The 26th Division of the 1st Army captured Athens in just one day, and most of the German-Austrian troops stationed there were annihilated, with only a few retreating to northern Greece.

On May 16, the 24th Division landed on the Peloponnese Peninsula in the Gulf of Argolis in Greece, where the 24th Division encountered almost no resistance, and the German-Austrian troops stationed in the Peloponnese did not expect the Chinese army to land in the Gulf of Argolis, and was taken by surprise by the Chinese army.

After the successful landing, a battalion of the 24th Division quickly marched to Corinth in the north, and the defeat of Corinth cut off the possibility of the German-Austrian army retreating north, because Corinth was the choke point between the Peloponnese and northern Greece. The 24th Division then divided into several parts, one to Sparta and Karamada in the south, and one to Patras in the northwest.

Originally, only one battalion was used to attack Corinth, which was a bit insufficient in terms of troops, but the 26th Division, which landed in Athens, had already sent a regiment of troops to the south, and the battalion of the 24th Division was only behind to cooperate with the attack on Corinth, so the strength did not need much.

The German-Austrian army deployed a total of three divisions in the Peloponnese, one of which was a German division, and the other two were the Austro-Hungarian division and the Greek puppet division. These three divisions were scattered throughout the Peloponnese, and their forces were somewhat scattered, which gave the 24th Division a chance to break through, and in addition to the 24th Division, the 39th Division had already landed in the Bay of Argolis and could be reinforced at any time.

The more difficult to fight was the German army, the Austro-Hungarian army was not strong in combat effectiveness, and the Chinese army easily recovered the towns garrisoned by the Austro-Hungarian army, and also captured many people along the way. There are a number of reasons why the combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian army could not improve. In addition to the military qualities, the national composition of the Austro-Hungarian army was too complex. In many cases, officers have to use several languages to give orders, which creates a great obstacle to the transmission of orders. However, in the army with mixed nationalities, contradictions are everywhere, and the Austro-Hungarian army does not have professional officers who do ideological work, so the mutual hostility and discrimination between soldiers and officers within the army naturally cannot be improved.

The 24th and 39th Divisions cleared the Peloponnese of all the German-Austrian troops in a week, killed a small number and captured most of them, and the Greek puppet division defected and surrendered to the Chinese army in the battle, and under the organization of the Chinese army. This Greek puppet army division joined the camp of the Chinese army, and those soldiers and officers asked to fight against the German-Austrian army, and of course the Chinese army could not ask for it, and this free cannon fodder did not need to be used in vain.

After the Chinese army captured the Peloponnese, after investigation, it was found that there were two arsenals here, but because the German-Austrian occupation had been abandoned for two years, the machines of these two arsenals were about to rust, but they could still be used after maintenance and maintenance, so the Chinese army immediately sent people to take over the two arsenals. and asked the original workers and managers of the two arsenals to go back to work.

If there was a salary, the managers and workers of those arsenals were of course willing, and within a few days, the two arsenals were back in action. Large quantities of bullets and shells were produced and transported to the front-line units of the Chinese army.

At the same time, in order to raise funds for the war, the Chinese army sent people to cooperate with the Greek government-in-exile. The merchants who had cooperated with the German-Austrian army during the occupation were liquidated, and after investigation, all merchants who had colluded with the German-Austrian army and did business were arrested. With their property confiscated, the Greek government-in-exile is running out of money. So he readily agreed to the cooperation proposed by the Chinese army, and a large number of Greek merchants were arrested, their materials and property were confiscated, and the Chinese army and the Greek government-in-exile divided the property obtained from the seizure of their homes.

The Chinese army also had war booty, and the money obtained from the sale of some unused war booty was used to buy grain, cloth and other materials from the Greek people to supply the army together with the money obtained from the seizure of the family.

After the Peloponnese was captured, the Chinese army began to attack the north of Greece with peace of mind, and the attack was accompanied by a Greek division and a large number of guerrilla divisions adapted from Greek guerrillas.

The 26th Division has occupied Athens for more than ten days, and Luo Wenbing has been cleaning and searching for the remnants of the German and Austrian soldiers hidden in the city with his squad, and today he has time to take his infantry squad around the city of Athens, and use this rare rest time to take a good tour of the ancient city of Greece, but now it is a war, and the timing of visiting the famous places is a little wrong.

The black letters on his shoulders looked at the Parthenon and exclaimed: "Squad leader, how can you say that this foreigner can build a house so well with stones?" I'm afraid this temple has only been around for a long time, right? ”

Luo Wenbing nodded and said, "Well, I heard that this is called the Parthenon, and it has a history of more than two thousand years!" You see that the roof of the temple has collapsed, the statue is gone, and the relief carving is seriously eroded, but from the majestic colonnade, you can still see the magnificence of the temple back then! ”

"Two, two thousand years? I'm dripping a kiss! For so long, it hasn't completely collapsed? It's amazing for foreigners to build houses," said one of the fighters.

Standing here, Luo Wenbing saw the glory of Greek civilization, this dilapidated building made him feel the vicissitudes of history and the heaviness, he sighed: "The architectural art of Westerners is different from ours in China, we are accustomed to using brick and wood structures, slightly larger buildings are basically garden-style, and relatively tall buildings are only towers, and some temples have." The main materials of large-scale buildings in Western architectural art are generally stone, although the stone will also be affected by natural phenomena to produce weathering, but the preservation time is much longer than our brick and wood structure buildings, and now the longest preserved large-scale building in China is simply the Great Wall, but it is several hundred years later than this temple in terms of construction age! In every respect, Western architecture is unique."

Kuroko asked: "Squad leader, according to what you say, the house in the West must be better than ours, and it will be preserved for a longer time?" ”

Luo Wenbing shook his head and said: "You can't say that, each has its own advantages and disadvantages, our pavilions, lofts and garden-style buildings, from the comfort of living are much more comfortable than these houses built entirely of stone in the West, when building a house, you generally have to look at feng shui, after building a very comfortable house, warm in winter and cool in summer, both ventilation and lighting, the disadvantage is that it must be maintained frequently, it is not easy to save for a long time, and it is easy to be destroyed in war." And a house made entirely of stone, the advantage is that it is easy to keep for a long time, and the disadvantage is that it is very hot in summer and very cold in winter. That's what you use to make a fire in winter! ”

"I see!"

Several people were sightseeing around the temple ruins, and a soldier ran from a distance with a rifle on his back, shouting as he ran: "Squad Leader Luo, the platoon commander asked me to inform you and let you go back quickly!" ”

Luo Wenbing heard it, and he said to his soldiers: "It seems that we have to go back, and the places we want to see are almost there, let's go!" ”

Returning to the station, leaving the soldiers to move freely, Luo Wenbing went to find the platoon commander, and soon Luo Wenbing returned, and the platoon commander told him that a new combat mission had come from above, and tomorrow the large army would attack in the direction of Marathon in the north. Since three-quarters of the territory of Greece is mountainous, there are lowland plains along the coast, and the main communication roads are close to the sea, mechanized troops cannot be deployed here at all, and due to the limitations of the terrain, the role of heavy equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles is limited, so the troops can only let infantry and mules and horses go first, and artillery and armored units follow.

Fortunately, the Greek puppet army was incorporated to form the local Greek troops, and a guerrilla division was also reorganized, with these two divisions and guides, the battle was much easier.

The German-Austrian coalition forces have no way to ambush, and there is no such combat tactic as ambush in Western military thought, and there is no ambush along the way.

After passing through the marathon, it was Kifisha, and there was not a single German-Austrian soldier on the way, and it is estimated that the German-Austrian coalition army knew that this area could not be defended, so they retreated to the north.

In the afternoon, the forward reconnaissance unit of the unit arrived at the periphery of Kifixia, and Luo Wenbing's squad was the combat unit responsible for reconnaissance at the forefront, and the soldiers in the squad all wore rifles and searched along the road in a ladder-shaped battle formation, and the soldiers on both sides also used the bayonets on their rifles to sweep away the weeds on the side of the road from time to time.

The thorns, shrubs, and plants on the right slope are so dense that it is impossible for the enemy to hide in them and ambush them, and there is no place to even put their feet, so how can they hide?

At this time, a light shot in front of him, Luo Wenbing immediately squatted down and raised his fist, and then gestured to the soldiers behind him, and the soldiers immediately dodged and hid behind the bunkers on both sides of the road when they saw it.

Luo Wenbing picked up the telescope on his chest and looked ahead, the road turned two miles ahead, there was a hill at the bend, and there were German figures moving on the hillside, it seemed that the Germans had dug defensive fortifications on the hilltop mountain in front.

"Everyone, pay attention, there are German troops stationed on the hill in front, the number of troops is not clear for the time being, we are close to the point to reconnoitre, everyone is slowly advancing along the slopes on both sides, it is best not to be discovered by the Germans! Xiao Hei and Scar, the two of you open the way in front, and the others follow behind, be careful with Lao Tzu! Okay, let's go! ”

After listening to Luo Wenbing's order, everyone began to lean on the side of the road and move along the weeds on the side of the hillside, keeping their bodies as close to the hillside as possible to reduce the chance of being found and the risk of being hit by bullets. (To be continued......)