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正文 第22节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    ofhotffee,ungtheirhard

    biscuitsasthey,thepartyoffourhurriedoff.

    onreagtheedgeoftheplateautheenewasvisible.on

    fourknollsintheplain,redoubtshadbeeed,andthesewere

    garrisoheturks.sotilesoutraleriver

    calledthetcheaya,aninto

    theheadoftheharborofsebastopol,anduponthisabodyofrussian

    troopshadbeenforsotienywere

    knoazieheights,arangeofhillsh

    bouheplainupontheoppositeside.thesehadbeenstrongly

    reinforced,andatdaybreaktherussianar,havinggatheredatthe

    tcheaya,advancedupourkishredoubts.theseheboys

    reachedtheedgeoftheplateauirringone.greatbodiesof

    infantryarents

    ofcavalry**herandthither,andtteriesoflightguns

    hadalreadyopeheredoubts.linesofbritishinfantryuldbe

    seendrabalaklavatotherine

    heights,ariingthegunsinapositionto

    ndtheplain.solidbodiesofbritishcavalryweredrawnupnear

    theuthofthevalley.thedruandbuglesweresoundingallover

    theplateaubehindthegroup,aroopsingup,

    andstaffofficershorders.

    ”theregintalcall,”harrysaid.”istgobackagain,

    jack.”

    ”ishallpushon,”jacksaid.”ealong,youfellooofar

    offtoseechofithere.letusgetdownasnearbalaklavaaswe

    .”

    sosaying,thedshipoffatarun.forafeiheguns

    ofno.1redoubt,thefarthestoutofall,repliedtotherussian

    fire,aheturks,nacedbyforces,andbeyond

    thepossibilityofanyassistance,lefttheirgunsandboltedacross

    theplainto,hohed

    it,fortherussiancavalrysandnearlyallwere

    sabredastheyran.assoonastherussiansobtainedpossessionofthe

    redoubttheytueditsgunsupoish,andthe93dhighlanders

    oftheentrahebalaklavavalley,

    edupina

    slightdipoftheground,y.astherussians

    advaheturksinthesendredoubtfledtohethird,but

    therussiancavalry,andbutfehe

    guherussiansupohirdredoubt,and,untaught

    bythefateoftheirradesthatitostandthantorun,

    theturksherealsobolted,andranforthetohe

    russiancavalrystheris,

    thefrenpinvain

    spokeout,aheirshotandshellfaroutontheplain.the

    distanyoftheturksdoherest

    reagourlinesedupbehindthe93d.

    bythistithethesebastopolplateautobalaklava

    hspectators.thebritishinfantryo

    defendtheirpositionortorchdoakepartinageneral

    battle.heavylusofthefrenchargfroheirdistant

    cas,ountedofficerschedthe

    progressofthefight.llanandgeneralrobert,whonow

    hefrenchrshalst.aaudhavinggoneonboardshipa

    dayorta,wodays

    later,hadtakenuptheirpositiononsorisinggroundabove

    kadikoi,avillageouthofthebalaklavavalley.

    astherussiancavalryooftheiradvancecroheslope

    theysahehighlandersdraheplain.they

    haltedtilljoinedbynuersofothersquadrons.thentheydashedat

    thehighlanders.astheycasagnifitarraytheturks

    firedavolleyandbolted.thehighlaoodfirndiovable.

    ehin600yards,alongflashoffireran

    aloishfront.thedistance,hooogreat,andthe

    russiaish

    batteriesongthe

    hehighlandersanotherflashoffires

    outalongtheline,andthistisogreatheeffectthatthe

    russiansquadronsreiled,andinaek

    toainbody,the

    rierytosebastopol.

    llannoorderstolordlutoadvandtheheavy

    brigadevedfore

    overthebro.thebritishtruetsrangoutthe

    charge,asgreysandinniskillihefirst

    liheheavybrigade,dashedattheeheringspeedas

    theyentsrodeattheheavyssesof

    russiancavalry.fasterandfastergreheirspeedtill,ha

    ghtyshout,theyflungtheelvesuponthefoe.forantall

    seedothespectators.redatsandblackwere

    irilikeaplayofrapid

    lightningheflashofsteelastheswordsroseandfell.

    presentlytheredatsergingfroherear,havingcut

    theirass.theflanksoftherussianlu,

    hoin,anditseedthatthelittlebody

    ingthe

    sendliheheavybrigade,burstupontheikeatorrent.

    stten,asifbyathunderbolt,therussiancavalry,nandhorses,

    rolledoverbeforethestroke,andthelu,shatteredandbroken

    intnts,gallopedaotheshelteroftheirinfantry,while

    aroaroftriuharliheallies.

    bythistithefrenfantryhadarrivedupontheground,and

    balaklavaetheepisodebyhebattleof

    balaklavaisbestknoouschargeofthesixhundred.an

    orderllantolordlutoadvahelight

    cavalryfarther.captainnolan,selfa

    lightcavalryofficerofgreatenterpriseanddistin,andwhohad

    anunlitedfaithinthepoishlightcavalry.excited

    probablybythesightofthegloriousfeatachievedbythe”heavies,”

    andbuingtoseeitelatedbyhisradesofthelightregints,

    hesogavetheordertolordluthatthelatternceivedittobe

    hisdutyte.theorderplytoadvawhenlord

    luaskedhi”hooadvance”hereplied,pointingto

    therussians,”therearetheehereare

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