Chapter 125, The Baosai War I

In order to complete the task to the maximum, Dante Kristof delegated to the maximum. The battlefield is ever-changing, and it is difficult to determine how to give the enemy the maximum damage!

"And the commander-in-chief? Would it be okay if we fired a few more shots? The artillery commander asked with concern

Dante Kristof replied without hesitation: "Yes! The battlefield is ever-changing, as long as you can hit people, the enemy has not surrendered, and the shells have not swelled, accidental injuries are inevitable! ”

The shrewd mind immediately understood Dante Kristoff's hint, it can be "injured by mistake", it seems that the range can be expanded, in addition to the army, there are a large number of civilians on the battlefield!

The poor government of Serbia does not even have military uniforms now, and if it is misidentified and injured by mistake, it can be forgiven!

Frankly, as a soldier with a conscience, Dante Kristof disdains to do this! However, the hatred between Pausai has overwhelmed the conscience in his heart, as long as it is not a direct massacre of civilians, he has no pressure!

Now Dante Kristof has found that there are many people at the bottom who have a bright eye and have the intention of doing a big job!

He didn't mean to stop at all, but asked with great interest, "Do you have any questions?" ”

"Nope!" Everyone said in unison

Dante Kristof nodded, and then said: "The order given to us by the military council is that as soon as war is declared, the war can begin, and when to fight is decided for yourself!" Then the chief of staff will assign combat missions next! ”

The chief of staff thought for a moment and said: "In order to destroy the enemy to the greatest extent, as soon as war is declared, we will attack!"

I order: the 107th Regiment and the 109th Regiment, you will be the first wave of troops to attack and tear through the enemy's defenses......"

"Yes"

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After arranging the combat mission, the chief of staff admonished: "The battlefield is ever-changing, and from now on we must be ready for war!" In case the Serbs can't think of it and take the initiative, you can't capsize in the gutter! ”

Everyone laughed, if Serbia on the other side was a regular army, it was estimated that this possibility was very high! But now that group of peasants, if used in defense, may still have some combat effectiveness; If you take the initiative to attack, maybe a single artillery fire may collapse!

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Unfortunately, Ferdinand's declaration of war was in the evening, and Dante Kristof's immediate attack plan was forced to be delayed, after all, attacking at night, the power of artillery was almost nullified!

But the Right Army above him is now starting to launch! Although the Right Army is the smallest in number, its combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the Left Army!

Two main divisions plus two artillery regiments, these two divisions had experience in night operations in the last Baosai war.

Communications at the end of the 19th century were not so developed, even telegrams took time, the Bulgarian army could know the time in advance, but the Serbian army could only wait for the notice!

From the moment Ferdinand declared war, the news reached the front-line generals, and even if it was efficient, it would take several hours!

Why are many classic wars fought at night? It's not because night is not conducive to combat, and at the same time it is the time when the defense is the most lax!

The commander-in-chief of the Right Route Army, Popov (in the 1885 Bulgarian War, due to the withdrawal of officers by the Russians, Popov, who was only a captain at that time, was ordered to command the army to defeat Serbia with Captain Atanas Bendelev, Captain Orimpyi Panlov and others. )

You read that right, the commander in the Palest war nine years ago only had the rank of captain!

There was no way that after the Russians withdrew their officers at that time, there were not so many officers in Bulgaria at all, and the situation was in crisis, and those with related backgrounds hid.

Popov, a young officer, was fortunate enough to be a member of the backstabbers, but when they won the battle, they became heroes!

After Ferdinand succeeded to the throne and purged some of the "veterans in the army", these highly decorated generals began to rise to prominence!

Popov, in 1887 he was a lieutenant colonel, in 1889 he was promoted to colonel, brigade commander, in 1892 he was promoted to division commander, and now he is appointed commander-in-chief of the Right Army!

As a hero in the last Baosak War, he is no fool! The military literacy also passed the Ferdinand assessment, and only then did he have the opportunity to rise to the top!

The reason why they chose to attack at night was completely forced by the Serbs! Who made the Vidin region unfavorable to the operations of the Great Army, and not a strategic location, and not taken seriously?

The Serbs on the opposite side put 80,000 troops, which seems to be a lot of them, but unfortunately these people are not used for defense! Most of them are young and strong people recruited locally, and they are considered training camps in the rear, defending while training!

If you just want to win the war, there is no need to fight at all! To threaten the Serbian capital, it is also necessary for the Left Army to break through Niš before the Right Army can advance without worries, otherwise the supply line will be cut off!

But now Ferdinand's strategy is to take the opportunity to weaken Serbia, then Popov's task is great! As soon as a breakthrough was made, the front was advanced to the Morava River, and the Serbs had to fight hard!

There is no reason not to eat the meat that you put in your mouth!

Raid the regular army at night, and worry about being ambushed! Raiding a peasant who has just laid down his hoe is a perfect fit!

Since Popov's troops were suddenly transferred, and they were all hung with the sign of militia, they did not attract the attention of the Serbs!

Anyway, this is not a place for decisive battles, as long as Nish is not lost, there is basically no strategic value here, and their general headquarters is in Nish!

At midnight, the Serbs, who had just finished a day's training, were asleep when they were suddenly stunned by the sound of artillery fire!

The Bulgarian army attacked!

The Serbian officers, while scolding the Bulgarians for their shameless sneak attack, began to organize the army! It's a pity that the war came too suddenly, and they are not regular troops!

In the dark night, the Bulgarian artillery was aiming at the bright light! A raid on the barracks of the Serbs in the Danube area, complete chaos!

Officers can't find their own soldiers, and soldiers can't find their officers! The whole barracks was in a mess, and under the tension, a soldier's gun went off, and then it caused a chain reaction, in ancient words, the battalion roared!

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A tragic night battle broke out, and the front-line officers in Serbia on the other side were finally notified of the start of the war!

The Bulgarians are really coming, the General Command of the Serbian Army in Niš, the officers are also sleeping, they are busy with meetings!

The commander-in-chief of the front, Subolovvich, the hawkish leader of the Serbian army, is now looking at the map with worry!

Don't look at his usual slogans, what to set foot on Sofia and capture Ferdinand alive!

That's just for prestige, political needs! Now that the war is really coming, it is difficult for Subolovich to accept!