"We have no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal interests."

--Churchill

This sentence is the foundation of the British Empire, and it is a very accurate explanation of the relationship between various countries!

There is no doubt that now Bulgaria and Greece, Mentnegro are allies, and in the future all three countries are competitors!!

Whether it was Ferdinand, George I, or Nicholas I, it was clear that the Balkans were too small to support a great power!

At the end of the 19th century, in this era of the jungle, it was normal for the country and the nation to make black hands against each other!

Lookers-on see most of the game!

Greece is now the unlucky one, both allies are pitting it! This is no longer a question of the distribution of benefits, Ferdinand is completely using the sword to kill people, taking the opportunity to weaken this future enemy, so no matter what the Greeks promise, they can't change the ending!

Ferdinand asked, "The Greeks are almost finished, and as soon as the Greek army is defeated, we will declare war on the Ottoman Empire!" How's the preparation now? ”

Prime Minister Konstantin confidently said: "Your Excellency, please rest assured, we are fully prepared for war against the Ottoman Empire at any time!"

At present, the national mobilization has been completed, with a total of more than 600,000 troops mobilized, and 12 first-class divisions and 28 second-class divisions have been reorganized!

In addition, in order to ensure logistical supply, we have also transferred 200,000 people from the railway company to form 20 logistics divisions, which are specially responsible for building bridges and roads to ensure the smooth flow of logistics and transportation roads!

At the same time, we have also mobilized most of the country's medical staff to join the field hospital to ensure that the wounded on the battlefield can be effectively rescued! ”

Ferdinand nodded, he was relieved of the Bulgarian government's organizational ability! At this point, it can be proudly said that there is no government in the world that can compete with the Bulgarian government!

This is also one of Ferdinand's greatest achievements! Now Ferdinand's decree can reach any village in Bulgaria in a single day!

This, not to mention in the 19th century, even a hundred years later, not many countries can do it!

"Hmmm! Next up is the combat meeting, so let's go with you. Karl led my generals to the chamber next door! "Ferdinand

After Ferdinand came to power, the separation of military and government was strictly enforced in Bulgaria. The military does not have the right to participate in government meetings (except in relation to the military); The same military council, the government has no right to interfere!

Only when a major decision is made, after Ferdinand's approval, can both the military and the political be eligible to participate at the same time! Under normal circumstances, it is in the annual budget competition and the national policy meeting that the military and political circles will appear at the same time!

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"Chief of Staff will introduce the basic situation first!" Ferdinand said by name

"Yes!" Petrov replied sonorously

"At present, our army consists of twelve first-class main divisions, twenty-eight second-class divisions, eight heavy artillery regiments, three cavalry regiments and twenty logistics divisions! The total number of combat troops is about 600,000 people,

The first division is composed of seven infantry regiments, one garrison regiment, one artillery regiment, one engineer regiment, two cavalry battalions, one machine gun battalion, one communications battalion and one field hospital...... The division has more than 16,700 people (note: in order to save military spending, there are 1,546 engineers in the regiment, which are drawn from the logistics division and not included in the establishment)

Principal officers of the division headquarters: one division commander, one chief and deputy chief of staff, and five to seven operational staff officers......

The first class division was equipped with 14,384 Bulgarian Type 1891 rifles (water lianzhu), 2,187 pistols, 187 Maxim heavy machine guns, 48 47mm naval mortar guns, 32 Bulgarian Type 1895 75mm field guns (Miss France or Italian guns), and 4 105mm cannons......

Infantry regiment establishment: 3 infantry battalions, 1 artillery company, 1 machine gun company, 1 cavalry company, 1 guard company, 1 medical company, 1 communications company...... A total of 2,086 people (note: plus an engineer battalion of 312 people)

The infantry regiment was equipped with 1827 Bulgarian Type 1891 rifles, 117 pistols, 16 Maxim heavy machine guns, 2 Bulgarian Type 1895 75mm field guns, 6 47mm naval mortars (with brackets it is the original mortar......

Infantry battalion: three infantry companies (126 people in each company, including 2 medics, 6 cooking squads, 117 rifles, 1 Makqin machine gun, 9 pistols), a special service company (a total of 106 people, including 2 medics, 5 cooking squads, 94 rifles, 9 pistols), a machine gun platoon (a total of 36 people, one medician, 2 Makqin heavy machine guns, and several pistols), an artillery platoon (2 47mm naval mortars), and a communications platoon......

Machine gun company: 127 men in total, armed with 6 Maxim heavy machine guns......

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The garrison regiment is organized in sync with the corps

Artillery regiment establishment: one heavy artillery battalion, two artillery battalions, one guard battalion, one communications company, one medical company...... A total of 1,247 people

Heavy artillery battalion equipment: a total of 216 people, equipped with 4 105mm cannons......

Artillery battalion: a total of 318 people, armed with 8 Bulgarian Type 1895 75mn field guns......

The guard battalion is synchronized with the barracks establishment

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Cavalry battalion: 356 men in total, equipped with 782 horses, 3 heavy machine guns, and 331 rifles......

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Second class division: six infantry regiments, one garrison regiment, one artillery regiment, one engineer regiment, two cavalry battalions, one machine gun battalion, one communications battalion and one field hospital...... The division has more than 14,200 people

Principal officers of the division headquarters: one division commander, one chief and deputy chief of staff, and five to seven operational staff officers......

Second class armament: 12,186 Bulgarian Type 1891 rifles (water beads), 1,876 pistols of various types, 167 Maxim heavy machine guns, 42 47mm naval mortar guns, 24 Bulgarian Type 1895 75mm field guns (Miss France or Italian guns), 2 105mm cannons......

The establishment is basically the same as that of the first-class division, the strength of the infantry regiment has been reduced by one infantry regiment, the equipment of the infantry regiment is the same as that of the first-class division, compared with the first-class division, the firepower of the artillery regiment has been weakened, and the other equipment has not changed much!

Heavy artillery regiment: 2,875 people, equipped with 12 105mm cannons, 8 120mm cannons, and 8 155mm cannons......

Cavalry regiment: a total of 1,856 people, equipped with 3,982 horses, 2 75mm field guns, 18 heavy machine guns, and 1,671 rifles......

Weapon Parameters:

Bulgarian Type 1895 75mm field gun, copycat French M1897 Type 75mm gun

Caliber: 75 mm

Gun weight: 1160 kg

Gun length: 2.7 m

Barrel length: 36 times the caliber

Effective firing range: 8500 m

Firing angle: -11°~18°

Muzzle rotation angle: 6 °

Muzzle velocity: 529 m/s (m/s)

Projectile weight: (6.3--7.8)/5.5kg (high explosive), 6.4/6.1kg (armor-piercing), 7.24/7.98kg (shrapnel)

The range of ammunition is average, but the rate of fire is 15-18 rounds / min which is twice as high as the German FK96 type 77 field gun of the same period 6-8 rounds / min.

It was the first rapid-fire gun with a gas re-entry machine, which had previously been a bulky hydraulic spring-loaded re-entry machine.

At the same time, the German II FK96 77 field gun, the Austro-Hungarian FKM99 76.5 field gun, the Russian M1902 76.2 field gun, the Italian M1906 75 field gun, and the devil's 38 Type 75 field gun were all hydraulic spring reentry machines, so the rate of fire could not compete with the M1897.