While a series of small stories were happening in St. Petersburg, the situation of the Russian army in distant Ineada was getting worse day by day.
Although Paskovich was forced to give up the idea of offensive and ordered the troops to stick to the spot, sometimes it is not necessarily possible to hold on. As the main force of the British and French coalition forces continued to arrive around Ineada, the Russian army's
The pressure is increasing day by day.
Let's put it this way, from seven o'clock in the morning to six o'clock in the evening, except for an hour's lunch break, the Russian army was under fierce bombardment every moment. The artillery shells of the British and French coalition forces rained down on Iraq as if they were free.
Neada smashed.
For the Russian troops in the encirclement, life was worse than death. The trenches and anti-gun holes that had just been repaired at night were smashed to pieces by the coalition's artillery shells when the sun came up. Then they could only stare at the fierce artillery fire to repair the fortifications.
At first, some wood or other building materials could be found to strengthen the fortifications, but as the shelling continued, Ineada could no longer find any materials that could be used to strengthen the fortifications. It can even be said that this seaside town can no longer find any.
A slightly intact building with few broken walls!
To put it bluntly, this city has turned into a hell on earth. Tens of thousands of residents in the city fled to death. It can be said that nine out of every ten rooms are empty.
"The enemy's artillery fire has become more intense." Nassimov, who stood on the mast of the flagship and looked out, said worriedly.
"Normal," Kornilov also sighed, "as the enemy's main force arrives, the artillery fire will only become more intense. I doubt how high the enemy's firepower will reach next."
Nassimov did not speak because he remembered what Li Xiao had said to them before the war. But someone tried his best to let them strengthen the defenses of Sevastopol and said more than once that the enemy's firepower would be scary.
At that time, they were still dubious. It was only after the experience of Ineada that they realized how wise it was to strengthen fortifications.
"What are the Army's casualties?" he asked slowly.
"Not optimistic," Kornilov replied calmly. "Hundreds of people died yesterday. Most of them were directly hit by explosive bombs on the fortifications. However, I think being directly killed is still a kind of luck. The worst is
Those who are injured, especially those who are seriously injured, are pitiful."
Nassimov acquiesced. Due to the enemy's shelling, Ineada had no place to place the poor wounded and could only transfer the injured soldiers to the ship.
However, the conditions at sea were not optimistic. They were already overcrowded and space was tight. He had to urgently vacate the captain's cabin or conference room of several ships to serve as temporary rescue shelters. Otherwise, these poor soldiers could only sleep in the cramped sailor's cabin.
Waiting to die.
"When will Paskovich recover?" Nasimov asked dissatisfiedly, "At least he should agree to us transporting the wounded soldiers back, leaving them here without any treatment at all!"
Kornilov sighed again: "I asked, but he disagreed. The reason is that our artillery positions on the shore have been destroyed, and we can only use naval gun support... Although I also want to say it is fucked, but
Without our naval guns, the pressure on the boys on the shore would be even greater!"
"Then he should realize that there is no point in continuing to hold on. Even the artillery positions on land cannot be established, so why fight? Does he want to watch our young man be eaten alive by the enemy?"
"Of course he is aware of it," Kornilov replied expressionlessly, "but he is more worried about the damage to his position, so he will never retreat without understanding the direction of the wind in St. Petersburg.
"
This gets to the root of the matter. The reason why Paskovich did not agree to retreat immediately, even though he knew that the main force of the British and French forces had already arrived on the battlefield, was to wait for news from St. Petersburg.
He would never retreat without the approval and understanding of Nicholas I. Otherwise, he felt that there would be no way to explain, and Nicholas I would have opinions about him.
However, the distance between Ineada and St. Petersburg is more than a thousand miles, and the time required to get back and forth is too long. Kornilov and Nasimov doubted that their 100,000-strong army would not wait for Nicholas I's consent.
He will be buried in Ineada.
But apart from being anxious, they had no other choice. They had tried to persuade Paskovich several times in the past few days, but they just refused to listen and always ended up on bad terms. Now Paskovich has already
I didn't see the two of them, and I didn't give them a chance to talk at all.
"The good news is that the enemy has not launched a general offensive yet," Kornilov said with a forced smile. "It seems that we have hurt them before."
Nassimov couldn't laugh, because after the main force of the British and French forces arrived on the battlefield, they also organized several stormings. After paying a heavy price of tens of thousands of casualties, they finally woke up and realized that doing so was just giving away food. Then they did not continue blindly.
Instead of attacking, they used continuous artillery bombardment to consume the Russian troops in the encirclement.
Although the tactics of stewing meat in a casserole or cutting meat with blunt knives cannot kill the Russian army immediately, the tactics of boiling frogs in warm water can also burn people to death. As the coalition bombardment becomes more fierce, and with the continuous use of explosive bombs,
The Russian army suffered casualties almost every moment.
It is quite scary to add up to a small amount, not to mention that because the entire Ineada is within the range of the coalition's artillery fire, the Russian army's field medical treatment is very problematic, or almost impossible to carry out, leaving a large number of wounded soldiers to have to
Waiting to die while wailing in pain is an extremely fatal blow to morale.
Not only is it a morale problem, a large number of wounded soldiers also require a large number of manpower to rescue and take care of them, which indirectly causes the Russian army's manpower to become increasingly tense.
In Kornilov's opinion, if the bombardment continues, they will collapse in less than half a month.
"We can only hope that news from St. Petersburg will come sooner, and that they will agree to withdraw as soon as possible!" Kornilov sighed.
The atmosphere was a little stagnant for a while. Nassimov wanted to comfort him but didn't know how to say anything. After a long time, he asked: "How is the situation on the other side of the Danube?"
Kornilov raised his head and glanced at him, and said with a wry smile: "It's not like that yet, let's continue the stalemate. The good news is that our defense line is very solid, and with the capabilities of the Turks, there is no way they can even think about overstepping the limit..."
Nasimov looked at him and said nothing, because he obviously did not finish what he said. Sure enough, he quickly smiled bitterly and said: "The problem is, we can't do anything to the Turks. Duke Mikhail's troops are extremely tight, and Tran
Austria on the Sylvanian side is starting to make moves again..."