Make France Great Again

June 6, 1854, Sevastopol.

A gray cloud shrouded the sky above the city that was about to fall at home, and the silk-like drizzle fell rustling from the sky, bringing a hint of coolness to this hot and dry city for a long time.

In this weather, a large army was heading south in the rain. They were the joint fighting force of the French and British Guards divisions, and the destination of this army was Sebasto. South Bank of Bol.

The reason why they had to go to the south bank of Sevastopol in the rain was because of two letters from Brigadier General Trosch yesterday.

The first letter was sent to the headquarters yesterday afternoon. In my heart, Brigadier General Trosh claimed that he led his troops to chase the troops of the Russian Empire, and then killed Vice Admiral Kornilov and occupied Sevastopo. A bastion on the south bank of Ernest.

This made Marshal St. Arnault and Perissier overjoyed, and they immediately wrote back to Brigadier General Trosch ordering them to occupy the bastion at all costs until the main force arrived.

However, considering that Brigadier General Trosch on the south bank did not carry heavy weapons such as artillery before he set off, it would be difficult to defend.

In order to share a little pressure on the south bank, and also to weaken the defense system of the north bank, General Pelissier urgently launched an attack on the north bank. Undiscriminate fire coverage of the port of Topol.

According to Pelissier's idea, the French Empire has already taken the stance of attacking the north bank with all its strength, and the Russian defenders on the south bank have to help the "brothers" on the north bank to share some of the pressure.

Who would have thought that after the entire battle, the Russian troops on the south bank did not move at all. They seemed to have given up on the north bank.

Sure enough, under the strong attack of the French army, the first division took only two hours to occupy the North Shore, and then marched all the way to the residential area of ​​the North Shore, and by the way, made a "friendly" to the people in the residential area. access.

When the news of Canrobert's occupation reached the headquarters, the remaining three members of the headquarters except Perissier and St. Arnault were very happy (even if the worried Commander Raglan was still on the surface for the French happy with victory)

The time gradually moved to 11 o'clock in the evening, and the second letter from Brigadier General Trosch appeared. Trosch said in the letter that the Russian Imperial Army was now in a frantic attack on the bastion he occupied, with hundreds of artillery pieces (mostly It was removed from the naval gun) and bombed at the bastion.

If it wasn't for the defense of the bastions by the artillery left by the Russian Empire when it retreated before, their troops would probably retreat under the first round of the Russian Empire's offensive.

Even so, their defense was still very difficult. In order to expand the defense range of the bastion, many soldiers had to dig deep trenches under the fire of the Russian Empire.

In the more than four hours from the start of the Russian offensive to Brigadier General Trosch's letter, the death toll of the British and French armies had reached about 500.

The total number of Trosh's troops was only 5,000 people, and nearly one-tenth of the casualties were enough to prove how fierce the Russian Empire's attack was.

So, Pelissier and Marshal Saint Arnault hurriedly called Commander Raglan over to discuss countermeasures together.

At the suggestion of Commander Raglan, the four countries' armies began to operate in two directions.

The British and French armies sent troops with strong mobility from the north bank of Sevastopol to the south bank, while the Sardinian and Turkish armies sent a small number of troops to the port of Calayanna by sea to support Brigadier General Trox.

Such an arrangement obviously did not use Brigadier General Trosch as the main offensive direction, but was a **** in charge of containing the Russian army.

A small number of troops from Sardinia and Turkey were just to keep Brigadier General Trox guarding the bastion.

From the point of view of common sense, Commander Raglan's actions are simply superfluous.

After all, the breach already exists and they just need to expand the breach.

And Raglan's behavior of giving up this breakthrough is a manifestation of a waste of resources.

Is Commander Raglan stupid? of course not! How could a general who rose in the Napoleonic era say that he is demented!

The reason why Commander Raglan proposed this strategy is for military merit!

From the beginning of the Crimean War to the present, except for the Battle of Arma, the British Kingdom's army has been in a state of being taken away.

Whether it is the breakthrough on the south bank of Sevastopol or the attack on the north bank of Sevastopol, the whole process is a personal show of the French Empire!

This kind of one-man show is the best thing for the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia, but for Commander Raglan, every one-man show in the French Empire is a destruction to his political life.

Just imagine, if The Times were full of stories about France in the Crimea, the citizens of London would think that Commander Raglan was a general who only spoke big, sending his sons to gilded nobles. It would be even more so that Commander Raglan was a general who could not lead their children to promotion.

At that time, Commander Raglan would not only suffer from the pressure of public opinion outside the government, but even the nobles of the House of Lords within the government would also be dissatisfied with Commander Raglan.

Not to mention being the commander-in-chief to attack Commander Raglan both internally and externally, the people of London are considered kind-hearted to not be poked in the spine.

It is precisely because Commander Raglan cannot withstand the pressure of public opinion, so he must satisfy the people of London and let the noble children of the army obtain military merit.

Leading the main force to reinforce Brigadier General Trosch is definitely not within the scope of Commander Raglan's consideration. Only by opening up a second battlefield like the Battle of Armagh can Britain be "dominated".

Of course, Commander Raglan also knew that such an approach would lead to dissatisfaction in France, so he took a step back and proposed that Pelissier be the commander of the main force, and the Duke of Cambridge would be the auxiliary.

Although the French Empire complained about Commander Raglan's superfluous actions, in order to take into account the overall situation, he had to agree with Commander Raglan's actions.

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The French Guards Division and the British Guards Division set off in the rain at around 6:00 in the morning, and many soldiers were left behind along the way.

Even if someone accidentally fell behind, Pelissier and the Duke of Cambridge still ordered the follow-up troops to bury their heads and move on. Those soldiers who accidentally fell behind had to figure out their own way.

If they are lucky, they will be piggybacked by the troops that arrive later.

If you are unlucky, you may lose your life directly.

Pelissier's task was to urge the two divisions to reach the south bank as soon as possible.

After a rapid march of more than 10 hours, the French Guards Division and the British Guards Division finally arrived near the Malakhov fortress at around 4 pm.

The original team of about 30,000 people now has only about 25,000 people left. Nearly one-sixth of the soldiers were forced to fall behind because they could not bear the high-intensity running. Most of the soldiers were from the British Guards Division. Soldier.

At this time, the sky in Sevastopol had stopped raining, but it was still gray.

Every step forward on the muddy ground feels as if someone is holding your feet to keep you from moving forward.

"General Pelissier, should we find a village to live in! Wait until the weather is clear before launching an attack!" The Duke of Cambridge, who was riding on a horse, asked General Pelissier next to him.

"No!" General Pelissier shook his head and replied to the Duke of Cambridge: "We must attack as soon as possible!"

"But... we don't have heavy weapons in our hands! Isn't it a bit too risky to attack now!" The Duke of Cambridge replied worriedly to Pelissier.

"Adventure? How can there be no risk in war!" General Pelissier asked in return, "If you don't take risks, is it still war?"

"But..." The Duke of Cambridge lowered his voice and gritted his teeth and said to Pelissier: "I hope you can think about it for our commander-in-chief, we can't damage too many people, otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to deal with the London government. Explain!"

"How about according to the standard of 500 people? If the death toll in Britain exceeds 500, then I will retreat immediately!" Perlisier said to the Duke of Cambridge with five fingers.

The Duke of Cambridge thought for a while, then gritted his teeth and said to Pelissier, "Okay!"

Under Pelissier's orders, the French and British troops advanced towards Malachovburg at about 5 pm.

At this time, the two thousand Imperial Russian troops in Malakhov Fort were having dinner.

When the British and French generals jumped out of the first trench set up by the Russian Empire, the Russian troops in Malakhov Fort discovered the British and French troops.

"Oh, God!"

The Russian troops in Malakhov Fort looked at the Anglo-French coalition forces in the distance with a look of horror. Although he had rifles and artillery in his hands~www.readwn.com~, they dared not do anything.

Because there are too many British and French troops around Malakhov Fort, they should not shoot in which direction they should shoot, not to mention that everyone in the current Russian Empire suffers from severe terrorism syndrome.

Seeing that the Anglo-French coalition forces were getting closer, the Russian imperial soldiers turned around and ran away from the residential area.

Ten minutes later, the flags of the British and French armies were planted over Malakhov Fort.

For the south bank of Sevastopol, which has not been completely fortified, the fall of the core position of Malakhov Fort represents the complete fall of the south bank of the Sevastopol fortress.

The Russian defenders who escaped from Malakhov Fort told Nakhimov that the bastion had fallen, and Nakhimov, who was planning the next attack, immediately fell into a petrified state.

"Sevastopol... it's over!"

On the night of June 6, Vice Admiral Nakhimov of the Russian Imperial Navy led his troops to break through the siege.

I never wanted to be ambushed by General Pelissier, who had already prepared, and the 4,000-strong breakout force that was finally gathered was wiped out.

Nakhimov himself was hit in the face by a bullet and died. The Sevastopol fortress, which had lasted for nearly a year in history, was declared dead by the sneak attack of the old General Pelissier, who did not speak of martial arts.

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