In the tent, everyone is studying the map.
According to the latest news, the young officers of Thessaloniki garrison are actively preparing for the uprising, and then they will take Kemal into the city, but there are still many stubborn officers in the city, and they still have a lot of troops in their hands.
"According to the information we have, the city of Thessaloniki and the surrounding areas are stationed with the strength of 20 infantry regiments and 3 garrison regiments of the Turkish Third Army. Except for the 4 infantry regiments we defeated last time, there are still 3 About ten thousand troops!" Kemal pointed to the map, "At present, most of these troops have been concentrated in Thessaloniki. The young officers preparing to revolt can control about 5 regiments, which means we have to face About 20,000 Turkish government troops, but I think many of them will fall to us!"
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. In addition to the Ori and Kemal troops, several other guerrillas and two "guerrilla generals" came here, which made everyone very troubled in command. These two people always wanted to make themselves the commander-in-chief, but they were helplessly bringing Kemal's troops out of Oli, let alone the Oli regiment. So they have been unable to succeed, but Ollie and Kemal were unable to command their troops, and there were many inconveniences in coordinated operations.
"I think I should lead the troops to attack from the front and rush directly into the city!" General Ramo is the leader of a guerrilla group operating near Thessaloniki. He and Kemal are also supported by the Young Turkish Party. A faction of armed revolution.
"No, I think they should be persuaded to surrender, they are simply vulnerable!" General Ilke is a member of another alliance party, he brought his guerrillas from Kilkis.
"I agree with General Lamo!"
"No, I think it's enough to persuade you!"
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Ollie really didn't want to listen to these boring and childish arguments, and walked out of the tent silently. The people in the tent are arguing for their own interests. Few people are considering the substantive things in the battle. It is a kind of enjoyment to watch your soldiers drill neatly. Many people have been added to the camp recently. In addition to the prisoners captured last time, many guerrillas have come to join. The entire military camp seems to be noisy and noisy like a big vegetable market, and the environment is not much better than the tent just now.
The prisoners of war are trapped in the northwest corner of the camp. They seem to be very satisfied with it. They can enjoy three free meals every day and enjoy the sun carefree. Seeing their leisurely appearance makes people feel that there is no need for soldiers to go. Watch them.
As Ollie walked past the prisoner-of-war camp, General Fatih, with his head in a bandage, ran to the fence and called to him.
"Interpreter, what is he talking about?" Ollie couldn't understand what this guy was pulling, so he called for an interpreter.
"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, he said he is Major General Fatih of the Turkish Army. He wants to talk to you!"
"Major General Fatih? Bring him to my tent!" Ollie felt very strange. These captives Kemal had already interrogated them before, so why would this guy want to talk to himself.
"Your Excellency, please sit down! What can you advise?" Rioli and Fatih sat face to face in the tent.
"I have a small request, I want to know who I defeated!" Fatih's tone brought his usual arrogance.
"Turkish guerrillas! Turkish guerrillas led by Colonel Kemal!"
"But you and your soldiers should be Germans!" Fatih looked at Olli calmly, "Most of your equipment here is made in Germany! I know them, Mauser 1898 rifle!"
"Yes! Your Excellency, these arms are bought from Germany! As for me and my soldiers, they are a group of vagrants!" Ollie regretted bringing this guy in. The identity of his own army was to try not to let him in. Outsiders know.
"But how do you explain the plane! As far as I know, only Germany, Britain, France and the United States have such things now!" Fatih still asked arrogantly.
"Your Excellency General! I hope you can understand your current identity and situation! It is not your turn to ask these questions!" Ollie patted the table heavily, making it as if he was being interrogated just now.
"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel! How can you speak to a general like this!" Fatih stood up dissatisfied.
"Sorry, you are now a captive of the Turkish revolutionary guerrillas and our defeated general! Forget your status as a general!" Oli despised this guy's ignorance and arrogance, but he fought with a machine gun to the last moment that day. The spirit is still very rare, so the tone eased again, "We bought some parts from a German factory for a big price, and then assembled them ourselves! Now, you must answer my question seriously!"
"Oh..." Although Fatih was a little surprised, he didn't ask any more.
"I heard from my soldiers that when your army fled frantically, you were the only one who persisted in the machine gun position and wounded one of our planes with a machine gun! Congratulations! I think your government should give You awarded the medal."
"That group of cowards!" Ollie said this to Fatih's sore spot, and he gritted his teeth and began to curse the soldiers who fled.
"Your Excellency, your behavior is worthy of my admiration! As a soldier, you have done your best. Next, I hope you can cooperate with us!"
"Cooperation?" Fatih looked at Ollie in confusion.
"Yes! Cooperation!" Ollie already had a very good idea in his mind. Afterwards, he approached Kemal, and the two discussed for a long time, and finally formulated a battle plan to occupy Thessaloniki.
Thessaloniki was founded in 316 BC and is one of the oldest cities in Europe. The city is named after Alexander the Great's sister and the wife of the Macedonian king, and has since become the capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia. As the gateway to the Balkans, Thessaloniki is the commercial center of the entire Balkans. It has a population of hundreds of thousands of people. More than 30,000 soldiers of the Turkish Third Army are stationed here.
A week later, "Land Angel" Fritz began to throw flyers over Thessaloniki with his flying team. These leaflets were handwritten by General Fatih and his soldiers to show their support for the revolution. The above not only revealed how the officers deducted the soldiers' salary and sent spies to monitor them, but also promoted the future of the revolution and the preferential policies of the Revolutionary Party. For a time, the soldiers of the Salonika garrison were shaken, and there were continuous squads of soldiers among the young officers. He led the troops quietly out of the city to join Kemal, so that a few days later the garrison commander of Thessaloniki declared martial law throughout the city. The people here who are extremely dissatisfied with this also continue to clash with the army.
A few days later, Kemal and Ollie led their troops to the outside of Thessaloniki. Although the Turkish troops in Thessaloniki have an advantage in number, they did not choose to go out to fight. They simply dug some trenches and other fortifications outside the city, and the Turkish soldiers in these fortifications only looked from a distance. With the revolutionary army forming a battle, the whole of Thessaloniki was shrouded in a terrifying silence. When the plane flew to Thessaloniki and dropped the flyer again, Thessaloniki finally broke out in silence. Under the leadership of the young officers, the soldiers in the city began a riot. It started with one battalion and then another battalion. In less than an hour, gunfire broke out throughout the city.
"Okay! It's time for us to act!" Seeing the soldiers in the outer fortifications of Thessaloniki in a mess, Kemal put down the binoculars in his hand and looked at the neat queue behind him.
"Okay!" Ollie looked reluctant. If he wanted to make an aggressive charge, he had to let his Ollie group rush forward. He prayed that the situation in the city had been controlled by the rioting army. If the situation was not under control, he could only hope that the Turkish soldiers would not conduct shooting training properly, otherwise casualties in street fighting would be inevitable.
"Soldiers of the Orly Regiment, go forward!"
One thousand and two hundred German soldiers lined up in three rows, their chests straightened out, singing their familiar military songs, and marching toward Thessaloniki in neat steps.
"The war is coming, tears across the mother's face, the motherland is behind, the sound of the enemy's footsteps is heard in the distance, the earth is trembling, it is time to defend justice, the blood is already surging, and the last leaf on the dry branch is chilled. The wind knocked down, lightning tore through the dark curtain of weight-bearing in the distance, and the heroic soldiers were advancing."
Behind them are Kemal's troops and several other guerrillas, with thousands of people in the mighty force. Although the queue was far less tidy than the Orly group, they also followed the appearance of German soldiers and marched forward with their chests straight.
Maybe it was overwhelmed by this momentum, maybe the flyer offensive a few days ago had an effect, or maybe it was a long time ago that I wanted to revolutionize. In short, the soldiers outside the city hung up the white flag without firing a shot, sitting on the edge of the trench and waiting. With the arrival of the Ori and Kemal troops.
At this time, the situation in Thessaloniki city was worse. When the Orly regiment entered the city, they found that there were rows of soldiers facing each other with swords and guns, but they could not tell who was the enemy and who was their own. , And unable to move forward, the result can only be on standby in place at a loss.
Kemal then entered the city. Seeing this, he rode into the middle of the soldiers and shouted: "Turkish soldiers, it's time for revolution! We must restore the Constitution and punish the traitors!"
After a few minutes of silence, a Turkish soldier smashed his gun butt to the officer next to him and shouted: "Let's not sell our lives for these people! Revolution!" The situation immediately changed. Soldiers who were planning to "counter the rebellion" Joining the revolutionaries one after another, the crowd began to flock to the Governor's Mansion in the city center.
The gate of the Governor's Mansion in Thessaloniki was quickly surrounded by revolutionary soldiers. Two Maxim heavy machine guns were mounted at the gate of the Governor's Mansion. Like leaves in the sea, it will be swallowed at any time.
"Put down your weapons, this place is already surrounded by revolutionary Turkish warriors!" The soldiers made a way for Kemal, who was riding on horses. The revolutionary leader soon came to the gate of the governor's palace. After the soldiers gave a short and exciting speech, they led them into the Governor's Mansion and pulled out the Governor who was shivering in the toilet.
Just after Kemal and the soldiers occupied the Governor's Palace of Thessaloniki, due to fear of an accident due to language barriers, Oli drove his Ori regiment outside Thessaloniki to repair. At this time, although there were still a few stubborn officers and soldiers in Thessaloniki, the city had basically calmed down. For this model of war and revolution with Turkish characteristics, Oli found it difficult to understand. His Oli group almost never fired a shot in the entire farce-like siege. Of course, he left a lot of comfort for Chentian. fee.
But Ollie did not expect that an unexpected fierce battle would soon happen...