Iron Cross Fire

The roar of the armed train swallowed up the sporadic gunshots, the burning black smoke devoured the light, and the rolling wheels dragged the Germans into the endless abyss.

Suddenly the train stopped, and the carriages were opened, revealing the station sign: "Welcome to Trabzon".

This should have been shown to civilians, but now only soldiers can see it.

German soldiers continued to pour out of the train and walked out of the station in an orderly manner.

However, looking at their clothes, it feels that they are not the German army of World War I, but the German army of World War II, and the weapons they are holding are not those used in World War I.

It is worth mentioning that if Kuster saw these weapons, he would be surprised how the things he made got to Germany.

In addition, according to reliable gossip, Kuster's deployment to the battlefield seems to be related to Germany, but it was interfered by the Austro-Hungarian government.

As soon as these German soldiers swaggered out of the station, they heard fierce gunfire a few hundred meters away.

The first German division commander who arrived reacted very quickly and rushed out to lead his troops to join the battle without telling the other three division commanders.

Only 30 minutes later, the second German division arrived. The division commander who had just got off the car heard that there was a battle to fight, so he confidently adjusted his new clothes, sent congratulatory messages to the remaining two division commanders, and then hurriedly took his men to do business.

But when he arrived, he found that the friendly forces had already started to clean up the battlefield. The damn Russians were all dead, and the spoils were divided. I was so fancy, but in the end I was the clown.

This made him very upset. He wanted to argue with the friendly division commander, but he was not right. However, the friendly division commander was very friendly and let him see how he annihilated this Russian division.

It turned out that this was the pioneer who took the lead in launching the "deep battle" before. They climbed a full 150 kilometers of mountains. But in fact, because they could not grasp the direction, a considerable part of them were going in circles, and in the end they only effectively advanced 25 kilometers.

When the officers and soldiers realized that they had only climbed 25 kilometers after climbing back and forth, they couldn't hold it back.

Many Russian soldiers who were injured due to the rugged terrain and forced marches demanded their wages on the spot and asked the division commander to compensate them.

The Russian division commander saw it and said: Wow, you dare to ask me for money, my ancestors have been poor for eight generations, and I finally became a general and have to pay you, a bunch of unruly people, rebellious!

Without saying a word, he killed every one who came to ask for wages, and also killed his friends in the army.

This was very useful, and successfully intimidated the soldiers and made them walk honestly for a while.

Soon someone couldn't hold it anymore, and they made a request that was not too excessive, just hoping to rest for a while.

This time the division commander was very kind and agreed, and after letting a few energetic young people go out to grab some food, he sat in the headquarters and wrote a letter to his mistress.

Then the division was wiped out by the German army, and there was no Slav alive near Trabzon.

However, some clever German soldiers found a lot of things in the headquarters, but most of them were useless.

According to accurate statistics, there were more than 3,200 sheets of paper, only 1,400 of which were serious, and the rest were not serious. Some of them were burned, but the enthusiastic Germans quickly put out the fire. However, what was written on it was not important information, but his intimate conversation with his concubine.

The two German division commanders were amazed and asked the remaining two division commanders to take a look when they arrived. Just like that, a good general died.

After reorganizing the troops, the four division commanders sent a telegram to Kuster, saying that they could join the battle.

Kuster was very excited and ordered them to attack the Russian army deep into Turkey from the flank.

The German soldiers have always been strict and cautious, and they quickly launched a precise attack.

They marched along the valley, unimpeded along the way, and were extremely efficient.

The terrain of Asia Minor is very complex, and the winding and rugged terrain makes people unable to find the north, but the Germans are like turning off the battlefield fog, and the fast speed can't be stopped at all.

The well-trained German army traveled 17 kilometers in just five hours and defeated the Russian troops along the way.

As more and more Russian troops appeared on the road, they also realized the danger, but the German blood encouraged them to move forward.

The four division commanders hit it off and deployed the main force in the flat area on the right wing, while the German troops on the rugged area on the left wing would serve as the axis of the entire formation.

After the Russian troops on the right wing were driven away, they took the left wing as the axis and advanced to the left to close the gap between the Caucasus and Asia Minor.

Those Russian troops who wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the Turkish army and gain some benefits saw people coming from their flanks, and they were so scared that they dared not move forward and retreated in a hurry.

But their marching speed was too slow, and they were far inferior to the German army in terms of execution and intelligence, which made them difficult to move here, so that their retreat speed was not as fast as that of the German army.

Soon, the Germans ignored the slow-moving Russian troops, bypassed them, cut off their retreat, and surrounded them with Turkish troops.

The Russians were in tears when they learned that their retreat was blocked. They just wanted to eat, but they didn't expect to lose their lives.

Fortunately, only the Turks were playing with rifles. If they stopped playing with rifles and changed to playing with cannons, all these Russians would die.

Unlike Russia and Turkey, who were just joking, the elite Germans didn't care at all, but ran towards the Lesser Caucasus Mountains more boldly, trying to surround all the Russian troops who advanced rashly and make them pay the price.

Those Turkish troops who were still waiting for supplies were full of admiration when they saw the murderous German army passing by, and at the same time they were moved by the support of the big brother.

The German division commander saw that their eyes were bright and energetic, so he asked them if they wanted to follow him to deal with the Russians.

The Turks naturally rejected this invitation. After all, in their eyes, it was natural for the big brother to go first, and as a little brother, they should obediently pick up the leaks behind. But in fact, every meal that the little brother eats is exchanged for the blood of the big brother.

Although the Germans were a little disappointed, they did not hold much hope. Instead of counting on Germany's allies to be reliable, it is better to count on Germany's enemies to make mistakes.

The four divisions still marched fiercely towards the Lesser Caucasus Mountains, surrounded a lot of Russian troops on the way, and countless Russians were killed.

By the time Turkey's loopholes in the Caucasus were completely sealed, a full 8 Russian divisions were surrounded.

You have to know that the Russians only deployed 30 divisions in this area, and even after reinforcement, there were only 34 divisions. At this moment, with so many troops missing, the situation is no less bad than that of the Turkish army on the opposite side.

In order to celebrate the arrival of the German army and their achievements, Turkey said in the newspaper:

"Since the arrival of the German expeditionary force, we have not lost a battle. So far, there will no longer be a Russian army in the whole of Anatolia."

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