Chapter 308 They Succeeded

At this moment, Bahar suddenly realized that the enemy's wheeled "tanks" were not as fragile as he imagined.

Its role is not in armor or firepower, but in super mobility and flexibility.

For example, now, they are leading French soldiers along the road quickly, and he doesn't even have time to react.

Bahar looked back and saw a group of soldiers from the 69th Infantry Regiment rushing up outside the village.

He jumped in and waved to them, shouting: "Retreat, hold your line, immediately!"

However, this group of soldiers misunderstood Bahar's meaning.

Their first reaction was that the troops in front were enough, and the friendly forces had repelled the enemy and were winning, and they were no longer needed here.

Disappointed, they put away their rifles and walked back.

It was "walking" instead of "running".

They didn't realize that the danger was approaching them quickly, and they didn't realize that this was a critical moment of speed comparison. If they were a little slower, they might not be able to go back.

They even looked back every three steps, as if they regretted that they didn't have the opportunity to join this victory and gain honor.

Bahar was furious but had no way to deal with it. The two were separated by more than 100 meters, and it was very difficult to communicate with each other at such a distance. The shouting was not clear, and it was probably too late when the signalman arrived to convey the order.

Things were worse than Bahar imagined.

Bahar had just sent out the signalman when the French army suddenly left the road and attacked the Ottoman "reinforcements" of more than 200 people.

This was somewhat different from Charles' plan. Charles meant to let Alphonse penetrate to a farther undefended area to seize the trenches.

Alphonse understood Charles's meaning, and he also planned to do so.

But when he was on an amphibious landing ship and observed the Ottoman troops on the flank with a telescope, he found that their attention was focused on the front line where the gunfire was more intense, and they completely ignored the French troops interspersed on the road.

Alphonse made a prompt decision and ordered the troops to attack this unknown enemy.

The amphibious landing ship turned the steering wheel and left the road to the enemy. French soldiers followed behind with rifles in their hands.

At this time, the enemy had just discovered them, and they shouted in panic, raising their rifles to organize defense.

But it was too late. The machine guns on the amphibious landing ships made a crisp "da da" sound and spit out flames mercilessly.

Six Maxim machine guns on six landing ships fired at the Ottoman soldiers at close range. The bullets were like a gust of wind blowing through the crowd, instantly throwing out a bloody storm.

At the same time, French soldiers also leaned out one by one and raised their rifles to shoot at the enemy.

Soon, under Alphonse's order, the soldiers quickly installed bayonets on their rifles and launched a charge.

The Ottoman soldiers did not resist at all. They fell in a pool of blood without firing a few bullets.

Some of them reacted quickly and lay on the ground at the first time to avoid the bullets, but it was useless. They just looked up and found that the French soldiers had rushed in front of them, shouting and stabbing their necks with needle-shaped bayonets...

In just over five minutes, a force of more than 200 people was defeated.

Alphonse did not stop the attack. He led his troops to the trench. He blew a whistle and threw a row of grenades into the trench. After the explosion, he immediately launched a charge.

The result is self-evident. The French army easily occupied the trench and quickly extended to the other end to expand the victory.

This is the advantage of the French army. They are equipped with grenades, which can be called a magic weapon in trench warfare. Soldiers can throw a grenade in the direction of the enemy at the corner and launch a charge in the aftermath of the explosion.

The Ottoman Empire had not had time to produce and equip grenades at this time. They were always in a passive position under such attacks. This is one of the reasons why Charles' 105th Regiment was able to advance at such a fast speed.

(The above picture shows a "Z"-shaped trench. If the trench is built in a straight line, once a shell falls into the trench, the shrapnel will blow up a piece, or the enemy only needs to occupy a part of the trench and set up a machine gun along the trench to block the entire trench. Therefore, it is usually built in a "Z" shape, even if the terrain is flat.)

At that moment, Bahar knew that he had failed.

Even if he defended the village of Annia, it would be useless. There were enemies in front and behind, and the trench section was also under the enemy's two-sided attack. If they did not withdraw early, they would probably be surrounded by the enemy and stay here forever.

Looking at the reinforcements that had not yet appeared in the east, Bahar could only reluctantly order: "Retreat!"

Seeing the Ottoman army retreat, the French army cheered and quickly took over the trenches with only a few people stationed.

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At the headquarters of the "Queen Elizabeth", General Winter and General Hamilton were anxiously waiting for telegrams from the front.

From the beginning of the battle until now, they did not know the situation on the front line.

Charles's troops moved non-stop as soon as the battle started, and there was no time to stop and send a telegram.

"Does the Ark Royal know anything?" General Hamilton asked.

He seemed to be more anxious than General Winter. After all, this was related to the victory or defeat of the Gallipoli landing and the safety of more than 10,000 soldiers who had already landed on the island.

"They have lost contact with the 105th Infantry Regiment." General Winter shook his head slightly.

The seaplane of the Ark Royal was originally used for reconnaissance and transmitting the intelligence in front to the ground troops in real time through message bottles.

But it was drizzling, and after a burst of artillery bombardment, the smoke and fog mixed together, making it difficult for pilots to observe the situation on the ground.

The only thing they could do was to shoot down or drive away the enemy planes approaching this airspace.

After thinking for a while, Hamilton said to General Winter in a serious tone: "I have a suggestion, General. I think if Charles's attack is blocked, our fleet should enter the Gulf of Saros to provide artillery cover for Charles even if it risks being bombarded by the enemy on three sides."

"Of course." General Winter nodded.

This is considering that the enemy's artillery is mainly distributed in the Dardanelles, and the enemy has no preparation in the Gulf of Saros.

General Winter smiled and asked: "You seem to have changed your opinion of Charles?"

Hamilton looked up at General Winter in astonishment, shook his head after a while, and a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes: "No, I have never changed my opinion of Charles, I just... I am not willing to admit it."

General Winter nodded to show his understanding. Acknowledging Charles is equivalent to denying the British Empire, and every British person finds it difficult to accept this.

But General Winter is used to it.

Because up to now, everything Charles said and did was correct, which also proved how stupid the British military was. They thought that they only needed the navy to make the enemy surrender.

At this time, the signalman guarding the radio station turned his head and shouted to Winter: "General, they succeeded, they successfully occupied the 'A' corner defense line!"