บท 522: Chapter 408: The Fall of Constantinople_3

The situation faced by the defenders of Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire could only be imagined given the nation's internal difficulties.

Although Constantinople had stored a large amount of supplies and had a population besides more than a hundred thousand defenders, the speed of resource consumption could be seen.

At present, Constantinople is in dire need of food, weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies, with some people offering high sums for medicines but unable to find any.

From June 17th to June 22nd, under Commander Martin's orders, the Allied forces launched a six-day bombing campaign against Constantinople, consuming a total of 2.2 million artillery shells and depleting the ammunition reserves of both the Balkan nations and the entire Balkan front.

Of course, this prolonged bombardment yielded significant results. The once-stroud Constantinople began to show cracks, and the bombardment caused a large number of Ottoman civilian and military deaths.