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Make France Great Again - Chapter 480

Published at 16th of January 2023 05:50:08 AM


Chapter 480: Cossacks and Zhuavs

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March 6th, four in the morning.

The Balkan Peninsula under the starry sky presents an atmosphere of tranquility and peace, and somewhere in the hills in this warm and peaceful environment, a highly organized army is firing torches and walking through the gaps of the hills.

Under the reflection of the torches and the starry sky, it can be clearly seen that this is a team composed of light infantry and cavalry. The light infantry walks in the center of the road in several columns. This group is dressed in military uniforms of different colors (all French Blue and white, red for the British and Ottomans, green for the Sardinians), the soldiers were neatly lined up and orderly, each with an unusually stern look on their faces, and the cavalry was located in the middle of the light infantry unit. The front and the left and right sides are responsible for collecting intelligence and safeguarding the security of the two wings of the infantry troops of the Ministry.

The entire force is like a galloping fire snake, winding through the hills. The commander in charge of this force is Major General Conrobel, who is wearing a blue military uniform and red Breeches, riding on a white high-headed war horse, at the forefront of the team slowly marched forward.

Beside him is Captain Jerome Patterson, who is the adjutant of Conrobel, and behind Conrobel and Jerome Patterson is the standard-bearer of the four countries of England, France and Sao (Sman). Each of the flag-bearers is an excellent soldier who has been carefully selected. They hold the flag of their respective army and follow General Conrobel.

This army, which marched silently in the dark night, has been walking off and on for nearly a day and two nights since it set out from Varna. During this time, this army has experienced many unexpected things, such as confusion in command and acclimatization. And other problems... However, as a carefully selected rapid response force, they overcame the difficulties caused by human factors or the natural environment in a very short time.

Now this rapid march is less than fifteen kilometers away from the Silistra fortress, which means that they are one step closer to danger.

As the army commander, General Conrobel had to be more cautious, because the army of the Russian Empire may create a sudden surprise for their army at any time.

When the army crossed the barren valley and came to a relatively flat open area, Conrobel gave the entire army an order to camp on the spot.

After a few hours of galloping, the army finally had time to breathe, and the army rested in groups as a unit.

At the same time, in order to prevent the possible attack of the Russian army, Conrobel scattered a large number of cavalry troops around, and the cavalry was scattered in a five-kilometer area with Conrobel as the center for security.

In this way, the marching troops rested for nearly five or six hours at a distance of less than ten kilometers from the Silistra fortress. It was not until the noon sun shone on the earth that Major General Conrobel ordered the troops to continue their advance.

During this period, Conrobel called the commanders of the three Insa Ottoman troops and gave them the next task.

When the troops moved out again, the original column mode changed to a two-row horizontal team mode with company as the basic unit, and the company at the forefront of the team was the Zhuav regiment led by Brigadier General Bazin, followed by the Zhuav regiment. The Scottish Musketeers, led by Lieutenant Colonel Somerset Culthorpe (Raglan's nephew and one of Raglan's lieutenants), marched in three rows, followed by the Scottish Musketeers. The Sardinian charioteers, also lined up in two rows, were led by the nephew of Minister La Marmora. The cavalry units that were originally scattered around also shrank immediately. Most of the cavalry continued to **** the infantry, and a few reconnaissance cavalry were scattered around the infantry to conduct reconnaissance within three kilometers.

The troops continued to attack in the direction of Silistra. When it was less than eight kilometers away from the Silistra fortress, the "Four Nations Allied Forces" led by Conrobel welcomed their enemy for the first time. .

With the sound of a gunshot, General Conrobel, who was on a horse, immediately issued a warning order to Brigadier General Bazin of the Zhuav regiment behind him: "Tell the troops behind, always be ready for battle!"

After receiving the order from General Conrobel, Brigadier General Bazin called his own messenger and gave the order to the messenger.

After receiving the order from Brigadier General Bazin, the messenger hurriedly ran to the rear.

Looking at the background of the departure of the messengers, Brigadier General Bazin turned his head and suggested that General Conrobel should retreat back.

Standing in the first row of the army, General Conrobel shook his head and rejected Brigadier General Bazin's suggestion to retreat. He insisted on standing in the first row, holding the binoculars in the rucksack of the harness in his hand, and raised the binoculars towards him. Look in the direction of the gunshot.

After a while, a few faint yellow ghosts appeared in the telescope's mirrors.

Over time, the yellow shadows inside the lenses get bigger and clearer.

It was not until the phantom was less than one kilometer away from Conrobel that he was able to see the general situation on the opposite side.

The master of the phantom is a Turkish reconnaissance cavalry unit sent by General Conrobel. There are only two cavalry units left in the original group of five.

And behind them is a group of troops that are not neat, but are proficient in riding.

They were dressed in dark green military uniforms and black high-barreled military caps, with a flintlock pistol in their hands and a saber around their waists. From their appearance, they looked the same as what Conrobel had seen in a Russian newspaper. The Cossack cavalry is largely the same.

"General, it's a Cossack!"

Captain Jerome Patterson, who was standing aside, also called out the name Cossack, and he took a deep breath.

"Your Highness, do you know them?" Conrobel glanced at Jerome Paterson beside him in surprise and asked.

Jerome Paterson told Conrobel that his grandmother told him stories of the Cossacks when he was very young.

"General, now is not the time to talk about this!" Jerome Patterson said in a heavy tone: "As far as I know, this is a group of tough guys!"

"Yeah!" Conrobel sighed with emotion, looking at the Cossack cavalry troops that were getting closer and closer.

For Conrobel, who had heard the story of Emperor Napoleon's conquest of Russia since he was a child, and had resumed the campaign against the Russian Empire at the Saint-Cyr Military Academy when he grew up, the Cossack cavalry had always been the opponent he longed to fight.

When Emperor Napoleon conquered the Russian Empire, it was this group of cavalry proficient in horsemanship and barbaric who acted as the most loyal guards of the tsar. They used their tenacious fighting spirit and tenacity to keep the French cavalry in an attacking state. It had a profound impact and bought enough time for the retreat of the main army of the Russian Empire.

When Emperor Napoleon fell into the ice and snow and began to retreat, they were like death gods hiding in a blizzard, and once again appeared in front of the French army. The hungry and cold French army was forced to fight, but they were not used to Moscow winter. Where are the Cossacks? The opponent, the hundreds of thousands of French legions, were surrounded by the Cossacks like slicing sausages.

In every battle since then, the Cossack cavalry always took the lead, smashing French army after army (though most of these armies were reconstituted legions) with their deadly style.

When the Cossack army led the Count of Provence (Louis XVIII) into the French mainland, their looting style like a 19th-century devil left a deep impression on the French.

However, the Cossack cavalry is not only the teammate that Major General Canrobert longed for, but also his nightmare, and the nightmare of most French people.

However, Conrobel is not afraid of nightmares. He believes that the Zhuav regiment under him is also not afraid of nightmares. They have some hearts to completely shatter the Cossack "myth".

Thinking of this, Major General Conrobel calmed down, and then asked Brigadier General Bazin about the loading of ammunition in the Zhuav regiment.

"All the members of the Zhu'af regiment are now fully loaded." Brigadier General Bazin responded to Major General Conrobel in a sonorous tone.

"Very good!" Major General Conrobel nodded and said loudly, "The Zhu Af regiment is out!"

Following the order of General Conrobel, the military band played the fighting movement, and the Zhuav regiment who heard the music marched forward under the command of the company commander.

The rest of the team stood there and watched silently. Many of them (Somerset) wanted to take this opportunity to see how effective the most elite infantry unit in France was. How strong.

The Zhuav Regiment walked for about 100 meters and stopped. The first row of Zhuav Regiment soldiers held their guns flat. As soon as General Conrobel gave an order, all the bullets would be shot towards the Cossacks behind the Turkish cavalry.

Under the distance of less than 600 meters between the two, there is no possibility for this group of Cossack cavalry to escape.

Looking at the group of French troops who were aiming their guns at themselves, the Cossack cavalry put away their thoughts of playing a cat and mouse, raised their guns and aimed them at the Turkish cavalry who were running back.

A few gunshots rang out, and the Turkish cavalry, who thought they could escape, instantly fell from the horse, and the warhorse carrying the Turkish cavalry let out a roar and also fell down.

The Cossack cavalry behind them stopped at a distance that they thought was safe, and looked at the Zhu'af regiment with a playful expression, as if mocking the enemy's inability to protect their teammates.

After seeing the Cossack cavalry so provocatively, every Zhuav regiment soldier couldn't help but full of anger and wanted to fight to the death with this group of Cossack cavalry.

"General Conrobel, do it!"

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