Greece’s Roman Road

On the cruiser Congo, the flagship of the Aegean Fleet, Cantoriotis stood on the side of the ship, holding a telescope, observing the international fleet not far away.

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Since the Greek fleet escorted 2,000 soldiers to the island of Crete, it has been cruising around Crete in order to support the army soldiers on the island at any time.

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Until a powerful international fleet appeared in the Aegean Sea, the combat readiness patrols of the Greek fleet were not affected.

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After all, the most eye-catching warships in the Greek fleet are only two Esmeralda-class cruisers.

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The difference between the strength and the international fleet is too great.

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However, this does not mean that Greece's weaker navy cannot make a difference.

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A telegraph operator hurriedly came to Cantoriotis, gave a salute, and said aloud, "Sir, I just received a secret telegram from the General Staff, which reads: The country will rise and fall, and here is a war."

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Hearing this, Cantoriotis immediately took the telegram from the telegraph operator and personally confirmed the content.

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"Messenger, notify other warships, turn the course"

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The messenger on the mast of the Congo, waving the flag, communicated the commander's order to the other warships.

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At noon on November 26, the entire Aegean Fleet turned around, including two cruisers and three destroyers, heading straight north.

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Marine camp on the island of Aegina

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2,000 Marines lined up to board four Greek Navy ships.

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The captains of the four ships were ordered to set off immediately to join the Aegean Fleet in the Kafirevs Strait.

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At 6:10 in the afternoon, the two fleets gathered together, along the coastline of the Greek peninsula, all the way north.

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After the current Sultan Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire came to power, he did not trust naval generals, and could work in the navy and serve as senior naval officers. Generally, they have experience in studying in the West, have high academic qualifications, and have a broad vision. They naturally hate Ottomans. Empire-style autocracy.

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The two previous sultans before Hamid II stepped down due to the demonstration of naval ships in front of the Dolmabahce Palace.

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It is precisely because of the "disgraceful" resume of the Ottoman Navy that after Hamid II came to power, he allowed the Navy's warships to rot in the Golden Horn.

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As a result, although the Aegean Fleet of the Greek Navy is not worth mentioning in front of the European powers, in this war, the Ottoman Navy did not dare to sail out of the Dardanelles.

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The warships of the Ottoman Navy have suffered from frequent failures due to lack of maintenance all year round. The sailors of the navy have long since gone to fend for themselves because they cannot receive wages for a long time.

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Under such circumstances, the Greek navy, as long as it does not provoke the warships of foreign powers, can definitely show off its might in the Aegean Sea.

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At noon on December 27, the Aegean Fleet blocked the Thermaic Gulf, and warships flying the Greek blue and white cross flags were cruising at the entrance of Thermaic Gulf.

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The Thermaic Gulf is a bay sandwiched between the Greek peninsula and the Halkidiki peninsula, and Thessaloniki city is located in the northern part of the Thermaic Gulf.

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After night fell, the three destroyers in the fleet continued to patrol the entrance, while the other two cruisers, together with the four ships that transported 2,000 marines, formed a new mixed fleet, which quietly entered under the cover of the night. The Thermaic Gulf.

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Warehouse area in Thessaloniki city pier

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December 27th night

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Thirty or forty young special forces soldiers wiped their rifles and counted their bullets.

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In addition to the grenades, they also had two 60mm mortars.

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Mortars are the only heavy weapons of special forces.

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These weapons have been stored in secret places in warehouses for a long time, just to complete this mission.

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Volgaris walked into the crowd and arranged a specific plan for the operation.

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"Everyone is divided into two groups. One group is led by me. The task is to blow up the ammunition warehouse in the west of the city." Volgaris looked at everyone and said expressionlessly.

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"The second group is led by Kuros. He is familiar with the terrain of the port of Thessaloniki and knows where it is suitable to guide the marines to land."

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As a map maker, no one knows where he landed better than Kuros.

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Volgaris and his party of fifteen people, armed with two mortars, disappeared into the night.

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Reservation landing area

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According to the requirements of the Intelligence Department, the landing site that Kuros selected for the Marine Corps is an open beach, which is very suitable for assault boats to land on the beach.

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Several people hid behind a rock near the beach.

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"Captain Kuros, reconnaissance, there are no patrol personnel on this beach," said a team member with curly hair.

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Hearing this, Kuros raised his hand and glanced at the luminous watch, the time showed 5:00.

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It is the time when people are the most tired.

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"Take action"

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The team members moved quickly, carrying iron drums of gasoline, and went to the beach. They scattered and piled the flammable substances, wood and quilts prepared in advance, into several places, poured gasoline on them, and ignited the signal.

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The burning gasoline was particularly conspicuous in the night.

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On the mast of the Congo, in the darkness, the lookout kept going back and forth to search for the fire signal requested by the commander.

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Suddenly, the fire signal in the night finally appeared, and the entire fleet deck was brightly lit and busy.

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The marines made concerted efforts to lower the assault boat to the sea and board the assault boat through a rope ladder like a fishing net hanging on the side of the boat.

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After the 50 assault boats were launched, each carrying 10 marines, under the command of the Marine Corps commander, Cantoriotis, started the gasoline engine and charged away towards the fire signal on the shore.

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After half an hour of busy work, a total of 2,000 fully armed soldiers successfully landed on the coast.

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At six o'clock, a deafening sound woke everyone in the city of Thessaloniki from their sleep~www.wuxiaspot.com~ A strong shock wave shattered the glass of all the buildings in the city.

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A huge mushroom-shaped red fire lit up the whole of Thessaloniki.

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Osman stayed at the garrison camp, but Commander Laceline Hassan was awakened by the huge movement. In a panic, he grabbed his clothes and put them on his body, and walked quickly to the camp with the soldiers.

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"What happened?" Hassan grabbed a soldier passing by and asked.

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When the soldier saw Hassan, his face was terrified and he said, "Captain Hassan, there seems to be an explosion in the armament warehouse."

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Hassan's face was pale, and he was stunned on the spot. In the armament warehouse, there was a month's supply of supplies for the Macedonian Army on the front line, including ammunition, food, cotton clothes, quilts, medicine and other materials.

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Now all that is gone.

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Ruined!

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Hassan was full of such thoughts.

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He would be shot by a furious Edmund Pasha.

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At this moment, there was a sound of gunshots, and the Marine Corps began to enter the city of Thessaloniki after dividing a part of its troops to control the dock area.

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After three hours of fighting, nearly 800 Ottoman Turkish soldiers were captured, and Thessaloniki was completely controlled.

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After receiving the news, Cantoriotis on the Congo reported the news to the Athens General Staff and the front-line command of the Thessaly Legion.

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