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Chapter 701 Ioannina

The train slowly departed from Basra. On the first batch of trains, not only were there full set of equipment from two divisions, but also supported the sharpshooter troops to Turkey.

All the sharpshooters were concentrated on a train, with a total of 6 carriages. Compared with other troops, the sharpshooters' troops carried not much equipment. Apart from the sniper rifle and a small number of spare parts on the sharpshooters, there were only bullets left. Therefore, a carriage of about 120 people was not as comfortable as the sleeper bench, but not crowded.

The soldiers had taken off the Northwest Army's uniforms. Before setting off, the officers had specially trained them. This was a secret operation, in order to win the interests of the Northwest, their information was secretly sealed. Once they failed on the battlefield, they could not find any information on them, which was equivalent to a blank person with no information and no information.

Perhaps in later generations, such a situation would require mobilization from political commissars, instructors, etc. Even if the Northwest was established for less than 5 years, it would be greatly supported by allowing countless people to survive and live a good life. This group of soldiers was selected from the middle.

In the No. 11 train, a soldier who didn't look tall, holding a huge awp12, had a total length of this gun almost 18 meters. Compared with the height of ordinary Chinese in this era, it was still a little too long. This was impossible. For high-precision guns such as sniper rifles, the range is the key to it. Without sufficient barrel length, the accuracy in the long range cannot be guaranteed.

This thin soldier was named Wang Erniu. He was originally just an ordinary farmer in rural Henan. In February 1909, he came to Baotou to work with fellow villagers from the same village. Because he had no skills, he just recruited soldiers in the northwest, so he followed him into the Northwest Army. He participated in the Battle of Zhangjiakou in Beiyang, the Battle of Russia's Battle of Buying and Selling City, and the Battle of Ude later. It can be said that he had outstanding military achievements. Later, the Northwest Army occupied Basra Port and needed personnel. He specially selected about 3,000 people from the special forces and reconnaissance units in the northwest. He was one of them, the number one sharpshooter in Basra Port.

After the Northwest decided to interfere in Turkey, the order was sent to the Port of Basra. Among them, the best of the special forces and reconnaissance forces were among them. They were the first military observers to support Turkey. Among them, 500 were specially selected sharpshooters. They were equipped with the new sniper rifle AWP12 for at least 3 months and could be used skillfully. The strongest one could even accurately sniper accuracy to within 2 cm within a range of 500 meters.

In this era, the range of a rifle is between 200 meters and 400 meters, and the accuracy of 500 meters is 2 cm. This is amazing. Even if it is close to you, the range of two centimeters will not be much larger than the fist of a two or three-year-old child. If it hits within 2 centimeters in 200 meters, it can be said to be extremely accurate. Hitting your heart will never hit your stomach.

After training the maximum range of the sharpshooter, some people can only ensure the most basic range of about 1 kilometer. However, a top player like Wang Erniu can achieve accurate snipers within 1,300 meters and 1,500 meters. Such strength is a very small number of shooters even in the Northwest Army.

Holding the awp12 in his hand tightly, Wang Erniu has never left the gun since he fired this gun. This is what the old shooter taught him. This way, the integration of the man and the gun must be extremely strong. This sense of gun can help them reach this edge with thousands of temperings and countless shootings after exceeding the range.

The three Pashas in the capital of Turkey have been waiting. The distance from Basra to Turkey is more than 2,000 kilometers. The heavy steam locomotive in the northwest can reach the speed of about 140 kilometers per hour. A small amount of coal and water will be added in the middle, but not much delay. After the mutiny of Turkey, Turkey completely turned to Germany. However, the Balkan War that reopened did not go smoothly. The Turkish army, which had already suffered a huge blow, reduced its strength after the mutiny, and there were too many things missing. The belief in arms, soldiers, and even a victory came from the support of the East, which was crucial.

At 18 pm on February 21, the first train finally arrived in Constable Danteburg. It was enough to reorganize the arms of two reorganized divisions, giving Turkey a shot of a heart. After a brief negotiation with the German instructors currently in Turkey, 100 staff members stayed at the base camp and formed a temporary staff department to work with the German staff to jointly coordinate the battle situation in Turkey.

The situation in Turkey is already very serious. At present, the Greek army has surrounded the Yoannina Fortress. Albania has been promoted by the Balkan Union. Bulgaria has surrounded Thrace. Serbia has surrounded Adrian Fortress with the support of Bulgaria. There are only three important fulcrums left in the Balkans and are almost surrounded. The form is in danger. Ioninina Fortress has sent dozens of emergency telegrams in succession.

Even if the Balkans are at a disadvantage, they cannot completely withdraw from the Balkans. This is the consensus among the three Turkish Pashas. However, under the current circumstances, Turkey's mobile power has almost been consumed in the Balkans. The only remaining army, which may be less than two divisions, cannot play a major role, and lacks weapons. The Chinese aid can be said to be a timely help.

However, they were originally planning to leave these so-called military observers in Constable Danteburg like the Germans. The previous German instructors also did this, but they were rejected by the China National Affairs delegation. They had a little contact with the German side, especially when they mentioned the current grim situation in Turkey, and decided to go to the front line.

Turkey is concerned about more about arms. Not many Chinese people come. Since they want to go to the front line, then go. You are not afraid of death. What are they afraid of? Even in three cities, there are only 200 people on average, but adding some reinforcements and arms is enough to stabilize them temporarily.

In this way, Wang Erniu did not stay in Constantinople, a historic European city, and set out overnight to follow some of them and enter the Fortress of Ioannina. Although the Greek army surrounded the Fortress of Ioannina, it was not surrounded like the siege of China. Perhaps a large number of people were not easy to enter, and a small number of troops and supplies could still be entered, and half of the division's supplies could be supplemented and temporarily placed in the rear. A regiment of infantry guarded an artillery regiment to build an artillery position on the side of the Greek army far away from the fortress.

This is a traditional European city. The existence of Gundam's walls and bastions has good protection. Unfortunately, facing the opponent's superior artillery fire, especially the attack of large-caliber artillery fire, many places have been missing. The remaining bastion main body has no problems, enough to allow snipers to enter, and there are also many Turks guarding. The battle lasted for several months (during the truce in 1912, Greece did not relax the siege of the Yoannina Fortress), which caused great losses to the Turkish army. Not only did it lose all its heavy firepower, it also lost a large amount of ammunition, and a small part of the supply gave them a needle of a strong armament, and everyone was excited.

In the direction of the Fortress of Ioannina, the Greek army was responsible for attacking. The Greek army could not be considered first-class among the entire European troops, and it was not even second-class. Since 1822, Greece seemed to have never stopped fighting. It was also a battle-hardened place in front of the Fortress of Ioannina. There were 4 divisions besieging the Fortress of Ioannina. They had 64 100mm artillery and hundreds of artillery below 100mm. It was these artillery that made the Turkish army suffer. If it weren't for the city defense of the Fortress of Ioannina that was strong enough, the Fortress of Ioannina would have been attacked long ago.

Even so, the fortress is in danger now. Reinforcements entered the Fortress of Ioannina, with a division of artillery fire, 36 108 and 12 155. 8 kilometers away, building positions, and the trained artillery began to prepare to suppress the Greek offensive.

According to the agreement before, the Turkish army, which was responsible for the guards of the Yoannina Fortress, obediently obeyed the Chinese command. They left behind two battalions of infantry, and the rest quietly retreated from the Yoannina Fortress while the night was dark. They would go to the artillery position to receive weapons and rest for a little.

Almost ten thousand people withdrew, with less than 1,000 people remaining. After adding the squadron, this surprised the leader of the Yoannina Fortress, but the orders from Turkey made him unable to refuse. Turkey also made a decision based on the actual situation of the Yoannina Fortress. The current Yoannina Fortress is not suitable for persistence. If the Greek army attacks at any cost, the Yoannina Fortress may be broken in one week at most. Since the Chinese are so confident, it is better to withdraw the vital forces and reorganize them on the second line, which can be regarded as retaining some strength.

The Turkish army retreated while the night left only two battalions filled with battalions, with almost 800 people, with enough weapons and equipment, and even ammunition. These people thought they were abandoned as cannon fodder, but unexpectedly, Wang Erniu did not regard them as cannon fodder at all. He shifted in 8 directions and 32 posts to prevent sneak attacks from the Greek army. The rest were placed in the center of the castle, which was the most closely guarded place in the entire Ioannina Fortress, and safety could be guaranteed. (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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