Chapter 3206: Memory Box (Part 2)

Pomona saw many people standing at the entrance of a tunnel where there was a torch-shaped sculpture.

"What are you looking at?" Severus asked in the hotel, wearing only his shirt because of the heat.

“I saw a lot of people.” Pomona looked back and said while standing on the balcony of the hotel.

“This is a city, of course there are people everywhere.” He said nonchalantly, “Should we go to the library today?”

 Summer is here, and Paris is full of people, especially the Louvre, which is crowded with tourists.

 “Of course,” Pomona said, leaving the balcony.

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In addition to "Venus and Adonis", there is also such a story in "The Golden Ass".

There was a person named Hero, who was a priest of Aphrodite, the goddess of love. She lived in a lighthouse in the Dardanelles Strait. On the other side of the strait lived a young prince of Abydos named His name was Leander. One day Leander met Hero at a festival. They fell in love at first sight and both fell in love.

Leander swam across the strait every day to have a tryst with Hailuo, and Hailuo lit the lighthouse to guide him every day. But on a stormy night, Hero's lamp was blown out by the wind. Leander lost his way and drowned in the rolling sea. After hearing the news of his lover's death, Hero was heartbroken and jumped from the lighthouse. Died for love.

In 1854, Tsar Nicholas I announced his march to the Danube Province controlled by Ottoman Turkey, and at the same time began to strengthen the naval base on the Crimean Peninsula, so that the Russian fleet could directly threaten Constantinople from there, and then invest in the Mediterranean own strength.

The United Kingdom has always regarded the Mediterranean as its own inland sea, so it was determined to go to war with Russia. Initially, the cabinet considered a naval war, so the focus of the British consideration was the Russian naval base in the Black Sea.

However, the plan to use the British fleet to cut off the connection between the Crimean Peninsula and the Russian mainland soon ran aground because the Black Sea waters of the Crimean Isthmus were too shallow to pass large warships.

The only option left was to engage in land operations with the French allies, but Britain had not participated in any large-scale ground operations since the Battle of Waterloo.

In the south of Crimea, there is the Alma River, which is a battleground. Since the British came from afar, they did not have enough logistical supplies or even enough livestock to pull the artillery. As a result, they only had small-caliber artillery. The Russians not only occupied the highland terrain, but also had larger artillery caliber. The British army was suppressed by artillery fire as soon as they entered the battle.

 The person in charge of commanding the campaign at that time was Lord Raglan, who had been General Wellington's aide-de-camp. Wellington had been dead for two years when the Crimean War broke out, and he himself lost his right arm in the Battle of Waterloo.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the French army sent an urgent battle report to Lord Raglan. They claimed that they had been "massacred." At this time, Lord Raglan touched his empty arm and gave an order: advance steadily and cross the Arre. Mah River.

As more and more soldiers arrived on the south bank of the Alma River, artillery shells began to fall on both sides of the river. Unfortunately, the landing points were not very precise, so that the British army could regroup there and then attack the "Great Fortress".

 The British army was also a "citizen soldier" in the past, and soldiers provided their own weapons. However, this time those participating in the Crimean War were well-trained professional soldiers.

Their accurate volleys broke the confidence of the Russian infantry, who began to retreat despite their superior numbers.

Russian artillery was in full support, and artillery shells of various calibers roared in. People continued to fall in the British camp, but as Lord Raglan said, the entire army was still advancing steadily.

 After the last round of shelling, the British army had arrived near the "Big Fortress", where the Russian artillery position was located. They moved the artillery out of the position and formed a formation to meet it.

A huge danger was approaching the British troops who were holding the fortress. A large Russian infantry phalanx came to support. At this time, the Duke of Cambridge's 1st Division of the Guards was still on the edge of the Alma River. He was a little hesitant. Even Lord Raglan sent several messengers urging him to cross the river quickly.

Under heavy pressure, an officer in the British army rashly issued a "retreat" order. As a result, the British army could no longer control the "big fortress" and retreated in the direction they came from.

On a hilltop opposite the "Great Fortress", Lord Raglan gained a good view. He realized that if he could bombard the valley below, he could contain the Russian advance. After the two cannons were in position and fired, As expected, the Russian army at the front began to retreat, so the two nine-pound cannons gave the British army a precious breathing opportunity.

At this time, the Duke of Cambridge began to lead his army across the river. At that time, the only one fighting the Russians was the Royal Fusiliers. This regiment was outnumbered, but their commander refused to retreat. The Russians could not defeat this regiment for a while. Later, seeing the British Guards approaching, they had to abandon the offensive and retreat to the "Great Fortress".

The Guards used rifles, which were not available at the time and were only available to the best troops in Britain.

 Under the battlefield conditions at that time, no matter who he was, whether he was injured or dead, he had to lie down where he was. No one else could take away the wounded. If anyone did such a thing, his family would be waiting to receive a death notice.

Ultimately the training and discipline of the Guardsmen ensured that they could march and fire furious volleys at the same time.

The Russians were still firing, but fear had begun to spread, the formation was incomplete, and the rout became out of control. If it were Napoleon's army, it would be time to play the drums and the soldiers to sing war hymns in unison.

 But the British just raised their hats and cheered after occupying the high ground. Originally, the Russians thought they could hold the Alma River position for three weeks, but they only held it for three hours. Then the British won the first battle of the Crimean War.

So what were the French doing at that time?

Pomona was reading a British history book at the time, and it was not written in the book. She only knew that Napoleon III built a bridge across the Seine River to commemorate this battle.

Later on she went to Paris and didn’t go to see it. She was either on a mission or spent more time in the library.

Before World War I, there was a famous spy named Mata Hari, who claimed to be an Indian princess from Java. As soon as she appeared on the stage, the audience went crazy for her.

Georgiana was not her name either; it was Bonaparte who gave her her name, and she refused to tell him her real name.

　　When she returned to the "blue room" just now, sat beside the bed decorated with "horns of plenty", and took out the letter that was not completely burned, an ominous feeling enveloped her again. Many people are curious about palace life and describe it as like a fairy tale. The prince and Cinderella met at the ball, and after getting through the obstacles of the big bad guy, they lived happily ever after.

 Getting married is just a part of a long married life, just as victory is just the beginning of a more difficult task.

Female stars have changed one after another. When the appearance ages, or the freshness is no longer there, the pass for beauty will become invalid. Instead, it is Talma, who has been playing Caesar on stage.

 One day, what Georgiana took from Josephine, other women will take from her.

He told her excitedly that day that he still remembered how wonderful Josephine was to him.

For revenge, he found "Cleopatra" in Egypt, the wife of his officer.

 Revenge can bring short-term happiness, but what happens after the revenge is over?

Your life originally existed for revenge, but now that revenge is over, not only is it empty and confused, but it also hurts the innocent. Hamlet kept asking this question before taking action, and Ophelia drowned in the end.

 She looked up at the blue surrounding her, wishing they could turn into real sea water and drown her.

 James is quite rich, everyone says that about Lily, only I, a fool, say to others, you choose him because he changed for you!

How do you prove to everyone that you truly love James?

Her hand holding the letter was shaking, and then she simply lay down on the bed.

She really wished that a scorpion could sting her and die like the real Cleopatra.

"I want to change 'The ruthless goddess of fate took away Admetus' life and left Hercules to continue wandering' to 'She created countless hardships and made his journey more difficult and dangerous.'" A man Say "What do you think?"

 “Get out!” she said testily. “This is the girl’s bedroom!”

"If you don't like it, you don't have to live in this place." Chateaubriand said, "I have never understood what you like about him."

 “Do you want to understand everything?” she said impatiently.

“I think this is much better than someone who doesn’t want to understand what women think and just wants to love them.” Chateaubriand said briskly. “Do you think he loves you?”

  She was reminded of the over-rationalization effect in psychology.

　Sometimes being too reasonable will weaken the interest of the task itself. When the reward is not there, the activity will not bring happiness.

 “If you are curious, I can help you,” said Chateaubriand.

 “What can you help me with?” Georgiana asked.

“Help you get the letter he wrote to Josephine, so you can understand who he really loved.” Chateaubriand said.

 She laughed.

 “What’s so funny?” asked Chateaubriand.

“Are the personal letters of heads of state so easy to obtain?” asked Georgiana.

“Are you curious?” Chateaubriand asked, as if she would get it if she said “yes.”

 She sat up again.

“No wonder Europe’s secrets don’t last longer than 40 days,” she said tiredly. “What good will it do to you?”

 “Find out what a woman is thinking.” Chateaubriand looked at her and said, “I am a writer.”

 “Don’t you think it’s cruel?” asked Georgiana.

“Didn’t you say that no matter how cruel the truth is, it is true, or do you want me to comfort you in a nice way?” Chateaubriand asked.

Though not entirely satisfied, she was glad to have Chateaubriand here.

 Then she stood up, tidied herself up, and returned to the room where the women were staying.

 (End of this chapter)