eastern european eagle

Chapter 194
Although the first castle has been captured, the last one is not so easy to capture.

The last castle, Çanakkale, is located on the border of the Gallipoli peninsula, across the sea from Anatolia.At the beginning, Ottoman gradually conquered the Balkans from here, but it was a pity that it was all lost in just seven years.

In order to defend this last bastion of Europe, Ottoman deployed 3000 soldiers here, and the citizens were also mobilized.The city wall has been strengthened, and food and drinking water are sufficient. As long as they hold on for two months, the opponent will definitely withdraw their troops.

Due to the need to replenish supplies and rest, Mircea first sent vanguard troops to surround, and then went to support with the main force.The Ottoman defenders took the opportunity to launch an attack, but lost to the Wallachia troops, so they could only hide in the castle for defense.

Wallachia bombarded the light artillery, which did not cause much damage to the city wall. This was because the heavy artillery was still in transit and required a lot of manpower to send it over, so the small artillery was used for the time being.

Mircea began to blast the tunnel again, for this castle, Mircea is bound to win.Take it no matter what.

"Hold on, Allah will not abandon us, His light will surely shine on Canakkale."

An Ottoman officer was cheering up the defenders when suddenly a rocket shot over the officer's head, and the officer fell silent for a moment.

All kinds of weapons that the Ottomans had never seen before were put on the field in turn, and they were in great pain. In the end, some of them were sent away by explosive blasting. In order to show their importance to the opponent, Wallachia doubled the gunpowder, Turned the front of the fort into ruins.

In less than three days, the last Ottoman stronghold in Europe fell to Wallachia.It took 1356 years from Ottoman's first step into Europe in 1397 to 40 when Ottoman lost his last settlement.

Mircea stood on the undamaged city wall of Çanakkale, looking at Anatolia on the other side.

"How about Osman?"

"Bayezid is near Prusa, but the ruler from the east is also coming."

Mircea smiled, it seems that Bayezid and the ruler of the East are destined to be without one.Even if you don't know who it is, Allah can't be partial, right?
The follow-up troops gradually arrived, and they rested here, ready to watch a good show.

After returning to Bursa, Bayezid learned that Wallachia was coming, and fainted again from anger. To be honest, Wallachia was the only one who could faint the Sudan.

When the Sultan woke up slowly, the first thing he did was to yell at Wallachia, saying that these were villains, and that sooner or later Allah would punish them.

But now cursing can't solve any problems, it is better to think about how to repel Timur, because the opponent's army has already arrived outside Bursa.Timur liberated the lands of many lords along the way, and these lords joined him directly with their troops, and there are now more than 4.The army in the hands of Bayezid is less than [-] people.

The two armies opened up outside the city of Bursa. Facing a powerful opponent, Bayezid was at an all-round disadvantage in terms of morale, numbers, and equipment.The result is already obvious. They didn't win the advantage before, and they won't now.

Timur's army rushed over like a tide, and Bayezid could only fight desperately. No one knew why he didn't rely on the city wall for defense, maybe because he wanted to die on the battlefield.

The result was naturally that Timur won the victory. In less than half a day, these troops were wiped out.Bayezid was also seriously injured and captured.Then Timur's army looted Bursa and Nicomedia, and continued westward to Smyrna, controlled by the Knights Hospitaller. to the north.

Timur just wanted to restore his vassal territory, and did not weaken the Ottoman Empire too much. He divided the old territory of Anatolia equally among Bayezid's four sons. As for Bayezid himself, Take home delicious food and drink.The huge Ottoman Empire was divided into several parts, and the former glory has become history, and it can only wait for one person to integrate or annex them.

This should be the most reversed thing this year. The huge Ottoman Empire is gone and replaced by another country. The threat of heretics is gone.Many people felt relieved, but Wallachia did not, so he waited silently by the side, waiting for Timur to leave.

Peter has also come here. He has dispatched 130 ships to stand by in the Aegean Sea. Venice and Genoa can also transport part of the army. As soon as Timur leaves, they can land in Anatolia.

"Father, the ships are all ready, just wait for your order to cross the strait and come to Anatolia."

"Good job, now let's look at the East."

Mircea's mood is excited, he is finally going to another piece of land.The right time and place are all on his side, it depends on the harmony of people.

"As long as you cross here, you will gain a lot of reputation and wealth, but there will also be unknown risks. I hope God will bless you."

For this Eastern Expedition, both the Knights and the Andre Society came, and President Cyril even came in person. He wanted to fight for God to the end.In addition, many adventurers from the Italian region planned to try their luck, and Theodore also sent 10000 soldiers to help after learning of the Wallachia attack.And volunteered to be a pioneer.

At this time, Timur had captured Smyrna and wreak havoc on this ancient city. The Hospitaller Knights could only be the Pirate King in Rhodes Island. As for the remaining Christians, they were beheaded. It is said that their heads were piled up. became a pyramid.

Timur thought his mission accomplished and returned with his spoils, ready to fight the empires to the east.And behind him, left a devastated Anatolia, an Anatolia fighting with each other, the Great Interregnum period began.

The first to start was Suleiman, the eldest son of Bayezid. After Timur left, he occupied Bursa and other western regions and called himself Sultan.Some veterans headed by Ahmed also supported him.There are also some people who support other princes, and the entire Ottomans can only choose sides, and very few are alone.

Mircea officially issued an order for the Eastern Expedition. Hundreds of ships transported the army, but the artillery had to be delayed due to weight issues. The only thing the vanguard could rely on was muskets and swords.

Fortunately, in order to prevent pirates from looting, some merchant ships are equipped with artillery, and they can provide artillery support for the army in a short period of time.With these, at the end of November, the Wallachian army began to march on Anatolia, and with great glory, they came.

(End of this chapter)