"Caesar, hurrah! Caesar, hurrah! Caesar, hurrah..."
Just when the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire united hundreds of thousands of Constantiniya people who were forced into a corner with a speech: "The Turkish Empire is big, but we only have Constantiniya." Nicholas I, the mortal enemy of the Constantinians, rode his horse and whip into the ancient city of Stara Zagora at the foot of the Balkan Mountains amid the cheers of the remnants of the Roman Empire, where he would command His twenty-two Roman legions launched a fierce attack on Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, which had fallen in 376 years.
Victory...that's for sure!
At this time, no one in the entire world thought that Rakshasa, no, the Eastern Roman Empire would lose. I'm afraid even Mahmud II, who was leading the militiamen recruited from Constantinople to the front of Edirne, didn't think he would win... He just had no way out. If you retreat, you have no choice but to die tragically.
In the view of the complacent Nicholas I, the upcoming Battle of Adrianople was nothing more than a wonderful performance by the world's strongest army. The Eastern Roman Army is recognized as the best in the world, and it is impossible to lose to the Turks.
The palace of Caesar Nicholas I of Rome and the former enemy headquarters were located in the city hall of Stara Zagora. When Nicholas arrived there surrounded by his cavalry guards and amid the cheers of the people , the town hall was already full of big shots waiting for his arrival.
There are envoys and reporters from all over the world to the Rakshasa Empire - they are the audience of this wonderful show. Seeing Nicholas I, the protagonist of this performance, coming on horseback, these "melon-eating spectators" all showed complimentary smiles. There were also several old-fashioned Seagull cameras pointed at the Roman Caesar in this new era, taking pictures for a while, and the smoky spotlights made a "pop, pop, pop" sound while smoking, as if Like an old musket firing.
Nicholas I was also in high spirits at this time. Like a famous actor who was about to take the stage, he struck some particularly majestic poses on horseback, which the reporters had a great time taking pictures of.
The interim president of the newly independent Greek Republic, Kapodistria, and several other leaders of the Greek independence movement also came... They all wore Rakshasa military uniforms and saw Nico When La I came over, he immediately raised his arms and shouted "Caesar, Ulla! Caesar, Ulla!". See what they meant. They didn't want to be president or prime minister. What they wanted to be was the governor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
This is actually the Greeks' view of the country - compared to ancient Greece, which was too far away, the Eastern Roman Empire, which ended its life only 376 years ago and was once glorious and prosperous, is the motherland in the minds of most Greek people of insight.
There was also Pingxi Wang Wu Zhenzhen who also came to Stara Zagora with a few navy paratroopers in yellow jackets - he had just gotten off the airship. His airship base has been moved from Trik Island to Athens, and an airship landing pad has been set up in Stara Zagora.
These days, in addition to patrolling the Aegean Sea, the airship force commanded by Wu Zhenzhen is also conducting reconnaissance over the Turkish positions around Adrianople... The results of the reconnaissance made Wu Zhenzhen, who knows best land warfare, The naval airborne generals were very worried.
Because while Nicholas I's army was busy pretending to be the Roman legion, the Ottoman Empire organized countless labor forces and started working day and night on both sides of the Denza River west of Adrianople, building layers of trenches. Add barbed wire defense system!
Wu Zhenzhen, who used machine guns, trenches and barbed wire to harvest a wave of British and Indian heads during the Battle of Peshawar, knew how powerful this defense system was!
The scale of the trenches and barbed wire defense system built by the Turks west of Adrianople far exceeds the scale of the Bagua array outside Peshawar... and the Turkish "Bagua array" is not in An eight-sided formation was set up outside Adrianople. Instead, it was carried out layer by layer along the Densa River and the Marija River (the Densa River is a tributary of the Marija River), relying on the Thracian Mountains and the Strandja Mountains. layer of defense in depth.
It is not easy for the Rakshasa people to break through these layers of defense... Although they have twenty-two legions with more than 200,000 people, the artillery they possess is not Many, a legion is the configuration of an artillery regiment. When fully loaded, there are less than 800 barrel artillery pieces. This is still the full number. Under normal circumstances, an army that has advanced hundreds of kilometers will leave behind some equipment, so the number of cannons that can be pulled to the front line of Adrianople is 600.
Of course, what is even more lacking than cannons are cannonballs!
The current Rakshasa country has not abolished serfdom. How strong can a country that retains serfdom have industrial strength? Without strong industrial support, how could we let go of the artillery fire?
Moreover, in Wu Zhenfa's view, the defensive combination of trenches, barbed wire, and machine guns will greatly reduce the effect of shelling. The effect that tens of thousands of shells could originally achieve is now not necessarily enough for hundreds of thousands.
Therefore, not only is Rakshasa short of artillery shells, it is very likely that the artillery shell reserves of Britain, France, Prussia, and even the Great Ming Dynasty may not be enough... Originally, everyone stored artillery shells based on the experience of the Napoleonic War. In a battle at that time, That is to say, one or two hundred cannons were concentrated for one or two hours, and then the infantry charge began. It is enough to prepare 30,000 rounds of artillery shells for a battle involving 100,000 people. Therefore, for a country with a large army like Rakshasa, it is enough to store hundreds of thousands of artillery shells, which is enough for ten battles!
But in the current battle of Adrianople, I'm afraid even firing hundreds of thousands of artillery shells won't be enough!
This matter... is a bit suspenseful!
Wu Zhenzhen said sincerely: "Old Maozi looks like he is about to be bled by Laohui. Should I give him a warning, or should I just follow the big guys and flatter him?"
Just when he thought of this, Nicholas I got off his horse and strode towards Wu Zhenfa.
"Caesar, hurrah! Caesar, hurrah!"
Before Wu Zhenfa could think about it, the Rakshasa generals and Greek generals around him started shouting. He reacted very quickly. He immediately raised his right arm and opened his throat and shouted: "Ula! Ula! Ula. ....."
Nicholas I laughed a few times, then waved to his men and said loudly: "Generals, follow me. I want to know when can I sleep in Constantinople?"
After saying that, he quickly walked into his palace and the former enemy headquarters. A group of Rakshasa and Greek generals hurriedly followed Nicholas into the house. Wu Zhenfa also hurriedly followed and walked into Nicholas I together. 's headquarters.
Marshal Wittgenstein, the former enemy commander-in-chief of the Rakshasa Army, and a group of staff also followed Nicholas I into the headquarters. Maps were hung everywhere in the headquarters, and telephone and telegraph lines were set up, and even There is a long and thin antenna set up upstairs, the sound of ticking and the ringing of the phone are constantly ringing, and the staff members are walking around. Everyone looks like they have a chance to win...
Nicholas I pretended to stand in front of a map hanging on the wall. Looking at the dense Turkish defense lines drawn on the map, he frowned slightly and asked, "What are these lines?"
"It is the enemy's defense line," said Marshal Wittgenstein. "Airship reconnaissance showed that the Turks built eight lines of defense between the Thracian Mountains and the Strandia Mountains...the shortest of which are two. Ten kilometers, the longest is about fifty kilometers. These lines of defense are very thin, consisting of only an anti-infantry trench, a barbed wire line, a fence, an infantry trench and some circular fortifications. In addition, between each line of defense, There are also more than a dozen slender traffic trenches connecting them.”
Nicholas I nodded, "How long will it take to break through?"
Marshal Wittgenstein said confidently: "In five to ten days... half a month at most, we will be able to advance beyond the walls of Constantinople!"
Nicholas nodded and said with a smile: "Very good... Let's start as soon as possible!"
"Yes! Your Majesty Caesar!"
