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In addition to this, Peter also issued another document, the Proclamation of the Christian People under Ottoman Rule. It was announced that when the Ottoman lands were liberated, the Christian peasant serfs on the lands of the Ottoman landlords, palaces, vassals, etc. would be freed, and the land originally cultivated would be their private property.

The church also launched a jihad movement, and Dean Cyril took the lead, leading 4,000 untrained but very fanatical peasants to join the battlefield.

Constantine had entered Ottoman territory and faced off with Suleiman at Bolyarovo.

Suleiman drained half of Edirne's garrison. At this time, he only had 7,000 troops, while Constantine had 12,000 troops. Peter also moved his Negru army to the front line, and there was plenty of ammunition.

Suleiman learned his lesson and stayed here, no matter how provocative the other party was, he just stayed behind closed doors. He was not willing to suffer any more losses.

Seeing that the other party was staying behind closed doors, Constantine didn't talk nonsense. He asked people to prepare the trebuchet, light the oil-soaked thing and launch it, and the launch time was the opponent's prayer time.

Suleiman's camp was burned down by an unethical sneak attack, and it was really nice to see how they were in a hurry.

Suleiman released the remaining Sipaxi and cavalry to plunder every day, and was beaten half to death every time.

Although the Ottoman tactics were effective, they were the same. They first used sipaxi to lure the enemy forward, then used infantry to drive away the enemy's cavalry, and then surrounded and divided them. Moreover, Sipashi hated firearms and considered them useless. This gives the opponent a chance to overtake.

Constantine knew something was going to change soon, so he decided to resort to one last resort: giving gifts. He prepared a large gift package for Suleiman, and in his large tent, Constantine's gifts were opened.

Inside were a piece of food and a piece of clothing, namely roast suckling pig and women's clothing. Sure enough, Suleiman was as angry as his father.

Now that he was angry, he was ready to fight to the death. Suleiman decided to make a sneak attack under the cover of night, which might turn the tide of the battle in one fell swoop. So that night, everyone gathered together and attacked the Wallachian army's camp.

"Charge! Kill!"

The Ottomans rushed forward with weapons in hand and soon arrived at the camp. There was no one in the camp and it was very quiet.

No matter how slow Suleiman was, he knew it was a trap and quickly ordered the army to retreat. As a result, fire broke out and they were ambushed and unable to come out.

After another night of sneak attacks, sieges, and ambushes, Suleiman's remaining troops could no longer compete with him and could only withdraw to Adrian. Now he only had 3,000 troops.

Mircea also gathered a force of thirty thousand men. After resting in Sofia, head to Plovdiv, which is an important stronghold of the Ottomans. Once captured, the Ottomans can be cut off from their way north.

Albania also received frequent good news. Berat has been occupied, and the Serbian army will only watch and dare not take a step forward. This saves a lot of things.

After the capture, Castriotti's principality doubled in size. The next step should be to climb over the mountains and continue to capture Ottoman lands, but now it should be time to rest.

Lord Sudan has received a steady stream of bad news again. Why is the situation in the Balkans always so bad? Now, 30,000 troops have arrived in the Balkans, and the remaining 10,000 troops are still being transported. However, it is not easy to regain the territory lost during this period.

"Sultan, Prince Suleiman has been ambushed."

Bayezid understood the cause and effect.

"This, idiot!"

At this time, Bayezid was even angrier than the first time. He couldn't bear it anymore, so he decided to go to Edirne with 30,000 troops, and the remaining troops could follow as a reserve army.

In addition to the battlefield, Peter's mobilization of public opinion against the Ottomans also achieved results. Some peasants began to rebel against the Ottoman overlords, marked by sporadic uprisings that prevented the Ottomans from obtaining food and supplies. The response was greater in areas closer to the border.

Mircea did not encounter any decent resistance along the way, and everyone greeted him with baskets of food and pots of pulp. With the help of residents, Mircea has arrived in Plovdiv, two months have passed.

As soon as he arrived, Mircea surrounded the place and built siege equipment, making it look like he was about to fight. This also made Bayezid feel that he would not be able to get it for a while, so he went to Edirne first.

Back in the old capital, Bayezid met his son. At this time, Suleiman had given up thinking and was immersed in opium and beauties all day long. Even if the Sultan came, he would come to him at the last moment. . If you smell it carefully, you can still smell the smell of opium.

Bayezid was so disappointed in his son that he planned to remove him from his post after the war but kept him for now. So he integrated the remaining troops and decided to set out to rescue Plovdiv in a few days.

As a result, the next day, he got another bad news. Edirne was surrounded by enemy troops.

Bayezid did not panic at all. When he saw the opponent's camp, he realized that this might be a repeat of the same trick, so he decided to go out of the city to challenge. He wanted the opponent to see that he would not be fooled.

The door slowly opened, and the first ones to come out were the Ottoman cavalry. They were veterans of Bayezid's side and had experience in many conquests in Anatolia. They thought this time would be an easy mission, but when When the opponent continued to fire cannons, muskets and crossbows, they realized that this opponent was not easy to deal with.

The cavalry were knocked over by the explosion on the ground. Bayezid took a closer look and saw a series of explosions on the ground. The cavalry were knocked to the ground by the frightened horses, and then were hit by the opponent's long-range weapons, and the opponent took out another Something he didn't know about.

In fact, this thing is a product invented by the artillery factory. The reason is that Peter asked the workers to develop an explosive that was buried underground and used gunpowder. This stumped them, but they could barely complete it. They poured the gunpowder into the iron It is placed in a mass casing and then buried in the ground, leaving a fuse cord that can be pulled out when the enemy passes over it, and the artillery inside will explode.

Such items directly wiped out most of the attacking cavalry regiment, and with the addition of muskets and artillery, the losses were heavy.

Bayezid refused to admit defeat. He lost the opportunity like this last time. This time he had to break through even if it cost a lot. He ordered the infantry to attack. If the cavalry can't beat me, I will use the infantry to drown you.

Ottoman's infantry combat effectiveness is also good, not to mention that there is also Bayezid's Yenicheri. He had divided Suleiman some before, but now he uses these people as infantry to attack, hoping to bring him good results.