The Allied Powers Group is now scrambling for time. In their view, as long as the Ottoman Empire can be solved in the shortest time, it will be equivalent to extending its defense circle outward by thousands of kilometers, especially if Istanbul can be captured.
Two defensive nodes will be formed: the Bosporus and the Caucasus. Even if all the Ottoman lands that have been occupied are lost later, as long as these two points are held, there will be enough time to deal with Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and then free up all efforts
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Of course, they do not count on victory. Their goal is to negotiate peace while having an advantage and lose as little as possible. Driven by this idea, the American and British coalition forces in the Balkans and the Russian army in the Ottoman battlefield all went crazy and kept going.
While attacking, the Chinese European Army and the Ottoman Army, which lacked ammunition, struggled to resist. But not having enough supplies was ultimately fatal. The fronts in both directions shrank step by step. Just as the Chinese 15th and 17th Group Armies began to attack.
By the time of Baghdad, the last three armies and two Ottoman armies of the Balkan Chinese European Army had to withdraw from Bulgaria and enter Ottoman territory.
The Russian army on the eastern front advanced to the banks of the Sakarya River, as if there was some magical force pushing it. On this front that was a matter of life and death for the Ottoman Empire, Hamid II finally
Accepting Han Fei's suggestion, the young General Kemal was appointed to take charge of the city defense of Sakarya. This general who originally saved Turkey with the Battle of Sakarya ten years later in history will stand behind
On this stage that belongs to him, the situation he faces at this time is far more dangerous than that time. What he will face is not the Greeks, but an entire Russian army, and he only has an Ottoman army of less than 100,000 people.
The group army and 30,000 Chinese as the main force.
When Kemal led the Central and Austrian coalition forces in a bloody battle in Sakarya, Denikin in Baghdad also led his men to start a bloody battle. If Kemal fought with the hope of the entire empire, then here they are
It was a completely hopeless battle. Baghdad could not be held, and Kuropatkin was not prepared to hold it. Denikin seemed to have been forgotten, silently enduring ten times the pain alone in this ancient city.
When the enemy attacks, the only thing that can help him is the remaining weapons and ammunition.
However, what is surprising is that under the impact of the Chinese soldiers who poured into Baghdad like a tide, this hero of the Russian Empire lived up to his reputation and actually held on to this isolated city like a rock. Of course, this is very
Largely due to Baghdad's geographical advantages. In the arid desert, two large rivers that can be described as mighty sandwich this ancient city on the left and right. The wide Euphrates River and Tigris River are like two natural chasms.
Two giant trenches 30 kilometers long dug entirely by bulldozers connected the two rivers like canals, which also protected his front and back. With the help of hundreds of bulldozers captured in Baghdad and
For the excavator, Denikin built a closed water network for himself to provide protection. These construction machinery were originally going to be transported to Romania to build roads, but they all turned out to be cheap for him.
"Damn, this kid is so cunning!" Lu Ziliang, commander of the 15th Group Army of the Chinese Army, said with emotion while sitting on the plane looking at Baghdad below.
"Cunning? I don't think so," said Wu Peifu, the chief of staff next to him, with a smile.
"Do you have a good idea?" Lu Ziliang asked curiously. This closed water network is indeed a headache. No matter which direction you attack from, you must face the river water, and the Russian army can maneuver quickly no matter which direction it is.
The only way is to hit hard and get bombs. Keep hitting the shells. Although the method is simple and crude, it is absolutely effective.
"You see, this place is covered with yellow sand in the front, back, left and right. Only Baghdad and the surrounding area are green. Although the south side is okay, it is obviously not as suitable for growing crops as the area around Baghdad. In other words, the surrounding area is dry and this area is the wettest.
Wu Peifu said with a smile, pointing to Baghdad below, which was almost surrounded by farmland.
"Come on, I'm not asking you to grow crops." Lu Ziliang said angrily.
"It's very simple. This place has the lowest terrain, so the rivers on both sides seep into the surrounding Baghdad, and there is sufficient groundwater, so the crops here grow well. If that's the case, it's very simple. The Russians can dig ditches, why can't we build dams?
?" Wu Peifu said with a smile.
"The Seventh Army was flooded!" Lu Ziliang's eyes immediately lit up.
"Yes, so our ancient battle examples are still very useful." Wu Peifu said.
This is indeed a very simple and effective method. The Fifteenth Army also has construction machinery in hand. Even if Baghdad captures the railway, it will not be able to use it in the short term. The southern line was already in a mess when Brusilov besieged Basra.
, this is also the main reason why their march to Baghdad is slow. It takes time to repair the railway. On the contrary, it is much faster to repair simple roads, so they have to use a lot of construction machinery. In fact, these construction machinery are now responsible for ensuring the transportation from Basra to here.
The simple highways are smooth, now it is just a matter of transferring them.
It would be easy for hundreds of bulldozers and excavators to build a temporary dam on the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. It is nothing more than a river channel one or two hundred meters wide. A few large military vehicles can load the sand and soil and push it down.
It's blocked.
After confirming the plan, Lu Ziliang immediately ordered the plane to return to the field airport, and then summoned the staff of the general staff to formulate a plan. Of course, the engineers were mainly responsible for this plan. They found a dam building site outside the range of Russian artillery fire in the lower reaches of the two rivers. Not only did
When building a dam on the river, in order to prevent the river from overflowing downstream and flooding the site, a sand dam dozens of kilometers long must be built in the middle. There is no need for the two sides, because the terrain on both sides is much higher than the middle. Soon
Those engineers studied the construction drawings, and then called in all the construction machinery to build a protective dam in the middle. This is very simple. A large bulldozer can just push the soil up. The soft soil here is very suitable for construction. In those places
Bulldozers worked all night, and a 56-meter-high embankment was quickly formed.
Of course, this embankment was outside the observation range of the Russian telescopes. Denikin in Baghdad had no idea that he would soon enjoy life in the water city of Venice in this vast desert. He was wondering why the Chinese didn't attack yet.
, as a smart general, he instinctively had a premonition that something bad was going to happen, and sent out scouts deliberately, but the Chinese soldiers were watching the outside, and his people could not get out at all. Besides, he was not prepared to go out when he did this, so he was like this.
He was at a loss and didn't know that the protective dam had been completed.
Immediately afterwards, the construction of the dams on the two rivers also started quickly. Those heavy-duty trucks no longer hauled ammunition and were all modified to move earth. Although they were not special dump trucks, fortunately, there were many people in the army of more than 200,000, including excavators and laborers.
A large amount of earth transported from the lower reaches was piled on the bank, and then the bulldozers rushed directly into the river. Both sides of the bank started working together, and the river began to shrink to the middle little by little. The speed of the river gradually became faster. After all, the soft earth was not rock, and the water flow reached a certain speed.
At this level, it is easy to wash away. At this time, simply load the truck with earth and push it down, or even load the inland river boat directly from the downstream and drive it over to sink it. Soon the two dams have reached the closing stage. In fact, at this time the river water
has overflowed outward.
"The river is rising?" Denikin, who was studying the battle on the sand table in Baghdad, was confused by the news.
"Yes, General, go and take a look. The waters of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers are rising, and some riverside neighborhoods in Baghdad have already been flooded." The officer who reported the report said solemnly.
Denikin quickly ran out with him. When he arrived at the Euphrates River, he was dumbfounded. The river surface, which was not originally wide, had expanded three to four times, and it was still expanding. It looked like a vast smoke, and
The Baghdad city below has begun to flood a large area, and the unlucky Baghdad citizens are hurriedly escaping from their flooded homes.
"No, the Chinese have built a dam downstream!" With his mind, he immediately understood what was going on and couldn't help but exclaimed. Unfortunately, even if he guessed it, it would not help, even if he knew it at the beginning.
The solution is that the topography of Baghdad is like this. Floods can occur if you are not careful in the summer, especially since the west bank of the Tigris River is much higher. If the water rises slightly, it will be poured into Baghdad. The average altitude of this city is only 34 meters.
There was no place for him to divert himself.
At this time, the closing work of the two dams also began. Trucks filled with rocks that had been painstakingly transported from Persia were directly pushed down by bulldozers into the rushing water. As the water flow was blocked, then
Sandbags were thrown down one by one. When the opening was completely blocked, the bulldozer simply pushed the sand down and gradually increased the height to be level with the top of the dam. The two dams were officially completed.
And then, Baghdad truly began to turn into a vast ocean. The rapidly rising river flooded the city in the shortest time. The Russian troops and Baghdad citizens in the city had to flee the city and try their best to find places that were not flooded.
But as the river continued to rise, they soon could not find a place to hide. Not to mention Baghdad, even Fallujah was flooded. Because there was no way to escape, a large number of Russian soldiers and Baghdad citizens simply
When swimming in the water, there is a rare small mound, which is densely packed like a penguin beach.
Looking at this scene, Denikin couldn't help but sigh. At this moment, a small rubber boat appeared on the river in the distance. He helplessly patted the shoulder of an officer next to him and said: "Raise the white flag."
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