eastern european eagle

Chapter 52 Changes in the situation

The defenders watched helplessly as the Serbian army was surrounded, divided, and wiped out by Wallachia.Their mood is like a roller coaster ride, and it's still a death charge.

Taking advantage of the victory, Mircea stepped up his attack on Krusevac.The defenders, who were already low in morale, completely collapsed under the attack of heavy artillery. They opened the city gate and surrendered to Mircea.

Mircea had no time and no mood to support and handle Serbia's affairs, so he ordered the army to go back after sweeping up the treasury.Leave those nobles beautiful alone.

This is also one of Mircea's considerations, because its main target is still Ottoman.Serbia as a vassal can't spend a lot of time on him; and leaving Serbia without a monarch is also a gift he gave to Hungary, it's up to them to grab it.

The Grand Duke snatched [-] ducats in Krusevac, all of which Lazarevich had saved for three years.Now it's all cheap Mircea.

Before the news of Lazarevich's death spread, Mircea hurried back to Vidin with the army.Seeing that Mircea didn't embarrass them, the nobles became suspicious.

The originally unified country of Serbia-Moravia began to fall apart, and some great nobles began to separate themselves as kings, while Lazarevich's wife and daughter were ignored, they were no longer important.

In the past half month, Bayezid was still mobilizing troops, and was waiting for good news from Suleiman and the arrival of the Serbian army.

"Sultan, the army headed for Varna has sent someone."

Bayezid was overjoyed, hoping his pasha had brought him another victory.

I saw the soldier stumbled in, covered in tatters and disheveled, and when he saw Sudan, he knelt down.

"Sultan, we have failed."

These words directly confused Bayezid.

"No, it's impossible!" Bayezid said.

He is the Ottoman sultan, the invincible sultan, and his army is also invincible, and Suleiman Pasha is also the invincible Pasha.How could it fail!
"Nonsense, my Ottoman soldiers are all blessed by Allah, how could they fail?"

"Sudan, it's true. The enemy directly launched two sneak attacks on us, and the entire army was wiped out!"

Now Bayezid was stunned again, and his mind that was about to come out was once again tuned into thinking.After a long time, he opened his mouth slowly.

"And what about Suleiman Pasha?"

"The scene was very chaotic at that time. Suleiman Pasha probably died in the chaos."

These few questions directly drove Bayezid into the abyss. He did not expect that the invincible Ottoman army led by the god of war Suleiman Pasha failed.And seeing that the generals are gone, how can this be tolerated?
The paranoia in my heart was getting deeper and deeper, especially my curiosity about the enemy generals overwhelmed everything.He changed his plan. He was going to Varna to see who this general was.

"Tell the army to change the administrative route and target Varna."

The herald began to issue orders, and those officials could not persuade them, after all, the marching route was determined by the sultan.He couldn't do it.

"In addition, let those people bring the army, this time I plan to show no mercy."

The people Bayezid mentioned refers to some small vassal states established on the original Serbian Empire after the Battle of Kosovo, including the Kingdom of Brankovic, the Kingdom of Mniachefvic, and the Kingdom of Topia. .These vassals are controlled by Serbia, but the final dispatch of troops is still decided by Ottoman.

The Ottoman army has been assembled, and three days later the army officially set off, the target: Varna.

And Peter is also preparing for the next battle.This is also to train the army and collect materials. All soldiers are fully mobilized, recruits and veterans exchange training to make them grow, and also expand the scope of capture. The surrounding Ottoman fortress camps captured no less than a few.Peter distributed the treasure to his men to boost morale; he even prepared to go south to capture Burgas and cut off Ottoman's way to the north.

"After the last battle, there must be Ottoman soldiers going back to report. We need to make plans."

Peter looked at Constantine and asked about the situation of the army.

"My lord, many people have joined the army in the past few days. Counting the previous ones, the total is 6000."

"Really, how is the affairs of Crimea going?"

"Everything is going well, the first batch of soldiers will arrive soon."

For Ottoman's powerful army, Peter decided to recruit mercenaries. Just in time, the Chamber of Commerce in the direction of the Crimea brought back some news.

Due to the plunder of the Tatars, some Slavs became mercenaries. They lived a life of licking blood with the tip of their knives, just to get a stable life.It happened that some civilians who escaped from Lithuania and the eastern region also came to the Black Sea region. The grasslands here are vast, sparsely populated, birds and beasts can be seen everywhere, and all kinds of fish are everywhere.Coupled with the fact that the ruler's rule was beyond reach, this place became a refuge and hiding place for people who fled to foreign lands, and gradually formed several settlement centers.That is the Cossacks.

Named because of their different living areas, those who live in the middle reaches of the Don River and its tributaries are called "upper Cossacks"; those who live in the lower reaches of the Don River are called "lower Cossacks"; ".Later, the "Volga Cossacks" appeared.

The early Cossacks were mainly engaged in fishing and hunting. Sometimes, due to the pressure of life, they also plundered merchants, and even attacked cities and villages along the Black Sea coast.Typically, they traded fish products, furs, and other trophies for the food, liquor, and weapons they needed to survive.They want to have a peaceful life.But it also robbed the Principality of Theodoro, and destroyed everything except the chamber of commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce took a fancy to the bravery of the Cossacks, so after getting Peter's approval, it began to contact the nearest Zaporozhye Cossacks.He bought the upper-class Cossacks with food and money, and persuaded the lower-class Cossacks with arable land and stability.The trade between the two sides has developed rapidly.

And after planning to fight the Ottomans, Peter decided to hire some Cossacks.He asked the Crimean Chamber of Commerce to contact, and finally finalized 5000 ducats to the leader, [-] gold coins, including military pay and trophies, in exchange for [-] Cossack soldiers.

Of course, a large number of Cossacks also crossed the Dnieper River and settled not far from Moldova.This is also to be able to make money at close range, and the most important thing is to settle down and not be so nervous.

Two thousand Cossack soldiers came to Varna two days later.Its leader was Yuri Alexei, who pledged his allegiance to Peter and was ready to show everyone how brave the Cossacks were.

(End of this chapter)