Blessings and misfortunes do not go alone!

Towards the end of the meeting, the quartermaster spoke: "Generals, our material reserves have dropped very much, and the domestic replenishment cannot catch up with the consumption at all!" If the intensity of the war continues like this, we will run out of ammunition before next month! ”

Subolovvich's face changed greatly, he only noticed that the offensive was blocked before, and he didn't expect the materials to be consumed so quickly! Subconsciously asked, "Isn't there two months of reserves?" How is it possible to consume so quickly? ”

The quartermaster said with a wry smile: "We have underestimated the consumption of ammunition, it is all based on the consumption of the last war, and we have increased it by 20% to make reserves!" But due to funding problems, ours only completed 80% of the plan! Now the actual consumption of ammunition, more than twice as planned! ”

Everyone's faces changed greatly, they were really afraid of something! Before, everyone was busy fighting and didn't have the energy to care about the consumption of ammunition, and after only a few days of war, logistics couldn't keep up!

Subolovvich's face turned pale, and he said fiercely: "No matter what method you use, you must ensure the supply of materials to the front!" The war has just begun, and supplies will not be available so soon? What do you do in the logistics department? ”

The quartermaster said with an aggrieved face: "General Subolovich, this is impossible to do!" Serbia's ammunition reserves, you probably have a number!

Here's a list of the last few days to pick up ammunition, you can all take a look! The ammunition produced by the domestic arsenal in a month is not as much as you can shoot in a day!

The current weapons and ammunition are basically imported from abroad, and the cost of buying ammunition in our Niš war zone alone is as high as tens of thousands of pounds a day!

If you add in other areas, the daily cost of ammunition is now more than 100,000 pounds!

If you add in the consumption of other materials, the daily war expenses are even greater now! You can calculate this account, anyway, even if you shoot me now, there is nothing you can do! ”

Listening to the helpless words of the quartermaster, Subolovvich choked on the spot! He took the list, looked at it carefully, and the more he looked back, the more blue his face became!

The ammunition consumption was so amazing that it was completely unexpected! The consumption of millions of rounds of bullets per day, thousands of shells, has already exceeded the limits of logistical replenishment!

At this rate of attrition, in more than half a month, the Serbian army will have to go into battle with bayonets!

Subolovvich rubbed his forehead, as the commander-in-chief of the front, he should consider not only the Niš region, but also the overall situation!

As an important town in southern Serbia, Niš City has more than six layers of strategic materials from all over the country gathered here! Now that the supplies here can't support the war consumption, then the rest of the region is probably even worse!

He asked coldly: "Have you reported to the country?" ”

The quartermaster said honestly: "I reported it two days ago, but the country believes that as long as we annihilate this enemy army, our ammunition consumption will be reduced!" ”

Subolovvich stared at the quartermaster and asked coldly: "Why didn't you report to me in advance?" ”

The quartermaster said suspiciously: "We have compiled the amount of ammunition that the troops receive every day into a document and sent it to you!" ”

Subolovich was silent, this is really no wonder for the quartermaster, he is busy with the war every day, where can he take care of any documents!

After thinking about it, he said in a tone that could not be refused: "Since this is the case, then all the troops in the back will start to save bullets, and from now on, the ammunition supply of the Quartermaster Department will be limited!" I will try my best to urge the country to find a way, but it will take time, even if it is imported from abroad, it will take more than a month at the earliest! Anyway......"

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The Minister of War, far away in Belgrade, is now on the verge of collapse! The war has just begun, and the troops on the front line are reaching out to them for supplies!

There is also an appetite greater than the other, the Ivan Richie Department of the South-Western Front; the main forces of Subolovich in the Niš region; The southeastern front did not reach out, but the Minister of War would rather they reach out too!

No matter what, it is better than the direct annihilation of the whole army, although there are still troops resisting on the southeast front, and the Minister of War knows that it will not be a climate!

With the letter asking for help, the Minister of War once again found the Prime Minister, and before he could speak, the Prime Minister preemptively asked: "Is it another defeat at the front, or where are the supplies??" ”

The Minister of War said with a wry smile: "Commander-in-Chief Niš, Subolovich is urging supplies and reinforcements!" ”

The prime minister glanced at the document and after a moment of silence, he said, "This is very difficult!" Our reserves have been depleted, and now the main supplies are imported from Austria-Hungary!

Tell General Subolovvich that if he can eat the Bulgarians in front of him, then even if he smashes the pot and sells iron, I will make it up for him! ”

The Minister of War asked suspiciously: "But Your Excellency the Prime Minister, it is impossible for us to take out another 150 artillery pieces and 50,000 troops to reinforce us?" ”

The prime minister explained coldly: "Of course I can't take it out, let alone artillery and the army, even if it's those ammunition, we can't get it together in a short time!" ”

The Secretary of State for War looked at the Prime Minister at a loss, bewildered, hoping for an explanation!

The prime minister sighed and said: "It's very simple, the current situation, we want to have a decent ending, we must show something on the battlefield!" In the current situation, apart from the fact that the Niš region still has the advantage and hopes of breaking the situation, do we have any other options?

As long as Subolovvich can win in the Niš region, all the troops that have retreated from the southeast and southwest will be assigned to him, and then the three divisions that have just been formed will be sent over, not to mention 50,000, even if there are 100,000 troops!

Then with the threat of a great victory, negotiate with the Bulgarians, and get a decent ending! ”

The War Secretary asked, with some fear, "Don't we have any other choice?" As soon as we have achieved victory in the Niš region, we will immediately send troops to the southeast and cut off the rear of this partial division, and we will have a great chance of winning this war! ”

The Prime Minister said coldly: "All this is based on assumptions!" The Bulgarians are not stupid, won't they mobilize nationally??

Or simply don't fight with us, just consume with us, every day is small, it doesn't take long, a few months can drag us to death!

No way! Now the amount of money consumed every day is huge, and in order to raise funds, even the monetary reserves have been used, and if the war is not ended within this month, we will not be able to support it at all!

And another partial division of Bulgaria, having broken through the southeastern defense, their goals are not yet certain!

What if they are a little more bold and don't care about logistical supplies and choose between Kragujevac and Belgrade? ”