Chapter 234: Battle of Salonija (End)

The news of the fall of Kalamaria, Lieutenant General Owuzi knew last night. For Major General Akyol, who committed suicide in fear of crime, no matter how angry he was in his heart, it was difficult to vent it on the dead.

However, the problem left by the Major General Akyol was difficult for him to solve. The news of the loss of the coastal defense battery could not be concealed from the officers and soldiers below, and without the coastal defense battery, the enemy's warships were able to directly shell the city of Salonika. In this way, the battle that could have been fought in one battle will become even more difficult.

Moreover, as a high-ranking Ottoman officer, he did not know the strength of the enemy's warships, but at present, he did not have any weapons in his hands that could deal with the opponent, so he could only be beaten in vain.

Faced with such a situation, Lieutenant General Owuzi did not know what to do.

Although he didn't know what to do, the Yibao army wouldn't give him time to think slowly. Early the next morning, the Italian fleet appeared in front of the Salonican defenders.

Although the defeated soldiers fled last night and brought the news of the fall of Kalamaria, how could ordinary soldiers have so much knowledge. But they soon get to see it. Why Kalamaria is so important to Salonika.

"Immediately order the ships to shell Salonica in turn."

On the flagship Turin, Vice Admiral Yagill, who was the commander of the fleet, immediately gave the order to open fire. With his orders, heavy artillery from Italian warships gave the Ottomans a glimpse of the power of the navy.

"Jump~Jump~Jump!"

The seven battleships of the fleet, in turn, opened the eyes of the Ottoman buns with their main guns.

"Boom!"

A shell landed on a house, and after the deafening explosion, there was no more of this house here, not only was there one less house, but the surrounding houses were damaged to varying degrees.

And more than 30 meters around the explosion, many people were still injured.

"Boom!"

A cannonball landed on the city wall, directly blasting a gap in the fortified wall.

The fierce offensive and defensive battle of Kalamaria has been going on for the third day. In the first two days, the Guards and the 1st Brigade of the 2nd Marine Division suffered a lot of casualties, of course, as a price, the enemy's Ottoman 14th Division also suffered a lot of losses, but even if everyone suffered a lot of losses, as long as it was dawn, then the battle continued. The armies of the two sides are still fighting together, and it depends on who can't bear it first.

The sound of cannons, gunfires, roars, and screams mingled together, and a song of death was played on the battlefield.

Petty's calm? Struggling to keep these sounds out? He carefully hid behind a pile of rocks, and slipped the crosshair into the figure of a defender soldier on the battlefield through the crack in the stone? This soldier has good marksmanship? Several of Petty's comrades were shot by him. He aimed at him tightly, and then? Pulled the trigger.

With a "snap", I saw a bloody hole in the head of the Ottoman soldier with good marksmanship? Then he fell silently in the trench.

After killing this defender soldier? Petty took a deep breath and hid behind a pile of rocks, waiting for a few moments before he stuck his head out again to observe the battle.

This time, he has his eye on the target at a glance? Is this the commander of a defender? The Ottoman officer, wearing an officer's cap, was directing the battle non-stop. However, it is a little difficult to kill the other party, because of his good military qualities, so that he is not like other soldiers at all? Keeping its head out all the time, and its back and forth movement with a conscious dodge? It was a bit of a hassle for Petty, a hunter who had been praised in his hometown.

Hold your breath, calculate your pattern, and wait until the next time the officer comes up again? Fell right into his crosshairs.

"Smack" another bullet that crashed into the head of the low-ranking officer of the position? A stream of red-white liquid rushed out.

Have to admit it? Is it really good to have a new rifle in your hand? At a distance of about 300 meters, the accuracy is still so good.

However, Petty will not have time to observe the situation at all, because this time the movement is too big, and his position is exposed.

Petty hurried back to the rocks, and the sound of bullets whizzing overhead through the air told him that if he had been two or three seconds at night, the bullets would have more than just cut through the airflow.

Petty, who had escaped life and death, naturally did not dare to stay here, but it was not easy to leave, according to his estimates, at least three or four guns were aimed at his direction.

That's right, Petty is an accurate marksman, and there was no such thing as a sniper at this time, but for a marksman like him, the army naturally has a different use. They did not need to storm enemy positions like other infantrymen, but on the battlefield, they gave their comrades strong support with their excellent marksmanship.

Therefore, the players naturally also want to have a sharpshooter among their teammates to help them reduce the pressure. Of course, the help is also mutual, and sometimes the sharpshooters also need their help, such as Petty now, who needs their help very much.

"Quick, cover me!"

Petty, who was overwhelmed by the opponent's firepower, couldn't raise her head, so she shouted to herself for help.

In the face of Petty's loud cry for help, his comrades naturally paid attention to his predicament, and they immediately fired their rifles to the fastest rate of fire, trying to use the advantage of firepower to suppress the enemy.

The M88 Karcano rifle in their hands also showed its trustworthy side, at least much better than the weapons in the hands of the Ottoman army.

And the opponent's sudden increase in firepower really suppressed the defenders' firepower. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Petty quickly ran out of the stone and jumped under a slope.

And Petty, who had done this cut, felt scared, and was almost confessed to the stone mill before.

But then, suddenly, they heard a cheer.

"What's going on?"

Someone asked curiously.

Suddenly, their company commander, Captain Barron, came running over and told them the details. "The three regiments next door, having broken through the enemy's lines, have already stormed Kalamaria."

This sentence immediately caused cheers on the battlefield, and at the same time, it also greatly boosted their morale. If others can, then they will definitely be able to do it, and in the next battle, it is obvious that the morale of the two sides is different from before.

And this news is not only a huge improvement for the officers and soldiers, but also excellent news for Lieutenant General Grove, who is in charge of the overall situation on the battlefield.

You must know that in the two days of fighting, the landing force has lost nearly 3,000 men and more than 30 artillery pieces, which is not small at all for the landing force with a total strength of less than 40,000. If he continued to fail to fight, then he would have to consider asking the navy for help and allowing them to use warships to attract the attention of the enemy's coastal defense batteries.

But fortunately, he hasn't sent this request for help yet, so the third regiment did give him a long face this time.

"Major General Prev, the boys of the 3rd Regiment are playing well, I will take credit for them."

Regarding Lieutenant General Grover's words, Major General Pulev, who had previously served as the head of the regiment, naturally felt a light on his face.

"The third regiment did a very good job this time, and it really deserves to be rewarded."

Faced with the words of his deputy Plev, Grove continued to ask, "Are the reinforcements up?" ”

He was more concerned about the development of the battle situation than the praise of the meritorious troops, and since there was such a breakthrough, then expansion was also the idea of every commander.

"We have already gone up, and at present we have transferred one battalion each of the first regiment and the second regiment, and there is also a regiment left by the 1st Marine Division to form a reinforced regiment, and they have already joined the third regiment."