Afghanistan battlefield, General Patrick finally received the long-awaited reinforcements. However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, he received devastating news—The Russians were coming.
On September 11, 1889, the Russian Army had conquered the Mare region, now less than a hundred kilometers from Afghanistan.
The three Khanates of Central Asia, once highly regarded by Britain, had already completely collapsed under the Russian assault, and their governments had fled to the Afghan Region.
After nearly a year of harsh fighting, General Patrick had to admit that the Indian Colonial Army was not cut out for war.
Under equal strength, the regular army had actually been beaten by guerrilla forces, a laughingstock if word got out, and it had now truly happened.
Patrick had become the Expeditionary Force Commander because of his political acumen. He understood very clearly just how tense the relationship between England and Russia was.
