Chapter 618 Drainage ditch
Churchill never expected that although this house in the Ottoman Empire was dilapidated, the people living in it were poor and violent, so the Anzacs were severely beaten by Atatürk Had a meal.
In 1905, Atatürk graduated from Khabay Staff College and started his military career with the rank of captain.
When the Balkan War broke out, Atatürk served as the attaché of the Ottoman Embassy in Bulgaria, but was unable to participate in the war because he was stranded in Sofia.
After the Ottoman Empire entered the war, Atatürk served as the commander of the new 19th Division formed in Mersin with the rank of colonel.
It should be noted that when the British army landed, the formation of the division had not been completed. Not only were the soldiers not full, there were also insufficient weapons and ammunition, and most of the soldiers had not started military training.
In this case, the Anzac Army was attacked head-on by Atatürk. Not only did 1,500 people die, but more than 3,000 officers and soldiers were captured.
This battle was the largest The significance is to provide enough weapons for Ataturk's troops.
Churchill was unwilling to fail and continued to mobilize troops to land in Mersin, and dispatched warships from the British Mediterranean Fleet to provide fire cover for the landing troops.
As support troops began to arrive, the Anzacs began to push inland, and then something terrible happened.
Atatürk understood the essence of guerrilla warfare, and instead of fighting directly with the British army, he adopted harassment tactics, leaving the British army in a panic.
Atatürk studied Kitchener's strategy in the Second Boer War, implemented a strong wall and cleared the country, and did not give the British army a chance to fight to support the war. At the same time, he sent troops to attack the British army's logistics supply lines and massacre The locals were recruited into the army.
By the end of March, Atatürk's troops had exceeded 40,000.
Muhammad V was very happy, promoted Ataturk's military rank to major general, and appointed Ataturk as the commander of the new 7th Army.
At this time, Muhammad V had fled from the capital Ankara to the small eastern city of Bliss. This was the second capital move of the Ottoman Empire within four years since the outbreak of the Balkan War.
While the British were being beaten at Mersin, the First East India Army was building fortifications.
The British are still powerful. Sackville Carden opened the warehouse of the Mediterranean Fleet to Yuri, so Yuri asked for everything.
The reason why Kaden changed so much is because he finally figured out that it was better to give equipment to the Russian army than to give it to the Ottomans through Indian hands.
The British army surrendered to the Ottoman army in Kut, which was the largest surrender by the British army since the outbreak of the World War.
Before surrendering, Charles Townsend reported to London that he had run out of ammunition and food and was unable to continue fighting, so he had to surrender to the Austrian army.
After Townsend surrendered, the Austrian army announced the results of the battle. Not only did they capture 12,500 British troops in Kut, but they also seized a large amount of weapons, ammunition and supplies.
What’s funny is that before Townsend surrendered, the British army also airdropped supplies to Kut.
The British army's airdrop technology was too poor. The airdropped supplies either fell into the river or drifted to the Austrian positions.
But this also gave Townsend a reason to surrender.
The impact of Townsend's surrender was still very serious.
The Ottoman Empire had Dora's crotch, which was exposed through the Balkan Wars and a series of blows by Yankov, and the "sick man of Europe" was indeed aptly named.
The British army surrendered to the Austrian army in Kut. Even Falkenhayn couldn't help but wonder, could the German army be inferior to the Austrian army?
In the European battlefield, the German army failed to capture tens of thousands of British troops at once.
However, this does not mean that the British army in Europe is powerful in combat, but because the main force of the Allied Powers on the Western Front is the French army, and the British army is just a killer.
This was fully demonstrated in the First Battle of Ypres.
Without emergency relief from the French army, the British army would not even be able to defend Ypres.
Next to the position of the First East India Army is the position of the British 79th Division. This division was formed in India.
The positions of the two armies were adjacent, and Yuri's chief of staff, Alexander, went to take a look at the 79th Division's position.
After returning, Alexander reminded Yuri to strengthen the defense on the flanks.
"The Indians don't seem to be very good at building positions. Their position only has a trench half a meter deep, which is not even as good as our foxholes."
Alexander's expression was indescribable.
The trenches of the Russian army are two meters deep. Soldiers can move freely in the trenches. In order to prevent shelling, the trenches extend in a "Z" shape. Even if the shells fall into the trenches, they will only hit a small section of the trenches. The soldiers inside caused casualties. Alexander may be exaggerating, the Indian trenches should be more than half a meter.
But it definitely does not meet the trench standards of the Russian army.
Yuri didn't quite believe it, so he also went to inspect the 79th Division's position.
At the joint position between the First Army and the 79th Division, a group of Indian soldiers were gathering together, chatting lively and laughing as they watched the soldiers of the First Army dig trenches.
The 2-meter-deep trench was a huge test for physical strength. Egypt was already very hot in March. The Japanese soldiers of the First Army worked so hard that several soldiers took off only a piece of crotch cloth.
It was this crotch cloth that caused the Indian soldiers to laugh wildly.
“Look at these fools, and there is no officer supervision. Who are they doing?”
“Their clothes are ridiculous, and their figures are ridiculous. Oh my God, are these Russians? ! ”
"No, they are Japanese, slaves of the Russians -"
The Indian soldiers talked a lot.
Several British officers were also watching the fun and did not stop the Indian soldiers' discussion.
Yuri strode quickly, and before he could reach the Indian soldiers, the Indian soldiers dispersed.
Yes, this is the Indian.
They will never be responsible for their words, nor do they care about the consequences. Their only purpose is to disgust others and please themselves. It seems that after laughing at the Japanese, they become noble British people like those officers.
"Hey, did you dig a drainage ditch?"
Yuri spoke in Russian, and several British officers looked at each other.
Alexander speaks English and helps Yuri translate.
“You can’t expect these dirty guys to know how to protect themselves. They are fighting in such trenches anyway. Since they don’t say anything, we naturally won’t force them to work.”
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The major with the highest military rank replied honestly, Yuri's rank was lieutenant general.
"Can such trenches withstand the impact of the Ottoman cavalry?"
Yuri is very angry. It doesn't matter if you are willing to die. It would be unjust to drag down friendly forces.
"Who knows, I hope God will bless me then."
The major's answer was very irresponsible.
Yuri didn't talk nonsense to the major and went directly to the 79th Division headquarters to find the division commander Charles.
Charles was not at the headquarters, but in Cairo.
Yuri returned disappointed.
The war is approaching. As the commander of the frontline troops, the division commander is not at the headquarters, but in Cairo, far away from the frontline.
If he hadn’t just taken too many things from Kaden, Yuri just wanted to leave here as quickly as possible to avoid being infected by the fool.
"Okay, we now need to build a semi-circular defense line along the Suez Canal. I hope we have enough time."
The only expectation Yuri has for the British and Indian troops is that he hopes that when the Ottomans attack , the Indians should not attack the positions of the First Army.
If the Indians panic, I believe the Japanese soldiers will not show mercy.
Now under George, the Gaori Legion has the most tenacious will to fight, even more tenacious than the Cossacks.
(End of this chapter)