Struggle in Russia

According to Kornilov's plan, the attack would be started by Lipplandi's cavalry first, but the fog that day was extremely heavy. Lipplandi's troops lost their way soon after setting off and headed towards the foot of Inkelman Mountain. British military position.

Although Liplandi's cavalry did catch the British off guard and captured the battlefield effortlessly, according to the original plan, he should have informed the infantry behind to quickly follow up for support. m..

So he sent a messenger to notify Kornilov. The problem lay with this messenger. After he found Kornilov in a panic, he just said: "General, we have captured the enemy's position as planned. , we urgently need your support now!”

Yes, the messenger did not make it clear to Kornilov that Liplandi had deviated from the original plan and captured the British position instead of the French position on the Chornaya River.

But because he did not make it clear, Kornilov misunderstood. He thought that Liplandi had captured the French position according to the original plan, so he naturally waved his hand and ordered the infantry to follow.

What's more interesting is that Kornilov's sense of direction is much better than that of Biplanj, so he did not get lost, but ran into the French position.

The situation became very interesting at this time. When Liplandi attacked the British position, although the British were caught off guard and quickly lost their position, their response was not slow. Not only did they start to organize a counterattack themselves, but they also immediately Ask for help from the French friendly forces on the flanks, hoping that the friendly forces will help our brothers!

The French were also honest, thinking that the British army was the key target of the Russian army's attack, and immediately sent 2,000 troops to support without saying a word. As a result, less than half of the 5,000 French troops originally stationed were removed. If we include yesterday Those French soldiers who were drunk after a drinking party. In fact, there were only a thousand people left in the French army who could hold guns.

Kornilov launched a charge of nearly 6,000 men in one breath, and using the cover of the fog to attack the French army without any effort, the French army was immediately thrown into chaos.

After a short battle, Kornilov took the French position without any effort. Only then did the main force of the French army in depth react and order artillery support.

It's just that the fog is so big that the French artillery can only fire shells randomly into the mist, hoping to prevent the Russian attack.

Most of these shells knocked down the Russian army behind them. Probably the French did not expect that their front-line positions could be broken through so easily.

According to the battle so far, the situation for the Russian army should be said to be very good. Kornilov was surprised to find that he could actually achieve his intended combat goals. After a moment's hesitation, he immediately ordered his infantry to attack the French army in depth to see if they could clear out the French army on the Chornaya River in one go.

But a new accident happened immediately. The Russian infantry, which was charging deep into the French army, unfortunately ran in the wrong direction and happened to run into the French artillery. Of course, they would not be polite to these fat French artillerymen who came to their door. They immediately Just a shot of shotgun blasted into the face, killing hundreds of Russian soldiers in one breath.

On the other hand, Liplandi, who had been waiting for Kornilov's reinforcements, also suffered a frantic counterattack by the British army. After his cavalry finally repelled two British attacks, he finally counterattacked for the third time. After being defeated, he abandoned more than 500 corpses and fled back to Sevastopol in embarrassment.

In other words, Kornilov will soon be subject to a joint counterattack by the British and French forces, and the situation is really bad.

Kornilov's qualities came into play at the critical moment. With a wave of his hand, he immediately ordered a retreat. After planting hundreds of mines on the French army's position, he retreated like the wind.

As a result, the counterattack that gave Nicholas I his last hope ended hastily. During the battle, the Russian army lost more than a thousand people, and killed 1,500 British troops and 2,200 French troops.

In addition, it also ruined the French army's position and made them have to worry about landmines in the future.

But these are irrelevant. After all, the coalition has huge military and material advantages.

This loss is just drizzle to them, and they will be fine after licking their wounds for two days. On the other hand, even if the Russian army achieved some kind of tactical victory, the morale of the troops became increasingly low, because facts proved that even with fog cover and a sudden attack, they could not defeat the coalition forces from the front.

And this also means that any idea of ​​trying to turn the tide of the war with a critical victory is simply impossible. There will be only one way waiting for them, and that is to surrender or die.

The dismal ending of the attack on the Chornaya River was a particularly huge blow to Nicholas I. When he received the news, he was so angry that his face turned blue and his lips were trembling. His eyes almost burst into flames for a long time. He swallowed back his anger and read a book; he just said coldly to Chernyshev, who was reporting the military situation:

"Tell General Kornilov, if you don't succeed once, try a few more times and keep trying!"

But even he knew that there was no possibility of Sevastopol trying a few more times. This time the coalition forces would definitely step up their alert after being caught off guard, and as their reinforcements continued to arrive, Cornillo There is no chance for my husband to make a comeback.

That night, Nicholas I rarely attended the family dinner, nor did he ask any of his mistresses to come to bed. He sat alone in his study, staring blankly at the map of the Black Sea on the table.

It wasn't until the next morning that the rumble of thunder and lightning woke him up. A huge bolt of lightning struck the attic of the Hermitage, causing a fire.

Facing this sudden natural disaster, Nicholas I's face became even more ugly. He ignored the dissuasion of his attendants and went to direct the firefighting in person. This torrential rain fell all day and all night. Although it prevented the spread of the fire, in a sense it also extinguished Nicholas I's ambitions.

He quickly developed cold symptoms after returning to his study in the early hours of the next morning, and his body temperature was frighteningly high. However, he refused to admit that he was sick and needed to rest. He simply called the imperial doctor to prescribe a dose of diaphoretic agent and then devoted himself to basic work. I have lost my job and lost hope.

At first, no one took this minor illness to heart. After all, Nicholas I had always been in good health and was unlikely to be defeated by a little bit of cold. But the situation soon changed.

When Nicholas I worked frantically regardless of his illness and visited everywhere to stabilize people's hearts, the virus continued to invade his body, from the throat to the trachea and to the lungs. A few days later, when he suddenly fainted at work, the imperial doctor Found out he had pneumonia!