Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

The battle fought by Soloviev left so many Turkish soldiers' bodies floating on the Danube, which would soon be known to those in the lower reaches of the Danube.

When the Turks governed Europe, they always used the Phanarios, who were also representatives of the Greeks in the upper echelons of the Ottoman Empire.

Now that they saw this situation, they probably knew that the blow suffered by the Ottoman Empire was greater this time than before.

Although the empire would pull out 300,000 people at any time, the number of garbage soldiers and the number of people who could not fight were actually known to the civil servants and soldiers on the front line in Constantinople, including these Phanarios who had some business insights. Those who did business for His Majesty the Sultan were always Greeks or Armenians.

They were also well-informed and quickly sent envoys to the Russian camp.

When Kamensky heard that the Greek envoys were visiting, he also met these people in his headquarters.

"Dear Count, the victory of the Russian army on the Danube is indeed shocking, and we would like to congratulate you here."

"Thank you for your praise, but I don't know whether you came here from Constantinople on behalf of the Sultan, the Grand Vizier, a Pasha, or someone else. The Turks probably know that we generally only receive Greeks and Armenians as envoys, and people from other places are definitely untrustworthy."

What Kamensky said was too straightforward. The Turks really have no credibility.

They are even liars. In the Middle East and India, they often appear as Turks, so that even the Chinese sometimes think that Turks are liars.

They have indeed narrowed the road in this way.

In this case, a few Greeks can maintain a bridge of communication.

"No, Count. We represent the Chamber of Commerce and the Fanario nobles in Constantinople. In addition to congratulating the victory, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor of Russia is interested in Greece."

"I can't answer this. I am the commander-in-chief of the Danube Front on behalf of the Emperor. I am just a soldier on the front line. Although I have the right to decide whether to start a war or a ceasefire, the final result depends on the Sultan. If this Sultan Mahmud is unwilling to sit at the negotiation table, we can only put the cannons at the door of the Golden Gate. The Sultan himself can feel the sincerity of our negotiations."

After hearing this, the envoy sighed, knowing that such things were not so easy to negotiate, so he said: "Sir, we will always support the actions of the Russian army. As long as you are willing, we can also do what we can." Of course, he couldn't say it for sure.

But the reception of Kamensky was still very thoughtful, and he said during the dinner that according to the peace treaty of 1791, Russia would protect Christians in the Ottoman Empire, especially Orthodox Christians, and this principle would not change.

Therefore, the visitor was very satisfied and quietly returned to Adrianople to send a message to the Phanario Greek elders there.

But this was not satisfactory. Little Kamensky could not make a final statement because he did not know the attitude of the Greeks.

"The Russians will definitely reiterate this point, but this is not enough. If they continue to fight, what will happen next? Now the whole of Thrace and Greece may have known that the Sultan's army was defeated. If they fail like this again, we may have a way."

The leader said so, and the people below were whispering. The Phanario Greek group is not only Greek, but also includes some Armenians. They still have to communicate with each other in Greek.

"President, you should also know that the Russian army has more than one commander, and Count Kamensky is just the one with the highest status."

"It's a pity that Prince Bagration is not here. At least he is a member of the Georgian royal family, and we Armenians can still promote this old face."

This is true, but Georgia and Armenia have always had a close relationship, and even the bards of the two nations share a system. If they force a wave of arrangements, considering that Bagration was born in Dagestan and was unlucky enough to be a prisoner of the Chechens, at least he has not completely severed his relationship with the Caucasus.

But some people remembered something, so a voice said: "I remember that some people from Komnenos in Dalmatia went to Italy and later transferred to the Russian army."

"That's a solution, but what's their status?"

"Although their status is not low, I learned from the Greek Chamber of Commerce in Moscow that they are only major generals and are not young anymore. If the empress is still alive, they can still say something."

"Is there anyone more suitable?"

These people fell into deep thought. The Greeks in Russia would not always give updates, and some things were easy to be misrepresented.

Of course, Solovyov didn't know what they were doing. He was already outside Sofia.

Because the result of the battle of Lom was so shocking, the Turkish defenders of Sofia fled without a fight.

"Look, we got here and there was no resistance. I originally wanted to besiege this city, but now it seems that sometimes the idea is unnecessary."

"Mick, what if someone does this in Skopje? And the Serbs haven't taken Nis yet, so our front line can't go too deep."

Clausewitz said this in a cautious manner.

Solovyov indeed had no intention of rushing to the Aegean Sea at this time. His troops were still too small, and Alexander's troops for the Russian army on the Danube front would not exceed 120,000.

Therefore, when the two Kamensky brothers were tossing among a lot of forts with the main force and the main force of the Turkish army, they would not increase much field troops on their side.

If he continues to disperse his troops along the way, he may waste a lot of time if he goes to siege Skopje with these troops.

"Yeah, we can't go too deep. And after settling in Sofia, we have to collect supplies locally and improve the roads. Our infantry is having a hard time walking from Vidin to here. The journey to the seaside, Karl , have you estimated it?”

Solovyov knew that his chief of staff was also familiar with logistics and supply, and he quickly heard the reply.

"If we want to get to the seaside in this way, according to the previous estimate, the distance will be 260 versts."

"Now you are very familiar with this set."

"Otherwise, it would be difficult to communicate with the officers below because the weights and measures used are different. And I also know that many people in Russia have opinions about the Germans."

"Regardless of that, if we march this distance, there will be no enemy obstruction along the way. If we march urgently every day, the infantry can reach it in a week. A relatively safe marching route, with adequate rest along the way, will take about half a month. But we must directly fight with The enemy is fighting and the road along the way is not easy to travel. Under such circumstances, I don’t know how much time it will take.”

Moreover, in Greece and Thrace, in addition to the various Yugoslav ethnic groups and Greeks who believe in the Orthodox Church, there are also Albanians loyal to the Sudan.

You can't feel it in Vidin and Lom, but when you arrive in Sofia, you are not far from the Albanian area.

Thinking about these tobacco dealers, it is really difficult to deal with them.

"From Sofia to the west is Skopje, then to the west is Kosovo, and then Albania. In short, we are going to rest here for a while, and arrange the headquarters in..."

He also wanted to arrange a better house for himself, and now he saw that the metropolitans and imams in the city had come out, preparing to offer bread, salt, and the key to the city on behalf of the city.

"Mick, you still have to accept what they offer. We seem to be very popular."

After Solovyov accepted the bread and salt, the Russian army officially took over Sofia.

If this city had been during the Roman Empire, it would have been called Serdica. Like Vidin, it was also an important Roman city in the region. Vidin was on the bank of the Danube and played a stronger role as a defensive stronghold.

When we arrived in Sofia, when it was still called Serdica, there were still a relatively large number of residents in the city, and there was even a Roman emperor in the city.

The next thing Solovyov has to do is probably find himself a place to live.

To his dismay, the Turkish Governor's Palace was on fire, and it had apparently been damaged and on fire before the Russian troops arrived.

"It doesn't work here, let's find another place."

The largest number of mosques in the city are mosques. As long as it is a city controlled by the Ottoman Empire, even if it is a place dominated by Christian beliefs, there will be a large number of mosques here, let alone Sarajevo, which was established as a key control point in the Balkan Peninsula.

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Solovyov wanted a place where he could move in with his luggage and have a clean environment, also because Mrs. Rekamir was bringing Clara to live there.

If Katya hadn't just given birth to a baby, she might have moved in together. The climate here in Bulgaria is good and very suitable for living, especially since there are many houses vacated by Turks.

But when they saw the local Christians, the Russian soldiers felt very uncomfortable. After all, most of the soldiers were serfs, and there were more poor nobles among the lower-level officers. When they saw the poor, they would naturally feel the same way.

The local people were very poor. Before the 18th century, the economy here was still prosperous. The Turks wanted to continue to fish from the lake. The warlords ravaged the local area, and the Turkish army's revenge after the local people's uprising later caused the place to decline rapidly.

Solovyov rode right up to the front of the grenadiers' queue and saw the veterans of the Moscow regiment again.

"Hey, you old guys, what are you doing here?"

"Look, it's our little army commander again."

These grenadiers did not look back immediately. The first thing to do was to distribute what they had to the local poor.

Solovyov also saw it, Semyonov and Igor looked at him, and he also got off the horse.

"What's going on?"

"Look, the people here are so poor. If they were in our countryside, they wouldn't be so poor."

"What can we do about this? Now that we are here, we may be able to change something."

The local religious beliefs are also relatively complex, and several major branches of Christianity can have churches here.

Cities founded by the Ottoman Empire are all like this. Sarajevo may have more of them because of the proportion of local residents.

He also came to see these people. It was true that the locals were extremely poor. Not to mention their ragged clothes, there were so many children here and few could wear shoes, even slippers.

"Your Excellency, in these Kaza (districts) in Sofia, half of the local residents, no matter what their beliefs are, they can't afford even a copper coin."

"It's really poor. It should have been prosperous in the past."

"Sir, if you know this is a prosperous place, you should know how the Turks do it. The trade here has declined because of the war. It's not like those port cities. Once there is no war, the ships will come quickly."

"We are here at this time, and there is not much we can do."

"It doesn't matter. If you can win the war, peace will be the biggest help to us. Don't be like the Ecumenical Patriarch, who is completely a tool of the Sultan."

"He even had his church taken away. It's not surprising that he became a tool of the Sultan."

After saying this, Solovyov also looked at the buildings here and still frowned.

"It's not a good place here."

"If you want to find a place to live, the houses in the city are not very good. The Dragalevsky Monastery at the foot of the mountain is okay."

"If you bring a woman and a child, is it convenient to live there? Not to mention that my maid is still a pagan to you. The child is very well-behaved and she only stays around me."

"The Lord will always help those in need, not to mention that you are the liberator of Sofia. But can you stay here in the future?"

"It depends on whether the French agree. If they gather troops in Poland, we have to go back to the other side of the Danube. If they don't come, we may be able to mobilize 200,000 troops to Constantinople and drive the Sultan to Asia first. If he is still not honest, we will let him go to Alexandria to fuck goats, go to Jerusalem to make horse urine, and then kick him to Babylon!"

Although it is dirty in words, it is also appropriate.

The archbishop also knows that the general seems to be very enthusiastic about fighting the Turks.

As the local Orthodox religious leader, he naturally had a way. Solovyov seemed to be going to live in Sofia with his family for a while, so he naturally met his request.

He had to live here for a while, and he was quite satisfied with this monastery, so he stayed there, but he asked the orderly to clean it, and asked Mihrima to clean his bedroom.

After all, there were relatively few foreign guests here in the past. Although the monastery had many functions, it was not a place to collect incense money, nor was it a church that sold indulgences. (End of this chapter)