Chapter 54: The Two Sides Vs. Burgas

Chapter 54 Duel between the two sides - Burgas

Affected by the heavy rain, Bayezid's army could only continue to camp. At the same time, they waited for the arrival of supplies.

On the fifth day, the heavy rain finally stopped. Bayezid quickly ordered the army to move forward at full speed, and the supplies could only continue to follow slowly.

This heavy rain seriously disrupted Bayezid's plan. The originally scheduled journey was doubled at once, so he needed to get to Burgas faster and prepare for battle.

After another two days of speed and passion, the Ottoman vanguard had seen Burgas. They began to cheer because they could take a break.

Of course, they also sent some scouts to conduct reconnaissance in the vicinity. Then most of them entered Burgas.

"Sultan, we have arrived in Burgas."

Bayezid listened to his men's report and his expression gradually relaxed. It seems that Allah has not abandoned him, and the previous heavy rain was just a test for him.

Because Bayezid led too many troops, Burgas could not accommodate them. So the local chief executive directly drove out the Orthodox people in the city to make room for the army.

A large number of people were forced to leave their hometowns, and they moved northward in the hope of being taken in. After walking for almost ten kilometers, they saw an army.

Peter camped fifteen kilometers away from Burgas, and sent scouts to scout everywhere, and killed the Ottoman cavalry when they saw them.

There was a clear division of labor in Peter's army, and there were soldiers specifically responsible for tasks such as reconnaissance and logistics. And there were also the earliest engineers, who made great contributions in the construction of the camp.

When seeing a large number of people coming, the scouts immediately reported the situation to Peter.

"Many people came out of Burgas?"

"Yes, sir"

Hearing the affirmative report from his men, Peter probably guessed that Bayezid had come. Because Osman would not drive people out for no reason.

"General Constantine, you lead a cavalry to monitor Burgas. When the Ottoman Sultan arrives, report back immediately."

"Yes, sir."

After receiving the order, Constantine immediately led the cavalry to monitor.

"After the Ottoman army enters, we will move the camp forward. Are the artillery ready?"

"My lord, they are all ready. Some are being transported from Constanta."

At this time, Peter had 22 cast iron cannons and bronze cannons, as well as a large number of muskets and crossbows. At the same time, the pikemen were also ready, waiting for the Ottomans to come.

And the other side lived up to expectations, and the flag of the Ottoman Sultan appeared outside Burgas. The chief executive went to greet Bayezid.

"Burgas welcomes the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, your army is invincible."

Bayezid enjoyed this process very much. The victory in the war in the past few years made him a little proud. No one would stop him, and no country would stop the Ottomans.

After entering Burgas, Bayezid discussed the next plan with Mehmed Pasha and Ibrahim Pasha.

"Sultan, I suggest that we go north to take down Varna after resting. Then we will attack Wallachia and force them to cede this land to the empire."

Mohammed Pasha suggested that they should quickly capture Varna while the other side did not react, and then go north to attack Constanta. Forcing them to cede land, Bulgaria is doomed anyway, so just treat it as a gift.

"What do you think?" Bayezid turned to ask Ibrahim.

"Sultan, as far as I know, the Wallachian army cannot move so quickly, and can annex both Vidin and Varna. They must have two armies moving."

"You mean, there is another person leading the army?"

"Yes, Sultan, otherwise it can't explain why Wallachia moved so quickly in such a short time."

Bayezid also had this idea, but he couldn't think of who led the troops. It could be a nobleman, or it could be a bishop.

"Rest for a few days, and then attack Varna."

"Yes"

At the moment, Bayezid had no better way. He needed to take steady steps and then force Varna to surrender. Besides, will the enemy suddenly appear in front of him?

The Ottoman army that entered Burgas was exhausted and they were eager to get a rest. Most of them fell asleep immediately.

But that night, Peter's army began to advance towards Burgas. According to Constantine's description, the Ottoman army was exhausted. Their spirits had reached the worst state, and it was time.

So Peter ordered the engineers to start building a camp not far from Burgas. All the troops joined in and built without disturbing the defenders. Peter also rode a horse to guide himself.

At dawn, the Burgas defenders who had experienced a night of revelry saw something outside.

They saw that a simple camp was set up outside. And the flag in front was the army of those pagans.

"Go tell the Sultan"

At this time, the defenders still maintained a basic order, and they immediately sent someone to report to Bayezid.

At this time, Bayezid had just woken up and heard that the enemy had come outside the city. He had no mind to do anything else at this time, so he quickly put on his armor and went outside.

"Hurry up, send the cavalry to destroy this camp." Bayezid gave the order.

"Yes"

Under the order of the Sultan, two thousand Sipahi cavalry went out of the city, trying to take down this camp in one fell swoop.

In the camp, the scouts had discovered the enemy's intentions and hurried back to report.

"Quick, set up the formation!"

The soldiers began to arrange their formations, and the pikemen, crossbowmen, and musketeers were all ready. The crossbowmen started to attack first.

Dense arrows fell from the sky, and the Sipahi were not vegetarians. They advanced forward under the rain of arrows. Although there were casualties, if one was gone, there would be a second and a third one to advance.

"Cannon, get ready!" Seeing this, the commander ordered the cannons and muskets to fire.

"Boom!" The shells of the light artillery blasted five or six Sipahis into the sky at once. The muskets also caused considerable casualties to the opponent, after all, the matchlock gun was much more advanced than the matchlock gun.

At the same time, the assembled catapults began to throw meteors. No matter how powerful the Sipahi was, the warhorse would not be indestructible. The horse's hoof fell directly in the face of these.

The long-range firepower was good, but some people still rushed in front of them. At this time, it was close combat.

The spearmen wielded their spears, inflicting the greatest damage to the opponent under the protection of the shield. The Sipahi also slashed with machetes, and both sides fought for it, neither of them gave in. The muskets were also firing continuously. After two hours, the Sipahi was forced to go back because of heavy casualties.

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