Bulgarian Empire

When the Third Army was invading Albania, it overcame the 6th Infantry Division of the Rhodope Mountains, descended from the Nestos River, and after capturing Kavala, it went straight to Komotini without stopping!

Now that the mission of the Sixth Infantry Division has changed, the Second Army has already won the Macedonian region, and the plan to split the Ottoman army is no longer necessary.

Not reconciled to defeat the Ottoman Empire, at this time, we are concentrating our forces to prepare for another battle in the Istanbul area. The Aegean area will be temporarily taken over by the 7th Infantry Division, and the 6th Infantry Division has now been placed under the First Army.

"How is the situation?" asked George Ivanlov, the commander of the Sixth Division.

Chief of Staff Stefan Bogdanov shook his head and said: "The situation is very unsatisfactory! Our Sixth Division left most of the artillery and heavy machine guns in the country when crossing Rhodope Mountain in a hurry. , It’s difficult to conquer Komotini now!"

"No matter how difficult it is, we must fight it, otherwise we will not be able to catch up with the battle of Constantinople!" George Ivanov said with a wry smile

Chief of Staff Stefan nodded and agreed, and then said: "Komotini is a transportation hub connecting Macedonia and Eastern Thrace. The Ottoman Empire usually stationed two regiments here.

After the war broke out, the troops of three regiments were increased, and together with the collapsed troops, there are now about 12,000 in the city.

In terms of strength, our advantage is not obvious, and now we lack siege artillery.

The staff believes that the best way is to wait for the artillery to be transported from the rear before launching a full-scale attack! Launching an offensive blindly now will cause a lot of casualties, even if Komotini is captured, it is not worth the loss! "

George Ivanov thought for a while and said: "The Aegean Sea is now dominated by the Ottoman navy. When we attacked Kavala, a group of Ottoman troops withdrew to the island of Sashos, and they might make a comeback at any time!

If Komotini cannot be captured as quickly as possible, and if the Ottomans deploy reinforcements from Asia, there will be a serious threat to the Aegean Sea, and our Sixth Division will do nothing else! "

...

When the Sixth Division was in trouble, Ahmed Pasha in the city was even more "sorrowful" at this time. The reputation of the Bulgarian army has been played out, at least the Ottoman army has recognized it!

I know my family's affairs. On the surface, it seems that the soldiers in the city are strong and strong, but in fact, most of them are made up, and less than half are really capable of fighting!

"Come here! Send my order, the whole city is on guard, if you find any abnormalities, kill it!" Ahmed Pasha said murderously

Komotini's unique geographical location makes the city's commerce very prosperous, and it is a multi-ethnic city. At this time, an undercurrent was brewing in Komotini.

In a small grocery store in the north of the city, Sanwu was making plans. A teenager asked worriedly: "Mr. Vikki, the Ottomans are very guarded. How do we get close to the granary?"

The middle-aged man named Vichy said kindly: "Jim, don't worry! How much food do you think they can have in their granary due to the corruption of the Sudanese government?

Our goal this time is not them at all. Look at the map, these are the grain storage points of the major grain merchants in the city! "

The faces of several teenagers changed slightly, and Jim asked in confusion: "Mr. Vikki, even if we light the granary, it will be useless! These merchants have stricter fire protection measures than the Ottoman official warehouse. They can quickly Just put it out!"

Vicki haha ​​smiled and said, "Little Jim is very smart! Yes, those businessmen are very wary. Besides, we can't be too busy with a few of us!"

Vicki’s middle-aged man designated a few places with his hands and said, "Look, this is the place where firewood is stored in the city. Tomorrow night you can sneak in and light them, and then immediately find a place to hide!

Remember to evacuate immediately after completing the task. Now the Ottomans are crazy, don't get caught! I will take care of the burning of the granary! "

After speaking, Vitch didn't explain, walked out of the grocery store, turned left and disappeared into the alley!

At this time, in a grain store in the south of the city, a man in grey clothes asked, "How is it?"

The middle-aged man said confidently: "Don't worry, these teenagers are still reliable! They are all carefully selected by me, and everyone has blood and deep hatred with the Ottomans!

It's a pity that the time is too short, they have not completed the training, otherwise the success rate this time will be greatly increased! "

From a closer look, isn't the middle-aged man just Veitch who just left the grocery store?

The man in gray said earnestly: "Don't be too confident, accidents may happen at any time in our business! Forget it, it doesn't matter if they fail, as long as they can create chaos, that's enough!"

Vicky asked suspiciously: "You should think about it first, is there any way to destroy the granary in the city!"

The man in gray smiled and said: "Don't forget what I do? It doesn't matter whether the food is burned or not, as long as the people think that the food has been burned, that's enough!

The capitalists in the city will cooperate with us. Since ancient times, hoarding is a good way to get rich! "

...

With the sound of artillery fire, the siege war began! Due to the lack of fire cover, the tentative attack of the Sixth Division was quickly repelled by the Ottomans.

George Ivanov glanced at the battlefield and said, "Stop the siege!"

Chief of Staff Zou frowned and said: "Strikes are impossible! The Ottomans in the city are already prepared. Unless we are willing to do anything, it will be difficult to conquer Komotini. Let's wait now!"

George Ivanov nodded, giving up.

...

As night fell, there was a loud voice in Komotini.

"Fuck, put out the fire!"

...

The chaos in the city did not last long. Ahmed Pasha sent troops to cut off hundreds of heads, and order was restored!

However, the sequelae are not so easy to quell. First of all, the price of food in the city has risen again, and it has gone up crazy, and it is also sold in limited quantities!

Before the war, one Ottoman lira could buy 52㎏ flour. Yesterday, one lire could buy 20㎏ flour. Now you can only buy 5㎏ flour. The price of food has increased tenfold! (1 Lira≈6.65 grams of gold)

Rumors arose in the city for a while, and many people believed that the fire last night destroyed the food stocks in the city. Panic buying, crazy buying!

The capitalists have made a profit, but the ordinary people have suffered. After the price of food has soared tenfold, fortunately, working hard for a day, even can't afford a piece of brown bread!

Encouraged by the people of interest, ordinary people went to the streets one after another, demanding that the government quell food prices!

How many of the capitalists of the Ottoman Empire have no background? Not dependent on domestic dignitaries or international capitalists, none of them are easy to mess with!

On one side are helpless ordinary people, on the other side are capitalists with great wealth. Ahmed Pasha must make a choice!

Of course, he still has a third option, that is, the government opens a warehouse and releases grain. In theory, the official storehouse in Komotini is enough to feed 20,000 people for three years. It is more than enough to deal with the food crisis!

In fact, Ahmed Pasha has to pay for the food for the Ottoman army now from the capitalists!

Ahmed Pasha hesitated again and again, but still wisely sat on the side of his own class and sent troops to expel the petitioners!

Knowing that the opportunity he was waiting for was coming, the man in gray immediately mobilized all the spies lurking in the city and began to connect in series to encourage the hungry people to grab food!

In order to stabilize the order in the city, Ahmed Pasha sent troops to carry out a brutal suppression, and countless people were massacred.

"Vicci, start the next step!" The man in gray said calmly

"Yes! It's a pity that we have limited power in the city, and we don't know if we can open the city gate!" Weiqi looked regretful.

"Rotten wood can't be carved!" The man in gray commented

Vicky said angrily: "You~"

The man in gray said coldly: "What are you? Did I say something wrong?

From the moment the Ottoman raised his butcher knife, UU reading www.uukanshu.com Komotini was over! Don't forget that there are many locals in the Ottoman army.

The young man who was arrested originally had grievances in his heart, but now he is stained with the blood of their relatives! What do you think will happen? "

...

When the bell rang at midnight, a tragic uprising broke out in Komotini. The ordinary people with their bare hands were obviously not opponents of the Ottoman army.

At the critical moment, Vitch raised his arms and shouted "Break out of the city", and it instantly became the last glimmer of hope for everyone!

At this moment, the Ottoman army is also not at peace. Many soldiers who have been forced into the army have turned a deaf ear to the above orders. There is no way, the insurgents may have their own relatives and friends, so I can't do it!

Some soldiers even turned their backs when their relatives were killed!

The defenders in the south of the city are no exception. There are even many locals among them who have seen their relatives and friends fall in a pool of blood.

Looking at the crowd about to go out of the city, they undoubtedly chose to release the water. The gun was crackling, and the bullet did not know where it went!

The Ottoman officer looked at the approaching crowd, and if he didn't know what to do, he would really be an idiot!

Immediately brought the supervising team over, and shot several soldiers who released the water on the spot. At this moment, the Sixth Division outside the city launched another siege, and a stray bullet hit the officer who led the team.

When the other soldiers looked at it, they felt that the Ottomans were not good enough, and the anger that had been oppressed for a long time could no longer be suppressed. They simply killed the supervising team and joined the rebel army!

Inside and outside, the hearts of the people are back! Coupled with a group of soldiers who may turn against each other at any time, Komotini City can't stop no matter how strong it is!