Tsarist Empire: Please call me Tsarist Majesty

The 1st Cavalry Brigade, 7th Cavalry Brigade, 8th Cavalry Brigade, 9th Cavalry Brigade, and 10th Cavalry Brigade of the Imperial Russian Army crossed the border directly into Romanian territory.

Although, the Kingdom of Romania was neutral in this war.

However, since they allowed the Austro-Hungarian army to pass through their territory, they launched an attack on the Russian Imperial Army. Then at this moment, they have to take responsibility for it.

Thus, after the Russian Empire’s troops crossed the border, the Kingdom of Romania also had no representation.

Their army, which had already retreated, directly turned the southwestern part of the kingdom into a battlefield for the Russian Empire and Austria-Hungary. 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 let them be a small country?

Especially for small countries caught between two large countries, this is undoubtedly even more sad.

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

Although the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army was retreating, Archduke Ferdinand realized that his flank needed to be protected. So the cavalry units, which were not damaged, were sent out.

However, their cavalry consisted of 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 be, naturally you can imagine.

On 31 August, heavy fighting broke out between cavalry units on both sides in the Southern Carpathian Mountains.

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

In less than half a day, the Austro-Hungarian cavalry was encircled.

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

Moreover, 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 Russian Imperial Army directly deployed on the line of the Southern Carpathian Mountains, blocking the communication artery through the mountains, and directly blocking the remnants of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army.

Front and rear blockade, rear pursuers.

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

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 Imperial Russian Army.

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

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

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

If the Imperial Army of Tsarist Russia had killed Archduke Ferdinand, it would have led to an irresolvable hatred between Austria-Hungary and the Russian Empire.

“Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

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

Cannonballs rained down on the city, blowing the town 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 shells, Archduke Ferdinand couldn’t help but turn pale.

“Damn barbarians, are they trying to blow us all up here? If I die here, the Empire will definitely not let them go! Archduke Ferdinand couldn’t help but curse.

Now, he was really scared.

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

“Your Royal Highness, Russians will not care about this. This time, we are afraid that we are doomed. Admiral Offenberg looked frustrated.

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

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

No matter what, he had to save his own life.

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

Having made up his mind, Archduke Ferdinand immediately made a decision.

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

Subsequently, the Russian Imperial Army occupied the small city bloodlessly, solved the remnants of the 2nd Army of the Austro-Hungarian Army, and captured Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince Archduke Ferdinand alive.

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

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