Romanian Eagle

? In the second month after the declaration of war, the Bulgarian campaign, which worried both Romania and the Allies, finally began. The 3rd and 7th Divisions from Ruse acted as the vanguard and took the lead.

Under the crushing of superior troops and equipment, they took the lead in capturing the border city of Carmen. This border city, 40 kilometers from Ruse, 50 kilometers from Luman, and 45 kilometers from Veliko Tarnovo, was defended by only one militia regiment. As the forward commander, Lieutenant General Mandive only arranged a brigade-level assault and won the first battle.

Standing in the empty Carmen City Hall looking at the messy ground, Lieutenant General Mandive instructed the staff around him. "Report to the commander that we have taken Carmen and failed to meet the enemy's resistance."

The young communications staff officer asked in confusion. "Sir, didn't we encounter resistance outside the city?"

In the face of the staff's questions, Lieutenant General Mandive said with disdain. "Can a battle that breaks down after charging be called resistance?"

After speaking, Division Commander Mandive ignored the little staff officer and wanted to say it to a general wearing the rank of major general beside him. "Major General Foctor, I will lead the third division to go first, and your seventh division will follow. We will meet outside the city of Veliko Tarnovo."

Major General Foctor was a little surprised by Lieutenant General Mandive's words, and he couldn't help but say it. "It's very likely to be dangerous."

"It's not very dangerous."

Mandive opened his mouth to express his plans. "The enemy even gave up on Carmen's. It must be shrinking its forces to defend Veliko Tarnovo. It is impossible to have a defense line behind. So I bet that there will be no major enemies along the way from here to Veliko Tarnovo. military."

In the face of the confident Mandive, Major General Foctor could not dissuade him any more. After all, the vanguard's commander is also the other side. "Well, you go first. I'll leave a battalion to support the army, and I'll follow."

Seeing that Foctor agreed to his actions, Lieutenant General Mandive immediately went to prepare for the three divisions to conduct military operations. In fact, Lieutenant General Mandive still had a careful thought in his heart. He planned to use the forward position of the third division to lure the Bulgarian army to attack, and then give the army a chance to eat the enemy. The incentive for him to have this idea was Lieutenant General Ankodar of the 1st Guards Division. Everyone was jealous of the benefits obtained by the 1st Guards Division commander after that battle, so he also wanted to try it out.

Then the 3rd Division, led by Lieutenant General Mandive, began to march towards Veliko Tarnovo, while the 7th Division started to move half a day later. Lieutenant General Kudinchev, the Bulgarian commander who had been following the war situation, quickly knew about this trend, but he was not at all concerned when he was in Veliko Tarnovo.

With the latest information of the Romanian army in his hand,

Speaking disdainfully. "This kind of trick can be used to embarrass people."

Hearing the commander's words, several Bulgarian division commanders gathered in the headquarters also spoke up.

"Lieutenant General, should we give them some color to see."

"We can send small units to take advantage of the familiar terrain and harass their march."

"Lieutenant General, we..."

Seeing that he was talking about his advice to the Taoist teachers, Lieutenant General Kudinchev raised his hand and signaled to listen to him. "As you all know, in Thessaloniki we have been at war with the enemy for a month, and it is very draining. And at the moment, it seems that we have no possibility of drawing troops from the front line of Thessaloniki, so now we are resisting the Romanians. The only army. I cannot risk putting the country in any danger for this."

Lieutenant General Kudinchev's words The division commanders who were present knew that they were Bulgaria's last capital, and if they lost, they would withdraw from the battle.

After waiting for the division commander to digest these words, Lieutenant General Kudinchev immediately stated his battle plan. "And according to my plan, Veliko Tarnovo and Norwich will gradually resist and then be abandoned. We will lengthen the enemy's supply line. Finally, in Previn, we will block the enemy's attack, and then it will be time for us to counterattack."

"If the city is abandoned like this, what will the people do?"

Faced with questions, Lieutenant General Kudinchev answered. "I will organize the evacuation of personnel and materials, among which young adults, women and children will be the priority evacuation targets."

In the face of Lieutenant General Kudinchev's words, none of the teachers present were moral people and knew that this was the best way. It is the most sensible way to evacuate the supplies and useful personnel, and leave the elderly who lack food and clothing to increase their supply pressure. But they are more or less blocked in their hearts. After all, they are both human and not machines, and they all have feelings. Who makes Bulgaria's materials tight now?

In fact, Bulgaria is the country with the most shortage of materials in the alliance. Over the years, one million troops have already overwhelmed this country, which is not known for its mountains and grain production. Even starting from last year, the Bulgarian military sent a group of soldiers back to help with farming and harvesting during the early busy farming season.

However, these still cannot solve the problem of food and clothing for the people, and a large number of old and weak still die due to various injuries and diseases caused by starvation. Its domestic civil grievances have made Bulgaria somewhat unable to suppress, but relying on a strong patriotic national plot can barely maintain.

Glancing at the teachers in front of him, Lieutenant General Kudinchev continued. "The next thing we have to do is to stop the Romanians from attacking for the people."

Then someone asked. "What if it can't be stopped?"

"Then ensure your strength and keep it for the next counterattack."

Seeing the teacher who had calmed down and the atmosphere was a little low, Lieutenant General Kudinchev knew that it was his own words, so he remedied it. "I have discussed with the commander-in-chief before this. As long as we resist the attack of the Allied forces outside the city of Thessaloniki, he will send reinforcements."

The commander-in-chief that Lieutenant General Kudinchev said was not Ferdinand I, who was traditionally served by the king, but Admiral Zekov.

Admiral Zekov, whose full name is Nikolai Dzekov, was born in Sliven in 1865. He was a graduate of the Sofia Military School and volunteered for the Reserve Corps during the Serbian-Bulgarian War of 1885. In 1886 he took part in a military coup against Alexander. After the plot failed, he was demoted to cadet and sent to the 12th Infantry Regiment. Soon, he received an amnesty and graduated from the military academy.

In 1887 he was promoted to lieutenant and assigned to Schumann's 2nd Artillery Regiment. In 1894 he was promoted to captain and sent to Italy, where he graduated from the Military Academy in Turin in 1898. After returning to Bulgaria, he served in the 3rd Artillery Regiment and Army Staff. In 1901 he was promoted to major and taught at the Sofia Military School, where he became headmaster in 1912. During this period he gained the trust of King Ferdinand I, and from 1910 to 1912 he also served as commander of the 1st Infantry Regiment.

During the First Balkan War, Colonel Zekov served as Chief of Staff of the Second Army and was responsible for the initial siege of Edirne. Later, he led a team to raid the fortress of Edirne, and made military exploits. He was unable to participate in the Second Balkan War due to illness, and after the war he was appointed commander of the Bulgarian Thracian forces.

After the Balkan wars, King Ferdinand I refused to continue commanding the Bulgarian army as commander-in-chief and supported Nikolai Rzekov in this post. Rzekov supported Bulgaria in the war with the Allies, so when he decided to join the war, he assumed the post of commander-in-chief on September 24, 1915.

After taking over the post of commander-in-chief, Zekov tried his best to solve the problems of the bloated command of the Bulgarian army and the lack of materials. He performed very well, not only reducing the headquarters personnel to replenish the grass-roots troops, but also allowing Germany and Austria-Hungary to give no less than assistance.

Moreover, he paid attention to the morale of the soldiers, and went to the grassroots company many times to understand the situation, which was deeply loved by the soldiers. In addition, he also made a lot of credit in the battle against Serbia.

One more thing to say here, when the original time and space Romania joined the war, he also led the Bulgarian army to join the army group led by Marshal Mackensen, and performed quite well in the capture of Romania.

Therefore, after Lieutenant General Kudinchev said that he had discussed with Admiral Zekov, the division commanders present were relieved.

It's just that they need to face it seriously in the next battle. With the Romanian army who defeated Bulgaria and pulled it out of the war, it is up to them whether they can stop it or not.

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