Just as the Allied Forces were discussing which unit to send to the south bank of the Bourganak River to scout, Prince Menshikov, under the shade of a dense forest on the south bank, was anxiously waiting for news from the Cossack Cavalry Corps.

Time slowly ticked by in the long wait, and soon it was around 4 PM. The blazing sun in the sky moved from south to west, its power quietly diminishing a bit, and as time passed, Prince Menshikov's heart grew increasingly restless. He stood up from the ground, kicked the tree fiercely a few times, and cursed loudly, "You damn bastard!"

Faced with Prince Menshikov's veiled insults, the entire Seventeenth Division was silent and fearful, with no one daring to speak a word at this moment.

Under the watchful eyes of the entire Seventeenth Division, Prince Menshikov kicked the tree a couple more times, venting his frustration wildly, as lush green leaves continuously fell under his boots.

After another 20 minutes had passed, Prince Menshikov finally became somewhat impatient. He turned around to the members of the Seventeenth Division and gave the command to withdraw: "Forget it! Withdraw..."

Just as Prince Menshikov was about to leave, a dense sound of hooves came from afar, followed by a large cavalry unit. The members were uniformly dressed in green attire, and each rider was exceptionally skilled. They were the most elite Cossack Cavalry of the Russian Empire.

The arrival of the Cossack Cavalry halted Prince Menshikov's intention to return to Alma Heights. He quickly ordered the Seventeenth Division to stand by and wait for the Cossacks.

When the Cossack Cavalry Corps arrived in front of Prince Menshikov, the leading commander quickly dismounted and reported to Menshikov: "Report to Commander Menshikov, the Anglo-French Alliance Army has now stationed on the north bank of the Bourganak River!"

"Why did they station on the north bank so early?" Upon hearing the news from the Cossack Cavalry Corps commander, Prince Menshikov was first stunned, then questioned the commander.

"Maybe something went wrong on their side! Oh, right!" Suddenly thinking of something, the Cossack Cavalry Corps commander hurriedly shouted to the cavalry behind him, "Bring them over!"

"Them?" Prince Menshikov looked at the performance of the Cossack Cavalry Corps commander with curiosity.

Under Prince Menshikov's gaze, several British Lobster Soldiers in red uniforms appeared in front of Menshikov. At this moment, the Lobster Soldiers were tied with hemp rope, and their mouths were stuffed with rags. From the medals and epaulets on their chests, Prince Menshikov immediately realized these Lobster Soldiers were members of the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

"Your Highness, these are the prisoners we captured near their camp! They were still gathering firewood at the time," the Cossack Cavalry Corps commander proudly told Prince Menshikov, "What elite troops! They surrendered at the first catch!"

"Release them!" Prince Menshikov ordered the cavalry corps commander.

"But..." The cavalry corps commander was somewhat worried, fearing these prisoners might harm Prince Menshikov.

"After all, they are soldiers from a civilized country, unlike those barbaric Turks!" Prince Menshikov said kindly to the cavalry corps commander.

In Prince Menshikov's view, the Kingdom of Britain, like the Russian Empire, was a civilized nation, but they had now strayed onto the wrong path helping a barbaric country.

Wars between civilized nations should adhere to the ancient chivalric morals, not arbitrarily killing or mistreating prisoners.

"Yes!" The Cossack Cavalry Corps commander followed Menshikov's order to untie the British Lobster Soldiers.

The Lobster Soldiers, free from bondage, expressed their gratitude to Prince Menshikov, who immediately inquired what exactly happened inside the Allied Forces' camp!

"I'm not very sure about this either!" The Lobster Soldier shook his head in response to Prince Menshikov.

Prince Menshikov's expression immediately changed a bit, his attitude also became firmer, "You are now my prisoners, so I am entitled to use severe punishments to force you to tell the truth. But I personally hope not to do this. I hope you can honestly answer my questions!"

"Your Highness, it's not that we don't want to answer! We also don't know why we stopped!" One of the Lobster Soldiers replied to Prince Menshikov.

"Yes! We also don't know what exactly happened! At the time, we all jumped into the river to escape the intense heat, and when we returned to shore, we were told to rest there for a while. Then we were sent to a nearby village to collect some supplies, and then we were captured and brought here by you!" Another Lobster Soldier replied to Prince Menshikov with a tone of helplessness.

From their words, Prince Menshikov did not detect any flaws.

However, Prince Menshikov could still be certain that something did happen to the Anglo-French Alliance Army.

Otherwise, this unit would definitely not have stopped at this time.

But, what mistake could they have made?

Just as Prince Menshikov was puzzled and pondering, another Cossack Cavalry team appeared within his sight.

When this small squad of Cossacks, numbering only a few dozen, arrived before Prince Menshikov, the leader of the Cossack Cavalry Corps quickly spoke: "Which unit are you from? Why are there so few of you left? Did something unexpected happen?"

In response to the Cossack leader's inquiry, the Cossack squad leader promptly reported honestly to Commander Menshikov: "Report to the Commander, we are members of the Second Cavalry Corps. Our leader is currently being pursued by Bashbozuk cavalry and light cavalry, so we were specifically sent to seek your assistance!"

Upon hearing the Cossack squad leader's words, Prince Menshikov was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered the Cossack Cavalry Corps commander beside him: "Immediately lead your cavalry team to support the pursued units, and step by step arrive here. Remember not to let them realize we're deliberately luring them; create a sense of evenly matched confrontation, understand?"

"Understood! Rest assured!" The commander of the Cossack (First Corps) assured Prince Menshikov.

After watching the Cossack forces leave, Prince Menshikov, eager to catch a big fish, hurriedly ordered his men to hide well, ensuring they wouldn't be discovered by the Anglo-French Alliance Army.

Meanwhile, on the side of the Second Cossack Corps not far from the dense forest, they were not yet in dire straits. Facing a combined attack from the Bashbozuk cavalry and the light cavalry (2,000 men), this Cossack cavalry corps still skillfully maneuvered against them, even using themselves as bait to gradually guide these two corps into a trap.

The chase between the Russian Empire and the Anglo-Turkish Cavalry soon led to a Cossack force of over 600 cavalry appearing in front of the Cossacks.

Under the leadership of their commander, they raised their saber and launched a counterattack on the Anglo-Turkish forces behind the Cossacks.

Caught off guard, the Anglo-Turkish cavalry team suffered several deaths and dozens wounded, while the Cossacks also incurred losses with dozens falling off their horses and being trampled.

Overall, in the first round of engagement, the Anglo-Turkish cavalry managed a draw through numerical advantage (2000:1600, with 600 combatants).

After the first round of engagement, the commander of the Cossack Cavalry Corps strictly adhered to the instructions given by Prince Menshikov and began retreating towards the rear.

Count Lungan, commander of the British Light Cavalry Corps, naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity to hit an opponent while they're down, promptly ordering his forces to pursue the Cossack cavalry team.

Meanwhile, the Bashbozuk cavalry forces, allies of Britain, became cautious after being besieged at the Silestra Fortress last time.

The "Kurdish Saintess" Fatima advised Count Lungan not to pursue the Cossack cavalry any further, as their task was to scout for any armies on the south shore.

Having already encountered the Cossack cavalry, it meant their mission was accomplished!

"If your soldiers do not wish to gain this honor, then you may return now!" Count Lungan clearly disagreed with Fatima's suggestion, directly issuing an order to Fatima to return.

Such an order shouldn't have come from Count Lungan, who inherently looked down on the Turkish army, seeing the Ottoman Empire's forces as those of a vassal state.

The overlord reprimands the vassal state, and how could the vassal state dare to talk back.

Upon hearing Count Lungan's arrogant statement, Fatima simply let Count Lungan lead his forces to pursue the Cossack units himself, while she led a part of the Bashbozuk cavalry (not taking all the Bashbozuk cavalry) to report Count Lungan's issue to Commander Lagren.

"Attack! We must take them down! Show them the might of our Britain!" Count Lungan shouted vigorously, ordering his forces to join in the attack on the Cossacks.

Under Count Lungan's assault, Cossacks fell one after another, and Count Lungan also reached the location where Menshikov had laid his trap.

The Cossack cavalry, who were originally running forward, suddenly stopped, and a foreboding feeling enveloped Count Lungan.

"Retreat!" Seeing this, Count Lungan hastily issued the order to retreat to his forces.

However, Count Lungan's order came a step too late, as Prince Menshikov's figure emerged from the forest: "Forward! We must not let them escape!"

After Menshikov uttered these words, dense gunfire erupted from the forest.

The Vice Commander of the United Kingdom, leading the Fourth Imperial Guard Cavalry Corps and all the Bashbozuk cavalry while rushing towards the direction where Count Lungan was pursuing, couldn't help but shake his head upon hearing the sound of gunfire in the distance.

He knew that the cavalry corps led by Count Lungan was likely already in grave danger.

"Quick!"

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