also knew that Prince Christian actually told his sister that he would propose to her once she graduated from the girls' school.

Speaking of which, if his sister married a Mecklenburg branch, she would directly live a noble life. Although Mecklenburg-Schwerin could not compare with the first-line princes, this infinitely divided title was also a duke level, and the sister would not suffer any loss.

After all, this big, loud-mouthed fool is indeed very upright in character, and there is nothing to complain about.

But in terms of level, this is considered a marriage between the nobles and the commoners, and the levels of the two families are still slightly different.

You have to know that the nobles in Germany always choose people of the same level when they get married. Even if Christian is only the fourth son in the family, his eldest brother has a son and a wife from the Russian royal family, and his status is very stable.

This is also something to consider.

Back to the game, this is probably the first generation of CSKA Moscow vs. Arsenal.

Although Solovyov is the organizer, he couldn't help but always wanted to go down to the field to show his skills, at least to be the head coach, to change the strange formation of the Moscow regiment.

Besides, in his resume, he also had the experience of being an adjutant in this regiment.

In the end, it didn't happen, but he also thought of giving a trophy to the winning team.

As for the material, it was a copper cannon model made by melting the cannon that was completely damaged in this battle.

The game on the field was quite intense, but the two sides fought fiercely in the first and second half, and finally couldn't decide the winner, so they had to play overtime.

That is, Solovyov is not the organizer of the Italian league, and he can still do such a cruel job as unlimited overtime, which means that after the overtime, if the winner is still not determined, then a penalty shootout will be held.

Afterwards, I don't know what happened to the Arsenal team, and it seems that their physical strength has dropped significantly.

This is no wonder. The Russian army rested well outside, and some positions could even be rotated. The British army inside was in trouble.

The final result was that the Moscow Grenadiers won.

This way, everyone can be happy. Even the losing party can get bonuses and souvenirs.

The British prisoners of war are now waiting to return home in Karlskrona. After all, the two sides have to negotiate and use nearly 20,000 British land and naval prisoners to exchange for the Russian fleet and officers detained in Britain.

Solovyov originally wanted to stay in southern Sweden for a while, but now Grand Duke Constantine has given him another task. Returning to Stockholm and serving as the commander of the local garrison, General Bennigsen will return to Finland. The capital of Sweden always needs someone to manage it.

Moreover, the Swedish parliament voted and finally had to decide on two bills, one to elect a new king and the other to agree to an armistice agreement.

Finland is definitely gone, but the conditions given by Alexander are not bad. Russia has an obligation to guarantee Sweden's national defense security, and it is not the kind of protectorate.

In addition, Crown Prince Gustav is still young and can consider marrying a Russian princess of similar age in the future.

This leaves three options: Louisa's daughters, Tonya and Maria, and then Princess Sophia, the only daughter of Constantine's failed marriage.

But there is a problem here. Louisa and Frederica are sisters. According to the principle of eugenics of the Russian royal family, at least they would not choose such close cousins. Otherwise, inbreeding of the royal families of the Spanish Habsburg and Wettin would occur, which would be a big problem.

Even so, it is still hard to prevent, and in the end, it failed to prevent hemophilia in the British.

Of course, when tracing back to the past, it was found that only Victoria's line had this problem. Although the other branches were mainly illegitimate children, or they had been separated like Hanover, no one had this symptom.

Therefore, when Grand Duke Constantine wrote to Alexander, Solovyov did not forget to write to his own monarch and his wife, saying that the relationship between Her Majesty the Queen and the future Queen Mother of Sweden was too close.

It's just that when chatting with the Russian royal family across servers, God must always be brought along. Therefore, the letter that Alexander saw also showed that the relatives were too close, and God might not approve of it.

After reading it, Alexander smiled slyly and said directly to Louisa: "Lisa, I know Solovyov too well. Although he is talking about God, he must have other basis. This person seems to be an atheist and does not believe in God."

"Your Majesty, you once claimed to be..."

But the Polish girl took advantage of Louisa's lack of words and directly put the words in her way.

It is natural that the emperor's mistress is talking about this issue. Alexander knows that his wife and lover have a good relationship so that they can exchange each other's breastfeeding children for breastfeeding, and they are often together when taking care of the children.

"Okay, Martha, don't talk about it. I know this problem. It's just that Lisa, our daughter will not go to Sweden, let Sonya go in the future. I think sometimes I always owe Kostya."

Because Alexander has not had a son for a long time, the succession always has to be selected among the three younger brothers. Constantine himself has no interest in inheriting his brother's throne.

He has proposed more than once that he will give up his inheritance rights and try his best to assist his brother in choosing the crown prince.

Regardless of whether it was his nephew or his brother, Alexander would always compensate Constanta for what he did.

In addition to keeping the title of "Tsar" for him, it was probably because his beloved niece deserved the title of Queen. The status of the Queen of Sweden was actually not bad. Although Finland was gone, it was still a relatively powerful monarchy in Northern Europe.

That was it. Next, he was more concerned about whether he could have a son, and the lifelong event of his favorite fourth sister, Catherine. (End of this chapter)