Vol 5 Chapter 107: Great Battle (20)

Alexander stood at the corner of the fortress and watched the shadow of the Ottoman cavalry looming beneath him, wondering the current situation.
Obviously, the previous plans of the Ottomans were almost completed, and Bayesert II did not follow his father ’s previous methods, but was prepared to use a larger siege that is now larger and now looks more ambitious. Problems in Bucharest.
Judging from the current situation, Bayesite did not hesitate to bypass Bosnia and Croatia, and even moved all the way to the border of Caniola. It seems to have a big circle, but if you pay a little attention, you will find that when he really Solved the problem of Wallachia. After the capture of Bucharest, he could take the whole Balkan region including Bulgaria, and think about the Mora who had to rely on the Ottoman Empire because of the war with Poland. Via, Alexander suddenly discovered that Bayesert II, who was said to be less aggressive in history, actually had an awesome ambition.
"Master, are we going to keep the city here?"
Gompati next to him interrupted Alexander's association with doubtful inquiry. He looked back at the artillery who turned into no artillery again and smiled and asked, "So do you think we should keep the city here?"
"Master, before you came, you said that we came here in the backcountry for the copper mines," Gumpati's tone was a little bit resentful. "But now we are helping these people guard the city, which is a little different. "
"Copper mine," Alexander laughed. He looked north and looked at the shadow of a mountain in the distance. Alexander turned back and waved to Gompati. "Don't hurry Gompati. There will be results soon. . "
As he said, he suddenly asked, "Gompatti, don't you think we have been out long enough?"
Gompati looked at Alexandria a little stunned. In fact, he had been thinking for a long time, and no matter whether he was a soldier or a low-level officer, his homesickness was slowly spreading, although this had not yet affected the whole army. , But Compati knows that this is a very dangerous signal. A powerful expeditionary army will often collapse due to the sudden homesickness. This is not untraceable in history, even the great Alexander the Great is facing this problem. Before, I had to finally compromise.
Can the Alexander in front of him avoid the dangers caused by the army's homesickness?
Although there was no answer, the look on Kompati ’s face had already explained a lot of things. Alexander gently patted the stone stack in front of him and nodded:
I ’m homesick too, I think we should go back to Montina Ready. "
"But here, sir? You don't want a big copper mine anymore?" When Alexander said he was going home, Gompati seemed a little unwilling. "We paid enough, and if we didn't get anything, we went back, Then what is the reason we are here? We must know that many excellent soldiers have died in this place. "
"So if we want to go back, we have to be paid enough." Alexander again patted the stone stack. "Send someone to find Prato, now it's time to use him."
Prato walked dull on the street, his eyes were black, his cheeks were gray, and his lips were purple. As for the body that had become slightly fat because of its deliciousness and taste, he also looked a lot thinner.
The Greek princess was simply the devil. This was the conclusion that Prato had reached. He did n’t know if the princess ’s brain was sick, or as the church said, it was actually occupied by the devil. When the princess sent someone to summon him, everyone around him would look at him with envy and jealous eyes, and even some rumors had been heard in the tavern. People said that the princess was not looking at the goods he brought. Instead, he caught this little white face from the West himself.
This even aroused the indignation of many locals who thought that the princess was still too young and only looked at the appearance and did not know that they should like the manly warriors.
But only Prato knows that things are not the case at all. Every time the princess ’s call is a torture to him, but he has one thing. He is now sure that the princess and the Count of Montina must be extraordinary or It's the same wonderful relationship as in those legends.
The atmosphere at the beginning of each summon was still good. Sophia would prepare something delicious for him and a locally produced ale with a lot of bubbles, and then gestured to him to tell him something about Alexander.
But the worst is here. Every good start brings a terrible ending, often I do n’t know why Sophia suddenly jumps like something because I listen to it, and then I pull out what I put and start chasing Prato made a big shot, and all the life-threatening things she put beside her were swords, sticks, and even a mace that I didn't know where to find it!
Sophia ’s unusual strength allowed Prato to see the horror of the Amazonian female warrior in Greek legend, and the princess ’s moody mood shocked him, but when he soon realized that the princess would only hear about the woman After feeling out of control, Prato decided to avoid wisely or perfunctory.
But that's not enough. Sophia seems to have a very wonderful tendency towards self-masochism. She obviously doesn't want to hear Alexandria entangle with other women, but if she can't hear this, she will be cranky, and once you are so blinded, Palato will be unlucky again. After that, she would pull something around her and chase and hit, and issued an "Ah! Aah!" Roar, and asked the unlucky businessman if she had something to hide from her.
So during this time, Prato had only three things every day, eating, sleeping, and being chased by Sophia.
This kind of hard life finally came to an end with the arrival of a hunting guard. Prato felt that he was never as eager to do a job for Lord Earl, so although he heard that the Ottomans had appeared in the suburbs, he was still out of the city. , Riding a donkey along the suburban road to the fortress a quarter of a mile away to meet Alexander.
The arrival of Prato made Alexander happy. Although he felt a bit decadent, he didn't pay much attention. Then he didn't wait for the unlucky businessman to complain to him. Alexander gave Prato an unexpected "surprise".
"Wait, Master, who do you want me to see?"
Prato stared at Alexander stunnedly. At this time, he thought to himself "whether he should go back to the city and continue to eat, sleep and be beaten."
"Prato you are a businessman, the Ottomans will not restrict your movements, and haven't you already made a friend on their side," Alexander walked slowly on the fortress around Prato's shoulder, listening The hustle and bustle from the Ottoman army that was building the camp in the distance, Alexander comforted the astonished businessman "I need you to see the Duke of Hurva now and tell me my intentions, and there is another person you I ’m going to see you, the new Ottoman friend you made before. I have a letter for you to bring to him. "
Prato moved his throat hard, he wanted to argue, but he looked at Alexander's eyes but he didn't have the courage, but just after he began to wonder if he agreed to come down, he immediately found a chance to slip away. Alexander leaned over to whisper something in his ear, and Prato's gray face instantly turned red and full of emotion.
"Master, please rest assured, I will definitely get things done."
Prato almost guaranteed his fist to Alexander, even when he left, he still kept talking, but he didn't know his "share ... pricing power" even if others understood it. … The big copper mine ...
What the is talking about.
Prato was sent away, and Alexander sent another letter to the city, and this time the recipient was the Patriarch of Bucharest.
In the early years when the Orthodox Church officially ended with the Catholic Church, there were five priesthood regions in the world of Christ influenced by the Orthodox Church. Patriarch.
However, with the fall of the Eastern Territories, the Orthodox Patriarchate has already existed in name, and the fall of Constantinople has caused the Orthodox Church to lose the crown of the highest Patriarch.
In today ’s orthodox world, all the parish capitals cannot claim to be the supreme patriarch, but they are watching this coveted title, whether it is the Patriarch of Bucharest in the Balkans, or the Patriarch of Moscow in the Far East, or Nowadays, only the priests of the eastern parishes with only imaginary names are left. They all know that it is extremely difficult to obtain the title of the highest priest.
The Patriarch of Bucharest is ambitious, and he is more than anyone eager to get this title, because only in this way can he call on the priests in the name of the highest patriarch to defend the city of Bucharest.
The Patriarch is very clear that under the pressure of the Ottoman soldiers, he cannot start a jihad without such a name, and whether he can become the supreme patriarch has become the key to the destiny of Bucharest and the entire Balkans.
So when he received a secret letter from Alexander sent to him, the patriarch looked at the content above and hesitated, although he had already reached an agreement with Alexander before, but when he really had to face the choice, he was hesitant because of fear Difficult to determine.
The letter had been burned down by him, but the content of the letter still appeared in the heart of the patriarch.
"... Dear Patriarch, I believe you must also know how significant my proposal is. This is very important to you or me. A sacred marriage that can receive your blessing will become all of us. A good start, Bucharest also needs such a good thing, and the appeal of the Greek princess is also very important to you ... "
The patriarch repeatedly fiddled with the contents of the letter. He admitted that he was indeed moved, not because of the benefits of a marriage for Bucharest, but because of the influence of the identity of the Greek princess.
There are not only contradictions but very strong conflicts among the nobles in the Balkans, and some are enemies with generations of grudges, even if they have to temporarily unite in the face of the Ottoman invasion, but they will still not become real comrades in arms , And Ladislas II will only focus on the interests of his Bohemia and Hungary.
Almost everyone is aware of these, so at this time the identity of the Greek princess has become a link that cannot be ignored.
The identity of the Greek princess is unusually important at this time, and if you can find legal evidence for a princess's originally controversial marriage, you can even become a witness to this marriage and bless its doctrine. , Then this will not only get the friendship from the princess and the Count of Montina, but also highlight the special status of the person who gave this blessing.
This reminded the Patriarch of Leo VIII's coronation of Charlemagne.
It was the coronation of the Pope ’s impulse that almost completely changed the status of the Episcopal Church. If the church was still a dog in front of the monarch, then after the coronation of Leo VIII, this Not only has the dog completely got rid of the shackles of the king, it has even become a giant that the secular monarchs have to take seriously.
Although the Patriarch also knew that he could not compare with Leo VIII, he felt that this would at least make his status more prominent among all the Patriarchs.
Blessing the marriage of the last blood heir of the Eastern Roman Empire is a privilege in itself, and the current situation has given this privilege a special meaning.
Unless there is peace with the Ottomans, everyone has to admit that Sophia is the only one who can get them together.
The battle of Alexandria on the Alger River had completely closed the door between Bucharest and Ottoman peace.
Thinking of this, the patriarch's heart burst into a sudden panic.
Would that earl have planned all this already?
Forcing Bucharest to fight the Ottomans in a deadly battle, is it behind this seemingly reckless move that the ultimate goal is for such a result?
The Patriarch feels that this is entirely possible now, at least in Bucharest at the moment, no one has been able to put forward a reconciliation straightforwardly.
The Ottomans' siege of Bucharest after the Battle of the Alger River explained everything. At this time, the two sides can only end with a victory or a fiasco on one side.
"A blessed marriage," the patriarch muttered to himself. "If blessing can make a filthy union become sacred, then what is it to cleanse the blessing itself."
Alexander did not know that the Patriarch's denigration to him, but he did not care about this.
Alexander VI was able to publicly admit that he had many illegitimate children, and he was also able to use his power publicly to earn a dazzling benefit for his children, only because he had the power of the pope.
Alexandria now does not have the hegemonic authority of his old man, but the wonderful situation in Bucharest has given him a rare opportunity to do so.
To be Sophia's husband, this is what Sophia needs, and to be the husband of the Greek princess, Alexander needs.
The Montina army lost a lot in the battle with Sisu Valley. Except that Gumpati dropped all the artillery again, the Genoese also suffered heavy casualties because of the violent attack.
However, this also gave Alexander some new ideas about the Genoese. Although these veteran soldiers did not seem very flattering, when they learned that after such a large number of casualties, the Genoese talents were broken through the flanks, Alexander instead I think maybe these people are not that bad.
In fact, the performance of the Genoese is already brave enough, especially when forced to retreat, perhaps it was stimulated by the fierce and fearless reinforcement of the Balkans. The Genoese sword shield soldiers even summoned the courage to rely on the favorable terrain they occupied. , While taking advantage of the enemy's exhausted space, launched an Ottoman counterattack, although not large in scale, which actually frightened the Ottoman commander.
When he thought that he might be rushed back into the waist-deep muddy water again, Commander Ottoman immediately gave up the idea of ​​chasing after victory and ordered the troops to turn into defense, firmly securing the position they just captured.
Although this was short-lived, he had already gained valuable time for the retreat of the left wing of the Montina army, so when the forces of Su Sugu finally walked out of the swamp, he faced that he had withdrawn into the suburban fortress and was preparing for a defensive battle Of the Montina.
Although this situation did not attend Su Gu's expectations, he was very dissatisfied.
According to Xi Sugu, even if he and the Ottoman army on the Dembowica were attacked at the same time, even if the Montina army could successfully retreat, it should be the result of paying a heavy price.
In addition, Xi Sugu was ready to take advantage of the enemy's unsettled position and pursue the enemy, and took advantage of the situation to sweep the entire fortress around Bucharest with the troops on the river.
"A tenacious enemy," Xi Sugu felt that it was not an exaggeration to appraise the Earl of Montina, but then he regretted slightly, "but if he is smart enough, he should leave the city as soon as possible."
Xi Sugu's "advice" is of course a reason ~ EbookFREE.me ~ With the Ottomans' north and south wings completing their round of enclosing Bucharest, Bayesert II finally issued a bid to Bucharest on the day of April 25 'S total offensive order.
On the same day, the Ottoman army, which completely controlled the lower reaches of the Dembrica, quickly transported batches of soldiers across the river. The Ottoman right-wing forward first launched an attack on the weakly defended city on the east bank of the Dembrica. .
The Ottoman left wing sent troops to closely monitor the movement of the fortresses along the river, but also launched a fierce attack on the city of Dembrica.
For a time, there was smoke everywhere on the plains of Bucharest, with battlefields everywhere.
However, these have nothing to do with Prato. On the night before the Ottomans launched the attack, Prato quietly left Bucharest with two letters written by Alexander. He did not know what was written in these two letters. But he knew that the contents must be very important.
Looking at the back of Prato, who disappeared into the night, Alexander said softly to the Compati next to him: "Survival or destruction is now a serious issue for us."
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