“…… We must cut off the claws of the bears that they are trying to dominate the East and get them out of the Near East......"

Saint. Arno and Baron Raglan agreed on a depiction of the Russian Empire, and they burst into laughter, which caused the entire tent door to laugh along with their commanders.

After the laughter ended, St. Arno and Baron Raglan raised their glasses again, the scarlet liquid in the cups swaying back and forth a few times with a crisp clash, and then drank them all.

After three rounds of drinking, the slightly drunken Baron Raglan turned to St. Field Marshal Arnault described the situation in which the British army could not be engaged in high-intensity combat for a short time.

Ambassador Valewski had already learned about the basic situation of the British army. Arnault immediately told Baron Raglan that there would be no large-scale fighting in the coalition forces in a short period of time, and that the British army only needed to send a small part of the cavalry to follow the French.

"What do you want to do?" Baron Raglan asked St. Arnault.

"Mr. Raglan, our army has been in the Varna region for almost a few months, and it is time to say hello to the Imperial Russian army near the fortress of Silistra!" Saint. Arnault shrugged his shoulders and said to Lord Raglan with a meaningful smile: "After all, Paris is also waiting for news of our victory!" ”

"Well, it looks like we're all going to have to deal with our respective governments!" Baron Raglan sighed slightly. Arnault said.

"No!" Saint. Arnault hurriedly corrected Baron Raglan by saying that the French army was not supervised by the government, and that they were all volunteering to serve the Empire.

After all, every French soldier wanted to wash away the defeat they had suffered at the hands of the Russian Empire.

Hear St. Arno's explanation, and Baron Raglan also smiled meaningfully.

Next, the British army and the French army discussed the distribution of forces to the fortress of Silistra.

Among them, the French army will send 10,000 troops (including the Zhuaf regiment), led by the commander of the French 1st Division, Conrobert, to the fortress of Silistra to "rush" to Omar Pasha in the fortress, and the British side will lead a cavalry force of 1,000 men and an infantry force of 3,000 men to the fortress of Silistra under the leadership of the Duke of Cambridge and the French army to the fortress of Silistra.

When Baron Raglan asked St. When Marshal Arno set out for the fortress of Silistra, St. Arnault. Arnault replied that Baron Raglan would not be able to leave until 25 February.

Baron Raglan once again asked St. Raglan about it. Marshal Arnault reason, St. Field Marshal Arno replied: "Mr. Raglan, we are not the only ones who are the protagonists of this war! There are still two armies that have not yet arrived on the battlefield, and we will need to wait patiently for a few days! ”

Baron Raglan suddenly remembered that the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia had also declared war on the Russian Empire, and that the Anglo-French forces should wait for them to arrive at Varna and send them together.

However, Baron Raglan remained cautious and skeptical about the combat effectiveness of the Ottoman and Kingdom of Sardinia armies.

The poor performance of the Sardinian army, in particular, in 1848 has been a long-lasting obstacle to Baron Raglan.

"Rest assured, Mr. Raglan! Although the whole army of the Kingdom of Sardinia is to be discussed, the will to fight of individual units is no less than that of the armies of our two countries! I am sure that the rulers of the Kingdom of Sardinia will carefully select the best soldiers among them and send them to our hands for our use! "St. Arnault did not shy away from speaking of the Sardinian troops as consumables.

"That's right!" Baron Raglan thought for a moment and nodded to St. Raglan. Arno said in unison: "I don't think the Kingdom of Sardinia will send the remnants of the army over!" ”

"As for the Ottoman army...... "St. Arno sighed and said, "That's just fate!" ”

Although Omar Pasha held off the Russian army at the fortress of Silistra for several months, this did not mean that the Ottoman army itself was capable of rivaling the Russian army.

The fortress made it easier for the Ottomans to defend themselves against the Russian Empire's offensive, but it did not allow the Ottomans to turn their defensive advantage into an offensive advantage.

Not to mention the huge gap in the quality of the army on the Ottoman side, many of the feudal troops (Egypt, Tunisia) were far more combat-capable than the Ottoman army's own army.

"I hope the Ottoman Empire will not live up to our expectations!" Baron Raglan shrugged his shoulders and bowed to St. Raglan. Arnault responded.

Both the British and French armies were skeptical about the approaching combat capabilities of the Ottoman army.

After the Anglo-French Army discussed the operation on the road, the British Admiral Dundas and the French Admiral General Bruard discussed the shelling of the Odessa capital.

"I suggest that the naval forces of our two families depart tomorrow and leave for Odessa!" Admiral Bruard said to Admiral Dundas.

"This ......" General Dundas hesitated, he thought that General Brua was a little too aggressive, and he responded tactfully: "Isn't it a little too hasty to do this!" None of our troops have been trimmed! ”

The army that General Dundas refers to is, of course, the British Army units.

General Brua heard the subtext of General Dundas, and he told General Dundas that the Anglo-French navy was going to Odessa only to survey whether the defenses of the Odessa capital were empty, and at the same time to attack the naval fleet docked in the Odessa capital, and did not need to be followed by the army.

After listening to General Brua's explanation, General Dundas glanced at Baron Raglan, commander of the British Expeditionary Force.

With Baron Raglan's approval, General Dundas agreed to General Brua's plan.

After the feast, General Dundas was summoned to the camp by General Raglan to discuss.

Early the next morning, nearly 2,000 British infantry left the barracks and headed for the port of Varna.

When the British army arrived at the port of Varna, they saw that a large number of French soldiers had already gathered in the port, and this group of French soldiers boarded the small boats in an orderly manner under the leadership of their commander, and the French soldiers who were adrift on the sea were transported to the troop carriers, and the person responsible for directing the troops to board the ships was the commander of the 2nd Division, Boques.

When all the French soldiers had been transported aboard, Boques came to Baron Raglan and replied respectfully, "Commander Raglan! ”

"Didn't you say yesterday that this operation was just an advance war, and it didn't need too many people? Why did you change your mind again today? Baron Raglan asked Boques half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"We, the marshal, think! If our infantry does not fight with the navy, it will be difficult to catch the fleeting fighters! Bocques responded reasonably, then blinked and pointed to the army behind Commander Raglan and asked, "Commander Raglan, I'm afraid the troops behind you didn't come here to watch the excitement!" ”

"It seems that both of our armies want to go together!" Baron Raglan replied tactfully, and then laughed at himself: "It's just that neither of us seems to be very honest!" ”

"yes!" Bockes nodded sympathetically.

The two who knew it automatically avoided the reason why both sides were not honest.

After all, Britain and France had been imaginary enemies for far more time than they had worked together.

Even if the saint. Marshal Arnault and Baron Raglan both talk about honest cooperation, but in reality they still see each other as enemies.

This time, it's just that both sides want to go together, which is why this embarrassing scene is caused now.

Subsequently, the British army, under the command of Baron Raglan, in turn boarded the boats, and then entered the troop carriers through the boats.

At noon, the harbor of Varna, which had been shrouded in clouds, suddenly cleared, and the warm sunlight broke through the thin clouds, sprinkling the light on the port of Varna and the Black Sea, shining on the sails like cream, and the whole port of Varna was now particularly warm under this sudden sunshine.

When the last two small boats carried the British and French naval commanders and leading generals aboard, the flag soldiers who climbed onto the lookout waved their flags to give instructions to the surrounding fleets.

This was the first sincere cooperation between the Kingdom of Britain and the French Imperial fleet since the 19th century, and every sailor had a confident expression on their faces, believing that the world's first navy and the world's second navy would unite and that no single force in the whole world would be able to compete with it.

And that's exactly what they think, since the navies of Britain and France have been converging near the Bosphorus and have experienced a naval battle. The Russian Navy, which was originally ambitious and wanted to compete with the British and French fleets, was completely paralyzed near the fortress of Sevastopol and the capital of Odessa, as if someone had forcibly broken its spine, and did not dare to directly compete with the British and French fleets.

The entire Black Sea, immediately after the abandonment of the war by the Russian Imperial Navy, became boring.

Even though the British and French fleets repeatedly went to the vicinity of the Sevastopol fortress to provoke the Russian Imperial Navy, the Russian Imperial Navy still refused to come out of the port of the Sevastopol fortress.

The British and French navies, which did not receive the order to attack the port, lingered near the fortress of Sevastopol for a long time, and finally came on the spurt and returned in defeat.

Now they have received permission from their respective Supreme Commanders to attack.

is about to vent the war spirit in his heart to the port of Odessa with a passionate attitude.

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