Chapter 132 Ottoman Plundering Lost Money

Back to Edirne, Suleiman decided to go north to plunder after waking up to make up for his losses. So he began to reorganize the army and summoned a total of 11,000 troops, including 500 Janissaries, 2,000 Sipahis, and the rest were infantry and archers, and equipped with 8 artillery.

"Governor, everything is ready."

"Great, I can't wait to show them some color."

Suleiman decided to start from Edirne and attack the border city of Burgas in Wallachia to the north, and then plunder in Bulgaria, so that he could make up for his losses.

"Follow my orders, set off!"

Under Suleiman's command, the Ottoman army left Edirne and headed for Burgas.

Edirne and Burgas are 170 kilometers apart. Such a large army must not be concealed. The scouts of the Wallachian army immediately reported the news to Count Constantine of Burgas.

"I was wondering how they could just swallow their anger, but they couldn't help it."

After listening to the report, Constantine began to deploy troops. All four legions founded by Peter were pulled out. He also recruited militias in other areas, distributed weapons and trained them, and tried to drive them out as quickly as possible.

It takes time to recruit soldiers, but the Ottoman army is less than ten days away from arriving. Constantine decided to fight the Ottoman army in Aytos, not far from Burgas.

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

The army led by Constantine has 7,000 people, one-fifth of whom have muskets and are equipped with 32 artillery pieces.

A few days later, Suleiman led the army to Aytos. Although they were harassed by a small group of enemy troops, the overall force did not suffer much loss. Both sides began to deploy troops.

According to tradition, both armies divided their troops into three armies: left, middle and right, and set up camps. They just confronted each other.

Suleiman thought it was time 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, and Suleiman walked in front of the battle in armor and gave a speech to the soldiers.

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

The Janissaries and Sipahis cheered enthusiastically. They couldn't wait to fight, either for honor or for revenge.

Constantine also made a pre-war speech.

"For honor, for family, for God, I command you to attack the pagans!"

The Ottoman Sipahis rode away, and they attacked the Wallachian center. As long as they could attract them, they could use the tactic 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 the Sipahis, and arrows and projectiles also hit the Sipahis like meteors, knocking them off their horses.

The artillery also fired at the Ottoman positions, and the shells hit the Ottoman positions, leaving almost no one alive wherever they went. The roar of the artillery, the roar of the horses, and the howling of the soldiers were endless. Even if there were Sipahis approaching the positions, they were exhausted and could easily be eliminated by the spearmen.

Suleiman watched the Sipahi cavalry, which he and the successive Ottoman sultans were proud of, being gradually eliminated by the enemy. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he jumped on his horse and led the remaining troops to attack.

The crowds of people were about to overwhelm the enemy, and Constantine also drew his sword and led the army to meet them.

The two sides soon exchanged close combat, and the phalanx trained by Peter was effective. The enemy could not get into the interior and could only be fired at from inside the phalanx. And they also had to deal with the trenches, chevaux de frise and obstacles in front of them. Even if they were all experienced in battle, they could not withstand such fighting. After all, the shorter the distance of the musket, the greater the power.

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

Although the Ottomans had an advantage in numbers, they could only gradually retreat in the face of the Wallachian army with superior firepower and will. Suleiman's desperate efforts to stop it were useless. He never figured out why the army with superior numbers could not beat the opposite side. They were just poor people who believed in heresy.

But he couldn't think too much at this time. Just now, a team of cavalry came from the northwest. They were the heavy cavalry and knights who were trained with great difficulty. They attacked the right side of the Ottomans. The right formation soon couldn't stop it, and the soldiers fled.

Even if it was the Ottomans, how long could they resist the heavy cavalry and knights?

Suleiman realized that the situation was hopeless and began to retreat to the rear, but the retreat soon turned into a rout. Soldiers died, some fled, some were captured directly, and more were killed by God's punishment.

The Battle of Aytos ended with Wallachia's victory. Wallachia exchanged more than 600 casualties for more than 4,000 casualties and more than 2,000 prisoners of war. After the battle, Constantine continued to send guerrillas to harass the Ottoman army. Suleiman was overwhelmed and ordered a retreat.

On the second day after winning the Battle of Aytos, Peter also received news of the Ottoman attack.

"These Ottomans still haven't learned integrity."

Peter read the news in the Senate, and everyone was extremely angry.

"We shouldn't 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, and we will collapse if we continue to fight."

The arguments between those who support and those who oppose the war are endless. First, Wallachia has not yet digested the new territory, and second, the treaty with the Ottoman Empire has not expired, but tens of thousands of people attacking Wallachia can be regarded as tearing up the treaty.

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

Mircea decided to launch a limited counterattack and sent an envoy to Bursa to greet Bayezid. The order for the counterattack was drafted by Peter. If he could gain another city, he would make a profit.

Constantine also replenished troops and food, and then the army set out to the south, aiming at Adrian.

Attack is the best defense, not to mention that it is an army that has just won a victory. If Adrian can really take it down, the overall situation in the Balkans will be determined. The outcome for Wallachia has also been decided, so it is truly a win-win situation for both sides.