Make France Great Again

"It's not a naval gun? The power is not much different? Could it be that France has developed a new type of artillery?"

Prince Menshkov frowned and muttered softly. In his impression, French artillery has always been at the forefront of Europe. Some European countries, including the Russian Empire, rely on imitation French artillery, and then gradually improve them Its own artillery, so it is not a surprise that the French Empire developed new artillery.

However, it was at this juncture that the French Empire put its artillery into the battlefield, which was too bad news for Prince Menshkov.

Thinking of the next Sevastopol fortress battle, it is very likely that he will face the artillery Menshkov of the French Empire and feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Your Excellency Commander, Your Excellency Commander!" A shout from the messenger hussars pulled Menshkov's dream back to reality.

Only then did Menshkov remember that his current situation was no longer objective. The 36,000 soldiers deployed by the Russian Imperial Army around the Kurgan Mountains are now in a state of isolation and helplessness, and they continue to stand here and wait for Menshkov. Only death.

The plan for now is to retreat the troops from the Kurgan Mountains in batches, return to the Sevastopol fortress through the Sevastopol trail, and rely on the fortress's bastion system to effectively attack the British and French allied forces.

However, the premise of all this is that the Sevastopol trail cannot be occupied by the coalition forces. Once the coalition forces occupy the Sevastopol trail, the Russian imperial army can only consider abandoning the Sevastopol fortress and turning to the other side. Lekop, to ensure that the road between Crimea and the Russian mainland is not cut off, and where to wait for reinforcements.

As for going over the hills and returning to the fortress of Sevastall, it is even more unreal.

After all, not every general was called Suvorov, not every tsar called Empress Catherine.

Thinking of this, Menshkov turned his eyes to the cavalry and said solemnly: "You go back to Lieutenant General Kiriako immediately and tell Kiriako that you must guard the road leading to Sevastopo. As long as he can guard the arrival of the main force, then I can forgive him for all his actions on Telegraph Hill! On the other hand, if Lieutenant General Kiriako escapes without authorization, then he will be sent to St. Petersburg to wait for His Majesty the Tsar. Holy Inquisition! Do you understand?"

"Understood!" The hussars hurriedly assured Prince Menshkov that he would definitely bring Prince Menshkov's words to Lieutenant General Kiriako.

"Go!" Menshkov waved to the hussars.

The hussars, who received the order to return, walked away from Menshkov's line of sight and returned to the Sevastopol trail.

Prince Menshkov, who watched the hussars leave, sighed for the ill-fated Russian Imperial Army, and then ordered his adjutants to call General Peter Gorchakov over.

This general Gorchakov is the brother of General Mikhail Gorchakov, who is currently serving as the commander of the Danube Allied Forces. Born in 1790, he fought against the Ottoman Empire for many years and represented the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. The Treaty of Adriatic Fort was signed in 1829, so after the Crimea began (before Britain and France joined the war), Prince Peter Gorchakov was killed by Nicholas I at the age of 64 ( Prince Peter Gorchakov, retired in 1851), was re-recruited into the army as commander of the Fourth Army (stationed in Koriya).

Now Prince Peter Gorchakov is on the front line as the captain of the fire brigade, constantly reinforcing the defense lines that may be breached.

When Prince Menshkov's adjutant found Peter Gorchakov in the bastion on the left flank of Mount Kurgan, General Peter Gorchakov was leading two battalions of soldiers out of the trenches and heading towards his subordinates. A battalion of Scottish Musketeers of the 1st Division launched a bayonet charge.

Here is a sentence, in this era, whether it is the British and French army or the Russian imperial army, the generals like to stand on the front line and stand with the soldiers to charge. There are few generals who strategize like Napoleon and old Mao Qi. This has also led to the high attrition rate of generals in the European army. It was not until the emergence of breech guns and breech guns that the generals broke away from the fate of charging and focused on decision-making.

The soldiers of the Scottish Musketeers who were caught off guard did not have time to fire at all, and they joined the sudden arrival of the Russian army.

In close hand-to-hand combat, the Slavs, with their strong physique and favorable terrain, repulsed the soldiers of the Scottish Musket Battalion, and left more than a dozen corpses on the hillside.

Looking at the British Scottish Musketeers who were slowly retreating, Prince Peter Gorchakov took a deep breath and led the remnants of his troops back into the trenches.

Prince Peter Gorchakov, who had returned to the trench, was about to lead his soldiers to support another battlefield, when Prince Menshkov's adjutant stopped Peter Gorchakov.

Menshkov's adjutant informed Prince Pyotr Gorchakov that Prince Menshkov wanted to meet him.

After Prince Peter Gorchakov thought for a moment, he ordered his adjutant to go to the next location to support him. Peter Gorchakov himself followed the Menshkov adjutant to Prince Menshkov's place before.

"General Peter, you are finally here!" Looking at Peter Gorchakov who was returning with his adjutant in front of him, Prince Menshkov came to him in three steps and held the prince's Hand said enthusiastically.

"Your Majesty, is there anything I need to do?" Prince Peter Gorchakov asked Prince Menshkov bluntly.

"It's like this..." Prince Menshkov told Prince Peter Gorchakov everything that happened in the Telegraph Mountain Heights.

"That guy Kiriako! Damn it!" Prince Peter Gorchakov gritted his teeth and said murderously to Menshkov.

As the main person in charge of a position, he gave up the position so easily.

For someone like him, to be able to hold the post of lieutenant general is simply an insult to the army.

"I also know that Kiriako should be damned, but now is not the time to deal with him! He still holds the armed forces of three regiments in his hands, and the Sevastopol trail is also the only way for us to retreat." Menshkov sighed, and then said solemnly to Prince Peter Gorchakov: "I hope you can lead your troops to support! Only by defending the Sevastopol trail can we escape smoothly!"

"I see!" Prince Peter Gorchakov nodded and responded to Menshkov: "I will lead 8 battalions of troops to support!"

"Okay! We are able to escape from here smoothly, it's all up to you!" Prince Menshkov let go of Peter Gorchakov's hand and watched Peter Gorchakov leave.

After Peter Gorchakov left Menshkov's line of sight, Menshkov closed his eyes and quickly returned to the direction of the main battlefield.

At this time, Prince Menshkov did not know that after he left, the Kazan infantry brigade on the frontal battlefield was also facing a precarious situation.

The British Highland Brigade, which was a frontal force attacking the Russian Empire, was dodging and advancing under the leadership of their brigade commander, Sir Cambering. The neat formation soon became messy, and every British was trying to avoid the Russian Empire as much as possible. The army launched an attack on the Russian army on the faceted fort while the bullets of the army muskets were fired.

As the British army got closer to the multi-faceted fort, the army became more and more scattered. Seeing that the army could not be reorganized, Sir Campbell chose not to regroup. Shout out: "For Her Majesty the Queen, for victory! Go!"

After the officers of the Highland Brigade heard Sir Campbell's words, they did not try to regroup, but charged towards the trench with their soldiers in front of them.

The officer's decisive charge led the soldiers, and more and more soldiers began to charge the Russian Imperial Army on the faceted fort.

When the two armies fought, the most important thing was the morale competition.

The Kazan Infantry Brigade around the multi-faceted fort saw that the British infantry rushed towards them despite the fierce attack of the Russian imperial artillery. The soldiers of the Kazan Infantry Brigade, who were squatting in the trench, were a little stunned for a while, and the Highland Brigade immediately arrested them. After staying in this gap, he quickly rushed to the trench where the Russian Imperial Army was located.

When the soldiers of the Kazan Infantry Brigade reacted, nearly 2,000 British soldiers had already rushed into the trench.

The Kazan Infantry Brigade and the Highland Brigade, these two elite troops belonging to different countries fought in the trenches~www.readwn.com~ From bayonets, daggers, flintlock pistols, to fists, soles of feet, teeth, and even nails... … In short, the two tried their best to cause harm to each other.

The death toll rose sharply after the British army entered the trench. In just 5 minutes, the casualties of the British and Russian armies had reached 600, of which the Russian Empire contributed 320 and the British Kingdom contributed 280. It was almost a one-to-one situation.

Just when the two sides were fighting for one, there was a cry from some unknown source: "France! The French army will support us soon!"

The highland brigade who heard the news of "French support" instantly boosted the morale, while the morale of the members of the Kazan infantry brigade immediately fell to the bottom.

Some of the soldiers of the Kazan Infantry Brigade began to retreat consciously, and the Imperial Russian artillery units in the rear even pulled up their artillery and ran towards the back.

Soon, the multi-faceted fort was occupied by the soldiers of the Highland Brigade, and dozens of cannons became the spoils of the Highland Brigade.

The flag, which symbolizes the British Army, is slowly raised above the multi-faceted fort.