<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ekuqaleni kwengxabano, ibutho laseSerbia lalingakaqeqeshiwe futhi lingahlonyiswanga kahle, ngokungafani namabutho oMbuso Wase-Ottoman. Izinhloso zokuhlasela ibutho laseSerbia elalifuna ukuzifeza zazikhulu kakhulu kunamandla anjalo, futhi bahlulwa kaningi ngenxa yokuhlelwa kabi nokusabalala ngokweqile. Lokhu kwavumela amabutho ase-Ottoman ukuba axoshe ukuhlasela kokuqala kwebutho laseSerbia futhi alibuyisele emuva. Phakathi nekwindla lika-1876, uMbuso Wase-Ottoman waqhubeka nokuhlasela kwawo ngempumelelo okwafinyelela umvuthwandaba ngokunqoba ezindaweni eziphakeme ngenhla kweĐunis. Phakathi nengxabano yesibili, phakathi kuka-13 Disemba 1877 no-5 Februwari 1878, amabutho aseSerbia ahlangana kabusha ngosizo oluvela eMbusweni waseRussia, olwa neMpi yawo yaseRussia neTurkey. AmaSerb akha amabutho amahlanu futhi ahlasela amabutho ase-Ottoman eningizimu, ethatha amadolobha aseNiš, ePirot, eLeskovac naseVranje ngokulandelana. Impi yaqondana nokuvukelwa kweBulgaria, iMpi yaseMontenegro-Ottoman  <response>: neMpi YaseRussia neTurkey, eyaziwa njengeMpi Enkulu YaseMpumalanga yoMbuso Wase-Ottoman. 