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正文 第25节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    台湾小说网  www.192.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.tw台湾小说网  www.192.twyevanswasillonboardship,wasin

    nd,calledtheoftheirtents,and

    theyuldtolighttheirfiresofsoakedwood,

    tostandtotheirar,andhurriedfade,

    nsistingofthe41st,47th,and49th,tothebrohehillto

    ybytheroadfrohevalley,h

    hisoingofthe30th,55th,and95th,hetookpost

    ontheirflank.already,hoherussianshadgottheirgunson

    tothehighground,andtheseoperendousfireoish

    troops.

    sirgeecathcartbroughtupsuchportionsofthe20th,21st,46th,

    57th,63d,and68thregintsasployedirenches,

    andoccupiedthegroundthtofthesenddivision.general

    drington,hpartofthe7th,23d,and33d,tookposttoverthe

    extrehtattack.generalbullersbrigadeosupport

    thesenddivisiono,hthe

    8int,othebrushhird

    division,undersirr.england,hedukeof

    caridge,htheguards,advaherightofthesend

    divisiontotheedgeoftheplateauoverlookingthevalleyofthe

    tcheaya,sirgeecathcartsdivisionbeingonhisright.

    therean.eaeralledhisnfhthe

    standdarknessagainstanehwasunknown,and

    ioheflashofhisgunsandthe

    steadyrollofhissketry.itestrifebetween

    individualregintsandpaniesscatteredandbrokenihick

    brushnsofgraycladrussians,ed

    frohesttoetthefeh

    regintoholdthegroundonstood,ordiethere.

    sirgeecathcartledhisndo,butthe

    russianshehillsideabove,andpouredaterrible

    fireintothe63d.tuing,hebackup

    thehill;surroundedandenoruslyoutheregints

    sufferedterriblyontheiranyof

    hisoffienbeingkilled.the88thwere

    surrounded,andpaniesof

    the77thchargedtherussians,andbrokeareatfortheir

    rades.

    theguardsnboredownupon

    theandbayotobayo,thenstrovefiercelyhtheirfoes.

    theaunitionfailed,buttheystillall,unard

    batterycalledthesandbagbattery,infrontoftheirportion,and

    hvolleysofstoriedtochecktheirfoes.fourteenofficers

    andhalfthentheyheldtheposttillanother

    russianluappearedintheirrear.thentheyfellback,but,

    reinforcedbyahe20th,theystillopposedaresolutefront

    totherussians.

    notlesssofshotandbullets

    s,luafterluofgreycladrussianssurged

    upthehillandflungtheelvesupo,thoughsuffering

    terribly,thesenddivisionstillheldtheirground.the41stwas

    usterbutsixtyfourbayos

    hefighthehe

    dayberedbut800n.

    butthisuldnotlast.asfastasoneassaultulsed,fresh

    lusoftheeion

    enexhaustedhthestruggle,andthedaywas

    edoverthe

    brohehillhtifordfellupontheflank

    oftherussians.evele

    uptheirreserves,andthefightstillragedalongtheline.for

    ahreehoursthestruggleon,andthen,findingthateven

    thenuersandtheurageenfought

    availednottoshakethedefeherussiangeneralsgaveupthe

    attaananend.

    ontherussiansideso35,000nuallyengaged,h

    reservesof15,000reintheirrear;hebritish,whofor

    threehours,8500bayos.seventhousand

    fivehuhefrenchtookpartinthefight.fortyfourbritish

    officersenkilled,1878he

    frenchhadfourteenofficerskilled,andthirtyfouren

    killed,1299all

    bythesideofthoseoftherussians.terrible,indeed,he

    destruasses

    oftheeherussiansadttedthattheylost247officerskilled

    andenkilled,10,162hisbattlethe

    britishhadthirtyeight,thefreeengunsehe

    russianshad106gunsinposition.

    jackarcherandhisradesillinbed,hefirst

    droppingshots,follousketry,annouhat

    therussians.accustodtotheruns,they

    slepton,tilltoaondrushedintothetent.

    ”getup,gentleup.therussianarhascliedupthehill,

    andisatta

    alloverthecas.”

    inaninstantthelads

    scarute.

    ”ie,”jacksaid,asherushedout.”by

    jove,ainttheygoingit”

    everynuteaddedtothedin,tillthesketrygreoone

    trendousroar,aboveostunbrokenrolloftheon

    uldscarcebyheard.alorehe

    batteriesofthealliesjoihedin;foritedthat

    therussiansalso.

    inashorttithefusilladeofsketrybrokeoutfartotheleft,

    andshohattherussiatagthefrenes.

    thenoiseendous,andallincahesound

    ightynflictraging,butofheyuldsee

    absolutelynothing.

    ”thisisaheyarepoundingaeach

    other,anduchoutofitasifilesaway.

    dontiarchusalldoohelp”

    butinviehepossiblesortie,ito

    detatheirplathetrenchesandbatteries,and

    thesailorshadnothingtodobuttoiheirforced

    inabattlehand.overheadthe

    russianballssangiisknogdowna

    tent,sotisthroassesofearthintotheair,sotis

    burstingha

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