"...We must cut off the claws of the bears that are trying to dominate the Near East and let them get out of the Near East..."
Saint-Arnaud and Baron Raglan reached a consensus on their description of the Russian Empire, and the two burst out laughing. Their laughter caused the entire army of officers inside the camp to laugh along with their commander.
After the laughter ended, Saint-Arnaud and Baron Raglan toasted again. The scarlet liquid in the cup swayed back and forth a few times amidst the crisp collision sound, and then drank it down.
After three drinks, the slightly tipsy Baron Raglan explained to Marshal Saint-Arnault that the British army could not engage in high-intensity combat in a short period of time.
St. Arnaud, who had already learned the basic situation of the British army from Ambassador Walewski, immediately told Baron Raglan that there would be no large-scale battles among the coalition forces in a short period of time, and the British army only needed to send a small number of cavalry units to follow.
France can just act together.
"What do you want to do?" Baron Raglan asked Saint Arnaud.
"Mr. Raglan, our army has been in the Varna area for nearly a few months. It is time to say hello to the Russian Imperial Army near Silistra Fortress!" Saint Arnaud shrugged.
, showed a meaningful smile and said to Lord Raglan: "After all, Paris is also waiting for news of our victory!"
"Well, it seems that we all have to face our respective governments!" Baron Raglan said to Saint Arnaud with a slight sigh.
"No!" Saint-Arnaud quickly corrected Baron Raglan, saying that the French army was not urged by the government. They all voluntarily contributed to the empire.
After all, every French soldier wants to wash away the defeat they suffered at the hands of the Russian Empire.
After hearing Saint Arnaud's explanation, Baron Raglan also showed a meaningful smile.
Next, the British army and the French army discussed the distribution of troops that were about to go to Silistra Fortress.
Among them, the French army will send 10,000 troops (including the Zouav Regiment), led by Canrobert, commander of the French First Division, to the Silistra Fortress to "rush to the rescue" of Omar Pasha in the fortress, while the British side
Then he led a cavalry force of 1,000 men and an infantry force of 3,000 men, and headed for Silistra Fortress with the French army under the leadership of the Duke of Cambridge.
When Baron Raglan asked Marshal St. Arnaud when he would leave for Silistra Fortress, St. Arnaud responded that Baron Raglan would have to wait until February 25 before he could leave.
Baron Raglan once again asked Marshal Saint-Arnaud the reason, and Marshal Saint-Arnaud replied: "Mr. Raglan, our two armies are not the only protagonists in this war! There are two armies that have not arrived yet.
On the battlefield, we need to wait patiently for a few days!"
Baron Raglan suddenly remembered that the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia had also declared war on the Russian Empire, and the British and French forces should wait for them to arrive in Varna and move out together.
However, Baron Raglan remained cautious and skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the armies of the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Especially the Sardinian army, their poor performance in 1848 has never been forgotten by Baron Raglan for a long time.
"Mr. Raglan, please rest assured! Although the overall army of the Kingdom of Sardinia needs to be discussed, individual troops among them have no lower fighting will than the armies of our two countries! I believe that the people in power of the Kingdom of Sardinia must
We will carefully select the best soldiers among them, and then send them to our hands for our use!" Saint Arno did not shy away from describing the Sardinian troops as consumables.
"That's right!" After thinking for a moment, Baron Raglan nodded and said to Saint Arnaud: "I think the Kingdom of Sardinia will definitely not send defective products from the army!"
"As for the Ottoman Empire's army..." Saint Arnaud sighed: "Then we can only leave it to fate!"
Although Omar Pasha withstood the Russian army in the Silistra Fortress for several months, this does not mean that the Ottoman army itself was capable of matching the Russian army.
The fortress allowed the Ottoman Empire to defend against the Russian Empire's offensive more easily, but it did not allow the Ottoman Empire to turn its defensive advantage into an offensive advantage.
Not to mention that there is a huge gap in the quality of the Ottoman Empire's military. The combat capabilities of many vassal troops (Egypt, Tunisia) are far greater than the combat capabilities of the Ottoman Empire's local army.
"I hope the Ottoman Empire will not disappoint our expectations!" Baron Raglan shrugged his shoulders and responded to Saint Arnaud.
Both the British and French armies remained skeptical about the coming combat capabilities of the Ottoman Empire.
After the British and French armies discussed operations on the road, the British Admiral General Dundas and the French Admiral General Bruard discussed the bombardment of the capital of Odessa.
"I suggest that our two naval forces set off tomorrow and set sail for Odessa!" Admiral General Bruat said to General Dundas.
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"This..." General Dundas hesitated. He thought that General Brua was a little too radical. He responded euphemistically: "Isn't this a little too hasty! Our troops are not yet
Fix it!”
The army General Dundas refers to is naturally the British Army.
General Bruat heard the subtext of General Dundas. He told General Dundas that the British and French navies went to Odessa just to survey whether the defense of the capital of Odessa was empty, and at the same time to attack the naval fleet docked in the capital of Odessa.
To carry out an attack, the army does not need to follow.
After listening to General Bruat's explanation, General Dundas glanced at the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Baron Raglan.
With the approval of Baron Raglan, General Dundas agreed to General Bruat's plan.
After the banquet, General Dundas was called to the camp by General Raglan for discussion.
Early the next morning, nearly 2,000 British infantrymen walked out of the military camp and headed for the port of Varna.
When the British army arrived at the port of Varna, they saw a large number of French soldiers already gathered in the port. This group of French soldiers, led by their commanders, boarded the boats in an orderly manner, floating on the sea one by one.
The French soldiers were transported to the troop carrier, and the person responsible for commanding the troops to board the ship was the commander of the 2nd Division, Beaucas.
After all the French soldiers were transported on board, Boques came to Baron Raglan and responded respectfully: "Commander Raglan!"
"Didn't you say yesterday that this operation was just an advance battle and did not require too many people? Why did you change your mind today?" Baron Raglan asked Bokes half-jokingly and half-seriously.
"Our marshal believes that if our infantry does not fight together with the navy, it will be difficult to seize the fleeting fighter opportunity!" Bokes responded rationally, and then pointed at Lager with a wink.
The troops behind Commander Lun asked back: "Commander Raglan, I'm afraid the troops behind you didn't come here specifically to watch the fun!"
"It seems that our two armies have thought of joining together!" Baron Raglan replied euphemistically, and then laughed at himself: "It's just that neither of us seems to be very candid!"
"Yes!" Bokes nodded empathetically.
The two people who knew each other took the initiative to avoid the reasons why they were not honest.
After all, Britain and France spent far more time as imaginary enemies than they did working together.
Even though Marshal Saint-Arnaud and Baron Raglan said they were cooperating honestly, in fact they still regarded each other as enemies.
This time it was just that both parties wanted to go together, which led to the current embarrassing situation.
Subsequently, the British troops, under the command of Baron Raglan, boarded the boat one after another, and then entered the troop transport through the boat.
At noon, the originally cloudy Varna Port suddenly cleared up, and the warm sunshine passed through the thin clouds, spreading the light to Varna Port and the Black Sea, shining on the butter-like sails, and the entire Varna Port
It feels particularly warm now under this sudden sunshine.
When the last two small boats carried the naval commanders and generals of the British and French armies on board, the semaphores who climbed onto the observation deck waved flags and issued instructions to the surrounding fleets.
This is the first sincere cooperation between the British Kingdom and the French Imperial Fleet after the 19th century. Every naval sailor has a confident expression on his face. They believe that the world's first navy and the world's second navy
Together, no force in the entire world can compete with them.
The fact is just as they thought. Ever since the navies of Britain and France continued to gather near the Bosporus and experienced a naval battle, the Russian navy, which was originally ambitious and wanted to compete with the British and French fleets,
As if someone had forcibly broken his spine, he was completely paralyzed near the Sevastopol Fortress and the capital of Odessa, and he did not dare to compete directly with the British and French fleets.
The entire Black Sea immediately became boring after the Russian Imperial Navy gave up the war.
Even though the British and French fleets repeatedly went to the vicinity of Sevastopol Fortress to provoke the Russian Imperial Navy, the Russian Imperial Navy still refused to come out of the port of Sevastopol Fortress.
The British and French navies, which did not receive the order to attack the port, lingered near the Sevastopol Fortress for a long time, and finally came back in dismay.
Now they have obtained permission from their respective supreme commanders to attack.
He is about to vent his fighting spirit to the port of Odessa with a passionate attitude.