Greece’s Roman Road

At about 2:10 in the afternoon, the Bulgarian troops were already forming in front of the Greek lines.

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Three flares slowly lifted into the air, attracting everyone's attention, which was obviously a signal for the Bulgarian army to attack.

After several flares were launched, the Bulgarian army led by Ivanov opened the prelude to the offensive.

At first, there were a few sparse artillery sounds, which stirred up a few smoke and dust on the Greek positions, and then the sound of artillery fire became more and more intense, and finally covered the entire ten-kilometer-long trench defense line in Greece.

Major General Papademos, who put down the binoculars at the rear to watch the battlefield situation, immediately shouted to the messengers behind him: "Notify all the ministries immediately, prepare for anti-artillery bombardment"

"In addition, inform the artillery regiments of the divisions not to alert the enemy first, pay attention to hiding our artillery positions, observe and record the position of the artillery of the Bulgarian army, and calibrate the shooting of Zhuyuan, but do not fire without my order." Pa Patimos said.

The Greek artillery force is not inferior to the Bulgarians at all. The reason why Papademos kept the artillery silent is to verify how well the trenches carefully constructed by the Greek army can defend against artillery shelling.

Although the Greek army has made multiple evaluations of trench tactics and conducted various exercises under simulated actual combat conditions, the results of multiple evaluations have shown that the casualty rate of the defensive troops squatting in the trenches is much lower than that of the offensive. However, the trench warfare mode has not undergone actual combat. Many officers in the Greek army are still somewhat worried that rashly adopting tactics that have not been baptized in actual combat will be too risky.

Secondly, the Greek army is the defender and is not in a hurry at all. It is the Bulgarian army who should be worried. After all, the longer the delay, the more disadvantageous it will be for Bulgaria.

The Bulgarian artillery fires first, then they will expose the position of their artillery. Before the Greek artillery fires, the commander of the Bulgarian artillery must be worried, worried that their artillery positions will be hit by the Greek artillery fire.

But for the Bulgarian army, without using artillery to cover and destroy the defense line of the Greek army, it is even more impossible for the soldiers to directly charge the Greek land.

Just a few hundred meters in front of the Greek position, dozens of barbed wire fences are arranged, which can not only turn the charging soldiers into living targets, but also mention the anti-infantry mines buried in the ground!

Papademos calculated in his heart that if the effect of anti-artillery bombardment in the trenches was indeed outstanding, then the Greek army had already grasped a part of the advantage just after the war.

The messenger did not dare to neglect the general's order, and immediately turned around to convey the order.

The soldiers who were in charge of the defense in the trenches, after receiving the command of the commander, immediately hid in the trenches to defend against the artillery fire of the Bulgarians.

So much so that there were not many soldiers on the line of defense that was more than ten kilometers long.

After the hour-long shelling, the sound of the Bulgarians' artillery became more and more sparse.

"Report to General, this is the report of the casualties of the soldiers in the trenches during the shelling according to the statistics of the officers of each division."

Finally came, Papademos secretly said, and then took the document and glanced at the numbers on it. He was overjoyed to see more than 800 casualties in the shelling.

Judging from the momentum when the Bulgarian artillery fired just now, the Bulgarian artillery had absolutely no power left.

Hundreds of artillery pieces continued to fire for an hour. Such an offensive was not an easy task for the Bulgarian army.

The first is the cost of shells. For Bulgaria, an agricultural country, almost all shells are purchased from outside.

The second is the transportation problem. Transporting hundreds of thousands of artillery shells to the front line is also a huge burden on logistics.

The Bulgarian army shelled for an hour, and the Greek soldiers only suffered hundreds of casualties. This result was absolutely acceptable to Papademos.

Of course, the Bulgarian army's artillery bombardment was not completely without results. After the smoke from the explosion of the shells dissipated, the positions of the Greek infantry had already become pitted, and the soft soil seemed to have been plowed again. The original dozens of barbed wire fences Twisted and twisted, most of the gaps were actually blown up.

After the Bulgarian artillery was completely extinguished, the infantry began to charge towards the Greek positions like a tide.

The Greek artillery units finally showed their might, and along with the intermittent sound of artillery, a few sparse artillery shells swept through the air, and then landed in front of the position.

The signal of the Bulgarian infantry attack sounded the death knell of the artillery. When the Bulgarian infantry, like the tide, thought that their artillery preparations had caused serious damage to the Greek soldiers, the Greek rapid-firing artillery deployed behind the defense line finally showed its power!

With a muffled sound, an orange flame spewed out of the muzzle, the barrel quickly retreated, and then quickly reset under the action of the gun mount, the breech opened, and a brass shell was thrown out, and then a gunner fired A 75mm shell was fed into the barrel, and then the breech block was locked and the cord was pulled.

In the first few minutes of each gun, the average rate of fire reached 8 rounds per minute! Howling artillery shells sliced ​​through the air, and a few seconds later, the distant Bulgarian artillery positions were shrouded in flames and smoke.

Violent explosions are constantly coming from the target area. Because there is sufficient time for the artillery to measure the distance in advance, the accuracy of the first round of shooting is good. The artillery shells are almost evenly scattered in the target area. equipment and personnel were killed by flying shrapnel and flames.

The artillery company of the Greek Legion tilted the deadly rain of bullets over the target's head like a machine, blasting the artillery into pieces with the dense shrapnel, sweeping the soldiers down in pieces.

The flames and gunpowder that heralded death rose behind the positions.

The flames and gunpowder on the rear positions were like a cloud of darkness, shrouding the minds of the attacking Bulgarian army.

At this time, about half of the Bulgarian army had already rushed to the position that was only 300 meters away from the target.

Under the scolding of the officers, the soldiers launched the first wave of shocks on the ground! A large number of soldiers began to sprint, while some soldiers picked up their rifles and started shooting!

With a creak, a soldier felt like he had stepped on something under his feet, and when he raised his foot in surprise, a death metal storm composed of hundreds of steel **** swept across his feet. This poor guy's lower body is completely shattered!

Then he flew through the soldier's broken body thinking of the soldiers who were caught off guard behind him!

In an instant, several huge gaps appeared in the Japanese army's front, which was rushing forward like a wave. The anti-infantry mines deployed at the front were destroyed by the shelling and most of them were detonated, but the Bulgarian infantry was eaten up at the first time. suffered.

The rest of them stepped on the mutilated limbs of their comrades on the ground and continued to move forward. They used the howls of exhaustion to dispel the fear in their hearts, and rushed towards their opponents like beasts, hoping to overwhelm their opponents with their bayonets.

"Bulgarians? Like a herd of wild boars that didn't lose their minds, they rushed to our trap, trying to overwhelm the steel with their savagery, but it turned out that they did nothing but leave dead bodies in front of our positions. Besides, there is no use for us soldiers hiding in trenches, except for providing targets one by one!" A Greek soldier commented after the war.

As the Bulgarian soldiers continued to approach, at first the Greek soldiers just used their rifles to shoot at a long distance, and then they remembered the sound of "da da da" shooting on the position.

That was the Mark Qin machine gun firing!

The deadly metal storm and the dense rain of bullets swept down a large number of Bulgarian soldiers in an instant, like cutting wheat.

In order to give full play to the advantages of the Maxim machine gun in defense more effectively, the staff of the Greek army also followed the German example and carefully studied the tactics of using the machine gun.

The soldiers in the charging process seem to be easily hit by the Maxim machine gun, but it is not.

At close range, the precise shooting of the enemy infantry will also pose a serious threat to the machine gunner. After all, the important target of the machine gunner is the priority target of the soldiers.

The machine guns fired from the flanks at the charging enemy, and the enemy could not escape.

The Greek soldiers used multiple machine guns to shoot on the left and right flanks, forming crossfire, which was an insurmountable iron wall.

Under the coercion of the officers, the Bulgarian soldiers roared furiously and rushed towards the Greek positions without any hesitation. Soon, these people fell like dominoes in rows.

The continuous shooting sound of "da da da" came continuously, as if hitting the soldier's heart.

The brave Bulgarian soldiers also felt confused at this time. When facing the Ottoman army, this was not the case at all, which was different from the previous battlefield.

The Bulgarians' first wave of charges was repelled after only 20 minutes, and the speed of victory exceeded Papademos' expectations.

However, the number of Bulgarian soldiers killed in this round of attack was only more than 3,000. If it hadn't destroyed several important enemy artillery positions, such a loss would not be too great for the Ivanov Legion.

"This... is simply unimaginable!" Looking at the artillery positions that had been plowed through by artillery shells, Ivanov's face was gloomy. He had won successive battles in previous wars, and the morale and pride of the soldiers had accumulated. , was knocked back to its original shape in an instant.

The Bulgarians, who think they are good at fighting, are as weak as children in front of the Greek army. Only the first tentative attack was destroyed by the opponent's sharpest fangs, and the artillery suffered heavy losses. How can we fight this battle?

Let the soldiers brave the opponent's artillery to charge?

It was originally thought that the Greeks' land acquisition had been prepared by artillery fire for nearly an hour, and the defending soldiers would definitely suffer heavy casualties, but from the counterattack of the Greek soldiers just now, their artillery preparations caused extremely limited damage.

The current situation is already obvious. The Greek army has strong combat effectiveness, and there are well-prepared fortifications. It is obvious that they are waiting for work. They have already been arranged and are waiting for the Bulgarian army to attack.

Shelling does limited damage to enemy lines and also exposes the location of artillery.

What is the difference between letting the soldiers charge without shelling and sending them to death?

But the delay is even more unfavorable for the Bulgarian side. The Greeks obviously want to delay tactics and time is on their side.

Just when Ivanov was a little undecided, the signal trooper reported that the two infantry divisions who came to support had already arrived.

At the same time, it also brought information on the northern battlefield. The Bulgarian army in the direction of Petrich has already started an attack on the Greek defense line near Sere.

Serre and Nizhny Tarovs, two important fulcrums of the Greek defenses, were simultaneously attacked by the Bulgarian army.

It was necessary for Ivanov's army to launch a fierce offensive, so that the Greek army could not balance the north and the south, contain the Greek army in front of it, and strive to be able to break through the defense line quickly and end the war quickly.

After learning this news, Ivanov had to bite the bullet and ignore the demands of his subordinates - delaying the attack until he thought of an effective way to deal with the Greek trenches.

Ivanov knew clearly in his heart that the Bulgarian strategy was to attack the Greek defense line from the north to the south. At present, all the actions of the Bulgarian Army are implemented around this strategy. Once this strategy fails, the Bulgarian Army will soon fall into passive.

He has no other choice.

Can only bite the bullet and continue to attack.

In the early morning of the next day, the Bulgarian army, which had been repaired overnight, regrouped here and planned a new round of offensive.

"Let all artillerymen stop estimating the shortage of artillery shells and strengthen their artillery fire," Ivanov ordered to his subordinates.

"Let's start." When the gunfire sounded again, the Bulgarian troops on the left and right flanks were eager to try.

In this attack, in order to be effective, Ivanov will press all his troops to the battlefield!

Papademos also knew that the next enemy attack would not be as easy to deal with as the previous tentative attack.

The Bulgarian army, which suffered a loss, will attack even more violently next time!

At 8:00 in the morning, the artillery of the Bulgarian army opened fire first, and the Greek artillery was not hiding firepower, and the artillery first launched a head-to-head artillery battle.

Then Ivanov also learned his lesson, and immediately ordered the Bulgarian army to attack while the artillery bombed the Greek soldiers' positions.

From assembling the army to launching the attack, Bulgarian soldiers will be haunted by bullets every step of the way, and once driven into the field, they will be attacked whether they advance or retreat.

In this case ~www.wuxiax.com~ people's survival instinct makes them temporarily forget their fear, when most people fall down the shells, but the rate of fire of these guns seems to be faster than the rapid-fire guns!

A shell of artillery quickly exploded next to the soldiers who had just assembled.

The fragmentation of the cast iron forged projectile is no worse than that of steel balls. These cheap shrapnel easily blew up half of the soldiers of a squad, while the rest of the people were trembling and lying on the ground, letting the officer yell at him and beat his feet. Kicks are not standing up.

But even so, the Bulgarians' offensive was still advancing steadily step by step. The continuous reinforcements from the rear forced the front team to rush to the opponent's position. At a distance of 200 to 300 meters, the Bulgarian army encountered the most severe test!

In the frontal attack, the soldiers faced the combined firepower of machine guns and mortars.

The ferocious firepower of the machine guns shot blood on the charging Bulgarian soldiers, and the shells fired by the mortars sent a large number of shrapnel above the heads of the Bulgarians every minute.

The soldiers in the regiment were first taken care of, and after a series of grenades fell, a platoon of Bao soldiers quickly disappeared into the smoke and flames.