Tsarist Empire: Please call me His Majesty the Tsar

At its peak, the Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful countries in the world, and the Mediterranean Sea became almost their internal sea, while also occupying a very large part of Europe. All of Europe trembled under the iron heel of the Ottomans, and at the same time they monopolized communication and trade between East and West.

It is precisely for this reason that European countries are forced to find new trade routes, which led to the Great Voyage.

But unfortunately, the current Ottoman Empire has completely declined, and over the years, it has lost a large part of its territory. Now the Ottoman Empire is no longer brilliant and is called the sick man of West Asia.

Among them, the Russian Empire can be described as an indispensable contribution.

For more than two hundred years, the Russian Empire fought ten great wars with the Ottoman Empire, and together with the war that is now underway, it is already the eleventh war.

In the war, the Ottoman Empire lost more than it won.

Every defeat loses a lot of territory. So much so that now there is not much left of the territory of the Ottoman Empire.

Of course, even so, the so-called skinny camel is bigger than the horse.

The overall strength of the current Ottoman Empire can still be ranked in the forefront of the world.

This time, if the Russian Empire wanted to seize the Rumilia region, it had to completely crush the Ottoman Empire. If you don't have 613, the Ottoman Empire will definitely fight hard.

When the 1st Army and the 3rd Army of the Russian Empire had inflicted heavy losses on Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire also realized that the situation was urgent. They didn't seem to have imagined that the old enemy of the Russian Empire would become so powerful. However, this is definitely not good news for the Ottoman Empire!

After all, the two sides have been old enemies who have been entangled in grudges for more than two hundred years. The more powerful the Russian Empire, the greater the threat to the Ottoman Empire. Moreover, their hope of revenge naturally became more and more remote.

More importantly, once Austria-Hungary is defeated, they will have to face the powerful Tsarist Empire alone, and the possibility of defeat will be very large.

Once defeated by the Russian Empire again, you don't need to think about it, you will definitely pay a great price.

Therefore, the Ottoman Sultan Abdelhamid II immediately ordered the mobilization of more troops to reinforce the front line, in any case to withstand the attack of the Russian Empire.

Abdulhamid II was also self-aware. He knew very well that judging by the current situation, it was already impossible to defeat the Russian Empire. As long as it can withstand the attack of the Russian Empire and protect the interests of the Ottoman Empire, it is the best.

But alas, they will soon be under a full-scale attack by the Russian Imperial Army. If you want to resist the attack of the Tsarist Imperial Army, it is simply impossible.

The commander of the 1st Army of the Tsarist Imperial Army, General Gurko, received orders from home and immediately took action.

Admiral Gurko left three infantry divisions and two mountain infantry brigades in the Southern Carpathian region to defend Austria-Hungary. The remaining 7 infantry divisions and 5 cavalry brigades and a heavy artillery brigade moved south in full force, ready to go on the Ottoman offensive.

Plus ten infantry divisions that had been deployed on the southern front before.

This time, the 1st Army of the Russian Imperial Army assembled 17 infantry divisions, 5 cavalry brigades and 1 heavy artillery brigade. All of them add up, and there are more than 360,000 people.

Although, the 1st Army of the Ottoman Army, reinforced with reinforcements, had reached a total strength of nearly half a million men. The 1st Army of the Imperial Russian Army was still at a disadvantage in terms of strength.

However, whether it is weapons and equipment, firepower, or the combat effectiveness of soldiers, the Ottoman Army is far from comparable to the Tsarist Imperial Army.

Under such circumstances, how could the Ottoman Army withstand the attack of the Tsarist Imperial Army?

At the same time, the main forces of the 4th Army of the Russian Imperial Army, which also won victories in the (ABDH) Caucasus, began to march on the Asia Minor peninsula.

On September 9, 1798, the main force of the 1st Army of the Russian Imperial Army launched a fierce attack on the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.

17 infantry divisions, divided into three lines, attacked the Ottoman army's defensive lines. At the same time, 5 cavalry brigades were also ready to attack and flank the Ottoman Army's 1st Army to outflank them and ensure that as many Ottomans as possible could be annihilated in this battle.

Once they succeeded in defeating the 1st Army of the Ottoman Army, they were even annihilated. Then the Ottoman Empire would be fatally damaged. Next, they would no longer be able to withstand the attack of the Russian Imperial Army.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "

On the front line, the artillery of the Imperial Russian Army was firing fiercely.

A gate of 155 mm heavy howitzers, 105 mm light howitzers and 75 mm field guns were pouring shells on the lines of the Ottoman Army.

Large numbers of soldiers of the Ottoman Army, holding rifles, huddled in the dilapidated trenches, prayed to Allah that shells would not fall on their heads.

The Ottoman Army was poorly equipped, and there were not many artillery pieces. In the previous big war, almost the same losses were already lost. So that now in the face of the fierce shelling of the Russian army, they simply cannot fight back, and can only endure in silence.

Shells continued to explode on the positions of the Ottoman Army, leaving craters one after another.

Many Ottoman soldiers were blown to pieces by shells, and stump limbs and severed arms were scattered everywhere. The whole battlefield looked like hell.

The fire preparation of the Russian Imperial Army lasted for up to an hour. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）

The Ottoman Army's originally not very strong defensive positions were almost riddled with holes at this moment.

Subsequently, a large number of infantry of the Russian army, supported by their own heavy artillery fire, launched an attack on the Ottoman army's defenses.

"Knock knock! Tap-Tap! "

Mortars and Maximin heavy machine guns were also firing at full force, pouring rain of bullets on the Ottoman lines, suppressing the Ottoman counterattack and providing fire support to the attacking infantry.

The infantry formed skirmish lines and constantly attacked the Ottoman army's defensive lines. The Mosin-Nagant rifles in the hands of the soldiers were also constantly firing.

Light mortars and light machine guns accompanied the infantry and provided more direct fire support.