Chapter 350 First Confrontation
"Run quickly, the Turks are coming!"
A group of Turkic cavalry had entered Rome. They robbed property and killed residents. However, because they retreated too quickly, they could only burn their houses and destroy their fields to vent their anger. 6̳̳
"It's really unlucky. I thought there was treasure, but it turned out there was nothing."
"Me too, I found nothing but a few broken bowls."
A group of fifteen or sixteen-year-old cavalrymen complained in a ruined Roman village that they had nothing they wanted, not even girls. They were too poor.
But just behind the ruins, a crossbow arrow was being cocked. After it was ready, it was aimed at the group of Turks. With a swish, it deflected and hit the horse.
"Who is it, come out!"
They waved their machetes, which caught them off guard in an attempt to scare the other party away, but they were obviously wrong. Dozens of arrows flew towards them. How could these children face so many attacks? They all fell to the ground after being hit by arrows. Some of them tried to escape, but their horses were tripped by ropes that came from unknown sources. He was also struck by the arrows. Tied up and caught.
"Do you know who I am? My father is an important minister of the Sultan. You will all die badly."
This person may not have thought that he was being arrested now. Although the two parties did not understand the language, the look on his face made people angry.
"You burned our homes, trampled our crops, and tried to turn us into their slaves. It is God's will to seize you today. We will punish you, your greed, and your arrogance."
"Village chief, don't talk nonsense to him, kill him."
After convicting him of his crime, they immediately sentenced the man to death. Including gouging out eyes, cutting tongues, amputating limbs, etc., whatever you want to vent your anger. Finally, he was burned alive.
When the residents were relocated, some people voluntarily stayed to fight against the Ottomans. They formed guerrillas and hid in various places. They attacked the lone Ottomans everywhere. They killed the older ones and tortured the younger ones before killing them.
King Georgi VII of Georgia sent troops to assist Alexios, and at the same time sent gifts to the Golden Horde and the Timurid Empire to express friendship.
The eastern army was approaching fiercely, and Constantinople was also preparing for war. Peter and Vlad led the army to Ancyra, preparing to face the Ottoman army; while Michael dealt with Georgia and Trebizond alone. These two were weak persimmons, allowing Michael to practice his skills.
Muhammad took his ministers, concubines, attendants and others along with him, leaving only some people to guard the city. He has received accurate information. At this time, there are only 6,000 Ancyra defenders and more than 10,000 ordinary people, but there are countless food and supplies. It seems that the other party also realizes that they will have a war sooner or later, so they reserve supplies here first.
"Tell the army that as long as they break through Ankara, they can take whatever is inside."
"yes"
The previous heavy rain had gone away, the ground began to dry, and the march speed increased. Ottoman cavalry troops can already be seen outside the city of Ancyra, but large siege equipment is still on the way to be transported. For now, we must first surround them so that they have no way to retreat.
Voick encouraged the soldiers on the city walls, and the city's bishop blessed each soldier.
"Your wives are here, your children are here. The heathen army has arrived at the city. For your families and the empire, fight with me to kill the enemy!"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The Ottoman army outside the city had looted a lot. Although there was some treasure, the most important food was not there. Only a bunch of pigs were left here.
The soldiers can only watch but not eat. They are all the apostles of Allah, how can they break the precept.
Naturally, the cavalry could not attack the city, they could only plunder the surrounding areas. Wojk released a lot of Cossack cavalry to fight, and both sides won.
----Dividing line----
Michael in Dehrim also received news of the declaration of war between Georgia and Trebizond, and decided that he would lead the attack. Peter sent someone to deliver a message to him, asking him not to force himself, but to restrain him.
"Brother is worried that I won't be able to complete the task, but I am no longer the same person as before."
In recent years, with the initial governance of Mihai, Dehreem has undergone great changes. Many people settled here, and in order to gain more people, Michael encouraged the residents of Lithuania and the Golden Horde to migrate. Including Bulgars, Khazars, Russians living in Kiev, etc. Not far from Dehreim, a new town sprang up. The local people called it Luhansk, and Mihai also recognized the name.
Large and small settlements were established, and trade began to flow from various places. Caravans and farmers appeared in this somewhat desolate place. Nomads began to settle. Residents along the Don River fished and traded. The whole place showed a thriving trend. .
After receiving the order, Michael immediately asked people to assemble the army and prepare to attack Trebizond directly by sea.
Both sides began to take action, and other countries also watched and prepared to take action.
The Mamluks continued to provide food and supplies to the Ottomans. He had already sent troops into the Levant, but local commerce was basically controlled by Roman merchants. As long as Rome lost on the battlefield, he would have no pressure to annex the place.
The nations of Europe were watching, too, and it was always shocking that the pagans sent out the largest army they had ever seen to attack Rome. Neighboring countries such as Austria and Florence watched how Rome was defeated. Some casinos even set up gambling boards. Many people felt that Rome would fail so that they could divide his land and wealth.
But Rome's allies were more enthusiastic than the last. King Laszlo of Naples supported a fleet and 2,000 soldiers. Queen Mary of Hungary supported 20,000 cavalry. Prince Pozzoni also supported 10,000 cavalry. The Cossack chief supported a large number of cavalry, although there were few allies. , but they are all powerful allies, and they are reliable with those alliances in Western Europe.
The Ottoman vanguard of 20,000 troops had arrived at Ancyra. In order to occupy the city first, Ali, the leader, directly ordered an attack. However, how could their field army adapt to siege warfare? Most of them had been lost by the time they reached the city wall.
Ancyra's city walls have been upgraded and renovated, using the strongest stones, the foundations are solid, and the artillery reserves are the first in Anatolia. After finally setting up a ladder, he was either thrown down by a stone or stabbed to death by a hook. By the time it got dark, less than a quarter of the vanguard force was already there. This made Ali very angry and he could only wait until the large army arrived.
But they did not expect that Ancyra would launch a night attack, this time organized spontaneously by the Cossack cavalry. As a result, the already demoralized Ottoman army was dispersed by less than 200 Cossacks, and Ali and other important personnel were captured. The vanguard force was completely wiped out.