Struggle in Russia

The bombardment of March 28, 1853, left an unforgettable shadow for many Russian soldiers.

According to records in the war history of the British and French Expeditionary Forces, they fired more than 100,000 artillery shells at Ineada's "enemies" on this day, half of which were new explosive bombs.

Compared with the Russian army, the British and French Expeditionary Forces have the vast majority of newer artillery that can use explosive bombs, and have an overwhelming advantage in firepower.

On this day, the Russian army also felt the despair that the Turks in Sinop Port had felt. Thirty-five percent of the city of Ineada was completely destroyed. It was initially estimated that the casualties of the residents alone were as high as 40,000.

The Russian army suffered thousands of casualties on this day, and the ship Nassimov was responsible for transporting the wounded was once overcrowded. Fortunately, the artillery of the British and French forces could not threaten the dock area for the time being, otherwise the casualties of the Russian army might be even greater.

The shelling was just the beginning of the nightmare. After the fierce shelling, Turkey immediately invested 30,000 troops and began a group-style non-stop charge.

The new Turkish army formed a tight formation, marching neatly one after another. From the sky, it looked like an arc-shaped wall surrounding Ineada. It was spectacular, but the actual threat to the Russian army was very small. limited.

In addition to psychological pressure, these Turkeys who use old tactics are actually not much different from living targets in front of the Russian naval infantry.

The Russian soldiers didn't even need to aim carefully, they just pointed the black muzzle at the human wall and pulled the trigger.

This was not difficult at all for them, who were equipped with new rifles, so after experiencing a nightmare morning, the Russian army, which was stunned by the fierce artillery fire of the coalition forces, was soon able to take revenge.

The accuracy of the rifled gun determines that Russian soldiers can "accurately" attack the enemy at a distance of hundreds of meters, and the extremely fast loading speed of the copper-cased fixed-loading ammunition allows them to cause a large number of casualties even with only a few people.

The Turkish wall only advanced 500 meters at the cost of more than a thousand casualties. Then, the Russian artillery, which had been suppressed by the firepower of the British and French expeditionary forces all morning, also began to counterattack. They swept through the Turkish ranks with grapeshot and explosive bombs, like Cutting down the Turks in pieces like cutting leeks.

By the time the Turks actually rushed to the first line of defense of the Russian army, nearly 3,000 people had died in vain in this group charge.

And this is just the beginning. As they get closer to the Russian army and the Russian army sends more troops to the front line to consolidate the defense line, more and more new rifles are put into battle and fire fiercely.

The casualties of the Turks began to rise linearly. Looking around, there was a layer of Turks spread out in front of the Russian position. Their corpses were piled one on top and fell to the ground like stacked blocks.

This is called a real queue to be shot. The Turks in the front row were knocked down, and the Turks in the back row were pushed forward layer by layer, row after row, and died generously until their nerves collapsed.

Facts have proved that the Turks are still afraid of death. Even if the imam tells them that this is a jihad, every war dead will ascend to heaven to receive seventy-two nashas. But as more and more corpses are under their feet, The blood flowed, and as the injured cried and moaned more and more, they were still human after all, and they finally collapsed.

The Turkish human wall spread like sand. They fled for their lives and lost almost everything, including their rifles, their backpacks and even their shoes. Everyone just hates their parents for having two fewer legs. In order to escape, they have no scruples, knocking over compatriots who are not running fast enough in the way, and even trampling on the bodies of compatriots. As long as they can escape, they will do anything.

This well-prepared offensive had loud thunder but little rain. If the fierce bombardment by the British and French coalition forces was like an impassioned symphony, then the Turkish offensive was smaller than the sound of mosquitoes in the end.

Seeing the Turks scattering in a hurry, the Russian naval infantry breathed a sigh of relief, but gritted their teeth at the same time. The previous shelling had really hit them so badly, and countless people had lost their good friends and brothers, which made them very angry. and resentment.

How they wanted to rush up and kick the Turks' butts hard. It would be better to chop off all their dog heads one by one and use their flesh and blood to pay tribute to their dead friends.

But reason still stopped them. There were too many enemies on the opposite side. Even at the cost of more than 10,000 casualties, the darkness in the distance was all their people, and the artillery fire from the British and French Expeditionary Forces was coming again!

"These damn bastards! Cover, take cover now!"

The company commander and sergeant kicked the soldiers' butts one by one, telling them to spread out and find cover. The previous shelling fully illustrates one thing. If there is no strong enough bunker, the enemy's shelling can wipe out everything!

The Turks fled for their lives in panic, and the Russian naval infantry also scrambled to find cover. It's just that there are no bunkers anywhere on the front line. It's lucky to find a broken brick wall. Buildings were either razed to the ground or burning.

"No wonder Andrei ordered the troops to carry shovels. Our soldiers really need shovels!"

Kornilov, who stood on the mast of the flagship and witnessed the actual situation on the battlefield with a telescope, said to Nassimov:

"I also need a shovel. Everyone must have one. The sooner the better!"

With a shovel, you can dig holes or pits without having to look around for cover. When Li Xiao distributed a large number of engineer shovels to the Wallachian garrison and the Wallachian National Army before, Kornilov and Nasimov thought it was a bit funny.

They thought that Wallachia was already possessed by demons, and really regarded all the troops as construction workers, only thinking about building fortresses.

Now it seems that the engineer shovel is very useful. If every soldier on the front line can dig a hole for himself to hide in, the effect of the enemy's shelling will be reduced by at least half.

Nasimov also nodded: "I immediately ordered the logistics department to try to do it, but I think it is best to invite some veterans from Wallachia to come over. How to dig trenches and how to build fortifications. Obviously they have more experience. We need These experiences!”

"Yes, we need it. We will never know what we need most without real fighting. Sometimes I wonder why Andrei and Alexei are always one step ahead? You have seen it, right? How powerful is the new rifle?”

Of course Nassimov saw it. Although half of the casualties on the battlefield were caused by the violent artillery fire of his fleet, he was also surprised by the efficiency of the new rifles in quickly harvesting lives. It was simply a one-sided massacre. If it were to He felt that the result would be the same if the charging troops were replaced by Russian troops. This was too scary!