Chapter 32: The Battle Horn

Ollie had forgotten what day he had woken up to see the mountains of East Prussia, which had once been part of the vast Macedonian Empire, with the Aegean sea breeze blowing on the land. Maybe because he wasn't used to the food here, he had lost more than 20 pounds, which was an unexpected gain.

After stretching a few times in a row, Ollie stepped out of his tent. It was only dawning, but the flag of the Oli Regiment was already fluttering in the wind over the camp. Here was Thessaloniki in Turkey, the center of the activities of the Young Turks, who not only developed organizations in the local garrison, but also created partisan units in the countryside. The Oli regiment was stationed in a valley far from Thessaloniki, which was also the base of several other partisan detachments. Although the Oli Regiment is a large armed force, the Turkish government and army are unaware of it.

When Ollie began to wash his face, the wake-up call in the camp had already sounded, and the calm camp suddenly became noisy, the sound of getting up, footsteps, and passwords, and when Ollie washed his face, there were already thousands of soldiers standing neatly on the right side of the camp, this was the Ollie regiment that he was proud of, and the experience and tacit understanding of the veterans made every assembly and march neat and fast. To the right of the camp were a 200-strong guerrilla force led by Kemal and 500 newly recruited locals, many of whom were still looking for their clothes, and the officers were running back and forth shouting orders, but they could not see where their troops were.

"Alas......" Ollie shook his head, such an army would probably take a lot of effort to train.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, your troops are really enviable!" At some point, Kemal came to Ollie's side, and he couldn't help but sigh when he looked at the completely different scenes on both sides.

"It's Colonel Kemal, good morning!" Ollie turned his head to look at this "guerrilla colonel", smiled brightly, and before coming, Chen Tian repeatedly explained that he wanted to cooperate well with this Kemal, "These are veterans!" German recruits are just like your troops, and if you train them well, you'll be a good one! ”

"I spent several years in the Turkish army, and to be honest, they simply cannot compare with your German troops." Kemal showed a very helpless expression, "They are poorly equipped, lack of training, and low morale, what a disappointment!" ”

"Wouldn't it be easier for us to deal with such an army?" Ollie turned and walked to his tent, "Mr. Colonel, could you please have breakfast?" I think it's time to talk about airplanes! ”

"That's right! The planes seem to be assembled, right, when will they be ready to fly? Kemal followed him into Ollie's tent.

"I'm afraid it's not right now, first of all, we can't let your government troops see them, otherwise there will be trouble!" Ollie snatched the coffee pot from the stove and poured a full cup into Kemal and his own cup. "Besides, we don't have much fuel right now, and according to our plan, we need to bring in weapons first, and then fuel!"

"Oh! And what about our weapons? His Royal Highness promised to provide us with 10,000 Mauser rifles and 20 Maxim machine guns, as well as 500,000 rounds of ammunition! Kemal was not in a hurry to get coffee.

"I received a letter from the prince yesterday, and most of the weapons are being shipped on the ship here!" Ollie has already started to enjoy his breakfast - bread, eggs and coffee.

"That's good, we can't organize a force to fight the government army without weapons!"

"Mr. Colonel, can I know when you intend to start your revolution?" Ollie glanced at Kemal, he still didn't plan to eat breakfast, maybe he was worried that Ollie's breakfast would be easy to gain weight.

"This ...... We had intended to incite the army of Thessaloniki to revolt first, and we expected the rest of the region to respond, and then we planned to force the Sultan to restore the constitution or march on Istanbul. But now, with your help, we hope to start the revolution after the training of our troops is completed, which will be a few months earlier than planned! ”

"That's great! My Oli and I are sick from the grind! Ollie happily shook his fist, "We're going to teach that garbage a good lesson!" ”

Two months later, all the weapons requested by Kemal arrived in Thessaloniki, and Kemal's army numbered more than 2,000 men, and began to take shape under the training of instructors. However, due to the large number of people in the camp and the fact that the government forces in Thessaloniki seemed to be aware of it, Kemal and other leaders of the Young Turks party had met several times to discuss whether to launch an armed revolution earlier, but could not reach an agreement with them. Luckily, the fuel had already arrived at the camp in batches, and Ollie and Kemal discussed it and decided to let the plane start flying training near the camp.

Second Lieutenant Fritz, one of the pilots of the flying squad who came here, graduated from the pilot class of the KΓΆnigsberg Military Academy two years ago and has flown hundreds of hours in the Sky II and Sky III aircraft. Today he and his co-pilot Niko will fly the Sky III aircraft for the first time in the skies of Turkey.

Airplanes...... The engine started with a roar, what a familiar and pleasant sound for Fritz.

"Niko, let's take off!" He waved his hand at Niko behind him, increasing his horsepower, and the plane skidded off the ground after bouncing on the airstrip.

"Oh! Sky, I'm back! ”

"Fritz, let's fly back a little further! The lieutenant colonel said not to fly to crowded places! Niko in the back reminded.

"Got it! Let's fly a little higher! Fritz pulled the joystick backwards, and the plane quickly soared to an altitude of nearly a kilometer. Niko, take a good look at the scenery! It's completely different from Germany! Look at the mountains here, the rivers here! ”

"There seems to be a strange river in front of me, I remember that this location on the map should be a valley!" Niko suddenly noticed something and shouted loudly.

"Let's fly over and see!" By this time, the two guys had completely forgotten the flight range of Ollie and Kemal for the flying team, but luckily they flew over to see it......

"Oh my God! It's a force! It's the Turkish army, and it looks like there are thousands of them! Fritz and Niko cried out in surprise.

Call......

The plane flew over the head of the Turkish army, then turned around and flew in the direction they were heading.

A week earlier, the Turkish government had received information that a rebel force of several thousand men had amassed in the Sassaloniki countryside and was preparing to launch a rebellion. This army was the four infantry regiments urgently sent by the Turkish government from Thessaloniki, totaling 5,000 men.

Fritz jumped off without waiting for the plane to stop and ran to Ollie and Kemal, who were watching the flight at the airport.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, we have discovered a Turkish army about 15 miles south of us, and they are coming towards us!"

"What?" Ollie and Kemal looked at each other, "How many people are there?" ”

"Thousands!"

"How is it possible, there are our officers in the Saloniki garrison, why haven't we received information?" Kemal was puzzled.

"No matter! Let's hurry up and prepare, time is running out! "Ollie had already built a defensive position around the valley before, but the time left for them was too short.

"Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, let's go and delay them for a while!" Fritz looked at Oli and then at the five planes on the airfield, ready to take off at any moment.

"Alright! Second Lieutenant, I'll put these planes under your command! Look at what you can do to delay them as much as possible! Ollie nodded, and ran towards the camp.

"Hurry up and get ready to take off, the co-pilot is carrying a pistol, it's better to pick up some more stones!" Fritz beckoned the pilots to get ready for takeoff, and he ran to the hangar, grabbed a few wrenches and ran towards the plane. Without waiting for Niko to react, he threw the wrenches into his passenger compartment.

"Niko, drop these things on their heads in a moment!" Fritz said as he started the plane.

"Okay! It's a pity that our planes are too backward, I heard that we are already producing an aircraft that can drop bombs! If only we had that kind of plane now! Niko picked up the wrench that Fritz had thrown in.

"Shut up! Nico! This kind of military secret is not allowed to be talked about indiscriminately! Fritz had already started the plane, then waved at the other four planes and took off first. The pilots of several other planes also appear to have picked up something from the ground and brought it with them.

In less than five minutes, the task force bomber formation flew over the hapless Turkish army.

The Turkish soldiers stopped to watch when they saw that what had just flown over was coming again.

Only this time the things flew over their heads, but also gave them some wrenches and stones, and the ranks of the Turkish army were suddenly chaotic, the soldiers were looking for more places on the side of the road, and the officers drew their pistols, but could only watch helplessly at the distant planes.

"Hmm...... That's great! Those Turks must have been terrified! The pilots of the flying team celebrated happily.

"Guys, give them one more time!" Fritz shouted loudly, then turned his head sideways and asked Niko, "Do you still have guys there?" ”

"The wrenches are still down just now, what should I do?" Niko shook his hand.

"Shoes! Belt! Panties! Throw everything you can! ”

Niko Khan ......

Fritz and his flying squad went back and forth several more times over the heads of the Turkish troops, leaving behind a lot of messy things before they left.

At this time, the Turkish officers below were using their belts to drive the scattered soldiers back into formation, and by the time they set off again, nearly an hour had passed. By this time, Oli and Kemal had brought their troops to the defensive positions on the south side of the valley, and the weapons and ammunition were in place.

"Quick! Hurry up and cheer us on! Fritz stopped the plane and beckoned the ground crew to refuel the plane, while he ran in the direction of the barracks with the disheveled Niko.

"Hurry up! Come with me and get some guns and ammunition, and grenades! ”

Swish...... Gurg......

In the trenches, Ollie and Kemal's soldiers loaded their bullets, and the 20 Maxim machine guns were also loaded, and everyone's eyes were firmly fixed on the front, and a moving yellow line gradually appeared on the horizon in the distance......

The commander of the Turkish army, General Fatih, was the commander of the Turkish government's new transfer from Istanbul to Thessaloniki, and before he could take office, he was ordered by his superiors to seal off the barracks gate, and then took the four regiments of infantry out to "quell the rebellion". According to the information he received, the cause of the incident was the discovery of a batch of munitions, including several cannons, which was very accidentally discovered during the smuggling of goods to Thessaloniki, and the Turkish Government took this very seriously and worried, believing that someone was preparing for a rebellion. At the same time, the government received information that a large number of militants had gathered in the valley 100 miles south of Thessaloniki, and that they had many connections in the local garrison, so it ordered Fatih to close the camp gates and suddenly bring his troops in.

Fatih looked at the team beside him, these soldiers drooped their heads one by one, their morale was already very low, and after a few tosses of the planes just now, the military appearance was even more untidy. This time to "counter the rebellion", the specific number and equipment of the other side are not clear at all, but this time I brought a battalion of 6-pounder guns, and those rabble rebels are estimated to run faster than rabbits when they hear the sound of cannons. Thinking of this, Fatih smiled disdainfully, but thinking of those planes just now, dark clouds quickly climbed up to his forehead again, this group of rebels actually has such an advanced thing, it seems that it can't be taken too lightly.

Fatih saw through his telescope that there were many trenches and trenches dug at the edge of the valley, and the rebels he wanted to encircle and suppress were hiding in the trenches behind them.

"Stop moving! Infantry in formation, artillery ready to fire! "Coming within range of the 6-pounder gun, Fatih commanded the Turkish army to prepare for the attack.

Ollie, on his side, saw that the opponent's artillery began to prepare, and also ordered everyone to hide in the trenches. Some time ago, a batch of artillery was originally shipped from Germany, but it was discovered and confiscated by the Turkish government when the ship was unloaded, and now they have no heavy weapons in their hands except for those Makqin and a few mortars.

Boom...... Boom......

Wisps of white smoke rose from the positions of the Turkish troops, and the first battle of the Oli regiment began......