Vol 2 Chapter 61: Chatalja of Constantinople

The sound of the cannon roared, stunned, and a stream of light flickered, bursting into the sky with a dazzling light! After the artillery battle lasted for more than two hours, the firepower of the Turkish counterattack became weaker and weaker, and it was gradually suppressed.
Popov knew that the opportunity had come, and did not hesitate to order: "Offensive!"
In the first round of attack, the 1st Infantry Division, under the cover of many artillery, began to storm the Chatalja position of the Turkish army!
In this battle, the supreme power of artillery once again clearly told the world: "What is the of war!"
In particular, the more than three hundred huge artillery pieces provided by the Russians played an important role. In this kind of fortified battle, nothing can destroy the enemy’s fortifications, kill and injure the enemy in large numbers than a powerful artillery. Morale!
The Turkish army suffered a lot of casualties. Due to the wrong estimation of the number of guns of the Bao army, there are serious problems in the deployment of the position!
Suddenly hit by the Bulgarian artillery, the time was still early in the morning. When the noble lords were sleeping, they did not organize in time!
When the Turkish artillery began to fight back, more than ten minutes had passed. In just ten minutes on the battlefield, the price paid is often painful!
The Bulgarian artillery focused on the artillery positions of the Turkish army and the camps of the soldiers. In just ten minutes, the Turkish army withdrew from the war with at least dozens of artillery pieces before they even started!
After all kinds of factors were added together, the Turkish army suffered more than 4,000 casualties in just over two hours, which is rare in the history of war!
The sudden shelling also disrupted the connection between the various units of the Turkish army, especially some of the recruits, like headless flies, scurrying around!
As soon as the general offensive began, the Baojun 1st Infantry Division tore a hole in the Turkish army's position, and the continuous Baojun army broke into the Turkish army's position from this hole!
Subsequently, the Ottoman army also organized a large number of troops to counterattack positions, and the two sides launched a fierce battle!
There is no doubt that the more powerful Bulgarian army has the upper hand in this battle, and the training has suppressed the Turkish army!
The cruel battle lasted until the evening, and the Ottoman army only began to retreat!
It's not that easy to want to go! General Popov, who caught the advantage, immediately ordered the beating of the water dog. At this time, the front-line army had chased the Turkish army behind the butt!
The Chatalja position that hindered Bulgaria’s offensive in history was taken down! But Popov was not happy at all, or that the entire senior army of the First Army was not happy at all!
During the daytime battle, the fighting power and fighting will of the Turkish army was far beyond any Turkish army they had seen before!
Popov asked sadly: "Have you counted the results?"
Petrov said in a low tone: "It came out, but the result was much worse than we thought!
In the daytime battle, we wiped out 15,000 enemy troops and captured 6,842 enemy troops.
But the casualties we paid are also huge!
The 1st Infantry Division suffered 3842 casualties, of which 856 were killed, 685 were seriously injured, and the rest were lightly injured!
The Eighth Infantry Division suffered 1,285 casualties, of which 586 were killed and 284 were seriously injured...
The total casualties of our army: about 7,800 people, more than 2,100 dead, and more than 1,000 seriously injured! "
Popov sighed and said, "Yes! With a Chatalja, we have lost half of the main force!
From the beginning of the war to the present, our First Army has defeated hundreds of thousands of Turkish troops and conquered dozens of fortresses, with no more casualties!
It seems that the next battle is not easy to fight! The Sudanese government has issued a death order, ‘the city is here, and the city is dead.’ Now the Ottoman army is coming desperately! "
Petrov sneered and said: "The Ottomans are just starting to work hard now, don't you think it's too late? Even if you can keep Constantinople, what can you do?
The Balkans are almost completely lost and entered our pockets. They still want to take it back.
What age is it, and the whole clan is still being implicated, the Sudanese government is really brutal! "
Popov smiled bitterly and said, "But it's very effective, isn't it? Now those who dare to surrender to us are basically from the Balkans. I didn't expect that group of noble lords would work hard enough to fight their lives!
Mr. Chief of Staff, how do we report to the country now? I really don't know what kind of turbulence will be caused by such a large casualty in China! "
Petrov was depressed and wanted to vomit blood, no matter how he reported it, the First Army couldn't do it well!
Conquering a Chatalja position, or taking advantage of it, all lost so much, how to explain the past? If it were Constantinople, it would be almost the same!
"Report it honestly! Tell the country clearly about the situation. It is impossible to conquer Constantinople without paying 50,000 or 60,000 casualties!
If the Ottoman Empire increases its troops again, this loss is estimated to increase, so let the country prepare for it first! "
Compared with the distress of the First Army, at this moment in Constantinople, Edel Pasha and a group of Ottoman officers are even more distressed!
The artillery with high hopes has lost hundreds of artillery in today's battle, and killed thousands of artillery!
Don't think about firepower advantage, just wait for the bombing!
Even worse, the heavily guarded Chatalja position was lost in less than a day, and by the way, the defenders of the two divisions were also ruined. This is undoubtedly worse!
Edel Pasha said coldly: "Let's talk about it! Now everyone is a grasshopper on a skipping rope, and no one can run away. If you have any ideas, just say it!"
General Etor Pasha, who withdrew from the front line, took the lead and said: "The current situation is very obvious. With the intervention of the Russians, we have lost our firepower advantage!
What is the combat effectiveness of the Bulgarian army? Everyone sitting here has seen it! To defend Constantinople, with the 80,000 troops in our hands, it is impossible to do it!
I suggest to explain the situation directly to the country and ask for help! We need at least 200,000 reinforcements and a large amount of weapons and ammunition to be able to hold Constantinople!
If the noble lords in the country still advocate counter-offensive, then there is no need to talk about an army of less than 500,000! Just to be on the safe side, then transfer the 800,000 army, and we can hit Sofia! "
Everyone roared with laughter, UU reading www.uukanshu. com Etor Pasha speaks everyone's heart. The same nobles, why do you have fun in the rear and make us work hard at the front?
Are they still unclear about the situation in the Ottoman Empire? Two hundred thousand army is no problem, as long as you wait a few months, you can always get together! Eight hundred thousand troops, no problem, wait a year or two!
Only weapons and equipment are imported from abroad, and the government can’t afford to pay for it; if you produce it yourself, you may be able to gather them in three or five years, but the quality is not guaranteed!
Edel Pasha knew that he was incapable of suppressing the "lost generals" of these arrogant soldiers, and he was also very dissatisfied with his desperate stay in Constantinople.
At the moment, regardless of whether the country can send reinforcements, he said coldly: "Since everyone agrees, then we will jointly report!"
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Ferdinand, who had just received the emergency report from the frontline, felt a chill. Could it be that something went wrong and caused the Ottomans to come back?
I opened the battle report in a hurry. Fortunately, it was a victory, but the more he looked down, the more surprised he was!
But not worried, but happy!
In history, the Bulgarian army was blocked by the Chatalja position and was unable to make a breakthrough; now the First Army has captured the Chatalja position on the first day, which is undoubtedly a good thing in his opinion!
As for the casualties, "one will be successful"! Constantinople is not so easy to fight, with heavy casualties, Ferdinand had already prepared for it!
After some calculations, Ferdinand decided to fight, and immediately ordered: "Guardian, report to the First Army Command! Content: Order Popov to take Constantinople at all costs!
Now I authorize him to recruit and replenish his troops on the spot. The recruiting scope is engineer divisions and militia volunteers of all ethnic groups!
When necessary, allow temporary divisions to be formed on the spot to join the siege! "