The Sun and the Lion

In the next few days, the two sides talked and fought. Muhammad Agha increased the intensity of the harassment of the siege camp to demonstrate to Heraclius. The Georgians deliberately released the water at this time, not only secretly reducing the troops on the west side and concentrating them on the east side, but also deliberately withdrawing most of them. Sentries weaken the vigilance.

The weak soldiers who deliberately stayed behind and the abandoned baggage allowed the surprise attack of the Ottoman army to achieve a great victory. Bey, who led the team, reported this: "With the blessing of God, the most merciful and merciful, our brave army successfully attacked the enemy." camp, easily and wantonly killing and capturing hundreds of sleeping pagans in the camp. They did not organize a more powerful resistance. The survivors abandoned their comrades and the camp and fled to unknown places, leaving only empty space for our army. There is no one left in the military camp, but the following baggage materials are left and were captured by our army..."

Such a great victory boosted Muhammad Agha's confidence. Before boarding the ship, he also learned from Arslan and other direct officials from Trabzon that the Georgian servant army serving as dogs to Safavid was not strong. The commander-in-chief Their talents are mediocre and cowardly, and they are so weak that they can be defeated by Shahzad's private soldiers alone - even if they are outnumbered. He had doubts about this at first, but after this battle, he began to believe it despite his reservations.

The Ottoman defenders became even bolder, which was also expected by Heraclius. In order to further misjudge the Ottomans, he agreed to compromise on the ransom amount.

However, at this time he received a positive reply from Muhammad Agha, and the Ottomans were willing to pay the ransom based on the amount agreed upon in the last secret negotiation between the two parties. Originally, he had hoped that the other party would be bold enough to proactively suspend negotiations and launch a massive attack on the siege camp, but now he had no choice but to bite the bullet and collect the money.

"The Roma are too timid. Even if the situation is so favorable to them, they still have to pay a ransom?" David, who had contacted Mohamed Agha as a negotiator, lamented that he still underestimated the other party's fear of war. Bargaining is not an attitude. tough.

Heraclius, who was unwilling to give up, insisted that this might be a fraud: "I don't think the Roma would pay the money and food so readily. They might do some damage, pass off inferior goods, or even take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on our army."

This shocked the generals present and said: "Your Majesty the Governor, do the Roma really have the ability and motivation to make a surprise attack? If they want to resist to the end, then why don't they just rely on the city walls and trenches to defend against the port? Why would the enemy give up? How can we turn such a sound plan into a risky attack with the intention of defeating our army?"

"It is not ruled out that Sultan Rom has higher expectations for the reinforcements. Perhaps, the general has a guess. I believe that the reinforcements cannot stay for a long time, but will return after the siege is relieved. After all, the King of Kings has a strong military. Out of prudent considerations, it is necessary to concentrate all the military forces that can be mobilized to deal with it. For the more important decisive battle, this group of Roma troops staying in Trabzon for a long time will undoubtedly lose this part of the force."

Before others could continue to debate and speculate on the differences, Heraclius stopped all discussions and directly gave the order: "Then let the Roma come and let their property escort team come in. I want to see if they are really subdued or not. Want to do a surprise attack."

He logically ordered all ministries to be on standby in the camp and prepare for battle. This insurance measure was accepted by the generals present without objection.

The reports of the scouts just added credibility to Heraclius's suspicions, especially since the current land blockade of Trabizon was already in vain. They found groups of horses moving from the main road from the upper city gate to the surrounding mountains and forests. There are traces of it, but it is not possible to confirm whether it was multiple batches of messengers sent out or the Ottoman cavalry secretly left the city to hide.

After planning the time and place, Muhammad Agha prepared to take the opportunity to attack just as Heraclius suspected. The most elite troops under his command were the Janissaries who came with him in Kostantiniya, and Selim sent him all the troops. The two regiments combined have less than a thousand men, but the most important thing about soldiers is their quality rather than their numbers.

It is undoubtedly most appropriate to use elite soldiers as sharp-edged troops to carry out surprise attacks. These Janiceri pretended to be civilians transporting property. Under Heraclius' release, they successfully drove the pack animals and pulled the cart to a stop in front of the artillery position. Prepare for handover.

The auxiliary soldiers who were driven to carry supplies were unprepared. Yanichery took out his hidden weapons and chopped them down directly. Since the hidden firearms could not be fired at any time, all the commandos only used cold weapons and relied on blowing horns. The flag notifies friendly forces in the rear.

"Allahu Akbar!" Following the trenches previously dug by the Georgians for the siege, Jenichery and other volunteers, who knew what they were going to do, rushed to the edge of the camp. In front of them were the trenches and fences that protected the camp.

"Your Majesty the Governor, the Roma are really as cunning and cunning as venomous snakes and lack faith, so they sent troops to attack them." The deputy general who had supported Heraclius in the meeting reported the report without any surprise. Due to the preparations made in advance, everyone They all seemed very calm and confident. Find Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com

Heraclius's focus was not on these hundreds of people: "Don't act rashly now. The main force in the city hasn't come out yet. If they don't let them come in first to cause trouble, they have defeated the invading enemies. Then we can arrest them." There is no real prey left.”

He was still thinking about deceiving the enemy troops out of the city fortifications and annihilating them, but he didn't want to waste this opportunity just because of the mosquito legs.

Due to the limited artillery range, the artillery positions and other traffic-blocking fortifications were less than 200 meters away from the river and the wall. The camps in the rear were located not far away from the residential buildings in the suburbs that were not protected by city defenses.

The Ottoman troops who had prepared at the city gate in advance attacked quickly upon hearing the signal from the commando team. Large groups of infantry poured out from multiple gates on the east side of the city and rushed towards the artillery positions that were no longer on duty.

However, the first reinforcements to arrive were not the infantry who set out from the city. A group of cavalry took advantage of the opportunity to go out for a raid in advance and took advantage of the cover of night to hide in a woods south of the siege camp and wait for an opportunity. Due to the close distance, this place was once a place where the Georgians harvested wood. However, because the camp was basically completed and the siege came to a standstill, no one continued to collect resources, which saved this unexpected force from being exposed in advance.

The appearance of the Ottoman riders from the flank was indeed unexpected by Heraclius. He did not change his deployment because the scouts discovered the suspicion. As a result, he could only urgently mobilize a group of the nearest archers to guard behind the fence and draw out a group of elite cavalry. Attack to block.

Such a quick reaction in the camp was obviously beyond Jenichery's cognition. The rapid attack of the cavalry groups and the continuous shooting of the musketeers behind the fence all confirmed that the opponent was well prepared for the sneak attack.

At this moment, it was discovered that the surprise attack on Muhammad Agha did not cause the expected chaos. At this moment, he had to force the entire army to attack the enemy camp and take the lead in personally directing the battle, hoping that a miracle would happen with great force.