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Chapter 57 Occupying Sophia

Sure enough, Bayezid, who hadn't gotten past the first letter, lost his temper again.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh, I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you."

Bayezid was completely enraged, and first gave him a woman's dress to humiliate him, and then said that he would wring his head off and kick it as a ball.He had had enough of this humiliation.

He wants to completely destroy Wallachia, and make those who despise him and insult him all pay the price.

"Listen, attack Varna at full speed, and be sure to shoot me down."

Although the sultan was angry, the soldiers thought about another situation: would they do the same?
They had never seen such a punishment. This kind of piercing from bottom to top magnified their fear. Some weak-willed soldiers even planned to run away, but they were afraid that the sultan's wrath would fall on their heads.

"Sudan!"

At this time, an Ottoman cavalry ran over and even fell several times.

"You are…"

"Sultan, please go back quickly, Sophia is surrounded by enemy troops."

"what?"

Bayezid did not expect that the western front had deteriorated to such an extent that even Sofia was surrounded.

"What the hell is going on, what is Lazarevich doing?"

Bayezid scolded his brother-in-law. He wished he could go to Krusevac and ask him what he was doing and why he hadn't sent troops.

"Sultan, you can't count on them. We took some Serbs in Sofia, and they say the Wallachian army routed them before that. Even their king died."

This is undoubtedly another critical blow to Bayezid, and his brother-in-law is gone.Along with it, there were reinforcements from Serbia.

Now, only the [-] troops led by Bayezid remained in the three-way army.But after the previous Burgas battle and the shock just now, morale has dropped a lot.

Whether to move forward or retreat to Edirne has become a difficult choice.

Bayezid took time to think, and he ordered camp not far from the men.

For the Ottoman soldiers, the night was not terrible, but it was for those who died on the spikes.Not to mention the wind and crows calling.

Bayezid didn't sleep all night, he tossed and turned and thought of many ways.In the end, he actually had a difficult choice.

???

What kind of fairy scene is this? A ruler with excellent tactics has difficulty choosing.

Bayezid was not one to be indecisive, and his quick weaving tactics were unmatched in Anatolia.But it was less than 40 kilometers away from Varna that he hesitated for the first time.

But now it's time to make a final decision, and Bayezid has finally decided.Continue north and capture Varna.

In this way, Sophia's enemy troops will also be mobilized, and they will be able to catch them all in one go.

The Ottoman army began to advance at full speed.

----split line----

Mircea has been besieging Sofia for half a month, and many Bulgarians seek refuge with him every day, bringing intelligence and food.

And along the way, the troops of Grand Duke Mircea were considered by many to be divine soldiers descended from heaven.God sent them to save them.

The Orthodox Christians and Muslims in Sofia began to work together, and the Sofia defenders had to separate some people to maintain order.The well-known Millet system was the masterpiece of Muhammad II. At this time, the conflict between the two sides was very intense.

After the siege, Mircea decided to make a quick decision.At this time, there were less than 3000 defenders stationed in Sofia, and some of them were insufficiently trained militias.Seeing this, Mircea was also polite.

The long-range fire strike consisted of artillery and trebuchets, and they threw stone bombs, corpses, and some burning things at Sophia.

Even so, the destruction of the walls was very slow.To this end, Mircea went straight to the usual method: digging a tunnel.

Digging tunnels under the city wall and burning the supports to make the city wall collapse is also a way.But the time is very slow, it will take weeks or months, and there are certain risks, because the defenders will also counter-reconnaissance.

Fortunately, the siege tower and battering ram are also ready.Thanks to the large forest near Sofia, there is no need to worry about raw materials.Of course, the siege tower is not a sports car, and it can move up to 40 meters a day.

One after another boulders and shells fell on the city walls and urban areas, and the pressure on the defenders was also very high.But more are Orthodox citizens in towns.

The offensive and defensive battles between the two sides have entered a situation in which Wallachia is dominant, in order to prevent this beautiful city from being destroyed.On the 18th day of the siege, the Orthodox Christians of Sofia revolted, killing the defenders near the east gate and opening the gate to welcome the Mircea army.

Just as Ottoman's offensive is as powerful as a bamboo, Mircea's offensive is also as powerful as a bamboo.Sofia, once the most important city of the Bulgarian Empire, fell into the hands of Mircea.

Mircea made all the remaining Ottoman soldiers into slaves, and under the call of Bishop Sophia, many people joined Mircea's army.

The news of the fall of Sophia directly inspired the local resistance to the Ottoman movement.All the surrounding guerrillas took refuge in Mircea and tried to reach Edirne.

But Mircea was thinking about his son, he had to lead the army back quickly, Peter's army could not stop Bayezid's army.

But some generals proposed that if they stormed Plovdiv, they could force Bayezid back.At that time, the crisis in Wallachia will be resolved.

But Mircea disagreed, he could see it, couldn't Bayezid see it.In the Balkans and Anatolia, he used lightning tactics to dominate. I am afraid that it only takes a moment for the offense and defense of the two sides to switch.

Of course, the way back is not the way he came.He walked directly against the mountains, trying to get to Burgas in the fastest way.There was nowhere for Bayezid to escape.

The news of Wallachia's capture of Sofia also reached the ears of Sigismund of Hungary, who was very unconvinced.Why can Mircea capture Sofia, but he can't.Isn't he just ahead of him? (Note: Mircea succeeded in 1386 and Sigismund in 1387.)
Although earlier than himself, the Hungary he ruled was bigger than Wallachia.Even if they annexed Moldova, that was no match for Hungary.

When he heard that the monarch of Serbia had died, he felt inconceivable.At the same time, he also felt that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and planned to lead the army south to capture Serbia.

But the great nobles in the country did everything possible to prevent him from sending troops, because most of the expenses for sending troops must be paid by them, so Sigismund could only send a small army to expand.When the wrangling with the nobles is over, lead the army southward.

(End of this chapter)