When the Third Army attacked Albania, the 6th Infantry Division crossed the Rhodope Mountains, went down the Nestor River, captured Kavala, and then went straight to Komotini without stopping!

Now that the tasks of the 6th Infantry Division had changed, and the 2nd Army had won victory in the Macedonian region, there was no longer any need to continue the plan to divide the Ottoman army.

Unwilling to accept the defeat of the Ottoman Empire, it was now concentrating its forces to prepare for another general battle in the Istanbul area, and the Aegean region would be temporarily taken over by the 7th Infantry Division, which was now part of the 1st Army.

"How's it going?" The commander of the 6th Division, Georgy Ivanov, asked

Chief of Staff Stefan Bogdanov shook his head and said: "The situation is not ideal! In order to be in a hurry, when we crossed the Rhodope Mountain, our 6th Division left most of the artillery and heavy machine guns in the country, and now it is difficult to capture Komotini! ”

"No matter how difficult it is, we must fight it down, otherwise we will not be able to catch up with the battle of Constantinople!" Georgy Ivanov said with a wry smile

Chief of Staff Stefan nodded in agreement, and then said: "Komotini is a transportation hub connecting the Macedonian region and Eastern Thrace, and usually the Ottoman Empire stationed two regiments of troops here.

After the outbreak of the war, three more regiments were added, and with the addition of the defeated troops, there were now about 12,000 men in the city.

In terms of troops, our superiority is not obvious, and now we lack siege artillery.

The staff believed that the best thing to do was to wait for the artillery to be brought over from the rear before launching a full-scale attack! Launching a blind attack now will cause a lot of casualties, and even if you take Komotini, it will not be worth the loss! ”

Georgy Ivanov thought for a moment and said: "The Aegean Sea is now under the control of the Ottoman Navy, and when we attacked Kavala, a group of Ottoman troops withdrew to the island of Sasos and could come back at any time!"

If we can't capture Komotini as soon as possible, if the Ottomans draw reinforcements from Asia, there will be a serious threat in the Aegean Sea, and our 6th Division will have nothing else to do! ”

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When the Sixth Division was worried, Ahmet Pasha in the city was even more "worried" at this time. The prestige of the Bulgarian army has been made, at least the Ottoman army has recognized it!

His own family knows his own affairs, and on the surface, the soldiers in the city are strong and strong, but in fact, most of them are made up, and less than half of them are really combative!

"Someone's coming! Pass on my orders, the whole city is on guard, and if you find any abnormal movement, you will be killed! Ahmed Pasha said murderously

Comotini's unique location makes the city a thriving commercial city with a multi-ethnic population. At this time, an undercurrent was brewing in the city of Komotini.

In a small grocery store in the north of the city, Sanwu was making plans, and a young man asked worriedly: "Mr. Vicky, the Ottomans are very well guarded, how can we get close to the granary?" ”

The middle-aged man, named Vicky, said kindly, "Jim, don't worry! How much grain do you think can be in the granary of the Sudanese government with the corruption of their government?

Our target this time is not them at all, you look at the map, this is the grain storage point of several major grain merchants in the city! ”

The faces of several teenagers changed slightly, and Jim asked suspiciously, "Mr. Vicky, even if we set the granary on fire, it will be useless!" These merchants' fire prevention measures are even stricter than those of the Ottoman barns, and they can be extinguished very quickly! ”

Vicky laughed and said, "Little Jim is very smart!" Yes, those merchants are very vigilant, and besides, even a few of us can't keep them busy! ”

The middle-aged man of Vicky pointed out a few places with his hands and said: "You see that this is all a place in the city where firewood is stored, you can find a way to sneak in and light them tomorrow night, and then immediately find a place to hide!"

Remember to evacuate immediately after completing the task, now the Ottomans are crazy, don't get caught! I'll do it myself! ”

After saying that, Vicky walked out of the grocery store without explanation, turned left and right and disappeared into the alley!

At this time, in a grain store in the south of the city, a gray-clothed man asked, "How is it?" ”

The middle-aged man said confidently: "Don't worry, these teenagers are still reliable!" They were all handpicked by me, and each one of them had a blood feud with the Ottomans!

It's a pity that the time is too short, and they haven't finished the training yet, otherwise the success rate this time will be greatly increased! ”

Looking at it recently, isn't the middle-aged man Vicky who has just left the grocery store?

The man in gray said earnestly: "Don't be too confident, accidents may happen at any time in our business!" Forget it, it doesn't matter if they fail, as long as they can create chaos, that's enough! ”

Vicky asked suspiciously: "You better think about it first, is there any way to destroy the granary in the city!" ”

The man in gray smiled: "Don't forget what I do? It doesn't matter if the grain has been burned or not, as long as the population thinks that the grain has been burned, it is enough!

The capitalists in the city will cooperate with us, and hoarding has been a good way to make a fortune since ancient times! ”

……

Artillery fire rang out, and the siege began! Due to the lack of fire cover, the tentative attack of the 6th Division was quickly repulsed by the Ottomans.

Georgy Ivanov glanced at the battlefield and said: "Stop the siege!" ”

Chief of Staff Zou frowned and said, "It's not okay to storm by force!" The Ottomans in the city are ready, and it will be difficult to conquer Komotini unless we are willing to do whatever it takes. Now let's wait! ”

Georgy Ivanov nodded, kind of dead.

……

As night falls, the city of Komotini is bustling with people.

"Let's go out of the water, put out the fire!"

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The chaos in the city did not last long, and Ahmet Pasha sent troops to cut off hundreds of heads, and order was restored!

However, the sequelae are not so easy to subside, first of all, the price of food in the city has risen again, and it is crazy to rise, and it is also sold in limited quantities!

Before the war, an Ottoman lira could buy 52kg of flour, yesterday a lira could buy 20kg of flour, and now only 5kg of flour can be bought, and the price of grain has increased tenfold! (1 lira ≈6.65g gold)

For a while, rumors spread in the city, and many people believed that last night's fire had burned down the city's grain storage. Rush buy, crazy rush buy!

The capitalists have made a lot of money, but they have suffered the common people. After the price of food skyrocketed tenfold, I was fortunate to have to work all day, and I couldn't even afford a piece of black bread!

At the instigation of well-intentioned people, ordinary people have taken to the streets to demand that the government lower food prices!

How many of the capitalists of the Ottoman Empire have not come from these years? Either the domestic magnates are attached to them, or the international capitalists, none of them are easy to mess with!

On one side are the helpless ordinary people, and on the other side are the capitalists with great wealth. Ahmed Pasha has to choose between them!

Of course, he has a third option, which is that the government opens a warehouse to release grain. Theoretically, the official storehouse in Komotini was enough to feed 20,000 people for three years. It's more than enough to deal with the food crisis!

In fact, now the grain of the Ottoman army, Ahmet Pasha has to pay for it from the capitalists!

Ahmet Pasha hesitated, but wisely sat on the side of his own class and sent troops to expel the petitioning populace!

Knowing that the opportunity he had been waiting for had come, the man in gray immediately mobilized all the spies lurking in the city and began to connect in all directions, encouraging the hungry people to grab food!

In order to stabilize order in the city, Ahmet Pasha sent troops to carry out a brutal crackdown, and countless people were slaughtered.

"Vicky, start the next step!" The man in gray said calmly

"Yes! It's a pity that we have limited strength in the city, and we don't know if we can open the city gates! Vicky had a regretful expression

"Rotten wood can't be carved!" The man in gray commented

Vicky said angrily: "You~"

The man in gray said coldly, "What are you? Am I wrong?

From the moment the Ottomans raised their butcher knives, Komotini was finished! Don't forget that there were quite a few locals in the Ottoman army.

Originally, they were resentful when they were caught, but now they are stained with the blood of their relatives! What do you think will happen? ”

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When the clock struck midnight, a terrible uprising broke out in Komotini, and the bare hands of ordinary people, clearly no match for the Ottoman army.

At the critical moment, Vicky raised his arms and shouted "break out of the city", which instantly became everyone's last glimmer of hope!

At this moment, there was no calm in the Ottoman army, and many soldiers who were forced to enlist turned a deaf ear to the orders from above. There's no way, the rebel army may have their own relatives and friends, and they really can't do it!

There are even some soldiers who saw their relatives killed and turned against them directly!

The defenders in the south of the city were no exception, and many of them even had locals who had seen their friends and relatives lying in pools of blood.

At this time, looking at the crowd of people who were about to leave the city, they undoubtedly chose to release the water, the guns were crackling, and the bullets didn't know where they flew!

The Ottoman officer looked at the approaching crowd and was an idiot if he didn't know what to do!

Immediately brought the Overseer over and shot several soldiers on the spot. At this time, the 6th Division outside the city launched another siege, and a stray bullet hit the officer leading the team.

When the other soldiers saw it, they felt that the Ottomans were no longer good, and the anger of being oppressed for a long time could no longer be suppressed, so they simply killed the warlords and joined the rebel army!

Internal and external attacks, people's hearts are back! Coupled with a group of soldiers who could defect at any time, the city of Komotini can't stop it no matter how strong it is!

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