Since the defeat of the Russians in Tbilisi, their initiative in Georgia has become increasingly threatened, and they may be surrounded at any time.

But they were still on the offensive on the Polish front, and the withdrawal from Georgia at this time would undoubtedly increase the pressure, so the higher authorities did not allow the Caucasian garrison to retreat.

The consequences of this will undoubtedly lead to the encirclement of the Russian army in Georgia, but the Russians don't care, they still have tens of millions of people who can be pulled to the front line to fight, and the lives of tens of thousands of people are not worth mentioning, not to mention that they are not even a standing army.

However, the Russian Caucasian Front was in a hurry and ordered the Russian troops on the hill to attack the main forces of the coalition to the south, in an attempt to force them to retreat.

The coalition forces also responded, with several divisions in the west marching north, delaying the Russian forces there; A few divisions from the east were sent back to the center to defend against the Russian attack from the north.

The coalition forces in the center will continue to advance under the cover of friendly forces, waiting for opportunities to break through the enemy's defensive lines in the mountains, and then endanger the entire rear of the Russian army.

On April 14, the offensive began. The fighting between the two sides was extremely fierce, and the Russian army launched a fierce offensive in the east to drive out the Turkish troops there.

But the Turkish troops had already retreated, leaving only a few reconnaissance teams to observe the enemy's movements, and the rest slipped behind the mountains.

The Russian commander was furious when he learned that he had been shocked by such a few people, and beheaded all the captured Turkish reconnaissance teams.

But this could not hide his failure, and he was soon ordered to be removed from office.

The new commander was overwhelmed and faced with the treacherous Caucasus Mountains, and it was almost certain that he would have no chance of launching an attack.

The main place of fighting between the two sides was in the center, where the largest armies were concentrated.

The Russian army took the lead in the offensive from the north, attacking the coalition forces from a high position.

At first, the attack went very smoothly, and with tacit cooperation, the Turks who were stationed there were gradually driven out.

It's a pity that the stamina is insufficient, and the Turkish army, which reacted, immediately mobilized artillery for bombardment, and the Russian army, which had no shells, had to be passively bombed.

In this case, the lack of productivity is of course the first priority, but the decentralization of use is the problem of the military.

To give a simple example, most of the Russian army did not have enough shells, and they had to be bombed after they ran out.

And the early bombing is the same as the late bombing, but there will be a little more loss.

Then why not distribute the shells uniformly, simply not supply the shells of a division, and make it a complete infantry division;

Concentrate the saved shells on a small number of troops, and that would create a local advantage, and at least one place will not be bombed.

It is better to lack everything than most, and in the same way, it is better for all troops to be bombed than most of them. Many people understand this truth, and there are certainly people in Russia who will understand it, but they are not the people who are currently in power.

Kuster, who is confronting the Russian army at the moment, naturally understands it, he knows the vulnerability of Russia and their strength.

In response, Kuster demanded that all troops immediately use artillery to regain lost ground and gradually concentrate assault forces in the center.

Release the Scout Force and let them find out the enemy's position and judge the enemy's intentions.

It didn't take long for a sea of information to reach the command.

It took only ten minutes for Turkish intelligence to completely sort out these and arrive at a general layout of the Russian army.

Kuster looked at the information in his hand, although it was the result of the soldier's field investigation, he always felt unreliable.

For this reason, he specially turned to the Germans to distinguish the real from the false, and easily deciphered the information of the Russians.

However, the results of the Germans are not exactly the same, or at least have nothing to do with the Turkish ones.

The two intelligence networks say something completely different, the Germans say to the north, the Turks say to the south.

After a few seconds of long thinking, Kuster finally felt that the old German comrades were reliable, so he adopted their information.

Turkey's intelligence minister, although he was a little dissatisfied, did not show it, because he drank too much yesterday and has not recovered today.

While the minister was still resting, the front line had already begun, and the assault forces were rapidly adjusting.

The armored battalion, which had previously had only four tanks, was reinforced, now there are eight; All kinds of advanced weapons were also sent one by one, which was enough to equip six divisions.

It just so happened that the Confederates were so successful in their war at Gallipoli that four divisions of the Turkish army were redeployed, and they formed a corps, but without a commander.

After a little thought, Custer decided that his eldest son, Vasa, would be the commander of the army.

But Vasalai is only a mere colonel, and it is okay to be a division commander in Turkey, but the army commander is a little reluctant.

For this reason, Kuster asked Enver for instructions to promote Vasa to major general.

He decided that he alone would not be enough to deter Enville, so he moved out and Wilhelm II fooled him:

"Brother Enver, the organization (Kaiser) has already made a decision, and Vasa will be the commander of this army."

Enver didn't believe his nonsense, but he didn't dare to speak out because of Wei Er's face.

I was thinking about it when I suddenly thought of a talent.

This talent was soon described by Churchill as "the cat and dog who hindered the army", but was also described by the locals as "the savior of Istanbul".

That's right, this man was Kemal, the later father of Turkey.

This time Kuster shut up, not because he had no excuse to find fault, but because he felt that Kemal was a good person.

As a cloud politician, Kuster has always been very profit-seeking and laying the groundwork for future actions; But he was also a soldier, and if you look at Kemal, who is also an outstanding military strategist, with an honest eye, then all the evaluations are almost positive.

In addition, Kemal's ability is much stronger than that of other Turkish generals, and he also wants to meet Kemal, so he has no objection and no reason to object, but thanks to Enver, he finally stopped transferring some waste wood.

As soon as Kemal arrived, Kuster would be able to interfere in Turkish politics in the future.

But Kuster did not intend to get rid of Kemal, but wanted to fan the fire and pull him up, so that if the Allies were not defeated, Turkey could become a strong supporter of Kuster.

There is no need to worry about whether it will succeed or not, if there is no external interference, the position of the future Father of the Turkish Nation will sooner or later be Kemal's, let alone with helpers.

There are doubts about whether he can help Kuster, but Kemal, who is also an anti-imperialist and anti-feudal vanguard, has to pull his brothers, right?

Of course, he was still a Habsburg officer and could not be considered an anti-feudal figure.

But Kemal was also an officer under the Ottomans at this time, and this sick man of West Asia was much more corrupt than the Habsburgs, let alone an anti-feudal figure!

In short, if they don't compare with each other, they are still quite similar.