Chapter 530： Marching into Sevastopol

When Earl Cardigan led his 100-odd cavalry back to the foot of Kurgan Mountain, Commander Raglan on the top of the mountain smiled and said to the adjutant and division commander beside him, "Go! Let's celebrate the great hero together!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Commander Raglan rode his horse to the foot of Mount Kurgan, followed the generals beside Raglan and went down the mountain with Commander Raglan.

After seeing the situation at the foot of the mountain, Earl Cardigan also led his cavalry troops to the top of the mountain, and the two on horseback met on the mountainside of Kurgan Mountain.

"Commander Raglan! The British Hussar Brigade reports to you!" Earl Cardigan saluted Commander Raglan with a solemn expression.

"Brudenel (the name of the Earl of Cardigan), the cavalry unit you led did a great job! You showed me a perfect cavalry battle!" Commander Raglan did not hesitate to praise his words .

Although the cavalry battle just now wasn't perfect, as long as the cavalry could complete the tasks he assigned, it would be a perfect cavalry battle in Commander Raglan's mind.

The British Hussars led by the Duke of Cardigan had clearly accomplished the task set by Commander Raglan.

"You are too much!" Duke Cardigan replied humbly.

"I will report your achievements this time to London! I hope you and your cavalry units can make persistent efforts!" Commander Raglan said with a smile on his face.

After the Earl of Cardigan heard what Commander Raglan wanted to do for them, a smile appeared on his serious face.

For the Earl of Cardigan, honor is above all else, even his life.

"That's right!" Commander Raglan suddenly thought of something, and he turned to ask: "When I was on the top of the mountain, I roughly counted the number of people you just had. Why did you only have one regiment or so when you just attacked? Troops! Where did the rest go?"

"I'm about to report to you!" Duke Cardigan immediately reported to Commander Raglan what happened by the Kacha River, and made his own suggestion like Commander Raglan: "Your Majesty, I suggest immediately Send an infantry division to the dressing station! With any luck, we'll be able to capture a group of rout Russian troops!"

"Which one of you would like to go?" Commander Raglan asked, looking back at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Divisions, the Guards Division, the Light Infantry Division, and the subordinates of the Highland Brigade.

"Me!" The seven generals present said in unison.

Commander Raglan glanced at each of them, and said to the commander of the 4th Division, Sir George Casscott, "General Casscott, leave this task to your division to complete!"

Sir George Casserkert, who had been a member of the reserve team at the beginning of the war, never thought that his army would get a job when the battle was about to end.

"I promise you! The mission will be completed successfully!" Sir George Casscott replied to Commander Raglan in a sonorous tone.

"Okay! Hurry up and go back!" Commander Raglan waved his hand.

Sir George Casscott gave Lord Cardigan another grateful glance, and rode away from Commander Raglan.

After watching Sir George Cassekt leave, Commander Raglan spoke again: "So! Is the Sevastopol fortress a ghost town now?"

The thought of himself being able to conquer the Sevastopol fortress made Commander Raglan's heart beat faster.

"It's very possible!" Sir Cardigan replied with a nod, before adding: "However, it depends on our French allies! If they are really ahead and stop the Russian army..."

At this moment, a cavalryman in a French uniform gradually moved from a distance to the location of Commander Raglan. When the French cavalry came to Commander Raglan, Commander Raglan discovered that, Isn't this the little brat from Bonaparte's house?

"Commander Raglan!" Jerome Patterson salutes the British Supreme Commander in front of him.

"Jerome, you've come!" Commander Raglan said to Jerome Patterson with a smile, and then asked again: "How was the Sevastopol trail blocking battle going? "

"How did you know?" Jerome Paterson blurted out.

From the launch of the Telegraph Hill offensive by the French army to the pursuit of Lieutenant General Kiriako's troops, to the fierce battle with Prince Peter Gorchakov... France has been in a state of silence throughout the whole process. Where did Britain get this news? Could it be that Britain had placed a cohort in the French army.

Commander Raglan's next sentence shattered Jerome Patterson's doubts: "We heard the news from the rout of the Russian army! I have to say, what you have done is really great. It would be even better if you could inform us in advance!"

"About this matter, our Commander Pelissier specifically explained that we must apologize to you, Commander Raglan! The situation at the time did not give us time to think about it, and we could only put all the troops in our hands into it!" Jerome Patterson explained to Commander Raglan.

"How is the situation on the Sevastopol trail?" Commander Raglan did not bother too much about the communication between the two armies, but directly asked about the current situation of the blocking battle on the Sevastopol trail.

"Fortunately not to be disgraced!" Jerome Patterson told Commander Raglan the original Sevastopol trail blocking battle.

When General Bosquet reported to Commander Pelissier in the middle of the front that he had captured the Telegraph Hill Heights, Commander Pelissier immediately ordered the Assault Inn to abandon the occupied position and continue to pursue Lieutenant General Kiriako who was fleeing.

General Bosquet, who received the order, did not hesitate at all. The moment the messenger conveyed Pelissier's order, he led his troops to pursue Lieutenant General Kiriako who was fleeing.

The two sides met at a location less than 5 kilometers away from the north shore of Sevastopol. Kiriako, who was not ready to fight, was caught off guard by the assault brigade under General Bosquet. The two sides were 1,400 yards away. The Zhuav soldiers of the Migne rifle opened fire first. The sound of gunshots as dense as popping beans heralded the arrival of the **** of death. In the rising smoke, the densely pointed projectiles shot towards the Kiriako troops in the distance.

The frightened Imperial Russian soldiers once again tried the fear of the Miner rifle, and many serf soldiers began to shout this: "The devil's weapon!"

Panic spread throughout the army once again, and soldiers began to flee the battlefield in droves.

When the soldiers of the Zhuav regiment arrived about 300 yards from the Russian soldiers, nearly half of the Russian soldiers had already chosen to flee.

The remaining half opted to be captured, and only a quarter of the Russian soldiers continued to resist.

The Russian soldiers, under the orders of their superiors, began to charge the front of the assault brigade.

The forward troops looked at the soldiers who kept rushing towards them and pulled the trigger decisively. After a round of shooting, dozens of Russian Imperial soldiers fell down. Looking at the fallen comrades beside him, the courage that he finally mustered up was once again deflated, and the Russian soldiers began to retreat continuously.

After seeing this situation, the vanguard troops decisively adopted the simplest and most rude method to defeat the morale of the Russian Empire, that is, the bayonet charge.

Following an order from the commander of the vanguard, the Zhuav soldiers charged towards the Russian Imperial Army like a pack of wolves.

When the vanguard of the assault brigade came into contact with the Moscow regiment, which was also the vanguard, the morale of the soldiers of the Moscow regiment completely collapsed in just one round. Some soldiers began to retreat backward and to the left in disorder. Under the influence of the Moscow regiment , Minsk regiment also appeared unrest.

The soldiers of the two regiments were scattered in all directions, and the first blocking battle ended with a complete victory for the French Empire.

The assault brigade, which won the first victory, did not rest long before it started the second battle with 8 battalions of reinforcements led by Prince Peter Gorchakov.

Compared to the first battle, the second battle was particularly dangerous.

The elite troops under Peter Gorchakov frantically launched an attack on the Assault Brigade. They wanted to get closer to the Assault Brigade and then use the bayonet that the Russian Empire used to defeat the Assault Brigade.

This time, the tactics of the assault brigade were different from the previous tactics. Under the order of General Boske, the soldiers of the assault brigade shot at the eight battalions of Peter Gorchakov while keeping a distance from the eight battalions. The distance between the two sides was always kept at about 400 yards. UU reading www. uukanshu.com

This made the muskets in the hands of the Russian Empire soldiers completely reduced to fire sticks, and the two forward battalions of Prince Peter Gorchakov were completely reduced to living targets under the attack of General Boske.

The two forward battalions suffered heavy casualties. Prince Peter Gorchakov, who was charging at the forefront, and his entourage aide and staff also fell to the ground with several shots.

The fall of Peter Gorchakov caused the morale of the Russian Empire, which was responsible for reinforcements, to also fall to the bottom. The soldiers of the eight battalions began to disperse, and some officers had not completely cooled down Prince Peter Gorchakov. Tou put his body on the horse and fled the battlefield, the French Empire won the second victory.

After two battles, the Assault Brigade finally waited for the support from Commander Pelissie, and the Guards Division arrived on the Sevastopol Trail. Prince Menshkov, who originally wanted to lead his army to forcibly break through the siege, was in After seeing how France line up, they can only give up going to the fortress of Sevastopol.

The Guards Division only chased after a period of time, then stopped and watched Prince Menshkov leave.

After the three wars, the French army caused nearly 7,000 casualties to the Russian Empire.