On July 26, the Arab Rangers Brigade arrived at the outskirts of Abris City and encountered a stubborn resistance.

"Quick! Shelling!" Farris shouted loudly, holding a 6x telescope.

Through his telescope, he could see a cavalry group of more than 100 people being chased by cavalry that was more than ten times larger than his own.

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Boom!

One Arab Ranger regiment is equipped with 9 762mm mountain guns, and two regiments have 18 guns. As for the brigade headquarters... they also perform search (plunder) missions in the Mesopotamian plains.

The shells kept flying out, but they did not cause much damage to the enemy's cavalry.

"Send someone to assist and move closer to the main force." Hakim looked at the effect of the bombardment and immediately stopped the bombardment.

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Small and medium-caliber artillery does not do much damage to cavalry, especially light cavalry, unless it covers the enemy before they run up.

Two teams of Arab Rangers rushed out quickly, one riding on horseback and the other shooting with acceptable accuracy.

"Prepare to defend!" Farris put down the telescope and spat.

The two cavalry regiments have a total of more than 2,000 people, but they have 5,000 horses, all of which were contributed by Arabs.

But even if there are enough horses, they cannot ride all the time. What the horses can bear cannot be endured by humans, so on the 26th, the Arabian Rangers arrived at Abris.

Then.

They were in trouble.

Farris sent a cavalry company to launch a tentative attack to see if he could lure out some brainless people. Unexpectedly, more than a thousand people showed up at once.

The Arab Rangers ran away, and the Mesopotamian cavalry chased them. For a while, the Arab Rangers were stuck.

"Damn it, how many cavalry do they have?" Farris cursed.

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In addition to the more than 1,000 cavalry who were chasing him, Abris had just escaped with more than 1,000 cavalry, making the total number more than 2,000, equivalent to the total number of Arab Rangers.

Now, they are in trouble.

We have just sent out two more cavalry companies, and a total of three cavalry companies are stuck. To save them, the entire army will have to be dispatched, otherwise the entire army will be annihilated.

If you don't save, you will lose 20 troops by attacking tentatively, and there will be no need to fight later.

"Machine gun? Machine gun ready! Suppress those bastards with firepower." Hakim suddenly remembered the machine gun.

While the horses are running, there is currently no distinction between the enemy and the enemy. The artillery can only have enough reserve and its lethality is very low, but the machine gun can fire more boldly.

Because they disliked the fact that machine guns were not as powerful as artillery, were not light in weight, and needed to be filled with water when using them, the Arabian Rangers did not have much equipment.

Faris's regiment had two, and Hakim's regiment had five, for a total of seven machine guns. They quickly made design preparations - using sandbags to hold down the tripod.

"Pay attention to the enemy's position and shoot in an arc." The only machine gunnery officer of the Arabian Rangers instructed.

Dong dong dong...

The dull sound of the Maxim heavy machine gun sounded, and a metal whip swept towards the Mesopotamian cavalry.

Thump thump...a ​​dozen unlucky cavalry fell off their horses and fell to the ground in an instant.

Then the second one, the third one...

In the end, seven metal whips swept back and forth, and the Mesopotamian offensive stalled.

The sudden loss of hundreds of men frightened the Mesopotamian cavalry.

Dong dong dong...

The Arab Ranger Regiment is mainly equipped with second-line equipment from South China, such as the Maxim heavy machine gun. After being retired from the South China Sixth Army and serving as the second-line equipment, some were allocated to the Ranger Regiment.

The Maxim machine gun is extremely heavy and cannot be moved at all. The structure of the whole body is complex and there are many parts. It is very troublesome if something goes wrong. During the shooting process, water must be added continuously, and the water vapor formed by the water flow will also block people's vision.

But the Maxim has one great advantage, so that it has been a mainstream weapon for the next 34 years - as long as there is water, it can be used continuously.

Dong dong dong...

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The Mesopotamian cavalry finally got scared, abandoned more than two hundred corpses, and fled in despair to the east of Abris City.

"Mind the damage, capture him alive and give him a confession. We need the enemy's detailed information." Farris scratched his head.

After a while, the staff officer came with intelligence and a list of losses.

"We lost a total of 230 guns and more than 190 people..." the staff officer said.

"A group of stupid cowards..." Faris raised his forehead and even lost his gun. Is this considered a defeat?

"We captured two people alive. After interrogation, this is detailed information." The staff officer simply gave the information directly to Faris.

"Take a look." Faris read it twice, and finally handed the information to Hakim with a look of disbelief.

"Muhazaye, Grunadan, Zigzis... people from so many places have gathered here?" Hakim's expression was very strange.

These are all the towns they have searched or plundered. While passing through these towns along the way, except for civilians, not even a hair of the enemy was seen, but now they found it here.

"We... have made a meritorious service..." Faris touched his head in confusion.

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"So, there are at least 560,000 people in this city?" Hakim nodded, then felt a little confused.

More than 2,000 people faced off against 560,000 people, including Mesopotamian elites. No matter how they fought, they felt that they had no chance of winning.

"Report to headquarters, the entire army retreats ten kilometers and switches to defense." Faris looked at Hakim.

"No! The entire army moved to defense on the spot and called the headquarters to airdrop ammunition supplies." Hakim thought more.

As long as the Arab Rangers gain major military exploits in this matter and successfully receive airdrop support, the possibility of integrating into the new Arab division after the war will be greater.

Although there is a high probability that he will not be the commander of the regiment, his status will change from an officer of the Arabian Rangers to an officer of the South China Army - he values ​​the latter more.

Faris also got through at 1 o'clock, but he was a little worried about the Mesopotamian attack. He was finally persuaded by Hakim and the news was passed to the headquarters.

Wang Xu only thought about it briefly before agreeing to the plan.

"If the plan succeeds, we will eat 40,000 to 50,000 of them. Together with the enemies around Basra, we will eliminate 1/3 of their force, and we can deal with them more calmly," Wang Xu said.

Theoretically, there is not much difference in the number of combatable troops between Nanhua and Mesopotamians. However, the Mesopotamians also have to defend various towns, so the number of troops should be even more scarce.

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But! This only counts the people with guns in Mesopotamia. They also have 1 cannon fodder with scimitars and spears.

It is precisely because this group of cannon fodder is running around everywhere that the Nanhua Air Force's reconnaissance effect is greatly reduced - the reconnaissance result is that there are enemies everywhere...

"Issuing orders to all ministries, the airship brigade immediately returned to the landing site to prepare for the bombing mission.

Order the 5th Brigade and the 7th Brigade to immediately move closer to Abris, and the 11th Division and the 2nd Arab Division to slowly attack around Basra to exert pressure." Wang Xu gave the order.
Chapter completed!