Chapter 54 004 On the way to Vienna

Chapter 54 004 On the way to Vienna

Chapter 54 004 On the way to Vienna
The Russian army was divided into three routes towards Austria. In the north, General Korsakov led an army of 24000 people, assembled in the Brest-Liftotsk area, entered Opole, passed through Prague and Moravia, reached Regensburg, and then went in the direction of Zurich.

The second major corps of operations would proceed from the same assembly area, via Krakow and Krems, toward Vienna, where Suvorov would eventually link up with the troops heading east through the Brenner Pass in the Alps to Brescia and Milan.

The third army was the 22000-man advance force led by General Rosenberg and Prince Bagration. They took a different route, advancing from Ruthenia to Budapest. The original plan was to go from Verona to Turin.

The problem is that when the war breaks out, there will be French troops in Brescia and Verona.

"What would happen if the French attacked first?"

Suvorov arrived in Minsk and planned to rest here for a night before continuing on his journey. At the dining table, there were only a few young officers, and he liked to give tests.

"Misha, you've already thought about it in the carriage, so don't speak it out first."

Then, these young people expressed their opinions while eating bread.

"Master, you ate too much today. This is not good."

"I know that, Proshka. You should share the extra ham with the children. It is always difficult to eat with me. It is not so pleasant."

What they said actually satisfied Suvorov, and when his nephew Andrei arrived, there were always relatives from his hometown coming over.

The rise of the Suvorov family, in the earliest book written in the middle of the Romanov dynasty, mentioned that their family was Suvor and his brothers who came from Sweden and finally chose to settle in Tver. Since then, they have been called the "Suvorov family", and gradually spread out, and have been registered as nobles in many places.

"Andrei, you came at the right time. When I asked you to go to Moscow, you went to the Garrison and the Musketeers, but not the Grenadiers. Now, if you hadn't petitioned the Emperor, you wouldn't have been able to be transferred to the Smolensk Regiment. Now you have to hurry to the main army."

"Alexander Vasilyevich, dear uncle, you know that in the Grenadiers the regiment was commanded by a German."

"You mean General Rosenberg? He's a good leader, but he has a bad temper. When he was under my command, he made some minor mistakes. But he's still a good general. You can achieve something by working under him."

"Yes, uncle, otherwise why would I apply for transfer again?"

"Warfare is no joke. Your father and I have the same name, but you still have to be careful. He is just managing the family property in the countryside. Forget it, you still need more experience. Not everyone can join the army. Go find Arkady. You two cousins ​​should be meeting for the first time."

Tsar Paul allowed Suvorov to bring more followers, and also made it clear that by April, once the affairs in the palace were settled, Grand Duke Constantine would be allowed to bring his entourage to serve at the front and rebuild a staff group.

This would only temporarily solve the minor problem of front-line coordination. The commander of the Russian-Austrian coalition forces would still need an Austrian chief of staff to coordinate both directions.

No matter who is sent, it will be lively by then, just like a vegetable market between the German and Russian areas in Moscow. It will be even more lively if there are a few French people.

Speaking of the French, there really was one. The three generations of the royalist Prince of Condé actually formed a 6000-man exile legion. They were able to participate in the war, so they could be considered to have "not betrayed their homeland."

There were more than just Suvorov and his group in the hotel. Solovyov accidentally saw Lieutenant General Prince Dolgorukov, who had retired and became a member of the Privy Council. Normally, he should have nothing to do with the expedition.

"Your Excellency Marshal, I saw someone I know, let me go over and say hello."

"That's even better. Without you as the 'reference answer', they can speak freely."

Solovyov left the table and saw... He didn't expect that the prince and his family were here.

"Vassily Vasilyevich, what are you doing here?"

"If we talk about the problem, it has something to do with the emperor. There was an imperial edict before you set out. You know, young man, my faith has changed, and the emperor is very pious. He will not allow pagans to be in the Privy Council."

"But the Order of Malta also includes Catholics, and although the Eastern and Western churches are divided, they were once one in the past, but there were too many religious conferences."

"Yes, there are too many religious conferences, so it has become like this, but you young people should not be as devout as we were in our time."

"But look at Katya, there she is, so pious before the icon, and she is only about the same age as my sister."

"Ah, in our family, we have freedom of religious belief, so you don't have to worry about this issue."

It is indeed strange that the prince and his wife are Catholics, but their two sons and two daughters are Orthodox.

However, the little daughter is too young. She was born not long ago and is still in the arms of the "nanny". This looks a little wrong. It's just that the figure of this "nanny" looks somewhat familiar.

"Your Highness, I didn't expect it to be you!"
Solovyov was able to recognize the eldest princess of France simply because, with her figure like her mother, she disguised herself as a wet nurse or nanny and not many people noticed her. If she didn't speak, people would just think she was too young.

"Misha, you are being too surprised. There are some things that you can't talk too much about."

He knew that the prince was a Catholic, but it was strange that the exiled French princess was with him.

"And I saw Alexander Vasilyevich. You are on the Emperor's business, and I am also on the Emperor's business. I am going to Dresden next. I will go there first."

"Oh, I understand that, Vasily Vasilyevich, you are not just seeing the problem of faith because of the Emperor."

"And I do want to take the children to Europe, Captain. My daughter wants to study music and dance. It might be more convenient for her to go to Saxony and Austria. And Your Highness."

He also nodded to Marie Therese, and then continued: "She ran away from her marriage. It was the idea of ​​the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Count of Artois." Speaking of which, Solovyov was in the "conspiracy group" in St. Petersburg where Grand Duchess Alexandra attempted to escape her marriage. He followed the old marshal into the war, and on the one hand he was the commander of the small guards, and on the other hand he was the accompanying adjutant of the staff. The affairs of St. Petersburg had little to do with him.

But another question is, "How can this poor princess find shelter and who can take care of her happiness?" Solovyov had considered asking this question.

"I don't know, but my family has an estate in Dresden, so it's no problem for the poor princess to live there for a long time. As for her protection and happiness, Captain, you ask this to everyone you meet, don't you? I also planned to arrange for my two sons to study in Strasbourg and Paris, but the emperor is at war with the French, so they can't go for the time being!"

"Then we can go to Göttingen? Or Königsberg. Kant is there, but he is not young anymore. I heard that General Miloradovich has attended his lectures, but I don't think he will have the chance to do so."

"Ah, you are too young, and you may not have this opportunity if you join the army. But if you want to travel to Europe in the future, I still have a few properties, and you are welcome to come. In addition, don't trust the Austrians easily."

"Why do you say that?"

"When Alexander Vasilyevich arrives in Vienna, he will say that this is a custom, but the Austrians respect him very much, and those generals will be very obedient under his command."

"Thank you for your reminder. I should go back now."

"Don't worry, I'll go with you too. After all, His Excellency the Marshal is also my old superior."

The prince was very enthusiastic. He was just on a journey. It was true that he was exiled because of his faith. However, under the repeated requests of the Count of Artois, Paul tried his best to satisfy him. He was also very righteous and did work for Louis XVIII.

Louis XVIII was helpless. After all, he was Paul's guest and had to rely on the Tsar's 100,000 troops to restore the Bourbon throne. His niece went to Dresden to stay for a while. It would be more convenient to take care of her if the Prince of Condé and his family were there.

Thus was entrusted Prince Dolgorukov, who now came to greet Marshal Suvorov.

"Vasya, if you go to Europe at this time, Prussia is neutral and other places are at war. It's not easy. And you can't adapt to the weather in England and Denmark. I haven't been there either, I just read about it in books."

"If we go to London, we will have to trouble Count Vorontsov and Lord Whitworth to arrange the boat tickets."

However, this prince was not a pro-British. As can be seen from his beliefs, he was a kind-hearted person who was willing to help others. If we were to ask which regiment in the Russian army had a closer relationship with his family, it would probably be the Selenge Musket Regiment, as he had once served in the old regiment of that regiment.

Because this regiment has been reorganized, the regiment's history has been recalculated according to the new zeroes.

But this was of no use. After he whispered to Suvorov for a few words, the old marshal also laughed.

"You are still the same. People say you are too kind-hearted. Although you are quite wealthy, you still owe money for entertaining Her Majesty the Queen. No matter what, it will take time to pay it back."

"I know that. It doesn't matter. There is always a way."

From what he said, it can be seen that this prince is not very good at business. Moreover, in Russia, people who are too kind will often be taken advantage of.

But some things are not easy to say in person.

Moreover, their itinerary was so secretive that they didn't want too many people to know about it.

"Misha, go get ready. We are about to set off again. Get the team ready. We are all riding horses. We will spend the night in a village on the Brest Highway. We need to move as fast as possible!"

Suvorov's team separated from Prince Dolgorukov's family in Minsk and would march very quickly, while the prince's team would travel at a leisurely pace and stay in the city for a while.

At the same time, did the Austrians use vehicles to transport tens of thousands of Russian troops to the front line?

Anyway, General Rosenberg could say that when their advance team marched, they had to carry their boots on their shoulders and use their foot bindings to clear the way on the soft ground.

Austrians always say nice things, but they don’t necessarily do them!
In fact, there were not that many people in the three armies who could ride in the vehicles. If some veterans and new recruits could not bear it, they would have to rely on the baggage carts and artillery carts to transfer a few times, and everyone would feel more relaxed if they took turns.

Austrians own cars, but not too many of them.

As for what will happen when we continue to move forward?

Of course, the court in Vienna is now preparing a grand reception, as if Marshal Suvorov is their savior!

The British were not stupid teammates this time. They tried their best to provide funds for Korsakov's army and purchased a large amount of military supplies on the road. However, there was no guarantee that vehicles would be available when they arrived in Prague.

But who can stop the Austrians from having some little tricks up their sleeves?

Moreover, London, St. Petersburg, Naples and Constantinople all know about this matter, and they will have various needs of their own.

But this time, the Austrians used the help of the Russian army to resist and even defeat the French. Their purpose was too obvious.

After that, what else do they want to do.

Solovyov now really wants to write an article titled "Zhu Zhiwu Retreats the Qin Army". Those Austrians are really like the State of Jin, and Russia's position is even worse than that of the State of Qin!
However, considering the current complex situation on the European continent and the extremely frightened counterattack of the monarchy caused by the institutional changes in France since 1789, it is not surprising that there are 10 Russian troops participating in the war, and 18 Austrian troops, including some garrison troops. There is no exact figure for the current total strength of the French army.

It has been estimated that the total number of troops scattered across Italy, southern Germany, and Switzerland may be between 15 and 20. However, the French army did not take into account the garrison troops!
At the same time, there is also the most serious problem, which is the French in Italy. Now they are just like the Austrians three years ago, with their pancakes scattered everywhere. They even have the leisure to send a southern Italian legion, led by MacDonald, to Naples.

(End of this chapter)