Greece’s Roman Road - Chapter 227

Constantine nodded, knowing in his heart that Greece had an advantage over Serbia’s competition for North Macedonia.

In the previous three countries’ infiltration of Macedonia, the North Macedonia region was controlled by Greek-backed forces.

The Greek guerrillas had previously integrated the rural forces of North Macedonia.

“What about the opinion of the General Staff? You came to inspect this time with a plan for the Macedonian Legion, right?” Constantine asked.

Emanuel’s face was straight, holding a document in his hand, and said solemnly to the officers: “Order of the General Staff”

The officers seated around the table, including Constantine, stood up in unison.

“The Macedonian Legion, immediately launched an attack on Thessaloniki. After conquering Thessaloniki, transfer the Macedonian Legion to the north to support the Albanian Legion.” Emanuel read out the order of the General Staff to everyone with a solemn face.

The so-called northward support of the Albanian Army is actually the opponent of the Serbian army.

Once the Albanian army led by Manujanaski captured Skopje, the furious Serbian army was bound to make a move.

The two sides revolve around the issue of the ownership of North Macedonia, and there will inevitably be filth.

In the face of Albania’s more than 200,000 troops, the Albanian Legion with only 130,000 soldiers may be out of reach and face great military pressure.

“But Your Excellency Chief of the General Staff, the fortress built by the Ottomans in Thessaloniki is very strong. If our Macedonian Army attacks, the casualties will be very large,” said Major General Tsipras, the second division commander, with an embarrassed expression.

“The General Staff has raised a batch of heavy artillery, just to conquer these fortresses,” Emanuel said calmly.

“The column that came with me carried 45 280mm mortars”

Hearing that such a powerful weapon could be equipped immediately, the expressions of the officers in the tent changed from original resistance to joy.

The 280mm caliber heavy artillery was built by the Greek Iron and Steel Machine Factory in imitation of the Italian 280mm howitzer.

In fact, after learning that the Germans helped the Ottomans to build a fortress outside the city of Thessaloniki, the high-level Greek army who was determined to win the city of Thessaloniki began to look for a way to crack the fortress.

As a result, in recent years (1905), the Russo-Japanese War, which broke out before the two great powers, Japan and Russia, entered the vision of the General Staff.

The brilliant 280mm naval gun in the Russo-Japanese War entered the eyes of the General Staff.

In this war, during the battle for Lushun Fortress, after the failure of the first general offensive, the Japanese army pulled the 280mm mortar to the front line. This gun was used when the Japanese army conquered the 203 highland or destroyed the Russian ships in the port. to a decisive role.

However, such a gun has an obvious shortcoming, and its huge body makes it a big problem to move.

Therefore, in order to use such cumbersome artillery in the future offensive and defensive battle of Thessaloniki, Greece extended the railway line to the border line in advance.

“There is such a cannon, so don’t be afraid of the solid fortifications that the Germans helped the Ottomans build.”

“Yeah, **** Germans, hard-hearted with the evil Ottomans”

Constantine’s face also loosened, and he sighed secretly. Fortunately, the Greek railway line was laid to the border line. Otherwise, such a big guy, even if it was made by a military factory, would not have thought of moving to the front line.

“By the way, have the heavy artillery pieces that I asked the military factory to help transform have also been shipped?” Constantine asked quickly.

Emmanuel was stunned for a moment, then thought of something, and said: “It’s also shipped, a total of 8 cannons”

The cannons that Constantine was talking about came from the navy, or more precisely, from the two invincible-class war cruisers equipped by the navy.

The Navy has strict requirements for naval guns.

When naval guns are fighting at sea, due to the special working environment, they need to shoot on the move. This design mode should take into account factors such as the waves shaking the hull, the speed of your own ships, the speed of local ships and other factors. It’s very difficult.

This naturally led to the navy’s pursuit of excellence in naval guns.

The 305mm artillery equipped by the invincible-level war cruiser, once the number of shots reaches about 100 rounds, the rifling in the barrel is severely worn, which has a greater impact on the accuracy, and the navy will replace the barrel.

Unlike the navy, the army is not so demanding on the accuracy of artillery shooting, and, for large-caliber heavy artillery like the 305mm caliber, the army does not have high requirements for accuracy, and the fire coverage is sufficient.

After all, it is impossible for a human body to wear thick and sturdy armor like a warship. Such large-caliber artillery shells and shock waves can solve the enemy.

Therefore, these expensive wastes replaced by the navy have entered the field of view of the army.

Of course, a 305mm naval gun of the Navy is very valuable, even if it cannot be used on warships, it is not without value.

In the words of the navy, these inaccurate gun barrels can be used on the fort built by the navy, which is also a part of the Greek coastal defense~www.mtlnovel.com~ In order to obtain these guns, Constantine also worked with Cantor. Riotis is wrangling.

These retired naval artillery pieces were sent by Constantine to the munitions factory for expansion, re-engraving and rifling, and the caliber reached 315 mm.

Of course, the price is that the barrel wall of the artillery has become thinner, and the chamber pressure that can be tolerated has dropped.

Range has also shrunk.

Still, it’s a rare piece of equipment for the Army.

Compared to those 280mm mortars, these 305mm heavy guns are mainly superior in long range and high accuracy.

With an affirmative answer, Constantine was more confident in the settlement of the Ottoman fortresses.

Looking at the happy Household, Emmanuel thought of his mission and continued: “His Royal Highness, in fact, I have one important thing for my visit this time, and I need to ask for your consent.”

Constantine, puzzled, motioned for Emmanuel to continue.

“According to the war plan of the General Staff, we will gain most of Macedonia’s territory in this war. Once successful, there is a high possibility of conflict with Serbia and Bulgaria.”

“What the General Staff means is whether Congolese soldiers can be recruited to Europe in advance. The number of soldiers in Serbia and Bulgaria puts a lot of pressure on the General Staff,” Emanuel said sincerely.

The number of soldiers in Serbia alone is on par with Greece.

Not to mention Bulgaria.

Although the two countries are still allies, when the Ottoman Empire is resolved, the two sides are likely to go to a new war for the loot.

Constantine asked: “In this case, will the government’s finances be able to support it?”