Chapter 1598 Disaster Is Coming

Chapter 1598 Disaster is Coming

“How far away are we from Beecher now?

"Our forward has already encountered the Turkish army. The forward is only about 18 kilometers away from them, and our main force is about 30 kilometers away. If you are willing, we can include this city in our territory today. It's within the artillery strike range." The staff officer said as he raised his eyes.

"Forget it, let's do it tomorrow. We need to prepare well. After all, we lost a lot of equipment along the way." Xiafei finally suppressed his intention to enter the city tonight, and he decided to let the troops take a good rest. Once, and then try again tomorrow.

"Send a telegram to the British and tell them that the plan is going well and let them prepare." Joffre added.

"But we are behind enemy lines." The staff officer said with some embarrassment. "Radio communications need to be restricted."

"We are facing Turks, not Germans, and what if Turkey knows about it? The result will not change. Just do as I say." Xiafei said stubbornly.

Although they did not encounter any decent obstruction or harassment along the way, Xiafei's troops still walked very unsmoothly. In this era, the reliability of tracked vehicles can be described as a tragedy. After leaving the railway line, Xiafei walked a zigzag line for 10 days. Although the distance was not too far, the French tanks that could follow him to the present have had an average of 2 engine and 2 replacements. track....... Now, the number of tanks owned by Xiafei's troops is only about 30% of what it was before the war...

Fortunately, wheeled vehicles are quite powerful in dry plain areas, so weapons such as towed artillery and truck guns still have to follow them.

"Perhaps, in the future, the French Army should equip more wheeled armored vehicles." Xiafei said in his heart while looking at the dusty convoy behind him. The load capacity and off-road performance of the full-track chassis are indeed good, but the speed is too slow, consumes too much, and is very difficult to maintain.

Although France is an industrial power, considering that it is facing Germany, which is more than twice as powerful as itself. When armored forces cannot gain an advantage in quality, at least they cannot be too different in quantity, right? Therefore, if there are not enough tanks, armored vehicles should make up for it... And in Western Europe, when the road environment is very good, the off-road performance of tracked tanks is not that important, while the speed advantages of half-tracks and wheeled vehicles are very obvious. Of course, these things need to be considered in the future, and it is a bit early to think about them now.

When the sun jumped over the horizon the next day, the French army, which had rested for the night, began to attack Bichel. To be honest, as an important transportation hub and rear base, the Turkish army had quite a few troops. About 12,000 people,

However, even though Xiafei's troops had lost too much heavy equipment, and even though they had been running continuously for almost two weeks, this battle could still be described as devastating.

The French even skipped fire support this time. In addition to looking down on the Turks' combat effectiveness, the lack of artillery shells is also an important reason. But this does not prevent the French Republic from displaying their world-class tactics!

An elite French tactical team carrying Chauchat submachine guns, coupled with engineers and flamethrowers. Coupled with the direct fire support from truck guns and tanks in the rear, when both sides invested roughly the same amount of troops, the Turkish positions generally could not hold up for half an hour before being broken through. The French finally regained the feeling they had at the beginning of the Asia Minor campaign. Amidst a burst of gunfire, Xiafei's troops took control of this important transportation area in just one day, and also seized 20 locomotives and hundreds of wagons, as well as a large amount of materials and supplies.

At the same time, the British Expeditionary Force on the front also launched a general offensive against the Turks. The armored forces that had not been put into the battlefield also showed their ferocious fangs this time, with a British armored brigade and the Japanese 7th Armored Division as the offensive. The spearhead directly tore through the three lines of defense of the Turks in one day. Then, a large number of infantrymen poured in and began to divide and surround the main Turkish force.

Three days later, the British military boots finally stepped on the ruins of Eskisehir's city walls. Seven days later, the Turkish army, totaling nearly 100,000, was completely wiped out by the British Expeditionary Force and the French Army! Among them, there were about 40,000 casualties, and almost all of the remaining 50,000 people were prisoners.

At this point, what Ruprecht was most worried about happened. Hundreds of thousands of British troops neatly defeated a Turkish army group. After occupying Bichel, the Allied forces were able to knock on Ankara's western gate - Poratl. Using this time, Ruprecht also transferred approximately 25,000 Bavarian and Prussian troops from the northern front to Ankara, and together with Kemal's troops were responsible for the defense of Ankara and the surrounding Sinjan area.

However, the impact of the turmoil on the battlefield was beyond Rupprecht's expectations. When the Allies surrounded a Turkish army group, the Ottoman Empire's Cemal Pasha (one of the Big Three) personally went to Saint Sofia to visit Rupprecht. Hit, hoping that the Bavarian Army could save Turkey. At the same time, a telegram from the Turkish Sultan was also delivered to the Kaiser. Turkey was severely damaged and the 3B Railway was at risk of being cut off, so William II had to face up to this matter.

"Don't Ruprecht have anything to explain about this matter?" Looking at the telegram sent by the Turkish Sultan, the Kaiser frowned dissatisfied and said.

"The telegram sent by Bavaria claimed that they can deal with this level of threat. The Bavarian Army on the Eastern Front has begun a large-scale movement towards Asia Minor. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince estimates that in up to half a month, the Bavarian Army can launch a large-scale counterattack." Little Maoqi said.

"Half a month?" The Kaiser said anxiously: "In half a month, the Allies may be able to cut off the 3B railway. Our most important and most solid fuel transportation comrades may be cut off for this."

"This is not the case. Although the Turkish army suffered a disastrous defeat, Britain and France were not without cost. They need to rest and recuperate. Then consider that His Highness Ruprecht has sent no less than 2 divisions of German troops to Ankara to cooperate with Turkey's latest With elite troops, there is no problem in defending for a period of time. Compared to Asia Minor, my colleagues in the General Staff and I are more worried about the future situation on the Eastern Front." Little Maoqi hesitated when he said the last sentence.

"What do you mean?" The Kaiser's brows furrowed even more tightly!

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