We are about to travel to Odessa, a few tens of fari (one fari is equal to 4 kilometers) from the Varna region, to liberate the Turks and Tatars, who were enslaved by the tyrants of the Russian Empire...... Listen to the commander of the company I was in, the people we had to fight in our first battle against the Turks and the Russians (note: it's strange why we still have to fight against the Turks...... However, in addition to the British army, among our comrades-in-arms there were 30,000 Turks willing to help us and 20,000 troops of the Kingdom of Sardinia. (Note: I don't know which country Sardinia is, but I heard the governor say that their country seems to be our puppet)...... The battle will soon begin in the jungles of Odessa, and I think that the enemy, having seen such rapid fire from us, will immediately lay down his arms and surrender.

I hope that God will bless us to be able to liberate those Turks smoothly until the end of the war. I'll go back to my hometown and tell you the battle as it is.

- Jacques, 3rd Company, 2nd Battalion, Juaf Regiment, France. Michelle. Let. Sergeant Baptista (born May 18, 1854 at the Black Sea)

Sergeant Baptista, who had finished writing the letter in the storage room on the ground floor of the troop carrier, loaded the ink and pen dipped in water into his backpack, then folded the letter into an envelope, and finally left the storage room and returned to the rest area on the upper deck, where his battalion rested.

When Baptista returned to the deck where his battalion was located, he saw that most of the people on the deck were resting on the deck, and every French soldier was covered with a thin sheet under him.

These sheets were the ones they had taken from the quartermaster of their battalion before boarding the troop carrier, and they were able to sleep on the deck. In addition to the sheets, each French soldier received eight days' rations, which included rice, sugar, coffee, lard, and biscuits, as well as a can of food and two inferior cigarettes.

It can be said that every French army spends every day at sea is inseparable from France's strong industry, precise train dispatch, and perfect naval logistics system as a guarantee.

Without these as guarantees, the French soldiers on board would have had much less to eat, or even nothing at all.

Of course, these are not the questions that Baptista is on the minds of the little sergeant.

Now he just wanted to return to his place of attention, take a beautiful nap, and wait for the fleet to arrive in the port of Odessa.

Sergeant Baptista quickly found the sheet, and after saying hello to his colleagues on the left and right, took off his rucksack and lay down on the sheet.

In a haze, Sergeant Baptista fell asleep, and in his sleep he found himself in a dense forest, surrounded by the roars of wild beasts in the distance (the hissing sound was a bit noisy), and Baptista, armed with a Mine rifle, vigilantly observed his surroundings to prevent possible sneak attacks, and headed towards the depths of the jungle, with an inexplicable premonition "telling him" that Odessa was in the depths of the jungle.

Unfortunately, the sleeping Sergeant Baptista did not know that the place where they were about to arrive was not the capital of Odessa, but the Crimean peninsula.

What he learned about the landing in Odessa was just one of the rumors that the coalition forces had released to the army on the basis of secrecy.

Of course, even if Baptista knew about the war plans for the landing of coalition forces on the Crimean peninsula, it would be of little use.

Neither Odessa nor the Crimean peninsula is a virgin territory that Baptista has not touched.

Baptista, who has neither a map nor a direct knowledge of the Russian terrain, would consider it to be the coast of the African continent even if he actually set foot on the mainland of the Crimean Peninsula.

……

Just as Baptista fell asleep, less than 200 meters from the French command ship where Baptista was stationed, the British, French, and Turkish commanders were arguing about the location of the Crimean landing.

As the commander of Britain, Commander Raglan believed that the coalition forces should directly attack the port of Sevastopol, and use the strong naval superiority of the leading forces to annihilate the remaining naval forces in the port of the Russian Empire, and destroy the defense system of the fortress of Sevastopol, so as to ensure the smooth landing of the coalition forces near the fortress of Sevastopol.

And St. Field Marshal Arnault had a different view from Commander Raglan in that he believed that the coalition forces should not immediately take on a posture of fierce attack, which would make the garrison of the Sevastopol fortress frightened and made a move to flee the fortress.

The strategic goal of the coalition forces was not simply to capture the fortress of Sevastopol, but to use the fortress as a bait to encircle and send reinforcements, attracting the Russian Empire to fill the meat grinder that they had carefully designed for the Russian Empire.

The prestige of the coalition forces was forged with the flesh and blood of the soldiers of the Russian Empire.

Of course, there's a little bit of sage. Marshal Arnault did not explicitly say that the terrain near the fortress of Sevastopol was too favorable for the Russian troops defending the fortress.

The condescending battery allowed the 24-pounder cannon, fixed on the battery, to fire shells into the sea around the fortress of Sevastopol.

As long as the Russian Empire stationed in the fortress of Sevastopol was able to blow up its own port docks for large ships at the first opportunity, the coalition forces were only able to use small ships to land and fight, and the casualties caused were incalculable.

Not to mention the fact that after the coalition forces have landed, they will have to face the coastal fortress group, which will be another nightmare.

"I agree with St. The opinion of Marshal Arnault! "The Minister of War of the Kingdom of Sardinia, Ra. Maramor was unequivocally supportive of St. Field Marshal Arnault: "Our goal is not just to capture the Sevastopol fortress, but to turn the Sevastopol fortress into an unhealable wound of the Russian Empire, so that Nicholas I had to invest enough soldiers in order not to lose this fortress." As long as the Russian Empire had drawn some of their soldiers from the Caucasus, I think the Turkish army would have been able to open up a whole new situation in the Caucasus. ”

"I am also in favor of the saint. The opinion of Marshal Arnault! "Hear pull. After Maramore's words, Omar Pasha agreed.

Although Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire were insignificant pawns in the eyes of Commander Raglan, they could often come in handy at the most critical times, especially when the Anglo-French forces were in a stalemate due to different routes, and the support of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Ottoman Empire was particularly valuable.

"St. Commander Arno! In your opinion, it would be better for our troops to land there! "Commander Raglan asked St. Aglin. Marshal Arnault said.

"My suggestion is here!" Saint. Marshal Arno pointed to Kalamita Bay, about 35 miles from the Sevastopol fortress, "This is so close to the Sevastopol fortress that Menshikov would never have thought that we would land from here!" Now he must have concentrated all his forces on the Crimean peninsula in the fortress of Sevastopol, and the capture of a port that is almost empty is almost impossible for us. ”

Saint. Arno paused, glanced at the dogs around him, and continued: "But before we can do that, we need to capture this place!" ”

Saint. Marshal Arno pointed his finger at Yevpatoria, who was on the left flank of Kalamita Bay, "We must ensure the safety of the flanks!" ”

"Then who should we send on this mission!" Commander Raglan asked St. Marshal Arnault said.

Hearing that the task was about to be assigned, the generals geared up and prepared to plunge into the war.

"Let's go to France first at the first stop!" Saint. Marshal Arnault made a proposal to Commander Raglan in a consultative tone.

Commander Raglan glanced at his generals and nodded to the Saint. Marshal Arno responded: "Yes! However, I hope you will be able to act soon! ”

"Of course!" Saint. Field Marshal Arno nodded in response to Raglan's command, then turned his head to his generals.

After some careful consideration, St. Field Marshal Arnault pointed his finger at Brigadier General McMahon of the Zhuaf regiment: "Brigadier General McMahon! ”

Saintly. Marshal Arnault's McMahon took a step forward and spoke in a sonorous tone to St. Brown. Marshal Arnault responded: "The subordinates are here!" ”

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, use soldiers for a while! Take the lead with your Juaf regiment and take the town of Yevpatoria! "St. Arnault spoke in an unquestioning tone to the saint. Arno responded.

"Rest assured, marshal! I promise to get it done tonight! McMahon replied confidently, and issued a military order: "If I don't complete my mission tonight, I will take off this uniform and retire from the army!" ”

"Good! Remember what you say! "St. Marshal Arno said to McMahon with a serious expression, then waved his hand and said, "Don't make us wait too long!" ”

"Understood!" McMahon turned away from St. Command ship of Marshal Arnault.

Hopping aboard the steam boat, he soon arrived at the troop carrier where the Zhuaf regiment was located.

"Captain!" The two members of the Juaf regiment, who were in charge of the inspection, immediately saluted McMahon.

"You two go down immediately and call me all the cadres above the battalion company!!" Brigadier General McMahon said in an urgent tone.

"Does the regimental commander have any tasks?" The soldier of the Zhuaf regiment asked excitedly.

"The marshal has given our regiment the task of covering the landing of the main forces! Our regiment was not only the first to cover the landing force of the main force, but also the first batch of troops to go to the island! ”

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