Although he knew that the enemy's combat effectiveness this time was not good, Ferdinand still wanted to reduce his losses as much as possible!

On the issue of army command, Ferdinand didn't plan to interfere, just treat it as training! When it comes to weapons and equipment, you can still make a fuss, and you don't have to think about artillery anymore, poor jingle Serbia, now you can't afford to buy shells even if you have artillery, otherwise what else is there to be rebels?

Now the artillery of the Bulgarian Army has taken advantage!

At the end of the 19th century, what were the cross-era weapons of the army other than rapid-fire guns?

Of course, it's the first Maxim heavy machine gun! 1894 was the year when the Maxim heavy machine gun was first unveiled!

In 1894, in the war between the British army and the local Mactabilis-Sulus in Rhodesia, Africa, a British unit of more than 50 people repelled dozens of charges by more than 5,000 Machines with only four Maxim heavy machine guns, killing more than 3,000 people.

It was the First World War when the Germans were armed with MG08 Maxim heavy machine guns and killed 60,000 British soldiers in a single day in the Battle of the Somme, the deadliest figure of the First World War.

Since then, armies of various countries have been equipped with Maxim heavy machine guns, and Maxim has become a well-known weapon for killing.

Although knowing the power of the Makqin heavy machine gun, the arsenal can also be a copycat, but because the Makqin heavy machine gun in this period is too heavy, and it is easy to add water at any time during use, it is also prone to jamming, once it is discovered by the enemy in advance, the practicability is greatly reduced!

At present, the Bulgarian army is only a small amount of equipment, mainly for training machine gunners, Ferdinand originally planned to wait for a technological breakthrough, and directly put on the M1897 Hatch Chase machine gun.

Now he couldn't care so much, so he immediately ordered the arsenal to rush to produce 300 Makqin heavy machine guns, plus the ones that had already been installed, so that each company of the main force was equipped with one one.

It's not that I don't want to match more, the point is that the consumption of bullets is too great, and now the production capacity of the Bulgarian arsenal is so large, and there will be more machine guns and logistics will not be able to supply it!

The most important thing is money, after a large-scale battle, according to the consumption of 50,000 rounds of ammunition for a machine gun, tens of millions of rounds of ammunition for good guys are gone, this is all money!

Fortunately, this time it was only a local war, and the goal was only to weaken Serbia's military strength, which could be regarded as a preventive war!

According to the estimate of the General Staff, it will not last more than two weeks, and Serbia will ask Austria-Hungary for help, and then the scene can also end!

It may only take a day or two to actually continue fighting, or even just a few hours, and the winner will be decided!

The Bulgarian war machine has begun, the history of the Bulgarian war has once again appeared in the newspapers, revenge has become the mainstream of the people, and Serbia has once again become the number one enemy!

Anyone who cares knows that there is going to be a war! The Balkans have always been a place of high incidence of war, and relations between the two countries have not been good since the Serbian invasion of Bulgaria nine years ago.

Bulgaria's big move naturally could not be concealed from the Serbian government.

The young king, Alexander Obrenovy, is now in a hurry, the domestic troubles have not yet been settled, and the Bulgarians are coming again! No matter how arrogant he is, he doesn't think that the current Serbia can win this war!

As soon as the emergency meeting began, Alexander couldn't help but speak: "Everyone, Bulgaria's wolf ambitions are already known to passers-by, what should we do now??" ”

The Minister of War angrily said: "We must immediately carry out a national mobilization and give Bulgaria a head-on blow!" ”

Listening to the words of the Minister of War, Alexander asked expectantly: "Oh, what is the plan of your War Department?" How many troops do you need to mobilize to win this war? ”

The Minister of War thought for a while and said, "This~ depends on how many troops the Bulgarian invasion has?" They now have a regular army of 130,000 and can also carry out civilian mobilization, and the invading army may exceed 100,000, or even 200,000!

And we only have 100,000 troops, and we have to divide our troops to suppress the rebellious party, and at least mobilize another 200,000 troops to be sure of defeating them! ”

As soon as the words of the Minister of War fell, everyone gasped, for a small country with a population of more than two million, this is already the strength of the country!

The Chancellor of the Exchequer was frightened by the lion opening of the Chancellor of War and questioned: "But what about the weapons and equipment?? To arm so many troops, where are we going to get so many weapons?? ”

It is rare for the Chancellor of the Exchequer not to mention money this time, he knows that at this time, he can no longer care about whether the finances will collapse, everything is good to say after winning the war, and the cabinet must be prepared to get out of the house if he loses the war, and he does not need to continue to worry!

Listening to the words of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alexander looked at the Chancellor of War with anticipation and asked: "How many weapons do we have in stock now, and how many troops can we equip now?" ”

The Minister of War was silent for a moment, embarrassed and said, "This~ alas! Due to the lack of funds in the army and the attrition of suppressing the rebellion, the weapons reserve in the last two years has fallen to the lowest point in ten years, with only more than 1,300 rifles and two artillery pieces, which can barely equip a regiment! ”

Even though all of you are amateurs, you know that no matter what, the army has to ensure that one gun per person!

Looking at it now, after the national mobilization, the average of three people and one gun is about the same as that of the Russian Army in World War I, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined!

Alexander I did not give up and asked: "So what about buying it now?" ”

Without thinking, the Foreign Minister immediately spoke, saying: "Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has communicated with the envoys of various countries, and there is no problem in purchasing weapons, but the price is slightly higher, and it will take a little time!" ”

"How tall?" The Chancellor of the Exchequer habitually asked

"It's five layers more than the current international price, and they advised us to buy breech rifles, they have a lot of them in stock, and they can be a little cheaper on the price, and much faster in time!" The Foreign Secretary said worriedly

"What five stories high, why don't you grab it!"

"What a breech rifle, those things have a!"

Almost at the same time, the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for War raised their doubts!

At this time, the prime minister spoke: "I remember that we also eliminated a batch of breech rifles before, why don't we take them out for the new recruits first!" ”

The War Secretary retorted: "No! What's the use of those old weapons? Isn't that murder? ”

The Prime Minister said unhurriedly: "Don't get excited, our Minister of War! Isn't it possible to kill people with an old-fashioned weapon? Use it for the new recruits first, and then wait for the weapons to be bought, and then change your outfits! ”

After listening to the Prime Minister's explanation, the Minister of War nodded reluctantly!