Chapter 325： Battle of Bulgaria (6)

? On the front line of Thessaloniki where Bulgaria was fighting with the Allies, the soldiers of the Allies retreated to their positions like a tide.

Seeing the defeated Allied soldiers, the defending Bulgarian soldiers cheered loudly for their victory. At the same time, several agile soldiers figured out their positions and carefully turned their pockets on the enemy soldiers, looking for useful things. The actions of these soldiers did not attract the attention of both sides. This situation has been more than a year, and they have already taken it off.

At first, the Allies were a little angry about this, and they used artillery to bombard those who picked up the bodies. But the effect was not great. They continued to do this after the gunfire stopped, which made the Allies lose their temper and can only let it go. They also knew that these Bulgarians were looking for property, so they all told the soldiers not to bring valuables with them, but it didn't help much. For soldiers facing life and death, it is safer to stay in the barracks and be stolen if they are not carried with them. Relatively speaking, it is safer to carry them by themselves.

Yes, the Allied forces, composed of hundreds of thousands of armies from multiple countries, are not very safe in the barracks outside Thessaloniki. The main reason is that the personnel are too complicated. There are soldiers from Britain and France, there are soldiers from the Balkans from Greece and Serbia, black soldiers from Africa with primitive flavor, and Indian soldiers with curry flavor. Basically the whole world You can find all races here. People from all corners of the world gather together, and various customs are mixed, and it is only strange that law and order can be good.

So as long as these Bulgarian soldiers are not close to their positions, the Allied soldiers will not go back to control them. It's just that the Bulgarian soldiers were a bit presumptuous during this period, and they all touched near the center line. This made the Allies a little uncomfortable, and I planned to give them some color.

The officers and soldiers of the Allied Powers hiding in the ambush not far from the trenches watched the Bulgarian soldiers rummaging in the battlefield getting closer and closer to the center line. Under the command of the leading officer to fire, he immediately raised the rifle in his hand and fired at the enemies who were searching for corpses.

"Slap~slap."

The sudden sound of gunfire on the battlefield shocked the Bulgarian soldiers who picked up their bodies. Without waiting for others to speak, these soldiers ran to their positions quickly.

It can be seen from the running action that these people who dared to pick up the corpse are veterans, and they all have good skills. Except for the soldiers who were shot and ambushed at the beginning, few people were hit after the gunshots sounded.

Seeing that he had no other gains, the Allied army officer who led the attack immediately took the soldiers and fled to his position. It was too dangerous to be out of the position, or his life was important.

The soldiers who had just picked up the corpse in the Bulgarian position and ran back were all gasping and unable to speak. The situation just now was too dangerous, and they were running for their lives on their own merits.

However, some people no longer need to calm down their emotions, and instead start chatting with their comrades in the position.

"It was too dangerous just now. A bullet hit my feet and almost killed me."

A soldier who was not tall, thin, and had the appearance of a monkey-gill with a pointed mouth, was holding a cloth bag and bragging about the dangerous moment just now with others. Just then a voice came. "Doro, take everyone to rest. Maybe the enemy will come up again."

The soldier named Doro immediately stopped talking with others and immediately replied. "Good company commander, I will take them down to rest in a while."

After speaking, Doro handed the cloth bag in his hand to the company commander who appeared. "This is our harvest today."

The company commander who appeared in front of Doro was astonishingly Lieutenant Bodnov, who had participated in the Balkan War before and had fought with the Romanian army with Captain Sackdorf. I haven't seen Lieutenant Bodnov, who used to be a military school for several years, but now he has fully grown up. Wearing the rank of captain, he himself leads a company.

Facing the cloth bag that Doro handed over, Bodnov asked instead instead of taking it. "Are there any good things?"

Facing the inquiry of his company commander, Duo Luo Xianbao took out a golden pocket watch from it and said. "Look at the company commander. This is a Swiss gold watch. Look at its fineness. I dare say that the one who uses this watch must be a nobleman. There is also a paragraph in it, dedicated to my beloved Marina."

Doro opened the pocket watch cover and turned it over and handed it to Bodnov. "Look at the company commander, this beauty must be the wife of the owner of this watch."

Bodnov, who knew what Doro was thinking, said after taking a look. "I will bring this to the city, but you don't have too much hope as to whether someone will redeem it. You have to know that only a few times can be redeemed in three months."

Facing Doro, who was seeing through his mind, he touched his head and said with a smile. "The company commander is at least an opportunity. Maybe it's really a nobleman's thing. We even made a fortune. At least we can guarantee a big meal. Think about it. Champagne, fine wine, grilled steak, honey bread, etc., these Things make everyone envy us."

Doro's words caused everyone present to swallow their throats. They hadn't eaten these things for a long time.

"Hahaha."

Bodnov saw this situation and immediately laughed, and the laughter interrupted everyone's memories. Then he patted Doss on the shoulder and said. "I hope your dreams come true, even if no one redeems them, at least you can get back some bread."

Everything that happened before Captain Bodnov was the normal state of defending the Bulgarian army on the front line. The long-term lack of supplies made the soldiers only find a way. Starting more than a year ago, some clever and energetic businessmen thought of turning the seizures in the hands of soldiers into items they could use. Alcohol and food became the first choice of these businessmen, which also led to picking up corpses. The key to prevalence in the Bulgarian army.

Such a move has evolved from a private action at the beginning to now teamwork, and the property that was picked up has also made more scientific changes in the distribution. One-third of the seizures belonged to the individuals, one-third to the officers, and one-third to the soldiers. This share ratio took care of everyone and allowed this ‘cause’ to flourish. There were even families of fallen officers who paid a lot of money to redeem their relics.

This kind of industry has also changed the fate of some people, such as this soldier named Doro. From a soldier's point of view, Doro is unqualified. He lacks enough courage to face the enemy's attack. He is a thief, but he is more proficient in finding property and escaping. This makes him a very qualified candidate for picking up corpses. In fact, he did a good job.

In this kind of career for nearly a year, he always found the person with the most possessions in the company and suffered no injuries at all. This allowed him to get mixed up in this deformed industry, and even Bodnov made Doro directly become the head of these people, and Doro even had his own experience in picking up corpses.

According to the amount of property acquired, Doro divided them into several classes. Among them, the first class is the native British and French officers. They have more possessions, and they are the only people who want to meet the chance of redemption. The second class are Indian military officers. These officers with curry flavor on their bodies are also richer. As long as they have some gold products on their bodies, this is hard currency.

The third class is the ANZ officers, they generally have some watches or other items that can be sold for some money. In the end, there are other officers, who are unlucky and can't get anything.

The high level of the Bulgarian military is very clear about the situation of picking up corpses on the front line. However, in order to ease the material tension and other indescribable circumstances, the military has turned a blind eye to this.

As the commander-in-chief of Bulgaria and also the commander of Thessaloniki, Admiral Zekov is also clear about this. It's just that he can't take care of it now, because Lieutenant General Kudinchev's telegram is causing him a headache.

"Damn it, where can I go to find 100,000 troops to send him over, and I still want it within ten days."

In Thessaloniki, General Zekov, as the commander, complained to his chief of staff.

Seeing General Zekov expressing his anger, Lieutenant General Ivanov, who served as the commander of the First Army in the Balkan War and was responsible for the attack on Edirne, spoke instead. "I know Kudinchev, if it weren't really impossible, he wouldn't telegraph over."

Facing the words of his chief of staff, Admiral Zekov directly replied. "I also know what you said. And he said that he can block the ten days. It is estimated that it can only block the ten days. We don't want to lose this war, so we can only give him troops."

The chief of staff mentioned directly. "We still have two divisions in the capital."

Facing the Chief of Staff's words, Zekov said after thinking about it. "Of the two divisions in the capital, only 27 divisions are usable. Keep the 35 divisions. Don't go to the front and make trouble."

Lieutenant General Ivanov, who understood Zekov's intentions, said with a wry smile. "In this case, 80,000 troops will be needed after deducting the 27th division.

"Yes, I have carefully studied the battle report sent by Lieutenant General Kudinchev. Now they are even more dangerous, so they can't just make up for the troop allocation."

Facing Zekov's explanation, Lieutenant General Ivanov asked worriedly. "This draws the main force of Thessaloniki. Will it give us a chance to face the enemy?"

"will not."

Facing the chief of staff's concern, Zekov did not hesitate to say his answer, and he also gave his own basis. "According to my observation of the current situation, the Allied forces in front of us have lost their spirit. If Romania starts the war a month in the morning, I will be very worried. But now we have severely damaged the Anzac, the Serbs, which the enemy can fight What is thinking is to fight back home. As for the Greeks, we have learned their combat effectiveness during the Balkan War. There are too few native British and French troops, and colonial troops, you haven't seen it."

In the words of General Zekov, the Allied forces in front of him had nothing to fight.

"So I can transfer the 7th, 11th, 14th, 21st, and 2 mountain brigades to form reinforcements, and then merge with the 27th division in the capital, which can meet the needs of Kudingchev."

Zekov still felt a little uneasy after walking around for a while, so he continued. "In addition, the 3rd Independent Artillery Regiment will be transferred as support."

Lieutenant General Ivanov of the 3rd Independent Artillery Regiment certainly knew that this was a good artillery unit and had participated in many battles, large and small. Among them, the regiment’s 150 long-barreled cannon battalion, with a range of up to 12.5 kilometers, is one of the few ultra-long-range large-caliber artillery in Bulgaria. This time, in order to deal with the Romanians, Admiral Zekov made the blood.

Regarding the arrangement of General Zekov, Lieutenant General Ivanov thought carefully, and there was no other better way. "It seems that this can only be done."

Zekov's transfer order happened to draw Captain Bodnov's company into it, which made the soldiers very dissatisfied.

"Damn it, why do you want to transfer us again."

"I just finished the bad battle and haven't had a day off, and I have to set off to fight the Romanians, why not other divisions."

"I heard that there are a lot of divisions transferred this time. There are 7 divisions, 14 divisions, and 21 divisions. Can our 11 divisions escape?"

"Damn it, these officers don't know what to think just run around because they can fight. I knew it would be better to find a weaker unit to stay."

With angry expressions on the soldiers' faces, one after another expressed their inner dissatisfaction.

"All right."

Seeing everyone talking more and more outrageous, Captain Bodnov quickly consoled his soldiers. "I don't want to be assigned to fight, but this is a military order, and we are soldiers and we must obey. Everyone should prepare."

With Bodnov's comfort, the soldiers were angrily preparing for the march. As an officer who fought against Romania, Bodnov knew that this reinforcement of Pleven made everyone very dissatisfied.

The endless wars over the past two years and the lack of hope for victory made everyone very frustrated. The news of famine in many people's hometowns made everyone uncomfortable. Many people have already crushed their dissatisfaction in their hearts. If it hadn't been for the high prestige of General Zekov as the commander-in-chief, such dissatisfaction would have caused even greater commotion, where it was suppressed like it is now. But if this situation continues, there will always be a day when the soldiers' emotions cannot be suppressed. ()

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