Romanian Eagle

After the Romanian army captured Targovi, Polski, Varna and other places, the First Army and the Third Army began to move closer to the Second Army led by Lieutenant General Andrew. The Romanian army left 17 divisions to guard the occupation area and protect the transport line, and 12 Romanian divisions began to press on Tarnovo, the three ancient capitals of Bulgaria.

Tarnovo, one of the three ancient capitals of Bulgaria. located in north-central Bulgaria. Historically it was the capital of Bulgaria. At the end of the twelfth century, the Bulgarian noble Assen brothers organized their armed forces in Tarnovo to break away from the rule of the Byzantine Empire, create a new kingdom, and set the capital here.

In 12o5, the Latin Emperor Balwin Flanders was captured by the Bulgarian king and imprisoned here. Tarnovo was the seat of the archbishop at that time, so it is also famous for its church buildings. There is the Ascension Church of the Archbishop and the Archbishop's Palace on the top of the Tsarevich Mountain.

And second to none is the Church of the Martyrs 4o, built by the order of Tsar Ivan Assen II (1218--1241), with a famous marble column inscribed on it commemorating the victory of the village of Lokotnica ( After this battle, Bulgaria became the largest power in the Balkans).

From the 12th to the 14th century, Tarnovo was the strongest defensive city in Bulgaria and the political, economic and cultural center of Bulgaria. When the Ottoman Empire occupied the city on July 17, 1393, the exhibition in Tarnovo stopped. The city of Tarnovo has a dangerous terrain and was the second largest city in the Balkans after Constantinople in the Middle Ages.

Three years later, the Turks conquered the entire Bulgarian Empire. A series of subsequent revolts by the Bulgarians remained concentrated in Tarnovo until the seventeenth century.

On July 7, 1877, the Russian army liberated Tarnovo. Ended the 48-year rule of the Ottoman Empire. After the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, Russia returned it to Bulgaria. Now Tarnovo has 56,000 inhabitants, outside the city on the Yantra River, a tributary of the Danube

And the location of Tarnovo is also very important. He can connect to Sofia in the west and Varna, the largest port in Bulgaria, which has been occupied by Romania, to the east. Crossing the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria to the south can reach Plovdiv, and to the north is the border city of Ruse on the border with Romania. Therefore, the Chief of General Staff of Prieshan decided that Bulgaria would not easily allow the Romanian army to capture the city.

The Bulgarian side also gradually pulled its troops back from the Sehi front.

Get ready to fight the Romanian army in Tarnovo, with the big battle over the ancient Bulgarian capital imminent.

Now Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, Minister of the 6th Bulgarian Army, is in the city of Tarnovo, and Lieutenant General Vasil Kudinchev, the commander of the 1st Army, who has already arrived in advance, was originally established in the city. In the headquarters of the 14th Division, they talked about the key points of the layout of the battle.

After the First Army received Romania's declaration of war, it stopped chasing the retreating Serbian army, allowing the remnant army that had retreated from Bitola to Skopje to finally escape.

"Lieutenant General Kudinchev, as the main elites of the Bulgarian army, you need to go to the Zarevic Mountains to defend the coming army brought by the Crown Prince of Romania."

"Then we need to increase the firepower."

Lieutenant General Kudinchev stated his demands. He also has his own reasons for saying this. After the First Army first went through successive battles, the weapons and equipment were all depleted. Although some were added on the way, there were still deficiencies. Obviously, Lieutenant General Kudinchev hoped that he could add more. In order to have a good state to defend the position.

"no problem."

Lieutenant General Savov said without any consideration, obviously the minister of the 6th Army has already considered it for him. He picked up the table with a list of his signed names and handed it to Lieutenant General Kudinchev to continue. "But I need you to defend Mount Zarevitz to buy time for the follow-up army."

Lieutenant General Kudinchev took the list that Lieutenant General Savov handed him, and did not answer immediately. He first checked the weapons and supplies he had replenished. On this list, Lieutenant Savov will supplement him with 5ooo rifles, 1.2 million rifle ammunition, 31 Maxim machine guns, and 540,000 machine gun ammunition. There are also 13 cannons, nearly 20,000 shells of various kinds, plus some iron rods, tents, sacks, medicines and other materials.

"Is this too little?"

Lieutenant General Kudinchev expressed his dissatisfaction. Then go on to explain. "The Romanian army has strong firepower, and our First Army has no confidence to resist their attack by relying on these materials alone."

Hearing Lieutenant General Kudinchev expressing his dissatisfaction, Lieutenant General Savov, Minister of the 6th Army, also expressed his current difficulties. "Lieutenant General Kudinchev, many of these materials were collected by me. Now I have given you half of the materials in my hand. What do you want me to do?"

Now the Bulgarian army has fought two wars in a row, and there is not much left of the military materials prepared before. After all, the annual military expenditure of 5,000,000 leva (2,000,000 pounds) has squeezed Bulgaria's finances to the limit. The key is that their arms must be purchased externally, so the price will definitely not be cheap.

In fact, after the first Balkan War, the military reserves that Bulgaria had prepared for many years have bottomed out. Who let him directly face the main force of the Ottoman army. If it weren't for the aid of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Romania, it is estimated that the possibility of their defeat would be quite high. Now Bulgaria's military reserves are concentrated in the hands of Lieutenant General Savov, Minister of the 6th Army.

After hearing Lieutenant General Savov, the minister of the 6th Army, speak out about his suffering, Lieutenant General Kudinchev knew that he had obtained the greatest benefit. he gritted his teeth. "I will do my best to hold the position on Mount Zarewicz."

Hearing Lieutenant General Kudinchev's words, Lieutenant General Savov, Minister of the 6th Army, said with a wry smile. "If it weren't for the shortage of our army's inventory, I wouldn't have arrived here early, just to prepare early, so I came here early." He also gave Lieutenant General Kudinchev a sweet date. "Two days later, the army led by the king will arrive, and then I will replace you and rest."

Lieutenant General Kudinchev could only eat the sweet dates given by Lieutenant General Savov. After he picked up the military cap and put it on his head, he told the Minister of the 6th Army. "Okay, I'll replace the 14th division first. After all, the division they just established is still not enough to face the Romanians."

Lieutenant General Savov watched Lieutenant General Kudinchev leave, picked up a report requesting military supplies in his hand, and read it again.

After Lieutenant General Kudinchev left the command, he sent someone to take the list signed by Lieutenant General Savov to receive the weapons and equipment in the quarters warehouse, and then took 76,000 people from the First Army to take over the position of the 14th Division for the upcoming arrival. preparing for the war.

PS took a day off to reorganize the ideas, and see if everyone is satisfied now?

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