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Chapter 232 Operation Anatolia

"fire!"

Boom, boom, boom, dozens of cannons fired at the walls of Nicaea.Debris from the explosion inflicted severe damage on defenders.Despite this, the Nicaean governor still refused to surrender, and even sent death squads to attack the Wallachia camp in the middle of the night.

Constantine decided to launch a trick immediately, and ordered the soldiers to detonate the gunpowder under the city of Nicaea during the siege the next morning.Then the whole earth shook violently like an earth dragon turning over, and the dull rumbling sound seemed to come from the sky, getting closer and louder...

Standing in the distance, I saw the solid city wall as if the building blocks built by a child were instantly removed from the foundation. Several large pieces of the city wall collapsed suddenly without warning, and huge city bricks fell one by one. At the same time, the sky covered the earth. The smoke and dust rose and directly enveloped the entire city gate...

After a while, when the smoke and dust gradually receded, the city gate of Nicaea was crumbling, and the section of the city wall that was blasted almost collapsed. Not only were all the troops defending that section of the city wall killed, but even the nearby militiamen were killed in such a violent explosion. The explosion also caused heavy casualties.

"The city is broken! The city is broken!"

The Wallachian army, which had been prepared for a long time, rushed in from the gap in the city gate like a tide. Due to the power of the blast and the great damage, when the Wallachian army rushed into the city, the Ottoman defenders could not organize at all. With effective defense, one can only watch helplessly as more and more enemy troops with high morale increase.

The first ones to collapse were the temporarily organized people. These people were not regular soldiers. When they saw that the originally extremely strong city wall was broken by the opponent like paper, the last hope in their hearts was completely shattered. In addition, after the blasting, the enemy army was surging How can these ordinary people still have the heart to resist?When the first person turned around and ran towards the city, the rest of the people also hurriedly dropped their weapons and fled desperately into the city regardless of the obstruction of the general above.

"Counterattack! Counterattack! Fight back the heretics!" The Ottoman defender shouted sharply, and rushed over with hundreds of people, trying to reorganize the defense.But at this time, more and more Wallachian troops entered the city, and they were well-trained. After rushing into the city, they did not blindly chase into the city. Instead, they covered each other and rolled forward to the left, right and front.Soon they took control of the city gate and nearby houses.

Although the defenders were brave, they were doomed by the power of Wallachian firearms.

In the evening of the same day, the Wallachian army basically wiped out the Ottoman defenders in the city and surrounded their remnants.After a night of fierce fighting, at dawn the next day, the remnants of the Ottomans were completely eliminated, and the whole of Nicaea fell into the hands of Wallachia.

After occupying Nicaea, there was only one Prusa left as the main Ottoman stronghold.The Wallachian army surrounded it non-stop, and not a single mosquito could fly out.There are still [-] Turkic people and some nobles in the city, and more importantly, Suleiman's wife and children are still inside, which is an important weight.

While Suleiman was on his way back, Musa took the opportunity to attack and drove all the way to the border of his sphere of influence.And because of the hasty march, many people were left behind. Despite this, Suleiman still sought to win the battle. As long as he was fast enough, he would definitely win.

War is a booster of military innovation. The large-scale use of firearms and artillery allowed Peter to set up an army entirely using firearms. However, if this army was to be fully equipped, the cost would be several times that of an ordinary army.It still has to be postponed for now, but it has been added to the discussion items.

The recovery of Nicaea and Nicomedia was undoubtedly another example of increasing prestige.The first payment from the bank has also been shipped to Constantinople, and Mircea first used part of it to make crowns, scepters, royal balls and other things for coronation.The shabbiness of John V cannot be repeated.

The time soon came to December 12th, Christmas in the Western world.The weather in Anatolia was more extreme than ever. Three consecutive days of heavy snow blocked the entire road. The Wallachian army had to suspend its attack and surrounded the town.Suleiman also had to camp at Eskichesar, 24 kilometers from Prusa, because of the weather.Due to the sudden drop in temperature, most of the cattle and sheep of some unprepared tribes died, and the food in the besieged city was about to run out. As for Suleiman's camp, it was even more miserable, and he was about to kill horses to satisfy his hunger.

The Wallachian side can still obtain sufficient supplies through sea routes and built roads, and loyal tribes can also use their livestock and battlefield trophies to obtain food and living supplies. It can be said that their lives are better than those of other Turkic tribes. many.

Suleiman could only fight desperately. He led the cavalry to march quickly and arrived in Prusa within three days.But because of the temperature, a lot of horses and people were missing, but Suleiman still insisted on going his own way, preparing to launch an attack before repairing.

Wallachian scouts had spotted them, and Constantine ordered them to line up.Because it was winter, the fields were not easy to hide, so they decided to use a large square formation to deal with their cavalry.

Suleiman took the lead and led the Turkic cavalry to quickly attack the Wallachian army. When the defenders in Prusa saw reinforcements coming, their morale was high and they were ready to attack the enemy from both inside and outside.

As soon as the defenders left the city gate, they were attacked by artillery and Greek fire. They frantically searched for shelters. Several people found an immovable bunker made of barrels, planks and straw, and hid in it in a hurry.Then a Wallachian archer set fire to the tarpaulin wrapped around the arrowhead and shot into the bunker.

Not long after, a thunderous sound came, and the whole earth shook.A big pit appeared at the place of the bunker. It turned out that gunpowder was buried in it, and the visible Ottoman defenders went up to the sky inexplicably.

After the formation of the large phalanx was completed, Suleiman came with the army.Their cavalry surrounded the phalanx outside, but the surrounding pikemen made it impossible for them to strike.They can only rely on infantry to advance layer by layer, but the musketeers in the formation will not let them succeed.They unleashed gunpowder on the enemy while the spearmen blocked wave after wave of their attacks, fighting from morning to night, exhausted on both sides.Suleiman kept ordering the attack because of insufficient supplies. Finally, morale collapsed and some people ran away.

One soldier ran away, two soldiers ran away, three soldiers ran away.The cavalry of the Turkic tribes began to flee the battlefield. Wallachia saw signs of dispersion and began a counterattack.The musketeers and cavalry showed off their power and killed the already scattered Ottoman army until it collapsed. Suleiman could no longer stabilize the army. This was no longer a battle, but a one-sided massacre.

(End of this chapter)