Greece’s Roman Road

"The soil in many places is only a thin layer, covering the rocks, and the shovels in the hands of the soldiers are simply not enough to dig trenches deep enough to defend the field guns," the platoon leader complained to Constantine.

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Constantine recorded this in his notebook and secretly said: Due to the mountainous and hilly terrain of northern Greece, the soldiers could not dig trenches deep enough. For Greece, which had an advantage in artillery, this situation was more favorable to Greece.

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"Um-"

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"Winter, sir, Lieutenant Winter" Seeing that Constantine hesitated, Winter immediately introduced himself.

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"Lieutenant Winter, don't worry, anyway, we have an advantage in strength, and our artillery technology is more advanced than the Ottomans. The enemy's soldiers are in a much worse situation than you," Constantine comforted.

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"Your Excellency the Legion Commander, we" a soldier next to Lieutenant Winter interjected suddenly.

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Seeing that people around him suddenly looked at him, their lips moved together, and Nuonuo didn't dare to speak.

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Seeing this, Constantine took out a copper cigarette case from his pocket, opened it, and handed it to Lieutenant Winter and the soldiers.

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On the battlefield, cigarettes are one of the few things that can make soldiers relax.

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The three of them squatted on the ground, and the atmosphere became more harmonious.

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"Soldier, what did you want to say just now?" Constantine asked with a cigarette in his mouth.

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"Your Excellency, Legion Commander, we will win, right?"

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After all, seeing that Constantine was still looking at it, he quickly said, "Loves, sir, my name is Loves."

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Loves' face was covered with dirt, his hair was stuck in locks of sweat due to sweat, and his yellow-brown military uniform was dirty.

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"Of course, Loves, this war won't be long, what is your family doing?"

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"Growing olives, sir, I have a hill in my house full of olives and a few citrus trees," Loves responded.

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Olives and citrus are the few economic crops that can be grown in Greece.

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"Don't worry, Loves, no matter what, it won't delay your return home to harvest olives." At the same time, Constantine, who was squatting in the ditch, reached out and brushed the dirt from Loves' helmet.

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At the frontline command camp, senior officers gathered to discuss the situation on the frontline.

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"After these two days of fighting, I have roughly understood the enemy's intelligence. The Ottoman army in front of me is about 80,000 people."

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"The enemy is only equipped with German Krupp field artillery, the number is about 200, may be due to the difficulty of maneuvering in the mountainous terrain of northern Greece, the heavy artillery of the Ottoman army has not been put into use"

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"This is great news for us"

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According to pre-war military intelligence, there are many heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 100 mm or more in the Ottoman army.

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The advantages of heavy artillery are that the shells are powerful and have a long range. The disadvantage is that they are relatively cumbersome, difficult to drag in mountain operations, and cannot follow infantry to fight.

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The artillery in the Ottoman army has a long history, dating back to the use of Urban cannons by Mohammed II to help the Ottoman army break through the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. .

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Since then, the army of the Ottoman Empire has always had the tradition and habit of using heavy artillery.

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After getting closer to Germany, the Ottoman Empire naturally purchased a large number of Krupp cannons.

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"Gentlemen, there is no doubt that our troops have the advantage." Kanaris, holding a baton, analyzed the battlefield situation and introduced to everyone.

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Constantine mobilized the Congolese army to fight in Europe, which was beyond the expectations of the Ottoman army.

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If the 40,000 indigenous troops in the Thessaly Legion were excluded, the strength of everyone was only the same.

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"According to the requirements of the Athena plan, we should increase the pressure on the enemy and force the enemy to ask for assistance from the rear," said Manugianaski, commander of the 1st Division.

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The first division of the division commander, as the earliest and most powerful Greek army in the Greek army, has been used as a strategic reserve by Constantine since its inception, and stayed behind the busy line, naturally dissatisfied.

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The Athena plan, even these senior officers, is unknown. They probably know the main idea of ​​the plan, but the specific army deployment in the plan is strictly confidential.

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"It is indeed the case. We should use the advantage of our troops and detour to the enemy's side." Kanaris pointed to the military map and said to everyone.

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"In the ensuing battle, a division and the fourth division of the Congolese army will carry out this plan and try to outflank the enemy's flank."

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Brute and the fourth division commander, Armans Gepe, agreed to this plan.

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In the Ottoman army front line command camp.

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Edmund Pasha, the commander of the Ottoman army, is discussing countermeasures against the Greek army with the German adviser Golz.

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In this Ottoman war against Greece, the German officers contributed a lot, and many German instructors left the field and commanded the Turkish army to fight.

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After all, the German Officers' Advisory Group was sent by the Kaiser at the request of the Sultan to train the modern army for Hamid II and train the Ottoman officers hand in hand.

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If the Ottoman army is defeated by the Greek army, what will be the face of the German officer corps.

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"The scout reported that the Greek army detoured to the east of my position, as if they wanted to flank and encircle it," Edmund Pasha said with a headache.

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Such a huge military operation and the movement of the two divisions could not be concealed at all. The scouts of the Ottoman army easily detected this movement of the Greek army.

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And the Greek army itself does not seem to have any intention of concealing it, and it does not shy away from mobilizing the army in a grand manner.

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Goetz looked at the distribution of the forces of the enemy and the enemy on the military map: "The enemy suddenly transferred four black colonial troops. I didn't expect the combat effectiveness to be good."

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The Congo Division's combat effectiveness was remarkable under the pattern of Greek officers, a small number of Greek soldier battalions, and most of the battalions are still black.

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Originally, according to the information obtained by the Ottoman military, the total strength of Greece was around 50,000. Even after emergency mobilization, it would not exceed 90,000.

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Under such circumstances, the Ottoman Empire's army in Macedonia only needs to respond according to this number.

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The Greek army suddenly used a large number of black troops, which exceeded the military's prediction and assessment, and directly led to the numerical disadvantage of the Ottoman army and placed it in a disadvantageous position.

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What made Edmund Pasha even more unbearable was the ferocity of the Greek artillery, unbelievable.

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Originally, the German military corps in Austria was quite confident in their own Krupp artillery technology.

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A large number of Ottoman artillerymen equipped with Krupp field guns~www.wuxiaspot.com~ were completely suppressed by Greek artillerymen, making the Ottoman army, which was already at a disadvantage in strength, even more passive.

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Up to now, after synthesizing the information gathered from various aspects, the officers of the Ottoman command still cannot determine how many artillery pieces the Greek Thessaly Legion is equipped with.

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The data on various fronts are contradictory.

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According to the scene of the shelling of the Ottoman army positions, according to the general field artillery rate of fire, it is estimated that the number of field artillery of the outstanding Sali Legion is about 450.

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However, according to the visual observation data of the front-line scouts, it is impossible for the Greek artillery positions to place 450 field guns.

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Speaking from common sense, with this number of artillery pieces, a full 450, the Greek army does not have the financial resources at all.

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Obviously, the Greek army's painstaking and strict secrecy for the intelligence of the 75mm rapid-fire gun has paid off on the battlefield.

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The artillery was caught in a glance, which made the situation of the Macedonian army even worse.

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"The Greeks are now using the superiority of their troops in an open and fair manner, using side detour tactics, and at the same time the main force is keeping an eye on our army"

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"If we don't respond, then we will be in a state of flanking, which may lead to the collapse of the army."

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"If we mobilize our troops to defend the flank, the Greek army will definitely attack from the front. Once the frontal position is captured, it will still be a rout."

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Edmund Pasha is now in a dilemma.

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