Chapter five hundred and twentieth the ambush in the jungle
Just as the coalition forces were discussing which unit to send to the south bank of the Bulganak River to explore the way, Prince Menshikov, who was located under the shade of a dense forest on the south bank of the Bulganak River, was anxiously waiting for the Cossack Cavalry Regiment to arrive.
news.
Time passed minute by minute in the long wait, and soon it was around 4 p.m. The scorching sun hanging in the sky moved from south to west, and its power was quietly weaker than before. Prince Menshikov's heart
As time went by, he gradually became irritated. Sitting on the ground, he stood up and kicked the tree several times, and yelled: "You damn guy!"
Faced with Prince Menshikov's slanderous remarks, all members of the 17th Division remained silent. No one dared to say a word at this time.
Under the watchful eyes of all the members of the 17th Division, Prince Menshikov kicked the big tree twice more, venting his anger randomly, and the emerald green leaves kept falling down under Prince Menshikov's riding boots.
After nearly 20 minutes passed again, Prince Menshikov finally became impatient with the waiting. He turned around and gave the order to the members of the 17th Division behind him to retreat: "Forget it! Retreat..."
Just as Prince Menshikov turned to leave, there was a sound of intensive horse hooves in the distance, and then a huge cavalry appeared. The members of the cavalry were uniformly dressed in green uniforms, and everyone's equestrian skills were outstanding.
They are so skilled, they are the most elite Cossack cavalry unit in the Russian Empire.
The arrival of the Cossack cavalry stopped Prince Menshikov from returning to the Alma Heights. He quickly ordered the 17th Division to stand where it was and wait for the Cossack cavalry.
When the Cossack cavalry regiment arrived in front of Prince Menshikov, the leader of the cavalry regiment quickly dismounted and reported to Menshikov: "Report to Commander Menshikov that the British and French forces are now stationed in Burganak.
North bank of the river!”
"Why are you stationed on the north bank so early?" Prince Menshikov was stunned when he heard the news from the leader of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment, and then asked the leader.
"Maybe there was some trouble on their side! By the way!" The leader of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment suddenly thought of something, and he hurriedly shouted to the cavalry troops behind him: "Bring them over!"
"Them?" Prince Menshikov looked at the performance of the leader of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment in confusion.
Under the gaze of Prince Menshikov, several British lobster soldiers wearing red military uniforms appeared in front of Menshikov. At this time, the lobster soldiers were tied with hemp ropes and had a rag stuffed in their mouths.
, through the medals and epaulettes worn on the chests of this group of lobster soldiers, Prince Menshikov immediately realized that the members of the lobster soldiers in front of him were members of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.
"Your Excellency, these are the prisoners we captured near their camp! They were still gathering firewood at that time." The leader of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment said to Prince Menshikov proudly: "What elite troops! They were not captured by us.
He surrendered as soon as he was caught!"
"Let them go!" Menshikov ordered the commander of the cavalry regiment.
"But..." The commander of the cavalry regiment had some concerns. He was afraid that these prisoners of war would be detrimental to Prince Menshikov.
"After all, they are soldiers from a civilized country, very different from those barbaric Turks!" Prince Menshikov said to the commander of the cavalry in a kind tone.
In the view of Prince Menshikov, the British Kingdom is a civilized country like the Russian Empire, but now it has taken the wrong path and helped barbaric countries.
War between civilized countries should follow the morals of ancient knights, and they should not kill at will or torture prisoners.
"Yes!" The leader of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment obeyed Menshikov's order and released several lobster soldiers.
The lobster soldiers who were not bound by ropes expressed their gratitude to Prince Menshikov. Prince Menshikov immediately asked them what happened in the military camp of the coalition forces!
"I'm not very clear about this!" the lobster soldier shook his head and responded to Prince Menshikov.
Prince Menshikov's expression immediately changed, and his attitude became tougher: "You are my prisoners of war now, so I have the right to use various harsh punishments to force you to tell the truth. But I myself do not
I don’t want to do this, I hope you can answer my questions truthfully!”
"Your Excellency, it's not that we don't want to answer! We also don't know why we stopped!" One of the lobster soldiers answered Prince Menshikov.
"Yes! We don't know what happened! At that time, we all jumped close to the river to escape the scorching heat. When we landed again, we were told to rest there for a while, and then a few of us were dispatched
Go to a nearby village to collect some daily necessities, and then you capture me here!" Another lobster soldier responded to Prince Menshikov helplessly.
From their words, Prince Menshikov did not hear any flaws.
However, Prince Menshikov can still confirm that some situations have indeed occurred in the British and French coalition forces.
Otherwise, this team will never stop at this time.
But what could possibly go wrong for them?
Just when Prince Menshikov was puzzled, another group of Cossack cavalry also appeared in Prince Menshikov's sight.
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When this Cossack team with only a few dozen people arrived in front of Prince Menshikov, the leader of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment spoke first: "Which unit are you from? Why are there only these few people left? Did you show up?
What an unexpected situation!"
In response to the Cossack leader's question, the Cossack team leader hurriedly reported the situation to Commander Menshikov truthfully: "Commander, we are members of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and our leader is being attacked by the Bashbozuk cavalry and
The light cavalry is chasing us, so we are sent here to ask for your help!"
Hearing the words of the Cossack squad leader, Prince Menshikov was overjoyed. He hurriedly gave an order to the leader of the Cossack cavalry regiment beside him: "Immediately lead your cavalry troops to support the pursued troops, and then step by step
Come here. Remember not to let them see that we are deliberately luring them, but to create an atmosphere of even power, understand?"
"I know! Don't worry!" the leader of the Cossacks (First Regiment) assured Prince Menshikov.
After watching the Cossack troops leave, Prince Menshikov, who was looking forward to catching a big fish, quickly ordered his men to hide so that they would not be discovered by the British and French forces.
As for the Second Cossack Regiment not far from the dense forest, it was not in trouble at the moment. Facing the joint attack of the Bash Bozuk Cavalry Regiment and the Light Cavalry Regiment (2,000 people), this Cossack Cavalry Regiment was still able to use its skillful
Technology worked with them, even using itself as bait to gradually guide the two groups into the encirclement.
The joint cavalry of the Russian Empire and the British-Turkish cavalry chased each other, and soon a group of Cossacks with more than 600 cavalry appeared in front of the Cossack cavalry.
Led by their regimental commander, they raised their sabers and aimed at the British and Turkish troops behind the Cossacks to launch a counterattack.
The British and Turkish cavalry troops who were caught off guard suffered several casualties and dozens of losses. The Cossacks also suffered dozens of casualties when they fell off their horses and were trampled to death by their horses.
In general, the first round of the confrontation between the British and Turkish cavalry resulted in a tie due to their numerical advantage (2000:1600, with 600 combatants).
After the first round of confrontation, the commander of the Cossack Cavalry Regiment firmly abided by what Prince Menshikov told him and began to retreat towards the rear.
As the leader of the British Hussars, Count Lugan would not let go of such an opportunity to beat up the lost dog. He quickly ordered his troops to pursue the Cossack cavalry.
As an ally of Britain, the Bash Bozuk cavalry unit immediately became cautious after the last brutal siege of Silistra Fortress.
"Kurdish Saint" Fatima even persuaded Count Lugan not to pursue the Cossack cavalry. Their mission was to survey whether there were troops on the south bank.
Now they have met the Cossack cavalry unit, which means they are ready to do business!
"If your soldiers are not willing to receive this honor, then you can go back now!" Count Lugan obviously disagreed with Fatima's suggestion, and he directly gave Fatima an order to return.
Count Lugan should not have issued this order. Count Lugan, who also looked down on the Turkish army, simply regarded the Ottoman Empire's army as the army of a slave state.
The suzerain country reprimanded the slave country, how dare the slave country dare to talk back?
After hearing Count Lugan's arrogant remarks, Fatima simply asked Count Lugan to lead the army to pursue the Cossack troops. She led a part of the Bashbozuk cavalry (Fatima did not take away all the
Bash Bozuk Cavalry) reported to Commander Raglan about Count Lugan's problem.
"Go! We must kill them! Let them see the power of our Britain!" Count Lugan shouted at the top of his lungs and ordered his troops to attack the Cossacks together.
Under the attack of Count Lugan, the Cossacks fell one after another, and Count Lugan also came to the place where Menshikov had set up an ambush.
The Cossack cavalry that was running forward suddenly stopped running, and an ominous premonition enveloped Count Lugan's heart.
"Retreat!" Upon seeing this, Count Lugan quickly issued an order to his men to retreat.
However, Count Lugan's order was still a step late. Prince Menshikov's figure came out from the dense forest: "Go! Don't let them escape!"
After Menshikov finished speaking these words, dense gunshots rang out from the dense forest.
The British deputy commander, who was leading his 4th Guards Cavalry Regiment and all the Bashbozuk Cavalry in the direction of Count Lugan's pursuit, couldn't help but shake his head after hearing the gunshots in the distance.
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He knew that the cavalry regiment led by Count Lugan was probably in dire straits now.
