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正文 第19节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    台湾小说网  www.192.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twrussians,andtheskeandflas

    greatlyihenastheyfoughttheirhroughit.the

    95th,hoofssiles,

    he55thand3htheriver,andstepbystepwon

    theira

    waswon.

    thefore37,000n,of

    3500yguns,besidestbatteries

    ofhorseartillery.inferioriheyhediscrepancy

    orethanoutbalaheadvantageofposition,andhadthe

    troopsonbothsidesbeenofequallygoodterial,thehonorofthe

    dayshouldhaverestedhthedefenders.

    thebritishlossnsistedof26officerskilledand73wounded,327

    nkilledand1557hefrenchhadonly3officerskilledand

    54enkilledand1033

    eherussianslost45officerskilledand101wounded,1762

    nkilledand2720yhad126gunsagainst96

    oftherussians;buttheforr,oothenatureoftheground,

    playedbutasllpartinthefight.

    theparativelysllhe

    englishregints,andasthefrenchhad9000ninreservewhohad

    notfiredashot,therehegreaterportionofthe

    ar,hallthecavalry,shouldnotatoncehavefollohe

    trackofthebeatenrussians.hadtheydoheea

    e,however,elapsedbefore

    aveade.thereasonassignedheyfor

    theighthavebeentted

    tothehandsofsailorsandrines,of5000ghthavebeen

    lanight;inyuldhave

    rchedatdaybreak.

    itentsofthelightdivision

    steredaftertheirhertointhenfusionand

    fiereoodandwhofell.

    butnoinishedregintsparaded,reskeletonsofthe

    finerpsarpinggroundofthe

    nightbefore,theterribleextentoftheirlossesaears

    rolleddoenhe

    storffire,astheysaanyoftheirrades,and

    thegloryoftheviedihesorrohedead.

    ”iedtoseeabattle,”harryarchersaidtocaptainlancaster,

    ,hadghthefighthoutascratch,”butthis

    isrethanibargainedfor.tothinkofhalfonesfriendsand

    radesgone,andallinaboutting.ithasbeena

    deadlyaffair,indeed.”

    ”yes,asfarasy.

    ihearddoctoralexandersayjustnohatthecasualties

    1500,andthatoutof27,000nisarenothingtotheproportion

    innybattles.thefrenchhave,ihear,lostratherless.”

    ”ithoughtinabattle,”harrysaid,”ohingofthe

    generalaffair,butithetiwhen

    heriverbanktillthecaptureofthebattery,isaw

    nothing.ikneeofournbythesideof,andthat

    beyondthatikneely

    nothing.itethinglikegoingthroughatrendousthunder

    shoesreso.”

    afterparadetheheriver

    tofilltheirteens,othersstrolledthroughthevineyardspig

    grapes,andinspiteofthefactthatinnyplacesthedeadlay

    thiesheard.theregints

    beenengagedhewounded,and

    doctoralexanderandhisassistantstheghastlytaskof

    autatinglisaragballs.

    thedayafethefleetcaup;angthesewas

    haissionfroack,ould

    notagainaskforleave,toinquireafterhisbrother.thewounded

    doterstotheships,apainfuljouey

    ofthreeles.thefrenchter,astheyhad

    edhospitalvans.sevenhundredandfiftyrussianwounded

    edandlaidtogether,andhe

    inhabitantsofatartarvillagenear;dr.thoon,ofthe44th

    regintainin,h

    thecertainriskofcaptureherussiantroopsretuedafterour

    departure.

    ontheingofthe23dthearstarted,ntinuingitsrchalong

    theroadtosebastopol,thearkednotonlybydebristhrown

    aheretreatingrussians,butbythettagesayvillas

    havingbeensackedbythessacksastheyretired.

    thetroopshaltedforthenightatkatcha,hefrenchwere

    reinforcedby8000ntransportsjustarrived,

    andtheenglishbythestsgreysah.asithat

    theenehadbatteriesalohoftheharborof

    sebastopolroubletoi,he

    areheoperationodrasprovisions

    andstoresfroheharborattheuthofthekatchariver,itwas

    deterorchrouopol,andtoiohe

    side,adebutslight

    preparationsforaresistance.

    torength,unting

    seventeengunsatthetelegraphbattery,104atfortnstantine,

    eightyatfortsaiy

    othersiteries.allthesehenorthsideofthe

    harbor.ohesidehequarahfiftyone

    guns,fortalexanderhsixtyfour,thearsenalbatteryhfifty,

    fortsaintnicholash192,andfortpaulheighty.inaddition

    tothesetrendousdefenshadbeenfixedaouthof

    theharbor,andathreedecker,threetes

    sunkinaline,fafordablebarrieragainsttheentryof

    hostileships.besidesallthis,theherussianblacksea

    fleetotakepartinthedefenceagainst

    anattackbysea.upoherhaopolurallyweak

    onthelandside.itlayinahollotheupperground

    uldevery.

    atthetiiesarrivedbeforeittheonlydefences

    teryoffourteengunsandsix

    rtars,aeriesscarcely

    nced.

    therchfrohekatchatothesouthsideedhout

    interruption,andoh,sixdaysafterthebattl

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