Romanian Eagle

The Romanian military observation group, which was missed by Eder, had arrived in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, when Bulgaria declared war on the Ottomans. The military observation mission was led by the commander of the 12th Division of the Romanian Army, Fereit.

The Feireit division commander left a deep impression on the crown prince and the chief of the general staff, Preshan, and now this good impression has brought him a beautiful job as the head of the military observation group. The teachers of the other divisions were jealous when they were on duty. I believe that this observation will bring great convenience to his upward space if he is satisfied with this observation.

After spending a day in Sofia, the Romanian military observation group descended into the Bulgarian army, most of which were assigned to the Bulgarian First Army, the main force behind the Bulgarian attack on Western Thrace.

Their commander is Lieutenant General Vasil Kutinchev, a general with a keen sense of smell and a good understanding of the battlefield situation, who participated in the Pau-Serbia War.

In this war, he commanded a partial Bulgarian division with the rank of major general. With his amazing sense of the battlefield, he defeated the 25,000 snipers of the Serbian army with 17,000 people in the Budakos area. Combined with the main force of 67,000 people led by King Ferdinand I, he almost encircled the main force of the Serbian army of 56,000 people. With this record, Lieutenant General Vasil Kutinchev was promoted to lieutenant general by the king. Now Ferdinand I will hand over the main force of Bulgaria to him, obviously hoping that he can achieve another success and make greater contributions to Bulgaria.

And he has the most elite troops in Bulgaria. Among them, the commander of the 1st Infantry Division is Major General Toshewei, the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division is Major General Sarafov, and the commander of the 10th Infantry Division is Major General Bratislilov. , This division has three brigades and six regiments, with a number of 31,000 people, more than the general Bulgarian wartime division.

Now the First Army has 95,000 troops, and the Bulgarian military has also strengthened most of the machine guns and artillery assisted by Romania to them. Now the First Army has 72,000 rifles, 186 machine guns, and 287 artillery pieces. Some of them are small and medium-caliber artillery, but in the Bulgarian army it is the most elite.

In accordance with the division of labor of the League, Bulgaria concentrated on operations in Thrace and Macedonia. It deployed its main force in Thrace, forming three armies. The 1st Army (95,370 men), under General Vasil Kudinchev and three infantry divisions, was deployed south of Yambol and operating along the Denza River. The Second Army (102,748 men), under the leadership of General Nikolai Ivanov, consisting of two infantry divisions and one infantry brigade, was deployed to the west of the First Army and assigned to capture Adrianople (Edirne) mighty fortress.

According to these plans, the 3rd Army (94,884 men), under the leadership of General Radiko Dimitriev, was deployed to the east and behind the 1st Army, with cavalry units out of sight of Turkey. The 3rd Army had three infantry divisions and was sent across the Stranya Mountains and led the Kirkkills fort.

The 2nd (49, 180) and 7th (48, 5 men) divisions were assigned separate roles to fight in Western Thrace and Eastern Macedonia, respectively.

The nominal commander-in-chief of the Bulgarian army was Tsar Ferdinand I, but in fact its control and leadership rested with his deputy, Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov.

At this time, I would like to say that this type of military recruitment was widely used in the Balkans at that time. The formation of troops was divided into wartime formation and peacetime formation. In peacetime, a division is estimated to be in the upper 10,000 people. However, a large number of reservists were recruited in wartime. It will be more than 20,000 immediately. This method saves military expenses, and usually only needs to ensure the training of technical arms. However, this method has a huge disadvantage. The organization is not high, and the soldiers have low military capabilities, so they cannot complete too complicated tactics, and cannot bear too high casualties. Therefore, at that time, 100,000 people on both sides often fought, and in the end, thousands of people were killed, and one side lost morale and retreated.

However, since all countries are now using this recruitment model, the gap is not obvious. It will not be revealed until the standing army model after World War I. Now the standing army model like Romania is still relatively rare.

On the third day after the war, Bulgarian armies crossed the border to attack the Ottoman army.

"Hurry up, hurry up."

In the 7th Company of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Division, 2nd Regiment, and 2nd Regiment of the Bulgarian 1st Army, the company commander Sackdorf was encouraging his soldiers to speed up their pace. These soldiers were panting with sweat on their foreheads, and followed the footsteps of their comrades to their destination.

After cheering for his soldiers, he took out a pocket watch from his jacket pocket and checked the time. Said to Lieutenant Bodnov, his deputy. "It seems that our marching speed is not bad, and we should reach the small village of Polonica before six o'clock in the afternoon."

"It should be possible, company commander. I heard that the friendly army in front of us had just fought with the Ottoman army in a small town called Karosman. The Ottoman army was poorly trained and was defeated by them." Lieutenant Bodnov After answering his boss, tell the information he just got.

Captain Sackdorf looked at him strangely. "How did you get the news?"

Lieutenant Bodnov stated his source. "The messenger named Spurf who passed by just now told me that he also took a cigarette from me as a reward."

Captain Sackdorf suddenly remembered that a messenger on horseback had asked them for water before, and it was estimated that his deputy had heard the news at that time.

Hearing the good news, Captain Sackdorf said to his deputy with a smile. "We seem to have to hurry up or the Ottoman army will be wiped out."

After speaking, Captain Sackdorf followed his soldiers all the way, and Lieutenant Bodnov quickly followed.

While the Bulgarian grass-roots units were advancing toward their respective goals, Lieutenant-General Vasil Kutinchev was inquiring about the progress of the ministries within the headquarters of the First Army.

"Where is the first division now?"

The communications staff member who heard the question from his commander replied. "They just sent a telegram this morning, and the 1st Division just crossed the border to a town called Carlosman, where they defeated the Ottoman resistance of 3,000 men."

Lieutenant General Vasil Kutinchev, who heard the answer from the communications staff officer, took a military map and found the town. The town called Karosman was on the border. He was still satisfied with the result of the advance.

"Anything else?" Lieutenant General Sirkutinchev continued to ask the communications staff, burying his head in the map.

"The Second Army is on its way to Luledor after defeating a small Ottoman force in the small town of Serio on the border. The Third Army is in the Scharvoort area."

Lieutenant General Sirkutinchev listened to the report of the staff officer, and quickly found the location of the friendly army on the map. On the map, their three army groups marched in finished glyphs, and his first army group was the arrow.

While Lieutenant General Sirkutinchev was looking at the map and thinking about the next military action, Major General Toshev in the division headquarters of the 1st Division was also pondering on the opponent's intelligence.

The 3,000-strong Ottoman army they defeated in the town was reported by the subordinate troops that were following and chasing, and they retreated to a small town called Lule Burgas, fifteen kilometers away. The pursuit troops saw a large number of positions there. And there were many Ottoman troops, estimated to be tens of thousands, so he quickly retreated. Now he is considering whether to launch a tentative attack to confirm it, or report directly to Lieutenant General Sirkutinchev. In the end, he decided to report first.

PS Mantou is going crazy trying to find information on all parties in the Balkan war. There is too little information on this war. Book friends who know the details can join the group to chat privately with steamed buns, thank you.

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