Early morning, August 19, 1854.

Heavy rains enveloped Simferopol, the capital of Crimea, and such thunderstorms are very rare in the southern part of Crimea under the influence of the Mediterranean climate.

It was in these conditions that a small group of six people, dressed in simple raincoats, rode from Simferopol and galloped east along the gravel road to the vicinity of the Vorontsov Trail on the banks of the Kacha River.

As the team set foot on the Vorontsov trail to Sevastopol, the rain began to gradually decrease, and the heavy clouds that covered the sky gradually thinned as the team advanced.

After about an hour and a half of walking, the sky began to clear.

Three hours later, they came to the vicinity of the first line of defense of the coalition forces, the Golden Tomb of Fedau, and they hurriedly raised the prepared white flag above their heads.

At this time, the French troops stationed in the highland fortifications on both sides of the Vorontsov Trail near the Golden Tomb of Fedau, saw this team with white flags, and while they were enjoying lunch, they put down the bread in their hands, picked up their guns and pressed their bodies against the bunker and asked the team on the Vorontsov Trail: "What do you want to do?" ”

"Don't shoot, we're a team from Simferopol!" A leader-like man waved a white flag and shouted in French to the French soldiers on the heights of the causeway: "We have been ordered by the governor of Crimea to negotiate with your commander Perissier!" ”

"How do you prove it!" The French soldiers on the heights of the causeway also shouted loudly.

"I have on me a letter from our Commander Gorchakov to Commander Perissye! If you don't believe me, send someone down! I won't lie to you! The "chief" shouted loudly.

When the French company commander on the high ground of the causeway heard this, he immediately communicated with the veterans of the causeway, and decided to send a man down at the same time, and at the same time send a soldier on horseback to the command post of the 2nd Division in Fedaujinling, and tell the commander of the command post the news.

"Wait a minute!" The company commander on the causeway heights shouted to the delegated leader, and then three soldiers with Mine's guns ran down from the causeway heights with the company commander.

"Where is the faith?" The company commander who aimed the flintlock pistol at them held out his hand and asked.

The "leader" hurriedly took out the letter and handed it to the company commander, who took a look at the envelope and seal, and solemnly returned the letter to the "leader": "Please wait here for a while!" ”

"Alright! Hope you guys can hurry! The "leader" shrugged his shoulders and turned to order the others to dismount and rest.

After the crisis was resolved, the company commander enthusiastically asked them if they had already had lunch and, if not, if they would be willing to dine with them.

"Thank you very much! Then we might as well be respectful! The "Chief" replied with a smile.

At the invitation of the company commander, the "chief" and his party climbed up to the high ground of the causeway for dinner, and the "leader" who entered the high ground soon showed his ability to dance with long sleeves and mingle with the soldiers.

In a kind tone, he asked the soldiers what they thought of going to fight on the Crimean Peninsula, and with the exception of a few soldiers who complained that the Crimean Peninsula was somewhat unsuitable, the vast majority of the soldiers were not averse to fighting the Russian Empire on the Crimean Peninsula.

"Don't you miss home?" "Chief" asked the soldier in a friendly tone.

"Yes!" The soldier nodded, "However, we hope to go home with a full load of honor!"

And our commander told us that we would be able to go back in the spring of next year! ”

"That's right!" With a thoughtful look on his face, the "Chief" shook his head and said, "However, I don't think that our Russian Imperial army will be defeated by you so soon!" Although your army is much better trained and equipped than us, the will to fight between our two armies is not much different, and we are both fighting for God and the monarch! ”

"Sir, I'm afraid this is just wishful thinking on your part! We'll be able to beat you all as fast as we can! The soldiers retorted with high spirits.

"Friend, it seems that the two of us have a difference of opinion!" The "Chief" spread his hands and said helplessly, "So I suggest that we put aside our differences and discuss other things!" I've heard that your food in France is good, is that really the case? ”

The soldier, who had no sense of counter-espionage, immediately said proudly: "Really! Wait a minute, you'll know! ”

Afterwards, the soldiers prepared bread, biscuits, and vegetable soup for them, and then thoughtfully prepared coffee for them.

"Sir, this is our lunch meal!" The company commander introduced to the "leader": "If you think the taste is too light, we still have a small piece of lard residue!" ”

Looking at the food in front of him, the "leader" showed a trace of worry on his face, and it can be seen from the current food of the French army that their army is not affected by logistical factors like the Russian Empire at all, which means that the morale of their army will not drop in the short term.

It is too difficult to defeat an army with perfect logistics.

Not to mention, now France occupies the offensive, while Russia occupies the defensive.

"Sir, sir!" Just as the "leader" was thinking, the voice of the company commander reached the ears of the leader.

The "leader" who reacted hurriedly responded: "What's wrong? ”

"The division headquarters is here!" The company commander pointed to the people in the valley not far away and responded to the "chief".

Since there was still some distance between the valley and the causeway heights, the company commander could not see who was coming.

After a while, the figure gradually became clearer, and the company commander shouted: "It's Division Commander Boskai!" He actually came here in person! ”

Bosquet? Commander of the 2nd French Division?!!!!

The face of the "leader" who heard Bosquet's name couldn't help but be moved, he had already heard about the extreme operation of the Second Division on the Alma Heights.

So the headquarters of the 2nd Division should be around here! "Chief" thought to himself.

"You are the ones who came on Gorchakov's orders?" Bosquet looked curiously at the "chief" in front of him, he always felt as if he had seen him there, but he couldn't think of it.

"Yes!" The "Chief" nodded, and replied calmly.

"Where is the faith? Let me see! Boskai stretched out his hand and said to the "chief".

The "chief" took out the letter again and handed it to Boskei, who carefully read the envelope and handed the letter back to the "chief".

"Don't you read the contents of the letter?" "Chief" asked curiously.

"Since this letter is a letter from Gorchakov to Marshal Pelishye, how can you watch it in advance!" Bosquet replied to the "chief", and then gave an order to the soldiers on the high ground of the causeway, "Since you found them, then you should send a team of people here to send the mission safely to Sevastopol, and don't do anything superfluous on the way!" ”

"Yes!" After hearing this, the company commander hurriedly replied to Bosquet.

The "chief" understood that by "superfluous things" Boskai meant not to let their people see too much of the Sevastopol defense system.

Now that Boskai has given a hint, the "chief" knows what he should do.

He hurriedly bowed to General Boskai and said, "General Boskai, then we will go to Sevastopol first!" ”

"Hmm!" General Boskai still had a smile on his face, and he nodded to the "chief".

The "chief" and his party returned to the Vorontsov trail from the causeway heights and left the causeway heights under the escort of soldiers led by the company commander.

Looking at the figure of the "leader" and the others gradually moving away, General Bosquet's smile gradually retracted, and a gloomy expression gradually appeared on his face.

"You idiots, who the hell let him come up!" General Boskai cursed.

General Boskai's sudden invective gave the soldiers on the heights of the causeway a look of fear on their faces.

"Yes...... It's a company commander! The soldiers replied to General Boskai in trembling voices.

"That idiot!" General Boskai cursed again: "Didn't he know that by doing so he would expose our fortifications in advance? Fortunately, he didn't lead them to the division headquarters, otherwise I would have to destroy him directly! ”

General Bosquet, sensing that his anger was subduing, gave orders to the soldiers on the high ground of the causeway to rebuild the fortifications, and publicly announced that the company commander had been dismissed.

The soldiers who spoke of the heights listened to General Boskei's sentence with trepidation, and not a single one dared to disobey General Bosquet's decision.

"That's it! I'll go first! I'll check on your progress in a few days! Hope you are doing well! General Boskai turned away from the causeway heights and muttered to himself, "Who is that man?" How do I always feel like I've seen him somewhere! ”

……

On the other hand, the company commander, who did not know that he had been dismissed by General Bosquet, accompanied the Russian mission along the Vorontsov Trail and soon reached the vicinity of the Great Sharp Fort.

This was the last line of defense to Sevastopol, and the French defenders guarding the Great Prism asked them which unit they were.

The company commander hastened to explain their origins to the mission, and informed the defenders that General Bosquet had met with them.

"Now that General Boskai has checked it, we don't have to do anything more. Let's go inside! "The defenders removed the barricades between the breastwork.

The mission was able to enter the fortress of Sevastopol.

By the wayside, when passing through the barricade, the "leader" took a special look at the barricade, which was not a traditional horse-repellent pile, but something made of barbed wire and wood.

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