"What? Can you be sure, Your Excellency? Such a big thing happened..."

Suvorov asked in shock.

"Why didn't anyone come to inform about this... It doesn't matter if you forget it, but, but Lord Duke, is that why you chose to stay in Brno? ”

"Hehe, of course not!"

"Well, I think so..."

Seeing that Saltykov was staring at him, Suvorov lowered his head with some guilt.

"Take it and look at it, just the letter on the table, you will understand it after you read it..."

Saltykov raised one arm weakly and slapped the table top of the conference table with his backhand.

"Okay"

Suvorov stood up and looked at the long, wide conference table, and found a dozen pieces of fire-painted letterhead, in addition to a haphazard array of maps, books, and writing and drawing tools.

“... Duke Daun... Prince of Lorraine... Empress Elizabeth I... Regent Peter, oh found"

Suvorov found the letter signed by Prince Regent Peter from the scattered pile of letters.

“... What the? How could there be such a ridiculous order? Oh my God..."

After quickly reading the contents of the letter, Suvorov was so angry that he almost smashed the conference table.

"W-What kind of nonsense order is this! My God... It was ordered that our army on the Southern Front should block King Frederick's retreat at all costs, in order to prevent the main forces of the Prussian army from lifting the siege of Vienna and retreating to the mainland... Oh my God, what's this for? ”

"How? Quick-witted Major Suvorov? Do you have any good advice in the face of such an order? It's okay... Say whatever comes to mind."

Saltykov waved his hand and swung in mid-air, as if pointing at Suvorov, but with little force, as if he were unconsciously moving mechanically.

"So... Does His Excellency the Duke think the same way? ”

Suvorov did not answer directly, but asked tentatively.

Although he came from a prominent background, came from a famous military family, and his father was an imperial general, Suvorov also knew that the background was useless at such a time, and maybe it would be okay to occasionally contradict a sentence or two when facing his superiors, but in the face of decisions from the supreme will of the empire, he still showed a lack of confidence.

Moreover, the person who can make such a strange decision is either a madman or has ulterior motives. Suvorov had also heard of the regent's admiration for King Frederick, but the content of the letter was clearly expressing his desire to put Prussia to death, and even to drag Austria, which belonged to the anti-Prussian alliance, to death, which was quite strange, and it would have been difficult to make such a decision if it were not for some special reason. Could it be that the regent was demonstrating his determination to fight against King Frederick to some people within the empire in order to win over his supporters?

According to Suvorov's age, of course, he also experienced the period when Empress Elizabeth I usurped the throne and successfully ascended the throne as Tsar. Although he was only a teenager at that time, it was also an indelible memory of the Russian Empire, where the abnormal changes of the Tsar's throne were like child's play. The more times like this, the worse it may be to do nothing, and the more you protect yourself, it means that you don't support the new superior, and even if you don't oppose it, it will be difficult to be reused, just like your own father. Therefore, in the face of this extraordinary period that is likely to cause turmoil in the palace again, talking less and doing more is the best means to save your life. If the duke in front of him thinks the same way, it is likely that he would rather stay in Brno and be besieged than return to St. Petersburg to get involved in the whirlpool of open and secret fighting...

"Oh, I think I forgot to say it, ah- I'm a little dizzy..."

Saltykov patted his cheek vigorously with both hands, perhaps this would sober him up.

"A while ago... Marshal Daun bypassed the Austrian Grand Duchess Theresa and wrote a letter of complaint to St. Petersburg, in which he demanded the removal of the Supreme Commander of the Russian Army on the Southern Front, that is, myself, hehe"

"It's... Not really, right? Why did Marshal Daun do this? That's a serious accusation! ”

Suvorov heard another piece of news that shocked him.

"It is very easy to shake the morale of the army when changing commanders in battle, especially at this time..."

"Hehe, don't be nervous about my major, I'm just thinking about breaking the idea that you might suggest I pull the army back to Prague or Vienna"

"Uh... Dare to ask Your Excellency the Duke, what does this mean? ”

Suvorov asked hesitantly.

"If I had followed your advice and attacked Saxony or Brandenburg, I wouldn't have had so much trouble now, alas... But a trip to Prague wasn't in vain, I knew exactly what the Austrians were thinking."

Saltykov bent one leg and elbowed his knee while supporting his mandible with the palm of his hand, which should avoid the shaking of his head and the pain of his cervical spine caused by dizziness.

"The main aim of the Austrians was to relieve the siege of Vienna, right? Could it be that Marshal Dawn received other orders? ”

"Then tell me why Marshal Daun defeated Prince Moritz on the banks of the Belon River... Why not come back to Vienna? ”

"The capture of Prague and the recovery of all of Bohemia would cut off the supply route from Saxony to Vienna, and Marshal Daun was conservative in his approach, but there was nothing wrong with his thinking, right?"

Suvorov, who came from a military family, still had basic military qualities.