My Italian Chapter 228

The news of Bulgaria's seizure of Komodini not only shocked the Ottomans, but even Carlo, his ally. You must know that it has only been seven days, and it has only been seven days since Bulgaria declared war on the Ottomans.

Regarding the high combat effectiveness of the Bulgarians, a field military observation group commented on this. With good strength and high morale, the Bulgarians deserved this victory.

Of course, unlike what was published in newspapers, Carlo has a detailed combat experience in his hands, which was sent by the Italian military advisory group. Yes, Italy not only participated in the fighting itself, but also sent military advisory groups to the Montenegrin and Bulgarian armies.

In this report, the details of the battle between the Bulgarian army and the Ottoman army are given in detail. In this detailed battle report, Carlo learned the specific truth. From the very beginning, the Bulgarian First Army, following the orders of Major General Gudshev, broke through the two lines of defense of the Ottoman army one after another under the rapid and powerful offensive, and arrived at the city of Komodini within three days.

In fact, this effect was very good. The Osian army, which had originally planned to rely on the defensive line to build more defensive offensives for Komodini, was caught off guard.

The Bulgarian army that rushed to the city gave time to the enemy, but did not give itself time, and immediately plunged into the siege battle. After four days of hard fighting, the Ottoman army was finally driven out of the city.

In this battle, the First Army lost 5,470 people, injured 11,467 people, and lost 379 people. The total casualties reached more than 16,000 people. Of course, their results were also very good. The defending Ottoman army killed 7,891 people, captured and wounded 14,915 people, lost 69 artillery pieces and more than 10,000 guns. It can be said that the defenders suffered more than half of the casualties, and the resistance was already very fierce.

And Major General Gudshev's first army, the first to win the target, is also the main target of the first phase of the Bulgarian operation.

A very interesting thing needs to be said here. Bulgaria's highest rank before the war was colonel. Major General Gudshev was promoted urgently with the other three two days before the war.

In fact, there are currently only four major generals in Bulgaria, namely Major General Gudshev of the First Army, Major General Guchev of the Second Army, Major General Uzunov of the Third Army, and the Army General Staff Commander in command of the remaining domestic troops. Major General Nikolayev.

Don't be surprised by this, you must know that in the Cypriot War five years ago, Bulgaria's highest rank before the war was captain, and that war was also known as the Captain's War. (If you are interested, you can check this war. It can be said that as long as Bulgaria makes one wrong move, it will lose everything, and the weather, location, people, and luck will be overwhelming.)

The reason for this is that before this, the senior Bulgarian officers were held by Russian officers, which shows how powerful Russia was in Bulgaria at that time.

Of course, after the two countries turned against each other, the Bulgarian captains fully assumed the military command of their war. And the performance was very good, which made Serbia, who thought it was the first in combat power among the small Balkan countries at the time, to be disgraced. (Salvia had defeated two Ottoman army attacks during the Russian-Turkish War before, and of course it was generally highly rated)

After reading the report of Bulgaria's victory over Komodini, Carlo raised his head and looked at Admiral Saragate, the secretary of the army who was silent, and asked. "His Excellency Admiral Saragat, Bulgaria has taken Komodini, why hasn't the army broken through the enemy's line of defense."

There is also a reason for Carlo to ask this, because the Italian army has now landed 160,000 people in Albania, and the number is still increasing. In order to transport these troops and the supplies they need, the transport troops and the conscripted ships are running at full force.

These troops, led by General Cadorna, the chief of the general staff, were slow to break through the fortifications defended by the Ottoman Macedonian Second Army and broke into the Macedonia region.

In the face of Carlo's question, Admiral Cadorna said after thinking for a while. "Your Majesty, our situation is very different from the Bulgarians. They have the suddenness of the battle, and we have always been the focus of the Ottoman army. In addition, the enemy's fortifications built on the advantage of the Dinara Mountains are very difficult to attack. Due to the road and terrain, it is difficult for our army to send heavy artillery to the place where support is needed, so more soldiers can only attack, which is not efficient, and it is easy to cause huge casualties."

Faced with the explanation given by Admiral Cadorna, Carlo did not agree. "I can believe the reason given by Your Excellency, but I don't know how to tell the king's people. You must know that your weapons and equipment are much better than the other party's, and such achievements cannot convince others at all."

Finally, Carlo stretched out his hand and gestured. "I can accept the result of the Army breaking through the enemy's interception and entering the Macedonia area within five days. If the time is not there, then the performance of the Army will not be worthy of this victory."

Yes, Carlo gave the Army a showdown at this time. A lot of forbearance before, in exchange for such a result, made Carlo a little unbearable.

You must know that the performance of the Army at other times was really not good, except for the performance of winning Durrës and Tirana at the beginning.

In combat with the Ottoman army, the army often played a one-to-one, one-to-two trade-off. Moreover, the efficiency of the attack and breakthrough is not high, and it is still blocked by the enemy in the mountains.

Although the enemy was held back, is it time to hold back the enemy? At this time, facing and besieging the enemy in Macedonia, if you don't show enough combat effectiveness, how can you get the biggest piece of the cake~www.mtlnovel. com~ You must know that Albania is very important to Italy. It must show enough strength to shut up others. There is more than one Italian who wants this land.

In the face of the five-day deadline given by Carlo, Admiral Saragate did not dare to refute at this time. Because he knows that if he refuses, then the king will not be polite to himself, and it is not impossible to replace himself.

Ignoring the secretary of the army who did not speak, Carlo turned to the minister of the navy who was watching the excitement. "Admiral Goreck, is your ship ready?"

The navy has been living a good life recently, and the enemy has no strength to compete with him. Although this has made him a lot less military, it has also reduced a lot of danger from another aspect. Only need **** and shelling, this kind of task, as long as a qualified general can do it.

Admiral Gorek knew what Carlo meant and nodded quickly in reply. "Your Majesty, the navy is ready."

"Then start hurricane planning right away."

"As ordered."

After talking with the military, Carlo turned to the Prime Minister and others. "Things on the battlefield are handed over to the military, so other things need your efforts. At present, there are two more countries in Sehi, so we need more diplomatic support. This time we need to increase support from various countries. After all, we are liberating oppressed Christians."

Facing the task given by Carlo, Bakona, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, stood up. "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made every effort to win the support of other countries, at least in terms of public opinion, we can get the support of the people of all countries."

Facing the words of the foreign minister, Carlo thought of Britain and Russia behind the Sehi countries, and France hidden behind the Ottomans, shook his head and said. "This is not enough, you need to work harder. Our enemies are not only the Ottomans in front of us."

Chapter end