The retreat of the Russian Imperial Army allowed the Turkish troops inside the Tabia Fortress to breathe a sigh of relief.
Nearly two weeks of intense fighting had been causing the Turkish soldiers in the fort to suffer casualties of about 700-1000 people each day.
Originally consisting of more than ten thousand soldiers, the Tabia Fortress had to seek assistance from the main city of the Silistra Fortress just one week after the war began.
If not for Omar Pasha's ample reinforcements on hand, the Tabia Fortress might have been overrun by the Russian Imperial soldiers, who swarmed like locusts.
Now, the majority of survivors holding the Tabia Fortress are soldiers from the main city of Silistra.
The consistently high casualty numbers in recent days have filled this fort with a sense of despondency, leaving the eyes of every Turkish soldier numb. Currently, the Tabia Fortress is like a spring compressed to its limit.
