Chapter 60 The overall situation has been decided
Therefore, when Bayezid finally led the army back to Burgas, he unexpectedly encountered Mircea's army.
"Sultan, we are surrounded."
The attendant beside him said in horror.
Bayezid was also on the verge of collapse, first to the north and then to the south. What, is this a dog walk?
The two sides met at Nebser, 30 kilometers north of Burgas. Bayezid's army was slightly superior to Mircea's army. But after the previous situation, the morale of Bayezid's army had declined. The Sultan also wanted to return to Edirne quickly, so he decided to fight quickly.
Bayezid charged directly, and Mircea was a little unable to react. But he still withstood Ottoman's attack.
The two sides fought in Nebser for 6 hours, and the Ottoman side could no longer hold on.
As sultan, Bayezid took action personally. Leading the charge in Yenicheri, the leader personally kills the enemy, morale +10.
Eight hours later, Bayezid broke through Mircea's siege. Fleeing back to Edirne from the small road, no one around Mircea knew why, because the Sultan could be captured today.
Mircea looked at a letter and felt very anxious, because the letter also had the emblem of the Luxembourg family on it. It was sent by Sigismund.
It said that he had summoned a crusade and hoped that Wallachia would join him. Drive the Ottomans out of the Balkans and regain Jerusalem. If you join, there will be many benefits.
The good thing is that Mircea would be incense if Wallachia was not swallowed up. He didn't know who Sigismund was, but he was a man full of intrigues. His wife, Queen Maria of Hungary, must have known because just two years later she would die unexpectedly.
Moreover, doesn’t he know the virtues of the Crusaders? Just ask Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Antioch. No, they must not be allowed to come.
Moreover, forcing Bayezid to sign a peace treaty is the ultimate goal. It was simply unrealistic to drive Osman out of the Balkans. Now he needed Osman, and Osman certainly needed peace talks to get some breathing space. Both sides are mutual.
Moreover, Bayezid will be distressed for a while. The army that originally numbered nearly 50,000 was reduced to less than 10,000 after various attacks. And Mircea is not much better, but because of the addition of new soldiers, it looks much better.
Now Mircea also needs to take a break and talk to Peter about the next steps.
"Father"
Peter came to Mircea, and he led the cavalry to arrive first. Seeing the battlefield with residual gunpowder smoke, Peter understood that a big battle had just occurred.
Mircea also welcomed his son. Without him, Bayezid would have led his army to Wallachia.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the father and son got down to business.
"Sigismund of Hungary asked us to join their crusade and said he would hand over Bulgaria to Wallachian rule."
When Peter heard this condition, he couldn't help but rolled his eyes. Isn't this just unnecessary. Bulgaria now only has the north, and this is already controlled by Wallachia. So Sigismund just gave an affirmation and had no other meaning.
"Father, we have spent too much in the past few months. If this continues, I am afraid there will be objections in the country. The war needs to end as soon as possible."
Mircea couldn't hear the underlying message, but that's right, those Western European knights were not welcome. The combat effectiveness is okay, but if the morality is not allowed to give negative points, it can only be given zero points.
"Well, I will reply to the King of Hungary right away." Mircea said.
"Oh, by the way, you've been working hard these days, let's go get something to eat."
"Yeah" Peter agreed with a smile.
Here the father and son are promoting their relationship, while Bayezid and his army are rushing back to Edirne from the trail. At this time, Bayezid was dirty, and his turban was shot off by an enemy archer. If it weren't for the lack of pursuers, I'm afraid he would have been treated like Cao Cao.
"Sultan, there are no pursuers," one of the attendants said.
After hearing the news, Bayezid's tense nerves relaxed. He had never been so embarrassed, ever.
When he saw a big tree, he dismounted and rested here.
"Sultan" ran over alone, and it turned out to be Ibrahim Pasha.
"Pasha, you, you didn't..."
"Sultan" Ibrahim wiped his tears, "I almost didn't see you."
Ibrahim talked about his experience and was almost killed by the enemy in the chaos. He managed to escape with all his strength, and then appeared in front of the Sultan.
"I thought it was an ordinary expedition, but I didn't expect..., that's all."
At this time, Bayezid needs to return to Edirne as soon as possible. He must issue an order to mobilize troops from Anatolia and strive to push back next year.
"By the way, who is the commander of that army?"
Bayezid didn't understand who could be so bold. Not only did he continuously insult, but he also launched multiple sneak attacks, causing him to lose many people.
"Sultan, this..." Ibrahim Pasha was a little embarrassed to say, because he also knew that Peter was the commander-in-chief of these natural enemy armies. How could he say that the Sultan was worse than a child?
"Sudan, we'd better go back quickly. I'm afraid people from other countries will know about our failure. If they form an army, it might be over."
After hearing this, Bayezid also reacted. The one who can make European countries put aside their differences is probably the Ottomans. After seeing them defeated, if they form a Crusade, then the efforts of their ancestors in the Balkans will be in vain. He couldn't let that happen.
"Then keep on your way!"
Bayezid extinguished the flames, mounted his horse and began to move.
The armies of Peter and Mircea were encamped near Burgas, intending to repair and then march south to Edirne. If they don't make peace yet.
In these months, Peter and Mircea acquired more than 100,000 square kilometers of land for Wallachia. But fighting it down is one thing, and how to govern it is another.
Bulgaria is different from Wallachia in that the system of lords and nobles here is very complete. The nobles are relatively powerful. Although all their troops are confiscated, their local influence will not disappear. Therefore, their governance in Bulgaria still needs their help.