Chapter five hundred and forty-one English and French in the same bed and different dreams
"Report sir! Those Zhuav bastards (a disparaging name for the Russian Empire) have already arrived!"
The adjutant standing on the wall of Star Fortress saw the soldiers of the Zhuav Regiment approaching the fortress under the wall, and hurriedly ran down and said to the fortress commander.
At this time, the fortress commander was reorganizing the remaining soldiers in the fortress. After listening to the adjutant's report, he turned his head and said calmly to the adjutant beside him: "I know, thank you for your hard work!"
After speaking, the fortress commander turned his head back and looked at the soldiers again.
The more than 300 soldiers in front of him were the only remaining strength in the fortress, but now they had to follow his incompetent commander to die. He felt that he really felt sorry for them.
"If any of you want to surrender, you can surrender now! I don't blame you, really! You have worked very hard to save this fortress and this city! I am not qualified to tie you to this upcoming...
The sunken ship!" The fortress commander said to everyone present with a sincere expression: "I just hope that after you surrender, you will not be like the shameless guy just now! You must always remember that you are an honorable soldier.
People of the Russian Empire! Even if we fail in this war, so what! As long as the flag of His Majesty the Tsar keeps flying in St. Petersburg, then we still have a chance.
In 3 years, 5 years, or even 10 years, we must believe that under the leadership of His Majesty the Tsar, the final winner will definitely belong to us.
So we don’t want you to grovel like the Turks after being captured! You must always remember that you are a glorious Russian Empire person...Okay! I have finished speaking. If any of you want to surrender, you can do so now
Let’s go! I won’t stop you!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the fortress commander made way for the soldiers who wanted to surrender to France to pass.
None of the soldiers present chose to leave, they stood there with firm eyes.
After 30 seconds, the fortress commander who saw that no one was moving smiled. He finally reminded the soldiers present: "I am very pleased that you can make such a choice, but you should understand what such a choice will entail."
The consequences. It’s not too late to regret now!”
"We have no regrets!" the battalion commander responsible for commanding this defeated army resolutely replied.
"Yes! We don't regret it!"
"No regrets"
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There were also shouts of "no regrets" coming from the soldiers one after another. The soldiers present seemed to really not regret their choices.
"Very good!" The fortress commander nodded again to everyone present.
Just here, voices in Russian persuading people to surrender came from outside the fortress: "People inside, listen! You have been surrounded by us. Brigadier General Bazin hopes that you can put down your arms and surrender immediately! Don't continue to resist in a corner... You
Your superiors have abandoned you, and you will not receive any other assistance!"
The Russian persuasion to surrender did not have much effect. Under the leadership of the fortress commander, more than 300 Russian soldiers slowly walked out of the Star Fortress.
The commander standing at the gate of Star Fortress looked at the French troops at the foot of the mountain, in the trenches and behind the breastworks, with a solemn look on his face and said: "Russia will never surrender!"
The Russian Imperial soldiers who stood with the fortress commander also shouted in unison: "Russia will never surrender!"
At this moment, the fortress commander was like Don Quixote challenging the windmill. He pulled out the command sword from his waist, raised it and commanded the sword and shouted: "For His Majesty the Tsar!"
Then they took the lead and rushed towards the location of the Zhuav regiment. After hearing the call of the fortress commander, the surrounding soldiers also raised their guns and followed the fortress commander forward.
"Don't shoot!" Looking at this group of Russian warriors who made a desperate charge towards the Zhuav regiment, Brigadier General Bazin, who was also standing on the front line, ordered his Zhuav regiment not to shoot. He wanted to bid farewell to this respectable opponent with a bayonet.
Although their army was far from the opponent of the Zhuav Regiment in terms of combat effectiveness, their courage and will made Brigadier General Bazin and the soldiers of the Zhuav Regiment feel a spontaneous respect.
At the command of Brigadier General Bazin, all soldiers of the Zouave regiment took their index fingers off the triggers.
Immediately afterwards, Brigadier General Bazin also drew his command knife from his waist and shouted: "For the French Empire!"
The surrounding Zhuav regiment soldiers also charged at the remaining Russian Empire soldiers.
The two sides fought together on a slope in front of the Star Fortress.
In the end, the experienced Zhuav Regiment won the victory, and more than 300 Russian Empire soldiers died in the hands of the Zhuav Regiment.
The last wave of casualties of the Zhuav regiment was 121 (48 dead, 73 injured). A large part of the injured Zhuav soldiers felt compassion for the Russian Empire soldiers while fighting. The first wave of attacks was specially
Vital parts were avoided, resulting in the Russian Empire still being able to counterattack, causing some unnecessary casualties.
The red light of the setting sun shines on the Star Fortress, making this dilapidated Star Fortress reveal an inexplicable sense of sadness.
Looking at these Russian Imperial soldiers who preferred death to surrender, Brigadier General Bazin couldn't help but sigh, and then ordered his adjutant to bury them all.
"Yes!" the adjutant responded quickly to Brigadier General Bazin, and then asked Brigadier General Bazin if he wanted to erect a tombstone for them.
"You can do it right away if you want!" Brigadier General Bazin responded, and then returned to the foot of the mountain to report his duties to General Canrobert.
General Canrobert, who had been watching the movements of the Star Fortress at the foot of the mountain, began to criticize Brigadier General Bazin the next second he came to him.
"Why do you still fight with them in close combat when you can obviously avoid unnecessary casualties!" Canrobert asked Brigadier General Bazin.
"I think this is a sign of respect for the defenders in the fortress!" said Brigadier General Canrobert of Bazin.
"Respect? This is a war, not a duel between knights!" Canrobert emphasized loudly.
"Even if it's a war, we should respect and give them enough respect!" Brigadier General Bazin retorted.
After Canrobert and Bazin argued for a while, the argument finally ended with General Canrobert's concession.
"You and your troops have worked hard!" Canrobert said to Brigadier General Bazin.
"This is what we should do!" Brigadier General Bazin replied to Canrobert.
Canrobert then ordered Brigadier General Bazin's Zuav Regiment and the First Division to continue approaching the residential areas on the north bank of Sevastopol. Their First Division was to spend the night on the north bank of Sevastopol.
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The battle report from the north shore of Sevastopol reached the French headquarters twenty minutes after the battle for Star Fortress ended.
At this time, the French Command had gathered commanders from four countries: Britain, France, Turkey, and Turkey.
As for why the commanders of the other three countries are here, we have to start talking about it after the battle for the Star Fortress began.
As soon as the Star Fortress began, Canrobert used more than 100 large and small Napoleon cannons to bombard the Star Fortress.
The noise produced by the large and small Napoleon cannons directly alerted the commanders of the other three countries, so the three countries of Britain, Turkey and Turkey were sent to check the situation.
After some investigation, the commanders of the three countries learned that the French army directly launched an attack on the Star Fortress behind their backs (Commander Raglan already vaguely knew why the war was launched).
Faced with this unexpected situation, all they could do was go to the French headquarters to inquire about the situation.
After the explanation from the French Command, the commanders of the three countries finally understood why the French Command suddenly launched the war.
Now that France has begun to launch an offensive against the Star Fortress, Britain, Turkey and the three countries still have nothing to say.
They could only wait quietly at the French headquarters for news that the Star Fortress had been captured.
When Jérôme Patterson sent the battle report of the capture of the Star Fortress to the French headquarters, the three countries of Britain, Turkey and Saudi Arabia were once again shocked by France's powerful strength.
From the time France officially launched its attack (5 o'clock) to now (7:30), only two and a half hours have passed.
Commander Raglan, who was sitting at the French headquarters, suddenly felt a pressure.
Although Britain and France are currently fighting the Russian Empire in Crimea, there is no guarantee that the current allies will become enemies again in the future.
Furthermore, the Kingdom of Britain and the French Empire were enemies in themselves, but they were only united by force of formality.
Nowadays, the combat effectiveness displayed by the French Empire has been far behind Britain, which has to make Commander Raglan wary.
Commander Raglan even began to doubt whether it was a wise choice for the London government to form an alliance with the French Empire to resist the Russian Empire.
Judging from the current strength displayed by the Russian Empire, they are clearly the ones that Britain wants to win over.
The French are really terrible!
At this time, Commander Raglan had secretly made up his mind that after capturing the south bank of Sevastopol, he would send a telegram to London to ask them to reform Britain's existing military system as soon as possible.
From the time it entered the Crimean Peninsula to the present, the British army has exposed many problems.
If we don't take action to solve it, Britain may really face the risk of being beaten.
Compared with the uneasiness of Commander Raglan, La Maramore, commander of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Minister of War, and Omar Pasha, commander of the Ottoman Empire, seemed particularly happy.
The more effective the French army is, the easier it will be for them.
It's best to let the French army take care of the Russian Imperial Army on its own, so they don't have to take action!