Tsarist Russia: Please Call Me Your Majesty The Tsar

On August 22, 1798, the world-renowned Balkan War finally kicked off.

Under the threat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Kingdom of Romania could only let go of the border and let the troops of the Austro-Hungarian Empire pass.

Archduke Ferdinand, Crown Prince of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, commanded more than 300,000 people from the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army, assembled in southern Romania, together with ten infantry divisions, one heavy artillery brigade and two The cavalry brigade and the two mountain infantry brigades faced off.

On the border between southern Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire, Lieutenant General Arslan of the Ottoman Empire led 300,000 troops from the 1st Army of the Ottoman Empire to confront ten infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades from the 1st Army of the Tsarist Russian Army.

"His Royal Highness, the Ottomans are ready. As long as our side makes a move, they will attack immediately. In addition, the 1st Army of the Imperial Army and the 2nd Army of the Ottoman Army will also attack the Ukrainians of the Tsarist Russian Empire. The western part of the Blue Plain and the Caucasus region launched an offensive, pinning down part of the military power of the Tsarist Russian Empire." General Auffenberg, chief of staff of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, said.

Grand Duke Ferdinand nodded: "As long as we are fast enough, we can quickly annihilate the Russian Empire's army assembled in Bulgaria. Then, we will win this battle. The Russian Empire may not dare to continue fighting. If they want to continue If the fight continues, it will be a good opportunity for us. We may seize this opportunity, continue to attack, and severely damage the Tsarist Empire."

If possible, Archduke Ferdinand naturally hoped that the war would continue.

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

However, Emperor Franz Joseph I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire did not want the scale of the war to expand further. Therefore, the front-line troops are required to stop attacking after annihilating the troops deployed by the Tsarist Russian Empire in the Balkan Peninsula, so as to prevent the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire from entering a full-scale war.

Admiral Offenberg smiled and didn't say much.

He knew exactly what Archduke Ferdinand was thinking. However, he also received instructions from Franz Joseph I, asking him to stop Archduke Ferdinand when necessary.

"Send a telegram to the Ottomans. Everything is ready to launch an attack! Early tomorrow morning, we will take the lead in launching an attack!" Grand Duke Ferdinand ordered.

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

In fact, Archduke Ferdinand's vision was still a few years ago. He didn't even know about the army reorganization of the Russian Empire this time.

"Yes, Your Royal Highness!" Admiral Auffenberg replied.

On August 23, the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army took the lead in attacking the 1st Army of the Tsarist Russian Empire.

The Austro-Hungarian Army assembled hundreds of artillery pieces of various calibers and fired fiercely at the defense lines of the Tsarist Russian Army.

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

You know, the Skoda Arsenal of the Austro-Hungarian Empire is famous for being good at manufacturing heavy artillery.

It's just that this time the Tsarist Russian Empire Army they faced was even more powerful after reorganization and re-equipment. As a result, the Austro-Hungarian Army did not have any advantage in artillery fire at all, but was suppressed instead.

On the artillery positions of the Tsarist Russian Empire Army, a series of 105mm light howitzers and 75mm field guns were also firing crazily.

Especially those 155mm heavy howitzers of the heavy artillery brigade showed extremely powerful combat effectiveness in battle.

The six artillery battalions under the heavy artillery brigade were dispersed and strengthened to several infantry divisions. The firepower of these infantry divisions has been further improved.

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

And, losses started to skyrocket.

Such a result stunned Archduke Ferdinand, who seemed unable to accept the result.

In his impression, the Tsarist Russian Empire Army did not have many artillery pieces, only a small number of 76.2mm field guns. But now, the artillery equipped by the Tsarist Russian Army is far stronger than the Austro-Hungarian Army in terms of quantity and power!

When the Austro-Hungarian Army launched an offensive, the Ottoman Army also joined the offensive.

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

In contrast, the artillery of the Ottoman Army was smaller and less powerful. Their advantage may be that they have a relatively large number of 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 Ukrainian Plain and the Caucasus region respectively.

The war between the Tsarist Russian Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire kicked off.

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