Chapter 323： Battle of Bulgaria (4)

?"retreat."

A Bulgarian officer commanded his soldiers to evacuate loudly after seeing the Romanian soldiers approaching.

"Long live."

Seeing the retreat of Bulgarian soldiers, the Romanian soldiers who rushed to occupy the enemy's position cheered loudly. The enemy retreats so that everyone suffers less harm is something that is worthy of joy, and the soldiers cheering and venting can also ease the tension of the previous battle.

Unlike the excitement of the soldiers, the officer in charge of leading the team felt a little different. "What's the matter with these Bulgarians, retreating again?"

Unlike soldiers, officers feel the difference in battle.

"It is indeed a little different. Compared to the performance of the Balkan war a few years ago, the Bulgarian soldiers in this meeting are not tenacious enough."

An officer who had fought in the Balkan war spoke out differently.

The officers can feel the differences in the Bulgarian army, and of course, as Lieutenant General Feleit, who commanded them, can also feel it.

Standing in Veliko Tarnovo, which was conquered by Romania again, he immediately felt different. When the list of seizures was counted, he confirmed his thoughts. Looking at the few seized lists, Fereit smiled and said to himself. "This is planning to resist steadily and lengthen our supply line, Kudinchev, are you too small for me?"

After Fereit finished speaking, he called a staff officer. "Send a telegram to Lieutenant General Mandiv, Major General Dorimito, and Major General Foktor, and ask them to bring their troops into battle, and immediately attack the retreating enemy. I want the Bulgarian army to be incapable of getting out of it."

"Okay, Your Excellency Commander."

Looking at the staff officer who left to send the telegram, Feleit looked at the battle map again. "I let the three divisions pester you to see how you evacuate calmly. I want to find a bargain from me, and I want you to keep something."

Following the transmission of Lieutenant General Fereit's orders, the Second, Third, and Seventh Divisions of the Imperial Guard immediately accelerated. They put down their heavy packages, carrying only weapons and ammunition and a few days of rations to chase the evacuation Bulgarian soldiers.

Faced with the pursuit of lightly loaded, the effect is very obvious. In just one day, a Bulgarian army that had been retreating slowly and was responsible for the evacuation of the people was overtaken.

"No, the Romanians are coming up."

A soldier in charge of the investigation hurriedly caught up with the large retreating team, and informed the team's commander of the bad news.

The commander who served as the head of the regiment and was responsible for protecting the evacuation of the people asked immediately. "How many enemies are there?"

Facing the group leader’s questioning, the investigating soldiers told their observations. "From a distance, I saw the black and black, at least five thousand people."

The soldier's words made the head of the regiment stunned, and the enemy had arrived at least one brigade.

"I heard that an enemy is approaching?"

At this time, the chief of staff of the regiment who had received the news also rushed over.

"Yes it is."

The regiment commander informed him of the results of the investigation, and when he heard that at least one brigade enemy was approaching, the chief of staff was also taken aback.

"Then what should we do, is to stay on defense immediately, or to hide with the people."

"It's useless to hide. There are tens of thousands of people here. It's impossible to hide. Now you can only resist or evacuate." The chief of staff was also a little surprised when the regiment commander retorted him.

If they resist, they will face the enemy and the brigade one by one. This battle is difficult to fight. Not to mention that the enemy is very likely to have reinforcements, but these soldiers are in front of him. If you evacuate, then the people in front of you can basically be abandoned, after all, no one will care about them if they evacuate at full speed. As a civilian abandoning protection by soldiers, this makes it difficult for the two of them to accept it.

Just when the two were struggling and uneasy, another news came.

"The enemy has reached the village of Wadland, five kilometers away."

A panting soldier brought back even worse news.

The news made the chief of staff jump a little anxiously. "Now we can't wait, we must make a decision immediately whether to leave or stay."

Facing the urging of the chief of staff, the head of the team finally gained the upper hand with reason. "Immediately order the troops to advance at full speed, and tell the people that if they can't keep up with the troops, they will find their way forward.

As the commander of the regiment was passed on, the people who followed became agitated. The wail of women and children was everywhere, because at this moment they knew they were abandoned. In the face of the coming'cruel' Romanians, most of the old and weak women and children ran to both sides. They planned to leave the large army and give themselves a chance to avoid the brutal enemy.

At this time, it can be seen from a distance that the people gathered together are divided into many groups. Nearly half of them are leaving the large army. Only the young and middle-aged are still behind the army.

More than ten minutes later, the Romanian chasers arrived here. Seeing people thrown away because of panic, the figures of people fleeing in the distance are still visible. The officer leading the team directly ordered. "Regardless of these Bulgarian people, we chase the enemy deserters."

This situation happened more than once. In fact, on the road from Veliko Tarnovo to Norwich and Pleven, the army that evacuated with the people encountered this situation. How could the Bulgarian soldiers who led the evacuation of the people escape the Romanian army that was pursuing lightly? Several retreating Bulgarian soldiers were overtaken by the Romanian army. The lucky escape was smart, and the bad luck was annihilated on the spot.

Faced with this situation, Lieutenant General Kudinchev, as the commander, was very angry. "These **** Romanians, they look down on someone."

Facing the anger of the lieutenant the Chief of Staff who also knew the situation asked. "What should we do now?"

"What else can we do, of course, is to let the army retreat first. The previous decision to let the army lead the people to retreat was simply terrible."

Although Lieutenant General Kudingchev was very angry, he did understand the situation very thoroughly. Don't even think that there are only three Romanian divisions entangled with him. As long as he wants to attack them, the Romanian troops who are behind will immediately pounce on them. And these three divisions will desperately drag him, this is a trap set for him, he didn't jump in so stupidly.

Soon Lieutenant General Kudinchev's order was passed to the retreating divisions. Except for the troops close to Pleven, the other divisions gave up retreating with the people and all retreated separately. Such a decision seems inhumane, but it is indeed the best choice for the Bulgarian army. Speeding up the pace of Bulgarian soldiers, the news of being overtaken by Romania is also less and less, and many Bulgarian soldiers who lay down their burdens can reinforce their teammates and make it impossible to take advantage of them.

In the end, no chance was found for the Romanian soldiers, so they could only watch the Bulgarian soldiers retreat to their destination. However, both sides know that this is just a warm-up before the war, and at some point in the future, they will fight for the future of their homeland.