Struggle in Russia

The French commander's eyes radiated a cannibalistic cold light, and he was obviously furious. Fortunately, he is a proud pure Frenchman and will never act recklessly.

It's just that the British obviously don't have the sense to be merciful, and they use their cynicism skills to the extreme without mercy.

At this time, it was the Turk's turn to take action. As the lubricant or doormat between Britain and France, he had to stand up and smooth things over again:

"Your Excellencies, it is better for us to focus on fighting for now. What should we do next?"

This problem is so bad that neither the British nor the French appreciate it. The British feel that the Turks are just helpless people. It is clear that the French have performed poorly and have no self-cultivation before, so why can't they say a few words. Is it possible that the French are your masters and will explode when they touch you?

What does the French think of focusing on fighting? Isn't this an insinuation that his behavior is unprofessional? It’s just a small setback, I don’t know what to do if there’s something!

"My boys will launch a second round of offensive immediately. The previous ones were just minor accidents. The great French army will soon let some people know what it means to never surrender!"

After saying that, the French commander walked away angrily. It was obvious that he was greatly stimulated. He was preparing to take out his anger on the soldiers who performed poorly, and by the way, he also made his soldiers worry about continuing to embarrass themselves.

The mood of the British was not much better, and they were the happiest when the French were frustrated. This not only regained his face, but also made him feel that he had gotten a second chance. As long as he performed well in the future, it would not be difficult to slap the French in the face again, right?

The British and French armies, which were already competing against each other, took a breath of anger and prepared to show off and then slap each other hard in the face. Therefore, they were not in a hurry to launch an attack this morning. Instead, they reorganized their troops and prepared to hold back their big moves in the afternoon.

This was naturally not what Kornilov and Nasimov could have expected. After casually repelling the offensive of the British and French coalition forces, although they were happy, they still felt that they were still unsatisfied. And it is also clear that with the strength of the British and French forces, these casualties are nothing more than mosquito legs.

Therefore, after repelling the first round of attacks by the British and French coalition forces, they immediately stepped up preparations, ordered the troops to continue to strengthen fortifications and prepare for the enemy's violent shelling retaliation. They even bluntly told the front-line troops: Next, the British and French may He will go crazy and run away, and be prepared for the most difficult time.

But from nine-thirty to twelve o'clock, the enemy on the opposite side showed no intention of making a comeback, which surprised them - the British and French were not so confused, were they? Are you just going to stop playing house-style offense like this? Right here?

"what happened?"

Kornilov was very confused, and Nasimov was not much better, because if he were the British and French coalition forces, he would definitely not call it a day like this.

He thought for a while and replied: "Is there a conspiracy? Could this be their trick?"

Kornilov's cheeks twitched and asked: "What's the trick? To paralyze us?"

Yes, this is indeed a bit nonsense. I have never heard of paralyzing the enemy with such a terrible performance. They are not fools. No matter how poorly the British and French forces perform, they will still go all out to give them a head-on attack when they attack again.

Just when Kornilov and Nasimov stared at each other at a loss, the adjutant came in and reminded: "General, the enemy has made some movement!"

Kornilov subconsciously took out his pocket watch and looked at it. The time was half past one, and then asked: "What's going on?"

"The enemy is gathering together as if preparing to attack."

Kornilov and Nasimov immediately walked out of the cabin, climbed up to the observation post on the mainmast together, and looked at the coalition station with long tube binoculars.

In a large area of ​​darkness, the red British and blue French were indeed gathering in a team. The number was only a lot more than in the morning, and the artillerymen were not idle either. They could vaguely be seen unpacking boxes of explosive shells for use.

"Let the frontline troops prepare. The enemy is going to use explosive bombs again. Get ready. The real battle is about to begin!"

Kornilov and Nasimov agreed that the session in the morning was just a test by the British and French forces, and it was probably used to find out their firepower configuration, so they took advantage of the intermission time to order the troops to move part of the The six-pounder guns deployed in advance were transferred to their positions, and the troops were ordered not to pile too many people on the front line. They waited until the enemy's bombardment was over before letting the main force enter the preset positions.

"These trenches are very useful!" Nasimov said with emotion. "It greatly reduces casualties and allows the boys to hide in them and fire as much as they want."

"Yes," Kornilov also nodded, "I think these trenches are too few. If we can connect all the trenches on the first line, it will be no less than building a circle of bastions!"

"Yes," Nasimov thought for a while and put forward his own suggestion, "It is best to dig another trench behind the first line, so that even if our first line is occupied, we still have a second line of defense! "

The more they talked, the happier they became, and they simply took advantage of the moment when the British and French forces were gathering to discuss tactics. Soon many good ideas for strengthening the defense line were thought of, which would cause a lot of trouble for the British, French and Turkish coalition forces.

Just as they were having a heated discussion, the artillery of the British and French forces opened fire. A hail of bullets hit the surrounding Russian positions like meteors. The flames and smoke generated by the explosion once obscured the entire battlefield.

"This is a big investment. "

Such a violent bombardment shocked Nassimov. If it were before, without the shelter of trenches and fortifications, few people could survive such a bombardment.

Kornilov also sighed: "They have more money and technology than us... Explosive bombs are nothing to them!"

He had discussed the advantages of Britain and France with Li Xiao before. The industrial capabilities of the other side were completely unmatched by Russia. It was difficult for Russia to produce expensive explosive bombs, but it was a piece of cake for them. As long as they are willing, they can even turn explosive bombs into ordinary solid bullets in the future.

"We must develop industry to catch up, otherwise we will be further and further behind, and we will always be pinned down by them in the future!"

At this moment, after witnessing the grand spectacle of British and French artillery manufacturing, Kornilov had to agree with Li Xiao's conclusion that Russia could no longer rest on its past achievements and live leisurely.

We must catch up immediately, otherwise sooner or later we will be ravaged and divided like Poland and others!