Cassandra's harbor is not large and can only accommodate medium-sized boats. The Fort of Cassandra is built on a hill to protect the tiny port of Cassandra behind it.

A few wisps of black smoke appeared in the southern sky, and a fleet was speeding north. This Turkish naval fleet has a steam-powered cruiser, a sail battleship, a sail cruiser, 5 destroyers and 10 transport ships, and their target is precisely the "pirates" hiding in Cassandra.

In the fortress of Cassandra, as Kemal traveled to Thessaloniki to meet with the Young Turks, it was under the joint command of Oli and Ozturk.

"No, it won't! It's unbelievable that they even have sailboats in them! Ollie cried out in surprise when he saw that half of the ships in the fleet in the distance belonged to the last century.

"The cruiser Ereli that Philip sank last time is already the latest batch of warships in the Turkish Navy!" Ozturk was previously part of the Turkish Navy, so he knows more about the country's ships, "There is also a cruiser Bursa in the fleet outside that was launched two years ago!" ”

"I know it, it's the same warship that chased me for hours last time!" Captain Philip had the feeling that his enemies were very angry when they saw each other.

"Are they going to use this fleet to attack our fortress?" Ollie was very puzzled, it stands to reason that attacking a fortress requires a large number of naval guns with a caliber, a long range, and a large number of them.

"That's all the Turkish Navy has!" Ozturk shook his head, "But our fortress isn't good!" Turkey's coastal defense is mainly concentrated at the exit from the Dardanelles, and our fortress is very inconspicuous for Turkey, the fortifications here were in disrepair when I first came, and the weapons were outdated and backward! If it weren't for the fact that I had obtained some cannons from the Turkish Navy a few years ago, we would have to fight them with primitive mortars now! ”

At this time, the captain of the Bursa, Izet, was also observing the fortress in the distance. According to his intelligence, the Turkish Navy left a total of 4 58 mm caliber cannons, 1 75 mm caliber cannon imported from France, 1 121 mm caliber cannon, and 1 170 mm caliber howitzer in this fortress, while its own side has about 50 naval guns, which can completely suppress the opponent in terms of firepower. The only thing Izet was worried about now was the submarine, which would be very dangerous if it attacked from behind while its fleet was attacking the fortress. On the transport ship next to him, 8,000 Turkish soldiers were ready to rush to occupy the fortress.

At noon, the sail battleship Bergama began shelling the fortress of Cassandra first, followed by the cruisers Bursa and Jollu, while their five destroyers stood guard around the transport.

As soon as the ships came into range, the fortress's artillery fire began to return fire, but since Izet kept his fleet moving quickly, the hits on both sides were low. Over the next two hours, the main Cypriots were hit by shells from several 120 mm guns, while Izet's fleet was hit only once by shells from 58 mm cannons and 75 mm cannons, with minor casualties on both sides.

When the last shell case exited the chamber of the 121 mm cannon in the fortress, Ozturk realized that he had been deceived, and the purpose of the shelling seemed to be to consume his own ammunition. He then ordered the shooting to stop, but by this time there were few shells left for the other fortress guns.

Seeing that the fortress had stopped shelling, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Ezett's mouth, such an artillery tactic was originally to avoid a possible attack by the enemy's submarine, and now it seems that it has also greatly consumed the enemy's shells. A few minutes later, the Turkish soldiers on the transport ship began to advance towards the beach in small boats, and when they reached the beach without any problems, Izet's fleet also stopped shelling.

The Cassandra Fortress consisted of the main fortress and two beach fortresses, which were abandoned at the beginning of the shelling. The Turkish soldiers soon landed on the beach and began to advance towards the main fortress, and everything seemed to be expected by Izette.

After the shelling stopped, Kemal and Oli's troops re-entered the ring field fortifications with trenches and trenches dug in front of the main fortress.

"You say that when we defeat the soldiers on the beach, will their warships dare to fire on their own people?" Major Seri, Ollie poked Ozturk next to him.

"It's hard to say! The Turkish Navy is no gentleman, but then their relationship with the Army is even more stiff! Ozturk looked at the Turkish soldiers advancing on the beach, looking a little annoyed. Due to his slightest mistake, these "Turkish rabbits" have not eaten a single shell since they disembarked, and now the remaining shells in his hand can only be used to prevent the opposing warship from forcing its way into the harbor.

The first wave of about 2,000 Turkish soldiers had landed, and their small boats returned to the transport ships to transport the next troops. The first soldiers to go ashore had already reached 500 meters in front of the main fortress.

"Guys, let's start beating rabbits!" Ollie pulled out his pistol and fired the first shot of the Cassandra Beach counterattack. In an instant, dozens of machine guns erupted tongues of fire, knocking down the Turkish soldiers who rushed to the front one by one, and the Turkish soldiers quickly retreated towards the beach. At this time, the artillerymen, hidden in the woods behind the fortress, also began to speak, and the entire Cassandra beach was soon covered with artillery fire, and there was little to cover the bare beach, and the blood of the Turks soon stained the sand red. After only a few rounds of shelling, the Turkish soldiers on the beach raised their hands and surrendered.

Seeing the first wave of soldiers rushing to the beach holding their heads and being escorted away, Izet on the Bursa in the distance looked more ugly than a pig's liver, and he slammed the binoculars to the ground, cursing the useless army.

"Inform the ships to prepare for shelling! Bombard their fortress fiercely, as well as the artillery positions behind the fortress! ”

After half an hour of frantic shelling, Izet ordered his destroyers to approach the beach and suppress it with naval guns after the second wave of soldiers washed up on the beach. However, while their attention was focused on the beach, Captain Philip quietly slipped out of the harbor with his U-006 and U007.

After the departure of the Turkish destroyers, their transports became the best targets. When the Turks washed up on the beach for the second time, and their destroyers were ploughing the land in front of the fortress with their naval guns, two transports far behind them suddenly exploded violently, and the Turkish soldiers on board jumped into the sea like dumplings. By the time Izet's cruisers and destroyers returned, Philip's submarine was long gone.

On the beach, the Turkish soldiers were again heavily wounded by machine guns and were pinned down on the beach, while the artillery, which had been transferred to a new position, also began to drive away the two destroyers near the beach. While Izet was running back and forth with his warship, the second wave of Turkish soldiers and a destroyer had been wiped out of the battle sequence of the Turkish reactionary army.

Ezette felt so helpless at this point, and his opponent seemed so cunning that he could only stare blankly at the corpses strewn across the beach, and the slowly sinking destroyer with thick smoke. He gritted his teeth and spat out two words: retreat!

In the course of their retreat, Philip and his ghostly submarine sent a sail cruiser and a transport ship to the bottom of the sea, extending the losses of the Turks in the battle to 2 ships, 3 transports, and 5,000 soldiers, while their own side paid only more than 100 casualties in addition to the heavy depletion of the fortress shells.

After that, the Turkish government never attacked Cassandra from the sea, but they began to pay attention to the protection of merchant ships, which were equipped with small-caliber artillery, and Kemal's piracy tactics came to an end, although their submarines still posed a great threat to the Turkish government's shipping routes in the Aegean Sea. Soon after, the reactionary Turkish government sent troops to launch a large-scale offensive from land, and soon advanced into Thessaloniki, and Cassandra would be attacked from land, but this was exactly what Kemal wanted.

Cassandra's victory did not bring much joy to Tatsuten, and after the Turkish ambassador protested to the German government again, he was once again summoned to the palace by the emperor.

Syllable!

The Emperor threw a stack of papers in front of the heavy earth.

"Look at it! These are documents from the Turkish government protesting against our German government's support for the Turkish rebels, and I have already warned you to be cautious about Turkish affairs! Do you want to push Turkey into the arms of the British? ”

Chen Tian glanced at the documents, although the Turkish government did not produce clear evidence, they still believed that the non-Kemal rebels received financial and weapons aid from Germany, and protested that the planes provided to them by Germany were always faulty, and even claimed to seek technical and economic support from the British. Fortunately, Kemal's Turkish Democratic Party had broken away from the Young Turks by this time, and the Turkish government did not get information from the "rebels" about the submarine from Germany, which would lead to a more intense diplomatic dispute.

"You've been getting more and more self-conscious lately, and you're getting less and less interested in me! Do not think that my grandfather gave you the status of Prince of East Prussia, and I will not take it back! ”

Chen Tian saw the emperor's roaring appearance for the first time, and his heart became a little uneasy. He didn't speak, just stood there with his head down. Don't think he's cowardly, he just remembers that if he ran a red light and was caught by the police uncle before, don't talk back, obediently wait for the police uncle to finish nagging, naturally he won't embarrass you, if you pretend to be pitiful, maybe even 5 yuan will be waived.

Sure enough, after the emperor lost his temper alone, he sat back in his chair, and his tone was relaxed when he saw Chen Tian's silence.

"Gigi, remember that everything should be in the interests of Germany, and don't always think about developing your own power! I still want to teach you a lesson in this matter, next month you will go to the Far East, I will appoint you as the governor of Qingdao, China, I hope you will go there to reflect on yourself, and by the way, you will also experience it! ”

Chen Tian nodded silently, he didn't expect the emperor to be so angry about this matter, did he really go too far? Or did he already feel his peep at the imperial power? Fortunately, he didn't really want to abolish his prince's title, so that in 10 years he might have to go into exile in the Netherlands.

"Also, do you really have faith in that Kemal?" The emperor suddenly asked about Kemal.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I think it won't be long before he overthrows the current Turkish government, and then no one will talk about what we're doing in Turkey! Chentian is still very confident in Kemal, so he dared to boldly send planes and submarines to Turkey for actual combat tests, not to mention that Turkey's current situation is not involving foreign forces, and there is no need to worry too much that these weapons and tactics will be familiar to other countries in the world. The situation was similar to that of the Spanish Civil War before World War II, which became a good testing ground for the Germans – the air force was powerful, the concentrated use of the air force had a significant effect, and the shock of the cluster tanks with the fire support of artillery and aviation was a great success.

"That's it! Then your 4,312 soldiers, 15 planes and 2 submarines will stay there! I also don't think the Turkish government will last long! The emperor suddenly said this, but Chen Tian was surprised in his heart, the emperor actually knew so much about the troops he sent to Turkey, it was really a little terrifying.

"Your Majesty, then my East Prussian Regiment and the Baltic Detachment ......" Chen Tian remembered that if he went to Asia, these two forces would have no commander.

"Hmm...... I think General Hindenburg is good, let him temporarily take command of the East Prussian Corps while you are away! As for the Baltic fleet, I don't think they have any chance of leaving the port, so you can do it yourself! The emperor walked to Chentian's side as he spoke, and said in a low voice: "Do a good job, don't let me down!" ”