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    台湾小说网  www.192.tw小说站  www.xsz.tw小说站  www.xsz.twtrendousexplosiontookplace,arussianshellexplodinginafrench

    aunitionhbleersand

    n.

    onthefollopbygiving

    privatetheatricals.thebillreroyal,naval

    brigade.onfridayevening,31staugust,ed,deafasa

    post,tobefolloan,theonclude

    halaughablefartitledslasherandcrasher.seatstobe

    takenatsevenoaoncepreciselyateight.

    godsavethequeen.rulebritannia.”theses

    h.s.”london.”theactorshebrigade,the

    ladiespartsbeingtakenbyyoungboatsates.thousand

    spectatorscloselypackedancewas

    ienselyenjoyedinspiteofthefactthattheshellfroherussian

    legunsoccasionallyburstintheneighborhoodofthetheatre.

    thefrenchhadno

    theirfrontsaptheyuldabsolutelytouchtheabattisofthe

    lakoff.oherussiansdeasortie,andsoheavy

    fightingtookplathetrehetihandhe

    lastboardhefrenchbeganitearlyonthe

    ingofthe5th.theyhadnohan627gunsin

    position,nce

    aprofou,andfeheenglishofficerskne

    parativelyety,

    encarefullyout

    ofsightoftheene.

    suddenlythreejetsofearthanddustsprungintotheair.thefrench

    hadexplodedthreenes,andatthesignalastreaffirethree

    lesihranfroatterytobattery,astheheir

    gunsopenedfire.theeffectofthisstupendousvolleyerrible.

    theirosofthe

    russians,andontthe

    hillsideoke.hthegreatestehefrench

    heirguns,andtheroarinuousandterrible.

    foratitherussiansseedparalyzedbythistrendousfire;

    lyingquietlyintheirshelteredsubterraneaheyhadno

    thoughtof,aorpon

    theookthebr >

    theirastonishnt,andsteadilyopenedfireiheenglish

    gunsnoheirvoicestothe,andforthe

    storffirentinuedunabatingonbothsides.

    afterten

    ingtoallunstool.attenoclockthefrenchagain

    explodedsones,andfortheironadeas

    hotlyasever.therussiansuldbeseenptroopsacrossthe

    bridgeovertheharborfroheirthenorthside,toresist

    theexpectedattack.froofivethefiringthat

    hourthefrenchagaiheironadeasvigorouslyasbefore.

    eon,andaccuratefiringattheeteries

    ortarsandheavygunsopenedfireonthe

    place.theskyreakedhlinesoffireastheheavyshells

    describedtheircurves,burstinghheavyexplosiohetown.

    presentlyathespectatedthecrestof

    thebill,forflasoherussian

    frigates.higherandhighertheyrose,althoughbytheirlightthe

    russiansuldbeperceived.at

    lasttheyescaughtthe

    standrigging,andthepillaroffirelituptheownand

    surroundinguntry.notantdidourfiresla,butno

    anstherussianlinesofdefence.all

    nightthefirentiopreventtheenefroepairingdages.

    theingtheenglishplayedtheprincipalpartiack,

    ourbatteriesngatdaylight,andntinuingtheirfireall

    day.therussiansuldbeseerelybusy.hithertothey

    hadbelievedthatthealliesotaketheto

    thetrendousfireheallieshadnoheclose

    approaalakoff,hadclearlyshakentheir

    nfidelast.

    largequantitiesofstoresransportedduriothe

    northside,andontheheightstheregreatnuersofno

    belabatfortifiyinthefieldwas

    observedtobevingtoan,andithatit

    entofthetcheayaandtokea

    desperateefforttorelievethetoiesin

    thefield.

    allthatnighttheboardntntinuedission,the

    troopsirencheskeepingupaheavysketryfireuponthe

    enesfroepairingdagesinthedark.

    thedayitionofthose.the

    russiansrepliedbutseldoandoccasionallyokeblew

    aside,ituldbeseenthatterribledageedon

    therussianbatteries.atdusktheonadeceased,theshell

    boardnttookpladatelevenatrendousexplosionoccurred

    iown.

    therussiansfroitotilitupthehfireballsand

    carcasses,evidentlyfearingasuddennightattack.duringthedaya

    greatunciloftothesurgeons

    tosendallthepatientsinthehospitaldoobalaklava,andto

    prepareforthereceptionofhattheattack

    akeplaextday.

    althoughtherussianfireiotheboardnthadbeen

    parativelyslight,frohe3dtothe6thhreeofficersand

    fortythreenkilled;threeofficersand189nwounded.

    duringthesedaysjackhadbeenondutyieries,andthe

    sailorshadtakentheirfullpartinthework.

    thereedisappointntthatnightinthenavalcawas

    knoheissueofthedivisionalordersthatthesailors

    tobeeheassault.jack,hoheindignation

    ofhistenttesbysayingfranklythathehattheywere

    notgoingtoshareiack.

    ”itisallveryeceof

    hittingback,buttorushacrossgroundsbyaupleofhundred

    gunsisnojoke;andtobepottedatbythousandsoffellowsin

    shelterbehindtrenches.onekhefrench

    send12,000ntoattackabattery,rytocarryanequallystrong

    placeh1000.ifiitell

    youfairly,idonturdered,an

    ...
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