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On the other hand, after the coalition received reinforcements, it was finally less sincere and fearful. Even if the military discipline was still in a mess, it still managed to regain its footing.

Then the coalition held another military meeting to discuss again what to do next. It's just funny that Raglan still advocates staying put and waiting for more reinforcements and sufficient supplies before taking action.

It's just that this time, whether it's the French or the British, they don't want to listen to his **** anymore. After a quarrel, although they still haven't come to a definite conclusion, the coalition believes that reconnaissance should be strengthened, on the one hand, to find out about Sevastopol. On the other hand, see if there has been any change in the Russian army in Telegraph Hill.

This so-called enhanced reconnaissance is very interesting, because the coalition did not personally dispatch, but bribed the local Tatars to help.

They believe that the coalition forces should not be particularly fortified against these local people, and it is especially suitable for them to inquire about the reality of the Russian army.

It can only be said that this kind of idea is really whimsical, and the reason is very simple. Kornilov is now full of anger towards the Tatars, and thinks these are very unreliable. Treating them as favorably as Duke Vorontsov is simply a white-eyed wolf, The only way to really take full control of Crimea is to strengthen the control of the Tatars and immigrate as much as possible.

Therefore, the Tatars who were bought by the coalition forces met the Russian army who were waiting for them, and it was naturally not a good thing. Suspiciously, they were quickly arrested and publicly shot.

The Tatar spies, who rarely escaped death, had to make up lies to deal with it in order to explain to the coalition forces. They told the coalition forces that the star fortress north of Sevastopol was indestructible, and that the Russian army was fully defending it.

And there are hardly any decent fortifications to the south of Sevastopol, it can be said that there is almost no fortification at all!

The truth is that this information is quite a fool, and it is completely conjectured by the Tartar spy based on the wrong impression. Only people who have never been to Sevastopol would say that!

Whether it is current or historically, the defense of the southern port area of ​​Sevastopol is much stronger than that to the north.

And from the point of view of military common sense, the coalition forces landed in Kalamita Bay, north of Sevastopol. They are attacking Sevastopol south. If they were to attack the South Port of Sevastopol, the coalition forces would have to make a detour.

To be honest, it's a bit baffling. If you're going to attack the South Port of Sevastopol, don't go as far as Kalamita Bay to land. Land in Balaklava and Kamish directly south of Sevastopol!

How easy would it be to simply seize these two ports and then quickly attack north.

It's crazy to attack Sevastopol from north to south and then turn around like the coalition. What they do is not only to put their logistical supply lines under the attack of the Russian army, but also to capture Balaklava and Kamish. Only a military strategist would make such a decision!

In fact, the reason why the coalition forces are so inexplicable in Crimea is very simple, that is, internal disagreements and the main commander has been repeatedly unable to make up his mind.

Judging from the landing of the coalition forces in Kalamita Bay, their initial idea was to quickly go south and directly attack the North Port of Sevastopol after the landing.

That's what makes sense. However, after a series of situations after the landing, the coalition forces lost confidence in storming the North Port of Sevastopol for two reasons. One was that the attack on the North Port of Sevastopol required the support of the coalition navy, and the navy needed to suppress Sevastopol. The fort north of Topol.

According to the plan of the coalition navy, they were going to break into the port of Sevastopol directly, and then directly attack the Russian army position in the North Port from the port, so that the Russian army was attacked by the enemy.

It's just that Kornilov and Nakhimov decisively sank the ship to block the port and destroyed the coalition navy. There was no way for the coalition navy to break into the port.

Another reason was the misinformation of the Tatars, which caused the coalition to misjudge the defense of the north and south ports of Sevastopol and mistakenly believe that the south port was easier to attack.

However, this is understandable, because from the birth of the city wall, the siege battle has been particularly difficult. Even if there are artillery in modern times, the threat of the artillery that fires solid bullets to the city wall is far less than what is said in books. .

According to the military dogma of this year, the first thing to do in siege operations is to dig trenches not too far from the city wall, so as to cover one's artillery bombarding the other's fortifications. Then, under the cover of artillery fire, the infantry can launch an assault.

For example, the French army especially liked this set of tactics, so they did a lot of work for the British, and persuaded the British to abandon the original plan to quickly capture the North Port of Sevastopol, and move forward step by step.

The British commander-in-chief of engineers, Sir John Burgoing, especially praised this plan. His reason was not ordinary. He said: If the North Port of Sevastopol is attacked, it may lose 500 people, such a "heavy" The loss is completely unacceptable, so it is better to start a siege from the south of Sevastopol and kill the Russian army step by step.

To tell the truth, this reason is really inexplicable. The coalition forces lost tens of thousands of people in the first battle of Telegraph Hill. Please note that the fortifications there are not as good as Sevastopol.

Where did Bogoying get the confidence that he only needed to lose 500 men to attack the North Port of Sevastopol? Was his math taught by a physical education teacher?

What's more, according to his statement ~www.readwn.com~ it is the best strategy to siege and strangle the Russian army from the south, but the question is, is this really possible?

At least it seems impossible in history. The Russian army was not completely trapped to death. They held on for more than a year, causing heavy casualties to the coalition forces.

However, the coalition forces could not control this in the end. A week later, after another batch of reinforcements of about 20,000 people arrived in Crimea, the coalition forces again marched on the Alma River.

This time the coalition's strength was as high as 80,000, almost three times that of the Russian army on the opposite side. The pressure on Kornilov and Peter Gorchakov was not unusual.

"The task I give you is to hold on for at least another week!" Kornilov gave the order with a blank face, "You must try to protect yourself as much as possible and kill the enemy's living strength in large numbers."

To tell the truth, this order is a bit inhumane, more than 20,000 versus 80,000, and you have to stick to it for a week without losing too much. This is too contradictory!

It's just that Kornilov doesn't care, because he needs more time now to recruit troops to improve the defense facilities around Sevastopol...