The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Osman's strength can support Bayezid's plan, but the sultan does not know that there is the blessing of the Chosen Son on the other side. (No meteorite hail)

The army led by Peter this time consisted of eleven thousand men, accounting for a quarter of the entire population of Dobroga. If anyone hears about going to Varna, these people will join the army directly, making it like the Spring Festival Transport in later generations.

After capturing Varna without bloodshed, Peter began to integrate all Dobroga's troops into his new army. There were about 3,500 people, half of whom were unwilling to fight, so Peter directly brought out the cure-all medicine: gold coins. When these soldiers saw it, they stopped leaving and even obeyed his orders.

Peter's generous spending and preferential treatment of soldiers attracted many people to join his army. Including mercenaries, guerrillas fighting against the Ottomans, and petty lords looking to establish exploits. Although the ingredients are complex, the common goal of defeating the Ottomans has not changed. This is enough.

Peter was looking at the map in the castle in Varna, and the meeting with his father went very smoothly. Then only Tervono remains.

"Sir, according to some people who came over, the Ottoman cavalry near Burgas has begun to take action."

"Operation, do you know where they are going?"

"According to the direction and information of their movement, they went to Edirne."

Ha, that's right. With the temper of the Lightning Sultan, how could he remain indifferent.

Peter prepared two plans to deal with Bayezid's different moves.

If Bayezid plans to send troops in the spring, then Wallachia will take advantage of this time to occupy Tervono. Even if the opponent's city is stable, it doesn't matter. Please use explosives to blast it. If once is not enough, come a few more times.

If Bayezid plans to send troops immediately, then fight them directly, hurt them, and then deal with Tervono.

Of course, this is the setting, and the specific implementation must be adapted accordingly.

"Next we should move towards Tervono, but this city is extremely strong. I'm afraid the Ottoman army will come before the city is broken."

Constantine told the next problem, how to capture Tervono before the Ottomans arrived.

"Plans are dead, but people are alive. Since Tervono has a long time, we should consider other methods."

Peter had a particularly bold plan in his mind, but because the risk was too great, he just kept it hidden in his heart. But now, he still plans to talk about it.

Peter felt that instead of waiting for the Ottomans to come, it would be better to take the initiative and cross the Balkan Mountains to directly attack the Ottoman capital Edirne. (The Balkan version of Ziwu Valley Adventure)

This plan is very bold, because it is really unthinkable to attack the capital of a country with 10,000 troops. Moreover, the Ottoman army must have deployed heavy defenses in the capital, and this plan encountered opposition from the beginning.

But upon closer inspection, this plan has merit. Because most of the Balkan mountains are in Serbia and Macedonia, and there are less mountains in Dobroga, the army can reach Edirne along the coastal plain.

"Sir, this is too risky. If it fails, it will easily be counterattacked by the Ottomans."

"Of course that's not possible now. All we have to do now is wait."

What should Peter do with so many people and so many Broga supplies this time?

Regarding this situation, many people admired Peter. Because he directly announced that as long as he delivers supplies to them, he can get a voucher, and then he can go to the salt field in Constanta to extract a certain amount of salt for sale.

Salt is so precious that every lord must guard it strictly, but Peter gave it away in exchange for merchants delivering supplies. What is this? This is a very kind and reliable lord. If they don’t take refuge in Him, who will they take refuge in?

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Although it is said that this is when the West is gradually surpassing the East, Eastern methods are still used to solve the supply problem. But it’s still really useful.

Many merchants began to transport supplies, with the Chamber of Commerce covering a portion and other merchants bearing the other portion. What is transported is food, weapons and the like. As for artillery, the army has to transport it itself.

The proportion of cast iron cannons continues to increase, but bronze cannons still dominate. The artillery factory was also divided into two parts under Peter's order, one responsible for the production of siege guns and the other responsible for the production of field guns.

A heavy artillery and a light artillery have different applications. Heavy artillery is powerful but too bulky, so light artillery is used in field battles. Lightweight and easy to transport.

Moreover, craftsmen also changed the way the artillery was transported. The solid wheels were replaced by large wooden wheels with spokes, which effectively reduced the weight. The wheels also changed from small to large, which enhanced the passing performance in field environments. The pitching mechanism is placed forward and separated, so that the gun body does not need to be pitched along with the gun carriage when changing, and with a special traction mechanism, it can be transformed into a four-wheel mode with the gun carriage through a simple combination, which greatly facilitates maneuvering. .

Peter was discussing the next action, and the city of Varna was still peaceful. Of course, a large number of people also joined the army, no matter what the reason was, it was all to resist the Ottomans.

Those who joined the army became light cavalry and long-range firepower units. Muskets and crossbows are the easiest choices and can be learned in half a month.

Large amounts of gunpowder were also transported to the front line. Constanta transported more than 4,000 pounds of gunpowder to the front line in one go. This is unprecedented in European countries.

Varna is located on the west coast of the Black Sea, close to the Danube estuary and the Bosporus, and has an important geographical location. Materials can be transported by sea, saving a lot of time.

After the fall of Varna, the surrounding manors and castles surrendered. Peter also gradually stabilized his rule by exempting taxes, withdrawing troops, and collecting intelligence.

Peter also wrote a letter to Mircea. Osman was preparing to consolidate his troops and send troops, and Serbia was probably among them. He suggested that his father annihilate the Serbian army first while Osman had not united his forces.

If the enemy is numerous and we are outnumbered, we should concentrate our forces on one point and defeat them one by one. Then it will become a situation where we are outnumbered and outnumbered.

This was not only Peter's idea, but Mircea's as well. The Serbian heavy cavalry is a hidden danger. Take advantage of this opportunity to get some land and armor from Serbia.

After sorting out Vidin's affairs, Mircea set out with twenty-two thousand men. With Vidin's light cavalry as the vanguard, Mircea led the army behind, and then began to enter Serbia.