My Italian: Chapter 524 2nd Balkan War
The Messina earthquake caused huge losses to Italy. It is not something that can be done in a year or two to heal the wounds.
While Italy was licking its wounds for the Messina earthquake, the Balkan war was still in full swing.
First of all, as the target of this time, Bulgaria is in a very bad situation.
Although Bulgaria took the lead in attacking the Greek army with a preemptive attitude, the Bulgarian military objective was not achieved.
In the Battle of Thessaloniki, Bulgaria, with an advantage of 210,000 troops, did not annihilate the main force of the Greek army. 160,000 Greek troops, after a fight with Bulgaria in Thessaloniki, had retreated to the Pass of Thessaly.
In the Battle of Thessaloniki, although Greece was forced to withdraw from Thessaloniki, the main force of the army was retained, and the Greek army achieved a reduction of 31,000 Bulgarians at the cost of 27,000 casualties. 's results.
And to obtain such a victory, in addition to the fact that the Greek army's combat effectiveness is not bad, its superior navy also contributed to it.
Bulgaria has a deep understanding of the role of large-caliber naval guns on Greek navy warships in defending the city. It is also by virtue of the superiority of the navy that the Greek army was able to maintain the main force under the Bulgarian offensive.
For Bulgaria, the failure to annihilate the main force of the Greek army in Thessaloniki made it a bit blind.
In order to contain the Greek army, Bulgaria needs to leave at least about 100,000. After deducting the 100,000 diverted troops, Bulgaria's existing troops are only about 200,000.
Don't look at the number, but you need to know the opponent it faces next. After it declared war on Greece, both Serbia and Romania declared war on it.
At present, Serbia's 193,000 troops have crossed the border and rushed to Sofia. On the Romanian side, 210,000 Romanian troops also crossed the Danube and came to Sofia.
At this time, for Bulgaria, the situation is very dangerous. If the troops of the two countries are in the city of Sofia, then the battle will not be won no matter what.
Therefore, in the face of such a situation, Bulgaria, on the one hand, continued to mobilize more troops, on the other hand, it needed to give priority to solving the enemy all the way.
For this reason, the Bulgarian military used Pleven and Fraca as a delay in the footsteps of the Romanian army, and won time to defeat the Serbian army. To this end, Bulgaria deployed an army of 52,000 people in Pleven and Vlaza in an attempt to hold back the other side.
As for the Serbian enemy army, under the leadership of Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, the Bulgarian Minister of Army, priority was given to destroying the Serbian army.
With the formulation of the battle plan, the Bulgarian army began to move. After leaving the Second Army and the Third Army in Thessaloniki with nearly 100,000 troops, part of the Bulgarian First and Third Armies, as well as the Fourth Army, gathered towards Sofia. They will fight the Serbian army in Slivnica and prepare to meet the Romanian army after defeating the Serbian army.
In fact, the change plan is a replica of the previous Cypriot war. In that war, Bulgaria only took four days to defeat the Serbs, forcing the other side to ask for peace. If it weren’t for the warnings from Austria-Hungary and Russia at that time, Bulgaria would definitely score. The southern town of Nis. At this time, Bulgaria planned to let the plot repeat itself. For this reason, the Bulgarian commander, Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, had already rushed to Slivnica with the Fourth Army.
Slivnica is a key town in the west of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. If it is breached, the Serbs will invade Sofia. In this way, Bulgaria is under too much pressure.
While Bulgaria was dispatching its troops, the Serbian army had already broken through the Dragoman Pass on the border. The Bulgarian Ninth Division had blocked the Serbs for three days at a huge cost of more than 9,000 casualties.
As the leading commander of the Serbian team this time, General Putnik, Chief of the General Staff, sighed while standing on the ruined Dragoman Pass. "These Bulgarian soldiers are really sturdy and blocked us for three days."
As for the commander's words, the other generals surrounding him were about to say something when they saw a staff officer hurried over with a telegram.
"Admiral, this is a telegram from Belgrade, please take a look."
Facing the telegram from the capital, Admiral Putnick took it and looked at it.
With the curious expressions of the people around him, Admiral Putnick suddenly laughed, and then he said. "This telegram is Bulgarian intelligence from the capital. These Bulgarians want to attack us first and replicate the results of the last war. The Bulgarians are already waiting for us in Slivnica."
Facing the words of Admiral Putnick, there was an immediate response around him.
"These Bulgarians are dreaming."
"Last time, it was our carelessness, and this time it will never be."
"That's right, let them dream."
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In the face of the denunciation of Bulgaria one after another, Admiral Putnick waved for everyone to stop.
After everyone was quiet, the general Putnick spoke. "If you want to break the Bulgarians' thinking, you can't rely on words, we need practical actions. Since Bulgaria is waiting for us in Slivnica, how can we let them down? UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Next The army is heading towards Slivnica and we want Bulgaria to know that the same trick cannot be used a second time."
Under the orders of Admiral Putnik, the Serbian army marched towards Slivnica.
Although Putnik said that he was not afraid of the Bulgarian army, in actual action the Serbian army took every step. When they reached the village of Perk, ten kilometers away from Slivnica, the Serbian army stopped advancing. And digging fortifications here, a gesture of wanting to live here for a long time.
Apparently Admiral Putnik was the Serbian commander. It uses a dragging trick. The Serbian army could afford to wait because of its allies, while Bulgaria could not. The Serbian army only needs to stick to the opponent, then when the Romanian army arrives, it will be defeated.
For this reason, not only Admiral Putnik knows it, but also Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, the Bulgarian commander.
So after learning that the Serbs were building fortifications around the village of Perk, Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov sighed and immediately ordered the Bulgarian army to attack. Originally, he wanted to see if there was a chance to get a fighter jet when the Serbian army was eager to attack Sofia, but now it seems that the Serbian commander who led the team was not fooled.
And following the order of Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, the Bulgarian troops left the fortifications and pressed towards the village of Perk. A war is about to start here.