Chapter 239： cruel (1/2)

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.