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Chapter 132 Ottoman’s Looting Lost Money

Speaking of Edirne, Suleiman woke up and decided to go north to plunder to make up for his loss.So he began to reorganize his armaments, and a total of 11000 troops were summoned, including 500 Yeniceri, 2000 Sipahi, and the rest were infantry and archers, and they were equipped with 8 artillery pieces.

"Your Excellency, everything is ready."

"Great, I can't wait to give them some color."

Suleiman decided to start from Edirne, attack Burgas, the border city of Wallachia, in the north, and then plunder in Bulgaria, so that he can make up for the loss.

"Listen to my orders, let's go!"

Under Suleiman's command, the Ottoman army left Edirne and marched towards Burgas.

The distance between Edirne and Burgas is 170 kilometers. Such a large army must not be able to hide it. The scouts of the Wallachian army immediately reported the news to Count Constantine of Burgas.

"I just said how could they just swallow their anger like this, and they still couldn't help it."

Constantine listened to the report, and then began to dispatch troops. All the four legions founded by Peter were pulled out, and militiamen were recruited from other areas, and weapons and training were distributed, trying to drive them out as quickly as possible.

Recruiting soldiers took time, but the arrival of the Ottoman army was less than ten days away.Constantine decided to meet the Ottoman army at Aetos, not far from Burgas.

There is a plain and forest near Aitos, and it is only an hour away from Burgas. It is the best choice to set up an ambush here.

Constantine led an army of 7000 men, one fifth of whom had muskets and was armed with 32 cannon.

A few days later, Suleiman led the army to Aitos. Although they were harassed by small enemy troops, the overall army did not suffer much loss.The two sides began to line up.

According to tradition, the two armies divided their troops into three armies, the left, the middle, and the right, and camps were also set up.Just like this.

Suleiman believed that this was the moment to wash away Ottoman's shame, so he decided to launch an attack tomorrow, and Constantine's side was also ready.

The next morning, the two armies drew up, and Suleiman walked in front of the battle in armor and addressed the soldiers.

"Go and tear these infidels to pieces, and Allah will bless you."

Yeniceri and Sipahi burst into cheers, eager to fight, either for honor or for vengeance.

Constantine also gave a pre-war speech.

"For glory, for family, and for God, I command you to attack the heathen!"

Ottoman Sipahi rode away, and they attacked the Wallachian army. As long as they could attract them, they could use the trick of playing hard to get again.

But this time they were going to be disappointed. They saw the musketeers lined up in three rows. The first row fired first, followed by the second row, and the third row.The crossbowman also launched an attack on Sipaxi, and the arrows and projectiles also fell on Sipaxi like meteors, knocking them all off their feet.

The artillery also opened fire on the Ottoman positions, and the shells hit the Ottoman positions, and there were almost no survivors wherever they went.The roar of artillery, the roar of war horses, and the howling of soldiers can be heard endlessly.Even if a sipahi gets close to the position, it is exhausted and easily wiped out by the spearmen.

Suleiman watched himself and the Sipahi cavalry, which he and the Ottoman sultans were proud of, being gradually wiped out by the enemy. He couldn't bear it anymore. He got on his horse and led the rest of the army to attack.

Wuyang Wuyang's men were about to overwhelm each other, and Constantine also drew his sword and led the army to meet them.

The two sides quickly handed over their troops, and the phalanx trained by Peter had obvious effects. The enemy could not break into the interior, and could only be fired from inside the phalanx.Moreover, the trenches, repelling horses and obstacles in front of them have to be solved. Even if they have experienced many battles, they can't stand up to this kind of fight. After all, the shorter the distance of the musket, the greater the power.

Blood and blood flew everywhere on the battlefield. Both the Ottomans and the Wallachians tried their best, and the Bulgarians slashed and killed the Ottomans like crazy.They hated these intruders, hated them for taking away their homes, hated them for destroying their own families, and now, it's time for them to pay with blood.

Although the Ottomans are superior in numbers, they can only retreat gradually in the face of the Wallachian army, which has superior firepower and will.Suleiman's desperate efforts to stop it were of no avail. He never understood why the superior army couldn't defeat the opponent. They were just poor people who believed in heresy.

But at this time, he couldn't think too much about it. Just now, a group of cavalry came from the northwest. They were heavy cavalry and knights trained with great difficulty. They attacked Ottoman's right side, and the right formation quickly It couldn't be stopped, and the soldiers appeared and fled.

Even Ottoman, how long can he resist heavy cavalry and knights?

Suleiman realized that the situation was lost and began to retreat to the rear, but the retreat soon turned into a rout.Soldiers died and fled, some were captured directly, and more were wiped out by the punishment of heaven.

The Battle of Aitos ended with the victory of Wallachia. Wallachia exchanged more than 600 casualties for more than 4000 casualties and more than 2000 prisoners.After the battle, Constantine continued to send guerrillas to harass the Ottoman army. Suleiman was overwhelmed by the disturbance and ordered to retreat.

The day after his victory at the Battle of Aetos, Peter also received news of the Ottoman attack.

"These Ottomans still haven't learned integrity."

Peter took the news and read it in the Senate, and everyone was very angry.

"We shouldn't have signed a treaty with them in the first place, and we should have completely wiped them out."

"Don't say that, our economy has reached its limit, and we will collapse if we continue to fight."

There are endless quarrels between those who support the war and those who oppose the war. First, Wallachia has not yet digested the new territory. Second, the treaty with Ottoman has not yet expired, but tens of thousands of people attacked Wallachia, which can be regarded as tearing up the treaty. .

Or Grand Duke Mircea ended the quarrel, "Ottoman's attack on our country is a betrayal of peace, and Wallachia will not tolerate this behavior."

Mircea decided to launch a limited counterattack and at the same time sent an envoy to Bursa to greet Bayezid.The order to counterattack was drafted by Peter, and if one more city could be gained, it was earned.

Constantine also replenished his soldiers and food, and then the army set off, heading south, aiming at Adrian.

Offense is the best defense, not to mention the army that has just won the battle. If Adrian can really fight, then the overall situation in the Balkans is settled.The overall situation in Wallachia has also been decided, which is really a win-win situation.

(End of this chapter)