As night fell, the Allied forces and the Russian naval infantry, who had been fighting fiercely for a day, could finally relax a little. Western armies 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 people were killed by the Russian army, most of which were caused by the artillery bombardment of the British and French Expeditionary Forces. The effect of explosive bombs is ten times stronger than that of solid bombs. The Russian army's war codes and doctrines never told
I have seen how grassroots officers and soldiers faced 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 shelling were not a big deal because of the shelter of the houses. As a result, the explosive bombs taught these believers in old experience a lesson.
The exploding projectiles not only produced flying shrapnel, but the shock wave was 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 a collapsed house.
Facts have proven that even a brick house cannot withstand the blast wave of an explosion. A house without a foundation is like a piece of paper when faced with an explosive bomb, and 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 only penetrates two holes at a time. If you are lucky, it can only achieve the effect if it hits a beam or a load-bearing wall. 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 learn from Wallachia to dig 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 do not know what kind of trenches are useful. They can only
I relied on my 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 entirely because Turkey is as timid as a mouse and cannot bear any casualties.
Damn those shells they fired. 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 at all. They have long been accustomed to lining up to be shot. Even though they are equipped with Minie rifles, they still use the linear tactics of the Napoleonic era.
, not ordinary dullness.
As for the Turks, to be honest, the Turkish generals were very ashamed. They felt that the British and French were right. Aren't they just a few casualties? How could there not be casualties in a war?
As a warrior of Allah, how can you be afraid of death? What's the big deal? Is it 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-scale charge tomorrow; 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 ran away when they saw that the situation was not going well. Who knows which soldiers took the lead in escaping.
But this is not a big problem for the Turks. 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 scene 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 God 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 is like.
Kornilov and Nassimov were not sure how good Turkey was, because he felt that the other party was a bit stupid, but it was 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 hordes of dense formations charging. If there is any difference from yesterday, it is that the casualties of the naval infantry have been reduced a lot, and the trenches mounted by local methods have proven to be effective.
, most of the artillery shells, especially the solid shells, barely even damaged 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 and the soldiers inside turned into flesh and blood. In addition, many soldiers and officers did not take Kornilov too seriously.
He took Nassimov's orders seriously, refused to hide in the pit, and died 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 injured and lost their combat effectiveness. This
This directly caused the outskirts of Ineada to turn into a bloody hell.
Corpses can be seen everywhere, and the ground is almost washed with blood, causing a large number of flies, mosquitoes, and even birds and beasts to come to look 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, and the battlefield is very fast.
The terrible smell of corpses filled the air, almost making people suffocate.
"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!"
Nassimov 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's difficult to do it. There are too many corpses and we can't clean them all. If the Turks continue tomorrow, the situation will get worse!"