On the Thessaloniki front, where Bulgaria and the Entente were fighting, the soldiers of the Entente retreated like a tidal wave to their positions.

Seeing the defeated Allied soldiers, the defending Bulgarian soldiers shouted loudly about their victory. At the same time, several agile soldiers, feeling out their positions, carefully rummaged through the pockets of the enemy's fallen soldiers, looking for useful things. The actions of these soldiers did not attract the slightest attention from both sides, and they have been in this situation for more than a year, and they are already no stranger.

At first, the Entente were a little annoyed by this and used artillery to bombard the corpses. But it didn't work much, and they continued to do so after the cannonfire stopped, which made the Entente lose their temper and have to let it go. They also knew that these Bulgarians were looking for money, so they all instructed the soldiers not to bring anything of value with them, but to no avail. For soldiers facing life and death, it is safer to leave it in the barracks and be stolen if they don't carry it with them.

Yes, the Entente army, which consisted of hundreds of thousands of troops from several countries, was not very safe in the barracks outside Thessaloniki. The main reason is that the personnel are too complicated, there are soldiers from Britain and France, soldiers from the Balkans from Greece and Serbia, black soldiers from Africa with a primitive atmosphere, and Indian soldiers with curry flavor, basically all the races you can find here. People from all over the world gather together, and all kinds of customs are mixed, and it is strange that law and order can be good.

So as long as these Bulgarian soldiers did not come close to their positions, the Entente soldiers did not go back to care about them. It's just that during this time the Bulgarian soldiers were a little presumptuous, and they all touched the vicinity of the middle line. This made the Entente a little unhappy, and they planned to give them some color to see.

The Allied officers and soldiers who were hiding in ambush not far from the trenches watched the Bulgarian soldiers rummaging in the battlefield getting closer and closer to the center line. At the command of the leading officer to open fire, he immediately raised his rifle and fired at the enemies who were rummaging through the corpses.

"Smack~Smack."

The sudden sound of gunfire on the battlefield startled these Bulgarian soldiers who were picking up the corpses. Without waiting for others to speak, the soldiers quickly ran towards their positions.

It can be seen from the running movements that these people who dare to come to pick up the corpses are all veterans, and each has good skills. With the exception of the soldiers who were initially hit by the ambush, very few people were hit after the gunshots rang out.

Seeing that he had no rest to gain, the Allied officers who led the sneak attack immediately fled to their positions with their soldiers, and it was too dangerous to be outside the position or a small life.

The soldiers who had just picked up the corpses and ran back from the Bulgarian position were all gasping for breath and couldn't speak, the situation just now was too dangerous, and they were all fleeing for their lives by their own abilities.

However, some people no longer needed to calm down, but began to chat with their comrades in the position.

"It was too dangerous just now, a bullet hit my foot and almost killed me."

A small, thin, monkey-gilled soldier with a small beak was holding a cloth bag and bragging to others about the dangerous moment. Just then, a voice came. "Doro, you can take everyone to rest for a while. Maybe when the enemy will come up again. ”

The soldier, known as Doro, immediately stopped talking to the others and immediately replied. "Okay company commander, I'll take them down to rest in a while."

After saying that, Doro handed the cloth bag in his hand to the company commander who appeared. "That's what we're getting today."

The company commander who appeared in front of Doro was Ensign Bodnov, who had previously fought in the Balkan Wars and fought with Captain Sakdorf against the Romanian army. I haven't seen Second Lieutenant Bodenov, who originally had the atmosphere of a military academy for a few years, and now he has fully grown up. Wearing the rank of captain, he also led a company himself.

Facing the cloth bag handed by Doro, Bodenov did not take it, but asked. "Is there anything good that you don't have?"

Faced with his company commander's inquiry, Doro took out a golden pocket watch from it and said. "Look, company commander, this is a gold watch made in Switzerland, and if you look at its fineness, I dare say that the person who uses this watch must be a great nobleman. There is also a passage in it dedicated to my beloved Marina. ”

Doro opened the cover of the pocket watch and turned it over to Bodenov. "Company commander, look, this beauty inside must be the wife of the owner."

Bodenov, who knew what Doro was thinking, took a look at it and said. "I'll bring this to the city, but don't get your hopes up if someone redeems you. You must know that there are only a few redemptions in the past three months. ”

Facing Doro, whose mind was seen through, he touched his head and said with a smile. "Company commander, this is at least an opportunity, maybe it's really a big nobleman's thing, our company will get rich, at least it can guarantee that we will have a big meal. Think about champagne, fine wine, grilled steak, honey bread, etc., these things can make everyone envy us. ”

Doro's words sent everyone in the room throat, something they hadn't eaten in a long time.

"Hahaha."

Bodnov immediately burst out laughing when he saw this, and the laughter interrupted everyone's memories. Then he patted Doss on the shoulder. "I hope your dream comes true, even if no one redeems it, at least you can get some bread back."

What happened in front of Captain Bodenov's eyes was the norm for the Bulgarian army on the front line, and the chronic shortage of supplies left the soldiers to find their own way. Since more than a year ago, some clever and energetic merchants have thought of turning the captured goods from the hands of soldiers into items they can use, and alcohol and food have become the first choice of these merchants, which is also the key to the prevalence of corpse picking in the Bulgarian army.

This kind of action has evolved from private action to team cooperation, and the distribution of collected goods has also made more scientific changes. One-third of the seizures went to individuals, one-third to the officer class, and one-third to the soldiers. This share took care of everyone, and also allowed the 'cause' to flourish, and even the families of the fallen officers spent a lot of money to redeem their relics.

This industry has also changed the fate of some people, such as this soldier named Doro. Doro was unqualified as a soldier, lacking courage in the face of enemy attacks, but a thief by training, he was adept at rummaging through his belongings and escaping. This makes him a very qualified person to pick up corpses, and in fact he does a good job.

In this kind of career, which lasted for nearly a year, he was always the man who could find the most possessions in the company, and he did not suffer any injuries. This made him thrive in this deformed industry, and even Bodenov made Doro directly the head of these people, and Doro even had his own experience in picking up corpses.

According to the amount of property acquired, Doro divided it into several classes. The first class of them were British and French officers, who had a lot of possessions on them, and they were the only ones who wanted to encounter a chance of redemption. The second class were Indian officers, and these officers with the smell of curry were also relatively wealthy, as long as they had some gold on them, which was hard currency.

The third class is ANZ officers, who generally have some watches or other items that can be sold for some money. Finally, there are the other officers, who are unlucky and can't get anything.

The Bulgarian military top brass is very clear about the situation of picking up corpses at the front. However, in order to alleviate the shortage of materials and some other unspeakable circumstances, the military side turned a blind eye to this.

And General Zekov, who is the commander-in-chief of Bulgaria and also the commander of Salonika, is also clear about this. Only now he can't take care of it, because Lieutenant General Kudinchev's telegram gives him a big headache.

"Damn it, where did I go to find 100,000 troops to send him over, and asked for it within ten days."

Inside the city of Thessaloniki, Admiral Zekov, as commander, complained to his chief of staff.

Seeing that Admiral Zekov, who expressed anger, Lieutenant General Ivanov, who had served as the commander of the First Army in the Balkan War and was responsible for the capture of Edirne, spoke instead. "I know Kutinchev, if it weren't for the fact that there was really no way, he wouldn't have sent a telegram."

Faced with the words of his own chief of staff, Admiral Zekov replied directly. "I know what you said. And he said that if we can block it for ten days, it is estimated that it can really only be blocked for ten days, and we don't want to lose this war, so we can only give him troops. ”

The chief of staff spoke directly. "We still have two divisions in the capital."

Faced with the words of the chief of staff, Zekov thought about it and spoke. "Of the two divisions in the capital, only the 27th Division can be used, so let's keep the 35th Division, don't go to the front line to cause chaos."

Lieutenant General Ivanov, who understood Zekov's intentions, said with a wry smile. "In this case, after deducting the 27th Division, it still needs 80,000 troops, and it seems that it can only be drawn from here."

"Yes, I carefully studied the battle report sent by Lieutenant General Kutinchev. Now their side is more dangerous, so they can't be indiscriminately deployed in terms of troops. ”

Faced with Zekov's explanation, Lieutenant General Ivanov asked worriedly. "That's how the main force of Thessaloniki is drawn. Will it give us a chance at the enemy in front of us? ”

"No, it won't."

In the face of the chief of staff's concerns, Zekov did not hesitate to say his answer, and he also gave his own basis. "From my observations of the current war situation, the Allied armies in front of us have lost their spirits. If Romania were to go to war a month earlier, I would be very worried. But now that we have inflicted heavy losses on the Anzacs that the enemy can fight, the Serbs are thinking of fighting back home. As for the Greeks, we learned about their fighting power in the Balkan wars. There are too few British and French native troops, and the colonial army, you don't see it. ”

In the mouth of Admiral Zekov, none of the Allied troops in front of him could fight.

"So I can send the 7th, 11th, 14th, 21st and 2nd Mountain Brigade to form reinforcements, and then join the 27th Division in the capital, which can meet Kutinchev's needs."

Admiral Zekov still felt a little uneasy after walking back and forth, and continued. "In addition, the third independent artillery regiment will be transferred as support."

Lieutenant General Ivanov of the 3rd Independent Artillery Regiment certainly knew that this was a good artillery unit that had participated in many battles, large and small. Among them, the regiment's 150 long-barreled cannon battalion, with a range of up to 12.5 km, is one of the few ultra-long-range large-caliber artillery pieces in Bulgaria. This time, in order to deal with the Romanians, Admiral Zekov made a bloody investment.

As for Admiral Zekov's arrangement, Lieutenant General Ivanov thought carefully, and there was no other better way. "It seems that this is the only way to go."

Zekov's transfer happened to draw Captain Bodenov's company into it, which made the soldiers very dissatisfied.

"Damn, why are you pumping us again?"

"I haven't had a day off just after a bad battle, and I'm going to leave to fight the Romanians, why not other divisions."

"I heard that there are a lot of divisions transferred this time, there are 7 divisions, 14 divisions, and 21 divisions, can our 11 divisions run away?"

"Damn it, these commanders don't know what to think, just because they can fight, they run around, and they know that it is better to find a weaker unit to stay."

The soldiers had angry expressions on their faces, and they all expressed their inner dissatisfaction.

"Alright."

Seeing that the more everyone talked about it, the more outrageous it became, Captain Bodenov hurriedly comforted his soldiers. "I don't want to be sent to war, but this is a military order, and we must obey it as soldiers, so let's all go and prepare."

Comforted by Bodenov, the soldiers were indignant and prepared for the march. As an officer who had fought against Romania, Bodenov knew that this reinforcement of Plevin was very dissatisfying.

The two years of endless fighting, and the lack of hope of victory, have made everyone very frustrated. And the news of famine in many people's hometowns also made everyone uncomfortable. Many people have long suppressed their dissatisfaction with this, and if it weren't for the prestige of Admiral Zekov as commander-in-chief, such dissatisfaction would have caused an even greater commotion, where would it be suppressed as it is now. But if this situation continues, there will always be a day when the emotions of the soldiers will not be able to be suppressed. ()

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