Sevastopol is both a military port and a fortress, and has been a strategic location in Russia since Ukraine was incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1783. It is located on the northern shore of the Black Sea, with access to the Mediterranean Sea through the Black Sea Strait to the south and Moscow to the north via Simferopol, the capital of the Crimean region.

On November 5, 1854, the Battle of Sevastopol had been going on for 41 days. Dozens of battles have left the fortifications outside Sevastopol riddled with bullets, but the fortified fortress remained in the hands of the Russians. And the Russian army lost no time in starting a counteroffensive against the coalition forces

Before dawn, the Russian army began to implement this offensive plan. The commander-in-chief of the entire battle was Admiral Nakhimov, who led 19,000 men and 38 guns to attack southeast along the Kilian Valley; About 5 kilometers from Soymonov's department, Pavlov led 16,000 men and 96 guns to attack south from the Inkerman bridge. The western detachment was under the unified command of Tonglunbao. The 20,000 men commanded by Gorchakov were responsible for pinning down the French army and capturing Mount Sapen. The defenders of the southern fortress supported the attacking forces with firepower and sent small detachments to attract the attention of the French, in addition to covering the main road to Bahchisaray with 6,000 men.

This time, the purpose of the Russian army is very clear, preparing to open a gap from the British position, and then expand the results of the battle.

However, things were not as easy as the Russians thought, and the Russians on the march were now surrounded by smoke, and by the time they arrived at the intended battlefield, it was already foggy.

It was about 6 a.m. Soymonov could not care much more, and he gave the order to the troops to attack.

Gunfire and artillery suddenly rang out on the battlefield, tearing the Crimean peninsula apart peacefully in the early morning, and the Russian army attacked the British positions in column formations in heavy fog.

The positions of the British troops were in the shape of sharp knives, arranged in two lines. 15,000 people in the first and second lines, 36 guns. In the face of a sudden attack by the Russian army. The good quality and excellent equipment of the British army played a role in time. After suffering the loss of the squadron on the battlefield in India, the standard configuration of the British infantry was already the Mini rifle. Although this gun is clearly from France, it is easy to imitate it with the powerful industrial system of England. Therefore, after the British had a demand for improved performance of guns, Minnie rifles began to be equipped with a large number of British troops.

At this time, after the British army and the Russian army opened fire, this Mini rifle with an effective range of 500 yards caused great damage to the Russian army, and the Russian army, which had not yet been fully reequipped, could only keep approaching the British position in order to effectively kill and injure the British with the smoothbore gun in his hand.

Fortunately, regardless of the Minnie guns equipped by Britain and France, or the smoothbore guns of the Russian army, the guns at this time are weapons with a low hit rate. Compared with the Chinese rifles, the difference in performance between the two guns is in the range of quantitative change and not qualitative change (the guns they bought from the empire are equipped with elite troops in the capital, only Prussia has now completed the rearmament of the whole army. ）。 In this way, the disadvantage of the Russian army is not impossible to fight. In fact, the Russian army fought extremely well in this battle with inferior weapons, and the Russian army bravely and tenaciously repelled many attacks by the coalition forces in the battle.

At the time of a heavy exchange of fire between Soymonov's troops and the British, Pavlov's troops were supposed to attack the British flank, according to the original plan. Unfortunately, however, the latter was delayed by the delay in the repair of the Kerman Bridge, so that at the beginning of the battle, the two main attacking forces lost their coordination. This gave the British army the opportunity to quickly adjust its forces and support the front-line positions.

The British front-line position was located on a slightly raised hill that stretched for several kilometers, facing the sea on one side and the French position of Mount Sapen on the other. For the Russian army to capture the high ground, it needs to pass through a rough road. The road was muddy and difficult to navigate because of the heavy rain that had just fallen. These factors brought great difficulties to the Russian army, and the Russian troops who were thrown into the front line were mercilessly bombarded by British artillery because of crowding.

Soon 38 artillery pieces under Soymonov's command also opened fire on the nearby heights, and with the support of artillery, the situation of the Russian army immediately improved.

By the time the battle was going on until dawn, the fog had gradually lifted, and the Soymonov telescope showed that the Russian army had broken through a number of British positions.

At this time, a pair of British cavalry rushed towards the artillery position on the rear flank of the Russian army, and Soymonov lightly gave a few orders to the adjutant beside him.

The order was passed on in the quickest way, and all Russian artillery adjusted the target distance.

The commander of the British light cavalry brigade was ordered to lead 673 cavalry under his command to raid the Russian artillery positions, hoping to reduce the threat posed by the Russian artillery to the British positions.

Russell, a military correspondent who had the good fortune and the misfortune to witness the shocking cavalry charge on the muddy heights, wrote in his war newsletter to The Times: "There has now been a calamity that has given us great sorrow and sorrow. Tang Dynasty. Quixote attacked the windmill. But also not as reckless and rash as these valiant soldiers, who rushed forward without even thinking about it. ...... will almost certainly be sent to death in vain. ”

Viscount Cardigan, who had no way of knowing that Russell was watching all this with sorrowful eyes on the high ground, raised his command knife in the middle of the ranks and shouted: "Warriors of England, stain your Iron Cross with the blood of your enemies. ”

Under the rising sun, more than 600 cavalrymen dressed in red colors charged forward heroically in the fierce and passionate battle atmosphere. The loud sound of the Iron Hoof hitting the ground could not even be muffled by the sound of cannons, they looked like a torrent of Iron Horse Kingo, as if there was nothing that could resist them, capable of shattering everything that stood in front of the Iron Hoof.

But the facts were turned on their head in an instant, and the truth was restored to the iron-blooded battlefield in Crimea.

At a distance of 1,200 meters from the Russian army, all the Russian troops along the line opened fire, and 38 artillery pieces poured out a tidal wave of smoke and flames, and the deadly bullets that passed through them hissed. The volley of bullets scattered the corpses of men and horses, carried through the wilderness by wounded or riderless horses. The British were powerless to support, and they could only watch the hussar brigade throw itself into the arms of death.

Viscount Cardigan was a standard soldier who took his orders seriously, and the tragic situation before him did not deter him. Seeing that the cavalry line in front of him was crushed, the men and horses of the second line charged again, and under the command of Viscount Cardigan, the heroic British cavalry did not stop for a moment, nor did it slow down for a moment. Under the bombardment of the 38 artillery pieces set up by the Russian army, the number of the team gradually decreased, the flash of steel formed a halo above their heads, and many of their comrades shouted like cheers as they died, so they rushed into the smoke of gunfire. However, before they could be seen, the plains were littered with the corpses of men and horses. In addition to frontal fire from the smoothbore guns, they were also flanked by artillery groups on the hills on both sides