Struggle in Russia

After the war, the most terrifying thing has only just begun. Because the British and French coalition forces did not do a good job in preparing for the reception of the wounded, the treatment and reception of the wounded became an out-and-out nightmare!

Because the British army could not transport the wounded from the battlefield, those who could walk could only retreat north on foot. The British army set up a temporary dressing station on the Burganac River, ten kilometers north of the Alma River. Crowded inside waiting for a handful of doctors and nurses to bandage the wounds.

It's just that these are the lucky ones, because they are still agile, at least they can get to the dressing station. More wounded soldiers were distributed on the road between the Alma River and the Bulganak River, some hobbled forward, and some simply had to lie on the side of the road waiting to die.

Hundreds of wounded soldiers were left behind by the British, they cried, groaned, made various calls for help, and begged the passing ration team to take them. However, the caravans of the grain transport team were already overcrowded, and the vehicles were all overloaded.

The convoy could only tell the injured and the sick that they would return as soon as possible, but everyone knew that even if the food convoy could return, many wounded soldiers would not be able to last until that time.

Because many people are either missing arms or legs, or their stomachs have been shot through, and even their chins have been cut off and half of their tongues are exposed.

Seeing that it was impossible to ask for a ride, the wounded soldiers tried their best to beg for saliva, but at this time, where would they have water to drink?

These poor people finally managed to quench their thirst from the drains and sewers by the roadside, which is known to be full of bacteria, and the only result is that their wounds deteriorate and die faster!

Finally, according to the statistics of the British army, there were about 700 or 800 wounded soldiers who could not be transported. They were directly abandoned on the battlefield. They mourned miserably on the battlefield all night, until the next day when the Russian army dealt with their wounded. They were taken to the hospital in Sevastopol for treatment.

And this is not the worst. According to the observations of the British army reporters, it was found that three days after the battle ended, there were still a large number of British soldiers who did not receive effective treatment:

Many people were piled together for easy transportation; some people stared at you from behind the bushes, covering their wounds like wild beasts; Doctors, they showed us cut or smashed limbs or pointed out gunshot wounds. Their faces were gloomy and full of anger, and they spit out endless frenzy and hatred.

Compared with the British army, the performance of the Russian army is not particularly good, but at least it can pass. Under Li Xiao's suggestion, as well as Kornilov and Nakhimov's observations in the previous battle of Ineada, timely and rapid medical treatment played a huge role in maintaining morale.

So they specially set up stretcher teams, wounded transport teams and field hospitals before the war. Most of the wounded Russian soldiers were evacuated immediately, although the level of Russian military doctors and medicine was not enough to ensure that everyone could survive.

But for soldiers who are still fighting on the battlefield, seeing their comrades lying next to them, groaning in pain, and seeing them being taken to the hospital for treatment are two completely different emotions.

The morale of the Russian army remained quite good, and the soldiers were very satisfied with it, and even many people began to fear not fighting and not afraid of being injured, because they believed that even if they were really injured, they would be taken care of well.

Not only is the official medical treatment of the Russian army better than that of the coalition army, but the Russian civilians have also done a good job in the care of the wounded, the most famous of which is also known as the Russian version of Nightingale's story.

The protagonist of the story is called Daria Mikhailova. She was born in a mild climate and is the daughter of a sailor of the Black Sea Fleet. A few months ago, when she turned eighteen years old, she received bad news - her father was killed in the Sinop naval battle, and she lost her family's support and could only live as a laundry worker in the Black Sea Fleet.

When the battle of the Alma broke out, Daria sold the meager property her father left her to a Jewish merchant, then bought an old horse and a carriage, and then Daria cut her hair Short changed into his father's sailor uniform and went to the front line with the Russian army's wounded transport team.

While helping transport the wounded in the Alma River, Daria distributed water, food and wine to the wounded, disinfected the wounds with vinegar, and even tore off her own clothes to bandage them.

Although Russian soldiers saw that she was disguised as a man, they were all moved by her noble and selfless character.

Daria first served the wounded at the medical post on the banks of the Alma River, and then worked as a nurse in the hospital when the coalition forces were besieging and attacking Sevastopol.

Later, the story of the "Sevastopol heroine" spread, and she became not only a symbol of the patriotism of ordinary Russians, but also the "spirit of sacrifice" of Russian women who was repeatedly romanticized by poets such as Pushkin.

Because they didn't know Daria's surname, the wounded soldiers of Sevastopol affectionately called her Dasha Sevastopolskaya, and this name also became the name of Daria's famous history.

In December 1854, Daria was awarded the "Gold Medal of Zeal" by Nicholas I, becoming the only Russian woman in Russian history to receive this honor from a non-aristocratic background. The queen gave her a silver cross with the words "Sevastopol" on it.

In 1855, Daria married a wounded soldier and opened a local tavern in Sevastopol until her death in 1892.

When it comes to wounded soldiers, we can’t stop talking about it. In addition to medical rescue work, the two sides in the war are not able to do anything. They also abuse prisoners of war and shoot the wounded and prisoners~www.readwn.com~ For example, Russian soldiers He was instilled by the military priests with various magical stories that "the British and French troops are all monsters and devils, and they like to do all kinds of savage and ferocious things, and even eat people".

So much so that a simple and devout serf soldier who could not read the big characters regarded the coalition soldiers like a flood of beasts. If there were no officers present, they would secretly shoot and kill the prisoners.

Of course, the coalition forces are not much better. Although they are a little more literate than the Russian army, the tragic battles and the pain of losing their comrades also prompted them to do heinous acts.

And because of the shortage of supplies, there have even been extreme cases in the British army in which the top and bottom have tacitly shot and killed the "troublesome" Russian prisoners and wounded.

Even many British troops abused the wounded Russian soldiers and stole their property under the guise of caring for and rescuing the wounded Russian soldiers.

Of course, when the Russians clean the battlefield, their hands and feet are not clean. Picking "souvenirs" from the corpses is a traditional art.

However, the coalition forces have no time to pay attention to these things for the time being. For Raglan and San Arno, this fiasco is a blow to the head. How to turn the situation around as soon as possible is their first concern...