“fxxk…”

Looking at Mosul in front of him, the German [***] officer who led the team had to curse out a sentence of English.

To be honest, these Germans have been on fire all the way north on this trip. And almost half of these fires came from the Turks next to them... As early as the beginning of the northward journey, because the bridges on the road were all destroyed by the cavalry of the expeditionary force, the German-Turkish army had to stop on the road and slowly repair the damaged bridges. At this time, the Turks refused to repair the damaged bridges on the grounds that they had not brought sappers with them and would not repair them, and in the end there was no choice, so the Germans had to temporarily take a chance on the work of the sappers and jump down to repair them themselves.

Fortunately, the Germans brought a 2,000-man regiment to the north this time, which was more than an engineer regiment in terms of numbers, although it was not professional in terms of technology and equipment, but it was not very delayed... It's just that what the Germans didn't expect was that at night, those Chinese cavalry would actually attack them, because it was the Turks who were responsible for the night vigil at that time, and as a result, the Chinese cavalry killed in the camp and caused chaos in the camp, and some Turks even bombed the camp in some Turkish camps.

The most direct consequence of this attack was that from then on all the vigils were the responsibility of the Germans, and the task of guarding became the second task of the Germans after the transfer of workers... Of course, if there were only these two tasks, maybe the Germans would have accepted it, but I didn't expect that while enduring these two tasks, as well as those Turks who were laughing and watching but never thought of coming down to help, the Germans actually ushered in a third task, and it was also a very dangerous task―――――― demining... Regardless of the destruction of bridges, since the Germans took charge of the vigilance mission, the cavalry of the expeditionary force has rarely directly entered the battalion of the German-Turkish coalition as it did at the beginning, after all, it is no longer the era of cold weapons, even if it is a night battle, it is very dangerous to storm a military camp that is ready for battle.

But if you want to delay the Germans, there is no other way... At least the expeditionary force came up with a solution, and that was "mines" ... Landmines are an inexpensive defensive weapon, explosive firearms buried under the surface or laid on the ground, and the earliest landmines originated in China. Anti-infantry mines were developed by Russia around 1903. This was the earliest standardized-produced landmine, which was used in actual combat for the first time in the Russian War, and achieved certain results.

With such an effective weapon, of course Yan Guang will not let it go.

Therefore, in the current military industrial system, although anti-infantry jumping mines have not yet been developed, general mines and anti-tank mines have been developed.

Before this expedition to the Caucasus, I also brought some mines, but they never came in handy, but now... The cavalry commander who led the team, after sending people to take thousands of mines, arranged all these mines on the way north of the German-Turkish army... At the beginning, the Germans did not think that there would be mines on the road―――――― the Germans were no strangers to this weapon, after all, the Germans and the Russians had a lot of contact, but the cavalry of the expeditionary force had not used mines before, and there were no mines along the way, so the Germans were not guarded.

It was precisely because of this attitude that the German-Turkish coalition soon paid the price of dozens of casualties, but fortunately, only three Germans were injured by the flying limbs of the Turks, but there were no heavy casualties... However, because of the mines, the Turks said that they were not willing to leave.

Looking at the appearance of these Turks, the Germans are also a dark fire, not to mention that these Turks have not done anything along the way, just watching the excitement from the sidelines, you know, they are now going north to regain the lost territory for the Turks!

But in the end, the Germans couldn't help it, after all, the Turks are now also important allies of the Germans, and they are a relatively important battlefield for the Germans to win this war, so in the end, the Germans can only go into battle in person and act as amateur deminers... It's just that while working as deminers, looking at the Turks laughing and laughing in the distance, the Germans always have a very strong sense of immediacy, as if they once had an ally who did the same, and the Germans always felt that at some point in the future, it seemed that there would be such an ally... In any case, in the end, the Germans still cleared all the mines, after all, the cavalry of the expeditionary force were some amateur minelayers, and they did not have a deep knowledge of minelayers, so they just took them and laid them casually.

However, the cavalry was amateur, but the Germans were also amateurs, so in the end, the Germans still suffered hundreds of casualties in front of the mines, which is why the Germans who went north were disgraced, while the Turks were full of spring.

Therefore, from the very beginning, after letting the cavalry of the expeditionary force storm the barracks, and causing some of the Turks to make a farce of bombing the camp, the rest of the work was almost entirely carried out by the Germans. It can be said that the Turks have hardly bothered along the way, and of course, it is not that there are no Turkish officers who are ashamed of this, after all, the Turks are not Italians yet, but unfortunately this part of the Turkish officers is still a little weaker ... Anyway..."It's finally time to Mosul, and this time we must teach these Chinese a lesson." ”

Looking at Mosul in the distance, standing next to the German [***] officer who had just uttered "fxxk", another German [***] official said so.

Obviously, these Germans have been tortured along the way, and these Germans seem to understand who their real opponents are. Only, only one of the generals, looking at Mosul in the distance, seems to be a little complicated..."Chinese..."

―――――――――― although the Germans who arrived in Mosul wanted to attack directly and take Mosul to vent their anger, they still had to wait for a while, first, to listen to the orders of Baghdad, after all, Mosul had been occupied by Chinese, and their 20,000 German-Turkish troops might not be able to take Mosul from Chinese.

Again, among the more than 20,000 German-Turkish troops who went north this time, in addition to the infantry, were artillery, and now the infantry arrived in Mosul one step earlier, but the artillery unit was still slowly moving north under the escort of other troops.

As the country that knows the Wehrmacht combat effectiveness best, the Germans are very aware of the Wehrmacht's combat effectiveness, not to mention that although the influence of the Battle of Van Cheng is not as great as that of several battles on the Eastern and Western Fronts, it is still very concerned about the few battles in which machine guns were used on a large scale.

Therefore, the Germans knew very well that attacking a position with a large number of machine guns without heavy fire support would only result in a tragic massacre of the attacking side, which was clear not only to the leading German officer, but also to the German veteran K. von der Goerz, who had returned to Baghdad, so the Germans and Turks would not do anything until the artillery units arrived... The Germans knew this, and even the Southern Yuan Chao in Mosul knew it.

"Send a telegram to the commander and ask if you can give me permission to take the initiative next time..."

Looking at the German-Turkish army in the distance, Nan Yuanchao on the wreckage of the Mosul city wall asked with a telescope in his hand.

"Yes!"

Nan Yuanchao's request was sent, but it was quickly returned.

In the telegram, Jiang Baili's meaning is very clear, that is, Nan Yuanchao's task is only to attract the Turks' troops in Mosul, and as for the rest, there is no need for Nan Yuanchao to worry about it..."Cut..."

Putting the telegram aside, Nan Yuanchao sat back in his place.

Of course, he knew why Jiang Baili would issue such an order, which was nothing more than the Enver of the Western Front after entering the new year. Pasha made some moves again, and now the entire Armenian coalition army was under a lot of pressure, especially Jiang Baili, who had just taken office and led such an important battle for the first time.

In this case, Jiang Baili does not want more incidents on the front line of Mosul, so as not to suffer some unnecessary losses and the like..."I only hope that the Dilan Railway can be repaired as soon as possible, and the Central Asia Railway with Lao Maozi can be opened to traffic as soon as possible, so that the country can also send more troops, otherwise there will be too many restrictions if there are fewer troops..."

This is also the voice of generals such as Nan Yuanchao after entering the Caucasus.

With the continuous rise of domestic national strength, Nan Yuanchao and other generals no longer worried much about the threat of the Russians after seeing the fighting power of the Russians and Turks. After all, in terms of overall strength, it seems that the Russians will not be much stronger than China, and now that the Eastern Front has been pressed into Russian territory, even if the Russians can win after the war, I am afraid they will have to pay a very high price, and they will not be able to do anything about China's territory in the north in a short period of time, and when the Russians want to make some moves, according to the current growth rate, China does not need to be afraid of the Russians at all... It can be said that if some generals in China are still a little afraid of Britain and Russia, then generals like Nan Yuanchao, who have gone abroad, have completely ignored the Russians after having contact with the Russian [***] team.

Even the millions of troops that the Russians have amassed on the Eastern Front may seem like a lot, but how many are well-trained? How many are well-armed? With the introduction of military service throughout the country, China will be able to mobilize millions of troops to fight, and with China's current industrial base and steel production, it will only be difficult to provide enough weapons for these millions of troops―――――― and it will be no problem in a few years.

Therefore, the judgment is made!

―――――――― Jiang Baili really didn't have the time to take care of Nan Yuanchao's side, because according to the information provided by the Russians, Enver, the head of the Turkish triumvirate. The Pasha was finally ready for battle.

Therefore, Jiang Baili had to be cautious, after all, in Enville. In the hands of Pasha, there are nearly 300,000 huge troops, and the Sino-Russian coalition army in the Caucasus, including the strength of a division that has just arrived in the Caucasus through the Trans-Siberian Railway, is only 150,000.

With a difference of nearly half, such a disparity in strength, even if the combat effectiveness and equipment of the coalition army are stronger than those of the Turkish army, Jiang Baili has to be cautious.

After all, now the Russians are all concentrated on the Eastern Front, and there are not too many troops on the Caucasus line, and if the Turks break through into the Caucasus, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Of course, this is not important, after all, Jiang Baili is not Russian, and there is no need to think more about the future of the Russians. Most importantly, if the Turks had broken through into the Caucasus, the Sino-Russian coalition led by himself would have been defeated. Then not only will the great powers doubt the strength of the [***] team, but they will also lose the opportunity to prove themselves, which is the most important thing..."Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to win..."

It's just that after Jiang Baili was preparing for the war for more than a week, he suddenly discovered a cheating thing, that is, the information provided by the Russians was very likely to be wrong... That's right, Enver. Pasha was indeed preparing for an attack, but the problem was that until now, that is, in January 1916, the Turks still had not completed their preparations, that is, at least in the short term, the Turks could not launch an attack, in other words, Jiang Baili's preparations were tantamount to vain preparations..."Really! ”

If it weren't for Jiang Baili's cultivation, I am afraid that he would have scolded out loud when he saw the new information provided by the Russians.

In fact, it was in the history of the Turks that launched a counteroffensive in June-August 1916. The Pasha planned to carry out a two-pronged assault, with Vishipp Pasha leading the Third Army to attack along the Black Sea coast, and Ahmad Izm Pasha leading the newly formed Second Army to advance towards Bitlis.

Therefore, at least for a short time, Jiang Baili did not need to worry about the problems of the Turks.

And another fact is that by the time of June, that is, when the Turks really make a move, there will be at least 5 infantry divisions in the country to reach the Caucasus, and Jiang Baili's troops will reach more than 200,000... More than 200,000 against nearly 300,000, according to the combat effectiveness of the Turks, and the equipment of the Turks, I am afraid that by that time it will be a reversal of attack and defense, but Enver. Pasha asked his grandfather to pray to his grandmother that Jiang Baili should not take the lead in launching an offensive.

After all, Enver. If the Pasha fails, the prestige of the victory at the Battle of the Dardanelles will probably fall again... In the week that Jiang Baili feared, the battle in Mosul had already begun.

Although the Germans had actually been assessed to a certain extent by the combat effectiveness of the Chinese Expeditionary Force before the war, when they really arrived on the battlefield, the Germans were still taken aback by the combat effectiveness of the Expeditionary Force.

For example, the artillery unit of the Turks, which had not fired a few artillery shots when it arrived at the artillery position, had basically been suppressed by an artillery brigade and an artillery regiment of the expeditionary force. So that the Germans could barely tell who was attacking and who was defending.

The Turks attacked afterwards, but were again repulsed by the machine-gun array of the expeditionary force.

In front of the hundreds of machine guns of the expeditionary force, the Turks were simply covered with corpses, and the Turks swept down by machine guns almost covered half of the battlefield... At this point, the Germans were also a little unable to think of a way.

After all, the firepower of the artillery group is covered to the point that it is okay to say, after all, there are not many large-caliber artillery expeditionary forces, and small-caliber artillery, as long as the distance is farther, it is no problem to lie down, but those machine guns ... The real trouble is the machine gun, because the best way to deal with the machine gun is to use heavy artillery, but the problem is that the Germans don't have enough heavy artillery in their hands now. In addition, although the expeditionary force in front of him was not much, it was not too inferior to the German-Turkish army in terms of strength (the cavalry could not go to the battlefield, so there was only one infantry division and an artillery brigade in Mosul). With more than 20,000 troops of the German-Turkish army alone, it is obviously impossible to take Mosul..."Forget it, send a telegram to General K. von der Gorz, asking him to send some more troops, otherwise Mosul will definitely not be able to take it..."

Seeing that the attack launched by the Turks was once again repulsed, a German [***] officer with a telescope shook his head.

Hearing this officer's words, the other German [***] officers all nodded.

That's right, in the absence of enough heavy artillery, it is indeed not easy to take Mosul, and the only way is to fill it with enough troops... But the question is who to fill in? The Germans present thought about it and turned their eyes to the Turks.

At present, on this battlefield, the most suitable person to block the machine gun hole is obviously this group of Turks..."After all, this is the war of these Turks, we have sacrificed enough for them, it is impossible that we need to sacrifice in this matter..."

When thinking like this, a German [***] official spoke the hearts of everyone present... Later, the German [***] officer present sent a telegram to K. von der Goelz, explaining the situation in Mosul and hoping that K. von der Goelz would send more troops to Mosul.

In the telegram, several German [***] officials also vaguely proposed that if they wanted to take Mosul, in addition to having enough heavy artillery, they could only rely on troops to fill it.

And there were not so many Germans in Turkey themselves, so the ones who went to fill the machine guns could only be the Turks ... K. von der Goelz was very impressed with the views put forward by the German officer, but at the moment he could not come out with enough troops, after all, the British had already assembled two Indian divisions to go north.

Although the combat effectiveness of these two Indian divisions is really something, the combat effectiveness of the Turks in their own hands is also very good, isn't it? Moreover, there were nearly 10,000 British and Indians in the city of Kut, and if they were accidentally let go, it would be all in vain.

Therefore, after thinking about it for a long time, K. von der Goelz could only forward this telegram to Enver Pasha on the Western Front. After all, at this time, the Turkish Sixth Army under the command of K. von der Goerz did not have enough troops, and if they wanted to have enough troops, they could only be drawn from the western front of Enver Pasha, where Enver had nearly 300,000 troops...―――――――――― your sister's London Olympics were too dark.

The gold medal in our cycling race is gone, and you Britons deliberately hit others in the bicycle race to rerace, but there is no problem, it's too dark for your sister!! (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point

(To be continued)