Struggle in Russia

As night fell, the coalition forces and the Russian naval infantry, who had been fighting fiercely for a day, could finally relax a little. The Western army did not have the tradition of night fighting, and there were not so many tricks. Once the sun went down, both sides would just sit down and lick their wounds.

After this day of fierce fighting, more than a thousand Russian soldiers were killed, most of them caused by the shelling of the British and French Expeditionary Forces. Explosive bombs are ten times more effective than solid bombs. The Russian army's war codes and doctrines never told grassroots officers and soldiers how to deal with explosive bombs. Many people died in the first round of shelling.

Either they chose the wrong bunker, or they simply thought that the effects of bombardment were not to be feared because of the shelter of houses. As a result, the explosive bombs taught these believers in old experience a lesson.

The exploding projectiles not only create flying shrapnel, but the shock wave is enough for an unsheltered person to drink. Many people died under the shock wave, and their internal organs were shattered.

Compared with those who died, the injured were not much better. Also in the first round of shelling, about 1,500 Russian soldiers were seriously injured and lost their combat effectiveness. Most of them chose the wrong bunker. , injured by the collapsed house.

Facts have proved that even brick houses cannot withstand the blast wave. Houses without foundations are like paper when faced with explosive bombs, and they will collapse at the first touch.

As for solid bullets, it turns out that the power of these big iron balls is average. As long as you don't stupidly block their way, or unfortunately are bumped into them by the bounce and refraction, they pose little threat.

This type of shell is very ineffective even in demolishing a house. It usually penetrates two holes at a time. Only if you are lucky enough to hit a beam or load-bearing wall can the effect be achieved. Compared with explosive bombs, this thing is just a large toy.

It can be said that 80% of the casualties of the Russian army are caused by explosive bombs, so how to defend against this explosive demon has become a top priority for the Russian army.

"Stronger bunkers must be built, and it is best to immediately let the front line follow the example of Wallachia in digging trenches."

Kornilov fully agreed, and in fact in the afternoon he ordered his troops to collect shovels, pickaxes and all tools that could dig holes throughout the city.

As soon as sunset came, he immediately ordered the troops to distribute these tools to the front line, and ordered the front line troops to start digging trenches immediately.

Of course, they are the kind of extremely crude trenches. To put it bluntly, they are just holes that can accommodate people. They have not been strengthened and are not connected into a network. After all, most officers and soldiers don't know what kind of trenches are useful and can only rely on their own imagination to understand.

This is the reflection and summary of the Russian army. What about the coalition forces? To be honest, it is not as good as the Russian army. The British and French Expeditionary Forces believe that the reason why they did not achieve decent results today is that Turkey is as timid as a mouse and cannot bear any casualties. Those shells they fired were in vain. Do you think explosive bombs are free?

As for whether the dense formation is not conducive to charging and whether it is a living target, the British and French forces have no awareness of this aspect at all. They have long been accustomed to queuing up and being shot. Even though they are equipped with Minie rifles, they still use the linear tactics of the Napoleonic era. , not ordinary slowness.

As for the Turks, to be honest, the Turkish generals were ashamed. They felt that the British and French were right. Wasn't it just a few casualties? How can there be no deaths in a war?

As a warrior of Allah, how can we be afraid of death? Is the big deal just going to heaven to get what you want? Maybe it will be even better!

So on the one hand, they promised the British and French that they would launch a larger charge tomorrow, and on the other hand, they did not hesitate to kill the chickens as a warning to the monkeys and shoot the soldiers who took the lead in escaping one by one!

In fact, it is difficult to tell who took the lead in escaping, because it was a chaotic situation and many officers immediately fled when they saw that the situation was not good. Who knows which soldiers took the lead in escaping.

But this is not a big problem for the Turks. They can just grab a few leeks and kill them. Isn't it just a few lives and a few heads? What a simple thing!

In accordance with the request of the Turkish generals, the imams once again appeared on the stage and began to boost morale. In addition to promoting as usual that the Russian army is the devil and that those who die in battle will definitely go to heaven, they also told the soldiers that the British and French were watching their performance. , if they are too cowardly, they will disgrace Allah and become Turkey’s sinners.

So tomorrow they must be braver, earn back face for Turkey and Sudan, and let the British and French see what a good Turkish man looks like.

Kornilov and Nassimov are not sure how good Turkey is, because he feels that the other party is a bit stupid, but it is true. Because the next day, a scene almost identical to yesterday's script was played out again.

First there was an overwhelming rain of bullets, and then there were groups of people charging in dense formations. If there is any difference from yesterday, it is that the casualties of the naval infantry have been reduced a lot. The trenches mounted by the local method have proven to be effective. Most of the artillery shells, especially the solid shells, almost did not damage the hair of the Russian army.

However, the explosive bombs still caused a lot of trouble for the Russian army. Many trenches that were directly hit were turned into flesh and blood along with the soldiers inside. In addition, there were many soldiers and officers who did not take the orders of Kornilov and Nassimov seriously and refused to hide in the pits, and ended up dying in vain.

Some soldiers were too frightened and fled the trenches, which turned out to be tantamount to suicide.

But no matter what, the casualties of the Russian army were reduced by nearly 70%, but this was not the case for the Turkish army. Their intensive charge once again turned into a loss of lives. Just like yesterday, nearly 10,000 soldiers were killed or wounded and lost their combat effectiveness, which directly caused the outskirts of Ineada to turn into a bloody hell.

Bodies were everywhere, and the ground was almost washed with blood, causing a large number of flies, mosquitoes, and even birds and beasts to come looking for food. What's even more frightening is that as the weather improves, the temperature rises sharply. The high temperature causes the corpses to decay quickly. The battlefield is soon filled with a terrible corpse odor, which is almost suffocating.

"so horrible!"

After personally inspecting the front line, Kornilov said to Nassimov with lingering fear: "It's so miserable that the smell of corpses almost made me vomit. This is hell!"

Nasimov nodded silently. At this time, he remembered the wartime health regulations compiled by Li Xiao, which said that similar situations were very dangerous and might lead to a plague.

"We must strengthen health control!"

Kornilov smiled bitterly and said: "I know, but it is difficult to do it. There are too many corpses and it is impossible to clean them up. If the Turks continue tomorrow, the situation will get worse!"