The Sun and the Lion

The Ottoman army set out from Bursa in full force. The Grand Vizier's horse-tailed banner stood in front of the team. Everyone rushed along the road towards the fallen Kutahya.

The lucky survivors welcomed the belated arrival of the high-ranking army. The surviving Qadi described in detail to the Grand Vizier everything the rogues did in Kutahiya, and also showed him the ruins of the mosque that stood in front of it. The corruption of Karagoz Pasha began.

"Alas, the brave and respectable Ahmed Pasha, he fought until the last moment, may he rest in peace." "Eunuch" Ali Pasha regretfully ordered that the body parts that could still be found be collected and buried underground, with the head and human body Stop hanging your skin in public.

The Grand Vizier left behind the necessary men and supplies to resettle the refugees while he received information from the forward troops.

Shahkulu's running speed was not very fast. The bloated team and lack of mules and horses allowed the Ottoman scouts to easily follow the target. Almost every moment, the rebels had to send small teams to drive away the enemy mounted scouts who were discovered behind them. The harassment was so frequent that they were forced to abandon part of their baggage and speed up their pace in an attempt to throw off the Ottomans.

"The heretic thieves are now actively abandoning their property. Are they panicking or setting up a trap?" The Grand Vizier discussed with his staff and lieutenants. Everyone actively expressed their opinions. Their understanding of the current situation was basically the same.

"Although the thieves were lucky enough to defeat Karagez Pasha and took advantage of the cowardice of the citizens to ravage Kutahya, no matter what their mentality is now and what purpose they have, their top priority is most likely to go to the eastern border to fight with the Shah of Persia Hooking up and connecting, this is their attempt to speed up the march, and at the same time, they can use property to lure the scouts to suspend the pursuit. After all, the ones currently pursuing the front are all irregular troops." Grand Vizier's deputy, the second in command of the army Characters, Sekbambash Yunus Pasha analyzes.

Yunus Pasha's analysis can be said to represent the opinions of most senior officers present, including the Grand Vizier. The "eunuch" Ali Pasha, who was convinced that fleeing to the East was the top priority of the rebels, decided to directly make a decision and order the entire army to pursue it.

However, some people still cautiously proposed a compromise: "The first priority of the rogue bandits is to escape. Wouldn't it be more convenient to ensure that no one will pursue them in the rear? They deliberately abandoned gold and silver just to make our army hesitate, thereby destroying both the scouts and the forward troops. Into the trap they designed."

"In this case, our army needs to speed up its march even more." In response to this deduction, the Grand Vizier's solution was very simple, and powerful force can work wonders - the main force will meet the forward troops as quickly as possible, and then Together, we defeated the heretical rebels who had set up an ambush here.

Aga, who wanted to be lenient to the enemy, could not find enough arguments to continue to convince the Grand Vizier. After all, according to the currently known information, there was a huge gap between the two armies. The rogue bandits had taken too many poor people without military training to make up their numbers. There were not many horse bandits fighting with the government troops.

After repeated confirmation and improvement of the plan by senior officers, the Ottoman army took action quickly. Under the leadership of the scouts, they broke camp and left Kutahya, marching south along the road.

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"Tell me, is this Roma lackey fooled?"

A small group of men hiding in a high place near the Ottoman forward camp were discussing in the woods that this was not an ordinary scout, but the leader of one of the rebels personally led the reconnaissance team. It was commonplace for him to go into battle in person.

Shahkulu's strategy is not much different from the collective speculations and deductions of the Pasha and Agha. He really wants to use the huge looted property to create a fighter plane. After all, these gold and silver properties cannot be exchanged for more useful military supplies at the moment. .

After a brief discussion, the plan to divide the troops was formulated. A team of red heads who voluntarily cut off the rear were the core of the plan. At the same time, a large number of horse bandits and poor people were placed under the command of Bey. Even the end of the plan was not to return to the team, but to head west. Break out to Aydin or Manisa to continue the activity.

The Ottoman troops at the foot of the mountain did indeed devote their energy to collecting abandoned property as they thought. These irregular troops without stable income did not pay attention to any red tape.

However, the officers responsible for commanding these troops were still sending scouts to follow the large moving troops, and the scouts scouting north also reported that the Roma army was moving south quickly, and it would only take at most two days to meet here.

"Look at the bonfire at the bottom of the mountain, how bright it is. And all the vendors from the surrounding villages and towns have gathered here!" Following the scout's pointing, the chaos in the camp can be seen. Although the fence separates the camp and the vendors, there are already many Few soldiers are consuming, and only a few sentries are still holding on to their posts in pain.

At this time, Bey gathered all the little leaders present: "I have a plan. I can use the left luggage to disguise myself as a merchant. The breastplates are all covered and the swords are hidden in the car..."

Everyone who understood what Bey meant immediately agreed and expressed their opinion that this was the arrangement.

Before the Ottoman army continued to break camp and pursue, many people left the camp and continued to search for loot on the road, looking for Shuyuan www.zhaｏshuyuan. ｃcom The elite warriors disguised as traders successfully approached the relatively empty camp at noon the next day. Without waiting for the resting Ottoman soldiers to arrive, the red head took the lead in tearing off the disguise and slashed the sentry on duty with a sharp blade.

Dozens of warriors in armor suddenly broke into the unsuspecting military camp, and one person was left behind to blow a trumpet to notify the friendly troops hiding nearby. In order to conceal their whereabouts, the rebel soldiers participating in the battle all raided on foot.

The unexpected attack left the Ottoman soldiers in the camp at a loss as to what to do. Most of them chose to flee at the first opportunity. Only the chief officer and his personal guards resisted while trying to restore the organization of the troops.

The crowds of people surrounding them from all directions really shocked many Ottoman soldiers. The officer in charge of this unit took the opportunity to remind his soldiers that there was no way out, and once again aroused the resistance of the surrounding people.

While the rebels dispersed to capture and kill lone enemies, the survivors relied on officers at all levels to restore their organization. However, their number was too small. The chief officer first gathered the soldiers in the central tent to protect themselves and fought off several attempts. After attacking the rebel soldiers, he changed his mind and wanted to break out.

The Ottoman soldiers rushed to a temporary stable and quickly dispersed the small group of enemies gathered here. They all mounted their horses and broke out, escorting the commander out of the camp and seeking refuge in nearby villages and towns.

After Bey, who failed to achieve beheading, completely killed and defeated the remaining Ottoman soldiers who stayed in the camp, the rebels, who had no time to destroy their tents and luggage, hurriedly evacuated the battlefield to avoid unexpected events.

The chaos in the camp lasted for a long time until sunset. The returning soldiers and officers found that the camp was in a mess, and even the chief officer was missing. After summing up, the junior officers who knew that the Grand Vizier would come to meet him soon simply stayed there until higher-ranking officers came to dispatch them.