Chapter 137 Reordering
The road built from Bukur Yesti to Sofia worked, the speed of material transportation was greatly increased, and the exchange allowed merchants to transport some materials, reducing the burden on the government.
Since Osman's defeat is a high probability, then it is time to deal with Serbia. Regarding this Balkan rebellion, Wallachia must be annexed, but if it is done now, the risk index may directly explode.
"Your Highness, a letter from the Grand Duke."
Mircea sent a letter to Peter, telling him the next strategic plan, praising his military training methods, and then asking him to plan the annexation of Serbia. After all, Hungary would not leave it alone.
When it comes to land, population, economy, and military strength, Wallachia is really not afraid of Hungary. But depending on Hungary’s opinion, it is mainly afraid of having a slight influence on the whole body. Behind Hungary is the entire Catholic world. They think about it all the time. The re-establishment of a Latin Empire, now with Serbia converted to Catholicism, forced Peter to be cautious.
However, Wallachia is not without a chance. The Macedonian region that Serbia had just occupied belonged to the Ottomans, so it would not be a bad idea to use this region to make a fuss. But Ottoman still had to cede this area.
For the next month, the two sides scouted each other, but they both understood that this was just the calm before the storm. Everyone is preparing for this ultimate battle that will decide Bulgaria and Serbia.
Bayezid reached a private agreement with Serbia to return all the garrison troops here at the cost of giving up the Macedonian region. In this way, the Ottomans had a supplement of nearly 6,000 troops, but they were still not as good as the opposite. At this time, Wallachia for the first time surpassed the Ottoman army in number. This was all the result of reforms. On May 13, the two sides met at Bafsa, near Adrian.
On the Ottoman side, there are 24,000 infantry, 5,000 cavalry, and 30 artillery pieces; on the Wallachian side, there are 30,000 infantry, 6,000 cavalry, and 90 artillery pieces. In addition, 5,000 peasant soldiers from the Andrei Order are on their way.
At this time, Bayezid learned his lesson. He first waited for the opponent to attack, and then created the illusion of defeat. Then came what he was best at. But Wallachia is not a person who gets carried away so easily. No one in the two armies moves, and they are just wasting away.
The mountainous terrain of Bafsa was not conducive to cavalry operations, which greatly reduced the combat effectiveness of Sipaxi, which the Ottomans were proud of. This was also the reason why Bayezid did not want to take the initiative.
Wallachia's artillery was the first to break the tranquility. The artillery fired artillery shells at the enemy positions. Ottoman also used artillery to fight back. However, Ottoman's artillery was still no match for the artillery developed by Wallachia, and its range and power were greatly reduced.
Then the Wallachian Cossacks took the lead and harassed the Ottoman flanks. Sipahi tried to drive them away, but to no avail. Seeing that there was no expulsion, more and more Sipaxi joined in. At this time, the Cossacks began to retreat, and Sipaxi took advantage of the opportunity to pursue them.
"Anyone who lets them chase me will come back!"
Bayezid shouted in the camp, and the messengers below did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately conveyed the Sultan's order, but it was already too late. Sipahi was already within range of Wallachia.
"Fire!"
Wallachian musketeers fired ammunition at the Sipaxi, and the pikemen stopped them from advancing, and the Ottoman offensive gradually came to a standstill. After withstanding the first wave of offensive, Wallachia's counterattack also began.
Since Sipasi attacked Wallachia's left wing, the Ottoman right wing had no cavalry protection. The Wallachian army began to push back. At the same time, the right-wing infantry also attacked the Ottoman left wing. Bayezid had no choice but to Fight hard.
Speaking of which, when did Bayezid become so cowardly? Oh, it was probably because he was frightened by those Ottoman soldiers last time. It's simply terrible.
The courage of the Ottoman soldiers made up for the lack of weapons, and a stalemate occurred between the two sides. Under Mircea's strong command, the Ottoman right wing showed signs of retreat.
"Hold on, don't retreat." Suleiman shouted to the soldiers. In order to make up for his mistake, he could not be the first to escape, nor could he fail.
Even so, the enemy's firepower was too fierce. In order to obtain more damage, Constantine temporarily changed the three-stage shooting to six-stage shooting. After practice, the lethality was indeed improved. bayezid
The musketeers and artillerymen kept firing at the Ottoman camp, and one of the ammunition hit a place 30 meters away from Bayezid. If it were not for the protection of Jenichery, it is still unknown what would have happened.
“Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, these damn infidels, Allah will not let you go!”
Bayezid was incompetent and furious. Although he defeated many with less many times and defeated the Western coalition forces in the Battle of Skopje, he had never seen such weapons and formations. He did not expect that Wallachia would become his defeat. Where the halberd sinks into the sand.
"Sultan, the enemy has broken through our right army position. Retreat!"
Bayezid watched helplessly as his army was divided and surrounded. No matter how powerful he was, he was unable to do anything. In the other direction, Wallachian light cavalry rushed out quickly, aiming directly at the Sultan's camp. Bayezid had no choice but to retreat first. Six hours later, the battlefield gradually became quiet.
Wallachia exchanged 5,000 casualties for the Ottoman losses of 16,000 men, many of whom were Balkan lords. This was an unprecedented failure since the Ottoman expansion in Europe. The Balkan order looks set to be rewritten.
The matter has come to this, and peace talks are no longer possible. Bayezid needs some time to think about it. After all, the impact on him in the past few years has been too great. A small Wallachia caused the Ottomans to lose all the achievements they had made in Europe over the past several decades. Even if their ancestors knew about it, they would not kill him.
Wallachia took advantage of this opportunity to occupy many surrounding lands, and the Ottoman siege of Constantinople was actually lifted. The only remaining land of the Ottomans was the Aegean Sea coast, which was simply the territory of Michael VIII's Roman Empire. How miserable.
The news reached Adrian and Constantinople, the people cheered, and the bells of Hagia Sophia continued to ring. After decades of dire straits, the city that the world longed for finally no longer had to worry about it. There were no pagans or nomads.
The news was also known by the Italians in Galatia. They were bitter and envious. With a country like this, why should they be afraid of pagans? Moreover, the rulers should be very happy for merchants like them to boost the economy and trade, so they had to reply quickly.