The train slowly departed from Basra, and on top of the first trains, there were not only two divisions fully equipped, but also sharpshooter units supporting the Turks.

All the marksmen, concentrated on a train, a total of 6 carriages, compared to other troops, the marksman troops carry not much equipment, except for the sniper rifles and a small number of spare parts on the marksman, there are only bullets left, so about 120 people in a carriage, not as comfortable as a sleeper, but not crowded.

The soldiers have taken off the military uniforms of the Northwest Army, before leaving, the officers have specially instructed them, this is a secret operation, in order to fight for the interests of the Northwest, their information has been secretly sealed, once they fail on the battlefield, they can't find any information, which is equivalent to a blank person with no information and no information.

Even if the Northwest has been established for less than 5 years, it has received great support for countless people to live and live a good life by virtue of the Northwest, and this group of soldiers is the best selected from the middle.

In train No. 11, a soldier who does not look tall, holding a huge AWP12, the total length of this gun almost reaches 1.8 meters, compared to the height of ordinary Chinese in this era, it is still too long, this is also no way, sniper rifle such a high-precision gun, range is the key to his ~, without enough barrel length, it is impossible to ensure accuracy in long range.

This emaciated soldier was named Wang Erniu, who was originally just an ordinary peasant in rural Henan, in February 1909. I came to Baotou to work with my fellow villagers in the same village, because I didn't have any skills. happened to recruit troops in the northwest, and he followed into the Northwest Army. Successively participated in the battle of Zhangjiakou with Beiyang, the battle of the city of buying and selling against Russia, and the battle of Ud-Germany later, it can be said that the war was outstanding, and later, the Northwest Army occupied the port of Basra, and needed personnel, from the special forces and reconnaissance units in the northwest, about 3,000 people were specially selected. He was one of them, the number one marksman in the port of Basra.

After the decision to intervene in Turkey from the northwest, the order was sent to the port of Basra, among which the best of the special forces and reconnaissance units were among them, they were the first military observers to support Turkey, and among the 600 people, 500 were specially selected marksmen, who were equipped with the new sniper rifle AWP12 for at least 3 months and could use it proficiently. The strongest can even be within a range of 500 meters, with sniper accuracy within a range of 2 centimeters.

In this era, the range of a rifle in general. That is, between 200 meters and 400 meters, 500 meters with an accuracy of 2 centimeters, which is amazing, even if it is close at hand. The range of two centimeters will not be much larger than the fist of a two- or three-year-old child. 200 meters is within 2 centimeters, which can be said to be extremely accurate. Hitting you in the heart will never hit you in the stomach.

After training the maximum range of sharpshooters, some people can only guarantee the most basic range of about 1 km, but a leader like Wang Erniu can do accurate sniping within 1300 meters and 1500 meters, such strength, even in the Northwest Army, is a top marksman, the number is very small.

Holding the awp12 in his hand, since the beginning of sending this gun, Wang Erniu has never left this gun, which is taught to him by an old shooter, so that he can be faster and the gun is one, and it must be extremely strong to occasionally have a gun feeling, this gun sense can help them exceed the range, with thousands of tempers and countless shots, he has initially come into contact with this edge.

The capital of Turkey, three Pasha has been waiting, from Basra to Turkey more than 2,000 kilometers away, with a heavy steam locomotive in the northwest, about 140 kilometers per hour, it may only take about 18 hours to arrive, in the middle will add a small part of the time to add coal and water, but not much delay, after the Turkish mutiny, Turkey completely fell to Germany, but the resumption of the Balkan War did not go well, the Turkish army that had been hit by a huge blow, After the mutiny, the strength was greatly reduced, there were too many things missing, and the arms, soldiers, and even the belief in a victory, with the support of the East, were crucial.

At 18 o'clock in the evening of February 21, the first train finally arrived in Constantinople, enough to reorganize the arms of the two integrated divisions, and gave Turkey a shot in the arm, and after a brief negotiation with the German instructors currently in Turkey, 100 staff officers stayed in the base camp to form a temporary staff headquarters, and together with the German staff officers, they jointly coordinated the entire Turkish war situation.

The situation in Turkey is already very serious, at present the Greek army has surrounded the fortress of Ioannina, Albania has become independent under the promotion of the Balkan Union, Bulgaria has surrounded Thrace, Serbia has surrounded Adrianople with the support of Bulgaria, and there are only three important fulcrums left in the Balkans, almost surrounded by regiments, and the form is precarious, and the fortress of Ioannina has sent dozens of urgent telegrams in a row.

Even if the Balkans are at a disadvantage, they cannot completely withdraw from the Balkans, this is the consensus of the three Pasha of Turkey, but in the current situation, Turkey's mobile forces are almost all consumed in the Balkans, and the only remaining army, which may not have 2 divisions, does not play a big role, and lacks weapons, and the assistance of the Chinese can be said to be a charcoal in the snow.

However, they were going to leave these so-called military observers in Constantinople like the Germans, as the previous German instructor observers did the same, but they were rejected by the Chinese military delegation, and they touched the German side slightly, especially mentioning the current grim situation in Turkey, and decided to go to the front.

Turkey is concerned, more arms, there are not many Chinese, since they want to go to the front, then go, you yourself are not afraid of death, what are they afraid of, even in three cities, an average of only 200 people, plus a part of reinforcements and arms, it is enough for them to temporarily stabilize dìng.

In this way, Wang Erniu did not stay long in Constantinople, a historical European city, and set off overnight to follow part of it and entered the fortress of Ioannina, although the Greek army surrounded the fortress of Ioannina, it was not surrounded like the siege of China, perhaps a large number of personnel were not easy to enter, a small part of the army and supplies, it was still possible to enter, and half of the division's supplies could be replenished, temporarily placed in the rear, And a regiment of infantry, escorting an artillery regiment, quietly formed an artillery position on the side of the Greek army far from the fortress.

This is a traditional European city, the walls of the high wall and the existence of the fortress, the protection is not weak, but unfortunately in the face of the opponent's superior artillery fire, especially the attack of large-caliber artillery fire, many places have been missing, the remaining main body of the fortress, but there is no problem, enough for snipers to enter, there are many Turks guarding it, and the battle for several months (when the armistice was in 1912, Greece did not relax the siege of the fortress of Ioannina), so that the Turkish army suffered great losses, Not only did they lose all their heavy firepower, but they also lost a lot of ammunition and a small amount of supplies, which gave them a shot in the arm, and everyone was cheered up.

In the direction of the fortress of Ioannina, it was the Greek army that was responsible for the attack, the Greek army, in the entire European army, could not be regarded as first-class, not even second-rate, since independence in 1822, Greece never seemed to have stopped fighting, his troops were also considered to have been in a hundred battles, in front of the fortress of Ioannina, there were a total of 4 divisions, besieging the fortress of Ioannina, they had 64 100 mm guns and hundreds of guns below 100 mm, it was these artillery, The Turkish army suffered a lot, and if it weren't for the strong enough fortifications of the Ioannina Fortress, this Ioannina Fortress would have been attacked long ago.

Even so, the fortress was now in jeopardy, reinforcements entered the fortress of Ioannina, and the artillery fire of a division, 36 108 and 12 155, at a distance of 8 km, formed positions, and trained artillery began to prepare for the suppression of the Greek offensive.

According to the previous agreement, the Turkish troops responsible for the defense of the fortress of Ioannina obediently obeyed the command of the Chinese side, they left 2 battalions of infantry, and the rest, taking advantage of the night, quietly withdrew from the fortress of Ioannina, they would go to the artillery position to receive weapons and rest a little.

Almost nearly 10,000 people withdrew, and the remaining personnel were less than 1,000 people, which was still after adding the Chinese army, which surprised the leader of the Ioannina Fortress, but the order from Turkey made him unable to refuse, and the Turkish side also made a decision based on the actual situation of the Ioannina Fortress, the current Ioannina Fortress is not suitable for holding, if the Greek army attacks regardless of the cost, at most a week, the Ioannina Fortress may be breached, since the Chinese are so confident, Then it is better to withdraw the living forces and reorganize and repair them in the second line, which can be regarded as retaining a little strength.

The Turkish army took advantage of the night to withdraw, leaving only two battalions full of battalions, almost more than 800 people, weapons and equipment, and even ammunition are enough, this part of the people thought that they were abandoned as cannon fodder, but they didn't expect that Wang Erniu didn't treat them as cannon fodder at all, and the shifts were on duty in 8 directions and 32 posts to prevent the Greek army from sneaking attacks, and most of the rest were placed in the center of the castle, which was the most heavily defended place in the entire Ioannina Fortress, and the safety was guaranteed. (To be continued......) R1292