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正文 第13节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.tw小说站  www.xsz.twuareioo,the

    regintyouedtogetinto.whendidyouarrive”

    ”eintalaya.pedhthe

    restofthelightdivisioneup.sirgeebronds

    us,andgallipoliinadayorththerestof

    thedivision.”

    theboysnoroducedtheirrespectivefriendstoeachother,and

    thefetherthroughnstantinople,visitedthe

    bazaars,fixeduponlotsofprettythingsaspresentstobeboughtand

    takenhoattheendofthehencrossedthebridgeagainto

    pera,andhaddissouris,theprincipalhotelthere,andthe

    greatrendezvousoftheoffiyandnavy.then

    theytookaboatandrooscutari,he

    honorsoftheateretuedon

    boardthe”faln.”

    thehreee,

    ing

    offforanhourortaythenewsarrived

    thattherussianshadadvahroughthedobrudsdhad

    hesiegeofsilistria.afeerthe”faln”and

    severalothershipsofheirhedardanelles,

    nvoyingnurousstoreshipsboundtovaa.shortlyafterhe

    generalsofthealliedaresdeterhatvaashouldbethebase

    forthecaaignagainsttherussians,andaglytoheend

    ofythetroopsbarked.

    vaaisaseaport,surroundedbyanundulatinguntryofparklike

    appearandthetroopsheirarrivaldelightedh

    theiee22,000englishand50,000frenchwere

    eogetherh8,000or10,000turks.afeertheir

    arrivaljackobtainedleaveforadayonshore,androto

    alladyn,ninelesandahalffroaa,helightdivision,

    nsistingofthe7th,19th,23d,33d,77th,and88thregints,was

    encaed.closebyerlake,andtheundulatedground

    psofforesttier,andveredh

    short,ingsiteforacauldbe

    nceived.gaabounded,andtheofficersgunsh

    theoundforaticapitalsport.everyonehehighest

    spirits,andthehopesthatthecaaign

    his,hoheyiobedisappointed,

    forohofjuhetheturkshadunaided

    beatenofftherussianshsuchheavylossitackupon

    silistriathatthelatterhadbrokenupthesiege,aing

    northward.

    ae

    authorities,andtheenglishandfreneralsinthefieldwere

    settlingthepointatadeuponrussia.the

    delayyredangerous

    thantherussianstokehisinsidiousapproaches.theheatwasvery

    great;ostundrinkable,theclitewas

    notoriouslyahyone,andfruitofallkinds,togetherh

    elycheap,andthesoldiersnsequently

    nsudverylargequantitiesofthese.

    throughjuneanduptotheddleofjuly,however,noveryevil

    nsequences.oofjulytwodivisionsof

    frenarchedintothedobrudscha,in

    searebodiesofrussiahere.onthe

    nightofthe28thoing,inone

    divisiohan600nlaydead.theotherdivisions,although

    situatedatnsiderabledistances,ultaneouslyattackedh

    equalviolendthreedayslatertheexpeditioued,having

    lostover7000n.scarcelylesssuddenorlessfatalheattack

    angtheenglishlines,andforsotitheenglishcaswere

    ravagedbycholera.

    jackelyanxiousabouthisbrother,forthelightdivision

    sufferedevenreseverelythandidtheothers.butheable

    togohielftoseeastothestateofthings,forthenavalofficers

    orethanelynecessary.

    andastheovedsotenles

    fartheraotheslopesofthebalkans,itwouldhavebeen

    iossibletogoauinoneday.suchprecautionsaswere

    taken,hoonboard

    ship.inashorttithefleetost

    equaltothatonshore,andalthoughthefleetputouttosea,the

    flagshipinten.

    fortuhe”faln”hadleftvaabeforetheoutbreakextended

    totheships.thecriahadnoineduponas

    thepointofassault.turkishvesselshheavysiegegunswereon

    theirovaa,andthe”faln”ocrosstothe

    criaaupontheadvantagesofseveralplacesforthe

    landingofthealliedar.thessioningone,asbeside

    theceofabrushhshorebatteries,therehepossibility

    thattheyghtrunagainstsooftherussiannofill

    heldthatpartoftheblacksea,anders

    sebastopol,thegreatfortressaiofthe

    expeditiontothecria.

    the”faln”startedatnight,andintheingofthesendday

    thehillsofthecriahedistahefireswere

    thenbankedupao.edonuntil

    ileortheast,andhereagainanchored.hthe

    earlydaedalongas

    closetotheshoreasshedarego,theleadbeingnstantlykept

    going,asbutlittlehedepthoferontheseshores.

    presentlytheycatoabayoothbeach.thegroundrosebut

    graduallybehind,andasllvillagestoodclosetotheshore.

    ”thislooksagoodplace,”captainstuartsaidtothefirst

    lieutenant.”wer.

    hethte,hthreeboats,hadbetterlandatthatvillage,getany

    infortionthatyou,atherearenotroopsabout.if

    attackedbyasllforce,you;ifbyastrong

    one,fallbacktoyourboats,ahe

    gunsoftheship.theothertployedinsounding.

    letthesterhaveakeout,asfarashe,a

    perfectchartofthebay.”

    iestheboatseninthehighest

    gleetooktheirplaces.jackhegighthefirstlieutenant.

    theorderheboatsstartedtogethertoheshore.

    theyhadnotgoyyardsbeforethereannon,

    succeededbytheaskedbatteries,oneupone

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