 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Nzira yechiuto yaivimba zvikuru nokushamiswa, sezvo Bulgaria yakanga yaendesa mauto ayo akawanda pedyo nomuganhu neUmambo hweOttoman, kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva. Sezvazvakaitika, vaOttoman havana kupindira uye mberi kweuto reSerbia kwakamiswa mushure meHondo yeSlivnitsa. Mauto makuru eBulgaria akafamba kubva kumuganhu weOttoman kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva kuenda kumuganhu weSerbia kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kunodzivirira guta guru, Sofia. Pashure pehondo dzokuzvidzivirira paSlivnitsa neVidin, Bulgaria yakatanga kurwisa uko kwakatora guta rePirot. Panguva ino Umambo hweAustria neHungary hwakapindira, huchityisidzira kupinda muhondo parutivi rweSerbia kana mauto eBulgaria asina kudzokera shure. Kurwisana kwacho kwakatora mazuva 14 chete, kubva musi wa14 kusvika musi wa28 November. Sungano yorugare yakasainwa muBucharest musi wa19 February 1886. Hapana shanduko dzenharaunda dzakaitwa kune chero nyika, asi kubatanidzwa kweBulgaria kwakazivikanwa neGreat Powers. 