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正文 第63节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

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    thentandsolittleenvy.

    ”iellyouallaboutitfully,lateron,”jacksaid,”butit

    etillnighttogiveyouthefullyanofirstyou

    sttellhashappenedhere.youknohing,

    andonlyknohatsebastopolisaken.”

    therecitalitthatthe

    hardshipshroughhingtothosehhad

    beenboebyoursoldiersinthecriaduringthesixnthshehad

    beerialsanddisfortsofthegreatstorad

    beenbutasaleofan,ithad

    beenplaintothegeneralsinndthatallideaoftaking

    sebastopolstbeabailthespring,andthatattheutst

    theyulddohanholdtheirpositionbeforeit.thishad

    beenreillrediffi,inous

    quantitiesofstores,clothing,andotheecessarieshadbeen

    lost.

    itakingaroadfroalaklavatothe

    front,at

    thatthearopasstheeroeau,wasofall

    othersthestneissionhat

    thesufferingsofthetroopserrible.

    s,clothing,

    ahenatthefront,ld,

    andinsuffiost

    iassablequagre,inhhorsesandbullockssankanddiedin

    thousands,althoughladenonlyhshadonkeyinordinary

    tisuldentsinfrontbeen

    suffiighthavebeenrcheddoy,

    tobalaklava,tocarryupthenecessariestheyrequired.butso

    reducedheybyue,thatthosefitforduty

    hadoftentospendfivenightsoutofsevenirenches,andwere

    physicallytooexhaustedandtogodoobalaklavafor

    urgentkind.nyoftheregintswere

    alstannihilated.largenuersoffreshtroopshadeout,and

    draftsforthosealreadythere,buttheneers,stlyrawlads,

    brokedoostasfastastheyarrived,andin

    spiteofthenuersentout,thetotalavailablestrengthdidnot

    iuldonlysteiforduty.ny

    pany.thefewsurvivorsofone

    regintdooscutariuntilfreshdraftsshouldarrive

    andtheregintuldbereanized,ahisreginthadnot

    beenengagedinanyofthebattles.scarceageneralofthosewhohad

    ndeddivisionsandbrigadesatthealnoained,andthe

    regintaloffientsh

    hadastillreinedbeforesebastopol,buttheir

    nstituentshadalstentirelyged,andtheproportionofthose

    eathatstillreiherek

    retuedallindeed.

    thesufferingsofthefrench,althoughgreat,hadnotbeennearlyso

    severeasouropsuearertotheirport,the

    anizationoftheirservicesoreplete,and

    asinthefirstplacethesiegeween

    thethethattibeingnearlythesa,theworkofour

    nhadbeeincreasinglyhardastheiuersdinished,while

    thatofthefrenchgreer,fortheirstrengthhadbeentrebled

    byreihus,enenfive

    nightsoutofthesevenondutyintheldand,thefrenchhad

    fivenightsoutofsevehisgavetheargreatertito

    feforfuel,ainedbydiggingupthe

    rootsofthevinesandbrushhesurfacehaving

    longsincebeenclearedaodigdeepholesuheirtents,to

    drytheirakelifefortable.

    atlastthestrengthoftheenglishdiosuchapointthat

    theylengthincapableofholdingthelonglirenches,

    andthey,hey

    didbytakiherightofourattack,aasurehplaced

    theppositetothetelonandlakoff

    batteries,obethekeysofsebastopol.

    asspringattersbrightenedfast.englishntractorssent

    outlargebodiesofnavvies,aolaydo

    balaklavatothefront,reinfortspouredin,andthehealthof

    thetroopsbegantoirove.troopsoftransportanilsfrovery

    untryoerraneanup

    byenterprisilers,ilesoutofbalaklava.huts

    sprangupinalldires,andallsortsoffortspurchasedby

    thesubscriptionsoftheenglishpeopleheyheardofthe

    sufferingsoftheirsoldiers,ributed.

    thenitionfora

    reopeningoftheboard,errily,andthe

    arrivalof15,000turkishtroops,andofnearly20,000sardinians,who

    pitan

    attatoratealltheir

    effortsonthesiege.

    sofarthesuccesshadlainhtherussians.forevery

    earthedbytheallies,therussians

    threiesarrivedbeforeiton25th

    septeer,sebastopolorethanaohuld

    havebeencarriedbythefirstassault,itifiedplace,

    bristlirength,and

    nstruoststificiples.nyoftheirworks,

    espealakoff,andtoteries,resses

    intheelves,hrefugesdugdeeplyih,he

    garriso,securefroheheaviestfireuns,and

    surroundedbyworksoneveryside.

    ireherussiansheaggressors.

    sortieaftersortieadethroughouttheer,andihe

    russiansoftenobtainedpossessionforatiofportionsofour

    trehoseofthefrench.alonginfrontoftheirhe

    grouissoclosetoourworks

    thatitpossibleforantosho,andthe

    artillerynlyuuns,oothe

    storfbulletsbrasures

    oventhedesperatefightsin

    darknessirehaherofthe

    pitched

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