The Serbian rebels had nothing new to their plans for a night attack, which generally consisted of several salvos of bows and arrows plus a pretentious climb over the wall, and if the rain stopped, they could also attack the tents with rockets. Such attacks will cease in at most half an hour. Or how to attract the Serbian rebels with his superb acting skills in this half hour, and make them mistakenly think that Hamidi Fort was under attack by two legions, which is what Publius needs to do in the camp camp.

After nightfall, Giovanni and Angelo left the camp with some of the elite of the Phoenix Legion and the Holy See, through the rear fence, by which time the rain had gradually subsided and about six hours before the Serbian rebels attacked the camp. This was the last time left for Publius to prepare.

"The other day, our defensive approach has been to shoot indiscriminately with bows and arrows, plus to cover the fence with soldiers. Because the rebels also probably know the size of the Phoenix Legion, they will not be suspicious. And tonight...... We arranged only two rounds of bow-and-arrow volleys. Publius gathered together the four infantry squadron captains who remained in the camp and gave a defensive order, "The fence that meets the enemy, fill it with infantry as much as possible, but be sure to create a hole in the defense as soon as possible." Every time they try to climb the fence, this time we gave them a chance. ”

"General Publius, if the fence fails, our soldiers will probably be in a dilemma......"

"There is no need to enter, after the fence is lost, we can only retreat, but retreat, it is by no means a rout! All soldiers must remain in formation and only put up real resistance after the time of the fence. Soon they will find out about the fact that there are not enough troops in our camp. General Angelo would light a mixture of firewood and wolf dung after their siege, creating a fire and smoke that would surely attract the attention of the rebels in the Prindina Heights, and if they held out until this point, the soldiers who came to attack at night would have to retreat. After all, once Fort Hamidi fell, the momentum of the horns disappeared. The Plintina Heights would not have any defensive value......" Publius took several squadron leaders out of the camp, and the Phoenix Legion was also quite large because of its large numbers, "With the help of the rugged terrain here, we can defend in sections and block the offensive of the rebels in echelons. Don't care about the food and goods, they can't bite this bite...... Even if you bite it, you will have to vomit it sooner or later. We had about 400 men, divided into three sections to defend the camp. In each section of the defensive line, there are more than 20 casualties and immediately retreat, and the space here is enough for us to exchange enough time to avoid excessive casualties, which has always been the most important issue. ”

The rebels who came to attack by night did not keep Publius waiting long. As soon as he stood on top of the fence and saw the sparks in the distance, he knew that because the weather was clearing, this night attack would probably be more rapid than the previous ones.

"Prepare the shuttle arrows and stop after two volleys...... Create the illusion that we are understaffed...... Oh, of course, we're understaffed. ”

The original purpose of the Ringing Arrow was only for communication and information transmission between armies, and it was also the source of the infamous title of Ringing Horse. And the shuttle arrow, similar to the principle of the ringing arrow, in large-scale legion operations, will produce a harsh sound, gathered, will bring huge psychological pressure, the main role, that is, to hit the morale of the legion.

At this time, the only hundred arrows in the camp will give the rebels who are attacking at night outside the city an illusion that there are not so many men in the imperial camp, and Publius has already planned to retreat, and this good show is officially staged as agreed.

After the rebels' arrows flew into the tent, what awaited them was the sparse return fire of the Empire, accompanied by a strange sound effect. And when the rebel infantry rushed to the fence with considerable ease, the commander of the rebel army quickly made an "accurate judgment".

Also according to Publius's plan, after the fence was breached by the rebels attacking at night, the remaining four squadrons immediately began to withdraw in an orderly manner. Through the traditional phalanx queue, it is possible to ensure that there are no casualties on the way back. The rebels, on the other hand, cautiously entered the camp and were ready to retreat. After all, the empire lured the enemy deep into annihilation and killed them, and the battle that divided and surrounded tens of thousands of Ottomans in World War I was famous, and the rebels were afraid of suddenly killing some ambushes from both sides.

"Keep backing up, let's not stop...... If we stop, it will make them think that we have set up an ambush and dare not pursue them. ”

The four squadrons led by Publius were still retreating in an orderly manner, and the rebels, finally unable to bear it, sent a few men, one by one, to open the curtains of the imperial tents on both sides of the road, only to find that there was no one among them.

"Their army...... What did you do when you left the camp? Besiege the high ground around our line of sight? There are still a thousand people left in the camp, and they can't move at all......"

"The supplies are still here, it can't be a withdrawal of the camp, it should be just a short march. However, the only military strongholds on all sides of this area are the Printina Heights and Hami...... Hamidi Fort! ”

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"General Giovanni, they're coming back." The outposts sent out to lurk in the rebel camp in the Prindina Heights were able to return an hour after the fire was lit at Fort Hamidi, "and they probably dispatched more than a thousand men. The situation inside the camp is unknown, but there is at least 200 men in the defense. ”

"We can't put all of them on it, and the terrain doesn't allow us to waste manpower." Angelo had deployed a thousand men outside the wall, then withdrew the rest of his troops, "They only had a few hundred men left, and they followed the mountain and attacked their backs. Do not light a fire until it is discovered. General Giovanni, it is a bit too much to say that the heavy cavalry and heavy infantry are wasted here. I think you can do something more valuable. ”

"For example?"

"General Publius's men should have gotten rid of the rebels by now and are heading to the valley to prepare for an ambush, then, you and your Phoenix legion, simply go directly through the valley......"

The highlands between the Pritina Heights and the Hamidi Forts lead in only one direction – Prokupree.

And this town is the last barrier of the eastern Serbian defense line - Nišburg.

"If Hunyadi had followed our train of thought, he wouldn't have taken a huge risk to storm Smederevo. There is no need for us to directly attack the Yellow Dragon, divide and encircle, and finally completely isolate the scattered rebels, which is the best way to suppress this rebellion. ”