Struggle in Russia - Vol 3 Chapter 756

Kornilov’s face was very serious. Just now he received the news that the British, French and Turkish coalition forces had landed in Kalamita Bay. The initial estimate was more than 50,000. At this time, he only had 35,000 troops on hand, and More than half of them were wounded soldiers who had experienced the battle of Ineada, and only less than 20,000 were actually able to fight.

This force is far from being able to drive the enemy into the sea, and even sticking to Sevastopol is slightly cramped. So he can only watch the enemy land in a leisurely way, and there is nothing he can do.

“Ask Kyiv for help, and draw troops from the direction of Kherson, at least 20,000 to 30,000. I suspect this is just the enemy’s vanguard!”

Nakhimov agrees with this. More than 50,000 enemies are not a small number, but all fools know that it is impossible to win Sevastopol with such a few people. It is conceivable that the enemy’s reinforcements are at sea, and the follow-up is likely to continue. come rushing in.

If you want to defend Sevastopol and Crimea, they are definitely not enough.

However, Nakhimov also knows that the domestic soldiers are actually very nervous. Duke Mikhail is a bottomless pit. More than 90% of the supplies and reinforcements must be provided to him first, otherwise once the Danube defense line collapses, it is really a soldier. Lost like a mountain!

The domestic reinforcements that can be given to them must be very limited, and it is necessary to make long-term plans.

“We can’t wait for reinforcements from Kyiv and St. Petersburg,” Nakhimov suggested. “We can consider recruiting volunteers in Crimea. We must increase our troops as soon as possible. The future battle may be very difficult!”

Kornilov fully agreed, and immediately ordered Nakhimov to recruit young and middle-aged people of the right age to form a volunteer army. In addition, he also ordered the hard walls to clear the fields, and it was strictly forbidden for anyone to sell food and other materials to the enemy.

It’s just that Kornilov also knows that the order is the order, but the effect is difficult to say. With the wealth and wealth of the British and French allied forces, if he really wants to buy food and other materials with real money, he really can’t stop it.

The only thing he can do is to increase the difficulty as much as possible to make it difficult for the enemy to obtain supplies from Crimea.

On the other hand, after the three-nation coalition successfully landed in Crimea, they occupied Yevpatoria without firing a shot. The mayor of the city agreed to surrender to the coalition on the condition that the coalition must remove the cholera-stricken patient. Soldiers isolated alone.

I have to say that the mayor is fairly good, knowing that the most terrifying thing in this war is not guns but bacteria. If cholera-infected coalition soldiers were allowed to come into contact with citizens, it would be an absolute disaster.

Interestingly, the coalition army happily agreed to this request. Compared with the anti-intellectual performance of their descendants in the face of the new virus more than 100 years later, I don’t know whether it should be said that their descendants are mentally degraded or their brains are damaged. The door is clamped.

However, the lethality of cholera and other plagues far exceeded the expectations of the coalition forces. On the third day after the landing, the number of coalition soldiers infected with cholera had exceeded 1,000.

You must know that the coalition has only landed a total of 55,000 people, which means that nearly 2% of the soldiers are infected. According to this rhythm, God knows how many people will be infected in the end.

It was not only cholera that caused headaches for the coalition forces, but also the supply problem. The 150 tons of biscuits that had just been unloaded from the ship were torched due to management errors. Although it did not make the whole army go hungry, it did affect some soldiers.

In order to cope with the lack of food, they had to make excuses to the navy for food, so the land ducks who had just landed ate the Royal Navy’s unique feast of stewed corned beef with oats. To tell the truth, the taste of this thing is really unappetizing, if it is not so hungry that the dog will not eat it.

Of course, for the rich and powerful Britain and France, these are all minor issues, and the joy of the coalition’s successful landing in Crimea can overshadow everything. In fact, when the news of the successful landing reached London and Paris, the people of both countries rejoiced.

In particular, the French are not very happy. After all, the pain of the Napoleonic era is still vivid in my eyes. For Russia, the culprit responsible for the defeat of the emperor, the French hated Russia from the bottom of their hearts. Isn’t that something to celebrate?

As for the other minor issues, if there is any fuss, please be happy first!

The British and the French were indeed happy, but Nicholas I was very unhappy. He managed to collect enough military expenses, and he still wanted to fight to the death with the opponent. As a result, he hit the door of the house before he could move the enemy.

Although Sevastopol is a coastal city and is far from St. Petersburg, it is not good news for the enemy to enter the house, it is really shameful!

The last time Russia was so embarrassing was in the Napoleonic era. Nicholas I always thought that he was better than his elder brother, Alexander II, at least at a level. Under his wise rule Russia is on its way to unprecedented glory.

But who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, he would be slapped by someone blocking the door. That would be a shame!

“Tell me, what do you think of the latest trends in the UK, France and Turkey!”

As the Minister of the Army, Chernyshov was naturally the first to talk about his experience: “Your Majesty, I think this should be just a feint!”

“Fake attack?”

Nicholas I was noncommittal about this and turned to Duke Oldolf: “What do you think?”

Duke Oldolf did not expect that Nicholas I would suddenly ask him, UU read www.uukanshu.com a little stunned and quickly replied: “I don’t think it is very likely to feign attack!”

“Why?” asked Nicholas I.

“The reason is very simple. This kind of feint is meaningless? Sevastopol is a solid fortress, and we only need a small number of troops to hold it for a long time, so what’s the use of feinting here?”

Chernyshov was immediately dissatisfied: “Maybe their purpose is to surround the point to help?”

Duke Oldov shook his head and said, “What’s the point of that? Even if we can eliminate some of our reinforcements, we can’t take Sevastopol, nor can we distract us from Wallachia. Pointless.”

“Tens of thousands of troops hang overseas alone, how much supply and how much investment? Just to eliminate a few of our reinforcements, are they crazy? Anyway, I wouldn’t do such a stupid thing!”

Chernyshov’s face turned red and blue, and he was speechless for a while. It is certain that he is not convinced, but Nicholas I spoke without waiting for him to continue to die: “I think the possibility of feinting is really unlikely. It is obvious that the enemy is here to humiliate us! And now their purpose is It’s already half…”