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The commander of the Ottoman side felt that if this continued, then this precious corps of the new army would be completely destroyed, and it may be a little incorrect to say that the whole army was annihilated, but it was natural and correct to say that it suffered heavy losses, lost its combat effectiveness for a long time, and even completely withdrew from the campaign.

And for the Hereford family, if the battle continues like this, then the first line of defense with an army of six or seven thousand will be broken by the other side.

Last night, it can be said that the defense line was broken by the other party, and the dark elves are evil and don't follow the rules or something. But if the enemy forcibly breaks through the defense line today, then there is no need to say anything, it is because the enemy's combat effectiveness is too strong.

That's it, the commanders of both sides are not satisfied, and of course, the commanders of both sides will also have to change their tactics.

There are not as many arms in this era as in the 21 st century, and all kinds of new tactical weapons are emerging one after another. The total number of troops in this era is only three.

Infantry, cavalry, artillery.

In the battle just now, the infantry and artillery participated in the whole battle, that is, the cavalry needed to participate in the next battle.

Almost at the same time, the Dark Prohibition was ordered at the same time as the Hereford family, William and Artima. The two cavalry regiments of the Dark Elves and the two cavalry battalions of the Hereford family slammed into each other. At the same time, more Turkic cavalry braved artillery fire and rushed towards the lines of the Hereford family.

In response, the soldiers of the Hereford family raised their flintlock pistols in their hands.

Three-stage shooting, accurate strike from rifled guns. Then grenades and ************ were thrown - but after this round of attacks, thousands of Turkic cavalry still stormed the positions of the Hereford family. Another round of tragic hand-to-hand combat, in the defensive line, the trenches began.

"Compared to the Army Corps, which is useless. These cavalry were of some use. Seeing that the Turkic cavalry division had finally made progress after consuming a large number of troops, the female Sudan Fatima smiled happily.

"Perhaps after that, we should cut more army corps and put useful soldiers into cavalry divisions. This was followed by the formation of more Forces nouvelles. She continued to think in her heart.

Obviously, in the battle with the Hereford family. The three legions, which accounted for a third of the number of army corps units of the 100,000 army, were outdated and outdated to the point of intolerability. This also proves one thing, that is, the legionary army, which accounted for half of the standing army of the Ottoman Empire, is all obsolete and has no other use than empty money and food.

Thinking about it like this, this female Su Dan felt an unprecedented emptiness.

The hegemony of the Dark Elves is entirely based on military strength. Without a strong military force, there would be no strong Ottoman Empire.

And now, realizing that half of their army, a third of their combat power, is all outdated, unreliable garbage. This is quite a blow to the female Sudan.

"Intelligence shows that the human world is also undergoing corresponding reforms because of the military reform of the Hereford family. It is believed that in the near future, flintlock pistols and bayonets will become the standard equipment of the nations of the human world. Other words. If there are not enough privates, they will be eliminated by the times......

However, it is absolutely impossible to disband all the hundreds of thousands of troops in one go. That would cause too much turmoil and even shake the very foundations of our rule.

Perhaps, that's all there is to it. ”

Nu Sudan secretly made up her mind. The end of the war will be followed by a broader military reform. At the same time as the army corps was massively dismantled, and the cavalry and new armies were reorganized, those dismantled armies were redeployed to the east, bordering the equally backward Zoroastrian Empire.

Unlike the Ottoman Empire, which was close to the human world, technologically and industrially advanced. The Zoroastrian Empire, founded on the Pamirs, was still the most typical combination of nomadic and Central Asian cavalry empires. In addition to the cavalry units with excellent equestrian skills, its army units are those infantry who are completely in the era of cold weapons. Even arquebuses were not equipped much.

The combat effectiveness of such a unit, not to mention the new type of line infantry, even the old Ottoman corps infantry is enough to deal with. Thinking about it like this, the female Su Dan breathed a sigh of relief.

However, while breathing a sigh of relief, she was full of doubts about whether this war could be won.

Even as she thought about these things, the first line of defense of the First Legion was already crumbling.

Although the cavalry combat effectiveness was also superior to that of the Turkic cavalry. But the cavalry of the first line of the 1st Army was only two battalions. There are not enough troops. The infantry units also suffered heavy casualties after the bloody battles with the Forces nouvelles, with the loss of nearly half of the 7,000-strong army. If you continue to fight, some of the gains outweigh the losses.

"However, the 1st Army lost one regiment of infantry yesterday, and today three more infantry regiments have suffered heavy losses. Now only the Fifth Infantry Regiment, which is the general reserve, is intact. William thought to himself. At the same time, I watched as the First Army took out two more cavalry battalions - a cuirassier battalion and a lancer battalion, and I knew their tactics in my heart.

Repel the enemy's attack with a cavalry assault. Then the remnants of the cavalry were covered and withdrawn to the second line of defense. Complete a new strategic layout.

"It's just...... There are not enough reliable infantry units...... No, there are two brigades of combat sappers to rely on. This battle is still to be fought! However, after this battle, the First Army may have to rest for a while before it can recover. ”

William sighed in his heart. At the same time, he hopes to go further, to complete his layout before a revolution occurs in a certain country, and he must complete the integration of the entire Hereford family's empire before the tide of turmoil that engulfs the entire human world is launched. It is also necessary to teach these ignorant people what the state and society are during this time. He also needs to complete a comprehensive national mobilization system. Preemptively build the world's first modern state.

There was so much to do for William, and it was too important. After thinking about these things, it was nothing at all to do this and that before this so-called female Sudan Fatima.

"So, let's fix all this as soon as possible. William thought to himself. At the same time, cheers were heard from the front - although there were enough of them, but the morale was low. After being assaulted by the cavalry of the Hereford family, the Turks retreated. These guys come like a tide and go away like a tide. Left a position full of holes.

"Give the order, abandon the front-line positions and retreat. So, immediately after that, William gave such an order.

Under the cover of cavalry, the infantry units of the Hereford family withdrew from the line of defense and moved towards the second line of defense.

"Has it finally been breached?" on the other side, watching the Hereford family's troops slowly retreat. The Ottoman army on the opposite side was invariably relieved.

It's just too hard.

In order to break through such a defensive line, the Ottoman army paid a terrible price. The loss of nearly 10,000 troops, as well as a new army corps, a Turkic cavalry division temporarily lost its combat effectiveness. Just thinking about these two points is enough to make people feel painful.

"In addition to this, there were three legions of old units, which proved to be ineffective. Thinking of this again, the female Sudan Fatima felt all kinds of unpleasant and uncomfortable.

Calculated in this way, only sixty percent of her 100,000 army can actually fight. Two legions of Dark Elves, a New Army legion, plus a Levantine division...... Those newly recruited centaurs, and the Slavians or something, the female Sudan did not mean that they were also her own fighting power, and completely ignored those armies.

“...... The enemy's army consisted of four corps, one cavalry brigade and two incomplete cavalry brigades. Even if this corps today loses its combat effectiveness. Its military structure and combat effectiveness are still on a par with our army. To make matters worse, the enemy remained on the defensive. No, it should be said that this battle has completely lost its meaning from now on. Unless I'm willing to throw all four of my most elite infantry legions into battle, and then be ready to lose all of their consciousness - but how is that possible?!"

As soon as she thought of this, the female Sudan Fatima gritted her teeth in resentment.

One day, just one day, before a day, she was arrogant, thinking that there is nothing in this world that is her opponent, and she should rule everything in this world as a matter of course.

But, after just one day, all of this is different.

Although she still has enough elite troops, she still has an army of 80,000. But she was caught in a dilemma. At this time, whatever you choose is wrong.

"Is it possible that you want me to retreat and give up all of Ruthenia to that Goth?"

As soon as she thought of this, the female Su Dan felt very uncomfortable.

"No, there's a chance. Thinking of this, the female Sudan regained her strength...... For the rest of the day, she did not order the army to continue the assault on the Hereford family's second line of defense. Although there was only one regiment of integrated troops and two brigades of combat engineers.

The 1st Army is now the most vulnerable in this battle. If she were to order the New Army, or the Dark Elf Praetorian Guard, to attack at any cost, then she would definitely be able to win the battle.

And the First Legion will also become the first casualty of the Hereford family army in this battle.

However, the female Sudan did not.

After eight hours of continuous fighting during the day, morning, noon and the first two hours of the afternoon, the Ottoman army decided to return to the camp for rest. And the female Sudan Fatima is also destined to regret this decision.