Vol 5 Chapter 88: Great Battle (1)

Just when Prato seemed to be immersed in an endless nightmare and could not break free, Bucharest was experiencing the biggest crisis in its short history so far.
In the early hours of April 17, the Ottoman army, who had been staying on the other side of the river, suddenly crossed the Alje River without warning. Then its left wing quickly advanced north of Bucharest, while the right wing advanced east along the north bank of the Danube. Surrounded Bucharest like a pair of powerful iron tongs.
For the sudden action of the Ottomans, the coalition, which was still in high spirits and voluntarily attacked, became panicked for a time, especially when it was heard that the left-wing forward of the Ottoman army was advancing in the direction of Dembrica. All were taken aback.
Compared with Bucharest, Dembuvica is not a place of concern, and the reason why the coalition forces immediately became disturbed after hearing this news is because this place can be said to be the "Holy Land" of the Wallachia.
As early as the early 10th century, when the famous Orthodox teacher Kirill came to the Balkans where pagan worship was rampant, this great scholar created a more recognizable Kirill alphabet for locals on the basis of Latin. Later, after his unfortunate death due to overwork, his brother Thestetes continued his career to continue to perfect and promote the Kirill alphabet, while spreading the teachings to the locals, and finally bathing the Balkans in the glory of God under.
Because of such great achievements, the Kirill and the Thesteres brothers became one of the few sages in history that were recognized as saints by the Eastern and Western churches. The brothers were buried in their sacrifices. All this land, and their mausoleum is in Dembrica.
For centuries, despite the wars and conflicts in the Balkans, no matter how big the war is, no one has ever invaded Dembwica, even the fierce and brutal robbers dared not offend that place, time It has been a long time since Demwica became a holy place in the minds of the Balkans, not inferior to Constantinople or even Jerusalem. Many locals took the pilgrimage in front of the double holy tombs in Demubica not far away. Rong, and due to the influence of Kirill, which was later Slavic script, even the Roths who were far away in Kiev and Moscow would have come to visit the Holy Trinity in Dumbuvice.
It can be said that Dembrica is a holy place and a forbidden place in the minds of the Balkans, and a sacred place that must not be profaned.
Today, Dembwica is in danger of being captured by pagans at any time.
The sudden action of the Ottomans can be said to completely break the counterattack dream of the Bucharest immersion, or it really reminds them who is the protagonist of this war.
The crisis in Dembrica completely disrupted the calculations of Ladislas II. He did not expect that the originally unarmed Ottomans would act suddenly, nor did they expect that they would be as big as a thunder. The Ottomans moving in the direction of Dembowica obviously forced the Bucharest side to give up their defensive intentions in favor of them, and lured the coalition forces out of the city to fight them. This seems to have taken the mind of Ladislas II, but This time Ottoman took the initiative to attack his opponent, it was obviously already prepared.
The right side of the Ottomans is also worrying. They quickly occupied the area along the north bank of the Danube after crossing the Alger River, which made Bucharest have no doubt that they were planning to enter the Dengbwica name along the Danube. The Buwica River then flows back into Bucharest.
In fact, this plan was originally implemented by Mohammed II, but at that time, Muhammad II was flowing down the upper reaches of the Dembrica, preparing to break through the city defense of Bucharest in one fell swoop along the river. The army commander placed most of the artillery and defense weapons in the fortress along the river. As a result, the Ottoman ships were hit by the river defense line all the way down the south, when they finally broke through a section of the river defense. In the city of Bucharest, the Ottoman army, which had lost most of its combat power due to the heavy losses, could only look at the city and return home.
But this time, Bayesert II did not follow his father ’s previous tactics, but decided to enter the Dembrica from the Danube estuary. In this way, the Bucharest people may have continued the old law because they always thought that the Ottomans might continue Many precautions made by the upstream bursting into the urban area instantly became a pile of useless furnishings.
"The Ottomans may just be tempting us. Their real intention is to attack from the upper reaches, otherwise they will not send troops to Dembrica. In addition, the flow of the Dembrica river is very urgent, especially into the estuary of the Danube River. If going upstream is not only laborious but also a waste of time, it has no advantage for the attacking side. "
In the castle, Ladislas II sullenly said to the coalition nobles sitting below that he had a bad look. In fact, he had n’t closed his eyes after he heard that the Ottomans had crossed the Alger River the night before. Sudden changes in the battlefield made him uneasy. Ladislas II always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
According to his original plan, the coalition's initiative to attack was definitely beyond the expectations of the Ottomans. With the strength of the coalition's nearly 50,000 troops and the more than 6,000 men who subsequently joined the Montina army, the nearly 60,000 troops are no less than 100,000. How much the Ottomans are inferior.
The key is to do this to force Bayesert II to bring back the Bosnian army preparing to invade Hungary. In this way, regardless of the result of the initiative, Hungary can temporarily avoid the war, and then even if the Sudan wins, it can pass After the World War II, he was also exhausted. At that time, he only had to take the initiative to negotiate, and then use the Balkans as a bargaining chip. I believe that Bayesite II will eventually sign a contract that will satisfy everyone.
As for what happens to the Balkans, Ladislas II did not think about it, or he did not care so much. For him, Hungary, which is internally and externally concerned, is what he is most concerned about.
The plan was so perfect that Ladislas II felt that even without Sophia ’s Greek princess name, he could still save Hungary.
But the sudden action of the Ottomans suddenly disrupted all his calculations, and even now he is in danger of being surrounded in this city. As for Hungary, it is even more inattentive.
"Your Majesty, do you mean that we still take the upper Dembwica River as the main defense direction?" An aristocrat tentatively asked and saw that the king was in a bad mood, although as a local aristocrat there was not much to worry about Whether the collision will anger the king, but the high status of Ladislas II is still daunting.
After all, apart from the Kingdom of Hungary, he is the king of the Kingdom of Bohemia, and he himself is the royal family from the powerful Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania.
This series of auras was enough for Ladislas II to stand tall in front of the Balkans, not to mention that they are still eager for the king's support.
"Yes, the Ottomans are very cunning. They arranged to pretend to confuse us in the lower reaches of the Dembrica River while sending heavy troops to invade the city of Dembrica. They were deliberately enticing and irritating us," the king exclaimed The cries of his voice echoed in the hall. His eyes were sharp and firm. Everyone who looked at him could accurately feel the undoubted attitude of the king. Only when it fell on two people sitting not far away, the king ’s His eyes softened slightly.
Ladislas II was a bit strange. He had noticed that Zeppes seemed to have something in mind since the meeting started, while Alexander on the other side was simply absent-minded.
This made the king a little annoyed. He felt that he had been despised, so he suddenly paused and said to those two people: "So what do you think, respected Cepes, you are the Grand Duke of Wallachia, and your experience can count for We provide valuable advice. "
Obviously, the two people who were both outside of the fool seem to be stunned at the same time, and then they both looked instinctively at each other.
"You please ..."
"Then I ..."
The two people who spoke in unison first looked at each other in amazement, then Alexander made a "please" gesture silently.
Ladislas II stared duoly at the two, seeing Cepes stand up, and the king slowly sat back in his seat.
Cepes did not rush to speak, and he was not thinking about how to deal with the current situation.
Zepez's willingness to distract him was a piece of news he accidentally received.
Sophia finally lost her breath after pursuing Prato for a while, and then she arrogantly ordered people to prepare something for the two people she hated because she had to ask them about Alexander .
Moore ’s mood was very complicated. While he missed Aloxia, he felt that he was attracted by the princess, which made him think that his will as a knight was tested. For this reason, he even ran to the pasture. The lord repented in front of him.
As for listening to his confession, why did the Patriarch's face appear so strange, Moore did not pay attention.
The two people who were left received a warm reception, including a whole chicken that was smoked and burnt with butter, a plate of cold vegetable salad mixed with cold goat oil and salt and then mixed with fresh milk, and then stirred. There is Balkan wine that tastes good.
As for the staple food, it is filled with very finely ground meat, dried fruits, and wheat pie sprinkled with pomegranate juice.
Although such a meal can't keep up with the food on the king's table, it is also rich enough.
Just looking at Sophia, who was squinting slightly on the throne and aiming at them from time to time, Prato couldn't help feeling bad.
As Moore overturned the clay pot in front of him because of the tension and looked at the salt grains sprinkled on the table, Prato suddenly felt a thrill that this might be his last supper.
The emergence of Zeppes saved two people, and Prato seized the opportunity to compliment the prestige of the Grand Duke, and even the Ottomans knew the Grand Duke's bravery.
Zepes coped with it casually, he would come with him just to find out about the Ottomans from Prato.
Ladislas II ’s actions have always made Zepes feel weird, which prompted him to wonder what made the King make an eager attack.
And the answer he got from Prato surprised Cepes.
The news that the Bosnians were about to invade Hungary deeply shocked Zeppes, so that he completely ignored the hint of asking for assistance to him, and threw the desperate Prato again to Sophia like a devil with fangs. , And left in a hurry with his own mind.
Cepes finally understood the reason for the strange behavior of Ladislas II.
In order to alleviate the war crisis facing Hungary, the King decided to urge Bucharest to take the initiative.
This made Zepes irritable.
In Cepes' view, Ladislas II was completely irresponsible and used Bucharest or even the entire Wallachia as a shield, which he could not tolerate.
Cepes realized that he had to stop Ladislas II, and only Alexander could help him do it.
Only when Zeppes decided to disclose the matter to Alexandria, the news of the Ottomans crossing the Alje River and marching towards Bucharest with a siege suddenly came!
Zepes was also shocked by the news. If Dembuvica means a holy place in their minds to other people, then Dempovica has a different meaning to Zepez.
His father, the mausoleum of Vlad III of Wallachia, is in the cemetery of the iconic church of Demwica.
After the head of Vlad III was sold to the Ottomans, his faithful men buried his lost head in Dembwica. They hoped that the light of the Kirill brothers would protect their lord from disaster.
Now that the Ottomans were approaching Dembvica suddenly, Cepes was shocked.
The thought of the father's mausoleum might be ruthlessly destroyed by the Ottomans, Zeppes was restless and uncontrollable.
To stop the king, he must be prevented from sacrificing Wallachia ’s plan for Hungary ’s security. Zepez had already made plans. When he heard that the king had ordered the nobles to discuss countermeasures, he decided to defeat Ladi at the meeting. Conspiracy of Silas II.
Now looking at the king and many nobles who were looking at him, Zepes reminded himself that he must calm down, at least until now, Ladislas II should not know that his plan has been seen, and this was given to him. Enough opportunity.
"We must reinforce Dembuica."
Zeppes's first sentence drew a response from the nobles. Some high-ranking nobles whispered with each other, and some of the little lords sitting on the staircases on both sides had already stood up and echoed.
"quiet!"
The master of ceremonies struck the ground hard with a heavy stick in his hand and made a dull sound of "Dong Dong", while waving to the guards around the venue to signal that they reminded the noble nobles to be more disciplined.
"Dembuvica is our holy place, a place where the Saint Kirill brothers sleep, and it proves that we were converted from the foolish and evil pagan worship to the sacred place of God, even if only a pagan foot stepped in. "Bubica is a shame for all of us." Zepez said aloud, his voice full of courage and flame-like passion. At this moment no one would doubt that he would shed the last drop of blood to defend Dumbuvice. .
"Yes, we really want to protect the Holy Land. This is undoubted." Ladislas II nodded in favor. He knew that Cepes said it well. Dembuvica is too special and too sensitive for the Balkans. He could even imagine what kind of fierce resistance the Ottomans would encounter in Dembwica, which would probably be the most brutal religious war faced by the Ottoman army since the conquest of Constantinople.
"But we may have a more effective way," the king looked at Zeppes. "Duke, don't you think the Ottoman army in the north of Bucharest is too advanced, if we take the initiative to attack and concentrate enough troops at this time?" First defeat the Ottoman army in the north. This will not only relieve the encirclement of Dembrica, but also take the opportunity to hit the Ottomans. The situation at that time will become more favorable for us. "
The king's words made a lot of people shine, and some young and powerful lords had already shown their excitement.
With a move in Zeppes' heart, he couldn't help but admit that the king's proposal was indeed full of temptations, and it was indeed a good idea to think about it, but he couldn't help but speculate about the true purpose of Ladislas II, I don't know what the king is thinking about.
Moreover, Zipes was always wary of Ladislas II, as well as the death of his father Vlad III.
Although there is no evidence to date that the death of Vlad III is related to Ladislas II, Cepes knows that there must be a shadow of the king behind it.
Ladislas II seemed to be aware of what he felt, and Zepace's alert to him ~ EbookFREE.me ~ This is different from the previous two, although it has never been publicly revealed, it is different today. Although Cepes did not show any hostility, he clearly showed a strong sense of vigilance.
The king couldn't help but look at Alexander who was sitting next to him, who was silent, not knowing what to do. The king felt that both of them seemed so absent-minded in front of them today.
"Count, what is your opinion?" Ladislas II reminded in a low voice, and then his tone increased slightly. "Your experience fighting the Ottomans is very valuable to us. Please tell me your opinion. Very important."
Only then did Alexander slowly raise his head, and then the king noticed that his eyes were a bit dark, which was obviously because he hadn't slept well the night before.
"Your Majesty, my opinion ..."
Alexander just opened his mouth, but then stopped, looking straight at the entrance of the hall.
Alexander's strange thing attracted attention, and people looked back at the door.
They immediately saw Sophia in armor standing under the open conference hall door.