In the Balkans, Bulgarian mountain people have long had a reputation for their bravery. Bulgaria has been an important source of troops since the Byzantine era.

Since Bulgaria's independence, the Bulgarian hill people's army has proven itself in several wars and earned the reputation of Balkan Prussia.

However, this time the battle with the Serbian army around the village of Perk, Bulgaria was unable to retain this reputation.

In this decisive battle, the Serbian army withstood the onslaught of the Bulgarians, and the experienced Admiral Putnik released reserves at the last moment, stunning the exhausted Bulgarian army from the new attack, and the defeated Bulgarians stumbled all the way back to Slivnica.

And the Serbian army, led by General Putnik, did not give the Bulgarians a chance to breathe, and followed all the way to conquer Slivnica. At this time, the Bulgarian army could only continue to retreat, until the small town of Nakas, which was only 18 kilometers from Sofia, stabilized its position.

In this battle, the Bulgarian army lost 8,419 killed, 17,628 wounded, more than 4,000 missing, and lost almost 30,000 people. And the Serbian army also had 6,791 killed, 12,579 wounded and 627 missing.

Considering that Bulgaria was the attacker from the beginning, such casualties were enough to show its combat effectiveness.

Of course, the Serbian army is not weak, and after the last quick end of the war, the Serbs have been training their army hard all these years. At the same time, we closely follow the emergence of new technologies and study the style of play that suits you.

And in addition to the fact that the Serbian army is not what it used to be, in fact, Bulgaria itself has to take half of the reason for this defeat. Because according to the plan, the Bulgarian army had to defeat the Serbian army first, and then engage the invading Romanian army.

This battle plan was very problematic, leaving the Bulgarian army to walk a tightrope on its own. This also led to the fact that its commander, Lieutenant General Savov, did not have time to spend here with the Serbian army, so he could only attack first. As a result, he was calculated by the scheming Admiral Putnik, and he was almost defeated.

And Perke's defeat made the situation of the Bulgarians even more difficult. First, the capital Sofia was under the threat of the Serbs, and secondly, the Romanians had just broken through Pleven and were also preparing to cross the Stara Mountains and march towards Sofia.

In addition, the Greek army, which had been driven back to Thessaly, had regrouped and attacked again, and now the Greek army was approaching Thessaloniki, and Lieutenant General Kutinchev, who was defending the southern front, reported that he intended to use Thessaloniki to hold the enemy back and stop the Greek army there.

It is clear that the Greek army put a lot of pressure on the commander of the Bulgarian Southern Front, otherwise he should not have said the words "delay" and stop, but should have defeated and routed.

Indeed, Greece regrouped this time, in addition to replenishing weapons and ammunition, it also replenished more than 70,000 mobilized troops, bringing the Greek army to 180,000. The difference in strength was so great that the commander of the Southern Front, Lieutenant General Kutinchev, could only defend first. Thankfully, there was Thessaloniki, the largest city in Macedonia, and the Greek army would never have considered any other targets until it had been captured.

Faced with such a difficult situation, Bulgaria is also looking for help in order to break the situation. Austria-Hungary, Russia, Germany and even the Turks, Bulgaria are trying to get involved. However, the most noteworthy of Bulgaria is its former ally, the Kingdom of Italy, which directly borders it.

"Your Excellency Bondarev, with regard to the current war between your country and the Rohise, our country is currently unable to mediate. As you are well aware, you should look to other countries for your country's inability to mediate the Balkan dispute as it suffers heavy losses from the earthquake in Messina. ”

In Rome's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in front of the Bulgarian ambassador Bondarev, Bakona informed the ambassador of Italy's decision.

In the face of Bakona's reply, Bondarev, as the Bulgarian ambassador, was not reconciled.

"Japan is also very sympathetic and understanding of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that has struck your country. However, at present, the actions of the three countries of Rohise have caused a serious humanitarian disaster in the Balkans, and my country is very considerate of your country, but I also hope that your country will look at the suffering people in the Balkans and ask your country to take charge of mediation, for which we are willing to pay all costs for these people. ”

Obviously, Ambassador Bondarev's words mean that the Bulgarian government is already in a hurry, they can't wait any longer, and the conditions are open to Italy (and there must be a degree). And it was not for Italy to help Bulgaria. All you need to do is come forward and mediate.

If there is currently the country that is best able to mediate the current war in the Balkans, it is Italy. Italy's territory in the Balkans is bordered by Serbia and Greece, and its relations with Romania are not bad, so if Italy comes forward to mediate, it will definitely be the most important of all countries.

This also speaks volumes about the fact that the Bulgarians have a good eye and know who is most useful to them at this time.

However, it would be absolutely a lie to say that the Bulgarians were not moved by this condition, but Bacona knew that for this Balkan war, the king strictly ordered Italy not to participate, and no matter how much interest it had.

Bacona guessed part of the king's strict orders, although he did not know why the king was too cautious about the interests of the Balkans, which were close at hand, but he was able to carry out the king's orders without discount. If it weren't for this habit, how could he have been in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for nearly twenty years. From middle age to old age, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs can be firmly in the hands of the king, relying on the king's trust.

"Ambassador Bondarev, I'm very sorry, for what is happening in the Balkans at the moment, my country really doesn't have the energy to ask about it, and at the moment all our energy is focused on the reconstruction of the earthquake and tsunami disaster in Messina, so I'm sorry that we can't help and we're not with us."

Having left these words, Bakona concluded this meeting with the Bulgarian ambassador.

Italy's refusal to mediate discouraged the Bulgarian government, knowing that Bulgaria had the best relations with Russia.

But the war that is currently going on has kept both countries away from themselves. Needless to say, Russia does not know what kind of drug the Serbs poured into Russia to make it side with them in this war.

As for the relationship with Italy, Shu Ri'an has not been as close as before in recent years, but no matter how you say it, it is to blame for this damn earthquake, so that it has been focusing on the country for a while, and it has become no longer concerned about non-Balkan affairs.

Just when Bulgaria was feeling anxious about this, a bad news came, which made the Bulgarians feel cold in their hands and feet.

At this critical moment, the Ottomans, unwilling to lose the Thracian territories, also declared war on Bulgaria. Its 150,000-strong army, after defeating a small number of border guards, attacked all the way to Adrianople. At this time, more than 10,000 Bulgarians were free in the new territory of Eastern Thrace, and apart from maintaining law and order, they could not play a role in stopping the Ottoman army.

At this time, Bulgaria was desperate to find that Bulgaria was full of enemies, except for Italy to the west. At this time, in military terms, Bulgaria was under siege from many sides, and it was almost impossible to break the situation.

Just as Bulgaria was struggling to break the game, another news came that the Romanian army had broken through the transportation hub of Vlaca, and that Romania would only need to follow the railway to Sofia.

At this time, the only chance for Bulgaria was to defeat the Serbian army, but looking at the dense fortifications on the Serbian position, the Bulgarian army also lost confidence after attacking several times.

At this time, the Bulgarians had only one way to go, and although they were very unwilling, but in the end, after some reflection and argument, Bulgaria sent a telegram asking for peace.

Bulgaria was defeated.

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But it doesn't matter who it is.

There was no superfluous expression on everyone's face, as if they were very indifferent to everything.

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Shen Changqing is used to it.

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In the Demon Suppression Division, everyone has a lot of blood on their hands.

When a person is accustomed to seeing life and death, then he will become indifferent to many things.

When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but over time he got used to it.

The Demon Suppression Division is huge.

The people who can stay in the Demon Suppression Division are all powerful masters, or people who have the potential to become masters.

Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.

Among them, the Demon Suppression Division is divided into two professions, one is the town guard and the other is the demon exterminator.

Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Division starts with the lowest level of demon slayer.

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Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level of the demon slayer envoys.

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He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.

It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of an attic.

Unlike other places full of slaughter, the attic here seems to stand out from the crowd, and in the bloody Demon Suppression Division, it presents a different tranquility.

At this time, the attic door is open, and there are occasional people entering and exiting.

Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment, and then stepped in.

Access to the attic.

The environment has changed in vain.

A burst of ink fragrance mixed with the faint smell of blood came to his face, making his brow furrow instinctively, but quickly stretched.

The smell of blood on everyone's body in the Demon Suppression Division is almost impossible to clean.