The lively entrance ceremony plunged the local Bulgarians into a state of revelry, and at the same time caused the Greeks who usually bullied them to return to Greece in despair for fear of retaliation.
Of course, this phenomenon is also happening all over the former Bulgarian territory. With the occupation of the Romanian army (or Bulgarian army), all the Greek government agencies in the area are ready to evacuate. As soon as Romania took over, they were like a fire
Escaped like ass back to Greece.
However, the carnival eventually ended, and then the local Bulgarian people returned to their normal lives. A large group of dark naval officers came to the port area. They observed the entire port and kept discussing the best plan.
For the navy, the biggest gain from this acquisition of territory is the excellent port of Salonika. Although the port is only 13 meters deep, it is completely sufficient for the current navy (the deepest one is the Vlad-class 4
No. 10.21 meters). And as Romania’s only good port in the Mediterranean, the navy rushed over soon after taking over the city.
"Here we plan to build a main turret and install a 380mm main gun that can rotate 360 degrees. The range of up to 42 kilometers is enough to block the entire area and protect the security of the port."
At Cape Calamaria, Fleet Commander Admiral Nestaku personally inspected the place while listening to the Navy's chief port designer, Colonel Dobot.
"good."
After taking a look at the drawings, Admiral Nestacu already knew that Cape Kalamaria was only 37 kilometers away from Pradi, the mouth of the Vardar River on the opposite side. The forts built here were enough to block any enemy's idea of a sudden advance.
Colonel Dobot continued pointing to the large hills behind and said, "We plan to build several forts here to prevent the enemy from bypassing the rear and seizing the fort."
Building fortifications behind forts is a basic operation. Every naval base in the world has such facilities. Because most naval bases are captured from land attacks. Real attacks from the sea are basically as rare as a rare thing, so
All countries attach great importance to land defense.
"According to the design, we will set up 26 air defense positions around the port, equipped with 389 large, medium and small anti-aircraft guns and 495 anti-aircraft machine guns."
This far exceeds the air defense of naval bases in other countries, indicating that Romania attaches great importance to air strikes. The navy has conducted many exercises before and found that attacks from the air are more difficult to defend than attacks from the sea because there are no geographical restrictions at all, and attacks may
From all over.
Also because the new naval base in Thessaloniki is so important (facing the threats from other countries in the Mediterranean), the emphasis on it is at the same level as the Varna Port, the most important naval base.
This is why Admiral Nestacu, as the commander of the fleet, needs to come personally to inquire. Moreover, the completion of the military port will become Romania's most important base in the Mediterranean.
Of course, the port's air defense cannot rely solely on these ground-based air defense facilities. A newly established naval road-based flying wing (184 aircraft) is responsible for protecting the security of the port and surrounding areas.
Admiral Nestacu, who completed his inspection at Cape Calamaria, continued to inspect a number of facilities planned for the future including naval warehouses, oil storage, headquarters, airports, etc. These are the newly established municipal governments.
Land approved for the Navy.
As for why the city government attaches great importance to the construction of the naval base, in addition to the order from Bucharest, the construction of the base requires a large amount of labor, which can contribute to the city's economy. Moreover, after the base is completed, permanent residents
The number of naval personnel will exceed 10,000, and these people also need to spend money in Salonika. This amount of money is not a small amount for the city government.
Nestaku, who had almost inspected the site, was generally satisfied, but he still had to say what needed to be said, so he finally said to the accompanying officer responsible for the construction. "The construction time this time is particularly tight. There is only less than a year. You need more
It takes a lot of thought.”
"Don't worry, we have negotiated with the city government. They will recruit 20,000 workers for us to be responsible for the construction of various facilities. Of course, we will still be responsible for the main command."
For such a large project with such a tight time limit, Nestaku also knew that there was no hope of confidentiality, but he still said, "I don't have any requirements for the confidentiality of this construction work, but
You have to be prepared for someone to sabotage it.”
"Please rest assured, Commander. Both the intelligence and military police departments take this very seriously. In addition, our navy's internal self-examination has been ongoing and we will not let others know about the base information."
"Then you are determined."
Nestaku thought for a while and then continued. "By the way, I want to organize a dinner tomorrow. Let's invite government officials and local celebrities, and also invite the army generals, so as not to say we are too stingy."
"As you command, Commander."
Faced with Nestacu's request to organize a dinner, other naval generals agreed whether they agreed or not. Besides, the military and the government also need close cooperation, and the same goes for the army. Although the Romanian Navy does not have a good impression of the army
, but there is no such thing as a situation where there is no contact.
After a while, an invitation list appeared in front of Nestaku. In addition to the names of government and celebrities, in the army name, the column for the commander of the 39th Division clearly stated that it was Major General Mizik. And at a glance, it was right.
Nestaku had no objection and handed the list back to the officer. "Just invite according to this list."
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Mizik stretched himself and then called his orderly.
"Feiler, are there still so many people coming to the military camp today asking to join the army?"
"Yes, Sir."
Hearing the answer from the orderly, Mizik raised his head and smiled. As for recruiting local people into the army, they have no right to do so. They can only wait for news from Bucharest. But based on his many years of experience, it is estimated that it will take another week at most.
, then the order to allow locals to join the army would arrive. But it didn't matter to him. The three-month training period for new recruits was unbreakable. He immediately handed over a document signed by him.
"Give this order to Captain Rox."
"Yes, Sir."
After the orderly left, Mizk picked up the phone. "Get Division Commander Vinikov for me."
"Commander Vernikov, I am Mizik. I am mainly looking for you this time to discuss matters regarding the exercises of our two divisions."
"I think so too. Our two divisions are both newly established. The exercise conducted by our two divisions can better stimulate the competitive psychology of the soldiers, which is beneficial to both divisions."
"Yes, I will cooperate with you. These are all minor issues. By the way, there is also the matter of Vice Admiral Midrafael of the Navy hosting a banquet to invite us."
