Chapter 134 Battle of Adrian

In addition to this, Peter also issued another document, which was a notice to the Christian people under Ottoman rule. It was announced that after the liberation of the Ottoman land, the Christian peasants and serfs on the land of the Ottoman landlords, courts, vassals, etc. would be free, and the land they originally cultivated would belong to them privately.

The church also launched a holy war movement, and Dean Cyril took the lead and led 4,000 untrained but very fanatical peasants to join the battlefield.

Constantine had entered the Ottoman territory and confronted Suleiman in Bolyarovo.

Suleiman withdrew half of the garrison in Edirne. At this time, he only had 7,000 troops, while Constantine had 12,000 troops. Peter also transferred his Negro Corps to the front line, and the ammunition was also sufficient.

Suleiman learned his lesson and stayed here. No matter how the other party provoked him, he would stay indoors. He was unwilling to suffer losses again.

Seeing that the other party stayed indoors, Constantine did not waste words. He asked people to prepare catapults, ignite the oil-soaked objects and launch them at the time of the opponent's prayer.

The sneak attack without martial ethics burned Suleiman's camp, and they looked really busy.

Every day, Suleiman released the remaining Sipahi and cavalry to plunder, and they were beaten half to death by the enemy every time.

Although the Ottoman tactics were effective, they were all the same. First, Sipahi was used to lure the enemy forward, and then the infantry was used to drive away the enemy's cavalry and then surround and divide. Moreover, Sipahi hated firearms and thought it was useless. This gave the opponent a chance to surpass.

Constantine knew that things would change soon, so he decided to use the last trick: giving gifts. He prepared a big gift bag for Suleiman, and Constantine's gift was opened in his big tent.

Inside was a food and a piece of clothing, a roast suckling pig and a woman's clothing. As expected, Suleiman was as angry as his father.

Since they were angry, they were ready to fight to the death. Suleiman decided to attack at night, maybe he could turn the tide of the war. So that night, everyone gathered and attacked the Wallachian army's camp.

"Charge! Kill!"

The Ottomans rushed forward with their weapons and soon arrived at the camp. There was no one in the camp and it was very quiet.

Even if Suleiman was slow, he knew it was a trap and ordered the army to retreat. As a result, fires broke out and they were ambushed and couldn't get out.

It was another night of sneak attacks, sieges, and ambushes. Suleiman's remaining army could no longer compete with it and could only retreat to Adrian, and now he only had 3,000 troops.

Mircea also gathered 30,000 troops. After resting in Sofia, he went to Plovdiv, which was an important Ottoman stronghold. After taking it, he could cut off the Ottomans' way to the north.

Albania also had frequent good news. Berat had been occupied, and the Serbian army would only watch and dare not move forward. This saved a lot of trouble.

After taking it, the Principality of Castrioti doubled. The next step should be to cross the mountain and continue to capture the Ottoman land, but now it should be time to rest.

The Sultan received a steady stream of bad news. Why is the situation in the Balkans always so bad? Now there are 30,000 troops in the Balkans, and the remaining 10,000 troops are still in transportation, but it is not easy to regain the lost territory during this period.

"Sultan, Prince Suleiman was ambushed."

Bayezid learned the cause and effect.

"This, idiot!"

Bayezid was even more angry than the first time. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he decided to take 30,000 troops to Edirne, and the rest of the troops would follow as reserve troops.

In addition to the battlefield, Peter's mobilization of public opinion against the Ottomans also had an effect. Some peasants began to rebel against the Ottoman lords. They used sporadic uprisings as a sign to prevent the Ottomans from obtaining food and supplies. The closer the area is to the border, the greater the reaction.

Mircea did not encounter any decent resistance along the way, and was welcomed by people with food and drink. With the help of the residents, Mircea had already reached Plovdiv, and two months had passed.

As soon as he arrived, Mircea surrounded the place and built siege equipment, making it look like he was going to fight. This also made Bayezid feel that he couldn't take it down for a while, so he went to Edirne first.

Back in the old capital, Bayezid met his son. At this time, Suleiman had given up thinking and was immersed in opium and beauties all day long. Even if the Sultan came, he came to him at the last moment. If you smell it carefully, you can still smell the smell of opium.

Bayezid was extremely disappointed with his son. He planned to remove him from his post after the war and keep him now. So he integrated the remaining troops and decided to set out to rescue Plovdiv in a few days.

As a result, the next day, he got another bad news that Edirne was surrounded by the enemy.

Bayezid was not panicked at all. He saw the enemy's camp and realized that this might be a repeat of the old trick, so he decided to go out of the city to fight. He wanted to let the other side see that he would not be fooled.

The gate slowly opened, and the first to come out were the Ottoman cavalry. They were veterans around Bayezid and had many experiences in conquering Anatolia. They thought this would be an easy mission, but when the other side kept firing artillery, muskets and crossbows, they realized that this opponent would not be easy to deal with.

The cavalry was overturned by the explosion on the ground. Bayezid looked closely and saw a series of explosions on the ground. The cavalry were thrown to the ground by the frightened horses, and then they were killed by the opponent's long-range weapons. The opponent took out something he didn't know.

In fact, this thing was invented by the artillery factory. The reason was that Peter asked the workers to develop an explosive that was buried underground and used gunpowder. This stumped them, but they barely completed it. Pour the gunpowder into the iron shell and then bury it underground, leaving the fuse rope. When the enemy passed by, it was pulled out and the artillery inside would explode.

Such items directly wiped out most of the cavalry that attacked. With the addition of muskets and artillery, the losses were heavy.

Bayezid refused to admit defeat. He lost the opportunity last time. This time, even if he paid a lot of price, he had to break through. He ordered the infantry to attack. If the cavalry couldn't beat me, I would drown you with infantry.

The combat effectiveness of the Ottoman infantry is also good, not to mention that there are Bayezid's Janissaries among them, some of whom were previously divided among Suleiman. Now he uses these people as infantry to attack, hoping that it will bring him good results.