Vol 5 Chapter 119: The Great Siege (32)

Ladislas II hesitated with a sharpened quill in his hand, the ink on the nib had condensed, which forced him to move the quill aside and gently flicked it down Dipped in the ink bottle.
Alexander did not urge the king, he sat patiently and watched the movement of Ladislas II in silence.
He understood how unwilling at this time Ladislas II's heart was.
Whether it's casting a powerful artillery, or an artwork of extraordinary value or a magnificent building, or simply coining directly, copper is a strategic asset as the most precious asset, so Ladislas II is at the end It is completely understandable to hesitate or even regret when signing the agreement.
But it is one thing to understand, and it is another thing to take advantage of this rare opportunity to plunder this resource.
For a long time, copper mines in Hungary have been the protagonists of the European metal market. In addition to huge reserves of copper, iron, tin and gold reserves are also coveted as associated mines, and gold production has been It once became a barometer for the rise and fall of European gold and the economy.
The King will feel distressed, of course. It is forgivable, especially when Emperor Maximian ’s hand is too long, if he makes a ruthless decision to "Ning the enemy and not the Emperor", it may not be new .
However, the target of the contract is Alexandria, and the Hungarian copper mine was exchanged for an exchange that is the largest sucrose contract in Europe. So although it is still reluctant, the king finally signed himself at the bottom of the contract. A long list of full names, and then stamped.
When the striking seal was placed on it, both people seemed to hear each other's soft breathing.
At this time the king thought to himself, "This bad thing finally has a result."
What Alexander thought was "finally come to an end."
Although he was awarded a contract for a copper mine in Hungary, Alexander knew that this agreement is indeed just a text written on paper.
Southern Hungary is still in the hands of the Bosnians. If Hrva ca n’t get Roua out of Hungary, then everything on the contract is just a bunch of useless terms.
But Alexander was not worried about Hvar ’s enthusiasm. After all, a crown of the Bosnian king was enough to inspire the least promising.
But the key is the Ottoman army outside the city.
The Ottoman army of nearly 80,000 people is facing a confrontation with about 60,000 coalition forces. The Ottoman left is now storming the northern town of Denbuvica, and the right has already penetrated into the east of the Bucharest Plains. Obviously the Ottomans tried to make a long-term siege of Bucharest.
On the central front, under the personal supervision of Sudan, the Ottoman forces launched a continuous offensive against Bucharest with a fierce offensive.
As a striker at the southern tip of Bucharest, the Bukur fortress was under tremendous pressure. In order to resist the attack of the enemy, Ladislas II, as a coalition leader, announced that he allowed the Montina army to recruit soldiers at will among the Balkans.
This decision caused some dissatisfaction, but whether it was the importance of Bukul or because of the relationship between Alexander and Sophia and his special status, this opposition and dissatisfaction quickly calmed down.
No one knows how important this decision is for Alexander. In fact, the importance of this decision is no less important to him than the weight of the Hungarian copper mine.
The combination of the Balkan's sturdy folk customs, abundant military resources, and an emerging army made Alexander seem to finally see a glimmer of light.
On May 13th, the Ottoman army launched another attack on Bucharest. This attack was so fierce that when Sophia happened to inspect the place as scheduled, her entourage also had to take up arms to board the city wall and the Ottomans because of the enemy's onslaught. There was a fierce battle.
Sophia was almost dragged by the guards and fled from the shells where gravel was scattered everywhere. Then she was arranged in a house near the corner of the city, listening to the shouts outside, Sophia could not help but clenched her hands. The sword, and the several guards beside her were so nervous that they were ready to shoot at any time the Osman who might break through the wall and rush into the door.
But it was Alexander who walked into the door.
When he saw Alexander's figure, Sophia rushed to hug him desperately, and she kept making a constant "ahh" sound that no one knew the meaning of.
"Rest assured I said I will never leave you again."
Alexander seemed to hold Sophia's face and kissed her lips gently, but then when he wanted to leave, Sophia held her neck tightly, so he had to continue to kiss hard until Sophia He almost suffocated against his chest.
"Now it's time for me to command the army. If you delay your fighter because of kissing you, someone will want to fight me hard."
After half joking, Alexander told the hunting guard to protect Sophia, and then he ran towards the wall with the guard.
The Ottomans' attack was fierce, and it could even be said to be crazy.
Artillery shells rushed to the city wall, and every impact caused a shock to the people on the city wall. This is not only because of the instability of the feet, but more importantly, the city wall may collapse next.
"The walls of this era no longer meet the needs of defense," Alexander thought flashed in his mind, but at this time such emotions are completely unnecessary, since it is impossible to make Bucharest's defense instantly meet the needs of the current war , Then the only way to deal with it is to try to eliminate the immediate threat.
The Bukur fort and the main city of Bucharest are connected by a wall that is not strong. This wall is built with a from southeast to northwest, so although most of it is within the range of the Ottoman artillery, but only the destroyed A section of the fortress.
The Ottomans transferred a lot of artillery to this area, and their intention was obvious, that is, to use artillery to block the connection between Bukul and the main city.
Although the siege heavy artillery could not be delivered in time due to the harassment and destruction of the resistance forces in the occupied area, the number of artillery that has been sent to the front line is enough to make this blockade a sufficient threat.
The loss of Montina ’s army was not small, and even the previous two field battles did not have as many casualties as they are now defending the city.
The Balkans added to the team are mainly two parts. In addition to the large number of soldiers from all over the Balkans, the Greeks have become the main part of this supplementary source.
With the addition of new recruits, Alexander clearly felt that the command of the army became much more difficult.
Aufrei, Alexander suddenly remembered the very smooth marshals he had been using.
Speaking of course, Compati is a natural artillery commander, but he is obviously not a qualified chief of staff. He has no experience and no patience to train recruits, which has increased the number of troops in the Montina army. Quite a lot, but the combat effectiveness of the soldiers is not as good as before.
"To organize one or several troops composed of veterans, such troops should be temporary, and the scale depends on the needs of the battle. When they are not needed, they will be broken up and distributed to various companies as the main force of the troops. , And once needed, quickly organize to form the core of the entire force in order to complete important tasks. "
Alexander wrote such a passage on the paper, he had decided to organize a commando team, looking at the Ottoman position where smoke was rising from outside the city, Alexander frowned slightly.
"Adults should be Ottoman artillery positions."
Busako whispered that he vaguely felt a little bad, so his eyes could not help but glance at Alexander quietly.
"Busak, you said if ..." Alexander just said that the atmosphere was a bit strange. He turned around and saw that Busak was looking at him with a weird look. Alexander smiled slightly and then immediately smiled. " Rest assured that I will not personally take risks. I mean if we organized an army to attack the Ottoman artillery positions, how many opportunities do you think there are? "
"Destroy the enemy's artillery?" Busako narrowed his eyes with a chin, and as long as Alexander didn't take the risk himself, he was still willing to use his brains in this kind of thing. Those officers who have gradually become independent in the army are much worse than those who are.
Busako was one of the first soldiers to follow Alexander from Agrig, and many of the veterans who followed the count with him have now become chiefs of the army at all levels.
Among them, the most dazzling one is Aufrei. Although the commander of the army has been with him for a long time, no one doubts that if the Montina army needs a chief of staff, then Aufrei must be the best choice. .
"How many people do you think you need to do this?" Alexander asked again.
"It's not a good idea, sir," Busako finally shook his head. "The Sultan must be very serious about the artillery. If there is not enough army, it will not be able to impact there."
"But as long as they can destroy their artillery, everything becomes much easier," Alexander said unwillingly. "We should thank Hurwa, otherwise we might face heavy artillery at this time."
"Give me an army, sir!" Busako said suddenly, his face flushed with excitement, and his eyes were fixed on Alexander. "I can assure you that the artillery can be destroyed."
"It's dangerous, Busaco."
"I know, but this is an opportunity for me. You know I always hope to be a qualified officer." Busaco's tone was quick.
"You are already a qualified officer."
"A qualified guard," Busako argued a little rudely, and then shook his head vigorously. "Sorry, I have no intention to offend, but I hope to prove that I am an officer and not just a guard."
Alexander murmured and then nodded. He could understand Busako's mood. In fact, he was indeed considering whether he should let Busaco go to the army.
And not only Busako, with the addition of new recruits, Alexander has decided to add at least one-third of the hunting guards around him to the army to serve as lower-level officers.
The missing hunting guards will be selected from the Balkans.
In Alexander ’s mind, at least at the current size of the Montina army, it is impossible to change the retention of a 500-800 hunting guard as the final reserve.
"Give you two companies," Alexander made up his mind. "The Ottoman artillery is too much a threat to us. If they can destroy their artillery positions, it will be very dangerous, but as long as you do it, I assure you. Fulfill your wishes. "
"Adherence, Lord." Busaco responded in a low voice. He knew that this was an opportunity for him to become a character who might be named in history in the future, such as O'Reilly. The attention of the guard as an end of his life, this battle will be the key to his fate.
According to the formation of the Alexander army, two companies with a total of less than 500 people were assembled. These are the two companies drawn from the Balkan regiment. The continuous battles have completely inspired these farmers to be the most sturdy and bloodthirsty. The wildness of these soldiers who were too late to put on the Montina military uniforms they admired because of their haste, and although Alexander had tried his best to arm them, the weapons in their hands were not well-made, but this was not at all Influence these Balkans to become the most chilling soldiers on the battlefield.
Alexandria noticed very early that the Balkan regiment had the fewest captives after each battle, and the reason was clear as long as you thought about it.
Busako was very excited. He knew that if the result of this battle satisfied the count, then the two Balkan companies would likely become the troops he would command in the future.
However, Busako is not satisfied with being only one Dalian captain. His goal is to become the commander of the second Balkan regiment based on the expansion of these two companies.
Perhaps in the future, Aufrei will become the chief of staff of Montina's army, but Busaco is confident that he will gradually catch up with the nephew of the mason.
At the Ottoman artillery position, a soldier forcibly plucked some itchy ears, and then plugged a wooden plug into the ear hole.
Feeling the heat from the hot gun barrel, the soldier moved away.
The continuous artillery bombardment caused these bronze guns to suffer huge losses. More than one artillery had caused gunner casualties because of the bombing, but the Sudan still ordered that it must shoot continuously.
There was another bang, and as the muzzle sprayed out a blaze of flames, an artillery fell sharply on the wooden gun mount, bringing a burst of dust to the ground.
The soldier immediately grabbed a long bundle of wooden strips with black cloth and cowhide wrapped next to it and ran over, thrusting the strip into the barrel and brushing it up.
Not far from another artillery, an elderly gunner took advantage of the idle time of the auxiliary soldiers to clear the belt and pulled out a belt of urine that had been suffocating for a long time, and he shuddered twice when he was comfortable. When preparing to wear a belt,
Through the thick smoke, he saw a bunch of black spots in the distance.
The old gunner didn't pay attention at first, but soon discovered that the black dots seemed to be running quickly in their direction.
He wiped his red and swollen eyes smoked with gunpowder smoke and took a closer look.
"What's the matter with these people?" The old gunner grunted. He didn't know whose troops these people were, but watching them keep running back, the old gunner pouted slightly. "No matter who is commanding them, if they are Let Sudan know, but he sentenced the entire team to death. "
After the old gunner finished, he tightened his belt and tied it to the artillery to greet the assistant gunner to continue shooting.
But then he heard a sudden cry from the deputy gunner: "Look! Look at those people!"
The frightened old gunner cursed dissatisfaction, and he looked in the direction of the secondary gun's finger.
At this time, those who were approaching them were closer, and through the drifting smoke, the old gunner finally saw the appearance of those people.
"Yes ... the enemy, the enemy!" The old gunner also exclaimed, and at this time others finally saw that a strange army was rushing toward them from the gap between the two Ottoman troops. .
"Gun at those people!"
The old gunner shouted, and a group of soldiers desperately turned the direction of the artillery. When the muzzle just turned its head, the old gunner who could not wait to reset the artillery could not wait to urge his companion to insert the shell into the muzzle.
With a roar, the gun body suddenly shuddered, and at the same time a black shadow wrapped in flames roared out!
The shells almost directly hit the team!
Even if it was so far away, the old gunner saw the torn body thrown up in the enemy team, which made him yell in excitement.
At the same time, some other artillery that turned around began to bombard the suddenly appearing coalition force.
The changes on the artillery position immediately caught the attention of Bayesert II.
Waiting for the next round of shelling, which may collapse the walls of Bucharest, the Sultan suddenly found that although he could still hear the sound of the gun, he could not see a shell falling on the wall in the distance, which made him surprised. .
The news that followed immediately surprised the Sudan.
An enemy force boldly broke into its position from the gap between the destroyed Bukur fortress and the Bucharest city wall, and their purpose was obviously to attack the artillery position.
"Go and block them." Bayesett II ordered with a dull face, he knew that his generals knew what to do, and from the continuous gunfire, Sudan could also imagine how fierce the shelling was.
Sudan believes that under such a fierce bombing, the adventurous army will collapse before it reaches the artillery position.
However, despite this, the Sultan was surprised that the Earl of Montina dared to take such a big risk, but somehow there was a vague anxiety in his heart.
Sultan's face became difficult to look at. He had never felt this way before. This made him suddenly feel that he might be really old. He would think that a trivial European nobleman might threaten himself.
"There are so many monarchs crawling under my feet that can be compared with the stars in the sky. No one can stop me from conquering Europa. I am the monarch of this world, the king of kings!"
There was a whisper of anger in Bayezset II's mouth. He was angry because of the offense of the Montina, and even more because of his weak anger, which was short-lived but uneasy.
"Passing my orders, I want the Earl of Montina to live," Sultan ordered to the people around him. "Tell everyone that I want them to bring that person to me alive, and I will cut off his head by hand."
"Observe the supreme Sudan."
The entourages on the side lay prostrate on the ground in panic. They had been seeing Sudan so angry for a long time. At this time, they even admired the young earl secretly in their hearts, which could actually make Sudan suspicious.
Another continuous shelling sound came, and Sudan suddenly frowned. He heard something strange from the sound of the shell, which was different from the previous continuous shelling although it was scattered. This shelling sounded dense, but The shooting time was significantly longer.
"Have you not stopped the enemy army?" Sultan asked deeply.
"My Sudan, those enemies appeared too suddenly, but they are now surrounded."
An entourage replied carefully. He had just received the news that the enemy army had been intercepted by the troops on both sides from the back because it was finally found after unexpectedly breaking into the position.
In the face, all the artillery on the artillery position was shooting fiercely at a close distance against them.
Bayesert II nodded slightly. Although there was always some uneasiness in his heart, he had left those enemies behind after hearing the report of his entourage.
"Order all the artillery and wait for the enemy to resolve and then fire at Bucharest with all my strength. I will enter the city before Ramadan."
"Follow the order, the supreme sultan." The courtier knelt down and kissed the sultan's boots respectfully, which was a ritual that must be followed when receiving an official order from the sultan.
When the vassal's lips just touched Sudan's muddy boot, he suddenly heard a sharp whistle, the sound changed from far and near, from small to large, he could not help but raised his head involuntarily, Then he felt a huge earthquake on the ground!
Busako touched the wound on his head, and his blood blurred his eyes, making it impossible for him to see the road ahead. If someone was not holding him, he might have fallen.
Another shriek came, and not far away, several Balkan soldiers were directly smashed by oncoming shells into a pile of blood that could not be distinguished. The limbs of several people were twisted together with the shell on the ground Can't stop tumbling, and there are non-stop pieces of meat splashing out.
Busako ’s army suffered heavy casualties under the attack of Ottoman artillery, and the Ottoman army that surrounded them on both sides had cut off their retreat.
Obviously they wanted the artillery to explode his army into a pile of debris.
Busako knew that his first battle was probably the last one. Looking at the casualties beside him, Busaco, who was about to be stunned by artillery fire, raised his saber angrily.
"Rush up! Kill those Ottomans!"
Busako ’s shouts stimulated the Balkan farmers who were also extremely miserable and angry because they were bombed. When they saw that the retreat had been cut off, these completely desperate Balkan soldiers simply began to desperately aim the artillery towards the Ottoman The position launched a fierce attack.
The Ottomans who had just intercepted the retreat immediately noticed their actions, but because the artillery kept firing, they were far away in order to prevent being mistakenly bombed. When they found that the situation was wrong, Busaco ’s forces had already rushed. To a place very close to the artillery position.
Looking at the enemies who were not afraid of the shells, and finally they could clearly see the enemies with angry and crazy faces, the Ottoman gunners were finally afraid.
It was one at the beginning, and then more and more Ottoman soldiers escaped from the gun position, and even many gunners even turned around and ran away before the shells had been loaded.
"Rush up ~ EbookFREE.me ~ destroy those cannons!" Busako walked forward with the help of the person next to him, when his hand finally touched the hot barrel of an artillery because of pain. 'S spirit revived instantly.
"Blow up these guns." Busaco gave the order.
"Maybe we should shoot these shells and then blow up the artillery." A soldier looked at an already loaded artillery and said curiously.
"Then hit the shells." Busako waved his hands "and then exploded the artillery."
The Balkans began to mess around with artillery, and by this time the nearby Ottoman army had rushed up.
"It's too late," Busako glanced away, pointing at a direction where the enemy seemed to be gathering.
Following Busako's order, the artillery fired the medicine twist in that direction.
As the cannons roared, the smoke filled the sky instantly.
This day is May 16, 1499.