Chapter 678 040 Both Sides Must Be Raising Troops

There are still ways to deal with rail transit. Solovyov also has his own ideas. Naturally, he and Pierre hit it off.

In any case, this is also helping friends. Even if Prince Kurakin wants to make trouble, it will be difficult for them to do it.

In the next few days, it is time to go from my father-in-law's house to St. Petersburg.

Speaking of my father-in-law, that is, Prince Vasily, the location of his manor is also good in Moscow. Even if he sold the manor in Sparrow Hills, the other several places are also good real estate.

Then, the location of this place is not very good. If they attack in the future, it will be on the road that the French and Russian armies must pass.

And after the title of Krimsky Special Prince appeared, their family cemetery was also here.

In the 21st century, this manor became the training ground of the Russian weightlifting team, which is a good result.

When the French come in next year, it will be this place. If the French do not grab it, they will be sorry for themselves.

In general, the future is still worrying.

By then, my father-in-law's family should move away, and I will write a letter in advance.

He could not have expected that his father-in-law would not live to see the French invade.

In the Russian courts and manors, music and dancing continued.

Solovyov had the same feeling when he returned to his home on the shore of Lake Ladoga.

In the summer, the climate here was not bad, and it was close to Finland. It was even a good summer resort.

He was not interested in holding a reception at home. After all, it was far from the city, and only close friends came.

As for the house in the city, the location of the laundry lane was not directly facing the street and the river bank, which was more suitable for him to close the door and refuse visitors.

During this period, Solovyov was more willing to spend some time with his family.

There was no appointment, and Nikolai's affairs did not need him to take care of them immediately. It was probably like this, doing some analysis.

It made him seem to disappear from the public eye. Adela was going to marry Speransky this summer. Before that, he did not want to meet any guests or attend any activities in St. Petersburg.

Although it looks strange, his contribution in this Russo-Turkish War is there.

In the early spring, the Turkish army did try to counterattack, but was set up by the cunning Kutuzov. In the area from Rushchuk to Pleven, tens of thousands of Turkish troops were defeated, which completely subdued Sultan Mahmud. Now both sides have to sit down for negotiations.

However, this Russo-Turkish War has been fought for a long time due to the intervention of France and Britain, and it seems that there is no end so far.

It is not certain that there will be a fight next time.

Although this time the external forces intervened the least, Britain and France paid a lot of money and talked a lot, but they could not take action.

For the British, the Russians are too strong.

For the French, they still hope that the Turks will delay for a while.

It's like playing basketball, even in garbage time, you can score more iron-blooded points.

In this case, we still have to negotiate now, and the delay may take until next year, which is embarrassing.

After all, St. Petersburg is too far from Constantinople, and it is a bit out of reach.

It takes time to go back and forth on diplomatic texts, the wrangling inside, and the final signature of the monarch.

The French probably want to use this garbage time to do something.

Soloviev seems to like work more now. Mrs. Recamier moved back to her salon in St. Petersburg with Clara and continued her career as a salon hostess.

Katya also lived in the Dolgorukov family's house in St. Petersburg. It seems that whether in the laundry lane or by the Ladoga Lake, Soloviev wants to think quietly by himself.

He said it very clearly when he was in Greece. This trip was the last relaxation with his family under heavy pressure.

He took into account the possible situations in the future when he increased his intensity, so he asked Barclay for some information on military expansion and preparation.

It's just that he didn't have any appointments, and it sounds like he brought his own dry food to work.

However, some analysis is still useful, and he still has a lot of concerns and worries.

Many militias actually lack equipment, and the equipment may even be nearby, even if it is some outdated old-fashioned muskets.

However, this aspect is not what he cares about. He is more concerned about the formation of new troops.

According to the organization of the Russian army, there will be three armies on the front, facing the French army on the western border.

In addition to the French, there must be armies from other countries, mainly France's allies.

Of course, Austria will definitely be a slacker here, as for Prussia.

Even if there is one more queen, it won't change anything. After all, King FW is the head of the family, and he might as well not be the head of the family.

Not to mention those other countries.

The only variable is probably Sweden in the north.

Because it is the little king Gustav V, and the queen mother is a person with no opinion, in fact, the government on the Swedish side is still easy to be induced by Napoleon.

The price offered, even if it is just to return Finland to Sweden, is a very tempting plan.

However, considering that Queen Mother Frederica is Louisa's biological sister, it is still difficult to get started on the Swedish side.

More importantly, although the son of the Tsar's mother-in-law is the Grand Duke of Baden, he is also against Napoleon, and Napoleon's allies are not so stable from the inside. So Sweden's standing there is now questionable, and even to say that after being beaten by Russia, its own national strength is probably not enough to be a bonus.

However, there are many such atmosphere groups, and there are only a few truly firm allies, and the Spanish problem behind France, even Massena, has not been able to completely solve it.

In this way, the French army is actually in a stalemate with the British army outside Lisbon, and there will be no results for a while.

And the more serious the Spanish incident is, the more troops France needs in Spain.

Therefore, many veterans with combat experience will be left on the battlefield in Spain.

Even if Wellington is locked in Lisbon all the time, it won't matter if the war here is not over.

In fact, Moore was unlucky. He and Wellington adopted the same tactics. However, Solovyov bullied him in Sweden because he had no time to build positions. He broke through the British outer defense with a faster marching speed, and finally failed to improve the system of fortifications.

Finally, it was a fatal blow.

Here, Solovyov also thought of many problems. The goal of the French army was to defeat the main force of the Russian army and solve the problem through the form of a main battle.

But to be honest, the overall strategy of the Russian army was the same as that of Fabius against Hannibal, avoiding fighting.

The only difference is that Hannibal could ravage the cities of Rome's allies without gathering in the Apennine Peninsula, while Napoleon had to face the problems of fortifying the city and clearing the countryside on the one hand, and logistics pressure on the other hand.

According to the current logistics capabilities, the French army will face supply difficulties if it goes out about 100 Versts.

It seems that it is scary to have hundreds of thousands of troops, but the consumption is also shocking. Even the French have canned food and can store food in advance, and they have the same problem.

For the Russian army, this difficulty also exists, but the difference is that the Russian army can rely on home battles to reduce certain supply pressure.

However, going abroad in the future will also be a big trouble. In several expeditions, the supplies provided by Austria were not very good. Emperor Franz was a god pit as a teammate of either side. In fact, everyone knows this.

When he was with the Russian army, he couldn't even match hundreds of mules. When he was with the French, he probably preferred to dawdle. In short, they were not very good.

Everyone knows their performance.

No mistake, one post, one content, one book, one bar!

Therefore, when Solovyov was planning the overall strategy, he only considered the situation in 1812. It is hard to say what will happen in the future.

The problem with Napoleon is that his final choice went too deep into the heart of Russia, and it can be said that he was confused.

The climate in 1812 was even warmer than in previous years. If he had marched normally, he would not have been able to escape from Moscow, but he would have been able to preserve his strength.

Some people's over-expansion led to their final destruction.

The situation in Britain was that they had great disregard for the United States, and there were many war advocates in the US Senate, so the situation was now tense.

From the information Solovyov had obtained, the Americans were almost ready to take action. Even when he was sorting out the information in his study, the British and American frigates had already fought in the Atlantic.

I had previously gone to Sweden, and the changes caused by it were now more worthy of attention.

Bernadotte was unable to go to Sweden and was still a marshal of the French army, but he had been holding some insignificant positions, so he had no way to persuade Moreau to return from the United States.

Although Moreau's wife was a pit, after Moreau had accepted his fate, the restless woman had another idea about the situation in the United States. If the US government was willing to hire Moreau as an adviser or commander-in-chief of the US military, then the British would no longer have Moore, and Abercrombie and others would probably not be his opponents.

Wellington might become a model worker and have to put aside the issue of Lisbon and go to Canada next year.

But these are all assumptions. What Solovyov wants to deduce is also the result obtained after summarizing the news from all sides.

The US trade with the European continent has itself been affected by the British arrogance.

If this war can be used to defeat France, drive them back to Europe and weaken their power.

On the other hand, the more lively the war between Britain and the United States, the better. It would be best if the two countries could not tell the winner by 1815, and they were willing to keep fighting.

After 1816, starting from the "Year Without Summer", North America and Western Europe were seriously affected for several consecutive years. At that time, it could be said that Britain was bleeding.

The impact on Eastern Europe was relatively small, judging from the data at the time.

I don’t know if there was any weather controller, but the volcanic ash went directly to Western Europe. It may have a lot to do with the existence of some high mountains and plateaus.

But this is not what he wants to care about. The focus is still on the situation of both sides in 1812.

The overall deployment of the Russian army must have a posture.

If he participated in this war, he himself didn't know where he would end up.

As long as it wasn't the laborious and even double-strike job of the chief of staff, it would be appropriate to go anywhere.

Just as he was thinking about sorting out the materials, there was a knock on the door.

"I'm working, who's here?"

"Sir, it's Count Osterman-Tolstoy."

This man left the army because he opposed peace, and his current position is also in the court. Solovyov also knew that he was just protesting, and he would return to the army when the war really came.

"Then let him in, but here I..."

He didn't want to hide things, and the documents and maps were neatly arranged, but the things placed aside were really a bit messy.

"Master, what do you want?"

"Move all my cans away and get some coffee. The count probably can't get used to my tea."

"Okay, Master."

In order to facilitate his work, he obviously rarely wanted to be disturbed. He actually put some canned food and bread here, and only went to the table at dinner time.

After tidying up the desk and study, he let Count Osterman-Tolstoy in.

"Sasha, it has been almost four years since you left the army, right?"

"It has been these years. If I don't work hard, I'm afraid I will be surpassed by you soon."

"But I don't have any position now. I just do analysis and write materials at home. I will return to the palace in a few days. You also know that Grand Duke Nicholas's academic performance is what Her Majesty the Queen Mother is most worried about. I don't have a military position and I will go back to being a teacher."

"His Majesty Nicholas is very proud of you. After all, you are his teacher."

"But he really makes me sweat in schoolwork."

"Who says not Really? But if the French attack, I'm still going to join the army. Don't worry that you will be delayed by His Royal Highness Nicholas's studies. You have defeated the French, and the emperor will definitely employ you. And I also heard that Her Royal Highness the Queen intends to have a baby marriage with you. If Her Royal Highness Anastasia and your son Pasha can grow up."

"How do you know this?"

He was very calm when he spoke, because Osterman-Tolstoy had a good relationship with him. Although he was not a close friend in the circle, he would tell him anything.

This matter was a private agreement between him and Louisa. After all, the two of them could not be together in the future, but as old lovers, they had their own unrelated children.

It seems that Alexander may know something, but this is just the story of the King of Pestle. (End of this chapter)