Chapter 124: , Declare war

　　 Time flew by, and the three-day deadline for the ultimatum soon passed!
　　 There is no doubt that Serbia did not choose to compromise, and justly rejected Bulgaria's unreasonable request!
　　 has come to this point, and Ferdinand can't pretend to be scared! He was about to declare war. At the last moment, Ferdinand thought of the Congress. He felt that his appearance was too ugly, so he decided to frame it.
　　 On October 8, 1894, Ferdinand convened the Congress urgently and submitted a bill to declare war on Serbia!
　　 Then the vote passed unanimously. No abstentions were made. Even those who were forced to be absent sent telegrams to vote. Although they were invalid votes, they had to join in the fun! No way these years, in Bulgaria, fighting Serbia is politically correct!
　　 On the evening of October 8, 1894, Ferdinand publicly declared war on Serbia on the grounds that Serbia had sheltered war criminals!
　　The war broke out!
　　 It's impossible to make a sensation in the world. Europeans are used to it! It is normal to fight in the Balkans, and it is a problem if there is no war!
　　 Ferdinand, who cherishes his face, did not order a sneak attack at night, and was ready to face it upright! !
　　 Well, this is all advertised in the newspaper!
　　 In fact, it is not that Ferdinand has not considered a surprise attack and an undeclared war, but considering the relationship between Bulgaria and Serbia, he attacks! Old opponents, how can they be unprepared?
　　The most important thing is that you can’t use the power of artillery at night and you can easily hurt yourself by accident!
　　Bulgaria has a lot of advantages this time. There is no need to abandon its own advantages and choose to take risks at night!
　　 Almost all of Bulgaria’s top military leaders participated in the last Serbian War. They clearly know that the Serbs are not as weak as the newspaper propaganda!
　　 And after the last war, Serbia frantically built defensive fortresses on the border. Fortunately, the Serbian government lacks money and the defense line has not been completed!
　　According to the plan of the General Staff, this time Bulgaria sent 150,000 troops, divided into the left, center and right, and attacked Serbia at the same time.
The main force is the Central Route Army, attacking from the Troon area, the goal is to disintegrate the main military force of Serbia south of the South Morava River, three standing divisions, one new division, a total of 70,000 troops will hunt Leskova Ts.
　　 A standing division of the Left Army, two new divisions, a total of more than 50,000 people, starting from the area of ​​Mt. Mijul, the goal is to occupy Niš, the most important town in southern Serbia!
　　 The right-hand army is considered to have the least number of partial divisions, with only two divisions with more than 30,000 people, but they are all standing divisions. Although the number is small, the combat effectiveness is not weak at all! Starting from the Vidin area, head straight to the Dada Morava River, aiming straight at the Serbian capital Belgrade!
　　 After the conflict between the Bulgarian and Serbian forces intensified, the commander of the Bulgarian Third Division, Dante Christoph, who was stationed at Mount Mijul, began to worry!
　　He is not worried about not being able to defeat Serbia, but Ferdinand’s order to minimize the casualties of the soldiers and kill as much as possible the vitality of the Serbs!
　　 The third division is the Bulgarian standing division. Its combat effectiveness is unquestionable. This time, together with the newly reorganized 10th and 12th divisions, the Left Army was formed. Dante Christophe became the commander-in-chief of the Left Army by virtue of his excellent performance in the last war!
　　 Dante Christophe is not afraid of a war. How can the horrible weaken the vitality as much as possible? This embarrass him!
　　 slaughter prisoners?
　　 Massacre of civilians?
　　 This is obviously impossible! Ferdinand is not so crazy, and Dante Christophe is not crazy!
　　 Ferdinand probably understands what Ferdinand means. It is to beat Serbia to the ground at one time. It's better to be stunned by Bulgaria, and ask them not to cause trouble to Bulgaria for decades!
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　　 The time went back to three days ago. At the expanded joint operations meeting, all the cadres above the left legion level participated, and hundreds of people were swept away.
　　 Dante Christophe said: "Under normal circumstances, on October 8, 1894, we will declare war on Serbia. Chief of Staff, please tell me the basic situation!"
　　 The chief of staff said in a lively atmosphere: "The staff of the Serbia started to formulate the combat plan for Serbia very early. If they are to be stacked together, this room may not be stacked!"
　　 Everyone burst into laughter, watching everyone's leaping spirit ease slightly, the chief of staff again began to introduce the strength of the enemy and us.
　　"Okay, this is the end of the joke. Everyone knows that our Left Army is composed of three divisions and two artillery regiments, with a total of more than 56,000 people.
　　 has more than 54,000 rifles, all of the Bulgarian 1889 type (imitation of the water beads), more than 150 machine guns, a total of more than 100 light and heavy artillery, and a total of more than 3,000 various pistols.
　　 Compared with the Paul-Serbia war nine years ago, our family base is much thicker, and the firepower of the Left Army alone surpassed that of the past!
　　 Weapon and ammunition, you can put your heart in your stomach this time. Twenty million rounds of bullets and 80,000 shells are already in place, and there is a steady stream of ammunition in the rear. The material reserves are enough, we can start a war at any time! "
　　 paused, and then said: "Look at the Serbs on the opposite side. There are more than 168,000 deployed in the Nis generation. The number is almost three times ours!
　　 But don’t worry, we all know that Serbia has a bit of fighting capacity in the regular army, and their standing army is only 110,000. It should be more than 90,000. Not long ago, they had lost more than 10,000 in the civil war!
　　In other words, they deployed the main force in the Niš area, with a maximum of 30,000 or 40,000 people, which is my main opponent this time.
　　 After all, the border between our country and Serbia is so long, and defenses are needed everywhere. The other hundreds of thousands are a group of farmers who have just put down their hoes and resisted guns!
　　Perhaps not everyone has guns. The intelligence department has found out that their weapons and equipment are very chaotic. There are many kinds of weapons and they are old. They can open a weapons museum! "
　　 The chief of staff made a joke, and everyone couldn't help but laugh again and whispered to discuss. Although there is no doubt about the outcome of this war, the hundreds of thousands of troops on the opposite side still seem to be very deterrent.
　　 Now that the opponent only has tens of thousands of regular troops, and the rest are farmers, everyone suddenly relaxes. It seems that this task is not difficult to complete!
Dante Christophe slapped the table with a serious slap and said, "Quiet! See you guys, don’t forget what our mission is this time? It’s not just simply defeating the enemy and it’s done, but to do it all. May weaken their vitality!
What does 　　 mean, I don’t need to explain! Although we are big bosses, we all have gone to school, at least all graduated from the officer training class!
　　 I can tell you clearly that it is impossible to accomplish tasks by slaughtering prisoners! Military law will not show mercy!
　　 What should I do? I do not know either! Anyway, at the beginning of the war, in addition to completing the deployment tasks, which troop kills more enemies is the first achievement!
　　 I don't care what you do, as long as the result is! "