Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 203

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After expounding the General Staff’s adjustment plan for the Army, Emmanuel pointed the baton at the corresponding position on the map, looked around the crowd, and continued: “After such adjustment, once there is trouble in the Macedonian region, the two major legions, The Albanian Legion attacked from the southwest to the southeast, cutting into the Macedonian interior, attracting the attention of the Ottoman troops stationed in the Macedonian area, sharing the pressure on the north of the Macedonian Legion, and covering the Macedonian Legion’s flank”

“And the most important goal of the Macedonian Legion is to restore Thessaloniki,” Emma Inur said solemnly.

“If all goes well, after the Macedonian Legion successfully occupied Thessaloniki, in addition to the remaining troops, the rest of the troops will march northward and form a pincer attack with the Macedonian Legion to attack the remaining Ottoman troops in North Macedonia.”

Constantine frowned and interjected: “Thessaloniki is not so easy to take down. After the defeat of the last war, the territory of Greece and the Ottomans changed, and the new border between the two countries is not far from Thessaloniki. , causing Thessaloniki to almost become a border city of the Ottoman Empire, and the Ottoman army built a series of permanent fortifications near Thessaloniki, including bunkers and trenches”

“The Ottoman army lost Thessaloniki in the last war, which led to a direct failure of the war. Naturally, a lesson was learned,” Venizelos said.

“With the help of Rudiger, the soldiers sent by Germany to the Ottoman Empire, the Ottomans built a large number of fortifications on the Greek-Ottoman border, mainly two fortresses; the Fortress of Bajani and the Fortress of Castritsa.”

“The Ottoman army built a large number of concrete bunkers, artillery and machine gun positions, trenches, barbed wire and searchlights according to the German designs”

“There are 35,000 guards in these two fortress areas alone. These two fortresses are located in strategic locations, and they can also watch each other with the city of Thessaloniki.”

“In a well-defended and well-prepared area like this, if the army forces a forcible attack, I’m afraid the casualties will be very heavy.”

While expounding on the “crimes” of the Germans, Venizelos carefully observed Constantine’s reaction, as if he wanted to get the crown prince’s opinion on the Germans.

Although he was reluctant to stand on the opposite side of Germany, the Germans were getting closer and closer to the Ottoman Empire, which made Venizelos feel very uncomfortable.

After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in 1897, Germany sent a large amount of arms to the Ottoman army. The number of military personnel stationed in the past greatly increased, and quickly helped the Ottoman army to regroup. Compared with the Ottoman Empire in 1897, the current Ottoman Empire’s military strength has not decreased. Anti-increase

Emmanuel hesitated for a moment, and said in a deep voice: “At present, this plan is still a prototype, and the general idea of ​​​​combat operations. As for how to deal with the specific situation after the outbreak of the war, it is still necessary to adapt to the situation and respond flexibly.”

Hearing that Emanuel, the chief of the general staff, had finished explaining, Constantine said to the minister of armaments, Giannis, who was sitting opposite him: “After this meeting is over, you can inform the Greek military industry and ask them to take action now. There is no need to hesitate any longer to run the production line of weapons and ammunition with full force.”

December 13, 1911, early morning, in the gardens of the Royal Palace in Syntagma Square, Greece.

The British ambassador to Athens, Lord Tristan, is communicating with a young man in naval uniform.

“Henry, you have been in close contact with the Greek Navy for nearly a few months. How is the strength of the Greek Navy? Do you think they are the opponents of the Ottoman Navy?”

Sitting with Lord Tristan and talking was Captain Henry of the Royal Navy who came to help the Greek Navy train at the request of the Greek Navy.

Henry picked up the black tea cup, took a sip, and moistened his throat: “The training of the Greek Navy is strictly in accordance with the training regulations of the Royal Navy. As far as I know, the Greek naval commander, General Cantoriotis, Set up his office directly on the newly commissioned Trikupis battlecruiser. If it is not necessary, he will hardly disembark and lead by example. Therefore, in the event of a war, the Greek navy can be prepared within two hours. action”

Having said this, Henry’s mouth leaked a hint of sarcasm: “As for the Ottoman Navy, although I have not had direct contact with it, I have communicated with the instructors sent by the Royal Navy to the Ottoman Navy. What is their evaluation of the Ottoman Navy? “

Henry shook his head: “Near the pier in Constantinople, you can often see Ottoman navies in navy uniforms in taverns. Many drunkards fight after getting drunk, or blackmail people and businesses on the street.”

“Although there are many factors that affect the outcome of the war, including some unexpected factors, I am still not optimistic about the confrontation between the Ottoman navy and the Greek navy in the Aegean Sea.”

When the two were communicating, Constantine and King George came to the two of them one after the other.

The recent situation in the Balkans has been mysterious. King George wants to know the British government’s thoughts on the Balkans. The attitude of the British directly affects the direction of Greece’s subsequent Balkan policy.

After the chat, everyone took their seats, and Constantine said, “I vaguely heard the two of them talking about the navies of the two countries, and I am also curious.”

Hearing this, Lord Tristan and Henry smiled at each other, nodded to each other, and then the two repeated what they just said.

“Although the quality of the Greek Navy’s personnel is better, the Ottoman Navy’s warships are more advanced and powerful,” Constantine said meaningfully.

Neither Tristan nor Henry knew what Constantine meant – the British had just received a super large order from the Ottoman Empire, two ultra-dreadnought warships.

This involved a naval competition between Greece and the Ottoman Empire.

In the last war, the Ottomans suffered from the weakness of the navy, and naturally they also paid attention to the navy.

After the news of the service of the two invincible-class war cruisers of the Greek Navy spread, the Ottoman Navy, as a direct imaginary enemy, immediately felt the threat, and the Ottoman Navy was once again in a weak position. The two former dreadnoughts the Navy purchased from Germany – two Brandenburg-class warships – will be the opponents of the two cutting-edge battlecruisers.

The Invincible-class battle cruiser purchased by Greece from the United Kingdom has almost all-round overwhelming advantages in speed, firepower, armor and other aspects when facing the German Brandenburg-class former dreadnought.

After Italy, an ally of Germany, fought against the Ottoman Empire for Libya, the confidence of the Ottoman Empire in the Germans was shaken, because the Germans could not effectively restrain their younger brothers, which made the Ottoman Empire begin to rebuild Examining his own foreign policy, the big brother who was struggling to find him seems unable to cover himself!

The Ottoman Empire, which was caught in the war with Italy, probably for the sake of pleasing the British, released news a few days ago that it intends to place an order at the British Armstrong Shipyard to purchase two cutting-edge super-dreadnought warships.

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