Mediterranean Hegemony Road

As soon as the decisive battle began, the Ottoman army was beaten! With its superhuman rate of fire, the 75mm field gun made the Ottomans unable to lift their heads in an instant!

Thousands of shells per minute are scattered on the positions of the Ottoman army, tearing the defense line carefully prepared by Wolf Pasha to pieces!

Under the cover of night, on a field on the south bank of the Karagach River, the headquarters of the Bulgarian Ninth Division was set up here.

Major General Kirill, commander of the ninth division, looked at the combat map and asked, Are the units in place? How are the preparations of the artillery regiment?

The adjutant replied: All units are in place, the artillery regiment has been deployed, and the final commissioning is underway!

Kirill thought for a while and said, Send someone to scout the enemy again!

Yes! the adjutant answered affirmatively

The chief of staff asked suspiciously: You are too concerned! Haven't the enemy's position coordinates been clearly marked by the intelligence department and sent over? The headquarters of the army group has also sent people to conduct verification, can you still believe it?

Kirill shook his head and said: It's not that I can't trust them, the battlefield is ever-changing, and it is impossible for the position of the Ottoman army to undergo major changes in a short period of time, but small changes are still possible!

Even if the enemy moves the camp to the left and right by 180 meters, the accuracy of our artillery will be greatly reduced! There is a heavy artillery regiment in the headquarters, and for them, 180 meters is not an error at all!

This is also a problem that all commanders tend to make. As long as the approximate location is determined, no matter whether it can hit the enemy or not, the shells must be fired!

The great powers of the great powers have great achievements. If one cannonball fails to hit, a hundred cannonballs will pass, and if it fails, a thousand cannonballs will definitely kill the enemy.

And the post-war statistics never asked about the shelling process and the shells consumed. They only cared about whether the mission was completed and whether the enemy was destroyed.

But we can't! Bulgaria's foundation is weak. For this war, just stockpiling ammunition, our arsenal has been rushing to work for several years, and we can't afford to waste it!

The chief of staff thought for a while and said, I understand a little, why the Archduke attaches so much importance to you! You can find out these detailed problems, and you have to obey!

Kirill smiled and said, I thought you would say, I'm scared of poverty?

The chief of staff shook his head and said with a sneer: How is it possible! We Bulgarian army, who hasn't lived a hard life? That is to say, the conditions have been better in recent years. For a long time, even the cannon master didn't know what to do!

After speaking, the two looked at each other and smiled!

After a while, the chief of staff said solemnly, Does Kirill dare to take a big bet?

Did you mean night attack? Kirill asked after thinking about it

The chief of staff shook his head and said, It's not a night attack, I plan to launch a general attack tonight, use the night to cover the river, and catch the enemy by surprise!

After a moment of silence, Kirill said, You are a lunatic!

The chief of staff smiled and said, Perhaps a lunatic! If I succeed, I am a genius. If I fail, I am a lunatic. The lunatic and the genius are often only on the line!

I've heard it for a long time. Your staff is full of lunatics. Today I'm an eye-opener! Well, this time I'll bet! Kirill said cautiously

Betting? I didn't expect that I'm not the only one who's crazy. When did you, a moderate in the army, become so radical? the chief of staff asked suspiciously

Kirill said coldly: Huh, I'm not as conservative as you guys say! Besides, we'll launch a raid tonight, and the risk is not as big as you think!

Don't you know what the Ottoman army on the opposite side is? We also conduct overnight combat training, they are 'strong soldiers who train every ten days', what's there to be afraid of!

The chief of staff laughed and said: You are still the Kirill I know! Yes, now is the time when the Ottomans are the most slack in their defense. As long as normal people don't think that we will launch a general attack today!

And even if it fails,

The big deal is to return and wait for the main force to come over to fight! If it is lucky to cross the river successfully, the Ottoman army in front of us is the meat on the chopping board!

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At this time, Major General Ettore Pasha, who was on duty in the Ottoman army, was restless all the time, and his right eyelid kept twitching.

Major General Ettore Pasha was educated in the new style, and does not agree with such a statement!

Maybe it's too tired recently! Ettore Pasha thought

Has anything unusual happened? Ettore Pasha asked

The adjutant replied: As of today, everything is normal, and there is nothing abnormal!

Where's the Bulgarian on the other side? Ettore Pasha continued to ask reluctantly.

The adjutant replied: The Bulgarian army stationed opposite is the ninth division that came over this afternoon. Now we are busy setting up camp, and we have launched several raids while they are not stable, but they all failed!

Ettore Pasha shook his head, thinking that he seemed to think too much. The Ottoman Empire deployed four divisions with more than 50,000 troops along the Karagach River. No matter how strong the Bulgarian army was, it would not make sense. The truth of attacking with only one main division!

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In the early hours of the morning, an advance team of the Bulgarian army, followed by the cover of night, quietly crossed the river in the lower reaches of the Karagach River!

The location for crossing the river was chosen very cleverly, with a large reed field on both sides. It's already May, and the reeds are growing lush.

The breeze blew across the road of night, and the reeds fluttered in the wind, which just covered the action of the advance team!

The Karagach River is not wide, and the current is not turbulent. The Bulgarian advance detachment took rafts and small wooden boats hidden by local residents and quietly crossed the river under the cover of night!

At 3:30 in the morning, which is the most sleepy time of the day, the Bulgarian Ninth Division has already prepared and launched a river crossing battle!

At this time, the advance detachment had reached the destination and attacked a ferry. The Bulgarian army was under the cover of artillery, and the main force began to cross the river!

The sudden attack of Bulgaria disrupted the deployment of the Ottomans. Due to the lack of training for night combat, the Ottoman barracks were already in chaos!

The officers have been busy for half the night, and are now sleeping soundly. Those who can come out to preside over the situation are all the elites of the Ottoman army!

After the Bulgarian attack, Major General Ettore Pasha immediately organized a counterattack. It is a pity that under the cover of night, the poor command system of the Ottoman army is now in chaos!

By the time Major General Ettore figured out where the Bulgarian army had landed, it was too late, more than two hours had passed!

In these two hours, four main regiments of the Bulgarian army had crossed the river!

As expected, the ninth division achieved a comprehensive victory in the battle of crossing the river! Although there are still more than 50,000 troops in the Ottoman Empire, which is three times the number of the ninth division, they can't help the ninth division in the short term!

History took another turn. After receiving the news that the Bulgarian ninth division had successfully crossed the river, General Popov did not hesitate at all, and immediately ordered the 12th and 13th divisions not far away to rush to the front line!

The next day, the Ottoman army launched a frantic counterattack against the ninth division. Kirill is not the master who is beaten without fighting back. He directly attacked each other, and the two sides broke out in the most brutal fight since the beginning of the war!

Although the strength of the Ottoman army was stronger, the ninth division often had the upper hand after the close quarters. Kirill's position not only did not shrink, but expanded a lot!

The chief of staff said suspiciously: The performance of the Ottoman army seems to be a little wrong! How come they have three times the strength of the army, so they are pressed and beaten by us?

Kirill nodded and said: Yes, the combat effectiveness of the Ottoman army can't be so bad! We have fought before, and the Turks are still very brave!

The chief of staff suddenly had a flash of light and said, Turks, yes! It seems that the troops opposite us are not all Turks!

Kirill stood up and said, That's right! The Ottoman Empire's army is not all Turks, but also other ethnic minorities. These people will definitely not give their lives to the Sudanese government!

Well, Kirill was half right, there were indeed other peoples in the Ottoman army, but most of them were enlisted!

Eating empty noises is a tradition of the Ottoman army, and now it's time to fight, so there must be enough people! This is simple, grab a strong man and fill it up!

And the officers who lost the battle in front of them must find a way to get out of their guilt! Or catch the strong men, as long as the number of troops is gathered, and the top and bottom are clicked, defeat will become a strategic retreat!

This is also the reason why the number of the Ottoman army has not decreased much since the war has been going on for so long, but the combat effectiveness has dropped sharply!

In the evening, the 12th Bulgarian Division arrived at the front line and completed the rendezvous with the 9th Division. At this time, the 13th Division was only 20 kilometers away from the front line of the Karagach River!

The military superiority that the Ottomans relied on no longer existed, and the war began to develop in Bulgaria's favor!

Far away in Sofia, Ferdinand is now surrounded by a stream of good news. The 1st Route Army is progressing smoothly, but the 2nd Route Army did not give in too much and defeated the enemy in the eastern part of Macedonia; the 4th Route Army has already reached the Aegean Sea; the 3rd Route Army is looting in Kosovo; Killed a lot of troops.

In addition to the First Army, it has only been a week since the start of the war, and other Bulgarian troops have also conquered more than ten cities such as Giumir Dina, Sere, Prizren, and Veles!

His Excellency, the Greeks have once again asked us for help. The army led by Cyril has collapsed. Now the Ottoman army is ravaging the Greek peninsula. Molos and Delphi have fallen. Athens is already in danger!

Ferdinand nodded and said heartlessly: Tell the Greeks, let them hold on, we are fighting the main force of the Ottoman army, and when we win, the war will be won!

By the way, remind the Greeks and ask them to mobilize the people to resist, the Ottoman Empire is just a paper tiger, as long as the Greek people work hard, they can definitely stop it!

Prime Minister Constantine said hesitantly: Grand Duke, do we want the Second Route Army to accelerate its advance? If the Greeks cannot resist and surrender to the Ottomans, then public opinion will be very unfavorable to us!

Ferdinand shook his head and said, Don't worry, what can the public opinion say? They say we can't help us if we die? Can't you justify it?

This is obviously the Greeks are too rubbish! It's been over 20 days and I can't stand it anymore, a proper pig teammate!

Why can't they stand up to us? They started this war in the first place, and now we are wiping their ass, so who can blame us?

surrender? If George I was willing to surrender, he would have surrendered to the Ottomans as early as when the Cyril Legion was besieged!

Now even if Athens falls, they will move the capital to the Peloponnese and continue to persevere! When we get the Ottomans out, they will come out as victors to regain lost ground!

Chekov asked suspiciously: Grand Duke, the performance of the Ottomans is a bit abnormal! It stands to reason that they are at a disadvantage on the battlefield now. Why don't they concentrate their forces and fight us decisively, but instead go to trouble the Greeks?

Ferdinand laughed without saying a word. From a military standpoint, it is true that we should concentrate our forces on the Bulgarian attack, but not politically, especially for Commander Ed He Pasha!

The internal struggle in the Ottoman Empire was much more intense and bloody than in other countries, and Eddhi Pasha was asked to give up the credit he could afford and take the risk to help his enemy, even if he himself would, his officers would not. Promise!

Ferdinand was able to see all of this clearly, thanks to the intelligence department.

In order to check and balance the generals under the Sultan, several military chiefs in the Balkans are from different factions.

This is a precedent. Egypt was easily acquired by the British because of the infighting of the Ottoman government; the Bosnia and Herzegovina region in history was also lost to the Austro-Hungarian Empire because of infighting!

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At this moment, the Battle of the Karagach River is gradually coming to an end. After a short rest, the Bulgarian army, which has joined the division, launched a full-scale attack on the Ottoman army!

After two days of bloody battles, the Ottoman army collapsed across the board, and the Bulgarian Second Cavalry Regiment, which arrived later, received a challenging task - capture prisoners!

Now it is different from the first Balkan war in history. The Bulgarian army has an absolute advantage. If the Ottoman army is allowed to run away, then the offensive and defensive battle of Constantinople will be fought again!

As of May 13, in the Battle of Karagach River, the Bulgarian army annihilated 13,000 enemy troops and captured 34,000 enemy troops, while their own casualties were less than 4,000. The casualty ratio of the two sides was 1:3.25!

The fly in the ointment is that the main generals of the Ottoman army have all run away! Not only the Battle of the Karagach River, but from the start of the war to the present, apart from the two major generals of the Turkish army who were killed by artillery shells, the Bulgarian army has not captured a senior general of the Turkish army!