Invincible urban management

In the middle of the Seres Plain, at the confluence of the Maritsa River and the Densa River, and the confluence of the future borders of Turkey, Greece and Bulgaria, stands an ancient and majestic fortress city. .The city is located on the "absolute defense line" of the Eastern Roman Empire. It used to be the bridgehead of Constantinople to the European region, but in 1453, it has been lost to the Turkish pagans for a whole century. Long.

At present, the Turks have renamed it Edirne, but the Europeans prefer to use its old name - Adrianople.

Since 1362, Murad I has moved the capital of Turkey to this place, which was still a front-line battlefield at that time, to show his determination to continue to march to Europe-from a certain point of view, this is the same as the Russian Tsar Peter I moved his capital to St. Petersburg It has the same meaning.

The Turks have ruled here for almost a century so far.After so many years, this important border town of the Eastern Roman Empire has already become full of Muslim style.Most of the Christians in the city have converted to Allah, and those Orthodox churches with gorgeous murals have also been replaced by domed mosques.The Islamic religious schools opened here by the imams have trained a large number of loyal local elites for Sudan.The melodious chanting sounds floating over the city every day, as well as the crescent moon sign that can be seen everywhere, make travelers who come here mistakenly think that they are in the Arabian desert in the Middle East, not in Europe by the Aegean Sea. mainland……

However, in late February 1453 in this time and space, the melodious chanting that hovered over Adrianople was replaced by the clash of swords and the wailing of the dying.The palace and the barracks were all on fire, and every street was littered with corpses. The magnificent arsenal that once cast the Urban cannon collapsed in a series of explosions, and even the mosque was broken into by rioters. Valuable possessions were looted.

——The head of Sultan Mehmet II is still hanging on the spear point of Emperor Constantine XI, but the group of orphans and widows he left behind, no one thought of revenge for him at all, but immediately Into the vigorous cannibalism.

In just a few days, Adrianople was covered in blood and fire. Every street and every house was covered with blood.

There is no way, according to the brutal and cruel way of the Ottoman Turkish Empire, all the Ottoman Turkish princes will face a test of life and death - the winner who ascends the throne of the Sultan will execute all the defeated brothers one by one after ascending the throne ! "You can't decide how many sons your father will have, but you can decide how many brothers you will have left after you succeed to the throne!"

But the problem is that Sultan Mehmed II, who just died violently on the outskirts of Constantinople earlier this month, is only 23 years old this year, so his eldest son Mustafa is only six or seven years old, and his second son Bayezid , the youngest son Jem, and the princesses are still at the age of babbling, and it seems that they can't kill brothers by themselves... In this way, the killing of relatives can only be done by the mothers and uncles of the princes up...

To make matters worse, because Sultan Mehmet II was in his prime, he seemed to have never thought of appointing an heir. As a result, the concubines could only decide the outcome by force—after the Sultan’s death was confirmed, the tragic civil war immediately broke out in Adrianople.Because the concubines all have their own supporters behind them, and their forces are basically equal, the bloody fighting lasted for seven days and seven nights in this city... In the end, the armies of all parties have completely lost control and become He became a complete robber and bandit, and almost ravaged the capital into a white land.

In the end, Trahan Pasha, who came from the battlefield of the Peloponnese Peninsula, became the last straw that broke the camel's back. After learning of the death of the Sudan, Trahan Pasha in southern Greece, Immediately threw the slow-moving infantry to his son, and then led hundreds of the most elite Turkish cavalry, took a boat and rushed back to Adrianople by sea, broke into the chaotic capital, and finally decided this time The outcome of the melee.

At this very moment, Turahan Pasha in military uniform was standing in front of a building that was billowing in smoke and screaming loudly, watching the head of a little boy being thrown out of the window and bouncing on the ground It was covered with dust and dirt, and finally rolled into a pool of stinking blood.

Looking at the eyes of this little boy who was dying, Turahan Pasha couldn't help but heaved a long sigh.

"...The Yenicheri (new army), who has been relied on by successive sultans as a confidant...is this the end?"

——In this building at this time, the target of being attacked and slaughtered by the army is the famous Turkish new army, Yeniceri!

The so-called "Yenicherry" is the most trusted elite standing corps of the Ottoman Turkish Empire Sultan, basically equivalent to the status of the Imperial Guard.It was founded in 1363 by Sultan Murad I. From the 15th to the 17th century, a special conscription system was formed, that is, every five years, minor men were forcibly recruited from the Christian nationalities in the conquered Balkans, called "blood tax", and then they were distributed to the Ottoman military feudal lord families, and even Living in the palace for several years, learning Turkish language, customs and habits, and converting to Islam, gradually assimilated culturally, and then sent to a specialized school in Edirne for military training and religious indoctrination, in order to cultivate loyalty to the Sultan. God, I will join the army later.

This group of fighters who lived with Sudan since they were young saw nothing but Sudan in their eyes. They firmly believed in all the beliefs instilled in them by Sudan. A super trump card.

Although the main force of this ace force has been completely wiped out together with the Sultan on the outskirts of Constantinople, there are still many underage "reserve student soldiers" left behind in the Adrianople Palace and the military school However, if it takes time, it may not be impossible to restore the old view of the past.

However, under the cruel butcher knife of Turahan Pasha, the most reliable trump card army of the successive sultans was eventually wiped out and completely destroyed.

Because, unfortunately, they were on the wrong team in this bloody succession war.

Moreover, this bloody Ottoman Turkish Empire succession war is far from over.

Although under the command of Turahan Pasha, the third imperial concubine Hiti who was supported by him?Mukrim Khadun and the second prince Bayezid have become the masters of Adrianople, but his competitors have not been eradicated-the little prince Jem and a group of princesses are indeed in chaos However, Sultan Mehmed II's most beloved second concubine, Gulshah Hadun, successfully escaped from the siege with his eldest son Mustafa and fled to Albania in the northwest. The frontier regiment there turned around and came back to attack Adrianople... This is the fate of every Turkish prince-although they have the same father, they are natural enemies.

As for brothers working together, helping each other, and working together to deal with the crisis... This kind of stupid words does not exist in the dictionary of the Ottoman royal family. In the original history, there was even a Turkish prince who failed to compete for the throne. He ran to Rome to ask the Pope for help. In order to get a crusader to escort him back to Istanbul, this guy even made a promise to convert the Ottoman Turkish Empire to Catholicism...

What's more, before facing the Northwest Field Army, the newly enthroned Sultan Bayezid had to face the "jihadists" of Constantinople in the east.

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In the palace where the smell of blood and burnt smoke had not dissipated, the upstarts who had just taken control of Adrianople were holding a military meeting nervously.

Since the main hall of the sultan's previous council had been bombarded by artillery during the scuffle, they had no choice but to find a good side hall to sit down.

"... Dear dear ones, the Eastern Roman Emperor's army is constantly approaching, and it is less than a day's journey away from here now!"

The third imperial concubine of Sultan Muhammad II, Hiti who has just been promoted to empress dowager?Mukrim Khadun, who was hugging the young and ignorant Sultan Bayezid, sat on the hastily set up throne and asked anxiously, "...Have you ever thought about it, what will happen this time?" How to defend against the enemy?"

——Just behind the empress dowager, the servants were carrying the corpses of the other empress dowagers who had just been strangled to death... But at this time, no one would pay attention to such trivial matters, but they all put Attention was focused on the battle map spread out on the carpet.

"...My opinion is to close all the city gates and retreat to the city. These Romans lack heavy artillery and siege equipment, and they will definitely not be able to attack!"

As the person in power with the highest status in the city at this time, Turahan Pasha raised his head and glanced around the crowd, then calmly expressed his opinion.

"...Isn't this a little too weak?" A rough-looking Turkish officer with a beard frowned and replied, "...they can't even be called a real army, they're just a bunch of messy mobs. We just need to One charge can crush this group of guys!"

"...The problem is, although the Roman emperor's subordinates are all miscellaneous, but after all, there are tens of thousands of people, but our troops are very limited. During the decisive battle to attack Constantinople, the capital The garrison had already been withdrawn and left a lot, and then experienced a bloody battle, and the remaining army lost more than [-]%. Even counting the cavalry I brought from Greece, there are only a few people left in the city. to three thousand soldiers..."

Turahan Pasha wrung his fingers and explained the current situation to everyone, "... Right now, there are still many supporters of Mustafa and Prince Jem in various manors and fortresses outside the city. No one knows whether they will simply turn to Emperor Constantine in desperation... The most important thing is that we must reserve enough troops to fight against Prince Mustafa who is about to support Prince Mustafa from the northwest The Albanian Legion that came (the Turkish Legion responsible for attacking Albania, not the Albanian troops), defending the city to avoid war is also a last resort.

at present.My son is withdrawing from the Peloponnese with 1 infantry, while the Albanian Legion has just over [-].But the problem is, from the perspective of the distance, Albania is relatively close to the capital after all... So, it is very likely that they arrived here first! "

After exchanging glances with the empress dowager, Turahan Pasha made the final decision, "...so, before the main force of our infantry arrives, all unnecessary battles must be avoided as much as possible! Generals, please withdraw your troops to the city and be patient for a few days. In such a short time, the Romans will never break through our walls, even if they join hands with the Albanian army!"

——However, what Turahan Pasha, who made judgments based on common sense, never expected was that the Eastern Roman Emperor, who possessed knowledge beyond the times, had no intention from the very beginning to drive the mob under him to challenge the people of Adrianople. strong walls...