Facts have proved that the "Three Chapters of the Law" is still very effective, since Ferdinand's promise, the number of the leading party has skyrocketed, the work of the Bulgarian government has also been much smoother, and the people of all ethnic groups in the Balkans have spontaneously cooperated!

Unlike before, in order to overthrow the rule of the Ottoman Empire, now in order to obtain land and a better life in the future, I am more motivated!

……

A third battalion and second company of the 1st Regiment of the 6th Infantry Division on the front line, who had just sent off a group of volunteers, asked with a wry smile: "How many waves is this?" ”

The adjutant replied depressedly: "Company commander, today is the third wave, it is only morning, and it is estimated that there will be several waves in the afternoon!" ”

The company commander wanted to cry without tears and said, "When will this day be the end?" We came to fight, and now we're all receiving stations for supporters! ”

The adjutant nodded and sighed: "The Ottoman Empire is too capable of tossing, so many people have a deep hatred with them!" It seems that the officials of Tekilda are also ruthless enough, and as soon as we get here, there are so many people to help! ”

The company commander shook his head and said, "If only that were the case!" Have you read all the documents issued by the government? Except for a small number of them, most of them are really willing to help us, and most of them are here for the land! ”

The adjutant exclaimed: "Ah! Are we really going to give them the land? ”

"Of course! If the Grand Duke guarantees in the name of the family, can he still regret it? But don't worry, the credit is not so easy to stand, most people will be able to get some money rewards in the end, and they will not compete with us for land! The company commander rolled his eyes and said

……

If it is the commitment of the Bulgarian government, ordinary people may doubt it, after all, the credibility of the government is not good in this year!

But Ferdinand vouched for the reputation of the House of Goldenberg, and no one doubted that he would go back on it!

There is no way that the people in this era will eat this set, the 19th century is the century of the aristocracy! This is a time when family honor is more important than personal life, and pressing on the family reputation means that Ferdinand must finish!

Of course, the benefits are also enormous, and inadvertently Ferdinand has also gained recognition from the Balkan peoples and gained great prestige!

……

The Supreme Command of the 1st Army, Chief of Staff Petrov, is waving his baton and pointing on the map!

"You see, this is Chatalja, the place where we must pass through to enter Constantinople!

The Ottomans built a well-built fortification here, with a large number of field guns, and their shore artillery could also support it!

According to our intelligence, after the uprising of the Armenians, the Ottoman Empire moved its capital to Ankara, but they still did not cancel the status of Constantinople as the capital!

There are 30,000 troops stationed here; The Ottoman Army Group Eastern Thrace, after its defeat at the Battle of the Karagach River, also retreated to Constantinople, a part of about twenty-five thousand men; In addition, the Government of the Sudan transferred reinforcements from four divisions of troops from the peninsula of Asia Minor, about 50,000 or 60,000 men.

In other words, in front of us, there are more than 100,000 Ottoman troops scattered in a few hundred square kilometers of land!

And the Sultan government is expanding its army at this time, and once the war situation is tight, the Ottoman Asian army may continue to reinforce! ”

After listening to the introduction of the chief of staff, everyone was sad, and the form in front of the First Army was very unfavorable!

100,000 Ottoman troops, even if you make a discount, there are 50,000 regular troops! If it's a field battle, everyone can disdain it, any three Bulgarian divisions can get them!

But the Ottomans played positional warfare, which was a headache, and at the moment Constantinople was a big battlefield inside and outside!

For the defense of Constantinople, the Ottomans even turned the shore guns deployed in the Osphorus Strait!

The formation of trenches + barbed wire + heavy machine guns is enough to give any opponent a headache, and if it is equipped with heavy artillery, it will be even more incomprehensible!

Popov slapped the table and said, "Cheer me up, don't put on a bitter gourd face, I don't know and think that Lao Tzu lost the battle!"

Were the Ottomans scary? A group of defeated men who were pressed and beaten by us, even if they put up a turtle shell, what can they do? Wouldn't it be nice to smash their turtle shells for Lao Tzu! ”

Popov's words immediately woke up the officers sitting there, no matter how bad the situation is, the battle will still be fought! It's all at this point, can you stop it?

Chief of Staff Petrov said righteously: "If anyone wants to quit and it's still too late, immediately take off this military uniform for me and get out!" I'm used to fighting with the wind, but now that I'm gnawing hard bones, it's soft?

Bulgaria lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of generals who dare to fight tough battles! The current situation is not much better than at the beginning of the war!

In order to successfully capture Constantinople, another heavy artillery regiment fell into the country, and the 6th Infantry Division was temporarily assigned to our 1st Army.

The artillery promised by the Russians was also in place, three hundred heavy guns with a caliber of more than 150mm.

Don't tell me, we have nearly 200,000 troops and more than 1,000 artillery pieces, and we can't capture a single Constantinople! ”

……

After the pre-war mobilization work, Lieutenant General Popov and Chief of Staff Petrov looked at each other and smiled bitterly, this is a bitter battle!

If you don't get to Constantinople, you don't know how perverted this fortress city is, with large and small fortresses and dense positions intertwined!

Before, more than ten Ottoman regular troops tossed for four or five months to suppress the rebellion of a group of rabble, and there were 40,000 or 50,000 casualties, so you know how perverted the fortress in the city is!

Bitter battles are hard battles, and battles still have to be fought! In the early morning of May 24, 1897, the First Army, fully prepared, officially launched the Battle of Constantinople!

The first to go on the field was the heavy artillery regiment, especially the three hundred heavy guns borrowed from the Russians, which defeated the Ottomans with one shot!

At this moment, there is no calm in Constantinople either, and the high hopes for the superiority in firepower no longer exists!

Supreme Commander Eder Pasha muttered to himself: "Something is wrong! How could Bulgaria have so many large-caliber artillery?

Could it be the Russians? But with so many heavy artillery, the entire Ottoman Empire may not be able to make it up, are the Russians crazy? This is to send all their domestic heavy artillery?

No, reinforcements must be asked for from the country, otherwise Constantinople will not be able to hold it! ”

I have to say that Eder Pasha guessed very accurately, and the Russians really did their best for the sake of the Bosphorus. In order to gather these 300 guns, they even dismantled the shore guns deployed in Odessa!

Outside the door, there was a "report!" Interrupted Edel Pasha's thoughts.

"Come in!"

An adjutant ran in and said very anxiously: "News has come from the artillery position that they have been locked by Bulgarian fire and request to transfer positions!" ”

Eder Pasha said without bothering: "I know, don't bother me with such trivial things, let them decide for themselves!" ”

Well, Eder Pasha was not a military strongman in the first place, but he was an Ottoman nobleman and a close confidant of the Sultan, and he happened to be a little bit more military, and after some effort, the position of commander-in-chief fell to him!

Originally, Constantinople was very safe, in the rear, and it was one of the capitals of the Ottoman Empire, and it was heavily fortified.

It's a pity that as soon as the Balkan War broke out, only about 20 days later, the Ottoman army was defeated, and the capital Constantinople became the front line!

As the capital's city defense officer, it is logical to become the commander-in-chief of the front! Oh, this time there was no one to fight with him, and as soon as the news of defeat came from the front, dozens of officers in Constantinople left for various reasons!

As the commander-in-chief, it was not so easy for Edel Pasha to leave! He also thought about pretending to be sick, or having an accidental fracture, but unfortunately the country didn't give him a chance at all!

"The city is in the people, and the city is dead!"

This is the death order given by the Sultan, and now any soldier or officer in the city enjoys the same treatment, and it is too late to escape!