Solovyov in Tsarist Russia 1796

In Zurich, the Swiss coalition forces have been here for a long time. After the French were repelled by them, many Russian troops were stationed here, and the Austrian army was moving northward for the convenience of dispatch.

The rear military stations and transportation lines need to be adjusted. The Russian army suffered certain losses in the previous battles, but this is still within an acceptable range, leaving some Austrian troops stationed in Switzerland.

At least it can be guaranteed that before Suvorov arrived, although the number of coalition forces left in Switzerland was limited, it was enough to deal with the French.

Archduke Karl was actually reluctant to leave Switzerland. With the advantage he had now gained, if he continued to move westward, he could also defeat the French and open up the channel between Italy and southern Germany.

What he was more worried about was General Korsakov. To be honest, his current method of dividing troops, although it put less pressure on the Russian army in supply, was far away from each other and not in the plains, so it was easy to be defeated one by one.

In this regard, before he left under the order of the Austrian Military Committee, he had to take special care of General Korsakov.

The meeting place was in the camp of Archduke Karl.

General Korsakov was different from Suvorov. He obtained the command of the corps not through seniority or ability, but through the trust of Tsar Paul himself.

So far, the performance of the Russian army in the Swiss battlefield can be said to be very brave on the battlefield. These soldiers made Karl feel at ease. As for those officers, most of them had no problems, except for this commander.

After analyzing Korsakov's deployment, Massena on the opposite side commented: "This is a jester, not a general."

"General Korsakov, you should pay attention to the actions of the French. Also, try to concentrate our troops so that they can communicate quickly on the transportation lines to guard against the French raids!"

"The French are failing on all fronts. Your Highness, although you have defeated the French many times, you still overestimate them. In the area around Zurich, the French will not launch an attack. If they take any action, they should block the mountain pass or hold their existing positions. Our great Russian Marshal Suvorov will be here soon!"

Karl felt that he had said nothing. Korsakov came up and spoke like this, and did not listen to his advice at all. Obviously, he did not take the Austrians seriously.

I even have to say that this general has always been a jester who stirs up trouble. In this regard, the Austrian and French commanders in Switzerland have highly consistent opinions.

But Archduke Karl still wanted to struggle. He could write to Vienna from Zurich faster. Even though this area was mountainous, he could reach Vienna quickly by riding on the mountain road.

When the Austrian commander's opinion was conveyed to Franz, he consulted the Military Committee, and these people also believed that if the British landed in the Netherlands, everything would be fine.

So Franz still ordered Archduke Karl to lead the main force of his command to advance to southern Germany, to the Rhine River, to support the British attack.

The scale of the actions to be carried out at the same time was extremely large.

Although it was strategically correct, the coalition forces advanced from several battlefields separated from each other, and they had to face the problem that communication could not guarantee fast and accurate arrival even with the transmission of signal machines.

At the same time, Suvorov, who was heading north, had to lead his troops to the camp under the Alps in Italy to rest. This short rest period was also used to reorganize the troops.

The losses of several joint battalions were heavy, and they paid a heavy price in the Battle of Trebia and the Battle of Novi, so they needed to be temporarily reorganized.

Solovyov's battalion is now supplemented with many hunters from the 8th Hunter Regiment, which is seriously understaffed. The regiment actually only maintains one complete battalion. Now this joint regiment has become a three-battalion system. It is because of the presence of Captain Miller that their command structure is temporarily complete.

However, these companies will still have to be reorganized when they return to St. Petersburg.

The biggest difficulty of the Russian army's overseas operations is that the replenishment of troops cannot keep up in the long-term battle. If it is adjusted within the country or according to the military service system, it can be replenished quickly.

Solovyov was also temporarily transferred from the regiment because of his injury and transferred to Suvorov's headquarters.

The old marshal also consumed a lot of physical strength in the hot summer, and now he is really a little bit unable to bear it.

"Your Excellency, Marshal, you should rest now and let Uncle Prosha and Sergeyev do your bidding."

"That won't do. When an old hunter goes hunting, he has to watch the road. Misha, how is your leg injury?"

"It's just that my leg is a little lame now, but it will heal soon."

"After all, you are still young and recover quickly. You are here to learn more. You are suitable for many jobs and will be a generalist in the future. You should learn as soon as possible."

"Yes, Marshal."

"Of course, there are also negotiations with the Kingdom of Sardinia. They are said to be sending a special delegation of condolences and representatives of their King because we liberated Piedmont."

"I think this is a friendly gesture. In addition, they will definitely give you some medals and draft a title for you. This has been confirmed in the imperial edict sent back by the emperor."

"Ah, I know that. Those Sardinian bureaucrats want to perform the farce that Petersburg learned from Constantinople here."

There are many generals who are here to escape the summer heat, especially those who were injured in the battle.

But some people acted as if nothing had happened. Miloradovich didn't even have a scratch on his body. He was willing to swim in the lake, while many officers on the other side were changing their dressings.

"Brothers, this time the Sardinian Kingdom's consolation delegation came to commend us, and we must also make some preparations. We can't let those islanders think that we are all country bumpkins from the east!"

At this point, he also went to straighten Bagration's collar.

"Especially you, Bagration, you are a Georgian prince, the title is here, show your Italian 'distant relatives' what kind of warrior you are, repeatedly breaking through the French square."

"Alexander Vasilyevich, they also call you 'Prince', this title has been approved by the emperor, it is still 'Prince of Italy', we haven't had this yet!"

Soloviev muttered: "It should be a Latin title like 'Italian Nicos'." Others didn't care about his complaints. There are still some Russians who don't know Latin. They are more familiar with Greek. The difference is that Greek is still used by some people, while Latin is basically in a box and can only be used as the language of the church and academia, or as an official note to express the title.

The title of Grand Marshal of Piedmont should be added later, and this recognition came earlier than Paul's.

Hearing this, even Grand Duke Constantine cheered there.

"Your Highness agrees with this, doesn't he?"

"Yes, they are a little slow. They should have sent the titles and medals two months ago!"

At this time, Verosa submitted a list of medals.

Suvorov knew that this list could only be written in French, but there were actually his servants on it, which made him a little confused.

"Come and see, Prosha, you are also on it!"

When these "imperial envoys" of the Kingdom of Sardinia issued medals, there was also a copy for Suvorov's loyal old servant. There were two medals, one was a commemorative medal with the portrait of Tsar Paul, and the other was from the King of Sardinia.

"Prosha, dear Prosha, I have an order for you. You must stay awake before you are awarded the medal."

"Master, does that include sleeping?"

"Yes, when the Russian bear is asleep, one ear is erected and one eye is open."

"Got it, master, I don't drink, I just serve you all day. Wherever you go, Prosha will follow you."

"Also, there is nothing you can do about your beard, but change your clothes and dress nicer tomorrow, and let Andre find you a good one."

"Do you need to trouble Master Andre for this?"

"He made a small fortune and asked you to look after him. Shouldn't he ask for some compensation? Especially since he only got some clothes and gold coins, unlike this little fox from Ryazan, who got some valuable things."

Speaking of which, during the Battle of Trebia, Solovyov seized a cart of treasures from a French officer, which included artworks and jewelry.

"Uncle Prosha, I will sponsor you another necklace to make you look more respectable."

"Thank you, little baron. Not to mention in front of others, only the master and the young master treat me as a family member, but you treat everyone equally."

"He is like a French guy here, and he took the opportunity to go, right?"

Miloradovich came back from swimming and saw the laughter here. Since Solovyov was mentioned, he also came in to add a sentence.

"Yes, he is a 'fellow traveler' like you, but he speaks French better than you."

"Well, if you go to France, some girls will like this kind of handsome guy. If anyone says that I, Miloradovich, have the best relationship with women, I have to say that there are people who are better than you. I don't know where there is a boy who is more suitable to be a 'friend of women'."

"Let's not talk about this for now. We will hold an awarding ceremony for Proshka. It will be here tomorrow morning. Let those Sardinians prepare."

Then, when he got up the next morning, Suvorov gave Proshka a holiday. Today he was also a decent man, but the velvet robe he wore was a little funny, and there was a purse hanging around his waist. This was a large reward from his master for his decades of service.

It seems that he is much more decent than the servant who came to the modern world from the Middle Ages. Although it is always a little funny, Suvorov has a good upbringing. The servant straightened his chest and let the imperial envoy from the Kingdom of Sardinia put the medal on him.

You know, this loyal servant Dubasov only received praise from rulers twice in his life: this time the King of Sardinia awarded him a medal and a bonus, and the next time was after Alexander became Tsar. In recognition of his loyalty to Field Marshal Prince Suvorov, he was promoted to a senior officer, his whole family was freed, and he was given an annual pension of 1,200 rubles - this was more than double the pension some officers could receive when they returned to their hometowns.

After he was given a day off today, he actually didn't go far. He was still beside the old marshal, verbally reminding Sergeyev what to do. However, Suvorov said: "Proshka, you are free today, you should enjoy yourself instead of serving me here!"

If the masters and servants in Russia were like this, the conflicts between the nobles, civilians and serfs might be reduced a lot.

Solovyov also knew that when he became an officer of the Pavlovsky Grenadiers Regiment and reached the rank of captain, he could get a small village of serfs. There were many officers in the Guards who received such rewards, and many people's families were simply big serf owners, so this reward was nothing.

He also arranged for the disposal of property in such villages in Ryazan for his father's old superior. Thinking of this, everything that happened in Russia was so abstract.

Solovyov recalled that the village he led ended up near the Pavlovsk Palace. After the expedition was over, he could go and see and arrange things in the village.

The reason for preparing this is that Suvorov's expedition is actually quite famous.

"Russian soldiers can walk through places where there is no road."

The background of this sentence is in Switzerland, and a bearded man holding a pipe said: "This is not the ghost gate bridge, this is a modern war." Before Solovyov came, he was really impressed by this movie clip.

The final result of the Swiss battle was probably like this, and the Russians made a lot of efforts in the war against the French alliance, and now it is almost over.

No one can use his arms and legs to make benefits for a group of scheming guys all day long.

Of course, many people still can't see this at this moment. A huge alliance always has cracks because of the "genius" ideas of these politicians who command on the map, which lead to the final failure.

If you really want to be serious, the British like to bring private goods the most, even in scientific research, this point is often not ruled out, and it is also a very funny point.

But since this trip has come, and there are already strategic arrangements, we must implement it.

For this reason, Suvorov, like Grand Duke Karl who had expressed concerns before, also wrote a letter to Korsakov, but he didn't know whether the other party could understand it.