Chapter 150: Battle of Tarnovo (5)

In the days that followed, the offensive of the Romanian army made the Bulgarians miserable. Every time Romania tried to attack, the positions that did not use machine guns would turn into a real assault, and the positions on Mount Zarevitz would be destroyed by their artillery if they were forced to use suppressive fire.

The First Army, which had now defended the position on Mount Zarevitz, had been replenished with weapons and manpower three times, and was now exhausted by the actions of the attacking Romanian troops. Now the commander of the First Army, Lieutenant General Kudinchev, felt very stressed, and he had to ask the Minister of War, Lieutenant General Savov, for help.

Lieutenant General Savov, Minister of War, who received a telegram from Lieutenant General Kutinchev asking for help, looked at the telegram in his hand and thought about how to deal with such a situation. But in the end, he still didn't have a good way, Romania was better than them in all aspects, and there was nothing he could do about it. At this time, King Ferdinand I pushed open the door of his office with a blank face.

"Lieutenant General Savov, I heard that Lieutenant General Kudinchev of the First Army asked you for help, I don't know what you plan to do?"

It was quite rare for Ferdinand I to make such an unceremonious inquiry, and he was almost asked to come up with a solution immediately. Lieutenant General Savov has no good way to deal with this, so he can only talk about it. "Your Majesty, I'm thinking about countermeasures right now."

Lieutenant General Savouf's answer, apparently not to Ferdinand I's satisfaction, asked unceremoniously. "So what are your measures?"

Lieutenant General Savov, hearing the king's suppressed emotions, tried to explain. "Your Majesty, it is true that our army is fighting very hard now, but because the Romanian artillery far surpasses us, I think we can find a way to supply the supply line."

After hearing Lieutenant General Savof's explanation, Ferdinand I continued to ask with a softened expression. "Can you beat them?"

In the face of the king's inquiry, Lieutenant General Savov answered truthfully. "No, we can only let them retreat a certain distance, and they will attack again after connecting to supplies."

"It won't work at all." Ferdinand I vetoed the plan and whispered to him a shocking news. "The army in the Eastern Thrace region reports that the Ottoman army is beginning to build. We must find a way to defeat the Romanians as soon as possible, otherwise the attack of the Ottoman army is imminent. ”

Lieutenant General Savov, who heard this astonishing news, was stunned, if the Ottoman army entered the war again, God would not be able to defeat the siege from all sides. No wonder King Ferdinand I couldn't sit still today, and Lieutenant General Savov, who heard the news, was also anxious, and in a state of anxiety, Lieutenant General Savov made a decision that he regretted for the rest of his life. "Your Majesty, there is only one way for us to defeat the Romanians in a short time."

Hearing that his War Minister had a solution, Ferdinand I asked eagerly. "What is the best way to defeat the Romanians in a short time?"

"That's to get ready for a night raid."

Hearing the words of the Minister of War, Lieutenant General Savov, Ferdinand I fell into deep thought, the battle had only been fought for a small time, but everyone could see the great disadvantage of the Bulgarian army. As a monarch who knew armies well, Ferdinand I also knew that in a head-on battle his army had little hope of victory. Then there is only another way, and now the night raid is a good option in front of him. Of course, he also knew the consequences of a failed surprise attack, but the temptation to succeed was too great for Ferdinand I to refuse. Eventually, he decided to take a gamble, and after figuring it out, he told his War Secretary.

"Lieutenant General Savof, you make a plan first."

As a close minister who had been with the king for many years, Lieutenant General Savov knew that the king was moved, and he was not happy because of Ferdinand I's promise, but still spoke with a calm face. "Your Majesty, I need two days to prepare."

Ferdinand I, who received the answer from the Minister of War, knew that this was the plan with the shortest preparation time, and he spoke generously. "It's okay, I can wait."

After saying that, Ferdinand I left the office of the Minister of War, Lieutenant General Savov. Seeing the departing king, Lieutenant General Savov secretly saddened that the current situation had cornered Bulgaria and could only fight hard.

For the next two days, Lieutenant General Savov did not care at all about the situation at the position on Mount Charrevitz, but told Lieutenant General Kudinchev to hold his position. Therefore, the offensive of the Romanian army in these two days can be found that the defending Bulgarian army completely disregarded its own losses and desperately resisted their attack. This situation was quickly reported to the rear command, but the top management of the first command did not know the reason, and only sent planes to investigate, and the Bulgarian army showed no signs of retreating, which made them scratch their heads.

After two days of preparation, on the morning of the third day, Lieutenant General Savov was in the presence of King Ferdinand I, the commander of the Fourth Army, General Pododiv, and the commander of the Fourth Division, General Vidic

Among them, the Fourth Army is composed of the Ninth Division drawn from the Second Army, the Sixth Division drawn from the Third Army, and the newly formed Fifteenth Division in the homeland, with 89,000 people and 214 artillery pieces, but the largest is only 75 field guns and 127 light and heavy machine guns, which is good in the Bulgarian army. The vanguard of this night attack is still the 4th Division, because they are the most experienced in large-scale night raids at present, so they were selected by Lieutenant General Savov, Minister of War, as the key to undertake this mission.

"I intend to open a gap in the Romanian left flank of the line of defense by the Fourth Division, followed by the Fourth Army. The primary objective of this attack was to crush the organization of the Romanian army, to disorganize them, and to destroy the enemy if it was not possible to destroy the enemy with heavy artillery. The night attack will begin at 2 a.m. tomorrow. ”

Lieutenant General Savov continued to ask after talking about the goal. "Do you have any questions?"

After hearing the Minister of War's inquiry, the commander of the 4th Division, Major General Vidic, spoke out about his difficulties. "Our Fourth Division currently lacks fire support, and is it too late for such a short time?"

After hearing the words of Major General Vidic, Lieutenant General Savov spoke to him on the spot. "Firepower, I will send other troops to support you, we can't do anything about the time constraints, the First Army is about to be unable to withstand it, in addition to you, we only have two newly formed divisions, and it is impossible for them to withstand the Romanian attack."

After hearing Lieutenant General Savov's words, Major General Vidic did not continue to speak, which was regarded as acquiescing to the proposal of the Minister of War.

Seeing that there were no comments, Lieutenant General Savov spoke to them. "Prepare to go."

Looking at the two generals who were leaving, Ferdinand I walked up to him and asked with concern. "How sure are you?"

Seeing that no one else was present, Lieutenant General Savouf whispered his reasoning to the king. "Less than two layers of certainty."

After hearing the words of his War Minister, Ferdinand I patted him on the shoulder and left without saying a word.

After the departure of the two generals, both the Fourth Army and the Fourth Division began to prepare for a night attack at night, and they were busy preparing weapons and ammunition and operational plans to be distributed to the troops below. It was busy until 9 p.m., and then the various units rested in preparation for a night attack at 2 a.m.

PS There is one more chapter in the evening to make up for yesterday's.,One chapter can't be finished.,It can only be divided into two chapters.。