Chapter 117: Serbia

　　 Despite knowing that the enemy's combat effectiveness this time is not good, Ferdinand still wants to reduce the loss as much as possible!
　　 The issue of army command, Ferdinand does not intend to intervene, as it is training! When it comes to weapons and equipment, you can still make a fuss. There is no need to think about artillery. The poor clinking Serbia now has artillery and can’t afford artillery shells. Otherwise, what is the matter with the rebels?
　　 Now the artillery equipped by the Bulgarian Army has taken the upper hand!
　　 At the end of the 19th century, besides rapid-fire guns, what was the army’s cross-age weapons?
　　 is of course the first Maxim heavy machine gun! In 1894, it happened to be the first appearance of the Maxim heavy machine gun!
In 1894, in Rhodesia, Africa, in the war between the British army and the local Metabile-Surus, a British army of more than 50 men repelled 5,000 with only 4 Maxine heavy machine guns in a battle. More than 3,000 people were killed in dozens of charges by the Dometabilli.
It was World War I that really made Maxine the limelight. At that time, the German army was equipped with the MG08 Maxine heavy machine gun. During the battle on the Somme, 60,000 British troops were killed in one day, which became the death toll in World War I. The most once.
　　 Since then, the armed forces of various countries have been equipped with Maxine heavy machine guns, and Maxine has become a famous killing weapon.
Although knowing the power of the Maxim heavy machine gun, the arsenal can also be copied, but because the Maxim heavy machine gun of this period is too heavy, and water must be added at any time during use, it is also prone to jamming. Once the enemy is discovered in advance, The practicality is greatly reduced!
　　 At present, the Bulgarian army has only a small amount of equipment, mainly for training machine gunners. Ferdinand originally planned to wait for a technological breakthrough to directly mount the M1897 Hatch case machine gun of the cottage.
　　 I can't take care of that much now, and immediately ordered the arsenal to rush to produce 300 Maxine heavy machine guns, plus the ones already installed, so that each company of the main force can be equipped with one.
　　It’s not that I don’t want to have more equipment. The key is that the consumption of bullets is too large. The production capacity of the Bulgarian arsenal is now so large. If there are more machine guns, the logistics will not be available!
　　The most important thing is money. After a large battle, based on the consumption of 50,000 rounds of ammunition for a machine gun, tens of millions of bullets are gone, this is all money!
　　 Fortunately, this is only a local war, and the goal is only to weaken Serbia's military strength. It can be regarded as a preventive war!
　　 The staff estimates that the duration will not exceed two weeks, Serbia will turn to Austria-Hungary for help, and then this scene can also end!
　　 may really continue to fight for only one or two days, or even just a few hours, to decide the outcome!
　　The war machine in Bulgaria has been activated, the history of the Serbian War once again appeared in newspapers, revenge and hatred have become the mainstream of the people, and Serbia has once again become the number one enemy!
　　 Everyone knows that there is going to be a war! The Balkans has always been a high-risk area of ​​war. Since Serbia invaded Bulgaria nine years ago, the relationship between the two countries has not been better.
　　 Bulgaria’s big move is naturally not hidden from the Serbian government.
　　 The young King Alexander Oblinovi is now in a hurry. The domestic troubles have not yet been resolved, and the Bulgarians are coming again! No matter how arrogant he is, he does not believe that Serbia can win this war!
　　As soon as the emergency meeting began, Alexander couldn't help but speak: "Everyone, Bulgaria's wolf ambition is already known to passers-by, what should we do now??"
　　The Minister of War said angrily: "We must immediately carry out a national mobilization to strike Bulgaria head-on!!"
　　 After hearing the words of the Minister of War, Alexander asked expectantly: "Oh, what is your plan for the Ministry of War? How many troops need to be mobilized to win this war?"
　　The Minister of War thought for a while and said, "This... depends on how many Bulgarian troops are invading? They now have 130,000 regular troops, and they can also carry out civilian mobilization. The invading troops may exceed 100,000, or even 200,000!
　　 And we only have one hundred thousand troops, and we have to divide our troops to suppress the chaotic party. At least two hundred thousand more troops must be mobilized to be sure of defeating them! "
　　 As soon as the words of the Minister of War fell, everyone took a breath. For a small country with a population of more than two million, this is already an overwhelming force!
　　 The Minister of Finance was frightened by the lion of the Minister of War, and questioned: "But what about weapons and equipment? To arm so many troops, where do we go to get so many weapons?"
　　 The Chancellor of Finance rarely did not withdraw money this time. He knew that at this time, he had already ignored whether the finances would collapse. After winning the war, everything is good to say. If the war is defeated, the cabinet must be prepared to get out, and he does not need to worry about it!
　　 After hearing the words of the Chancellor of Finance, Alexander looked at the Minister of War with expectation and asked: "How many weapons do we have in inventory and how many troops can we equip?"
The Minister of War was silent for a moment, and said in embarrassment: "This~ alas! Due to insufficient military funds, UU reading www.uukanshu.com and the loss of the suppression of the rebellion, the weapons stock has dropped to the lowest point in ten years in the last two years, only one. With more than 1,000 rifles and two artillery pieces, you can barely equip one regiment!"
　　Even though they are all amateur players, I know that no matter what, the army must guarantee one gun per person!
　　 Looking at it now, after the national mobilization, an average of three people has a gun, and it is almost the same as the Russian army in World War I. The combat effectiveness can be imagined!
　　 Alexander I unwillingly asked: "Then buy it now?"
　　 The Minister of Foreign Affairs immediately spoke without thinking, saying: "Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has communicated with the envoys of various countries. There is no problem with buying weapons, but the price is slightly higher, and it will take a while!"
　　 "How high?" The chancellor asked habitually
　　 "Compared with the current international price by five layers, and they suggested that we buy a front-loaded rifle, they have a lot of inventory, and the price can be a little bit cheaper, and the time is much faster!" The Foreign Minister said nervously
　　 "What a five-story high, why not grab it!"
　　 "What kind of front-loaded rifle, those rags have a fart!"
　　 Almost at the same time, the Minister of Finance and the Minister of War raised questions!
　　 At this time, the Prime Minister spoke: "I remember that we also eliminated a batch of front-loaded rifles before, or let us use them for the recruits first!"
　　 The Minister of War retorted: "No! What use are those old weapons? Isn't this murder?"
　　 The Prime Minister said calmly, "Don't get excited, our Minister of War! Can't we even kill people even with old weapons? Let's train the recruits first, and then wait for the weapons to be bought back, and then don't change them!"
　　 Hearing the Prime Minister’s explanation, the Minister of War nodded reluctantly!