Left Foot Right Foot

In December 1909, the approaching of the New Year did not bring much joy to the people of Turkey. At this time, the flames were raging in Asia Minor and Macedonia. A large-scale battle broke out near Ankara in central Turkey. The two opposing sides were the 6 armies of the Turkish reactionary government with approximately 90,000 soldiers and the 5 armies and 1 division led by the Al-Shabaab Turkish Party with 70,000 soldiers. Ten thousand people fought fierce battles in a small area. The Turkish government chose the right-wing new army and militia units of the Young Turkish Party as a breakthrough. The Young Turkish Party sent 4 regiments to attack Ankara from behind. Unexpectedly, they encountered the blockade of 3 regiments of the Turkish Guards. The sneak attack failed. The government forces successfully defeated the opposing right wing, and the forces of the Young Turkish Party began to defeat. Although the two sides only lost more than 20,000 troops in this battle, the defeat caused a heavy blow to the morale of the young troops of the Young Turkish Party. They began to retreat to the Karasu River in eastern Turkey. The Turkish government forces that won the victory did not pursue the victory, but returned the main force to Istanbul, attempting to wipe out the Kemal forces that threatened the capital.

In Uzunkoplu, 200 miles west of Istanbul, the Turkish government forces concentrated 80,000 troops, preparing to attack Kemal's 30,000 troops. If the Turkish government forces win this battle, then Turkey's future will be in the hands of the reactionaries; if Kemal wins, it is very likely to seize power directly in Istanbul, and this battle will also determine the fate of Turkey.

Kemal knows very well that the advantage of the government forces is that the number of troops is far greater than that of his own. After the victory of the Battle of Ankara, the morale is high and they have the initiative in the battlefield; his own advantage is that the land and ethnic policies issued by him have already It has the support of the broad masses of people, and its main force is well-equipped and well-trained, especially an experienced steel force like the Ori Mercenary Corps. If you can grasp the opponent's weakness and give a fatal blow, the battlefield situation will take a sharp turn and develop in a direction that is beneficial to you. The question is where the opponent's weakness lies. Kemal has been thinking about it for a long time, but he hasn't been able to find the answer.

Uzunkpullu is an inland city, so Ozturk, who is skilled in naval warfare, stayed in Salonika, while Philip's submarine force threatened the Turkish government's maritime traffic. He is the only general who can give advice here. And Ollie.

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!

Ollie had just returned from a patrol on the plane, and his arrival made Kemal, who was frowning, feel an inexplicable sense of security. If Kemal is good at overall strategic planning, then Ollie is an expert in specific tactics. Ollie has lost weight recently, probably because of the hard work since the war began. He has now developed the habit of observing the battlefield from the air, saying that he stands tall and sees far.

"General Oli, is there any new situation?" After the victory of Thessaloniki, Kemal had appointed himself the Marshal of the People's Army, and Oli became his mercenary general.

"Well! The situation is not optimistic. The government forces are almost ready to attack. I roughly estimated that there are about 15,000 people on the right wing of the opposing army, and they have moved to this position!" Oli said on the map. "The enemy's center troops are still in their positions yesterday, but it seems that a division has been separated to strengthen their left wing. The left wing should be their main attack direction. The left wing 2 armies and 1 division are now deployed in Mu To the east of the Shih Forest, they are expected to attack the 10th, 14th, and 15th regiments of our People's Army from the edge of the forest after the battle begins. However, I don't think we need to strengthen the defensive force in that direction. With the strength and terrain advantages of those three regiments, we should You can hold them for at least 6 hours, and then they can retreat to Height 2 after 2 miles!"

Kemal silently looked at the circles and arrows drawn by Ollie on the map. Ollie's tactic is to attract his right wing to the enemy's main attacking force on the left wing, and his center troops will stick to the city of Uzunkpru, while the main force will be concentrated on his left wing. Fringe the opponent's center, the focus is to attract the opponent's left wing and defeat the opponent's Central Army. He feels that this is indeed a plan that can win more with less and can hit the other side hard, but the risk is also relatively high. As a result, the three regiments of the right wing and one regiment of the reserve team have a total of more than 4,000 people who have to face the enemy's attack of 35,000 and retreat. The 10,000 people of the 8 regiments in the middle road not only need to fight against the 25,000 people in the opponent's middle road. You must also defend the right side of the central position after the right wing retreats. The most difficult task is your left wing. The 15,000 troops not only have to defeat the opponent's 20,000 right wing troops, but also need to quickly press the opponent's center. But in this case, this Tactics are the best choice.

Kemal did not know, nor did Oli. This tactic was similar to the Schlieffen plan formulated by Germany 4 years ago, except that the Schlieffen plan invested dozens of times more troops than the battle, and the goal was to wipe out the opponent. The point is that it is also using one wing to attract opponents while the other wing is the main attack.

"Then General Ollie, who will command the left and who will command the right?" After a long time, Kemal finally left the map. He couldn't think of this kind of adventure plan anyway.

"No, Marshal Kemal, we don't have anyone to command the right wing." Ollie shook his head, "I think we need to further adjust our deployment. The 1st and 2nd regiments of my mercenary regiment will replace the 10th and 14th regiments of the People's Army. Position, then our right wing can basically rest assured. I will lead the 3rd Regiment and 10th and 14th Regiment of the Mercenary Corps to join the left wing, and you will take command in the middle.

Kemal returned to the map and nodded after thinking for several minutes.

"Well, General Oli. The fate of Turkey is in your hands!"

"No, the fate of Turkey is in our hands!"

The sky is gloomy, and the low clouds make people feel suffocating. The 1st and 2nd regiments of the Ollie regiment were undergoing inspection by Ollie in a clearing. Seeing these German veterans who followed him for thousands of miles, Ollie was deeply moved, because they were not long after the battle. You can see your family, and the fallen ones will stay in the soil of this foreign land forever and make their last contribution to the flowers and trees here.

"Tell me, German soldiers, will any of you choose to escape in front of a powerful enemy?"

"Never retreat!" The soldiers told the world in neat voices that Germany has no cowards.

"Very good! If I tell you that this battle will be defeated, will you fight to the last minute?"

"Yes!" Not a single soldier hesitated.

"Then I tell you, Germany will never be defeated!" Ao used his high-pitched voice to encourage his soldiers.

"Oh..." The morale ignited suddenly.

Then the German warriors began to rush to the battlefield, where the most difficult test awaited them.

The Mush Forest is a huge forest with towering trees and numerous shrubs, which people cannot pass through. To the east of the forest is a small plain, where is the left-wing troops of the Turkish reactionary government under the command of Tatwan. The Turkish government forces have tasted the sweetness of defeating the opposing right wing in the Battle of Ankara last time and won a complete victory. This time they are preparing to repeat the same trick. The difference from the Battle of Ankara is that the left wing commanded by Marshal Tate Wan is stronger than the one that was responsible for the main attack in the Battle of Ankara. In fact, he commanded 2 armies and 2 divisions with 34 regiments and 40,000 soldiers, 50 soldiers. Heavy machine guns, in addition to 20 artillery battalions and 180 artillery, almost half of the Turkish government forces that participated in the battle of Uzunkoplu. However, due to the exhaustion of aviation gasoline, the government forces did not participate in the war this time, which is very detrimental to their understanding of the enemy's movements. However, Marshal Tokat, the commander of the government army, didn't care, because his soldiers were more than twice as many as the opponent. In his opinion, he could submerge the opponent even with the use of sea tactics, not to mention that his army had sufficient ammunition and high morale.

To the north of the Mush Forest is a small stream and to the north is a hilly area where Kemal's right-wing troops are located. Two regiments of Ollie and one regiment of the People's Army have built field fortifications here for two days. From east to west, there are minefields, barbed wire, trenches, dark forts, trenches, wooden bunkers, mortar positions, and The artillery position, 2 miles behind them is a larger mountain bag, where there is a regiment of the People's Army Reserve, which has constructed similar field fortifications. The right-wing unit includes about 4,500 soldiers in the above four regiments, of which 2,500 are German soldiers from the mercenary regiment, more than 80 heavy machine guns, more than 50 light machine guns, 12 mortars, 7 6-pound rapid-fire guns, and 12-pound howitzers. 4 doors.

Three miles north from here is the Uzunkprü city. The eight regiments of Kemal are responsible for defending the city. Opposite them is the Turkish Central Army Corps of Marshal Tokat, which actually has two armies with 30,000 soldiers, 30 heavy machine guns and 110 cannons. Due to the flat terrain on the east side of the city, Kemal only established a few trench defense positions on the east side of the city. He will use 10,000 soldiers, 60 heavy machine guns, 10 mortars, 12 rapid-fire guns and 6 howitzers come to rely on city defense.

As Marshal Carter transferred a division of his right wing to strengthen the left wing, he now has only 2 divisions with 10,000 soldiers, 20 heavy machine guns and 40 cannons left on his right wing. To the east of Uzunkpru is a sparse wood. Here is hidden the 17,000 soldiers of the 14 regiments led by Ollie, including the three elite regiments of the People's Army and one regiment of the mercenary regiment. They have 50 weights in their hands. Machine guns, 40 light machine guns, 10 mortars and 6 rapid-fire guns.

At 5 o'clock in the morning on December 30, 1909, three shining signal flares rose into the air. In an instant, the whole ground began to shake, and the government attack began...