Sackdorff, who launched the charge, shouted to the soldiers behind him as he rushed forward.
"Rush quickly, don't stop."
As he approached the rifle range of the position, Sackdorf continued to command his soldiers.
"Bend down and pay attention to the front position."
Despite the command of company commander Sakdorf, soldiers were still being hit continuously. He saw it and was anxious in his heart. However, this time the firepower of the Ottoman position was too strong, and they rushed to a distance of 200 meters from the position.
I can't move anymore.
Arsa Pasha, the commander of Lule Burgas who was watching the battle from behind the Ottoman position, nodded with satisfaction when he saw that the Bulgarian army was blocked in front of the position. Before the First Army attacked, he had already mobilized the troops preparing for support from the rear.
We have arrived at the position. There are nearly 50,000 people in Luleburgas now. Of course, we can't attack it by relying on the divisions taking turns to attack.
Major General Toshevi, the commander of the 1st Division who was watching the battle from behind, saw that his troops' attack was blocked. He picked up the phone next to him and ordered to the artillery commander. "The artillery is suppressing the second and third line positions with all its strength. They cannot be allowed to reinforce. It is the task of suppressing the Ottoman artillery."
Leave it to the military artillery, you only need to suppress the infantry in the position."
Under constant attacks from the artillery of the First Division, the Second Regiment barely reached the front line but could no longer attack and had to retreat.
In the headquarters of the First Army, Lieutenant General Sirkutinchev also saw the plight of the First Division in his eyes.
"The Ottoman position on the opposite side is still very strong. We will suffer a lot if we fight like this." Major General Kaziyu said about the dilemma of the First Army's offensive.
After hearing the words of his chief of staff, Lieutenant General Sirkutinchev said, "I have seen that Ottoman's deployment is to strengthen the empty rear of the front line position. If it were not for the terrain restrictions, I would have let him know the consequences of doing so."
Major General Kazzyufu also saw it, but Luleburgas is stuck in a mountain pass, with mountains blocking it on both sides. The battalion and company can go around it because of its small size and lack of artillery and other heavy weapons. You don't have troops above the regiment level yet.
After crossing the mountain, the defending army has been waiting in front of you for a long time. In addition, artillery is now weak in suppressing the defenders who have positions, so Alsa Pasha dared to put a large number of troops on the first and second line positions.
"Although the Ottoman army is still defending well, I have already found a way to break through their defenses."
Hearing that the commander-in-chief, Lieutenant General Silkutinchev, had a solution, Major General Kazyyu asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
Faced with the inquiry from his chief of staff, Lieutenant General Silkutinchev said his own solution. "Tomorrow I plan to concentrate the troops of the 1st and 3rd divisions. Except for leaving the necessary defensive troops, the rest will be put into the battlefield.
.The artillery is also doing its best to ensure the suppression of the position. I plan to attack the opposite front-line position with one blow, and the subsequent battle will be much easier to fight."
After hearing Lieutenant General Silkutinchev's one-shot deal, the chief of staff, Major General Kazyyu, asked with a worried look on his face. "Is this a bit too hasty?"
Lieutenant General Silkutinchev heard the intention of the Chief of Staff and used such an extreme method from the beginning. If they did not break through the defense line, they would be seriously injured, and the casualties would not be small with this attack mode.
He explained to his chief of staff, "This is the best way I have thought of. There is no other way that is more effective than this."
"Then do as you say."
Major General Kaziyu thought for a while and accepted his approach.
Soon the telegram that changed the attack mode of the First Army was sent to the headquarters of the two divisions. Faced with the order from their superiors, the two division commanders had nothing to say and were preparing for the attack tomorrow.
The Second Regiment of the Seventh Company only retreated at 5 o'clock. In the previous attack, the Seventh Company lost 57 soldiers. The company commander Sackdorf led his soldiers back to the starting position with a tired look on his face.
, sat down next to him and rested.
Second Lieutenant Bodnov also sat down next to him and said to his company commander. "The firepower from the other side is too fierce, and we have suffered great losses."
Faced with the situation Bodnov said, Sakdov had no good solution. After all, the losses were so heavy this time. During the attack, only 182 of the 239 men returned to their positions, so he had no choice but to say, "There is no way. I hope it can be done."
Lose less."
"Captain Sackdorf is at the yard?"
While the two were talking about the loss of the Seventh Company, the regimental messenger came to the Seventh Company to look for him.
Sackdorfer stood up and said to the messenger, "I'm here, what can I do?"
"The regiment commander ordered that the entire regiment launch an attack on the left flank early tomorrow morning."
After hearing the order from the regiment commander, Company Commander Sackdorf replied, "Okay, our Seventh Company will be ready tomorrow morning."
After seeing the regimental messenger leaving, Second Lieutenant Bodnov came over.
"It looks like there will be big action tomorrow."
It seems that Second Lieutenant Bodnov also heard it. Captain Sackov said to his deputy with a straight face, "Okay, don't talk about the actions of your superiors, otherwise you will suffer a loss."
After a night's rest, the First Army was ready for battle the next day.
At 8:30 in the morning, following the order from the commander-in-chief Lieutenant General Silkutinchev, the 267 artillery pieces of the First Army opened fire on the front line positions with all their strength.
This fierce artillery fire caught the Ottoman army on the front line off guard, and the casualties skyrocketed. The Ottoman artillery was not willing to accept the attack on their own army, and also joined the counterattack. As a result, the Bulgarian artillery did not care about their own safety and kept shelling the defensive position.
This confuses those who command the defense.
After a burst of shelling, the Bulgarian artillery now bombarded the first and second line positions, intercepting possible reinforcements. The first and third divisions, except for leaving one regiment, launched a charge. Seeing the Bulgarian army
This move shocked Artha Pasha and secretly screamed.
It turned out that he had withdrawn part of the troops currently on the front line last night, intending to give these soldiers who were holding on to take a good rest. Now facing the desperate charge of the First Group Army, the troops staying behind could not be transported at all. Now he could only
He ordered the troops that had returned last night to be strengthened into second-line positions. At the same time, he ordered the artillery to give up the counterattack against the Baojun artillery and bombard the charging First and Third Divisions with all their strength.
The Bulgarian army that launched the charge appeared in front of the front line position after being intercepted by artillery fire. The Austrian soldiers on the position were also fighting back with all their strength. However, there were too many soldiers charging this time, and they were unable to counterattack at all. The Bulgarian army withstood the attack.
With casualties, they rushed into the position.
"kill"
A Bulgarian soldier roared with a ferocious face, calmed the Austrian soldier in front of him, and thrust his bayonet into the abdomen of the Austrian soldier. The Austrian soldier who was stabbed by him fell limply in the trench, and his eyes gradually disappeared.
color.
Just when the Bulgarian soldier was about to breathe a sigh of relief, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. It turned out that another Austrian soldier took advantage of him and stabbed his lower abdomen with a bayonet from the side. The Bulgarian soldier's eyes went dark and he also fell to the ground.
He entered the trench next to the soldier he stabbed to death.
From the moment the Bulgarian soldiers rushed into the position, a hand-to-hand battle began. However, in the face of a steady stream of Bulgarian troops, the Ottoman army in the front line began to show its weakness.
This made Alsa Pasha, who was at the command post behind the position, secretly anxious, but he had nothing to do in the face of the intercepting fire from the Bulgarian artillery. In addition, sending troops to support now was just a tactic to add fuel to the fire, and he could not be the opponent of the Bulgarian army. He could only
We can hope that the second-line position can be defended.
The Ottoman army, which received no reinforcements, began to flee backwards after resisting for a while.
"Don't stop, keep charging."
Following the orders of various commanders, the Bulgarian army followed the retreating Ottoman army and launched an attack on the second-line position. When the Ottoman troops on the second-line position saw the Bulgarian soldiers following the retreating friendly troops, they opened fire and sniped. However, due to the obstruction of their own people,
, coupled with the concerns in my heart, few Baojun soldiers were hit.
"Move aside."
The Ottoman troops on the battlefield shouted.
The defeated soldiers who had recovered their senses began to retreat to both sides, exposing the Bulgarian troops who were following them. This increased the casualties of the Bulgarian troops a lot, but the distance between the two was already very close. The Bulgarian army attacked the first enemy despite the casualties.
Second line of defense.
The 7th Company also followed the large troops into the position. Captain Sackdorf's pistol had long been lost while attacking the front-line position. He waved his saber and shouted to an Ottoman soldier in front of him, "Go to hell."
The Ottoman soldier facing him raised the rifle in his hand and blocked his chop. Sakdov kicked him down and swung his saber again to kill the Ottoman soldier. In Sakdov
As a result, this soldier rushed into the battle group again.
In hand-to-hand combat, Bulgaria's training advantage gradually emerged. They often cooperated with each other to attack in small groups. The disadvantage of the Ottoman army's lack of training was also magnified. In addition, they did not have as high morale as the Bulgarian army, and they were gradually at a disadvantage.
Alsa Pasha, who was observing behind the defensive position, was extremely anxious. He had already put all the troops he could pull into the second-line position. Now the third-line position was almost empty, and now he could only pray for God's protection.
It's a pity that this is a scientific world, and neither Allah nor God can protect him. The Ottoman army in the second-line position also showed its weakness, and Alsa Pasha knew that he had no choice at all.
Sure enough, the Ottoman army had begun to flee under the pressure of the Bulgarian army. This made other Ottoman soldiers even more demoralized. Seeing this phenomenon, the Bulgarian army became more motivated and attacked even more fiercely. By three o'clock in the afternoon, the Ottoman army finally
The entire front line collapsed, unable to recover. Seeing the Ottoman soldiers fleeing all over the mountains and fields, the entire defense army shouted "Ula!"
In this battle to determine the ownership of Western Thrace, Bulgaria invested 190,000 troops, while the Ottomans invested 140,000. After several days of war, Bulgaria won. The Bulgarians suffered 27,000 casualties, while the Ottomans suffered 56,000 casualties.
Thousands of people (23,000 were lost during the retreat). Moreover, the Ottoman army also lost a lot of ordnance. Bulgaria captured 134 cannons alone, which effectively supplemented its losses. In addition to Adrianople, there are also
In Ottoman hands, no other Western Thrace territory would be able to withstand the Bulgarian attack.
PS Mantou didn’t expect that people don’t like to describe the battles of other countries. Next time I will just briefly talk about it, or I’ll ask for it in various ways. I have pity on Mantou, please count the votes and subscribe.
