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 occupied area and protect it.
On the transportation line, 12 Romanian divisions began to press towards Tarnovo, the three ancient capitals of Bulgaria.
Tarnovo, one of the three ancient capitals of Bulgaria. It is located in north-central Bulgaria. It was historically the capital of Bulgaria. At the end of the 12th century, the Bulgarian noble Asen brothers organized armed forces in Tarnovo to break away from the rule of the Byzantine Empire, create a new kingdom, and in
This is the capital.
In 1205, the Latin Emperor Baldwin Flanders was captured by the King of Bulgaria and imprisoned here. Tarnovo was the seat of the archbishop at that time, so it was also famous for its church buildings. There is the ascension of the archbishop on the top of Tsarevets Mountain.
Church and Archbishop's Palace.
The most outstanding one is the Church of the 40 Martyrs, which was built under the orders of Tsar Ivan Asen II (1218--1241). It contains famous marble columns, on which are engraved commemorating the victory of Lokotnica Village (passing here).
After the battle, Bulgaria became the largest power in the Balkans.
From the twelfth to the fourteenth centuries, Tarnovo was the strongest fortified city in Bulgaria and the political, economic, and cultural center of Bulgaria. When the Ottoman Empire occupied the city on July 17, 1393, Tarnovo's
Development stopped. The city of Tarnovo is located in a dangerous terrain. In the Middle Ages, it was the second largest city in the Balkans after Constantinople.
Three years later, the Turks conquered the entire Bulgarian Empire. A series of subsequent Bulgarian revolts remained concentrated in Tarnovo until the seventeenth century.
On July 7, 1877, the Russian army liberated Tarnovo, ending more than 480 years of rule by the Ottoman Empire. After the Tenth Russo-Turkish War, Russia returned it to Bulgaria. Now there are 56,000 people in Tarnovo
Thousands of residents, outside the city on the Yantra River, a tributary of the Danube River
Moreover, Tarnovo is also very important. It can connect to the capital Sofia to the west and Varna, the largest port in Bulgaria that has been occupied by Romania, to the east. To the south, you can reach Plovdiv by crossing the Balkan Mountains in Bulgaria. To the north, you can reach Plovdiv.
The border city of Ruse is on the border with Romania. Therefore, the Chief of General Staff of Pleshan calculated that Bulgaria would not easily allow the Romanian army to capture this city.
The Bulgarian side has also gradually withdrawn its troops from the Sechi front line and is preparing to fight the Romanian army in Tarnovo. The war between the two sides around this ancient capital of Bulgaria is about to break out.
Bulgarian Army Minister Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov is now in the city of Tarnovo, and Lieutenant General Vasil Kudinchev, commander of the First Army, who has arrived earlier, is in the city where the newly established 3rd Army Corps was originally located.
Inside the 14th Division headquarters, the key points of the arrangement for this battle were discussed.
After receiving Romania's declaration of war, the First Army had stopped pursuing the retreating Serbian army, allowing the remnant army that had retreated from Bitola to Skopje to finally escape.
"Lieutenant General Kudinchev, as the main elite of the Bulgarian army, you need to go to Tsarevets Mountain to defend the incoming army brought by the Romanian Crown Prince."
"Then we need to increase our firepower."
Lieutenant General Kudinchev stated his request. He also had his own reasons for saying this. After successive battles, the weapons and equipment of the First Army were all depleted. Although some were replenished on the way, there were still deficiencies. Obviously, the inventory was
Lieutenant General Dinchev hoped that he could supplement a little more so that he could be in good condition to hold the position.
"no problem."
Lieutenant General Savov said without thinking at all. It was obvious that the Minister of War had already thought about it for him. He picked up a list on the table that he had already signed, handed it to Lieutenant General Kudinchev and continued, "But
I need you to hold Tsarevets Mountain and buy time for the following army."
Lieutenant General Kudinchev took the list handed to him by Lieutenant General Savov and did not answer immediately. He first checked the weapons and supplies he had replenished. On this list, Lieutenant General Savov replenished him with 5,000 weapons.
Rifles, 1.2 million rounds of rifle bullets, 31 Maxim machine guns, and 540,000 rounds of machine gun bullets. There are also 13 cannons, nearly 20,000 rounds of various artillery shells, plus some catalpas, tents, sacks, medicines and other supplies.
"Is this too little?"
Lieutenant General Kudinchev expressed his dissatisfaction. Then he continued to explain, "The Romanian army has strong firepower, and our First Army has no confidence that it can withstand their attack with these supplies alone."
After hearing Lieutenant General Kudinchev express his dissatisfaction, Army Minister Lieutenant General Savov also expressed his current difficulties. "Lieutenant General Kudinchev, I collected many of these supplies from here and there. Now,
I have already given you half of the supplies in my hand, what do you want me to do?"
Now that the Bulgarian army has fought two wars in a row, there is not much military material left. After all, the annual military expenditure of 50 million leva (2 million pounds) has squeezed Bulgaria's finances to the limit. The key is that they
Arms have to be purchased from abroad, so the price will definitely not be cheap.
In fact, after the First Balkan War, Bulgaria's military reserves that had been prepared for many years have been exhausted. Who asked it to directly face the main force of the Ottoman army? If it were not for the assistance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Romania, the subsequent disputes would probably have been
The possibility of them losing is quite high. Bulgaria's military reserves are now concentrated in the hands of the Minister of War, Lieutenant General Savov.
After hearing Army Minister Lieutenant General Savov speak out about his difficulties, Lieutenant General Kudinchev knew that he had obtained the maximum benefit. He gritted his teeth and said, "I will do my best to hold the position on Tsarevets Mountain.
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After hearing Lieutenant General Kudinchev's words, Army Minister Lieutenant General Savov gave a wry smile and said, "If our army's inventory hadn't been tight, I wouldn't have arrived here in advance. It was just to prepare early, so I came here in advance.
"After that, 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 said to the Minister of War. "Okay, I will go and replace the 14th Division first."
Come down, after all, the division they have just established is still not good enough to face the Romanians."
Lieutenant General Savov watched Lieutenant General Kudinchev leave, picked up a report requesting military supplies and read it again.
After Lieutenant General Kudinchev left the headquarters, he sent someone to collect the weapons and equipment from the munitions warehouse with a list signed by Lieutenant General Savov, and then led 76,000 people from the First Army to take over the position of the 14th Division and prepare for the upcoming arrival.
preparations for the war.
PS, I took a day off to reorganize my thoughts. Let’s see if everyone is satisfied now?
