Chapter 239: cruel

Although British bureaucrats tried to cover up, the tragedy on the Crimean Peninsula appeared in the newspapers of London.
There was an uproar among the people, and a large number of soldiers' families took to the streets to demonstrate. It has no effect. The bureaucrats of the Quartermaster Department act in accordance with regulations, fully complying with British law, and do not need to bear any responsibility.
The bureaucrats are fearless, but the British cabinet is under tremendous pressure. If this problem cannot be solved, the next election is estimated to be very moving.
Don't wait for the election, now Secretary of the Army Stanley feels what pressure is.
"My Excellency, public opinion is very bad for us. The exaggeration of the media has caused serious problems in our recruitment."
Poor logistics system, more than a third of the British soldiers fell ill and could not be effectively treated, the death rate of ordinary wounded was as high as 42%, the cruel reality is enough to make anyone discourage.
After the media's artistic processing, the Crimean peninsula is naturally reduced to on earth, and it is not surprising that the people arrived in military service.
It can be said that if the Russians have a little financial resources and drag on for another three or five years, Britain and France will have to leave slumped.
This has nothing to do with war. Diseases can defeat the British and French coalition forces. No army can withstand the devastation of disease.
George Hamilton-Gordon thought about it and said, "Public opinion is set off by the opposition and is beyond our control. All we can do now is to find a way to change the current situation.
The situation on the front line is indeed very bad, and the bureaucrats of the Quartermaster Department should be sent to the gallows. If this situation does not change, I am afraid that this war will not be fought by the Russians, and we will be killed by this group of bureaucrats. "
Obviously, he wanted to do something with the bureaucrats of the quartermaster. These people are simply the best allies of the Russians. With their help, the Russians have not won the war, mainly because the bureaucrats of the Tsarist government are also allies of the British.
Everyone is at the same level, pulling each other's hind legs together before the war can stand still.
Home Secretary Henry reminded: "His Prime Minister, the bureaucrats in the logistics department really should be on the gallows, but we can do nothing about them.
All of their actions are performed in accordance with regulations, without any responsibility. The interests involved are too broad, and taking the initiative to cause big trouble. "
Why is the bureaucracy mechanical? The answer is very simple-interest.
Acting in full accordance with the regulations, the makers of these regulations can use the loopholes in the regulations to seek benefits for themselves, without bearing legal responsibility.
After calculating it, George Hamilton-Gordon reluctantly said: "Can't move them, so order them to change the current situation, always!"
Without compromise, the true master of the British Empire is a huge bureaucratic group. These people have long formed their own interest groups. If their faces are torn, the cabinet is not necessarily their opponent.
At least the joint cabinet established by George Hamilton-Gordon is powerless by the bureaucracy. Even if there were only 178 British Quartermasters and only 44 people responsible for the Crimean Peninsula, they did not dare to take the initiative.
Home Secretary Henry replied: "Of course, this is our right."
An order to rectify means that everything that happened before has been exposed. The tens of thousands of British troops that died therefore all died in vain.
Facing the pressure of public opinion, the London government decided to change the medical conditions of the expeditionary force and recruit medical personnel for the whole country. In this context, Nightingale's medical ambulance team took the stage of history.
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The historic city of Constantinople is now becoming misty in the smoke. The cannons that the Russian Army waited for were finally in place, and Menshekov ordered the attack without any hesitation.
Constantinople is large but small. The outskirts of the outer city have been lost, and the French army is relying on the fortress bunker defense at this time. Unfortunately, these fortifications are too old. Even after their reinforcement, they cannot stop the baptism of artillery.
The 6-pound artillery can't cross these fortresses, the 12-pound artillery is still not working, but with the 24-pound cannon, 48-pound cannon, or even 100-pound cannon, these ancient city fortifications can't stand it.
A huge cannonball can overturn a building, which has caused very heavy casualties to the French army in the city. They do not know when a shell from the sky will take their lives.
The city is no longer safe, the French General Command has moved to the air-raid shelter, and the original command of Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier is dead.
A middle-aged officer who guarded the city said with anxiety, "His Commander, the enemy's fire is too fierce. Our city defenses can't stop the baptism of artillery, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties."
The officer responsible for maintaining order in the city said bitterly: "His Commander, the situation in the city is even worse. Enemy shells may fly in at any time, causing a lot of casualties. The order in the city has collapsed.
Just yesterday afternoon, the Ottoman government building also collapsed in the enemy's artillery, and the Sudanese government stayed to cooperate with our official Musdla Pasha's death on the spot. "
The reality is even more serious than they say. If it weren't for the Russians' artillery shells, their losses would have been even greater.
The original residents of the city were left to provide services to the French army, so that soldiers can enjoy normal life during the leisure of the battle.
This is an excuse, and the real reason is that the Sudanese government is unable to evacuate so many people in the city. Those who have the ability to leave have already run away, and the remaining civilians do not know where to go if they want to run.
The trouble is now serious. In the bustling metropolis of Constantinople, Russian cannonballs hitting anywhere in the city can bring a lot of losses.
Sudden artillery hit the city's order immediately. The Sudanese government has long since moved its capital, and officials who stayed to maintain order received a box lunch.
After a moment of contemplation, Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier frowned, saying ruthlessly: "Order the troops to maintain order in the city, expel me from those who scurry around, and allow the soldiers Shoot people who don't listen to advice. "
This order is very cruel. There are few French speakers in Constantinople. Even if they want to hear advice, they don't understand it!
The expulsion of the crowd from the city drove them even more. Don't think it's safe to leave the city, now the two sides are engaged in a firefight? Suddenly a group of people appeared between the two armies, thinking about it and knowing what the consequences would be.
Are they still counting on the Russians to cease the war for them and let them pass freely before launching an attack again?
What a joke, a group of people who lost their livelihoods appeared in the Russian-occupied area and thought about what would happen.
The logistical supply of the Russian army is very reluctant, and it is no wonder that it will add hundreds of thousands of refugees to it.
The Russian army came to fight, but not to do charity. The Tsarist government would have to win them if it was to rescue the refugees and delay the task of attacking Constantinople.
Under these circumstances, Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier is naturally clear.
Originally, Constantinople was connected by sea. There was no need to worry about logistical supplies. Even if there were a large number of civilians in the city, they would still be able to afford it and stay.
It is different now. Under the fire of the Russians, the urban order is out of control. The terrible execution ability of the Ottoman government is simply unable to maintain order.
To restore normal order in a short period of time, suppression is essential.
In order not to leave the enemy an opportunity, Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier had to make this brutal decision.
"Yes, Your Excellency Commander!" The middle-aged officer replied solemnly.
Constantinople was too important for the French army. Lost here, they lost most of this Near East War. One sitting is counted as one, and no one wants to have a good life.
The French general Anthony proposed: "Her commander, we must organize a counterattack. Now that we can't fight back with just being beaten, Constantinople will sooner or later fall."
Obviously, he advocated naval fire support, and the coalition navy provided them with fire support just after the war began, but this accuracy was too touching.
Because of the distance, the British and French navy could not see the shadow of the Russian army at all, but just banged on the direction of the Russian army.
It looks huge and the actual action speed is very small. If you want to aim, you can't find the target.
Of course, even if there is a goal, it is useless, but there is still Constantinople in between?
With a straight distance of more than ten kilometers, most of the naval artillery could not reach the positions of the Russian army. On the contrary, many accidents fell into the city.
The Young Army Tajik objected: "No, from the analysis of firepower, the enemy's artillery is heavy artillery. We can usually only use it as shore artillery. Even the navy's firepower is much worse than them.
Moreover, we must also consider accidental injuries. The fire support provided by the navy in the past has caused us greater losses than the Russians. "
This is the era of sailing. The artillery on warships is still about quantity rather than power. After all, 48-pound guns can sink enemy ships, even if they are replaced with hundreds of pounds.
Considering the navy's poor poor hit rate, instead of increasing the power of the artillery, it is not to install a few more guns, and rely on the number to increase the hit rate.
The warships with more than 100 artillery can't be equipped with large caliber artillery. If one hundred and eighty tons of artillery is installed, it is estimated that the installation of a few will reach the limit.
That's all, if someone's brain is wide open, maybe someone else will do it. The problem is that the recoil of large-caliber artillery is too large for wooden warships to bear.
It is not known whether it can hit the enemy. Anyway, after several shots were fired, his warship sank first, and no one dared to try this terrible consequence.
The artillery support of the British and French navy can play a role. Constantinople must lose most of it first, otherwise, the extreme range will hit the enemy, and there is no way to avoid accidental injury.
Abandoning more than half of Constantinople, Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier is not crazy yet. Don't forget that most of the city fortifications are there?
Put the Russians in and fight, and the 200,000 French army tortoise in a smaller place, and also lost most of the city fortifications. Isn't this a war death?
Emmable Jean-Jacques Perlisier ordered: "I have asked for reinforcements in the country. It won't be long before we will have more artillery than the enemy. Now we must strictly guard our position. They have a chance to stay. "
Using artillery to bombard artillery is the most effective method. But Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier was not relieved, because it took time.
They had a hard time before domestic artillery reached the front. If this time cannot be blocked, the Russians will tear the line of defense and compress the space of the French army.
So even if they get artillery in the future, whether there are enough places to deploy is a big problem.
Emmaboule Jean-Jacques Perlisier is not a military mistress. He will not simply think that the artillery is used intensively, it must be more powerful.
If the area is too small, the artillery positions are forced to gather together, and they may also become the enemy's live targets.
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