Mediterranean Hegemony Road

The war minister asked unwillingly: Can't we think of a way? Raise a fund from the private sector for emergency relief, or borrow from abroad?

As long as we have enough weapons and equipment, we can arm a few more divisions. If this Bulgarian division dares to come, we will close the door and beat the dog?

The Prime Minister rolled his eyes at him and walked away without saying a word! He knows that the Serbs have paid enough for this war, and the young and strong labor force has been drawn out!

In order to raise funds, the wildly depreciated dinar, the rapid inflation of inflation, has overwhelmed the people, if not for the invasion of the Bulgarians, perhaps now the revolution has broken out!

As for international loans, isn't it a joke? A government that could fall at any time, who would lend money to such an idiot!

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Suborovich may never have dreamed that the Prime Minister directly drew a big cake for him! After receiving domestic orders, the offensive was immediately intensified!

In the dark night, the artillery fire 20 kilometers away from Mount Mijul broke the silence of the night. Serbian soldiers, armed with explosive packs and under the hail of bullets, bravely rushed to the Bulgarian defense line!

The guns roared. Facing the enemy's attack, the defenders seemed to be prepared. The sound of pop sounded, and the frantic harvest began!

After the heroic Serbian soldiers paid the price of their lives one after another, they finally approached the defense line. With a sound of Boom, the explosive pack was successfully detonated, and a firepower point was removed!

The epic heroic stories are constantly being staged in the dark night. Under the cover of their comrades, the death squads of the Serbian army rushed into the defense line and perished with the defenders!

Although the Serbian soldiers have performed very well, it still does not help the whole battle! Compared with the price paid, the results obtained are really insignificant!

Overnight, after paying as many as 8,000 casualties, only a dozen firepower points were taken away. The impact on the entire line of defense is really insignificant!

But Suborovvic, now he doesn't care anymore, this big gamble has already begun, Serbia has no way out, and he himself has no way out!

Compared with the daytime, the exchange ratio of the night attack has dropped too much! It has been reduced from dozens to one to five to one. Although it is still unacceptable, at least there is hope for victory!

Now it's Dante Kristof's turn to worry, Suborovic is not doing well! The combat effectiveness of the Serbian army last night was completely different from the previous one!

Don't look at the five-to-one exchange ratio being very cheap. Once the defense line is torn apart, the situation will be reversed in an instant. The two sides will face each other, and the casualties will definitely increase!

Now that the Bulgarian victory is in sight, he has no plans to take the left army and die with the Serbs!

Dante Kristof asked hesitantly: What did the Chief of Staff think about the Serbian offensive last night?

The chief of staff smiled and said: The Serbian army does not have the waste materials we imagined, and their officers are still very capable. Leading a group of rabble to break out such combat power is enough to be impressive!

But now Suborovich has no choice, he is gambling entirely by chance! Our right-wing army is now moving towards Belgrade. If he can't defeat us as soon as possible, he will be in their capital in at most half a month!

Our first batch of reinforcements, three new divisions, are only fifty kilometers away from us. They will arrive tomorrow morning. If they can't defeat us before that, they will have no chance!

Dante Kristof patted his head and suddenly said: No, the Serbs should not know our strategic purpose, after all, the logistics supply line is so long, they can cut it off at any time with just two regiments, and come to a counter-encirclement!

And according to their estimates,

Our earliest reinforcements should arrive three days later!

Then the storm last night is over, they think they still have time to destroy us!

Otherwise, they didn't get a breakthrough last night, and they should give up now. After all, our firepower advantage is too great during the day, and it is impossible for them to win!

Even if we break through our line of defense tonight, it will be useless, reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, and at most we will be finished with our left army!

But Suborovvic would never dare to do that. Once the army in the Niš area is over, Serbia is over too!

The chief of staff's eyes lit up and said, If that's the case, it's better to help them! Let the reinforcements speed up and come over overnight. Let's release part of the defense line, set up a pocket formation, and fight them directly!

Dante Kristof was a little hesitant. As the commander-in-chief, he had to consider the whole situation. The proposal of the chief of staff was too bold! Even in the past few days of the war, the Serbian army in the Niš area suffered heavy losses, but there were still 140,000 to 50,000 soldiers who could fight.

And what about yourself? There are still more than 40,000 left soldiers who can enter the battlefield. Even with the reinforcement of three dissatisfied divisions, there are only more than 80,000!

Defeating the Serbian army might do it, but what about casualties? If you lose 30,000 to 50,000 people, even if you win, what's the value of it?

Difficult to decide, Dink Ristov turned his attention to others and asked, What do you think?

The first division commander took the lead in expressing his opinion, saying: I support the opinion of the chief of staff. In a decisive battle with the Serbs, a strong army needs to be tempered by iron and blood!

But what about the risks? I have no doubt that the decisive battle is now, and the victory will surely belong to us, but what about the casualties? If the losses are too great, such a victory is meaningless to us! A staff officer asked a question

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Everyone was arguing endlessly, and it was difficult to unify their opinions, and the question was handed back to Dante Christophe.

Okay, it's up to me to decide! You are all right, the reasons are very good, and it is also in line with the current situation in Bulgaria!

We have a limited population and cannot afford to lose too much! But a strong army must go through the experience of iron and blood!

I decided to have a decisive battle with the Serbs now. No matter what the result is, I will take the responsibility. Now everyone starts to prepare!

Now pass my order to make the reinforcements speed up immediately, and they must come here tonight!

Before dawn, the 1st Division opened a hole in the southeast and let the Serbs in! Arrange a pocket array inside and cover it with artillery fire after dawn, making them regret coming to this world!

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