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Make France Great Again - Chapter 474

Published at 16th of January 2023 05:50:21 AM


Chapter 474: defeatist strategist paskevich

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In fact, as Lieutenant General Dundas said, the coastal defense artillery on the fort could not cause any damage to the coalition fleet due to the range and distance. After passing by, they landed in an area less than 20 meters away from the front fleet.

The sound of the explosion came from the bottom of the sea, splashing a piece of water, and the combined fleet did not suffer any damage.

And because the combined fleet was a surprise attack, those ships docked in the port were also not prepared for the challenge.

When the British-French combined fleet suddenly appeared in the port, the Russian Imperial Fleet showed its poor adaptability. The Russian fleet, which had not been coordinated and dispatched, had not really been put into battle, and it had already fallen into chaos. Parts of the Russian Imperial fleet collided with each other, and the scene was a little out of control for a while.

The chaos of the Russian imperial fleet has further inspired the confidence of the British and French fleets to annihilate the Russian fleet. The sailors on each ship desperately loaded the spherical explosive shells into the barrels of the front bore guns, and then pushed the guns to the prepared muzzles through the slide rails, waiting for the order of the main fleet.

After the artillery on both sides of the British and French fleets were fully loaded, Major General Edmund immediately trotted to Lieutenant General Dundas and General Bruard and asked them if they should launch an attack on Odessa.

"Attack!" General Bruard responded indifferently, and Lieutenant General Dundas also nodded, asking Rear Adm. Edmund to attack the fleet.

The semaphore soldiers standing on the observation deck waved the two flags in their hands and killed the command to attack the surrounding fleet.

At the same time, all the gunboats, iron armored gunboats, and steam sailboats turned their broadsides in the same direction, aiming the dark muzzles on the side of the ships at the battery and the Russian fleet.

Then, under the flag of the commanding fleet, the artillery of the British and French allied forces seemed to shoot all the artillery shells out of the cannon in an instant. The huge roar and the white gunpowder that filled the sea appeared on the sea at the same time. After dozens of artillery fired together The violent vibration generated made the level on the ship feel a little swaying.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The loud noise behind it appeared in the fleet of the Odessa port, followed by the raging fire of the port fleet. The Russian Navy, which once used explosive bombs to destroy the Ottoman Empire Navy, is now also trying to taste explosive bombs. taste.

After the wooden sailboat was hit by the explosive bomb for the first time, the cannonball was mercilessly inlaid inside the wooden ship. At the same time as the navy, which killed several bears in the inner cabin, another explosion occurred. The secondary damage caused by the explosion caused a large number of sailors in the building to be reimbursed directly on the spot. The few "sailors" who were not taken away by the explosion were also lying on the ground and groaning in agony. The entire port of Odessa changed in an instant. For the sake of purgatory on earth, only a small number of Imperial Russian ships survived after the first round of shelling.

Even those ships that escaped by chance inevitably attracted a second blow. With two blows, the Russian fleet docked in the port of Odessa was completely incapacitated, and the flames of the wooden ships burned the entire Odessa. The port of Desa was brightly lit.

This is not over yet. When the British and French allied forces saw that all the ships docked in the port were wiped out, they immediately aimed their guns at the coastal defense battery.

Soon, these coastal defense forts were attacked by the British and French fleets and lost their ability to counterattack. Although there were many brave and fearless gunners around the forts who wanted to control the forts to counterattack, the British and French combined fleet was saturated and shelled. , was blasted to pieces.

The port of Odessa, which has lost any ability to counterattack, is like a lamb waiting for the butcher to slaughter. After the British and French fleets entered the port, the warehouses, granaries, residential areas and the governor's palace in the port will be buried in the muzzle of the British and French companies. among.

"Report! Lieutenant General Dundas, Admiral Bluard! Our fleet has completed the complete clearing of the Odessa port fleet and coastal defense battery! Do you need to go deep into the port!" Major General Edmund shouted to Dunda Two generals, Ruth and Bruard, report together.

"Since we're here, why don't we impress them!" General Bruard apparently agreed to go deep into the port.

After all, the port of Odessa has lost all ability to fight back.

Even if there are 60,000 Russian troops hidden in this city, as long as the naval forces do not choose to log in to fight, then these 60,000 troops are just decorations.

"General Bruard is right! Let that arrogant Russian Empire see how powerful we are!" Lieutenant General Dundas nodded and responded to Edmund.

Rear Adm. Edmund, after receiving the order of the supreme commander of the British and French combined navy, quickly issued an order to the surrounding fleet to enter the port of Odessa.

The gunboat that received the order rushed into the port of Odessa at full speed.

Attacks were launched on the residential areas of the port of Odessa, the weapons depot, the Governor's Palace.

The shells fell like raindrops in the port of Odessa, and then there was a deafening explosion near the weapon storage warehouse in the port of Odessa. The billowing black smoke from the explosion made most of the sailors in the fleet cheered , a few conscientious sailors closed their eyes and prayed with guilt.

After the British and French fleet killed one of the Russian Empire's weapons warehouses in Odessa, they fired at another weapons warehouse without stopping.

……

For the port of Odessa, with sufficient ammunition from the British and French fleets, it lasted for nearly six hours.

Gu Hu Under the vast stars, the Tsar Pearl was weeping and wailing, and a Russian wailing came from the residential area, which seemed to be accusing the British and French invaders.

The British and French fleets, whose shells were exhausted, did not have the slightest nostalgia, and turned their bows to leave the port of Odessa.

The Russian army, who was lurking in the residential area and waiting for the British and French fleets to log in and counterattack, was always looking at the drifting British and French fleets with hatred.

Subsequently, these Russian troops scattered in the city began to gather under the order of their commanders, and extinguishing the flames in residential areas became the main task of the Russian army this time.

In this battle, the British and French fleets undoubtedly showed the prestige of the world's No. 1 and No. 2 navies. The poor Russian fleet and coastal defense batteries did not cause much damage to the British and French fleets from beginning to end.

Every inch of the coastline of the port of Odessa was ravaged by the new French fleet. Nearly 30% of the residential areas were destroyed, five layers of weapons and 40% of the food were destroyed. Even the statue of the first governor, Duke Richelieu and the governor's palace were also destroyed. It was smashed to pieces, and the property damage was even more uncountable.

Every resident and noble living in the port of Odessa deeply hates the British and French forces.

So much so that a few months later, among the social donations held by the Ministry of Finance, the number of donations raised by the residents of the port of Odessa was second only to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

……

The Anglo-French coalition forces, whose ammunition had run out of ammunition, finally returned to the Varna port base at around 7 am after several hours of sailing.

Immediately, Lieutenant General Dundas and Admiral Brua reported all the information about the port of Odessa to Marshal Saint Arno and Commander Raglan.

Although the two commanders had already made preparations in their hearts, they still had some regrets after receiving the information.

After all, it is easier to attack and occupy the port of Odessa than to occupy the fortress of Sevastopol.

Since the first plan has already faced failure, the two commanders can only start the second plan.

However, before proceeding with the second plan, they still need to send a team to Silistra.

In the next period of time, the top leaders of the coalition forces reorganized the army and waited for reinforcements from the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire, while collecting information from the Silistra fortress to prevent the Russian Empire from jumping over the wall to Silistra. Launch an onslaught.

On the other hand, the Russian Empire stationed in the northeast of the Silistra fortress was attacked on the morning of the third day of the Odessa port, and received information that the Odessa port was attacked.

Paskevich, the commander of the Danube coalition, immediately realized that Britain and France had begun to act.

For a long time, Paskevich, who was not very interested in capturing the Silistra fortress, was even more unwilling to spend time with Omar Pasha in the Silistra fortress. Paskevich, who was possessed by defeatism, only Want to withdraw from the Danube Principality in exchange for the British and French to stop the attack on the Russian Empire.

This war should never have started at this time, and ending it as soon as possible is the best result for the Russian Empire.

So in the next few days~www.novelhall.com~ Paskevich scolded the Russian Imperial Army more unscrupulously, and even there were several military conferences that required him to attend, Paskevich couldn't get sick.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Paskevich was unwilling to continue the fight after all, and his subordinates secretly passed on Paskevich's current situation to Nikolai I in Moscow behind his back.

And General Gorchakov, who was far away from the Ruse fortress, rushed from the Ruse fortress to the Silistra fortress overnight after hearing about Commander Paskevich's recent situation.

After entering the tent, General Gorchakov looked at Paskevich who was lying on the bed pretending to be sick, and asked helplessly, "Your Majesty, what are you trying to do?"

Prince Paskevich, who was lying on the bed, did not move at all. He told Mikhail Gorchakov that the battle that the Russian Empire is now fighting in the Danube region was a wrong battle from the very beginning. There is no chance of taking down Constantinople.

In Paskevich's words, what if the Russian army was already captured? As long as the fleets of the Russian Empire cannot defeat the British and French fleets, all their victories will be nothing more than half-hearted!

The Anglo-French coalition forces with sea dominance can log in to every registered location at any time to launch an attack on the Russian Empire, and the Russian Empire can only passively engage in battle.

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