After Menshikov and Grand Duke Konstantin started to ignore the matter that had nothing to do with them, Kornilov and Nassimov had nothing to do with Paskovich. They could only watch this.
Lao Qiu Ba continued to seek death.
Why is it said to be seeking death?
The reason is very simple, that is, the situation is far more serious than the secret report sent back by the third spy. At this time, the main force of the British and French coalition forces of about 150,000 people has arrived near Ineada and is making final preparations and rest before the general attack.
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Moreover, there is a steady stream of British and French troops disembarking at the port of Istanbul, and the initial estimate is that the number of troops is more than 50,000.
In other words, a total of 200,000 British and French troops are about to arrive on the battlefield, and with them will arrive a massive amount of supplies, including countless explosive bombs.
You can imagine what a horrific scene it will be once the coalition artillery fires again.
Moreover, in the port of Istanbul, the British and French fleets are also making final discussions. Yes, the British and French fleets believe that if they want to quickly defeat Russia and seize control of the Black Sea, it is a very critical step.
As long as the control of the Black Sea is seized, the Russian Black Sea coast will be completely exposed to the firepower of the coalition forces. The coalition forces can attack wherever they want. They can even imitate the Russian army and conduct a landing operation in the heart of Russia, such as cutting off Ukraine's access to Vlach.
The transportation routes in Asia are under the heavy consideration of the coalition forces.
It’s just that the mines scattered all over the outside of the strait are a big problem. Neither Britain nor France has any good solutions to this super-effective and super-destructive weapon. More than a dozen Turkish cargo ships and warships have been sunk by mines one after another.
If you break in, you may suffer heavy losses.
However, there is no particularly good way to pass through this dangerous sea without breaking through. Anyway, after the commanders of the British and French fleets held a meeting for a week, the only way was to let the Turks die.
Of course, they would not say this openly. Instead, they encouraged the Turks to set up a death squad and organize a dozen large merchant ships to clear the way in front, and then the main fleet of the coalition followed behind at a distance.
If it were such an unethical method, the Turks would not have agreed to it in the past. But now they immediately agreed after thinking about it for a while.
The reason is very simple. The Turks were a little "touched" by Britain and France. When Britain and France had always supported them and allowed them to withstand Russian pressure, to be honest, the Turks had no bottom in their hearts and always felt that they would be used as cannon fodder.
This is also the reason why the Turks were so entangled in the previous negotiations. But now with the continuous arrival of the main forces of the British and French coalition forces, massive military aid and other supplies have arrived in Istanbul.
Turkey found that although Britain and France still despised themselves and regarded themselves as inferior people, they sincerely spared no effort in giving things, and the massive coalition forces were no joke. Anyway, Turkey felt a little tearful. After so many years, they finally stopped being
How rare it is to be fooled by a monkey!
Because this rarity makes them value the hard-won friendship between Britain and France more and more. Not to mention asking them to organize a group of merchant ships to die, they are even willing to kneel and lick him!
Anyway, the relevant strategies were quickly finalized. On a morning with clear skies, ten tattered Turkish merchant ships rushed out of Istanbul in a row. Behind them were more than thirty British and French allied warships and the remaining Turkish navy.
The small broken boat followed slowly and slipped out of the pier.
There were no problems at all in the first few seas, and the sea was calm and calm. It was like a peaceful time. However, not long after leaving the sea off Istanbul, the dhow at the front was in trouble. With a loud roar, something happened.
There was a loud sound, and a huge water column of more than ten meters high rose from the sea.
The poor sloop was directly blown to pieces. Anyway, the British and French fleet commanders who were watching behind were heart palpitated. Because the power was so terrifying, at least they had never seen such a powerful weapon. It would have been them to take action.
It would take a long time to clean up the sloop, even if the main guns were fully fired, and it would be completely impossible to tear it apart. At most, it would be riddled with holes and then sink with water.
It was simply beyond their imagination to be blown into pieces like this, and even made them wonder if Russia had performed witchcraft.
"Nine more ships."
The Turkish naval commander smiled awkwardly and said to the British commander with a flattering look on his face: "Please rest assured that we will do our best for this operation and will definitely take your fleet out!"
The British commander just said yes. To him, if the Turkish junk merchant ship was blown to pieces, it would be blown to pieces. Anyway, they had already paid compensation before. If the Turks dare to take money, they will do something. As for the casualties,
Crew members, he only felt that there must be brave men under heavy money, and those who wanted money at the expense of their lives did not need his extra sympathy.
After walking for a few more minutes, another Turkish merchant ship ranked third in the fleet hit a mine again. There was another loud noise and a huge water column. However, this merchant ship was more lucky, and the mine hit the front position.
, except that the bow of the ship was blown off and quickly flooded and sank, it was not as miserable as the previous one.
Even two or three of the crew members on this ship survived. These extremely lucky guys were thrown out of the side of the ship at the moment of striking a mine and luckily survived. As for their companions in the cabin, they were already in the cabin at this moment.
Fishing under the sea.
"It's only half an hour!"
The French commander took out his pocket watch and checked the time, and frowned, because the speed of loss was so shocking. Two ships were lost in just half an hour after leaving the port. At this speed, they would not be able to get out of the minefield.
, I’m afraid that all the death squads in the front row have been lost.
Just when he was worried and wanted to say it but didn't know how to say it, there was another loud noise behind him. When he turned around to look, a French frigate had been lifted out of the water by huge waves.
It is visible to the naked eye that there is a hole several square meters in size near the keel.
Before the French commander could utter a exclamation, the poor French frigate slammed back to the sea and broke into two pieces. In just five minutes, this large 1,000-ton frigate disappeared on the sea.
None of the ship's officers and men survived.
"What's going on? Why are there mines behind it?"
The French commander shouted angrily, but no one, at least no one present, could answer him.
It can only be said that the French are very unlucky. Mines floating in the sea must be drifting with the current. Even if there are suicide squads in front to open the way, you can't prevent the waves from bringing nearby mines with them...