On the peninsula of Asia Minor, after five days of bitter fighting, at the cost of nearly three thousand casualties, the Russian army finally leveled the enemy in the port, and Ava was like a peeled cherry.

Admiral Ivanov has already come to the front line to supervise the battle, and it took five days just to fight for the port, which is very unfavorable to the next battle plan of the Russian army.

If you want to quickly open up the Black Sea Strait, the most important thing is one word - fast.

The Ottoman interior was blocked, the Austrian navy had blocked the sea routes, and the most important thing they needed for a large-scale mobilization of troops was time.

The Government of the Sudan was unsure of the exact landing place of the coalition forces in advance and had to deploy them in general. Even now, while the Sudanese government is defending the shores of the strait, it must prevent the coalition forces from attacking Huanglong.

The Ottoman Empire had already lost its capital once and could not afford to lose it a second time. If Ankara were to fall and the peninsula of Asia Minor was to be divided in two, the Sultan government would have no choice but to die.

According to the plan of the Russian army, it is to take Ava within two days, and then quickly expand around, making a posture of smashing the Yellow Dragon, forcing the Sudanese government to mobilize surrounding troops to intercept it.

Now it is impossible, add three days and the situation is completely different. The Government of the Sudan has had time to redeploy its forces, and the war has become more difficult.

Watching rows of stretchers carrying the wounded pass by in front of him, and listening to the wails of the wounded, Ivanov's cold heart melted.

Holding back his anger, Ivanov ordered: "Lieutenant General Villasol, immediately ask the Allied Command for help and ask Austria to send medical personnel to treat the wounded."

Lieutenant General Harroslav, you are in charge of the aftermath of the aftermath, and you must purge the city of Ava of the enemy today. ”

This is all he can do, there is a serious shortage of medical personnel in the Russian army, which can only ensure the personal safety of officers, and soldiers who are injured can only be left to fate.

In the past, there was no way, how could you fight a war without dying? The price of medicines was so high, and the tsarist government was so poor that it simply could not afford it.

Moreover, medical staff were middle-class in the Russian Empire, and they lived comfortably at home, and few of them joined the army.

Not only the Russian army, but most countries in the world have this common problem. Comparatively speaking, countries like Austria and Prussia, where all the people are soldiers, have done better.

More than a decade ago, the Vienna government built a medical academy on a large scale, training a large number of medical personnel, who were also required to enlist in the army under the system of compulsory military service.

In addition, the army itself has also trained some battlefield first responders, and the Austrian army's field medical rescue system is the most complete in its time.

Admiral Ivanov is not the master who wants to save face and suffer the crime, and now the Austrians are in charge of logistics, so he naturally has to open his mouth to help.

It is not a luxury that every soldier can get enough medicines, at least effective battlefield first aid, and try to save the lightly wounded as much as possible.

It is a pity that the seriously injured are very unfortunate because medical technology is limited in this era, and the probability of rescue is very low, and many people are scrapped even if they are saved.

There are even some casualties who can't bear the pain and need the help of their comrades. War is so cruel, "one will make ten thousand bones dry", that is not an exaggeration at all.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." The two replied in almost unison

After saying that, each of them left to carry out the order, and Admiral Ivanov will continue to inspect the battlefield. As far as the eye can see, there are all the potholes that have been bombarded by the shells.

The smell of blood and gunpowder smoke is clearly audible, and under the sun, the earth is extraordinarily yellow and red, and the atmosphere is extraordinarily weird.

As he walked, Ivanov seemed to have stepped on something, and when he looked down, he saw a head with only half of it left. It was already covered with a thin layer of dirt, which was exposed by Ivanov's step.

Frowning, Ivanov continued to move forward, the battle had just been extinguished, and it was too late to clean up the battlefield, and the severed limbs and wreckage he saw along the way.

Arms, thighs, heads, internal organs...... As long as there are parts on the human body, you can find them here. This is a hell on earth, if it weren't for the strength of the heart, ordinary people would probably collapse at a glance.

(I don't dare to describe it in detail, the bloody violence wants 404, and the author can only ...... ）

For a military man like Ivanov, it's all pediatrics. On the battlefield, there was originally a mountain of corpses, a sea of blood, and vast white bones, and he had seen even more bloody scenes, and his heart had long been numb.

"Alas!"

Secretly sighing, Ivanov was also not sure if this war was correct, if it was possible, he preferred to choose the original "raid plan".

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In Ava, the Ottoman army was almost out, leaving behind only death squads blocking the enemy.

Most of these people are *** fanatics, not only to stay and fight hard, but also to organize civilians to stay and fight hard.

Weapons have been distributed, and due to the lack of numbers, most people can only make up the numbers with cold weapons in their hands, and knives, swords, spears, bows and arrows seem to have returned to the Middle Ages overnight.

Akyol's apprentices were among them, and they were a step slower to react, and instead of fleeing from Ava City, they could only live and die with the city.

As the first city to be conquered, Ava's resistance will definitely be the fiercest. The Government of the Sudan has little confidence in winning the battlefield and is trying to frighten the enemy with such drastic tactics.

If all the Ottomans resisted desperately, even Austria, which had a big business, could not afford it, and the war would have to consider the cost, and it would not be possible to invest it endlessly.

The young man asked with some trembling, "Master, is the enemy really going to kill us all?" ”

In the face of life and death, ordinary people can't stay calm, let alone a teenager? The age of middle school students, who should have studied and learned knowledge in school, were forced to go to the battlefield.

Akyol pretended to be calm and said, "Who knows! After a while, the fight started, you kid is a little smarter, once out of their sight, just find a corner to hide, and hold on until it gets dark before we run away. ”

As he spoke, Akyol's hands were still shaking, and it was clear that he was not as calm as he appeared.

Defending the country is too much luxury for them, small citizens, who are in danger, and it is out of reach.

The enemy is not afraid of terror, but the terror of the Ottoman government, they have experienced it firsthand.

Ava is also a port city, so it is inevitable that it will be affected by foreign ideas, and everyone's consciousness is slowly changing.

Resentment and loss of loyalty to the Ottoman government that enslaved them gradually changed in a way that was usually inconspicuous and changed when it came to life and death.

The Russian army began the process, the Ottomans lurking inside the building did not stop it, and now is not the time for a decisive battle.

The rabble cannot defeat the regular army, and cold weapons are even more dry than hot weapons.

The city of Ava has been abandoned, and the remaining defenders have withdrawn outside the city, ready to rely on the terrain to hold back the Russians and slow down the Russian army.

If you want to cause trouble for the Russians, the best time is when the lights are dark at night, when the people in the city can take advantage of the terrain and create big trouble for the Russian army.

The plan never changes quickly, the Russian army is not a little sheep, it is here to eat meat when it enters the city. The tsarist government was poor, and the Russian army had always had a tradition of replacing military pay with looting.

The Russian troops who participated in the Battle of Ava were no exception, and the Vienna government provided them with logistical materials, but did not pay them military salaries.

Even if Franz was willing to give it, the tsarist government did not dare to ask for it. If it is really sent down and breaks the cheap salary system of the Russian army, how will the war be fought in the future?

The sacrifice is so great, if you don't get a benefit from Ava City, how can you make up for everyone's wounded hearts.

In the face of the Russian soldiers who broke through the door, the Ottoman ambush could not continue. I don't have to say, then let's fight!

The cries and shouts of killing resounded in the sky, and the Russian soldiers had already killed red eyes on the battlefield, and in the face of the Ottomans who dared to resist, they naturally raised their butcher knives unceremoniously.

By the time Lieutenant General Harroslav reacted, it was too late, Ava was originally a small city, but because of the war, another batch of them ran away, and now there are only twenty or thirty thousand unlucky people left.

How can such a small number of people be the opponent of tens of thousands of Russian troops? The battle continued into the evening, and except for some lucky ones who escaped from hiding, the rest became the swords of the Russian soldiers.

The whole city was cleared, and everyone was almost dead, and Ava was naturally safe. But the sequelae made Lieutenant General Harroth want to cry without tears.

How did the promised robbery become a "slaughter of the city"? Well, this can't be blamed entirely on the Russian soldiers, seeing that the Ottomans have weapons in their hands, they also only destroy the enemy in advance.

It's just this reason, and it is estimated that the Russians themselves will believe it. If you say it, no one will believe it.

Massacres are not popular on the European continent, and of course the massacres of "natives" do not count. It's just that this was all before, and in the late 19th century, even if the colonizers played massacre, they would cover it up.

At this point, Lieutenant General Harroslav could only admit that he had put on the hat of General Butcher.

Fortunately, this is the Ottoman Empire, and in the European world, the status of the Ottomans is not much higher than that of the natives.

Lieutenant General Harroev was pleased that the Ottoman Empire and Russia would support him with radicals and religious figures in the country, and the tsarist government could not make any scapegoats for him.

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The next day, Admiral Ivanov, who had just entered the city, was stunned by this terrible "result". As the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, he has a much more comprehensive view of the problem.

On the surface, with the grievances of the European world and the Ottoman Empire, many people commanded and applauded.

But politically, it is not simply a matter of looking at grievances, and this incident has provided European countries with an excuse to intervene in this war. I am afraid that it will not be long before St. Petersburg will face diplomatic pressure from the international community.

Realizing the seriousness of the incident, Ivanov immediately ordered: "Immediately block the news, issue a gag order for what happened in the city of Ava, and announce the expulsion of the entire city to the outside world." ”

At this point, I can only play the scoundrel. In addition to biting the bullet and not admitting it, Admiral Ivanov did not know what to do.

After a pause, glaring at Lieutenant General Harroslav, Ivanov added: "Sort out the situation as soon as possible and report it to the coalition command and St. Petersburg, this matter is no longer something we can handle on our own." ”