In Suman, a city not far from the existing border of Bulgaria, a large number of soldiers filled the city.

The city's inhabitants have become accustomed to this, and since the outbreak of war more than a month ago, there have been many soldiers in Suman. They built sandbags, built bunkers, and pulled barbed wire, which made many people think that this was going to be used as a battlefield, and scared some people to run to the countryside to take refuge. As a result, there was no, but there were more and more soldiers recently, which made many people speculate whether they were going to use force against Bulgaria next door.

In fact, Suman is not the only city with soldiers stationed, there are quite a few soldiers stationed in Varna and Ruse, but there is no Sumando. The reason for this situation was that the headquarters of the Bulgarian Operational Army was also established in Suman.

In the headquarters, Fereit, who had just taken office, was making the last preparations before the war.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the goal of our operation this time is very clear, which is the enemy's capital Sofia. According to the information we have learned, Bulgaria has formed a new Sixth Army in response, with a strength of 180,000 troops, and the commander is Lieutenant General Kutinchev. ”

Looking at the division commanders who were sitting below and listening quietly to their explanations of tactics, Fereit sighed a little that once upon a time he was one of them, and he stood out from it by chance in the Balkan War. With a sigh, Fereit continued.

"This Sixth Army, which is currently stationed in Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven and Norwich, completely blocked the attack of our troops on Sofia. Therefore, according to the battle plan of the army group, the 3rd and 7th Divisions stationed in Ruse were the vanguard to carry out a tentative attack on the enemy at Veliko Tarnovo, with the commander of the 3rd Division, Lieutenant General Mandev, in charge. The left flank was under the responsibility of the 12th Division, the right flank was under the responsibility of the 2nd Praetorian Division, and the other divisions followed the command. ”

Then Lieutenant General Fereit successively talked about some key points and precautions for the operation, and the whole conference room was silent, and all the generals attending the meeting took notes and recorded their tasks attentively.

"Alright, adjourn."

As Lieutenant General Fereitt, who presided over the meeting, dismissed, the door that had been tight for more than two hours was pushed open, and the generals with generals on their shoulders walked out of the conference room one after another. Lieutenant General Fereit, who presided over the meeting, and Major General Salda, the chief of staff, came out last.

"Commander, Chief of Staff, this is a new map for the construction of fortifications in Veliko Tarnovo, Pleven and other places."

A staff officer said to the two men with a document.

Without waiting for Lieutenant General Fereit to stretch out his hand, the chief of staff, Salda, reached out first and took it. "Give it to me first."

Fereit was also unaware of the chief of staff's actions, and spoke directly. "The intelligence department has made a lot of contributions this time, and even got the distribution map of the fortifications, and it seems to me that they must also be given credit."

"I just don't know which department is responsible for it."

In the face of the chief of staff's inquiry, Lieutenant General Ferreuit, who knew some of the intelligence services, said with a smile. "That's where the chief guard of Milok and Caluster needs to be asked."

Then His Excellency Lieutenant General changed his mind. "You see, others first inquired about the situation in Bulgaria and the deployment of troops, and then found the fortification defense map. They've already paved the way for us, and if the mission fails, there's really nothing to say. ”

Faced with Lieutenant General Fereitt's words, Major General Salda nodded in agreement.

"The strength of our group army can be regarded as the most elite, almost all of them are standing divisions, and the three ace divisions have already come to two, there is no reason why we can't take the opposite side."

In the face of the words of the Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Fereit said something else. "I heard that the Battle of Thessaloniki has stopped?"

"Yes, the Entente has sent a telegram saying that their losses are too great for the Battle of Thessaloniki to continue. However, the Chief of the General Staff had already sent them a note demanding that the Entente must carry on this campaign, which was related to the opening of our external channels. ”

The Chief of Staff's words made Fereit grumble. "These Entente people are really fighting too badly. Didn't we find out clearly, Bulgaria can be called an elite of about 200,000 people, and the others are not even as good as our second batch of mobilization divisions, and these Allied armies cannot fight the situation alive or dead. ”

Faced with his partner's complaints, Major General Salda said with a wry smile. "It's not like you don't know the situation. The environment in Thessaloniki is not good, and it is said that there are 500,000 Entente troops, but in fact, most of them are composed of Serbian troops and Greek troops. We all know the Serbian army, and it is not clear to you how bad the Greek army is? ”

The words of the chief of staff reminded Fereit of the performance of the Greek army in the Balkan war, which could not be expected too much. Then the chief of staff's voice rang out again. "And the few British and French troops left, most of them colonial soldiers, their abilities could not be compared with the native soldiers, and the only ones who were better were the Australian and New Zealand soldiers. And I heard that this attack was carried out by Australian and New Zealand soldiers and Serbian soldiers. ”

The words of the Chief of Staff made Lieutenant General Fereit think. "It would be better for the Entente forces to continue the battle of Thessaloniki, even if the intensity of the attack was a little lower. This will be able to consume the few supplies that Bulgaria has in reserve, and according to intelligence, the Bulgarians are about to run out of food. ”

Faced with Lieutenant General Fereitt's inquiry, the chief of staff helped him to recall. "Yes, according to intelligence, 42% of Bulgaria is currently short of food."

Lieutenant General Fereit said disdainfully. "Only six million people dare to recruit soldiers in their early teens, and it's no wonder that they don't lack food."

Yes, Fereit is not wrong, as the highest mobilization rate among the participating countries is Bulgaria, with a mobilization rate of 18%, far exceeding that of other countries. However, Bulgaria mobilized so many soldiers, but did not have enough ordnance to equip them, and many divisions were short of guns and artillery, and even rifle divisions existed.

Previously, the Entente did not pay much attention to Bulgaria because it was too far away from the main battlefield. Now Romania has joined the army, but Russia has been defeated and faced with the free German and Austrian troops, and Britain, France, Italy and other countries have paid more attention to the Western Front and the Italian battlefield. As for the Balkan situation, they can only wait for Britain and France to block the German attack, and now the battle of Dussaloniki is their greatest support for Romania.

Lieutenant General Fereitt, who was well aware of this, said to the chief of staff. "In this operation, we must not only defeat the enemy militarily, but also disintegrate them from the people's livelihood, for which the General Staff has asked the government to prepare 40,000 tons of food. This is also our ammunition, ammunition for the Bulgarian population. ”

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