Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1019 Ace

Throughout June, no major battles broke out. Ludendorff finally transferred the German troops on the Eastern Front to the Western Front. The German Army on the Western Front reached an unprecedented 215 divisions, with a total strength of nearly 401 million.

Even so, the Allied Powers are not at a disadvantage if only in terms of military strength. At the end of June, the French Army on the Western Front had 130 divisions, with a strength of nearly 220 million. The British Expeditionary Force also had an unprecedented 115 divisions, with a strength of more than 200 million. , Even the strength of the U.S. military has reached 50, and the total strength still exceeds that of the German army.

Of course, the number of troops does not represent combat effectiveness. There are serious coordination problems among the troops of the Allied Powers. If this problem is not resolved, it will still be impossible to compete with the smaller German troops.

At the end of June, Roque proposed the establishment of a coalition command to solve the coordination problem between the coalition forces in a unified way, to form a joint force more effectively, and to end the war within 1916 as much as possible.

This proposal was supported by Petain and Pershing, but the issue of the candidate for the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces has never been resolved.

The British Empire wanted Roque to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and the French government wanted Petain to be the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. Although the United States certainly could not get involved in this position, it required relatively independent command.

If the U.S. military retains independent command, it would lose the meaning of establishing a coalition command, so Rock's proposal was stillborn.

On July [-]th, the air force's investigation showed that the German army had begun to hoard a large amount of military supplies on the front line. There was also intelligence from inside Germany that the German army might launch an unprecedented offensive in the near future.

Rock notified Pétain and Pershing of the situation, and asked Pétain and Pershing to attach great importance to it. The Allies hoped to end the war within 1916, and the Allies thought so too.

The battle on the Western Front has not yet broken out, and the battle for Constantinople has already begun.

The Russian Eighth Army stationed on the Garibaldi Peninsula still had some troops loyal to the Tsar. During the period when the Provisional Government was established, the Tsar was under house arrest by the Provisional Government in a farm outside St. Petersburg. Finally, the Tsar’s troops could endure.

After the establishment of the new government, the Tsar's family was secretly executed, and the generals loyal to the Tsar in the army were also purged. It was against this background that Alexander fled to Dingyuan Fort.

After the defenders of Dingyuan Fort refused to hand over Dingyuan Fort to the new government forces, the new government forces did not launch an attack on Dingyuan Fort, but a force of about 2000 people moved to a location less than five kilometers away from Dingyuan Fort. Monitor the Dingyuan Fort troops.

Ruiz wanted to send Alexander to Cyprus, but Alexander disagreed. After spending more than ten days in Dingyuan Fort, Alexander took the initiative to find Ruiz, hoping that Ruiz could secretly send him back to Constantine. dingbo.

"There are still troops in Constantinople that are loyal to the royal family. When the Provisional Government was established, we still had illusions about the Provisional Government. Even if the Provisional Government ended the Romanov dynasty, at least they would not hurt the Tsar's father—— The new government broke through our bottom line, secretly executed the emperor’s family in the basement, and purged the generals in the army who were loyal to the tsar’s father, but I believe this is not the final result, give me a chance, maybe I can do something, If I die in battle, I will also die on the battlefield, not cowardly on the hospital bed." Alexander has made a decision, and for the first time in more than ten days, he appeared neatly before Ruiz and Wilson. In front of him, and shaved off his beard.

For Russians, beards are almost a kind of belief. Alexander shaved off his beard, just like cutting off his will.

"I have to remind you that if you go to Cyprus, at least your life can be saved. If you go to Constantinople, you will be close to death." Ruiz wants to enter the mission, whether to listen to Alexandria.

"I have figured it out. If I die in battle, I won't blame anyone. You will always be my best friends. Even if I am in hell, I will pray for you." Alexander's expression was calm, he was still wearing His chef's uniform, with the flag of the Russian Empire on it.

"Well, tonight, you go with the supply ship, and when the supply ship reaches Constantinople, let the supply ship put you down—sorry Alexander, I can't send someone to go with you, this time it's all about You yourself." Ruiz would not let his subordinates take risks, and even if Alexander died in battle, he would be benevolent.

When Alexander boarded the ship, he brought only a Luger pistol produced in southern Africa.

This will not cause trouble for Fort Dingyuan. Ruger pistols are sold very well in Europe. Even if the Constantinople defenders capture this pistol, they will not be able to pass this pistol to prove that over help.

The current situation in Constantinople is indeed very bad.

Although the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force has not yet declared war on the Constantinople garrison, it has already cut off the supply to Constantinople. Russia is now in chaos, and it does not care about the Constantinople garrison. The farmsteads around Dinburgh had been wiped out during the war, and the Russian army never tried to restore the economy around Constantinople, and by mid-June, the Constantinople defenders had eaten all the rats in the city , Hundreds of people flee with weapons every day.

Not far from Constantinople is the defense zone of the Kingdom of Italy. As long as the defenders of Constantinople arrive at the defense zone of the Kingdom of Italy with weapons, they can be protected by the Kingdom of Italy.

Ruiz and Wilson didn't know how Alexander got in touch with the troops loyal to the tsar. Constantinople's gunshots rang out all night. After dawn, the Constantinople defenders surrendered to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. About 15000 Russian soldiers laid down their arms.

Before the new government was formed, Constantinople had about [-] defenders.

When the defenders of Constantinople surrendered to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, there were still about [-] Russian defenders on the Garibaldi Peninsula. These defenders were also in extreme difficulties. After the surrender of the Constantinople defenders Within half a month, the defenders of the Garibaldi Peninsula surrendered one after another, and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force took back all of the Garibaldi Peninsula, including Constantinople, without firing a single shot.

The Rhodesian Northern Division, which had just been transferred to Cyprus, went to the Bulgarian border immediately after the surrender of the Constantinople defenders to prepare for a possible Bulgarian attack.

This is the first time that the Northern Rhodesian Division has appeared in Europe, and the Bulgarians don't even know the flag of the Northern Rhodesian Division.

The standard of the Rhodesian Northern Division is a fully armed South African mastiff.

"It's so strange, what kind of army would draw a dog on the flag?" Several Bulgarian soldiers were chatting while sitting on sandbags beside the trench in Little Tarnovo on the Bulgarian border.

Little Tarnovo is located on the banks of the Rezovo River. The Rezovo River used to be the dividing line between the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. After the demise of the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the Russian Empire were a bit wary. There had never been a large-scale war, so guarding The soldiers of the Kingdom of Bulgaria on the Rezovo River were very relaxed, and they jokingly called this work "leave" to show their disdain for the Russians.

"The South African mastiff—it must be an army from southern Africa. For the British Empire, isn't southern Africa just a dog—" the well-informed soldier immediately popularized science.

"Isn't the area under the control of the Russian Empire on the other side of the river? Why is it being defended by troops from southern Africa?" Someone immediately asked, this question——

Well, it's worth looking into!

Before the well-informed soldier could speak, his whole head exploded like a watermelon hit by a bullet, and then there was a sharp gunshot.

Bah!

The tranquility of the Ryzovo River was shattered.

It took a long time for the soldiers to react.

"Enemy attack——" the heart-piercing voice just sounded, and then it stopped abruptly as if someone had choked the neck.

Bah!

blah blah blah!

More gunshots rang out, and none of the soldiers escaped. They were all shot to death at the edge of the trench. The corpse closest to the trench was only about one meter away. It only took one step to jump into the trench, but this meter was the difference between life and death.

Afterwards, countless soldiers in iron-gray uniforms jumped out of the jungle. They took a simple raft made of wood and crossed the Rezovo River in less than 5 minutes.

The defenders of Oltenica tried to resist, but this was a form of combat they had never experienced. A company of about 150 men tried to support the front line, but was attacked by Rhodes while passing through a wood. In the attack of the North West Division, the officers and machine gunners were cleared by precise shooters at the first time. The infantry was attacked by light and heavy machine guns and grenade launchers before the formation was formed. All 150 troops were killed within 10 minutes. , they did not even have time to launch an effective attack on the Northern Rhodesian Division in the woods.

At this time, Little Tarnovo was still a small town. Some Bulgarian defenders tried to rely on the buildings of Little Tarnovo to resist, but they were baptized by aerial bombs and artillery shells in turn. The near-ground support aircraft of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force used The town's defenders panicked, and when they tried to escape, they were chased by armored vehicles and tanks of the Northern Rhodesian Division.

On June 6th, the Rhodesian Northern Division launched an attack on the Kingdom of Bulgaria. In just two hours, the Rhodesian Northern Division captured Mali Tarnovo. About 25 defenders of the Bulgarian Kingdom were killed, including 500 people. Surrendering, the northern Rhodesian division lost less than three hundred.

Next, the northern Rhodesian division continued to advance towards Sofia. The Kingdom of Bulgaria urgently mobilized four divisions to barely withstand the attack of the northern Rhodesian division.

At the same time that the Northern Rhodesian Division was attacking Ortenica, the First Cavalry Division also broke through the defense line of the Kingdom of Bulgaria along the Black Sea coast, pointing directly at the Falkenhain Corps entrenched in the Kingdom of Romania.

(End of this chapter)