My Italian

The fierce Kalamaria offensive and defensive battle has been going on for the third day.

In the first two days, the Guards and the Second Marine Division and the First Brigade suffered a lot of casualties. Of course, as a price, the enemy's 14th Ottoman Division also suffered a lot, but even if everyone lost a lot, as long as it is dawn, then The battle continues. The armies of the two sides are still fighting together again, it depends on who can't bear it first.

The sound of cannons, gunshots, roars, and screams intertwined, and a sound of death was played on the battlefield.

Petty was calm and tried his best to get rid of these voices. He carefully hid behind a pile of stones, and put the crosshair through the stone cracks into the figure of a defending soldier on the position. This soldier's marksmanship is very good, Petty Several comrades were shot by him. He aimed at him tightly, then pulled the trigger.

With a "pop", I saw a blood hole on the head of the Ottoman soldier with good marksmanship, and then he fell into the trench without a word.

After killing the defending soldier, Petty took a deep breath, hid behind a pile of stones, motionless, and waited for a while before sticking out his head again to observe the battle.

This time, he saw the target at a glance. This was the commander of the garrison, the Ottoman officer wearing an officer's cap, who was constantly commanding the battle. However, it is somewhat difficult to kill the opponent, because of his good military qualities, he does not always expose his head like other soldiers, and his walking back and forth coupled with conscious dodging movements makes Petty in the The hunter, whose hometown is praised, is a little troubled.

Hold your breath, calculate the pattern, and wait until the next time the officer emerges again, it falls right into his crosshair.

"Pop" was another bullet that slammed into the head of the low-ranking officer in the position, and a red and white liquid rushed out.

I have to admit that the new rifle in hand is really good. At a distance of about 300 meters, the accuracy is still excellent.

But Petty won't have time to observe the specific situation at all, because this time the movement is too big and his position is exposed.

After Petty hurriedly hid back to the pile of rocks, the sound of the bullets slicing through the air stream told him that if he was two or three seconds at night, the bullets would not just pierce the air stream.

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

Yes, Petty was a sharpshooter? There was no such thing as a sniper at this time? But for a sharpshooter like him, the army naturally uses it differently. They don't need to storm the enemy's position like other infantry? But on the battlefield, they rely on their excellent marksmanship to give strong support to their comrades.

So the players naturally very much hope that their teammates can have a sharpshooter? Help them reduce the pressure. Of course, help is also mutual, and sometimes sharpshooters also need their help, for example, Petty now needs their help very much.

"Quick? Cover me!"

Petty, who couldn't raise his head under the firepower of the other party, cried out to himself for help.

In the face of Petty's loud cry for help, his comrades naturally also paid attention to his dilemma. They immediately opened their rifles to the fastest rate of fire, trying to use the advantage of firepower to suppress the enemy.

The m88 Carcano rifle in their hands also fully shows its trustworthy side? At least it is much better than the weapons in the hands of the Ottoman army.

And the sudden increase in firepower of the opponent? It did suppress the firepower of the defenders. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Petty quickly ran out of Shi Tui? Quickly jumped down a slope.

And after doing all this, Petty felt scared, and was almost told by that Shi Wu before.

But this time? Suddenly they heard a cheer.

"What's going on here?"

Someone asked curiously.

Suddenly their company commander, Captain Barron, ran over? Informed them of the details. "The three regiments next door? Breaking through the enemy's line of defense, they have already entered Kalamaria."

This sentence immediately aroused cheers on the battlefield, and also greatly improved their morale. If others can do it, so can they. In the next battle, it is obvious that the morale of the two sides is different from the previous one.

And these news are not only a huge improvement for the officers and soldiers, but also good news for Lieutenant General Grove, who is leading the overall situation of the battlefield.

You must know that in the two days of battle, the landing force has lost nearly 3,000 people and more than 30 artillery pieces. This number is not small for the landing force with a total strength of less than 40,000. If he still can't get in, then he should consider asking the navy for help, and let them use warships to attract the attention of the enemy's coastal defense battery.

Fortunately, he has not sent this request for help, so this time the third regiment did give him a face.

"Major General Pulev, the lads of the third regiment played well, and I will take credit for them."

Regarding the words of Lieutenant General Grove, 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 good job this time, and it really deserves an award."

Facing the words of his deputy Pulev, Grove continued to ask, "Have the reinforcements gone up?"

He is more concerned about the development of the battle situation than praising the meritorious troops. Since there has been such a breakthrough, expansion is also the idea of ​​every commander.

"It has already gone up. At present, we have transferred one regiment and one battalion from the second regiment, and another regiment left by the First Marine Division to form a strengthened regiment. They have already joined the third regiment."

"very good."

Faced with the number of reinforcements that Pulev detailed, Grove was very satisfied, and a bold idea popped into his mind.

"You said, what do you think if we let the third regiment ignore everything else and dash all the way to the edge of the coastal defense fort?"

Lieutenant General Grove's words shocked Pulev, and the idea was simply daring. From the point of view of military science, it is very easy to be wiped out by the enemy if you go deep alone. Anyone with basic military common sense will not do this.

But since it can be brought up, then naturally there is his reason. , because the coastal defense fort in Kalamaria is on a hill called Kirk on the coast. These four coastal defense artillery are built on this hill.

As long as the third regiment can assault here, even if it cannot occupy the coastal fortifications, it can still cut the small city of Kalamaria into two parts. This has a huge advantage in the next battle. At the same time, the difficulty will also be reduced a lot, after all, no one wants to fight a long-term street battle with the defenders.

Of course, this has other advantages, that is, the defenders must strengthen the force of the coastal defense battery, which also reduces the enemy's resistance in the city. Another advantage is that, as a coastal defense artillery, it is not easy to shoot at close targets.

This is also one of the shortcomings of the current coastal defense heavy artillery, but I heard that a new type of artillery has appeared, and this disadvantage has been lifted. However, according to the efficiency of the Ottoman Empire, you don't have to think about it. How could this new type of coastal defense fort appear here?

So this risk, Grove thinks, is worth taking.

Facing the words of Lieutenant General Grove, the chief officer, Pulev said after thinking about it. "Since Your Excellency thinks it's worth it, let the third regiment attack it."

Both of them made up their minds, and it was easy.

Afterwards, the other attacking troops invariably stepped up their offensive, and they did not want the defenders to retreat so easily. As for the 3rd regiment of the guards, which had just been entrusted with the important task, after receiving the order, under the leadership of the regiment commander Lieutenant Colonel Andres, they rushed into the city. They didn't care about their back and flanks at all, they only attacked the coastal defense battery with one tendon.

The frenzied performance of the enemy made the defending commander of the Ottoman 14th Division, Major General Akyor, shocked, and immediately took out the only battalion reserve team to try to block the offensive of the third regiment. This is the only battalion in his hands, and the other troops are entangled in the position and cannot retreat at all. A forced retreat will only bring about a rout.

But by the time the battalion arrived, the third regiment had already reached the foot of the coastal defense fort.

There are not many coastal defense batteries left here~www.NovelMTL.com~ Even if you add a battalion of reinforcements, it is still not a match for the third regiment. After an afternoon of intense fighting, the fort announced in the evening. Change hands.

In the face of the loss of the fort, Major General Akyol knew that the situation was over, and immediately ordered the various units to break through on their own. And he himself felt ashamed of the expectations of Lieutenant General Ouz, and at 19:00 that night, he swallowed a gun at the headquarters and committed suicide.

Although Major General Akyol announced to break through on his own, it was easier said than done to stand out from the heavy siege. Under this order, many defenders were defeated and captured by the Italian army.

And this night the gunshots continued until dawn. In the end, less than 4,000 officers and soldiers were able to break out of the city, and less than 3,000 people were able to retreat to Saronica. As for the less than 1,000 people, naturally Run away or hide.

With Calamaria captured by the Italian army, the current situation is extremely unfavorable for the defenders of Thessalonica, because after the lack of the protection of coastal defense batteries, the powerful Italian navy will be able to directly threaten its safety with naval guns .

It's time to make a choice.