At this time, the Austro-Hungarian army was completely unaware of the chaos within Serbia, but this did not prevent them from launching major assaults on Serbian cities.
After conquering Uric, the Austro-Hungarian army did not head north to attack Belgrade as Serbia expected. Instead, they continued east along the roads, attacking the strategic transportation hub city of Starach within Serbian territory.
Compared to Uric, the city of Starach is smaller in scale. However, in terms of strategic importance as a transportation hub, Starach is in no way inferior to Uric.
As long as Starach is captured, even if the Serbian government still holds Belgrade, they would be forced to surrender.
Because this would mean that almost the entire interior of Serbia would be occupied by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Although the capital Belgrade is important, without the other regions, Serbia essentially becomes a shell of its former self.
