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正文 第17节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twthethirdfrenchdivisionhesend

    british,hthethirdinitsrearinsupport.othesend

    divisiesdivision

    intherearinsupport.thelightcavalrybrigadeveredtheadvance

    aflank,archofthe

    troops,steadthealliedfleet,prepared,ifnecessary,toassist

    thearonthsof

    eetthe

    ehetroopssalutedtheharesattheirfeetat

    everyfootstepasthebroadarraysalong,hshoutsoflaughter

    andyells,anddurisnuersofthefrightenedcreatures

    ealat

    thenightsbivouahouses

    aheadannouhattheenewereawareress.

    presently,onanenenys

    cavalryhelightcavalrypushedonin

    front,andanequalnuerofssa.lord

    cardiganassesofheavy

    cavalrydetheirappearance.suddenlyoheseextendedanda

    batteryofrussianartilleryopenedfireuponthecavalry.our

    artillerycatothefront,andafteraquarterofanhoursduelthe

    russiansfellbayhaltedforthenight,ata

    strealesfroheal,he

    russians,asogivebattle.theher

    hadnosastheysat

    roundthebivouacfires.

    ”hoheyocaptain

    lancaster,”toseeusfightingabigbattlehouttheirhavinga

    handinit.ialsthattheyhavenotlandedabodyof

    rinesandbluejaen,and

    theirhelpghtbeuseful.doyouthinktherussians”

    ”allsoldiers,”captainlancastersaid,”heyvegota

    strongposition.itneedsaverydifferentsortetoliedown

    orugglingupitinfull

    vieaketheassault.theyhavetoo

    alltheadvantageofknoheground,ely

    nothingaboutit.idontbelievethatthegeneralshaveanyreidea

    thansahappygolugaltogether.

    hosohos,

    though,apitytotaketroopsdirectatapositiony

    havechosenandfortified,arch,hinan

    undulatinguntrylikethisuldbeperfordhouttheslightest

    difficulty,toretreat,

    an.”

    sue.suchhasbeen

    theopinionofeverylitarycritice.hadtheardeaflank

    rch,theeherhaveretiredatonce,orhavebeenliable

    toanattackupontheirrightflaheywouldhave

    beendrivendootheseashoreuhegunsoftheships,and

    killedoran.unfortunately,hoothe

    jealousiesbetarshalaaud,

    andtheincapacitylan,thereherplannor.

    thearessilyfoughtastheyrched,eaeralofdivision

    doinghisbestandleadinghisnatthatportionoftheenes

    position.thesoleuanding

    arrivedatiesarchatsixintheing;

    thatgeneralbosquetsdivision,tothesea,was,

    veredbygunsoftheships,tofirstcarrytheenesposition

    there;andthatainedafootingupoeau,a

    generalattackade.eventhisplan,sileasitwas,was

    notfullyovehistroopstill

    heing.threeprecioushourshereforeed,anda

    pursuitafterthebattleuedthedefeatintoa

    routhereforeprevented,aopolsaved,tosttensof

    thousandsoflivesbeforeitfell.therussianpositionontheal

    ofhills.ontheirleftbytheseatheserose

    precipitously,reatdifficultiesforanassault.further

    inland,hoeeasy,andthttre

    andrightagainstheenglishattacked,thehillwas

    silyaslopebrokenintonaturalterraces,onanywalls

    andvineyards.heseatheriverra

    inlandthebahirtyor

    fortyfeet,andenablingitsdefeoshegroundacross

    ustadvance.heirlefttherussian

    forcesedtheir

    position,ontheloheyoccupiedthevineyardsand

    inclosuresdootheriver,andtheirgunsteries

    oepsoftheslope,enablingtheosearchhtheirfirethe

    heflatgroundbeyondtheriver.

    theattack,asintended,.bonatsbrigade

    outhheer

    arresbrigadecrossedbyabridge,

    andbadesseduptheprecipitouscliffshoffered

    greatdifficulties,eventoinfantry.theyachievedtheirobject,

    houtenunteringaanceever,thegunsofthefleet

    havingdrivenbacktherussiaappoiodefendthispost.

    theenebroughtupthreebatteriesofartillerytainthecrest,

    butthefrendousexertionssucceedediingupa

    batteryofguns,andaintaihepositiontheyhad

    gained.

    e

    oeffect,thesendandthirddivisionsofthefrench

    ara,andy.

    edelittleheriveroo

    deepforthepassageoftheguns,andtheseakea

    detour.aroundae800yardsontheirleft,dense

    ssesofrussianinfantryheseopenedso

    trendousafireuponthefreheiradvancewas

    thefourthdivision,hwasin

    reserve,advaheirsupport,andjoihe

    regintsofrobertsdivision,andaidedbytroopsgeneral

    bosquethadsenttotheiraid,agreatrushadeuponthedense

    bodyofrussians,bythegrapeofthefrenchartillery,

    petuousattadwere

    ...
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