After capturing the enemy's left flank battery, it was already dawn. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The deputy wing commander and others were very happy to annihilate a large number of enemies at a small cost, and they also successfully occupied the batteries and fulfilled the orders of the brigade and regiment.

The deputy wing commander arranged for the 1st Brigade to clean up the battlefield and inspect all parts of the fort to prevent fish from slipping through the net; The 2nd Brigade built temporary civil fortifications on the mountain road to prevent enemy attacks; A part of the 3rd Brigade carried the personnel and logistical baggage that were still under the cliff to the top of the cliff; The Janissary Guard Company assisted the artillery officers and men in adjusting the artillery in the battery, preparing for the artillery bombardment of the enemy's western defensive line, and assisting the brigade in the attack; He and the company commander of the Praetorian Guard Company and others went to check the supplies in the enemy's warehouse; The group leader is responsible for establishing the headquarters.

The company commander of the Praetorian Guard Company saw that he had arranged in an orderly manner, nodded, and did not interfere with his arrangements.

The guards were first escorted to the top of the cliff and immediately went to work and began to treat the wounded officers and soldiers.

In addition to ammunition and some food in the battery warehouse, there was nothing of other value, and the deputy wing commander was a little disappointed, and he didn't want to think about it, who would put a large amount of gold and silver treasures in the front-line warehouse?

As soon as the telegraph operator and radio were raised to the edge of the cliff, they were placed in the temporary headquarters, and a telegram drafted by the deputy wing commander was immediately sent to the brigade headquarters.

However, what made the deputy wing commander happy was that he captured the commander of the enemy's battery while cleaning the battlefield, and it turned out to be a major general and the chief of a large tribe. The Wing Commander ordered him to be held for the time being, and when the battle was over, his tribe must redeem him with a large sum of wealth.

The brigade headquarters was very happy to receive the news that the battery had been occupied, they were ready for battle there, and they were waiting for news from the raiding team.

The brigade commander immediately called back and demanded: 8 o'clock to launch an artillery bombardment of the enemy's western defense line.

The chief of staff said happily: "Congratulations to Your Excellency the brigade commander for making new contributions!" This is a complete reenactment of the Battle of Arthur, with enemy artillery to attack the enemy's positions. “

"Haha, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts, not my own work; Are you all set? The brigade commander said modestly.

"Your Excellency Brigade Commander, all the troops have crossed the river, and the Praetorian Guard has set up artillery positions on the right flank, just waiting for the order of the brigade commander."

"Very good, let's follow along, we can't let the soldiers work in front, let's enjoy the happiness in the back!" said the brigade commander.

"Yes, Your Excellency Brigade Commander!" The chief of staff replied that he knew that there were mercenaries in the army now, and that they must set an example and not shrink in the rear, and besides, the troops were about to besiege Shiraz, and the command of the troops had to move forward.

The position of the Janissary artillery battalion was set directly west of the enemy's left flank position, more than 5,000 meters from the enemy's western defensive line, and such a distance was not threatened by the enemy's right flank battery; The artillery battalion is equipped with a Bofors 1930 75mm mountain gun, which has a range of more than 9,000 meters, which can cover the enemy's entire western defense line, and the firing range is much longer than that of the 105mm howitzers provided by the Russian Empire.

At this time, the city of Shiraz was in chaos.

When there was a violent explosion on the left flank battery, they knew that it was bad, it must be the army of the Xia Empire that attacked the battery, and it turned out that the army of the Xia Empire was holding on to confuse them.

They knew that the position of the battery was very dangerous, and it was impossible to recapture it, which would only lead to the loss of more officers and men.

None of them thought that the left flank battery would be occupied by the Xia Imperial army, how could this war be fought? It was obviously a good idea to continue to hold the defensive line, and the enemy could shell their positions after adjusting their artillery, and if they retreated, the city of Shiraz would now have no way to retreat, and there was no danger to defend; Moreover, retreating would also cause the other two lines of defense to collapse, and they would have to retreat back to Shiraz City together.

There is another plan, which everyone knows, but no one has put forward it, that is, the entire Shiraz City will be collectively withdrawn and moved to the north, leaving an empty city for the Xia Empire.

Abandoning Shiraz may be the best thing to do at the moment, but no one is willing to take on this responsibility, the Great Chief does not speak, and it is useless for others to say it.

The great chieftains of Shiraz are now very worried, and give up the three lines of defense, and the city of Shiraz is besieged, so they will not hold out for long; If they abandon Shiraz, where will they go? Moreover, so many people are not relocated when they say they will be relocated, but the logistical burden is not a small amount, and transportation is a big trouble, and more importantly, so many people are moving together, and they can't go fast at all, and the enemy will soon catch up, in which case the losses will be greater.

The commanders of the Russian Empire were now at a loss, at no avail, and had not come up with a plan for such an event; They did not want the native army to retreat, otherwise the three lines of defense they had worked so hard to build would be worthless; If they don't withdraw, the Xia Empire's army will occupy these three defense lines one by one, and they will lose a lot of officers and soldiers and equipment in vain, and the consequences are not something they can bear.

When everyone was sad, the big chief finally spoke: "Withdraw!" ”

"Where?" Everyone wondered whether to withdraw the troops to Shiraz or to move out of Shiraz to other places.

"Withdraw to Shiraz first."

"Is it the evacuation of the Western Front or the evacuation of all the officers and men of the 3 lines of defense?"

"If they are all withdrawn, and if they are not withdrawn, can they hold on? Are your heads broken? The Great Chief cried out angrily, for he had not made up his mind to evacuate Shiraz, which would have cost him all his army and all his wealth.

Everyone is like headless flies at the moment, and they don't know what to do, so they can only mechanically carry out the orders of the Great Chief.

Before the chief's order was transmitted to the front-line headquarters, a violent explosion sounded on the western defense line, broken, it was really predicted by them, the Xia Empire must have used the artillery on the battery to shell the officers and soldiers on the western defense line.

There were 8 cannons, 3 105mm howitzers and 5 75mm mountain guns on the left flank batteries of the western defense line, and the Janissaries easily moved them out of the fortifications, re-established their positions, and aimed their guns at the enemy's western defense line.

The artillery was condescending and a mortal threat to the line of defense down the mountain; If the mercenaries do not occupy the batteries and force the enemy's defenses, they will inevitably suffer heavy losses from the heavy bombardment of the artillery on the batteries, and now the effect of bombarding the enemy is the same.

The personnel of the 3rd squadron acted as ammunition suppliers and were responsible for transporting shells from the warehouses to the artillery positions; Janissaries and officers assisted the artillerymen in firing and loading the batteries.

At 7:40, the artillery positions were arranged, and observation balloons were raised, and the artillery bombardment was launched only when the last moment came.

At 8 o'clock sharp, the battery and the Janissary artillery battalion simultaneously began shelling the enemy's western defensive line.

In particular, the mountain artillery of the Janissary artillery battalion, with a rate of fire of nearly 20 shells per minute, fired more than 1,000 shells in just five minutes, covering the entire position of the enemy and plowing the enemy's line back and forth several times.

The dense explosions on the position were heard far away, and even the people in Shiraz could hear them very clearly.