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Chapter 286: Black Sea Storm: Bloody Battle and Army

Black Sea...

It was summer at this time, and a gust of warm wind blew through, shaking the entire land that was "scorched black".

Since the siege started five days ago, Russia and Austria have invested a total of more than 150,000 people in repeated battles for this small fortress.

Even because of the Crimean crisis, Russia immediately mobilized troops for support after taking control of the Balkans. For this reason, it "vetoed" the Tsar's Istanbul "strategy" time and time again.

After all, once Crimea is lost, the direction of Ukraine will be chaotic. Once Ukraine is in chaos, the entire Eastern Europe will be in chaos. At this time, it will be too late to issue any unrealistic "Constantinople".

It can be said that the Crimean War under the command of the Han State did hit the "three inches" of the Russian army, making the Russian army unable to care about each other.

For this reason, Nicholas threw a lot of Han "specialties" in the Winter Palace to vent his dissatisfaction with the Han.

So far, Tsarist Russia has mobilized a total of 400,000 troops, which is still 100,000 short of the so-called 500,000, but it does not "impede" Tsarist Russia's claim to be 500,000.

As for the Ottomans, a total of more than fifty-five troops were mobilized.

But as Zhao Longsheng, the commander of the Han Kingdom's Black Sea, said: "I don't know where the 550,000 troops are. According to my records, there are only 450,000 at most."

Of course, this was the initial mobilization. In fact, just three days before the Crimean War started, Tsarist Russia issued a mobilization order again to call in more "cattle" to join the army.

The same was true for the Ottomans, who expanded their army by "200,000" in one breath. Because the Han Kingdom was watching, these 200,000 were not discounted at all.

Thus, according to the latest intelligence, the total number of people involved in this war may exceed two million, making it the largest estimated war in Europe since the Napoleonic Wars. (In addition to mercenaries provided by Han, Britain, and even France)

When the first batch of British troops set foot on the soil of Istanbul, The Times couldn't wait to declare: "The great Redwood Army will kick the Russian bear's ugly ass in Crimea!!"

After the British troops arrived, Russia announced that it had severed diplomatic relations with Britain, accused Britain of being "shameless" and listed Britain's colonial "crimes".

Finally, we come to the conclusion that "justice will prevail"! !

As for the joining of French mercenaries, Russia seems not to have seen it, and its external propaganda is "European mercenaries".

This shows the trouble between Russia and France.

In fact, the French mercenaries may not even have two regiments in total. In Zhao Longsheng's words: "The French are here for vacation!!"

Other countries in Europe, such as Prussia, were "ready to move" and wanted to gnaw a piece of flesh in the direction of Poland after the defeat of Tsarist Russia.

Austria acted as a mediator, while other countries came out without any "brain" to scold Russia.

The current situation in Europe is also very simple. Small countries succumb to big countries, and big countries are infighting with each other, making it difficult to unite and "testing" each other.

Britain's idea is the simplest. It will beat anyone who "seeks death." Russia wants to enter the Mediterranean and annex Asia Minor. Has it asked the "British Empire"? ?

France is very contradictory. In the original time and space, Napoleon III himself focused on suppressing Russia, so he launched a British-French coalition to attack Russia.

In this time and space, Napoleon III's strategy has changed. It may be due to changes in the surrounding situation, or it may be the "butterfly effect".

Anyway, France's current strategy has changed, but one thing remains unchanged, back to the Napoleonic era! !

In this way, the "big guy" Russia has become the one that must be dealt with.

You can neither completely offend nor be too "indulgent". In this way, France's diplomatic strategy today is actually very distorted.

On the one hand, it hopes that Russia will be defeated, but at the same time, it does not want to completely fall out with Russia, let alone a "showdown" with the British so soon. This is the most awkward thing about France at the moment.

The Han State is much simpler, it is "interest".

Even Han diplomats "nakedly" talked about "carving up" Russia when negotiating with the British.

As for where the division will be divided, it is unknown, but judging from the current situation, there is a high probability that it will be the Far East and Alaska.

In fact, the Han Dynasty once had a vague hope to "enter" the Caucasus, but the British verbally rejected it and even threatened that if the Han Dynasty wanted to use the hands of the Ottomans to cause trouble in West Asia and even the Persian Gulf, then the Han Dynasty would be "the next one" "Tsarist Russia.

The reaction of the British is reasonable. After all, the interests of the British Empire are actually concentrated in the Indian Ocean and even West Asia.

This area is the real lifeblood of the empire. If the Russians want to touch it, war will come. If the Han people want to touch it, war will come too.

The British Empire in the Victorian era was so "overbearing" that it made people breathless.

On the Black Sea battlefield, with the arrival of the first 50,000 Han troops and 15,000 British troops, a war was about to break out.

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Boom boom! !

One shell after another was launched "swish", like a "football".

Several holes were made in the Russian defense line on the opposite side, but they were quickly filled up, as if they had not appeared.

When the Ottoman army was summoned to the battlefield by the Anglo-Chinese allied forces with "friendship", the firepower fired from the triangular direction left a large number of corpses on the ground, as well as ordnance that continued to "explode".

In this way, we went back and forth several times. In the entire afternoon, except for capturing two forts and an alley, nothing else was done at all.

"Humph!!"

Frontline commander Li Zihao looked at the scene in the telescope and the medical team collecting corpses under the "cross red flag", and a white smoke filled with "violent gas" came out of his nostrils.

In this war, he used almost every method at his disposal, but except for capturing a quarter of the area, he achieved nothing and left behind 30,000 corpses.

Li Zihao was very dissatisfied with the current situation. After all, so many people had died and the fighting had lasted so long, yet this fortress was still in the hands of the Russians. From any angle, it was unjustifiable.

And this is what makes him the most angry. After all, this war is related to his "future". If he fights well, he will be promoted and make a fortune. If he doesn't fight well, he will withdraw from the "mainstream" in the future.

In order to solve this problem, he almost studied Seerstopol thoroughly. He even drew an internal defense map by hand, but in the end he found nothing.

In the end, a shocking conclusion was reached: "50,000 more people" had to die! !

This result is simply "bad news" to him. After all, these are Ottoman soldiers. So many people have died now, which has actually shaken the morale of the army. If they continue to die, I'm afraid! !

Moreover, the current situation is that the Russians are still frantically breaking through the Ottoman army's encirclement network outside Crimea and transporting soldiers and ammunition inside. Once the Ottomans' mentality "collapses", it may lead to the failure of the entire war. This This is also the reason why they are in a hurry to withdraw their troops before it gets dark.

I am just afraid that these Ottomans "can't stand it anymore."

"What the hell, damn Russian!!"

Looking at the blurry Seerstopol opposite, Li Zihao no longer had the high spirits he had when he came to the city, but was just "venting" out of helplessness.

And in the Black Sea Command at the rear.

With the arrival of the European Army and the British Redwood Army, the entire command became busy.

It is even said that the documents to be processed alone can fill an office.

In addition, the "coordination" with the British is currently the most troublesome thing besides the war. It is so troublesome that it even exceeds the war itself at some moments.

In the words of Zhao Longsheng:

"These British people are just a bunch of uncles. They actually asked us to provide lamb chops and wine. Don't they know that the Ottomans are still eating flatbread?" (similar to Egyptian flatbread)

"Forget about eating, they actually said that they wanted to join the command group and personally direct the war. Have these British guys forgotten that the command of the Ottomans is in our hands??"

After scolding, Zhao Longsheng was "forced to have no choice" and still plundered a batch of meat locally and sent it to the British.

Of course, there are only a few meals, but if there are more, they will be gone.

After all, if fifteen thousand people eat meat at the same time, it must be fresh meat. In this era, except for a few countries such as China and the United States, who can afford to supply it.

The Han people themselves are still eating canned beef.

After eating, the British came up with the idea of ​​a "decisive battle" with the Russians.

Use upright force to destroy the Russians. Regarding this "brainless" idea, Zhao Longsheng pretended not to hear it and continued to deal with the issue of war distribution.

And in the distribution, these British guys made another mistake.

Specifically, they are required to be solely responsible for one battlefield and required to show the "bravery of the red shirts."

Zhao Longsheng couldn't bear this "secondary" idea anymore and pushed the lawsuit to the rear, leaving the diplomats of the two countries to argue.

In the end, I don’t know what method was used, but the British agreed to accept the leadership of the Han State, but required that they show "heroic behavior" when necessary.

As for the so-called heroic appearance, you don’t need to guess, it’s nothing more than propaganda! !

Zhao Longsheng "happily agreed" to these requests. After all, if the British wanted to save face, just give them to them. At worst, they could just "use" them to death on the battlefield.

Of course, the British didn't know this, and just rushed to the Crimean battlefield happily.

In the rear, Han's own European army was also making "intense" preparations.

It will arrive on the battlefield in two days at the latest.

Compared with the "pretentious" British, the Han army was much "quiet".

The only requirements are logistical support and a "tilt" in artillery support.

For other things, there are really no requirements.

So much so that Zhao Longsheng sighed:

"The sons of the Han family are still reliable. Relying on foreign devils is ultimately unreliable!!"

It was also with such emotion that the Han European Army set foot on the raging battlefield of Crimea with "dragon walking and tiger steps".

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Li Zihao looked at the city wall opposite, which was already full of gunpowder smoke, with a solemn expression and waved his hand:

"attack!!"

As the order was issued, the pre-prepared artillery fire "fired" like bullets, covering most of the area except for some blind spots.

The Russian artillery fire on the opposite side also counterattacked intermittently. The long artillery battle caused the number of Russian artillery shells to drop significantly.

This is also the main reason why the peripheral Russian troops attacked so fiercely.

When the sound of artillery stopped, the squatting Han army formed a triangular formation and was extremely loosely dispersed. It did not look like an army of this era.

But if you look down from a high altitude, you will find that these Han troops are like fast-moving triangles, constantly moving towards the blind spots where the Russian army cannot attack.

Boom! !

A row of bullets came out, and the few Han soldiers at the front fell to the ground, accompanied by a burst of "covering fire", "stretchers" and "military doctors".

Under the cover of the advancing artillery that was pulled onto the battlefield, several soldiers who had just fallen to the ground were thrown on stretchers like lifted "sandbags" and then quickly transported back to the rear, waiting Theirs is the best "medical care" of this era.

On the battlefield, this situation is very common, as if it is preset, the script of "you advance and I retreat" is performed.

Moreover, the Han army also used "smoke bombs" very covertly to constantly confuse the entire battlefield.

Russia is no stranger to smoke bombs. After all, the Ottomans have also used them and they have captured them. But this is the first time they have seen smoke bombs like this, which are just right and extremely tricky.

Coupled with the loose formation and tricky marksmanship, the Russians were like encountering a master who knew how to "point acupuncture points" and were unable to make any move.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I don’t know how to start.

On the battlefield, as the Han army moved along the "safe zone" and entered the core area of ​​the Russian army, dense artillery followed.

Boom boom boom! ! !

After a burst of artillery fire, hundreds of Han soldiers were "scrapped" in this group of bunkers named No. 17.

At the rear, Li Zihao's hand shook "slightly" a few times, and then continued to issue orders: "Suppress fire, continue to attack."

As soon as he finished speaking, dense artillery covered the area No. 17 just now, "venting" the anger in the hearts of the Han people.

But the effect was not great. After all, the Russians' construction of Selstopol had reached an almost perverted level. It was impossible to win it without paying the price.

Of course, Li Zihao understood this, so he said: "Notify the British that we have just opened the internal passage. The Russians are resisting fiercely. I hope they will assist!!"

After finishing speaking, he continued to hold up the telescope and looked at the "smoke-filled" battlefield on the opposite side.

In the northwest, at the British Expeditionary Force Headquarters, Lieutenant General David Moscia was eating "pudding cake", which was his afternoon tea.

There is also a cup of black tea next to it, which tastes good and is "made in China".

When the Han's request came, David Moccia wiped his mouth and said happily: "I knew that without the help of the British Empire's army, it would be impossible for those Han guys to solve the Russians. In the end, , they still have to come and beg us!!”

At the end of the sentence, he burst out laughing without any regard for his own identity.

After laughing, he ordered seriously: "Inform Billy and Muncy that the Queen's mission is here!!"

When the so-called "mission" arrived at the headquarters of the two British divisions at the front, 14,000 British troops on the front line, dressed in red uniforms like "lobsters", lined up in neat formation and joined the battlefield.

And they also received a "warm welcome" from Russian friends.

When the British lined up and joined the battlefield side by side, they faced firepower from everywhere. Finally, at the beginning, they ended this humiliating war with 1,200 casualties.

Their Han colleagues looked at their British friends who were also "retreating" neatly with "surprised" expressions, and finally gave a "thumbs up" to show encouragement! !

From that day on, the British never used their "proud" three-stage attack. Instead, they followed the Han and learned the skirmish line.

A few days later, after capturing a third of Serstopol, both sides entered into repairs. It was not that they could not fight, but that the soldiers could no longer fight.

So far, the Ottomans have left more than 40,000 corpses in this small fortress, and the Russians are no less than this number. The Han European Army has a total of 3,500 casualties, including only those killed in battle. There were 2,500 people.

The British were much worse off. Of the 15,000 former British troops, there were only less than 8,000 left, and all of them were "apathetic".

In other battlefields, such as the Caucasus battlefield, the Russian army basically had a slight advantage, but because of the mountainous terrain of the Caucasus, it was difficult for everyone to fully use it and could only remain in a stalemate.

On the Balkan front, Tsarist Russia and the Ottomans faced each other across the strait, with Istanbul on the opposite side.

This also made the situation worse, as Tsarist Russia constantly hoped to take back everything that "belongs" to them.

However, due to the stalemate on the battlefields in the Black Sea and even the Caucasus, it is difficult to mobilize troops.

This is also the current battlefield, which seems crazy, but is the main reason for the stalemate.

Either Tsarist Russia will make a breakthrough in any direction in the Black Sea or even the Caucasus, or one of the "balloons" will be broken by the Chinese-British coalition, which will eventually cause the entire situation to collapse.

Russia has reached a crossroads that determines its destiny, as the Russians themselves said:

"Russia has no way out in this war. Once it compromises, the consequences may not even be borne by the Tsar!!"

As for the Han State, with Alaska in the "bag", the Han State's strategy has basically been launched. The next step is the Far East. According to the latest intelligence, certain progress has been made. The Han Army has successfully launched the Far East. Landing on Kamchatka Peninsula.

For the British, this war cannot be lost. After all, strictly speaking, this war is also part of the British Empire's maintenance of "world order."

As Russia was the first to "make trouble", it was natural that it would be hit the hardest.

Of course, this harshness is relative. After all, Britain still needs a controllable Russia to suppress France and really kill Russia.

The first to stand up to oppose and restore the Romanov family must be the United Kingdom.

Not only the British understand this, but the Han people understand it, the French understand it, and even the Russians themselves understand it! !

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(End of this chapter)