In the headquarters of the First Army, Lieutenant General Sylkutinchev, after receiving information from Major General Tosheve, thought about it for a while and spoke to the communications staff officer. "Send a telegram to the 1st Division and let them test the attack on Lule Burgas."

The commander of the 1st Division, Major General Tosheve, who had received a telegram from Lieutenant General Sirkutinchev, began to prepare for tomorrow's attack.

Lule Burgas, which was about to be attacked by the First Army, had 27,000 Ottoman troops, and 21,000 men were ready to support it. The line from Lule Burgas to Budahirsar was home to 147,000 Ottomans. This line was commanded by the Ottoman commander-in-chief, Zampasa, and it was his right-hand man, Arsapasha, who defended Lule Burgas.

The decisive frontier strategy of Zampasa in Macedonia had failed, but he also had his troubles. The situation on the ground in Ottoman Europe was very volatile, and if they retreated, the people everywhere would no longer submit to Ottoman rule, and the European countries would see clearly the weak nature of the Ottoman Empire. Therefore, then the army is at an absolute disadvantage, and he can only count on the army to play well and save the situation. It is a pity that he underestimated the strength of the Balkan countries and overestimated the quality of the Ottoman army. Even if Macedonia lost, he did not dare to back down on the outer line of Western Thrace, the Ottoman capital. Now only he personally commands the hope of reversing the situation, may Allah forbid.

Early the next morning, in a small village called Bolognica, the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion of the 2nd Regiment of the 1st Division got up early. After breakfast, they were to march to Lule Burgas, 16 kilometers away, under the leadership of the company commander Sakdorf, and the battalion headquarters had sent a herald the previous night to say that today the whole regiment was going to attack the Ottoman troops entrenched there.

This pleased Captain Sakdov and Ensign Bodenov, who had long wanted to fight the Ottoman army. So the soldiers were to get up early in the morning for breakfast, intending to make peace with the army of these infidels. Liberate the oppressed and suffering people of Western Thrace and bathe them in the light of the Lord's mercy.

The company commander of Sakdov walked up to Ensign Bodnov after breakfast and asked his deputy in a loud voice. "Second Lieutenant Bodenov, have you arrived?"

In the face of his superior's questioning, Second Lieutenant Bodenov also replied loudly. "The whole company deducts the cooking class, the actual number is 258 people, and 258 people have arrived, and the whole company has arrived."

Captain Sakdorf was satisfied with his deputy's answer, and after showing the majesty of his company commander, he ordered. "Prepare two columns and go."

Following the order of Sakdorf, the Seventh Company began to march in two columns towards Lule Burgas. Many of the subordinates of the 1st Division, scattered nearby, rose early, marched in order, and marched towards the predetermined location, Lule Burgas. From the sky, the divisions of the 1st Division followed like a stream flowing into a river, and the march route was on the road, approaching Lule Burgas.

Towards noon, the 1st Division had reached the outskirts of Lule Burgas. Lulle Burgas is located in a gap in the small mountain range of Gaslo, and there is a road to Istanbul behind it, which is why the Ottoman Empire cannot give up.

When the 7th Company joined the large forces of the 1st Division, it first built its position, while the 2nd Regiment to which the 7th Company belonged rested. The Ottoman army had no intention of harassing them, and they wore small yarella hats and quietly watched the movements of the 1st Division.

After lunch, the launch position had been built, and the artillery of the 1st Division pulled the artillery onto the newly built gun emplacement, and piled up fresh soil around the gun emplacement.

The 7th Company also entered the initiating position with the 2nd Regiment. Company commander Sakdorf loudly encouraged his subordinates. "Those Ottoman troops are like quails, as soon as you rush in front of them, these people will scatter and flee, so now you just need to rush forward to win."

While the company commander of Sakdorf encouraged his subordinates, Major General Toshevey was also observing the Ottoman position with a high-powered telescope in the temporary headquarters of the 1st Division.

After observing the Ottoman positions on the opposite side, Major General Toshevey spoke to the chief of staff of the division, Donotov, who was beside him. "This tentative attack is not easy to fight."

Chief of Staff Donotov, who was observing with him, agreed. "Yes, I see that the opposite position is no less numerous than our first division, and our artillery is not superior, so I suggest that this attack be tested a little."

Hearing the advice of the chief of staff, the division commander, Major General Toshewei, replied after thinking about it. "That's fine."

After answering the chief of staff, the division commander Toshewei looked at the time, and it was exactly two o'clock, and ordered the staff officers around him to arrive. "Let the artillery fire first."

Under the orders of Major General Tosheve, the 54 guns brought by the 1st Division launched a fierce artillery bombardment on the Ottoman front-line positions. For a time, the position was filled with gunsmoke, and from time to time the Ottoman soldiers could be seen killed on the position.

Captain Sakdorf, who was on the offensive position, saw this scene and shouted loudly. "Good fight."

This smoke-filled scene, coupled with the excitement of an imminent attack, made him emotionally excited.

However, due to the lack of ammunition carried, the shelling came and went quickly, and it only lasted half an hour before stopping.

At this time, I heard their group leader yelling. "Attack."

The company commander of Sakdorf was the first to rush out of the trench and shouted first. "Follow me."

When the soldiers of the Seventh Company saw the actions of their company commander, they also rushed out with great pride, and the other companies of the Second Regiment also rushed out.

Major General Tosheve, who had been observing the attack in the headquarters, nodded, pleased with the belligerence of his soldiers.

On the battlefield, Sakdov, who took the lead, led the soldiers of the 2nd Regiment to rush to the position of the Ottoman army. The artillery fire of the defense came as scheduled, and all bombarded the attacking troops of the 2nd Regiment, and from time to time soldiers were affected by the explosion of shells, and many Bulgarian soldiers fell on the way to the charge.

Due to the follow-up of the 2nd Regiment aimed at by the Ottoman artillery, the 7th Company that took the lead in the charge suffered few casualties, and the company commander Sachdorf was still alive and well.

Of course, the artillery of the 1st Division would not allow its units to withstand the shelling alone. When the Ottoman artillery appeared to bombard the Bulgarian army, the counterattack fire also hit the defender's gun emplacement, reminding them not to forget their presence. As a result, the Ottoman artillery divided half of its artillery to counterattack the artillery of the 1st Bulgarian Division, which relieved the pressure on the attacking 2nd Regiment a lot.

Along the way, the 2nd Regiment was charged by the Ottoman artillery fire, and the company commander Sakdorf was still in the lead. After running two hundred and fifty meters away from the Ottoman front-line position, he raised his vigilance, and saw the small round hat characteristic of the Ottoman army appear in front of him, and he became even more vigilant. He shouted when he saw the Ottoman troops in the trenches raise their guns.

"Lie down."

The whole person fell on a low-lying terrain in front of him, and his body was close to the ground. When the subordinates behind him heard him shout, they all fell to the ground.

"呯~呯~呯"

A burst of gunfire rang out, and many Bulgarian soldiers, who did not have time to lie down, were hit and fell to the ground in one fell swoop, never to get up again. The soldiers behind did not have time to grieve, and continued to charge.

Sakdorf and his men fought back while lying on the ground while waiting for the follow-up soldiers of the 2nd Regiment to follow. For a while, the soldiers on both sides were fighting in front of the position, and Sakdorf saw the follow-up troops following and quickly got up, holding a pistol in one hand and brandishing a command knife in the other, shouting.

"Rush."

The soldiers of the Seventh Company stood up and rushed after their heroic company commander. Like a civet, Sakdorf dodged left and right, quickly approaching the Ottoman position, much to the surprise of the Ottoman soldiers on the position.

Taking advantage of their surprise, Sakdorf threw himself into the position. When they didn't react, they took a pistol and shot a few Ottoman soldiers around them. The soldiers were hit by pistols at close range and fell to the ground. Sakdorf threw his loaded pistol at a soldier who was aiming at him.

"Smack"

The soldier he interfered with missed with a single shot. Of course, Sakdorf would not give him a second chance, and rushed in front of him with his saber in his hand, sideways dodged his thrust, and killed him with a backhand stab. In just a few seconds, he single-handedly killed several Ottoman soldiers around him, and the other Ottoman soldiers were stunned by his heroic performance.

At this time, the soldiers of the 7th Company and the 2nd Regiment also rushed into the trenches, and for a time both sides fought a white-knuckle battle. As time passed, the Ottoman soldiers were gradually outnumbered by the Bulgarian soldiers, and at this time a large number of Ottoman troops were reinforced from the rear of the position. The commander of the second regiment, who followed the soldiers, shouted.

"Retreat."

The Bulgarian soldiers ran out of the Ottoman trenches that they had managed to storm and ran towards their positions.

Major General Tosheve, who was watching the battle in the rear, commented on the offensive to the chief of staff beside him. "The soldiers did a good job."

"Indeed."

Hearing the words of the chief of staff, Major General Tosheve sighed and continued. "However, our troops are still insufficient, the Ottoman army's second-line positions are only half of the troops, and the third-line positions are completely unresponsive, indicating that they have sufficient troops. And I noticed that only half of the gun emplacements on the positions were fired, and half were completely unmoving. There was only the sound of rifles in the position, there was no movement of machine guns, and the position was broken by us with one blow, which was to lure me to continue to invest in the attack and increase the attack, and he underestimated me too much. ”

Hearing the analysis of Major General Tosheve, Chief of Staff Donotov asked. "How do we send a message to the lieutenant general?"

"Let's just say that in Lule Burgas, the enemy's forces are strong and the positions are strong, and our First Army is estimated to be unable to take it." After Major-General Toshewei finished his plan to his chief of staff, he planned to return to the headquarters.

But after taking two steps, he turned and spoke. "I appreciate the commander at the front of today's attack run, so you can commend it for me."

"Well, I like to reward brave subordinates the most." Chief of Staff Donotov said with a smile that he also liked the heroic officer a little.

The company commander Sakdorf didn't know that his god-of-war performance had been seen by the two divisional commanders, but he would soon find out.

In this tentative attack, the 1st Division tested the strength of the Ottoman position at the cost of 549 casualties. At the cost of 443 men, the Ottoman army failed to lure the 1st Division to continue the attack. I believe that it will not be long before the two sides will have another chance to play each other.

PS The next chapter is estimated to be late, and the steamed buns are not saved. I found a problem.,The number of updates per day is actually more than 5,000 words.,But the recommendation votes are actually dropping.,How do you say this?