Chapter five hundred and seventy seventh sense of urgency
The eyes of the French commander radiated a cannibalistic coldness, and he was obviously furious. Fortunately, he was a proud, pure-bred Frenchman and would never act recklessly.
It's just that the British obviously don't have the sense to be merciful, and they use their sarcastic 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's better for us to focus on fighting at the moment. What should we do next?"
This problem is really bad. Neither the British nor the French appreciate it. The British think that the Turks are just helpless people. It is obvious that the French have performed poorly and have no self-cultivation before. Why can't they say a few words? It's difficult.
Isn't it true that the French are your masters, and they will explode when they touch you?
But the French guy thinks what does it mean to focus on fighting? Isn't this an insinuation that his behavior is unprofessional? It's just a small setback, what should I do if I don't know what to do!
"My boys will immediately launch a second round of offensive. 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. The French were the happiest when their actions were thwarted. This not only restored face, but also made him feel that he had received a second chance. As long as he performed well in the future, it would not be difficult to do it again.
Slap the French in the face?
The British and French armies, which were already competing against each other, were holding back their anger and were ready to show off and then slap the other side hard in the face. So this morning they did not rush to launch an attack, but reorganized their troops and prepared to hold back their big moves in the afternoon.
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This was naturally not what Kornilov and Nassimov 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 they also knew very well that with the strength of the British and French coalition forces, this
The only casualties were 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 to prepare for the enemy's violent artillery 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 half past nine 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? They were just playing house like this.
The attack has stopped? Is that it?
"what happened?"
Kornilov was very confused, and Nasimov was not much better, because if he were the British and French allied 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 cheek 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 and were 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 and seems to be preparing to attack."
Kornilov and Nassimov 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 full force. The number of people was only much larger than in the morning, and the artillerymen were not idle either. They could vaguely be seen unpacking boxes of explosive shells for later use.
"Let the frontline troops prepare. The enemy is going to use explosive bombs again. Be prepared. The real battle is about to begin!"
Kornilov and Nasimov agreed that the battle in the morning was just a test by the British and French forces, and it was probably used to find out their firepower configuration. Therefore, taking advantage of the intermission time, they ordered 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. After the enemy's bombardment was over, the main force was allowed to enter the preset positions.
"These trenches are very useful!" Nassimov 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 all the trenches on the first line can be connected into a 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!
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The two of them became more and more happy as they talked, and they took advantage of the gathering of the British and French forces 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 produced by the explosion once obscured the entire battlefield.
"This is a huge 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 very expensive explosive bombs, but it was a piece of cake for them. As long as they were willing, they would even
It can be used to convert explosive bombs into ordinary solid bullets.
"We must develop industry to catch up, otherwise we will be further and further behind, and we will always be suppressed by them in the future!"
At this moment, after witnessing the grand spectacle of British and French artillery production, 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!