Chapter 132 The Ottoman plunder lost money

Chapter 132 The Ottoman plunder lost money

Back in Edirne, Suleiman woke up and decided to go north to plunder to make up for his losses. So he began to reorganize his armaments and gathered a total of 11,000 troops, including 500 Yenicheris, 2,000 Sipaxi, and the rest were infantry and archers, and equipped with 8 artillery pieces.

"Your Excellency, everything is ready."

"Great, I can't wait to show them a little bit."

Suleiman decided to start from Edirne, attack the border city of Burgas in Wallachia northward, and then looting in Bulgaria, so as to make up for the losses.

"Follow my orders and let's go!"

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

Edirne and Burgas are 170 kilometers apart. 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 asked them how could they just swallow their anger, but they still couldn't help it."

After listening to the report, Constantine then began to mobilize his troops. All four legions founded by Peter were pulled out. He also recruited militiamen in other areas, distributed weapons and training, and tried 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 confront the Ottoman army at Aitos, not far from Burgas.

There is a plain and forest near Aitos, which is only an hour away from Burgas. It is the best choice to ambush the Austrian army here.

The army led by Constantine consisted of 7,000 men, one-fifth of whom had muskets, and was equipped with 32 cannon.

A few days later, Suleiman led the army to Aitos. Although they were attacked by a small group of enemy troops, the overall army did not suffer much losses. Both sides began to line up their troops.

According to tradition, both armies divided their armies into three armies: left, center and right, and camps were set up. Just confronting each other.

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

The next morning, the two armies opened up their battle lines. Suleiman walked in front of the battle array wearing armor and delivered a speech to the soldiers.

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

Yenicheri and Sipahi burst into cheers. They couldn't wait to fight, either for honor or revenge.

Constantine also gave a pre-battle speech.

"For the sake of glory, for the sake of my family, and for the sake of God, I command you to attack the infidels!"

Osman Sipahi rode swiftly, 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 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 crossbowmen also launched an attack on Sipaxi. Arrows and projectiles also hit Sipaxi like meteors, knocking them off their feet.

The artillery also opened fire on the Ottoman positions, and the shells hit the Ottoman positions, leaving almost no survivors wherever they hit. The roar of artillery, the roar of war horses, and the howls of soldiers were endless. Even if a Sipaxi came close to the position, they would be exhausted and easily eliminated by the spearmen.

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

Wuyang Wuyang's people were about to swamp the opponent, and Constantine also drew his sword and led the army to attack.

The two sides quickly engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and the phalanx trained by Peter had obvious effects. The enemy was unable to penetrate inside and could only endure the fire from inside the phalanx. Moreover, they had to deal with the trenches, horse resistance and obstacles in front of them. Even if they were experienced in many battles, they would not be able to withstand such a fight. After all, the shorter the distance of the muskets, the more powerful they would be.

The battlefield was full of blood and flesh. Both the Ottomans and the Wallachians tried their best. The Bulgarians even attacked the Ottomans like crazy. They hated these invaders, hated them for taking away their homes, and hated them for destroying their own families. Now, it was time for them to pay for their debt with blood.

Although the Ottomans were superior in numbers, the Wallachian army could only gradually retreat in the face of superior firepower and will. Suleiman tried his best to stop it, but to no avail. He would never understand why the numerically superior army could not defeat the opponent. They were just poor people who believed in heresy.

But he couldn't think too much about it at this time. Just now, a group of cavalry came from the northwest. They were heavy cavalry and knights who had been trained with great difficulty. They attacked Osman's right side, and the right formation quickly Unable to stop it, the soldiers fled.

Even the Ottomans, how long can they withstand 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. The soldiers died and fled, some were captured directly, and more were killed by heaven's punishment.

The Battle of Aitos ended with Wallachia's victory. Wallachia suffered more than 600 casualties in exchange for more than 4,000 casualties and more than 2,000 prisoners. After the battle, Constantine continued to send guerrillas to harass the Ottoman army. Suleiman could not bear the harassment and ordered the troops to retreat.

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

"These Ottomans still haven't learned integrity."

Peter took the news and read it to the Senate. Everyone was extremely angry.

"We should not have signed a treaty with them in the first place, we should have completely eliminated them."

"Don't say that. Our economy has reached its limit. If the war continues, we will collapse."

There are endless arguments for and against war. First, Wallachia has not yet fully digested the new territory. Second, the treaty with the Ottomans has not yet expired. However, tens of thousands of people attacking Wallachia can be regarded as breaking the treaty. .

It was Grand Duke Mircea who ended the quarrel, saying, "The Ottoman attack on our country is a betrayal of peace, and Wallachia will not tolerate this act."

Mircea decided to launch a limited counterattack and at the same time sent an envoy to Bursa to greet Bayezid. The order for the counterattack was drafted by Peter, and if he could gain another city, it would be a profit.

Constantine also replenished his troops and supplies, and then the army set off south, aiming for Adrian.

Offense is the best defense, not to mention the army that just won the battle. If Adrian can really defeat it, the overall situation in the Balkans will be decided. The overall situation for Wallachia has also been decided, and it is truly a win-win situation.