The Messina earthquake caused huge losses to Italy, and it will not take one or two years to heal the wounds.
While Italy was licking its wounds from the Messina earthquake, the Balkan War was still raging.
First of all, as the target this time, Bulgaria is in a very bad situation.
Although Bulgaria took the lead in launching a pre-emptive attack on the Greek army, Bulgaria's military objectives were not achieved.
In the battle of Salonika, Bulgaria, with a superior strength of 210,000, did not annihilate the main force of the Greek army. The 160,000 Greek troops, after fighting in Salonika and Bulgaria, had retreated towards the Thessaly Pass.
In the Battle of Salonika, although Greece was forced to withdraw from Salonika, the main force of the army was retained, and the Greek army paid a price of 27,000 casualties and achieved the result of reducing Bulgaria's strength by 31,000.
In order to achieve such results, in addition to the relatively good combat effectiveness of the Greek army, its superior navy also contributed indispensably.
Bulgaria has a deep understanding of the role of large-caliber naval guns on Greek naval warships in defending the city. It was precisely by relying on the superiority of the navy that the Greek army was able to retain its main force under the Bulgarian offensive.
For Bulgaria, the failure to annihilate the main force of the Greek army in Salonika was a bit blinding.
In order to contain the Greek army, Bulgaria needs to leave at least about 100,000 troops. Deducting the 100,000 pinned troops, Bulgaria's current troops are only about 200,000.
Although the number is large, you need to understand the opponents it will face next. After it declared war on Greece, Serbia and Romania both declared war on it.
At present, Serbia's 193,000-strong army has crossed the border and is heading towards Sofia. On the Romanian side, 210,000 Romanian troops also crossed the Danube and came towards Sofia.
For Bulgaria at this time, the situation is very dangerous. If the armies of the two countries approach the city of Sofia, the battle will not be won no matter how hard it is fought.
Therefore, faced with such a situation, Bulgaria, on the one hand, continues to mobilize more troops, and on the other hand, it needs to prioritize the enemy forces along the way.
For this reason, the Bulgarian military used Preven and Vratsa to delay the Romanian army and gain time to defeat the Serbian army. For this reason, Bulgaria deployed 52,000 troops in Pleven and Vratsa in an attempt to delay the other side.
As for the Serbian enemy forces, led by Bulgarian Army Minister Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, priority was given to annihilating the Serbian army.
With the battle plan formulated, the Bulgarian army began to take action. After leaving nearly 100,000 troops of the Second Army and the Third Group in Salonika, the Bulgarian First and Third Army units, as well as the Fourth Army, assembled towards Sofia. They will have a big fight with the Serbian army in Slivnica, and prepare to face the Romanian army after defeating the Serbian army.
In fact, the revised plan was a replica of the previous Serbian-Bulgarian war. In that war, Bulgaria defeated the Serbs in just four days and forced them to sue for peace. If not for the warnings of Austria-Hungary and Russia at that time, Bulgaria would definitely have invaded. The southern town of Nis. At this time, Bulgaria planned to let the plot repeat itself. For this reason, the Bulgarian commander Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov had already rushed to Slivnica with the Fourth Army.
Slivnica is a key town in the west of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. If it is captured, the Serbs will invade Sofia. In this way, Bulgaria is under too much pressure.
While Bulgaria was dispatching its troops, the Serbian army had already breached the Dragoman Pass on the border. The Bulgarian 9th Division held off the Serbs for three days at a huge cost of more than 9,000 casualties.
As the commander of the Serbian team this time, General Putnik, the Chief of General Staff, stood at the ruins of the Dragoman Pass and said with emotion. "These Bulgarian soldiers are really tough. They blocked us for three days."
Regarding the commander's words, the other generals surrounding him were about to say something when they saw a staff officer hurried over with a telegram.
"Admiral, this is a telegram from Belgrade. Please read it."
Facing the telegram from the capital, Admiral Putnik took it and read it.
Amid the curious expressions of the people around him, Admiral Putnik suddenly laughed, and then he spoke. "This telegram is Bulgarian intelligence sent from the capital. These Bulgarians want to attack us first and replicate the results of the last war. The Bulgarians are already waiting for us in Slivnica."
When faced with Admiral Putnik's words, a response immediately echoed around him.
"These Bulgarians are dreaming."
"We were careless last time, and we definitely won't be this time."
"Yes, let them dream."
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Faced with the continuous criticism of Bulgaria around him, Admiral Putnik waved his hand to signal everyone to stop.
After everyone was quiet, Admiral Putnik spoke. "If we want to break the minds of the Bulgarians, we cannot rely on words. We need practical actions. Since Bulgaria is waiting for us in Slivnica, how can we let them down? Next, the whole army will march towards Slivnica , we want Bulgaria to know that the same trick cannot be used a second time."
Under the orders of General Putnik, Serbian troops marched towards Slivnica.
Although Putnik said very grandly that he was not afraid of the Bulgarian army, in actual actions the Serbian army was moving step by step. When they arrived at the village of Perk, ten kilometers away from Slivnica, the Serbian army stopped advancing. And they are digging fortifications here, as if they want to live here for a long time.
Admiral Putnik was obviously the Serbian commander. It's a dragging technique. The Serbian army could afford to wait because it had allies, but Bulgaria could not afford to wait. The Serbian army only needs to stick to its opponent, and when the Romanian army arrives, it will be defeated.
Not only General Putnik knew this, but Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov, the Bulgarian commander, also knew this.
So after learning that the Serbs were building fortifications around the village of Perk, Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov sighed and immediately ordered the Bulgarian army to attack. Originally, he wanted to see if there was a chance to get fighter jets while the Serbian army was eager to attack Sofia, but now it seems that the Serbian commander who led the team was not fooled.
Following Lieutenant General Mikhail Savov's order, the Bulgarian troops left the built fortifications and pressed towards the village of Perk. A big battle is about to begin here.
"Brother Shen!"
"Um!"
When Shen Changqing walks on the road, whenever he meets someone he knows, he will say hello or nod to each other.
But no matter who it is.
There was no unnecessary expression on everyone's face, as if they were indifferent to everything.
To this.
Shen Changqing has become accustomed to it.
Because this is the Demon Suppression Division, an organization that maintains the stability of the Qin Dynasty. Its main responsibility is to kill monsters and monsters. Of course, there are also some other side jobs.
It can be said.
Everyone in the Demon Suppression Division has a lot of blood on their hands.
When a person is used to seeing life and death, he will become indifferent to many things.
When he first came to this world, Shen Changqing was a little uncomfortable, but he got used to it over time.
The Demon-Suppressing Division is huge.
Those who can stay in the Demon Suppressing Division are all powerful masters, or those who have the potential to become masters.
Shen Changqing belongs to the latter.
Among them, the Demon Suppressor Division is divided into two professions, one is the Guardian Envoy and the other is the Demon Slayer.
Anyone who enters the Demon Suppression Department starts from the lowest level as a demon slayer.
Then he will be promoted step by step, and he is expected to eventually become a guardian envoy.
Shen Changqing's predecessor was a trainee demon slayer in the Demon Suppression Division, and he was also the lowest level among the demon slayers.
Possessing the memory of a previous life.
He is also very familiar with the environment of the Demon Suppression Division.
It didn't take long for Shen Changqing to stop in front of a loft.
Unlike other places in the Demon Suppressing Division that were full of chills, the attic here seemed to stand out from the crowd, showing a different kind of tranquility in the bloody Demon Suppressing Division.
At this time, the attic door was open, and occasionally people came in and out.
Shen Changqing only hesitated for a moment before stepping in.
Enter the attic.
The environment changes in vain.
The fragrance of ink mixed with the faint smell of blood hit his face, making him frown instinctively, but then relaxed it quickly.
There is almost no way to cleanse away the smell of blood on everyone in the Demon-Suppressing Division.
