In the twilight sunset, thousands of Turkish soldiers were wearing tattered military uniforms and lined up in scattered teams along the avenue towards Erzurum. On both sides of their white spoon, hundreds of Expeditionary Army soldiers holding Mauser rifles and even Madson light machine guns were responsible for the escort mission.

"Go, tell these guys and let them move quickly..."

Sitting upright on the horse's back and looking at these slow-moving Turkish prisoners of war, an army officer with the rank of major said to the translator.

The translator beside him said with a flattering smile when he heard the officer's words.

"I'll go right away..."

As he said that, the translator ran to the prisoner and shouted in the Turkish general's words. In his eyes, the smell of a fox and a tiger's power could not be removed.

However, this manifestation was not to be said of Türkiye's resentment, but it was a normal manifestation in the eyes of the major and the soldiers of the expeditionary army around him.

Even looking at the translator who was pretending to be awesome or contempt, none of the expeditionary soldiers present felt disgusted or contemptuous. There was only one reason for this, that is... This translator was an Armenian... Armenian is the main ethnic group of Armenia, calling itself a Hay, also known as Alminian. Some of them were scattered in Grugua, Azerbaijan, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, and Syria. They belong to the Western Asian type, use Armenian, and are divided into many dialects. They belong to the Indo-European Armenian language family, believe in Christianity, and some believe in Bishops.

Believe in these two religions (of course, the bosses are both one). If they are in Europe or in several other regions, there may be no problem. Bishop Bishop Bikinao and Christianity are still relatively wide, but in the Middle East... You should know that this is the territory of Muslims. In this region, it is also a religion that has long conflicts with Islam. It is obviously unlikely to treat it well (the difference between Islam and Muslims is that Islam is a religion, while Muslims believe in Islam).

Therefore, under the rule of the Ottoman Empire, under the Islamic dhimmi system, Armenians, as Christians, enjoy limited freedom, such as the right to believe in the original religion, but are treated like second-class citizens. Christians and Jewish enrollment are not regarded as equal to Muslims. The confessions accused by the former two will not be accepted by the court. Christians and Jewish enrollment are prohibited from carrying weapons or riding horses, and their houses cannot be higher than Muslims' houses. Religious activities must also obey Muslims' regulations, and there are other legal restrictions. Those who oppose these laws can be punished, with fines at a minor level, and those who are severe can be executed.

At the same time, the Armenian Massacre was more famous in later generations, but such massacres have actually happened many times in history. For example, the Hamid Massacre that occurred during the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. According to the records of European entry, almost 100,000 to 300,000 Armenian entry were massacred at that time.

Later in 1909, the Adana massacre occurred again, and this massacre consisted of 15,000 to 30,000 people and was massacred... Of course, compared with the Armenian massacre that occurred later in 1915 to 1916, this amount was nothing. During the normal massacre that lasted for more than a year, 2 million Armenians who lived in Turkey were massacred from 1 million to 1.5 million. The rest were either hidden or fled to other countries. For a time, in the Armenian region, Armenians, as an indigenous people, almost disappeared.

This is why, the Expeditionary Force and Russia will be fully cooperated with Armenia. Seeing Armenia entering like this, the officers and soldiers of the Expeditionary Force would not have any abnormal mentality... 2 million yuan was entered, and only more than 500,000 yuan was left. The Expeditionary Force officers and soldiers present asked themselves if they had encountered such a thing, they would probably have gone aside to ask, "Can you borrow a machine gun envoy?" Compared with this, what is the point of pretending to be a fox and a tiger?

"However, the war in the Caucasus has finally come to an end. Next, the commander must focus on Mesopotamia..."

As he said this, the officer looked at the sunset in the distance. In the distance, the slowly set sun not only made the earth red, but even the clouds on the ground seemed to be burning... "It has been more than half a year..."

—————————————— It was already the end of July 1916, and more than half a year had passed since January.

In the past six months, many things have happened, which have added a few more bloody debts to the already extremely tragic war.

In early January, after a small blow to the north in front of Mosul, the German-Turkish coalition forces realized that the current force could not be recaptured by the German entry in Mosul. They sent a telegram to Enver Pasha on the western front, hoping to obtain more reinforcements.

After receiving this telegram, I realized that Baghdad could not draw more troops to Envier Pasha in Mosul. After thinking about it, I finally transferred more than 30,000 troops from other places to Mosul. At this time, the Battle of Dardanelles had ended. Even if the nearly 300,000 troops on the Western Front were not used, Envier Pasha's troops were still very rich.

However, although the troops had reached more than 50,000, due to the lack of support from heavy weapons, the German-Turkish coalition still took the Southern Yuanchao in Mosul.

In the southern city of Kut, although Mosul's Southern Yuan Super League attracted more than 20,000 troops from the Turkish Sixth Army and more than 30,000 troops from other directions, the British invaded had already arrived at the periphery with two Indian divisions and began to rescue the British Townsend Division trapped in Kut.

In January, British general F.j Almer led two newly arrived Indian masters to attack the strict siege of the Turkish army in vain. Later, because Elmer failed to rescue Townsend, General G.f. Goringch eventually replaced Elmer, and attacked the south bank of the Tigris River on the night of March 7, but was repelled by the 6th Army of the Turkish Army commanded by the savvy and powerful German veteran K. von DeGolz. The British army then broke through but failed and supplied the food supply to Kurt.

It should be gone, hunger is approaching. At this time, the Russian army's less active march from Persia to Baghdad had stopped (at that time, the Russian general n.n.Baratov commanded about 20,000 Russian troops to carry 38 artillery pieces in Persia. On March 12, he arrived in Kalind and announced that his purpose was to march towards Baghdad. On April 29, the one he set out, Kut fell...), and finally Townsend led 2,070 British troops and 6,000 Indian colonial troops to surrender to the Turkish army.

The British, who failed to rescue, suffered heavy losses. Although the South Yuanchao shared some pressure for him in Mosul, these failed to save the fate of the Townsend Division. However, the British did not suffer heavy losses, because during the siege, before the Townsend Division trapped in Kurt surrendered, the German veteran K. von Degolds, who was responsible for commanding the 6th Army of Turkey, had already died of cholera, and he was replaced by a Turkish entry named Khalil Pasha.

The British Entry in London was very frustrated after receiving the news of surrender, because there were very few surrenders in the entire combat troops in this war. However, the British Entry still praised Townsend because he had held on to the 196th anniversary of the war.

Although the British troops in Kurt had been completely resolved, Khalil Pasha did not dare to mobilize troops to go north to solve the coalition forces in Mosul, because although Townsend's division surrendered in Kurt, the threat of Britain's entry into the Persian Gulf still exists, and Basra, the second largest city in Mesopotamia, is still in the hands of Britain.

In any case, the war in southern Mesopotamia finally came to an end. Regardless of whether Turkey and Britain were satisfied with the results, if they wanted to launch the next stage of the battle, both sides would have to wait for a while... At this time, Erzurum on the western front of Armenia.

After a long period of preparation, in June, the two-way assault planned by Envil Pasha was finally realized. Under the order of Envil Pasha, Viship Pasha led the Third Legion to attack along the Black Sea coast, and Ahmed Izm Pasha led the newly formed Second Legion to advance towards Bitlis and detour to Yudenridge's left wing.

Faced with the offensive launched by Turkey, after a series of thoughts and analysis, Chiang Baili finally started to maneuver on July 2 with his unique speed and judgment, and divided the Third Army of the Turkish Army in Ezin and completely defeated it on July 25, and the Turkish Army lost 34,000. Then Yudenridge turned around to attack the Second Army of the Turkish Army.

The entire battle was going smoothly, but Chiang Baili didn't expect only one entry, that is Kemal, the hero of Dardanell and the future founding father of Turkey. Kemal was already a commander at the army level and won a certain victory for Turkey in the entire battle.

On August 15, Kemal led his army to capture Mush and Bitlis. When he learned that Jiang Baili was lost in the two places, he was shocked. He immediately asked Zhang Shaozeng to lead his army back. After nearly ten days of fierce battle, because the overall situation was irreversible, Zhang Shaozeng finally regained the two lost places on August 24.

The battle finally came to an end. In this battle initiated by Envil Pasha, Turkey suffered heavy losses, but the Caucasus coalition led by Jiang Baili may not be unscathed. Therefore, after the battle ended, both sides entered a truce early and prepared to survive this year's winter death.

Of course, Jiang Baili also gained considerable benefits in this battle, that is, he captured the Erzurum region. Taking Erzurum is obviously a matter of celebration, because taking Erzurum is equivalent to Jiang Baili being able to be in a comparative advantage in the future battle.

"Come on, have a drink!"

A Russian general pulled over a Chinese general, and after stuffing the wine glass to the general, the Russian general said in stuttering Chinese.

At this time, the General Command of the Alliance Army was completely trapped in a festive atmosphere. Because after defeating the attack of the two legions of Enville, Enville was no longer able to launch an attack in a short period of time. And everyone present could finally live a stable life for a while.

To be honest, although I just won a victory in Erzurum, the coalition has not been very good recently.

Because on the Eastern Front, although Nikola and Yudenridge had already taken office and worked hard on the situation, because the Russian army was too far apart and Germany, and the Russian emperor's excessive restraint on Nikola, the Russian army finally lost consecutive battles on the Eastern Front. The whole scene can only be said to be stronger than in history... The consecutive defeats were obviously a bit unbearable for the Russian entry. Therefore, while the Russian army on the Eastern Front suffered a crushing defeat, riots occurred one after another in Russia, and behind the scenes, they were severely punished. Therefore, while the Russian army on the Eastern Front suffered a crushing defeat, riots occurred one after another in Russia, and behind the scenes, they were severe.

The Russian Scythe Hammer Party, which was funded only, obviously made a lot of efforts... Of course, this would definitely cost a price, such as logistics supply... Originally, Russia could provide some assistance to the Caucasus coalition forces, but since the frequent riots in Russia, Russia's support for the coalition forces has been extremely low. Not only ammunition supplies, but even the supply of general daily necessities has been greatly reduced. In the end, the Russian army in the Caucasus even shared some daily necessities with the Expeditionary Force.

It was just that relying solely on a Siberian Railway, both sides lived a tight life... and in order to prevent the materials transported on the Siberian Railway from being attacked, each time the train had to carry at least one battalion of soldiers to defend, which was really miserable... This is why the Russian general just now had to step forward and toast a Chinese general.

In the past, when Russia had no problem with supply, these Russian generals drank vodka. However, since domestic production problems occurred, a few vodkas were supplied to the Russian generals on the Eastern Front, and the second-tier men could only drink Chinese wine transported from the country with the generals of the Expeditionary Force... In any case, the atmosphere in the General Command was still very good. Bi Jing and others had just won a battle, not only captured a lot of Turkish prisoners of war, but also seized a lot of supplies, which also allowed them to live a rich life... However, just as the Chinese and Russian generals in the Command toast each other and enjoyed this rare festive day, a general of the Expeditionary Force suddenly walked in with a telegram with an excited look on his face.

"commander!"

In the corner of the headquarters, Jiang Baili was drinking with several other expeditionary generals.

It was not that he didn't want to celebrate with the soldiers, but that Jiang Baili, who is usually quiet, so he brought a few subordinates who are also quiet and sipped on the side.

The other generals of the headquarters also knew that Jiang Baili was so quiet that they were very tactful that they did not come up to toast Jiang Baili, but gathered together to have fun. You must know that Jiang Baili was very opposed to excessive drinking. If they really got together, if they were scolded, they would not only lose face, but also lose their temper. It would be a thankless thing.

However, although they didn't get together, it didn't mean they didn't pay attention to Jiang Baili. Bi Jing Jiang Baili was their boss, so after seeing an expeditionary general walking over with a telegram on his face, almost all the coalition generals in the audience looked over.

Then, they saw a very convincing scene... "Okay!"

In the corner, Jiang Baili, who was drinking with his colleagues and subordinates, whispered for a moment after the expeditionary general came to his ear and handed the telegram to Jiang Baili. He just glanced casually for a few seconds, Jiang Baili slapped the table with excitement and shouted loudly.

“?!”

Seeing this scene, almost all the coalition generals present looked curious. You should know that Jiang Baili always looked quite calm, even when the two legions sent by Enville Pasha had nearly 200,000 attacks, Jiang Baili was still calm as usual.

But now, just a telegram made him so excited, which was really rare... Jiang Baili ignored the curiosity in the hearts of other generals. He just took the telegram and moved around in the venue with it. He waited until almost all the generals in the headquarters surrounded him, and only then did Jiang Baili publicly disclose the contents of the telegram.

"The news just sent from China is that the Dilan Railway and the Central Asia Railway have been opened to traffic..."

When he said this, Jiang Baili, who had never revealed his mood in the past, was also excited, and the telegram in his hand was almost shattered by him.

After hearing Jiang Baili's words, the other generals present were also excited.

"Really!"

"The railway is really open to traffic?!"

"That's great, so that more reinforcements can come from the country!"

"Materials, and supplies, my mouth is almost fading out during this period. The railway is open to traffic, which can be regarded as a reward for my mouth!"

Not only the generals of the Expeditionary Force, after more than a year of contact, many Russian generals actually had a rough understanding of Chinese. Therefore, after the generals who could speak Chinese on the field reposted the words of Jiang Baili, the Russian generals on the field were also excited. No one knew better than them that the importance of opening the Central Asia Railway and the Dilan Railway was opened.

Since the Dardanelles were blocked by Turkey, the blood transfusion line between Britain and France and Russia has been cut off and the supply of materials to Russia has also been stopped. This has also put Russia's overall economy in trouble and is one of the reasons for frequent riots in Russia.

Now, since the Dylan Railway and the Central Asia Railway have been opened, it means that in addition to the Siberian Railway, which is separated from the Dardanelles and the Sea Cucumbers, Russia finally has a third important material supply line. It is also far away and runs through the Siberian Railway, which has been opened to traffic. Not only does the lanes have more lanes than the Siberian Railway, but the most important thing is that the distance is much closer.

Although railway transportation is certainly not comparable to sea transportation, the opening of the Dylan Railway can still greatly alleviate the pressure on Russia. Moreover, the opening of the Dylan Railway and the Central Asia Railway will also allow China to send more expeditionary forces to the Caucasus region to share the pressure on Russia to enter the Caucasus.

You should know that at the beginning, China promised to send at least 300,000 expeditionary forces, up to 500,000 expeditionary forces to the Caucasus. The battle in Erzurum some time ago also showed that the combat effectiveness of the Chinese team was much higher than that of the Turkish army, and it was no less inferior to the Russian army and even more than that of the Russian army. If China could really send 500,000 expedition forces to the Caucasus, it would not be impossible to cooperate with the British army in Basra to capture the entire Mesopotamia. As long as Mesopotamia is occupied, there would be more blood transfusion lines for Russia, and the Bijing Tigris River is also a very good one.

Blood transfusion line———————————————— What restricted this was the logistics of the Chinese Expeditionary Force. In the past, because there was only one Siberian railway, although China sent an infantry division to the Caucasus every month, after more than 150,000 troops, the logistics of the Expeditionary Force was already very tense. However, the opening of the Dilan Railway and the Central Asia Railway represents the complete end of this problem... But in fact, the Dilan Railway could not have been opened so quickly. The distance of the Bijing Dilan Railway is not only far away, but the terrain along the way also makes this railway not easy to build.

There are three main reasons why the Dilan Railway and the Central Asia Railway will be opened to traffic so quickly.

First, since China decided to join the war and expressed its intention to continue to build the Dylan Railway into Russia's Central Asia region until it opened to traffic with the Central Asia Railway, not only did China start to work hard to build the Dylan Railway, but also began to work hard to extend the Central Asia Railway to Xinjiang. Moreover, because Russia has many Turkish prisoners of war relationships, the construction progress is not slower than China at all.

Afterwards, China also arrested a large number of rebels in Xinjiang, Outer Mongolia and other areas, and spared no effort to make these rebels engage in extremely dangerous rebels, at least 100,000. After the railway was opened, there was only a few more than 20,000 left. This is the second point... As for the third point, it is the UK's access to this railway without any financial support.

The British people still have a very keen feeling and have a clear understanding of some of the situations in Russia. After discovering frequent riots in Russia, the British people have already keenly realized that Russia is about to fail.

If Russia fails, then Germany may draw a large number of troops from the Eastern Front to the Western Front. In the case of a stalemate between the two sides of the Western Front, if Germany can draw a large number of troops back, then even if the Allies on the Western Front can support it, they may pay an extremely tragic price.

Therefore, it is very important to add a blood transfusion line to Russia. So after realizing the internal problems of Russia, Britain not only provided China with a war loan of 20 million pounds, but also provided 10 million pounds of funds for China to build the Dilan Railway——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

(To be continued)

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