Tsarist Empire: Please call me His Majesty the Tsar chapter 066

On August 22, 1798, the Balkan War, which attracted worldwide attention, finally began.

Under the threat of Austria-Hungary, the Kingdom of Romania could only open its borders to the passage of Austro-Hungarian troops.

Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, commanding more than 300,000 men of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army, gathered in southern Romania to face off against ten infantry divisions, one heavy artillery brigade and two cavalry brigades, and two mountain infantry brigades of the 1st Army of the Tsarist Army.

On the border with the Ottoman Empire in southern Bulgaria, Lieutenant General Yarslan of the Ottoman Empire, leading 300,000 men of the Ottoman 1st Army, faced off against ten infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the 1st Army of the Russian Army.

“Your Royal Highness, the Ottoman side is ready, as long as our side moves, they will attack immediately. In addition, the 1st Army of the Imperial Army and the 2nd Army of the Ottoman Army would also launch attacks on the western part of the Uklan Plain and the Caucasus of the Russian Empire, respectively, to contain part of the military strength of the Russian Empire. The chief of staff of the 2nd Army of Austria-Hungary, General Offenberg, said.

Archduke Ferdinand nodded: “As long as we are fast enough, quickly annihilate the army assembled in Bulgaria by the Russian Empire.” Well, we have won this battle. The Russian Empire may not dare to continue fighting. If they want to keep fighting, that’s a good opportunity for us. We may be able to seize this opportunity and continue to attack and severely damage the Russian Empire. ”

If he could, Archduke Ferdinand would naturally have hoped that the war would continue.

In his opinion, this time the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire joined forces, but it was a rare good opportunity! He should seize the opportunity to severely damage the Russian Empire, seize a large part of the territory of the Tsarist Empire, and weaken the Tsarist Empire.

However , Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary did not want the war to expand further. Therefore, the front-line troops were required to stop their offensive after annihilating the troops deployed by the Russian Empire in the Balkans, so as to prevent Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire from entering a full-scale war.

Admiral Offenberg smiled and didn’t say anything more.

He knew very well what Archduke Ferdinand was thinking. However , he was instructed by Franz Joseph I to stop Archduke Ferdinand if necessary.

“Telegraph to the Ottomans, everything is ready to attack, and tomorrow morning, we will be the first to attack!” ordered Archduke Ferdinand.

In his opinion, they have a great advantage in troops. In terms of weapons and equipment, it is no worse than the Tsarist Imperial Russian Army. Therefore, in this battle, their chances of winning will be very large.

In fact, Archduke Ferdinand’s vision was still a few years ago. He had no idea about the reorganization of the army in the Russian Empire this time.

“Yes, Your Royal Highness!” replied Admiral Offenberg.

On August 23, the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army took the lead in launching an offensive against the 1st Army of the Russian Empire.

The Austro-Hungarian Army gathered hundreds of guns of various calibers and fired fiercely at the defensive lines of the Russian Imperial Army.

The combat effectiveness of the Austro-Hungarian Army was not very good. However, their artillery is still sharp.

You know, the Skoda arsenal in the Austro-Hungarian Empire is famous for its ability to manufacture heavy artillery.

However, this time, the Tsarist Imperial Russian Army they faced was even more powerful after reorganization and rearmament. So much so that the Austro-Hungarian Army did not have any superiority in artillery fire at all, but was suppressed.

On the artillery positions of the Tsarist Imperial Army, 105mm light howitzers and 75mm field guns were also firing wildly.

In particular, those 155-mm heavy howitzers of the heavy artillery brigade showed extremely strong combat effectiveness in battle.

The six artillery battalions under the heavy artillery brigade were dispersed and reinforced to several infantry divisions. As a result, the firepower of these infantry divisions has been further improved.

So much so that at the very beginning of the battle, in the fierce artillery battle, the artillery of the Austro-Hungarian Army was suppressed.

And, the losses began to skyrocket.

Such a result stunned Archduke Ferdinand and seemed unable to accept this result.

In his impression, the number of artillery pieces equipped by the Russian Imperial Army was not much, only a small number of 76.2 mm field guns. But now, the artillery equipped by the Tsarist Imperial Army, both in number and power, is far stronger than the Austro-Hungarian Army!

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When the Austro-Hungarian Army attacked, the Ottoman Army was also involved in the attack.

The 1st Army of the Ottoman Army, from the territory of the Ottoman Empire, launched an attack on the Russian Imperial Army deployed in southern Bulgaria.

In contrast, the Ottoman Army had fewer artillery pieces and less power. Their advantage may be that they have relatively many troops.

At the same time, the 1st Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army and the 2nd Army of the Ottoman Army also launched attacks on the western part of the Uklan Plain and the Caucasus, respectively.

The great war between the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires began.

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