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正文 第68节 文 / [英]G. A. Henty

    栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子小说    m.lizi.twdgeathesardinianshadabreastwork.

    theiroutpostsextendedsodistaheothersideofthe

    tcheaya.thefrenchoccupiedaseriesofhillockstotheleftofthe

    sardinians,guardingtheroadleadingfroalaklavatokenzies

    fartheriverandaqueductbothfloheirfront.theroad

    erbyabridgekraktiabridge,thelatter

    byaste.infrontofthetraktiabridgework.

    atdarongbodyofrussiansheheightsopposite

    tothoseoccupiedbythesardinians,andthence,beingonground

    higherthanthatuponoursideoftheriver,theyhthe

    sardinianandfrenchpositions.thebridgepanyof

    infantryandapanylieri,andgeneraldellarraat

    ochedanotherpanylieritoeheadvance

    toholdtheirpostuntiltheargotunderar.theyuhe

    oppositeplateau,butthisbytherussianguns,thatthey

    ooretiretothebridge.

    sooilleryopenedalongthehsides.the

    frenchoutpostshadalsobeendrivenin,andbeforethetroopswere

    fairlyunderar,therussianshadcrossedthebridge,andwere

    chargingfor,ewideand

    severalfeetdeep,hefrontofthefrenchdeferan

    alongonthefaceofthehill,haverysteepslopefagthe

    russians.

    inspiteofthefireofthefrenchartilleryinfront,andofthe

    sardinianartilleryinflank,therussiansoldiers

    pressedstgallantlyforheaquedudtriedto

    storheheight.thesardinianfire,hooosevere,and

    afterteherussiansfellban

    advangatthedouble,anduniting,theyagainrushedforward.while

    theyfordedtheriver,thebridgeandanotherbya

    ford,andopeneduponthefrench.theinfantry,rushideep

    throughtheetthebr >

    boldly,andafterafierdohe

    bridge.ontheirleftanotherluhadattackedthefrenchright,

    andinspiteofthesardiniangunsheir

    ranks,crossedtheaquedudscaledtheheights.butasthey

    reaofgrapeaballs

    s,thatthebeadofthelulteda

    suruhecrest.freshntooktheplaceofthosethatfell,but

    ighty,the

    russiansbrokeandran.sogreathecrohattheyuldnot

    passtheriverinti,and200prisonersaken,hefrench

    andsardinianartillerysainsofthelu,asit

    retreated,haterriblecrossfire.

    atthebridge,hoadeonereeffort.the

    reservesup,andtheyagaincrossedtheriverand

    aqueduct.thefrench,hhlyprepared,andthe

    attackhepregoenbackhterrible

    slaughter.therussiansfellbackalongtheiroveredby

    thefireoftheirartillery,entsofcavalrytookpost

    toopposethatoftheallies,shouldtheyattettoharassthe

    retreat.

    thelossofthefrenchythree

    enkilledand1163wo

    officerskilledaenkilled,and135

    ysevenofficerskilled,and

    eightyfiveenkilled,4785he

    advantagesofpositionreclearlyshoherussianslost

    fifteentisasnykilledastheallies,fourtisasny

    houghtheyhadalltheadvantagesofasurpriseontheir

    side.theenglishhadonlyabatteryofheavygunsundercaptain

    hesedidgoodservice.

    jackarchersadaybreak

    andlastedlittleoveranhour,andhhundredsofother

    offiheplain

    uldbehiokeingacrossit,

    throughassesofrussians

    akingtheirheircavalry,andthe

    dyingaheooldthatthebattlewasover.

    lifeincaroopsh

    andhighspirits.racesostall

    offiekindorother,aasent

    eofthelatelyarrivedregintshad

    broughttheirregintalbands,andtheseaddedtothe

    livelinessofthecas.agoodsupplyofeatablesandouldbe

    obtainedfrohesutlers,anddinnerpartiesantlytaking

    plapwasveryenjoyable.

    thefrench,uchbetterthan

    ourselves,ion.thefullpublicity

    othesufferingsofourtroopshadsorousedthe

    britishpublientshould

    takeallasuresforthefortofthesoldiers,butverylargesu

    hadbeeed,andshipsladenfortsandluxuriesofall

    kichedtotheseatoflyourtroopswerenow

    ineveryrespectfortable.upoherhand,the

    detailsofthesufferingsofthefrenchtroopshadbeencarefully

    ncealedfrohefrenchpeople.nsequentlynothingwasdonefor

    theandtheirfoodenohadbeenatvaainthe

    previousyear.theylyexposedtotheattacksofthe

    saillness,ah,

    thefrenchhospitalsanythousandsdiedofcholera

    andfever.

    afterthetcheaya,asthereyofarenehe

    boardntforashortti,jackaskedleavetospendafewdayson

    boardship,ashisservicesasinterpreterlikelytobe

    required.thised.herehehadperfectrest.captain

    hethtedidnotputhinaeofhis

    sstes,herooftheharbor,andastedalongatthefoot

    oftheloftyesfishing,sotistakingabathinthe

    olers.thisandgedidjackagreatdealood,forhehadbeenfeelingtheeffectsofthelongstrainof

    ext.hehadhadseveralslighttouchesoffever,andthenaval

    dodoo

    thehospitalshipatnstantihe,however,

    pletelysethip,ahereceiptofa

    budgetoflettersfroo,tenuponthereceiptofhisletter

    annou

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