"Your Excellency the Governor, let me go! The soldiers of the Empire cannot die in vain! The Ottomans should pay for what he did! ”

Nakhimov, who commanded the deck of the fleet, gritted his teeth and looked at the sawdust on the surface of the sea, and said to Menshikov.

"Yes! Your Excellency the Governor! Let's go! I bet they must have no protection right now! ”

Vice Admiral Kornilov, Chief of Staff of the Black Sea Fleet, who was standing to Menshikov's right, also made his own suggestion to Menshikov, to whom he spoke in a sincere tone.

According to Vice Admiral Kornilov's understanding of the Ottoman army, after such a "great victory", the Ottoman navy will inevitably sing and dance, and this is often the time when they are most relaxed.

Faced with the appeal of his two generals, Governor Menshikov did not speak, but quietly watched the sea where the double-deck battleship sank.

On this sparkling sea, Menshikov seemed to see the figure of the loyal Russian Imperial Navy struggling.

That's right, those damned infidels will definitely not let go of such an opportunity for revenge!

Thinking of this, Menshikov couldn't help but clench his fists, and now he couldn't wait to directly lead the navy to carry out a surprise attack on Sinop port.

With enough flowering shells in his hands, Menshikov was more than capable of annihilating the navy that was stuck in Sinop Harbor.

However, reason told him that the current port of Sinop must have been heightened its guard.

Once the Coastal Batteries were aimed at his fleet, even if they could annihilate the entire navy in Sinop Harbor, they would have to leave a few ships behind by the Sinop Harbor Batteries.

Menshikov believed that as governor, he could not just seek justice for the dead, and thus let the living die.

Yu Gong, Menshikov had to make sure that the Black Sea Fleet would not suffer too much damage, and that His Majesty Nicholas I needed a grand victory, not a pyrrhic one.

Privately, Menshikov felt that he had an obligation to lead the children alive, and they all carried the ardent hopes of their parents.

Of course, if Menshikov had commanded an army force, then Menshikov would not have hesitated to attack the damned Ottoman barbarians.

"Let's go back!" Under the hopeful gaze of Lieutenant General Kornilov and Lieutenant General Nakhimov, Menshikov made the decision to withdraw to the Sevastopol fortress in a hoarse voice.

"Why? We could have taken the opportunity to annihilate them! The Ottomans will not guard against us at all! Lieutenant General Kornilov couldn't help but question Menshikov.

"Because I'm the Governor!" Menshikov gave the order to Kornilov in an unquestionable tone: "I said, go back!" ”

"I ......," Lieutenant General Nakhimov said to Menshikov through gritted teeth: "Your Excellency the Governor, I beg your pardon for not being able to understand!" ”

"I don't need your understanding!" Menshikov's attitude was still tough, and he said to Nakhimov with a straight face: "You just need to obey orders!" ”

Then Menshikov paused and continued: "If you are not willing to obey the orders of me, the governor, then take off your military uniform and get out of the army at once!" ”

There was not the slightest compromise in Menshikov's words, and in his opinion, a soldier who did not know what obedience was not a good soldier at all.

This kind of person stays in the command of the army and affects the discipline of the entire army.

In a way, the Imperial Russian Navy was more disciplined than the Army.

Since the navy was still in the tradition of complete aristocracy, many naval officers were children of the nobility or of middle-class (the middle class of the Russian Empire) families, and their level of knowledge far exceeded that of the Slavic animals, and they were subject to much more restraint than the Slavic animals.

And their Tsar Nicholas I always believed in a simple truth, and the more people who understood, the easier it was to become Decembrists.

Therefore, the requirements for the navy should be more stringent.

Of course, this harshness was only for the Russian Army, and the officers of the Imperial Russian Navy themselves were more loose than those of the British and French.

Otherwise, there would not have been a situation in which Nakhimov had slipped in the Sevastopol fortress.

After Menshikov's coercive order, Kornilov and Nakhimov did not raise any objections, and a fleet returned to the Sevastopol fortress in a mighty manner.

In fact, just as Menshikov thought, when Osman Pasha followed the garrison major general to the garrison headquarters for a welcome banquet, he was cautious by nature and specially instructed his men to go to the fort to help the defenders of the fort control the artillery.

As soon as Menshikov's fleet entered the port of Sinop for a sneak attack, then he would face a merciless blow from the port batteries of Sinop.

It can be said that Menshikov's actions to forcibly withdraw troops allowed the Russian Empire to avoid the risk of heavy losses.

As the saying goes, there are pros and cons, and although Menshikov unconsciously avoided heavy losses, he also had to deal with the mourning of the fleet.

Menshikov, who had returned to the Sevastopol fortress, also noticed that the momentum of the fleet seemed to be in a sluggish state, and he hurried to find Andrei. Borconsky.

Gu Xuan/Span Andre at this time. Borconsky was in a very low state. It seems that this defeat seems to have dealt a great blow to him.

"Andrey. Borconsky! Menshikov said in a serious tone to Andrei. Borconsky said.

"Here!" Andre. Borkunsky, after hearing Menshikov's shouts, hurriedly responded.

"Look, can you win a war in your current state? If I ask you to fight the Ottoman bungrels now, can you? Menshikov said with an unusually grim expression.

"Yes!" Hearing Menshikov's words, Andrei. Borconsky's eyes lit up, and he replied with a snarled voice.

"Really?" Menshikov looked at Andrei suspiciously. Borconsky said: "Why don't I believe it? ”

"Your Excellency, I can assure you! As long as I can ...... with those dog mongrels," Andrey. Borconsky immediately patted his chest and said that now he has long since lived up to his previous slump and returned to normal.

"Good! Now I'll give you a task, if you can do it well! I can make your fleet the first to attack! Menshikov slapped the table on Andrei. Borconsky tracted.

"What task?" Andre. Borconsky couldn't wait to ask Menshikov.

"Straighten out your soldiers! What I need is a screaming soldier, not a bunch of soldiers who hang their heads all day! Do you understand? Menshikov's voice was high-pitched to Andrei. Borconsky tracted.

"Got it!" Andre. Borconsky also responded to Menshikov with a high-spirited attitude.

"Go ahead!" Menshikov waved his hand lightly, Andrei. Borconsky left.

Andre. After Borkonsky left, Menshikov called the captains of the other fleets one by one and talked to them.

The captains also promised Menshikov that he would definitely reorganize his morale. However, Menshikov had to promise them to be the vanguard.

Menshikov immediately agreed to their request and promised to put them to use.

After pacifying all the captains, Menshikov called Kornilov and Nakhimov over.

"I know you two are complaining about me in your hearts, and you don't dare to attack Sinop Harbor tonight!"

"Don't dare × 2"

"Don't dare? You're not so daring! To tell you the truth, I am reluctant to attack tonight not because I am afraid of defeat, but because I want to preserve the viability of the Russian Empire, and we must fight a war of annihilation! Otherwise, how can I be worthy of His Majesty the Tsar's trust in us! Worthy of our dead soldiers! ”

Kornilov and Nakhimov's expressions also became extremely serious after hearing "His Majesty the Tsar".

"Your Excellency, I wonder what your next countermeasures are?" Nakhimov asked Menshikov.

"Now that the main fleet of the Ottoman Empire has appeared, it is enough to prove that our previous plan was not in vain! We just need to use some means to make them think that the port of Sinop is foolproof! Menshikov said to the two with a sneer on the corner of his mouth.

Subsequently, Menshikov strategized with Kornilov and Nakhimov.

After listening to Menshikov's battle plan, Kornilov and Nakhimov immediately understood what Menshikov meant, and said that they would actively cooperate with Menshikov's command.

Over the next few days, an entirely steam clipper force began to attack the supply ships, much to the annoyance of Osman Pasha.

However, he had no way to deal with this force, which came and went like the wind.

As the steam clippers became more and more rampant, Osman Pasha had no choice but to lead the main fleet to escort them personally.

Menshikov, who received the news, also led his main fleet out to meet the enemy.

The main fleets of both sides were entangled with each other in the western part of the Black Sea, and in the end the Ottomans retreated to the Battle of Sinop with a slight disadvantage.

The battle cost the Ottomans another steam clipper and a double-deck battleship.

On the side of the Russian Empire, Andrei. Borconsky became the key to the war, and his steam clippers directly dragged the double-deck battleship, allowing his own sail battleship to take it easy.

All the soldiers and officers on the steam clippers and double-deck warships were also buried at the bottom of the sea by the same means as the Russian Empire.

The only ones who were rescued were the British instructors on the double-deck battleship.

After this battle, the Ottoman navy was once again restored to its previous situation.

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