Struggle in Russia

Telegraph Mountain is of great significance to Sevastopol. If it hadn't thwarted the coalition's offensive here before, I'm afraid the coalition would have marched south to take Sevastopol. The position of this line forced the coalition to land a second time, which indirectly bought Sevastopol for nearly a month.

Not only that, but Telegraph Hill is in the hands of the Russian army, which means that the connection between Sevastopol and Simferopol has not been cut off. Sevastopol could receive a steady stream of reinforcements and supplies from the depths of Crimea as well as Ukraine and the rest of Russia.

And this is the key to Sevastopol's ability to stick to it. It is conceivable that once Telegraph Hill fell, the coalition could cut off the connection between Sevastopol and Simferopol, completely turning Sevastopol into an isolated city.

In that case, the situation in Sevastopol is even worse, and it can even be said that it is only a matter of time before it falls.

And this time Archduke Constantine and the others insisted on attacking, so they could only mobilize a large number of troops on the front line of Telegraph Mountain. Once these were all meat buns and dogs, there was no return, how could Telegraph Mountain stick to it?

Thinking of this, Kornilov and Nakhimov both had trouble sleeping and eating, so they wanted to go to Archduke Konstantin to talk about it, and tell him not to deploy too many troops, but the attitude of that guy made it clear that he would not listen.

Anyway, Kornilov and Nakhimov were furious and furious, and their mouths were full of burns and they couldn't even eat.

It was at this time that Li Xiao arrived in Sevastopol.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Kornilov was not only curious about Li Xiao's sudden arrival, but also how he got here. If he came by land, the mountains and the high road would be difficult to walk, and the risk was not small. After all, the coalition forces were on the Alma River. The troops did not sit still and do nothing. In the past two months, their light cavalry has been attacking and harassing the Russian army's supply and communication lines. With the current morale of the Russian army, it will collapse at a touch.

Moreover, seeing Li Xiao's red face, he didn't mean to be troubled at all, no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like he had come all the way.

"I came here by boat!" Li Xiao replied with a smile.

As soon as these remarks came out, Nakhimov and Kornilov were both dumbfounded. The reason is very simple. Since the control of the sea in the Black Sea has changed hands, let alone the Black Sea Fleet and Russian fishermen, it is a problem to go to sea. The British and French fleets are still constantly Patrol and blockade at sea, it can be said that even a boat would not even think about going to sea.

Unless someone can swim over, how can it be possible to go by sea.

"Why not?" Li Xiao asked back with a smile, "Not only did I take the sea route, but I also went to the shore from Kamish. The coalition army treated me well this way!"

Both Kornilov and Nakhimov's eyeballs were about to fall out. Kamish was in the hands of the French army. When someone went ashore from there, it was not to say that he was on the territory of the coalition forces. How could this be possible?

Are the French blind?

Of course, the French are not blind. They can only say that Li Xiao's identity is too well-disguised. He has the passport and other supporting documents that David Leboeuf helped to obtain. There is no problem in directly pretending to be a French.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if there are no fake passports. The French are not strict at all. Greeks and even Russians are welcome as long as they transport the supplies they need to Kamish. When I went ashore, I saw a lot of Russians. It's a pleasure to hang around there!"

Kornilov and Nakhimov's eyeballs were about to fall out. They never thought that someone would bring such a hot news.

"The supply problem of the coalition forces is very troublesome," Li Xiao told them. "The French army is a little better. Basically, they can eat enough and wear warm clothes. The British suffered. Although I also went to Balaclava, The procedural inspection is very strict, but the British are superfluous, that is, they are just pretending!"

Kornilov and Nakhimov, look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to evaluate this news. Saying it's okay, it doesn't have much to do with them. After all, what Li Xiao can do doesn't mean that other people can do it. It is very likely that someone else will be arrested on the spot.

It is not good to say it is not good, it is also rare to know the actual situation on the British and French sides. After all, the scouts on their own side, especially those **** Cossacks, are not good at all. They flee quickly when they see the enemy, resulting in The information they get is often full of errors and utter nonsense.

"What do you think of the current situation? Is it possible for us to hold Sevastopol?"

Li Xiao's answer was very straightforward: "I'm not optimistic. Although the coalition forces have many troubles and problems now, and even the British army can be said to be basically abolished, this is only temporary. As long as they recover, once the spring blooms next year. when……"

Kornilov and Nakhimov don't need Li Xiao to finish talking to know what spring flowers mean. At that time, Generals January and February had returned to their hometowns, and it was the turn of the Russian army to taste the iron fist of the coalition.

"I suggest you stock up on supplies as much as possible, whether it's food or ammunition~www.readwn.com~ By the way! There are also key water resources. It seems that Sevastopol's water supply is completely dependent on the canal outside the city, right? "

Kornilov and Nakhimov were taken aback, because they hadn't really paid much attention to the canal, but now that Li Xiao mentioned it, they couldn't help but be surprised when they thought about it carefully!

Sevastopol is actually the estuary of the Chornaya River. This fjord is a natural port, but all the fresh water in the port area depends on the supply of the Chornaya River.

Today, the Inkerman Heights is still under the control of the Russian army, so there is no problem in diverting water from the Joelnaya River. But the coalition forces are not stupid, and the focus of their next attack is likely to be Mount Inkerman.

As long as the Incerman Mountain is captured, one can occupy a favorable terrain to bombard the port of Sevastopol directly from the Incerman Mountain, and secondly, it can cut off the water supply of Sevastopol.

The troops can hold on without food, but who can stand without water?

The Sevastopol city defense army is full of 40,000 to 50,000 people, plus the people in the city, so many people drinking water is a big problem!

Nakhimov blurted out: "The defenses of the highlands outside the city must be strengthened, and the water supply must be secured!"

Kornilov shook his head and said, "With our current strength, it is impossible to defend. As long as the enemy is willing, sooner or later, they will have a way to take over the positions outside our city."

"Then what should we do? Could it be that Sevastopol can only be given up as the old **** said?" Nakhimov was anxious.

Kornilov did not answer him, but turned to Li Xiao: "Your Excellency, since you pointed out the problem, there should be a way to solve it, right?"