While Spain's reservists and machine gun units were undergoing large-scale training, the war on the Balkan Peninsula had already reached a fever pitch.
The heavily battered Russian Army received support from Romania and within the country, quickly gathering 150,000 reinforcements.
This allowed Russia to launch a renewed attack on the Plevna Fortress, deploying over a thousand artillery pieces with a stance of going all out against the Ottoman Army at the Plevna Fortress.
Although the Russian Army had nearly 100,000 casualties in the previous assaults, the Ottoman Empire's casualties were similarly high.
The Ottoman Army's weaponry was superior to that of Russia, yet it was significantly outmatched by Russia in terms of artillery numbers.
This gave the Russian Army enough artillery to suppress the Ottoman Empire's artillery during their attacks, causing the Ottomans considerable casualties as well.
