Tsarist Empire: Please call me His Majesty the Tsar chapter 073

The 1st Cavalry Brigade, 7th Cavalry Brigade, 8th Cavalry Brigade, 9th Cavalry Brigade and 10th Cavalry Brigade of the Tsarist Imperial Army crossed the border directly and invaded Romania.

Although the Kingdom of Romania was a neutral state in this battle.

But since they allowed the Austro-Hungarian army to pass through their territory, they launched an attack on the Russian Imperial Army. At this moment, they are responsible for it.

Thus, after the troops of the Russian Empire crossed the border, the Kingdom of Romania also did not say anything.

Their army, which had long since retreated, directly turned the southwestern part of the kingdom into a battlefield for the Russian Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Even the people living in this area fled early.

If they could, Romanians naturally did not want their land to be poisoned by war.

But there is no way around this, who makes them a small country?

Especially the small country sandwiched between two big countries is undoubtedly even sadder.

The cavalry units of the Tsarist Empire were very fast, especially when they were hardly intercepted, and it was easy to storm hundreds of kilometers in a day.

Although the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army was retreating , Archduke Ferdinand was aware of the need to protect his flank. So the cavalry units that were not damaged were sent.

However, their cavalry numbered less than 20,000 men.

Moreover, it is still the kind of old-fashioned cavalry, with cold weapons as the main weapon.

In the face of the five cavalry brigades of the Tsarist Imperial Army, more than 40,000 people, what kind of fate will there be, it is natural to imagine.

On 31 August, cavalry units from both sides fought fiercely in the South Carpathians.

Several cavalry brigades of the Russian Empire, besieging the cavalry of Austria-Hungary.

In less than half a day, the Austro-Hungarian cavalry was surrounded and annihilated.

After all, cavalry, which uses cold weapons as their main weapon, is already doomed to be eliminated in this era. In the face of a large number of artillery and machine guns equipped by the cavalry of the Russian Empire, they simply could not resist.

Even, this is no longer a battle, but a massacre.

After solving the cavalry of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army, several cavalry brigades of the Tsarist Imperial Army directly deployed on the line of the South Carpathian Mountains, holding the communication arteries through the mountain range, and directly blocking the remnants of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army.

Front and rear blocking, rear pursuers.

The 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army could not resist at all.

On September 4, the remnants of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army were surrounded by the main forces of the 1st Army of the Tsarist Army.

More than 100,000 people, including Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, were surrounded in a small city south of the Southern Carpathians.

The 1st Army of the Tsarist Imperial Army directly mobilized a large number of heavy artillery and launched a fierce shelling of the small city, which was likely to wipe the entire city off the map and kill all the soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army in the city.

It seems that it was not considered at all, and the Archduke Ferdinand, crown prince of Austria-Hungary, was still in the city.

If the Russian Imperial Army killed Archduke Ferdinand, it would inevitably lead to an irresolvable hatred between Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire.

“Boom! boom! boom!”

A 105mm light howitzer and a 75mm field gun of the Imperial Russian Army were firing fiercely.

Cannonballs rained down on the city, blowing the city into ruins.

The soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Army in the city suffered heavy casualties.

Archduke Ferdinand and Admiral Offenberg hid in a basement.

However, when he felt the basement constantly shaking due to the explosion of the shell, Archduke Ferdinand could not help but turn pale.

“Damn barbarians, are they trying to blow us all up here, if I die here, the Empire will never let them go!”

Now, he was really scared.

If he was given another chance, he would definitely not personally lead the army to attack, it would be too dangerous!

“Your Royal Highness, the Russians won’t care about that. This time, we may be doomed. Admiral Offenberg looked frustrated.

“No, I can’t die here, I want to go back alive!” Archduke Ferdinand shook his head repeatedly.

He was the crown prince of Austria-Hungary, the future emperor, and naturally did not want to die on the battlefield like this.

No matter what, he had to save his life.

Even if he is captured by the Russians, he will definitely be able to return home safely.

After making up his mind, Archduke Ferdinand immediately made a decision.

On September 5, Archduke Ferdinand ordered all soldiers to lay down their arms and surrender to the Russian Empire.

Subsequently, the Russian Imperial Army captured the town without bloodshed, solved the remnants of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army, and captured alive the Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary.

Since then, the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army has been almost completely destroyed, and the 1st Army of the Tsarist Imperial Army has won a brilliant victory.

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