Vol 5 Chapter 15: Mission killed by regiment

A valley in a valley not too far from the city of Sie, because of the terrain, the nearby mountain beams blocked the cold wind, although it was also covered with snow as if coated with a shiny layer of silver Pretend that when the sun at noon is projected, in addition to the dazzling brightness, there is a rare warmth.
The scouts walked along the side of the mountain beam. From the height, the camp in the col was already visible. From time to time, several small cavalry-like dots quickly left the camp and ran away.
The Montina army was very cautious after entering Bosnia. Duke Karl was generous and provided not only a lot of supplies before leaving, but also some places where he could get help, including if he needed a large Ottoman army. Which way to retreat when avoiding.
At the time, Karl also said to Alexander that he would send people to respond in those places. Perhaps he felt that Alexander might not trust him very much. Karl ’s so enthusiastic explanation for himself is that although he cannot openly oppose the Ottomans, if he can find the Ottomans It's always a good thing to have trouble, or to delay their entry into Caniola.
This explanation may not be able to move Alexander, but so far it seems that the Duke ’s words have been fulfilled, because it is so that after the Montina army entered Bosnia a few days, it still can quickly find enough help.
Alexander was not in a hurry to contact the local nobles. He knew that there were indeed many nobles in Northern Bosnia who were always against the Ottomans, and some southern nobles who fled to the north hoped to expel the Ottomans from the occupied land.
This seemed obvious, and a large number of nobles united against the pagan invasions in order to recapture the fallen land.
But in fact, after arriving here, Alexander found that things were not as simple as they thought.
It can be said that the situation here is much more complicated than what he had heard in Canola.
In addition to the Ottomans who have conquered the south, there are many people who spy on this northern land like Duke Karl, including some local nobles and monarchs in other countries.
This was originally normal. When a country is facing a crisis, in addition to its biggest enemy, some neighbors who are usually coveted will also take the opportunity to take a bite. This is how North Bosnia is now. Many eyes are on. I hope this land will benefit from it.
This is also the reason why Alexander's army will be coldly met after entering Bosnia.
In the places they passed before, the local nobles were full of alertness and hostility. It seemed that as long as the army had signs of stopping and not leaving, it immediately united to drive them out of their territory.
Alexander is not afraid of these nobles. After a few days of observation, he has roughly understood some characteristics of the Bosnian army during this period. Based on his observations and listening to the stories of some local veterans who once fought against the Ottomans, Alexander was vague in his heart. There is an impression that "these people are not wronged to lose to the Ottomans."
The bravery of the Balkans is unquestionable, but from the description of those veterans, Alexander found that the Ottomans obviously have a more robust and advanced strategy and tactics than the Bosnians.
As for weapons and equipment, Alexander had to admit that the Ottoman army today can be said to be a pioneer in leading the development of military technology in the world.
Whether it is strategic tactics or technical equipment, the Ottomans can be called the real overlord of this era.
In the face of such an army, Alexander even admired the Bosnians. After all, the Bosnians were proud to be able to temporarily block the Ottomans from the southern bank of the Naousawa River.
Although in the end, the Ottomans had to sign the Dependency Treaty, it was clear that the Northern Bosnian nobles, like the Ottomans, just regarded the treaty as a means of a temporary truce.
It was just that Alexander knew that there was a fatal weakness in Northern Bosnia that caused the land to eventually fall, that is, the lack of a common monarch here.
The members of the direct royal family of the Kingdom of Bosnia did not survive the conquest of Mohammed II before. As a large number of nobles fled to the north, the question of who should inherit the throne of the country became a real problem.
The nobles who are qualified to touch the crown are not a few. According to their closeness to the royal family, many nobles have successively declared that they have the right of inheritance, which has almost caused a large-scale civil war.
This result made many nobles start to be afraid. Some influential big nobles finally decided to convene a meeting after worrying, and the result of their discussion was to temporarily establish a coalition of restoring nations and put aside who inherited the throne. .
Although such an option temporarily quelled internal disputes, no matter whether it is the Ottomans or other countries coveting this land, such an alliance is really unstoppable, and it has given them enough opportunity.
So in Northern Bosnia, all kinds of messenger spies came and went all the time. It seemed that there was one or even a few forces behind every slightly powerful nobleman.
Alexander was looking for a nobleman named Ivo Drana.
According to Archduke Karl, this Ivo Drana is a distant cousin of his house. He is quite a noble in North Bosnia. The most important thing is that this territory of Ivo Drana is rich in mine Field, which makes him a rich man.
With quite enviable wealth, although the local nobility did not gain any prominent status in the noble alliance because of its low title, it also became the leader of the small and medium nobles.
Karl hopes that Alexander can cooperate with this person, and also hopes to exert influence on the noble alliance in northern Bosnia through him.
"I don't know why you came to Caniola, but I know your purpose is definitely not simple, why don't we help each other in this way," this is what Karl said to him before Alexander left Caniola What you want, and I get what I dreamed of. "
What Karl wanted, Alexandria actually can think without much guessing. It did n’t take long for him to enter Northern Bosnia to know why so many people have tried to conquer the Balkans since ancient times. The rich resources here also make countless spectators salivating.
Because of this, Alexander was not in a hurry to see the Ivo Drana, he had to take a good look at everything here along the way, and at the same time he had to take a closer look at the situation on the land.
Alexander knew that if I asked Dr. Ivo Drana, what he heard was definitely not what he wanted to know, that person might tell him some truth, but most of them obviously only addressed himself or Duke Karl. Advantageous, so he needs to inquire about it with his glasses and ears.
When Busako showed up with the scout captain and the woman, Alexander was looking at a map he had drawn himself. After the news collected on these days of marching, he roughly smoothed out the power of North Bosnia, but look at it With the series of names above and the intertwined distribution of canine teeth, plus some of the specious, but have to pay attention to the impact of other countries on the penetration of this area, Alexander felt that this place is really worthy of the name "Balkan gunpowder" barrel".
Alexander didn't want to stay here for long, his purpose was to find Sophia and then by the way to find a chance to get a big copper mine from Hungary, this one he never forgot.
He said that he would come to Bosnia in favor of Duke Karl ’s suggestion, more because he hoped to seize this opportunity to delay the advance of the Ottomans.
Alexander did not know when Sophia could hear his news. Even if he knew the whereabouts of the other party, it would still be difficult to meet smoothly in such an unexpected situation at any time, so Alexander wanted to give Bayestet II The world finds trouble, at least to slow down his march.
It seems like a good idea to provoke resistance from Northern Bosnia or Kanyola along the way.
Alexander did not intend to allow Grand Duke Carl of Caniora to hide in his Principality in such a leisurely way to pick up the bargain. If possible, he would not mind pulling the Grand Duke into the water.
Alexander listened carefully to the report of the scout captain, and repeatedly asked some of the seemingly insignificant details. When he heard that they had found the burnt ash, Alexander asked the Ottoman costumes again. When he heard that there were When a personal headband hangs a hat tail made of ponytail mane, Alexander showed a little surprise.
"So you guys attacked a team of Ottoman missions?"
"It seems like such an adult."
"And it killed all of them?"
"We didn't let any one go."
"Don't you know that attacking the mission committed an extremely serious crime?"
"Of course, I know adults, but this is not our fault. Those Ottomans did not sound the horn that indicates the identity of the messenger, nor did they have any flags to indicate their identity. Dare to offend them, so they are so arrogant, it can only be said that they are unlucky. "
Alexander shook his head a little helplessly, as to whether the messenger group was as dead as the captain said, and what the captain brought back did arouse his interest.
Some people in the messenger group wore horsetail hats, which meant that Alexander had to pay attention.
The hierarchy of the Ottomans is very strict, and the difference in clothing among them is obviously more strict or even harsher than the Europeans.
It is a serious mistake or even a guilt to wear clothing that surpasses one's own status, and the tail of the horse's mane means a unique accessory for senior Ottoman officials.
As long as you think that Pasha, the highest chief of some occupied areas, will only hang three or two horsehair tails, Alexander has vaguely guessed that there should be at least one person with high status in this Ottoman mission.
Only such high-ranking officials will be dispatched as emissaries, even if it is not the Sultan of Bayeset himself, it is by no means as simple as Governor Pasha.
But now those people have been sent to by their men, looking at the scout standing opposite, Alexander couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
Then he looked at the woman standing behind.
"So what's going on with this woman?"
After finally listening to the report, Alexander looked at the woman standing in the back. He did not think that the scout captain would be bored to find a woman to come back.
"She knows the words of the heretics."
The captain was slightly excited to show Alexander the letter and the handle scimitar found from another messenger.
"What is engraved on it?"
Alexander frowned slightly, and one of the worst things when he came to Bosnia was the language barrier with the locals.
It is conceivable how much trouble the army will encounter in a strange land full of hostility everywhere and because of language difficulties.
Seeing Alexander's interrogative look, the woman stepped forward, she bowed to Alexander first, and then read the words engraved on the scabbard in a slightly hoarse voice.
"Long night! When will you shine?
Although the daytime worries are still increasing.
Why are the stars in the night sky tied to the cliff with giant ropes,
He refused to move a little bit. "
Her tone sounds very strange, perhaps because her Latin is a little rusty, so the chanting of these words has a strange tone and a very weird taste.
"This is the hanging poem of the famous Ottoman poet Umule Ges," the woman whispered as she looked at Alexander. "This man inscribed the words in this poem on the knife, indicating that he liked the poem very much."
"You said that the poem was carved by that person, why is it not his ancestor?"
Alexander asked slightly curiously.
The woman lifted her head slightly and looked at the young nobleman before her eyes. Then she lowered her head and replied cautiously: "Because it is said that the conqueror Mohammed II did not like the poet's work, he even said that Umule Ges is an inferior. Slutty eroticism, so it was impossible for the Ottomans under his rule to engrave the poems on the weapons they carry. "
"Then Sultan Bayeset must have liked the poet's work, so you think these verses were carved by the current owner of the knife?" Alexander looked at the woman in front with interest.
"Yes." The woman said a word and then looked up again, and then greeted Alexander with a penetrating look.
She licked her lower lip a little, then bent down carefully and said, "Adult, I know you must be strange. How can I know this? Please believe that I am just an ordinary woman and I just want to find a place to eat. I will do things for you, and I can report an important thing to you now. "
Alexander did not rush to ask the woman what she was about to say, but looked at her carefully.
He did not think that this woman would be a spy of the Ottomans. After all, if it were really the Ottomans who had mastered his whereabouts, only with this accurate source of information would the Ottomans not reach the present and have not completely conquered North Bosnia .
The woman seemed to be acting decently, although her clothes were worn and dirty, but when she stood there and looked over, Alexander saw a faint pride from her.
This should be a habit formed by a good life all year round, but she immediately bowed her head obediently and made him feel that her fear did not seem to be disguised.
"You are not a nobleman," Alexander thought a little and wanted to make sure "because your obedient look is not what a nobleman should have, but you are not a woman of ordinary people, otherwise it is impossible to know those Ottoman poetry, I think you should be from a very solid family. "
Such things as poetry have always been associated with elegant life and leisure time since ancient times. Although there are indeed some people who still have extraordinary enthusiasm for art despite their poor life, in this era, if a woman is right in a family The poems are quite familiar, which at least shows that the family has a wealthy environment.
The woman lowered her head again. Her hands that fell outside her sleeves looked a little dirty, her nails were dark, her face and hair were covered with dust, and she didn't touch the origin of Alexander's origin, but she was silent. It looks like it has already defaulted.
"Okay, now tell me what you want to report to me."
Alexander does not want to continue to explore the life of a woman. Everyone has their own secret, either sweet or unbearable. At least for now, it seems that this woman's secret should belong to the latter.
Hearing Alexander's inquiry, the woman looked up again. She looked at the letters from the Ottoman messenger that had been sent to Alexander by the captain.
Alexander handed her the letter ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The woman read it carefully, and then took out a letter from it.
This letter has been dismantled by scouts before, but it is astonished at the text that connects the earthworms like countless lengths and lengths.
"This letter was written to a prominent aristocrat in the north," the woman looked at the letter and said carefully. "The person who wrote the letter promised that once the Bosnian nobleman was willing to surrender to Sudan, he could become the Deputy Governor of Bosnia. And you can also get the title of Pasha. "
"Oh?"
Alexander took the letter slightly unexpectedly. Of course, he would not only listen to the woman ’s words, but just think about such a messenger group and think about such a letter. This made him think that if the woman said the truth, Maybe I really discovered something unbelievable secret.
"Tell me the name of the nobleman and who wrote it?"
The words of Alexander made the woman seem hesitant, but she finally said, "The nobleman is Ruvas in Northern Bosnia. The person who wrote the letter is not signed, but there are only two people who can make such a promise directly It ’s Grand Vizier, and the other is Sudan himself. "