Chapter 434： A beast about to fall into a trap

"Your Excellency the Governor, let me go! The soldiers of the Empire cannot be sacrificed in vain! The Ottoman Empire should pay for what he did!"

Nakhimov on the deck of the commanding fleet said to Menshkov, gnashing his teeth while looking at the sawdust on the sea.

"Yeah! Your Excellency! Let's go! I bet they have no protection now!"

Lieutenant General Kornilov, the chief of staff of the Black Sea Fleet, who stood on the right side of Menshkov, also made his own suggestions to Menshkov, and he said to Menshkov in a sincere tone.

According to Lieutenant General Kornilov's understanding of the Ottoman Empire's army, after such a "great victory", the Ottoman Empire's navy will inevitably sing and dance, and this time is often the time when they are the most relaxed.

Facing the appeal of his two generals, Governor Menshkov did not speak, but quietly watched the sea where the double-deck battleship sank.

On this sparkling sea, Menshkov seemed to see the struggling figure of the loyal Russian Imperial Navy soldiers.

That's right, those **** heretics would never pass up such an opportunity for revenge!

Thinking of this, Menshkov couldn't help clenching his fists. Now he can't wait to lead the navy to raid Sinop port directly.

With enough bombs in his hand, Menshkov was fully capable of annihilating the navy that was staying at Sinop port.

However, reason told him that the current Sinop port must have been strengthened.

Once the coastal fort is aimed at the fleet under his command, even if they can annihilate all the navy in Sinop port, they will have to leave a few ships by Sinop port fort.

Menshkov believed that he, as the governor, could not let the living die just for the sake of justice for the dead.

Yu Gong, Menshkov must ensure that the Black Sea Fleet will not suffer too much damage. What His Majesty Nicholas I needs is a grand victory, not a tragic victory.

In private, Menshkov believes that he is obliged to lead these children to survive, and they all carry the ardent hopes of their parents.

Of course, if Menshkov was commanding an army unit, then Menshkov would have no hesitation in attacking the damned Ottoman savages.

"Go back!" Under the hopeful eyes of Lieutenant General Kornilov and Lieutenant General Nakhimov, Menshkov made the decision to withdraw to the Sevastopol fortress in a hoarse voice.

"Why? We can obviously take the opportunity to annihilate them! The Ottoman Empire will not guard against us at all!" Lieutenant General Kornilov couldn't help but asked Menshkov.

"Because I am the governor!" Menshkov ordered Kornilov in an unquestionable tone: "I said, go back!"

"I..." Lieutenant General Nakhimov gritted his teeth and said to Menshkov: "Your Excellency Governor, please forgive me for not understanding!"

"I don't need your understanding!" Menshkov's attitude was still tough, and he said to Nakhimov with a straight face: "You just need to obey the orders!"

After that, Menshkov paused for a while, and then said: "If you don't want to obey the orders of my governor, please take off your military uniform and get out of the army immediately!"

There was not the slightest compromise in Menshkov's words. In his opinion, a soldier who did not know what obedience was was not a good soldier at all.

Such people stay in command of the army and affect the discipline of the entire army.

In some ways, the Russian Imperial Navy was more disciplined than the Army.

Probably because the navy is still in the tradition of complete aristocracy, many naval officers are served by children of nobles or middle-class (middle-class in the Russian Empire) families, and their knowledge level far exceeds those of Slavic livestock, and the constraints they are subject to are also lower than those of Slavic animals. Slavic animals are much more numerous.

And their Tsar Nicholas I has always believed in a simple truth, the more people know, the easier it is to become a Decembrist.

Therefore, the requirements for the navy are more stringent.

Of course, this rigor is only for the Russian Army, and the Russian Imperial Navy officers themselves are more casual than the British and French naval officers.

Otherwise, it would not have happened that Nakhimov cheated and stayed in the fortress of Sevastopol.

After Menshkov's mandatory order, Kornilov and Nakhimov did not raise any objections, and a fleet returned to the Sevastopol fortress in a mighty manner.

In fact, just as Menshkov thought, when Osman Pasha followed the garrison major general to the garrison headquarters to hold a welcome banquet, he was cautious by nature and ordered his men to go to the fort to help the fort guards control the artillery. .

As long as Menshkov's fleet enters the Sinop port to conduct a sneak attack, he will face the ruthless attack of the Sinop port fort.

It can be said that Menshkov's forcible withdrawal of troops allowed the Russian Empire to avoid the risk of heavy losses.

As the saying goes, there are both advantages and disadvantages. Although Menshkov unconsciously avoided heavy losses, he also needed to deal with the underdogs on the fleet.

Menshkov, who returned to the Sevastopol fortress, also noticed that the fleet's momentum seemed to be in a downturn, and he hurriedly found Andrei Bolkonsky.

At this time, Andrei Bolkonsky was in a very low state. It seems that this failure seems to have dealt a great blow to him.

"Andrei Bolkonsky!" Menshkov said to Andrei Bolkonsky in a serious tone.

"Here!" Andrei Bolkonsky responded quickly after hearing Menshkov shout.

"Look, can you win a war with your current state? If I ask you to fight with the Ottoman bastards, can you?" Menshkov said with an unusually serious expression.

"Yes!" Andrei Bolkonsky's eyes lit up when he heard Menshkov's words, and he responded with a loud voice.

"Really?" Menshkov looked suspiciously at Andrei Bolkonsky and said, "Why don't I believe it?"

"Your Excellency, I can assure you! As long as I can be with those bastards..." Andrei Bolkonsky immediately patted his chest and said Menshkov, now he has already lived up to the previous Downturn, back to normal.

"Okay! Now I give you a task, as long as you can do it well! I can let your fleet attack first!" Menshkov patted the table and said to Andrei Bolkonski.

"What task?" Andrei Bolkonsky asked Menshkov impatiently.

"Rectify your soldiers! What I need is a group of soldiers who scream, not a group of soldiers who hang their heads all day long! Do you understand?" Menshkov said to Andrei Bolkons in a high-pitched voice. base road.

"Understood!" Andrei Bolkonsky also responded with a high-spirited attitude to Menshkov.

"Go!" Menshkov waved lightly, and Andrei Bolkonsky left.

After Andrei Bolkonsky left, Menshkov called the fleet commanders of the other fleets one by one and talked to them.

The captains also promised Menshkov that morale would be restored. However, Menshkov had to promise them to be the vanguard.

Menshkov immediately complied with their request and assured them that they would be useful.

After appeasing all the captains, Menshkov called Kornilov and Nakhimov over again.

"I know that you two are complaining about me in your heart, and you dare not attack Sinop port tonight!"

"Don't dare × 2"

"Don't dare? Your courage is not so small! To tell you the truth, I don't want to attack tonight because I am afraid of failure, but to preserve the vitality of the Russian Empire. We must fight a war of annihilation! Otherwise, , how can I be worthy of His Majesty the Tsar's trust in us! Worth it, our dead soldiers!"

After Kornilov and Nakhimov heard "His Majesty the Tsar", their expressions also became extremely serious.

"Your Excellency, I don't know what you will do next?" Nakhimov asked Menshkov.

"Since the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire has appeared, it is enough to prove that our previous plan was not in vain! We just need to use some means to make them think Sinop port is foolproof!" Menshkov's mouth showed. He said to the two with a sneer.

Subsequently, Menshkov strategized with Kornilov and Nakhimov.

After listening to Menshkov's battle plan, Kornilov and Nakhimov immediately understood what Menshkov meant and said that they would actively cooperate with Menshkov's command.

Over the next few days, an entire force of steam clippers began to repeatedly attack the supply ships, much to the chagrin of Osman Pasha.

But he can't do anything about this army that is coming and going like the wind.

As the steamboat became more and more rampant, Osman Pasha had to lead the main fleet to **** him personally.

Menshkov, who received the news, also led his main fleet out to meet the enemy.

The main fleets of both sides fought each other in the western part of the Black Sea, and eventually the Ottoman Empire retreated from the Sinop naval battle with a slight disadvantage.

The battle cost the Ottomans a steamship and a double-deck battleship.

In the Russian Empire, Andrei Bolkonsky became the key to that war. The steam clipper he led directly dragged the double-deck battleship, allowing his own sailing battleship to take action calmly.

All the soldiers and officers on the steamships and double-deck warships were also buried at the bottom of the sea by the Russian Empire in the same way.

The only ones rescued were the British instructors on the double-deck battleship.

After this battle, the navy of the Ottoman Empire returned to its previous situation again.