"Morey, Sancho, try to change the blunt object! It's still useful for these people to keep it! ”

The pursuit was formed, and the warlords besieging the village of Biyes had no more resistance left, and some of the remaining soldiers fled with their heads buried, and a pile of weapons and equipment and army supplies were scattered on the ground.

The Phoenix Legion was no Ottoman slave. Their pursuit was orderly and swift, and when the warlords had been reduced to the point where they could no longer form the same fighting force, John decisively chose to hunt down the lackeys of these warlords.

The Ottomans had close contacts with the local warlords, and a lot of information about the Ottomans could be obtained from them. And according to the origin of these warlords, John could quickly organize the integration of these defended areas after Giovanni and Vasika returned from Albania.

"Your Majesty, we don't have enough manpower, and it's impossible to eat all of them. The captured captives still need people and space to take care of them, and we need to send new officers and general troops to the lands that General Giovanni has recovered along the way as soon as possible to ensure that there are no law and order problems. Morey took off his helmet and hurried over to John, "My advice is to try not to leave one behind and execute on the battlefield as soon as possible." As for the captives, I think the commander of the warlord I captured earlier should be almost enough. ”

"Judging by their scattered state, I think it's very likely that this commander was temporarily set up by the Ottomans. In other words, the Ottomans did not pin their hopes on this group of warlords at all, but only temporarily assigned a petty officer to command them. John's eyes looked firmly at the hunting ground ahead. It was a one-sided massacre, and the goddess of victory was firmly on the side of the empire, "I am afraid that the Ottomans would not easily cede the power of Epirus." Although they have not completely conquered Epirus, these warlords are probably more willing to submit to the stronger ones at present. ”

"Your Majesty, as long as the Ottoman forces hover over the Balkans for a day, the empire will not be able to rule in Epirus in peace. This is not the first time that such a small-scale attack has occurred. ”

"No, Morey."

The war had come to an end, and John had returned to the manor with Morey. On John's desk, there are still several maps brought from the Slowe Garden, and on top of it is the Balkans.

"The reason why Epirus and Albania were so concerned about the Ottomans, and when Mehmed II's rule was not stable and the country was in turmoil, sent troops to reinforce it, it was because this was the last route for the Ottomans to support the Balkans from Anatolia!" John confidently analyzed, "The sea area from the Bosphorus to Athens has been jointly controlled by the fleets of the Empire and Venice, and if the large Ottoman fleet wants to pass through it in wartime, it will be a naval battle to the death." Going from the Black Sea to Varna was also under the control of the Phoenix fleet, and the only way to do it was to bypass Crete and land at Albania or Epirus. Now that this road has been cut off by both the empire and Jerj, you say, Muhammad will be anxious when he sits in the palace of his Edirne? Unless, they can bypass the Genoese-controlled Galata, sail on dry land, and raid Constantinople around the Golden Horn, this naval blockade will make the Ottomans suffer! ”

"Dryland boating? Your Majesty, what are you talking about? ”

"Well...... Regardless of this. Galata, though, is a ticking time bomb. John touched his chin thoughtfully, "We have to get rid of Genoa entrenched here." ”

Galata, built on the opposite shore of the Golden Horn wall in Constantinople, was the most important strategic point for the defense of Constantinople. After the Fourth Crusade, Galata changed hands between Venice and Genoese and is now a Genoese settlement.

John was especially aware of the tempers of merchants. Although the Empire and Venice were now ambiguous, and the cooperation between the two sides was even very close, this did not prevent the Ottomans from turning against Venice after giving them great benefits. This was even more true of the Genoese.

The closer the empire came to Venice, the more dissatisfied the Genoese became. The most important defensive fortress of the Imperial City was in the hands of the Genoese, and no one could rest assured.

Jeffrey walked out of the side door with a cane, bowed slightly to John, and said, "We are still facing a great threat from the Ottomans, and it will probably cause a lot of trouble to target Genoa at this time." The interests of the Genoese in the Black Sea and the Aegean have been greatly suppressed by our alliance with Venice, and if they are provoked, they may even become the Ottomans' aides in attacking the empire, and their navy is just as strong, and if we unite with the Ottoman fleet, we may not be an opponent. ”

……

It's strange to say that Giovanni, who is unstoppable on the battlefield, has a deep fear of rats.

Albanian soldiers built a makeshift impermeable wall of rock on the boardwalk leading to Eagle Rock Fort. After that, a large number of mountain rats were released into the route through linen bags. Because they couldn't get food, they couldn't pass through the stone wall, and the land in front of Eagle Rock Fort had been implemented by the Ottomans to clear the wilderness, so they could only crash into Eagle Rock Fort to prey.

The rats were released late at night, and at first, the Ottomans did not notice anything unusual.

It wasn't until one day, when the wheat leaking from the storehouse had been scattered outside the gates, that the Ottomans suddenly realized that the little creature that had brought the whole of Europe into darkness might also call their end.

And these days, in addition to catching mice, Jerdi has not been idle. Just because the Ottomans were empty didn't mean they would be surrendered, so the soldiers still had to run some way to harvest the thick trees for the construction of siege towers. The well-fed Ottomans and the hungry Ottomans must have lost more than one grade in combat effectiveness, and the resistance to storming the city wall will be much less at that time.

The siege towers that stormed the city walls, Gyrdi underwent a special transformation. Because in front of the city wall, the places where siege weapons and soldiers can settle are really limited, and charging with a ladder is an act of death. Therefore, Jerdi chose to widen the width of the siege tower's planks so that more soldiers could pass through at the same time. In addition to this, the center of gravity of the siege tower was also increased so that it would not be overturned by the Ottomans.

On both sides of the siege towers, baffles were added. Bows and arrows were the main weapon of the Ottoman defenders and the key to the Albanian soldiers' defense. With the presence of baffles, the losses to the Albanians will be minimized.