I'm the Dauphin in France

Chapter 1062 War is rising everywhere
Russian officers desperately ordered the soldiers to form neat rows, but it was impossible to quickly restore order among tens of thousands of people in chaos under the continuous bombardment of artillery.

The Russian soldiers at the front managed to fight off the Persians with their bravery, but soon thousands of Turkmen cavalry rushed past them on both sides. The sound of bowstrings was as dense as the chirping of cicadas in summer. The cold weapons that the Russians despised were now as efficient as flintlock rifles in harvesting lives.

In less than 20 minutes, the Russian infantry began to retreat across the board.

Gazmanov had no choice but to abandon the Cossack cavalry and turn back to organize the rear guard, but under the repeated harassment of the Persian cavalry, he was still unable to form an effective formation.

When the Russian army retreated to the position of the two previous bastions, another team of Persian light cavalry rushed from the north and blocked the passage which was less than two kilometers wide.

Zubov, who was still waiting for news of the great victory in the command center, was actually greeted by a messenger asking for help.

When he learned that the Persians had European heavy artillery and that Gazmanov's Corps was surrounded by Persians with almost three times his number of troops, he was immediately shocked and at a loss.

In the end, he left Strahovsky with 5000 soldiers to support Gazmanov, while he himself withdrew to Tabriz under the cover of the main force in the middle.

However, Abbas Mirza's prestige in the army was not high, and this Persian army was temporarily assembled, so the command efficiency was very low.

Until it got dark, the Persian army failed to completely defeat Gazmanov's army.

The next morning, Strahovsky risked his life to open up the passage between the two bastions, allowing Gazmanov's men to escape.

It was not until they retreated to the vicinity of Myane, nearly 1 kilometers away, that they finally stabilized their defense line. The Gazmanov Corps, which originally had 2 soldiers, was reduced to less than 7 people.

Persian Crown Prince Abbas Mirza led the high-spirited Persian army and pushed the battle line back to the east of Tabriz.

At the same time, Nikolai Bakhov, commander of the Russian Orenburg Corps, was leading his troops along the Aral Sea towards the capital of Khiva.

A month and a half ago, the Bukhara army suddenly launched a surprise attack on Khiva. At this time, Khiva's army was almost entirely fighting on the eastern front, with no defense at all in the north.

With the help of Khiva King Abu Ghazi Khan, Bakhov's progress was very smooth. He has now occupied Ustyurt and Kungrad in Khiva, and is heading straight for the capital city of Khiva.

While the battle on Bakhov's side had not yet ended, officials sent from St. Petersburg had already begun to order the Khiva tribes in the occupied areas to dispatch laborers to dredge ancient irrigation systems such as the "Davdan Canal" and the "Kerki Canal".

To make millions of hectares of land in Central Asia suitable for growing cotton, water needs to be diverted from the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers.

This will be an extremely arduous project.

When the news reached Tehran, Fateh Ali Shah and his ministers immediately became nervous.

After a brief discussion, Fatah Ali Shah summoned the British envoy - more than three months ago, Britain and Persia had signed the Tehran Trade Agreement.

Well, on the surface it was a trade agreement, but it came with a lot of secret clauses, including Britain providing Persia with large amounts of military aid and loans.

In the Gulistan Palace in Tehran, Persian Prime Minister Karamani first introduced the situation in Khiva to the British, and then said: “Mr. Malcolm, you know that the coast of the Caspian Sea is the most important grain producing area in our country.

"If the Russians station a large number of troops in Khiva, it will threaten the area from Tabaristan to Mashhad.

"At the same time, they can also move south along the Braha and expand into Afghanistan."

When Malcolm heard the word Afghanistan, he frowned.

Karamani glanced at his expression and continued, "His Majesty the Shah is preparing to mobilize troops to stop the Russians on the northern front. However, His Majesty's soldiers need some weapons."

Fatah Ali Shah interjected: "And military spending."

"Yes, military expenses." Karamanyi looked at Malcolm very sincerely, "Now, only the great Britain can help us."

The latter returned to his residence and immediately wrote a letter to the Foreign Minister to report the matter and request increased aid to Persia.

Of course, this was also because Abbas Mirza had shown their worth by repelling the Russians at Zanjan.

……

South Africa. Cape of Good Hope.

Colonel Howard commanded more than 2,000 British Marines and launched a fierce attack on the town of Dweka.

This important town leading to the hinterland of the Cape of Good Hope had been occupied by the Boer Resistance for more than a month, preventing all supplies from the north from being transported to Cape Harbor.

Last week, the British Parliament finally sent a reinforcement of 1500 people, and the Governor of the Cape immediately dispatched troops to retake the town.

After repeated bombardment, British skirmishers launched a tentative attack on the town of Devka from three directions.

There was little resistance, as the Boer resistance had apparently left long ago, and the British soon had control of the town.

Colonel Howard chewed some Buchu candy, turned his head and looked at the townspeople's cold and resentful eyes, shaking his head secretly.

Most of the people living here are Boers, but Britain currently relies on them for production, so it cannot drive them away.

This meant that as long as his army was not careful, the resistance forces would come back immediately.

There are more than a dozen towns like Dweka around the Cape.

If the British East India Company follows its plan to control the entire Cape of Good Hope, it will have to penetrate more than 300 kilometers, making it easier for the Boer Resistance to launch surprise attacks.

Howard sighed: "It seems that the Governor-General must continue to request more troops from the Parliament."

……

North Africa.

Maijana, east of Algiers.

The Kabylia tribe had been fighting Kuroglu's army in the mountains for more than three months. At this time, they were squeezed to the easternmost part of Maijana, with the Tunisian border just a dozen kilometers behind them.

"Father, we found Kuroglu's army on Mount Toso."

The eldest son's shouting woke Buzid Mukla from his depressed state.

Mount Toso is just opposite, only half a day's journey away.

The valley to the south had already been occupied by the Algiers army, which meant that the Kabyle tribe was in a desperate situation.

Mukla prayed earnestly first, and then instructed his son and the tribe's leaders: "I will go to Kuroglu to apologize, you take good care of the tribe..."

"Father!"

"Malik!"

A group of people immediately surrounded him.

The Kabyle tribe was guilty of rebellion and Mukla would certainly be executed.

In fact, most of their tribesmen could not escape the disaster.

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out from the tribe and saluted Mukla: "Respected Malik, you can lead the tribe and retreat to Annaba."

The latter immediately frowned: "Who are you? That is Tunisian territory."

"No, that is the homeland of all the 'Romans'." The middle-aged man smiled and said, "I am Rum Ferhad. I am here to help you on behalf of His Excellency the Duke of Tunisia."

(End of this chapter)