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正文 第20節 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    alliedarreachedtheieents,the

    britishoccupiedtheharborofbalaklava,hefrenchtook

    possessionofkaesdkaznatch,asbasesforthesupplyoftheir

    ares.attheuthofbalaklavaharboraretheruinsofagenoese

    fortstanding200feetabovethesea.thisobe

    unoccupied.asthestaff,hthetoheywere

    astonishedbyfourshellsfalling.

    the”agaon,”side,atonceopenedfire,andthe

    fortiediatelyhungoutaflagoftruce.thegarrisonnsistedonly

    ofthendantandsixtyn.theofficer,onbeingaskedwhyhe

    shouldhaveopenedfirehattheplaceuldnotbeheld,

    repliedthathedidsoashehadnotbeensuoosurrender,and

    feltboundinhonortofireuntilhedidso.

    thebritishshipsatonbarkation

    ofthestoresaraiheharborofbalaklavawas

    butillsuitedfortherequirentsofalargear.itehalf

    leihale

    inlandlake,fortheroouth,andthe

    passagethroughtheadeabend,sothattheoutletvisible

    froshiponcefairlyiheastissteepandbold,therocky

    cliffrisingsheerupfrohe

    400to2000feet.avesselastingalongitnoticethe

    narrooeringthataharborlayhidden

    behind.ohersideoftheharborihehillsrosesteeply,on

    thelefthand,sosteeply,thatthatsidehepurposes

    ofshipping.ontherighthandtherehofflatground

    betheerandthehill,andhereanduponthelowerslopes

    stoodthevillageofbalaklava.thevalleyextendedforsodistance

    beyondtheheadoftheharbor,stofthegroundbeingoccupiedh

    vineyards.beyondhehebattlesof

    balaklavaandinkerelyby

    surprise,theinhabitantsofbalaklavahaddenoattettoescape,

    butuponthearrivalofthebritishgeneral,adeputationreceivedhibr >

    hpresentsoffruitandflowers.

    bythistithefleethaderound,andthesailorsweresoonhard

    atingtounloadthetransportsahestoresand

    siegeterialsonshore.itarieryo

    beford,andthereentonboardastotheofficers

    enofributedtheirquota,

    aenaefoundthathehadbeentoldoffassendin

    nd,andthatheidshipnahe

    ”faln.”

    thetterastothedshipntledbycaptainstuart.

    ”youyas

    becausehesyourusin;butiaskedforhisberth,youknow,and

    dontnddoingalittlebitoffavoritishisonce.”

    andso,tojatensedelight,hefoundthathea

    portionofthelandingparty.

    theseber,andtheirhefirst

    platheothe

    front.

    itisnecessarythatthepositionoccupiedbythealliesshouldbe

    perfectlyprehended,ioualesand

    operationsaybedescribedasa

    trianglehonebulgingside.theapexofthetrianglehe

    heightsontheseashore,knoaris.

    here,atapointso800feetabovethesea,he

    lineofarines,inapositionalst

    iregnableagainstanyenesforce,folloheseashore.onthe

    landslopesofthehills,doohehighland

    brigade,guardingtheapproatheris

    totheuthofbalaklavavalley,attheuthofps

    ofthephheavygunsand

    800n.

    thissideofthetriainuedaloheundulatingground,

    andsothreelesfarther,reachedtherightflankoftheposition

    ofthealliesabovesebastopol,edthebaseinary

    triangle.

    thispositioneau,ofo

    sebastopol;theendbrokesteeplyoffdoothevalleyof

    inkern,radual.totheleftit

    fellaedthethirdsideofthe

    triabetadeawide

    bulgeoutiesch.

    froheristothecrestlookingdoopolwas

    adistanesevenles.frhtofourpositionabove

    inkernvalleytokaeschiles.

    aglahephisexplanationtobeuood.

    attheofthesiegethebritishedontheright

    oftheallies.this,nodoubt,hepostofhonor,butitthrew

    uponthenenorusincreaseofiontodefending

    balaklava,itthatthebruntofanyassaultbyarussian

    araginthefieldheywouldhaveanequalshareof

    thetrenchilestuptheirsiegegunsand

    stores;p.

    itendoustinguptheguns,butsoldiersandsailors

    s,

    principallyposedofbullocks,

    nstantinopleandotherturkishports.longlinesofarabas,laden

    hprovisionsandstores,craweenbalaklavaand

    thefront.stringsoflesandhorses,lades,anddriven

    bynofeverynationalitybthediterranean,follohe

    saline.

    partiesofsoldiers,infatiguesuits,doosebastopolto

    assistunloadingtheshipsandbringingupstores.partiesofofficers

    onponiesbroughtfroaaorotherportsontheblacksea,tered

    doakepurchasesoflittleluxuriesonboardtheshipsinthe

    harbor,orfrohelevantines,uplittleshops.

    ally.

    ”itisallverypson,anold

    boatsenpausedafterhelpingtaheavygunupone

    oftheslopes,”inthishereher,butitbenolaughing

    ttereson.heseherefields

    asheetofd.eriayingha

    brotherofnesabitoflanddoera

    heyuldntputthehorsesontothefields.thishere

    silelooksjustsilar,onlyricheranddeeper,aetthesebigcartsladenupth

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