Make France Great Again

Chapter 521: Failure in the first battle

"quick!"

Hearing the intensive gunfire in the distance, the Duke of Cambridge and Fatima hurried towards the direction of the gunfire.

Just as the two British and Turkish cavalry regiments rushed to the scene of the incident to support them, a group of hundreds of cavalrymen rushed towards them, and the leader was Sir Lugan.

At this time, he no longer looked like he was scolding Fang Qiu when he was chasing the Cossack cavalry. Instead, he looked like a lost dog being chased.

Behind the light cavalry led by Sir Lugan was a Cossack cavalry of nearly a hundred people.

This group of saber-wielding Cossack cavalry chased Sir Lugan's team while making weird taunts to Sir Lugan's troops in front.

The ridicule made every light cavalry behind the Duke of Cambridge feel unhappy. The commander of the 4th Light Cavalry Regiment, who was supported by the Duke of Cambridge, couldn't help but ask the Duke of Cambridge for a fight. He really didn't want to see the reputation of the British Light Cavalry Troops being ruined. Destroyed by a handful of nobles who did not understand cavalry warfare.

"Go!" The Duke of Cambridge, who looked slightly gloomy, said intermittently to the commander of the cavalry regiment who asked for a fight, while staring at Sir Lugan who was fleeing in embarrassment.

There was a moment when the Earl of Cambridge hoped that Sir Lugan could die on the battlefield like a knight, instead of being chased by a guy with several times less troops than they are now. It was really too embarrassing.

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the commander of the fourth-level corps immediately led his cavalry. He rushed towards the direction of Sir Lugan.

On the other hand, Sir Lugan, who was being chased by the Cossack cavalry, showed a joyful smile after seeing the Duke of Cambridge and Fatima.

Sir Lugan knew that he had been saved... No matter what punishment he would face after returning to the military camp, he had successfully escaped now. Now all he has to do is...

In the sight of the Duke of Cambridge, Sir Lugan's speed gradually slowed down.

"Stop!" Sir Lugan shouted angrily.

After the shocked light cavalry regiment heard Sir Lugan's order, they subconsciously carried out Sir Lugan's order, and the light cavalry regiment of several hundred people immediately stopped.

Then Sir Lugan took out the sword from his waist and ordered his cavalry troops to turn back, and the cavalry troops immediately turned around.

When this group of light cavalry changed direction, they saw that the Cossack cavalry unit that had been chasing them was now being attacked by the 4th Hussars Regiment.

The brave and fearless 4th Hussars, led by their commander, Lieutenant Colonel John Douglas, fought with swords and saber-wielding Cossacks. Because the equipment gap between the two sides was too large, and their morale and fighting will were roughly the same, this The Cossack cavalry of nearly a hundred people was eliminated by the 4th Cavalry Regiment in three attacks.

Looking at the Cossack cavalry escaping hastily south, Sir Lugan and the surviving members of the cavalry felt very ashamed.

"Lieutenant Colonel Lugan!" An angry call came to Sir Lugan's ears. It didn't take much to know that the owner of the voice was the Duke of Cambridge.

Sir Lugan followed the source of the sound and turned his head to look over. The angry-looking Duke of Cambridge was riding towards him.

"Your Excellency, Deputy Commander!" Sir Lugan called the official position in the Duke of Cambridge's army with a wry smile.

"What's going on with you! How could you make such a low-level mistake... Fortunately, you are still an experienced commander... Couldn't you see that this is a trap that is too low-level to be used at a low level?" Duke of Cambridge He scolded Sir Lugan rapidly.

Sir Lugan accepted the rebuke from the Duke of Cambridge without saying a word. The Duke of Cambridge was right. This low-level mistake was really not a mistake that an officer of his level could make. He was willing to accept all criticism from the Duke of Cambridge, even if the Duke of Cambridge He was directly sent to a military court without any complaints from him.

On the other hand, the Duke of Cambridge's rebuke was also meant to protect him.

If the Duke of Cambridge had said nothing, Lugan would have received an even greater rebuke upon his return to the barracks.

Now that the Duke of Cambridge had scolded the Duke of Lugan in front of everyone, the Duke of Cambridge had reason to put in a good word for Commander Raglan.

Sir Lugan scolded the Duke of Cambridge. After seeing the returning Lieutenant Colonel John Douglas of the 4th Light Cavalry Regiment, the Duke of Cambridge waved to Lieutenant Colonel John Douglas to come to him and pointed at John Douglas and Fatima. Said to Sir Lugan: "If it weren't for them, you and these people under you would have died long ago! Why don't you thank them quickly!"

Sir Lugan quickly expressed his gratitude to John Douglas and Fatima, and at the same time apologized for the words he had just spoken against Fatima.

Fatima forgave Sir Lugan for the sake of the Duke of Cambridge.

The Duke of Cambridge then asked Lugan if his Hussars had encountered Russian Imperial infantry.

Lugan nodded and said to the Duke of Cambridge: "Your Excellency, Deputy Commander, the Russian Empire has about one division of troops hidden in the dense forest! My troops and I accidentally fell into their trap."

"Accidental? I think you took it lightly!" The Earl of Cambridge bluntly criticized Sir Lugan.

"Yes! I did take it a little lightly! I am willing to accept all punishments imposed on me by the coalition forces!" Sir Lugan continued to criticize himself.

"Forget it! Ignore these for now, you can lead the way!" Earl of Cambridge said to Sir Lugan, "At least we must bury the bodies of those soldiers who fought for freedom!"

"Your Excellency, Deputy Commander, do we still want to go back?" Sir Lugan said to the Duke of Cambridge with a slightly trembling voice.

"What? You're scared! Aren't you very courageous!" the Duke of Cambridge replied to Sir Lugan in a sarcastic tone.

"If they are still there, I'm afraid..." Sir Lugan expressed his concerns.

"They won't be there anymore!" The Duke of Cambridge replied to Sir Lugan with a firm tone: "The reason why they ambush there is to catch us by surprise! Now that their purpose has been achieved, they can't stay there any longer. You will only put yourself in danger.”

The Duke of Cambridge's words made Sir Lugan reluctantly relax.

Led by Sir Lugan, the Duke of Cambridge and others came to the place where Sir Lugan was ambushed.

In fact, just as the Duke of Cambridge expected, the 17th Division led by Menshikov moved without any nostalgia after the first blow was completed.

All the corpses of the British Hussars were on the ground. After careful counting, it was found that there were 267 corpses in the dense forest, which was equivalent to half of the number of people who followed Sir Lugan to break out of the encirclement. The original number of people in one regiment was 1,000 people, which means that 199 people are still missing.

In this single battle, Menshikov destroyed nearly two companies of British cavalry (one British company had 250 men).

"Bury it!" Looking at the bodies of British soldiers under the setting sun, the Duke of Cambridge sighed slightly and responded to Lieutenant Colonel John Douglas beside him.

Lieutenant Colonel John Douglas immediately organized his men to bury the dead British cavalry on the spot. Sir Lugan and Fatima also ordered their men to bury them together.

It took everyone nearly an hour to bury all the bodies. During the process, a few British cavalry coughed. The Duke of Cambridge and everyone present paid no attention to this.

"Go back!" After all the bodies were buried, the Duke of Cambridge gave the order to return to everyone present.

The Duke of Cambridge, who returned to the British camp, immediately came to Commander Raglan with Sir Lugan and reported to Commander Raglan the mistakes Sir Lugan had made.

"You! You! How did you expect my promise back then!" Commander Raglan pointed at Sir Lugan, who was bowing his head.

Sir Lugan also accepted all of Commander Raglan's criticisms without saying a word.

Looking at Sir Lugan who was humbly accepting criticism, Commander Raglan sighed and asked Sir Lugan: "Tell me! How do you want me to punish you!"

"Your Excellency Commander, you know that you have made a serious mistake! You can punish me however you want!" Sir Lugan sincerely pleaded to Commander Raglan: "I just ask that my ancestors not be punished for what I have done." The deeds committed will be stained with dust!”

"You still know how to be ashamed!" Commander Raglan also sneered: "If your ancestors knew what you are like now, they would probably..."

Commander Raglan hesitated to speak, then sighed again, paced back and forth twice and then said: "Forget it! Now I will remove you from the position of commander of the Thirteenth Light Cavalry Regiment, and you will follow the Duke of Cambridge. Study hard around you!”

"Yes!" Commander Raglan's gentle approach allowed Lugan to continue to stay in the military camp. He hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Commander Raglan.

"Be more honest with me in the future! Use your brain when things happen!" Commander Raglan warned Sir Lugan again. It could be seen that Commander Raglan still had plans to reinstate Sir Lugan.

"Yes!" Sir Lugan responded to Commander Raglan in a sonorous tone. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com

Early the next morning, the British and French forces continued to advance on the pontoon bridge built overnight by the engineers. After crossing the Burganac River, they quickly headed towards the Alma River. Raglan (Marshal St. Arnaud), who served as the commander-in-chief of the British and French forces, After falling ill, Commander Raglan was tacitly appointed as the commander-in-chief to succeed Marshal St. Arnaud). He was determined to reach the north bank of the Alma River before dark, and then spend another week to move Russia to the south bank of the Alma River. The Imperial Army was wiped out, erasing the humiliation committed by the British Army before.

Therefore, in this Battle of Armagh, the British Kingdom had to fight for the main attack position.

Thinking of this, Commander Raglan couldn't help but look to the right. Two pairs of French Empires were advancing in an orderly manner.

At this time, Pelissier, the new acting commander-in-chief of France, who was riding a horse, was looking intently at the Alma River in the distance.

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