Eastern Turkey, Kars.
As the German 21st Army Corps and 22nd Army Corps arrived at the Persian Gulf, the Turkish 3rd Army Corps, led by Turkish War Minister and Chief of Staff Enver, also reached the front lines.
The arrival of fresh troops once again stabilized the Turkish 1st Army Corps' defensive line.
However, the Turkish Army's abysmal performance in this battle could not be erased. General Enver was extremely dissatisfied with it.
The three Russian army corps attacking the Turkish 1st Army Corps and 2nd Army Corps numbered fewer than two hundred thousand men combined. Yet these two Turkish army corps had a total of four hundred thousand troops. Having fought the battle into such a state filled General Enver with shame.
Upon arriving at the front, General Enver immediately summoned the commanders of the Turkish 1st Army Corps and 2nd Army Corps, giving them a severe dressing-down and cursing them until they were drenched in spittle.
"General Arslan, General Muhammad, what exactly are you doing? Your armies are fully twice the size of the Russians'! Yet now, you have only barely managed to hold the line! Your performance has truly disappointed me beyond measure!" General Enver roared.
The Republic of Turkey's leadership had placed great hopes on this battle. They had hoped the Turkish Army would distinguish itself, so they could display their strength before the German Empire and let the German Empire know that the Republic of Turkey could provide it with even greater assistance. All of that was a powerful guarantee of obtaining greater benefits after the war! But now the battle had turned out like this, leaving the Republic of Turkey's leaders feeling as though they had lost all face.
Lieutenant General Arslan and Lieutenant General Muhammad lowered their heads without saying a word.
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