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By the third day, a battalion of the defense division stationed at the port of Bushehr had arrived in Kazelen and had also brought part of the logistical supplies to the mercenaries. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

After the deputy chief of staff of the division led the team and others carefully counted the collections in the secret room, they signed with the mercenaries and went through the handover procedures, and then transported the treasure back to Bushehr Port, and then sent warships to escort them back to Shangjing Port of the Xia Empire.

The list was reported to the Theater Command, and after preliminary estimates, the treasures were worth more than 5 million Xia Yuan, which shocked everyone in the Command Department, a small tribe had so much wealth.

Qian Xiangyang attached great importance to this batch of treasures, Zhang Liang saw his thoughts, and asked, "Wouldn't the governor of the capital fall in love with the wealth in the hands of the chiefs of various tribes in Iran?" ”

"Haha, you really made you right, the Kingdom of Iran has been a feudal tribal system for hundreds of years, many tribes have never been affected by the war, and they are very rich, it seems that we should adjust the plan, the next step should be to rob, but we can't let these wealth fall into the hands of the Russians." Qian Xiangyang said with a smile.

Zhang Liang said: "Don't overestimate them, tribes like Kazelen who have not been affected by artillery fire are a minority after all, and some time ago, the 40th Army occupied the relatively wealthy tribes in the two river valleys, and there are not so many captures, this is just a special case." “

"It's just that there aren't so many, so let's add up to a lot, and grab a few more tribes. The 40th and 35th armies were ordered to send out cavalry divisions to loot the Iranian tribes in the buffer zone, and to see the results of the battle before making a final plan. Qian Xiangyang made up his mind to squeeze some oil and water out of the Iranians.

In fact, Qian Xiangyang did this for another purpose, that is, to muddy the waters of Iran and make the Russians feel bad.

Zhang Liang did not agree with Qian Xiangyang's order, so he suggested: "Governor, why don't you wait until after the capture of Shiraz to see how to make a decision?" ”

"No need, send the order down first, it must bloom more, there will definitely be seizures, it's more or less a problem, don't worry too much."

"Yes, Grand Duke!" Zhang Liang then went down to send a telegram to the two armies.

The 9th Brigade of the Mercenaries, immediately after handing over the treasures of the Chamber of Secrets, set out for the city of Shiraz, where there was such a wealth of captures in such a small place as Kazeron, how much loot should there be in Shiraz, one of the largest cities in Iran? The mercenaries are looking forward to this.

The road from Kazelen to the west bank of the Karehaja River had long been controlled by mercenaries, and the road was unimpeded, and it took the brigade headquarters less than 2 days to reach the camp. There is also a distance of 20 km from the camp to Shiraz City.

The rulers of Shiraz had long received orders from the kingdom to resolutely block the Xia Empire's army, and the kingdom also sent a 10-member officer corps of the Russian Imperial Army to assist in the defense of Shiraz City.

The city of Shiraz is located in the southern valley basin of the Zagros Mountains, surrounded by mountains and has only three exits.

Under the direction of the Russian officers, they had built a very strong defensive line at the mountain pass, 5 kilometers west of the city, and set up two permanent batteries on the hills on either side; A similar defensive line was built in the northwest and southeast of the city, fearing that the Xia Empire's army would not be able to attack the western defense line for a long time, so they adopted roundabout tactics.

Along with the officer corps came 18 75mm mountain guns and 6 105mm howitzers, as well as numerous shells, which were ready to teach the Xia Imperial army a profound lesson.

What they didn't expect was that the Xia Empire's army came so quickly, and Cazeron's army did not have any effect on stopping the enemy.

The armies of the various tribes that had withdrawn to Shiraz were organized as front-line forces and commanded the battle in a unified manner; The young and strong in the city were also temporarily organized as second-line troops, as baggage troops or as guards and other tasks.

Russian officers screened and reorganized the front-line troops in Shiraz City, forming a total of 3 infantry divisions of 12,000 people, 2 cavalry divisions of 10,000 people, and 2 artillery battalions of 800 people; There are more than 25,000 troops in the second line.

In order to strengthen the army's defensive capabilities, the administrators of Shiraz urgently purchased 25,000 water rifles and 50 heavy machine guns from the Russian Empire, as well as a large number of ammunition.

The city of Shiraz was now strong, and the chieftains of the tribes and the inhabitants of the city were confident in its defenses.

Originally, the tribal chieftain also wanted to go to the Kari Hajia River to set up a position to block the Xia Empire's army from crossing the river, but the officers of the Russian Empire vetoed their idea: "Without strong enough artillery support, your men and horses are not the opponent of the Xia Empire's army in the field on the plain, or stay honestly within the defense line and wait for work, as long as the Xia Empire's army dares to attack, you can rely on the heavy machine guns and artillery in the fortifications to kill as much as you want, why take the risk?" ”

Everyone felt that the words of the Russian officer were very reasonable, it was better to stay in the fortifications and be safe, and if the enemy did not come to attack, it would be consumed, and it would be consumed to see who consumed whom; If they dare to attack, they will be dealt a hard blow.

When the brigade commander and chief of staff of the 9th Brigade arrived at the camp, the wing commander of the 2nd Wing and the company commander of the reconnaissance company immediately gave a detailed report on the situation at the front.

The brigade commander and chief of staff both frowned, and it seemed that they had met an opponent of equal strength.

The chief of staff said: "Your Excellency the brigade commander, it seems that the enemy has been prepared for a long time, and it is very well prepared, we do not have an advantage in the artillery battle, and they hide in the fortifications and do not come out, this is to force us to send infantry to charge, so that they can strike hard at us, which is very similar to the Battle of Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War, it seems that this is the masterpiece of the Russians." ”

"You're right, there must be Russian officers in command here, but their tactics haven't improved, and we're not as stupid as we used to be; This is far worse than the defense of Arthur, they are in a hurry, and the defense line they have built is certainly not as perfect as that of Arthur; They lack artillery, and it is wishful thinking that they can stop us from advancing with only a few dozen cannons. The brigade commander said confidently.

"Does Your Excellency the Brigade Commander have a brilliant plan?" The chief of staff asked suspiciously.

"I can't talk about a good plan for the time being, let me think about it again." After the brigade commander finished speaking, he fell into deep thought again.

The Chief of Staff was also carefully studying the map and the sketches of the enemy's forces and firepower dispositions provided by the reconnaissance company.

The wing commander of the 2nd Wing said quietly: "Chief of Staff, we have been thinking about it for several days and have not come up with any good solutions, if it really doesn't work, let's apply for support from the war zone!" ”

"You guys, you just don't know how to use your brains, won't you fight without support?" The chief of staff scolded.

The wing captain blushed and smiled, they are indeed very dependent on support now, being a soldier in the Xia Empire is much more comfortable than when they were a soldier in their own country, they call for support when they encounter difficulties, they don't need to launch an intensive desperate charge, they don't have to watch so many comrades-in-arms continue to sacrifice in front of them, so they are too lazy to think of a way, anyway, if they have difficulties, they will find a leader.

However, the Xia Empire's airship troops are indeed powerful, they can bomb the enemy from the air, and there are terrifying incendiary bombs, and no enemy has a way to deal with it.

Everyone watched the brigade commander gradually show a confident smile, and they knew that he had come up with a solution.