My Italian: Chapter 253 Battle of Adrianople middle

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The Maricha River is a famous river flowing through the Thrace region. It originates from the Rila Mountains in Lower Bulgaria. The area through which the river flows is the essence of Thrace, producing a lot of fruits and vegetables. It is a prosperous city. place.

When the Ottoman army, under the orders of its commander, Minister of War Hamed Riza, was fighting **** battles with the Bulgarians. A panting troop arrived at Catrose, which is a short distance from the Maricha River.

This is a town with less than 1,000 people. Because it is located in the coastal traffic artery, it is developing well.

This force is composed of the Italian Army's 14th Division and the Bulgarian 6th Independent Brigade, and it is mainly because of their exhaustion that they are so breathless.

It is certainly not their intention to make them so tired. This all came from the above order, requiring them to rush to the Maricha River within the specified time, and this is basically the front line of the coalition and the Ottoman confrontation, and not far after crossing the river is the Ottoman territory.

However, since both sides are currently fighting fiercely in Adrianople, there are not many troops on both sides here. With their arrival, the coalition forces on the front line of the Maricha River far surpassed their opponents.

Of course, it was not without cost that they were able to get from Stip, outside Skopje, to Catros in such a short period of time.

In four days, they marched a distance of 460 kilometers, which can be said to be a high-intensity forced march. And being able to march more than 400 kilometers in four days is enough to make them proud.

However, after being proud of himself, Major General Brasso, the commander of the 14th Division, felt a headache, because when he set off, there were more than 13,000 people in the whole division, except for the artillery regiment and the logistics force who were behind more than 3,000 people. In addition, there are currently less than 7,000 people who have arrived at Catros, and nearly 3,000 people have been scattered on the road and have not kept up.

In the same situation as him, the Bulgarian brigade accompanying him was also seriously lost.

Major General Brasso, who rushed to Catros, saw his subordinates who were left behind, and after discussing with the Bulgarian commander, he could only reluctantly announce that he would take a day off here.

And his decision made the tired officers and soldiers cheer for it. No one could resist the temptation after such a long march.

Of course, Major General Brasso did this, firstly to make some repairs, and secondly to wait for the soldiers who were left behind to catch up. Of course, this also allowed the subsequent logistics artillery to keep up.

Although one day is not enough to get them here, at least it can bring them closer to the main force.

When Major General Brasso, who arrived at Catrose, decided to take a day off. The coalition troops transferred from Skopje are coming here along the coastal road.

After accepting the surrender of the Ottoman Macedonian Army, General Cadorna, the commander of the coalition, ordered the coalition to prepare for departure on the same day. The next day, after capturing the ordnance of the Macedonian Army Group and rushing it to the prisoner of war camp, he left three divisions in charge of guarding and monitoring, and then drove to Adrianople with a large force day and night.

In fact, there are two roads from Macedonia to Adrianople, one is the coastal road, and the other is through the territory of Bulgaria and rushes along the Maricha Valley.

The two routes have their own advantages. Because the coastal road is a plain area, the road is faster in all aspects than the road in the Bulgarian mountains and hills. Of course, in addition to the advantages, there are also disadvantages. That is, this is a newly occupied area, then their every move, the Ottomans will quickly know. The Bulgarian road has a great advantage in this regard.

But in the end, Admiral Cadorna still chose the coastal road. Although this time let the enemy know quickly, but what if the news didn't run faster than them?

Yes, Admiral Cadorna planned to use the big feet of his army to make the enemy suddenly appear in front of the enemy before he could react.

To this end, he used some unconventional methods, that is, as the Fourteenth Division did, in a hasty march, before the enemy did not react, he appeared in front of the enemy.

Therefore, in this march, no artillery with a caliber of more than 100 mm is required. And in order to ensure the speed, its transport carriages are also mainly used to carry ammunition. Food and grass that are in large quantities and move slowly can only be resupplied from the places they pass by.

In addition, each soldier needs to carry two hundred rounds of ammunition for five days, and then go into battle lightly. Not to mention, this method immediately increased the speed of the coalition officers and soldiers. Except for the leading troops that needed speed, the large troops marched at an astonishing speed of nearly 60 kilometers per day, and their straggling officers and soldiers were controlled within 5%.

At present, they have crossed the Thessaloniki Peninsula and entered the coastal road. It is believed that they will reach the Maricha River in less than four days.

Of course, this is not enough. Before they set off, Admiral Cadorna asked the local garrison of the marching line to immediately seal the road and stop anyone passing through. No matter where they are going, they must stop. In addition, all telegraph agencies in various places were closed, and any communication except for military orders was prohibited.

Although this method will make the local people complain, and its effect will be greatly reduced for those who are familiar with the local terrain. At that time, it would still make it more difficult for the enemy to transmit information. After all, there was no wireless telegram, and the fastest wired telegram could not be sent out. Then it can only rely on manpower, and with the blockade, the speed of message transmission is greatly reduced.

But in general, this method is not bad. Although the march of the coalition forces on the coastal road is in full swing, it has not been passed to the Ottomans. At present, the Ottomans are still fighting with the Bulgarians in Adrianople, and the tragic degree of the two sides fighting for this is far beyond anyone's imagination.

"attack!"

An Ottoman officer wielded a command knife and ordered his subordinates to attack the enemy. The position in front of them has been ploughed by the dense artillery, and it is riddled with holes. This is all due to the Ottoman artillery. Considering that this was the last shot, the Ottomans let go of the ammunition.

The dominant artillery has become the main means of the Ottoman army. Although the tactics are somewhat old-fashioned and single, the artillery bombardment and then occupation by the infantry still have a good effect.

Although there are many Ottoman recruits, after the battle these days, they have gradually become veterans without dying. Although the means are a little simpler, they are still veterans, so in the past three days, the Ottoman army has achieved good results and captured several Bulgarian positions~www.mtlnovel.com~ At the same time, the hope of capturing the main Bulgarian positions is high. increased.

And such a result gave the Ottoman side hope, and gave Hamed Riza, the commander, enough confidence. Why didn't I think of this kind of free-handed play before, the Bulgarians had already been defeated.

Now that there is a way, Riza will of course not give up. He ordered the troops to continue to attack. He wants to prolong the fighting time and completely defeat the enemy.

And following his orders, the scene of the fighting never subsided in Adrianople, and the **** battles of the officers and soldiers of the two sides could be seen everywhere.

On the Bulgarian side, the commander, Major General Gudshev, is now numb to the casualty figures, and the reports of thousands of casualties every day cannot shake his heart at all.

This is the chance to get the big Bulgarian dream, and it is worth the sacrifice. Next, we need to see the performance of our allies. Bulgaria has paid too much for this.

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