Please call me William III

Chapter 35: German bayonet Cassandra is a small coastal city hundreds of miles southeast of Thessalonica and a naval fortress in Türkiye. There is a small fleet of Türkiye's navy stationed here, including two destroyers, three shore defense gunboats, three torpedo boats and several transport ships, as well as more than 2000 garrison troops. The commander here is Rear Admiral Ozturk, one of the few brave and skillful generals in Türkiye's army, but he was sent to this small place because of his strange temper and contradicting his boss. Although the weapons in the hands of the soldiers here are no different from those of other Türkiye armies, under the training of Ozturk, the combat effectiveness and morale are higher than those of ordinary Türkiye armies. Just as Kemal's troops appeared outside the city of Thessaloniki, Ozturk received a request for help from the governor of Thessaloniki. He then led two destroyers and 1500 fortress guards to reinforce by waterway. When Kemal led his troops to eliminate stubborn rebels in the city, Ozturk's fleet had just entered the port of Thessaloniki. Seeing Türkiye soldiers shooting at each other on the dock, Ozturk knew that the revolutionary party outside the city had rushed into the city. He quickly commanded his soldiers to land on the dock with the support of naval guns, and then began to gather the defeated soldiers to defend the port. After failing to attack the port, Kemal's troops regrouped two blocks east of the dock and sent people to notify Ollie outside the city to come and provide support. What? Warships! Bombardment! "Ollie heard the communication soldier sent by Kemal say that warships had appeared in the port and shelled the attacking troops, quickly pulling him to the front of the map." Tell me how many warships there are and where they are located Unfortunately, this poor communication soldier was driven back by enemy fire without even seeing what the warship looked like, so he couldn't provide useful information to Ollie. Fortunately, for the convenience of communication, a piece of land outside the city has been used as a temporary airport, and two planes are currently parked there. "Link, you take a battalion to gather the artillery of the Türkiye army guarding the city, and find more shells!" Ollie told the officer below, and he ran to the plane, "Pilot! Hurry up and get ready to take off! I want to go to the port to have a look!" When Oli flew over the port of Salonika by plane, Kemal's troops were attacking the yardhead. Türkiye's army, which was firmly guarding the dock, was fanatically strafing with machine guns. Two destroyers in the port also kept firing at the attacking side. From time to time, some of the wounded were thrown up high. Pilot, lower it a bit more! "Ollie sat in the co pilot's seat, observing a battle from this angle for the first time. Major General Ozturk, standing on the bridge of the destroyer, watched as the plane whizzed past his head. He had only heard of planes before, and this was the first time he had seen a physical object. Although he didn't know the purpose of this thing, which was not much bigger than a carriage, he had an ominous premonition in his heart. Okay, pilot! Let's fly around the port again! "Ollie had already seen clearly that the warships in the port were just two old style destroyers, and as long as they found a suitable location for shelling, they could be killed with a 6-pound cannon. When the plane returned from the port, Ollie had already found the location he wanted - there was a small open space behind a street to the north of the port, from where firing could reach the destroyer just above the roof, but the destroyer's artillery could not directly hit there. By this time, Oli's soldiers had gathered eight 6-pound guns that could be used in Türkiye's garrison positions, and found hundreds of shells from the military arsenal. Ollie led a battalion and four cannons to the shooting position on the north side of the dock, while the remaining troops and cannons went to the east side of the dock to support Kemal. Half an hour later, Ollie and his troops finally arrived there. At that time, the situation at the wharf was very bad. Under the leadership of Ozturk, Türkiye's army had gathered more than 4000 soldiers. Moreover, the artillery on the warship had caused heavy casualties to Kemal's troops. If the support troops of the Oli Regiment had not come up, Kemal would have been ready to withdraw. Although most of the garrisons in Thessaloniki have announced the uprising, they do not have a unified command and cannot cooperate with Kemal's forces. They just rush forward blindly, and eventually become the ghost of Türkiye's navy. When the situation is unfavorable to them, some people even begin to waver. Everyone, prepare the artillery quickly. The rest of the people should build defensive positions nearby! Take two machine guns to block the streets and occupy several houses over there! "Ollie commanded his soldiers to quickly prepare. Due to the close proximity to the dock, he had to use the more than 300 soldiers in his hand to deal with possible enemy attacks on the dock. Bang... A few water columns rose not far from the destroyer where Ozturk was located, and the officers on board raised their binoculars to observe where the artillery was firing at them. However, all they could see were corpses or ruins, with no trace of the artillery. Bang The water column that rose a few seconds later became closer, and this time the destroyer began to shake. Quick! Find the location of the enemy artillery and fight back quickly! "Ozturk shouted anxiously, but no one knew where the shells came from, and the smoke burning around the dock also obscured the smoke rising from the artillery after firing. Bang Finally, another destroyer received a heavy blow, and the fire quickly surged onto this old style destroyer with iron and wooden shells. Hurry up and move, or we'll be hit sooner or later! "Ozturk finally remembered something and ordered his warship to start moving. At this moment, another shell hit the unlucky destroyer just now, followed by a loud explosion. The ship began to tilt and soon began to sink. Great! Now focus your fire on another ship, don't let it run away! "Ollie lay on the roof in front of the artillery position, watching one destroyer burn and sink, while the other began to move slowly. "Lieutenant Colonel, the enemy's infantry is coming!" The Türkiye army on the dock has found that the shells flew out from this side, and Ozturk's troops took the lead to rush over. Artillery continues to shoot, others deal with enemy infantry! "Ollie climbed down from the roof and ran to the street corner to command the soldiers to defend. The first wave of Türkiye soldiers about 200 people, carrying rifles, rushed forward. Looking for death! "Ollie sneered, and the two Macqins blocking the street were enough to cover their expenses. On the rotating destroyer in the port, Major General Ozturk saw through his telescope that his soldiers had been laid down like wheat, and the streets were filled with corpses. Their artillery must be behind the houses on both sides of the street, firing towards that side! "Ozturk exclaimed excitedly to the sailors on the deck gun position. Their shells were chasing him all the time, and one of them even grazed the bowstring, scaring everyone on board and immediately kneeling down to thank God for His protection. Signal soldier, raise the flag! Let the soldiers at the dock continue to charge after our shelling, and we must eliminate that artillery position Ozturk realized that his whole body was soaked in sweat. Previously, whenever the enemy's artillery appeared, it would be immediately destroyed by the superior artillery fire on his own ship. This time, the enemy found such a hidden place and fired shells just over the roof, which he couldn't see or hit. Now, he could only use naval guns to weaken the defense of the enemy infantry and let his own infantry rush forward to eliminate the artillery there. Everyone, hide quickly Boom... After a barrage of artillery fire, the two machine guns at the street corner had been destroyed, and more than a dozen soldiers from the Orly regiment were lying in a pool of blood. At this point, Ollie no longer cared about his heartache and commanded the soldiers to drag the wounded to the back for rescue, then prepared to face the charge of the enemy infantry. "Oh... There were nearly 1000 Turkish soldiers rushing up this time. Although the warships in the port were no longer able to take care of the wharf, several machine guns of Türkiye's army on the wharf still suppressed the attacking forces of Kemal. Shoot! "Two machine guns were missing from the speech, and there were fewer gunshots from Ollie's side. The only one left was a Maxim on the second floor on the right side of the street, followed by the Mauser 1898 in everyone's hands. Türkiye soldiers fell on the street one by one, but more people swarmed up behind them. "Damn! How dare these Türkiye rabbits be so brave!" A German veteran at Oli's side spat angrily, pulled the gun bolt, ejected the cartridge case, loaded it, aimed, pulled the trigger, and five seconds later another Turkish head spewed a mass of blood, then fell to the ground and twitched twice. Click... The only Maxim got stuck at this time, and the Turks rushed even harder. When Türkiye soldiers crossed a distance of 50 meters, the soldiers of the Oli Regiment threw grenades one after another, and immediately the Turks fell down again, but the people behind did not mean to stop the charge. Let's fight, put on the bayonet! "Ollie shouted the three words" put on the bayonet "loudly, and the German soldiers immediately became passionate, and the blood of Germany began to erupt. Kill The Türkiye soldiers rushing in front were scared to retreat when they saw this group of big men and tigers coming down the mountain, but the soldiers behind pushed up again, and they had to bite the bullet. But how could they be the opponents of these well-trained and experienced German veterans? A few minutes later, dozens of Türkiye soldiers fell under the bayonet of Mauser 1898. Finally, these Turks were stopped by their momentum and retreated one after another. Dada da At the critical moment, the machine gunners finally repaired the Maxim and poured out their bullets crazily towards the retreating Turks. After driving the destroyer out of range, Ollie's artillery adjusted its direction and began to fire at the Turks on the wharf. Soon, the offensive troops on the east side of the wharf finally broke through the defense line and rushed to the wharf. Seeing that the situation had gone, the Türkiye soldiers on the dock threw down their weapons and raised their hands. If it had not been for the 1500 soldiers brought by Ozturk, the other "Türkiye rabbits" would have surrendered. In the distance, Ozturk stood at the stern of the destroyer, looking at the burning harbor with a heavy heart. I lost half of my ship this time, and all the soldiers I trained so hard were left to the enemy. I don't know what to use to defend Cassandra from now on. At dusk, the Battle of Thessaloniki came to a successful conclusion. The 33000 defenders of Türkiye's Third Army Corps were completely wiped out, the Oli Regiment lost 63 soldiers, and more than 100 people were injured. The casualties of Kemal's guerrillas reached nearly 1000, but the capture of Salonika was extremely significant for Türkiye's revolution. Half a month later, Major General Ozturk led all the defenders and ships of Cassandra Fortress to surrender to Kemal's forces.