"Let the knights rush forward, we don't need too many prisoners. Rations are to be kept for their own army, this group of infidels...... Nothing to use. Sophia glanced up at the battlefield at the foot of the mountain, where the Ottomans had been completely crushed, and people were constantly trying to flee from the battlefield from all sides. But the bows and crossbows of the Mamluk slave cavalry always pierced their horses' bellies at the most accurate angles.

"As for these ......"

John was somewhat surprised that a small infantry captain in the Ottoman army could speak Greek fluently, and his tone of voice begging for mercy was very authentic.

"Why, then, did you choose to be a lackey of the Ottomans when you have the ability to take up arms?" There was no mercy in John's eyes, and it seemed to him that even the refugees who had passed through the gates of the world and made their ragged journey to Gombrigne to seek refuge in the Empire were more scumbag than the traitors at the moment.

"Tell me, what is the purpose of your troops' march? Where are you going? ”

"I'm just a small captain, it's my duty to follow the big troops, how do I know where they're going......" It seems that many captives prefer to pretend to be more dignified, and they have to be tortured to tell the truth.

However, at the moment, the Phoenix Legion is in Kastoria, which is still under the control of the Ottomans. Having just finished a war of annihilation, the Phoenix Legion must leave this place immediately to ensure that it is not completely exposed.

"Cut him."

John gave the Ottoman captives the death sentence for no apparent reason, and got back on his horse.

"We don't need to clean up the battlefield, kill all the worthless people, we don't have much time."

Sofia didn't even look at the group of captives, just paying attention to Giovanni's command of the battle of annihilation. A bunch of captives, just like that, John ignored him.

Before the captain of the Ottoman infantry could even react to what had happened, he was crossed by the heavy infantry guarding John's side.

"Wait...... Wait a minute! ”

It wasn't until a terrible scream came that the Ottoman infantry captain "broke free" from the guards' control and crawled to John's side.

"Sir! My lord! Mr! I say! I say it all! ”

……

"Your Majesty, it's past midnight. Are we going to attack? ”

Under the cover of night, the Serbian outposts did not find a small group of Albanian elites at all. Having made his way to the city walls of Smederevo, the Serbian capital, and without alarming anyone, Derj had taken his experience of fighting the Ottomans in the mountains to the extreme.

"What's the hurry...... The army is still behind, and the slightest movement will be detected in advance. What is the end of being surrounded by Serbs in such a place, I don't think I need to say more, right? ”

"Then we really don't have to go to Hunyadi's aid?"

"The White Knight, the heretic nemesis, the light of Hungary, the army led by the regent elected by the Council of the Chosen Princes was easily wiped out by more than 10,000 people? Then why didn't he give me the Hungarian crown directly? Gyerdi measured the height of the city walls, and immediately had a certain number in his mind.

The fortifications of Smederevo were not very fortified walls. He was more like an ordinary town, with a high fence around the outside.

Once looted by the Ottomans and now a sturdy capital rebuilt from the ruins, Derj is confident that he will emerge victorious.

"But Your Majesty, if the Ottomans knew that their army had touched Hunyadi, they would probably send reinforcements from all sides as quickly as possible, and at that time, no matter how strong General Hunyadi and his Hungarian cavalry were, I am afraid they would ...... Besides, if we don't contact our allies for a long time, will it cause their ...... Disgusted? ”

"I ask you, Koreti, if the Ottomans have to attack Kosovo, where do the nearest reinforcements have to pass, and if you can't answer, dismiss them on the spot."

"Skopje region! Your Majesty! The clerk named Coretti replied immediately, not needing a second to think.

"So, where is the closest Ottoman garrison to Skopje?"

"Kastoria! Your Majesty! ”

"Where does Kastoria border?"

"Epirus! Your Majesty! ”

"That's right? Do you still expect that their Roman Majesty, the young co-emperor, will let a large Ottoman army of several thousand men swagger past them? Derj rebuked, and then began to think about ways to capture Smederevo.

However, Coretti did not seem to be very relieved: "Your Majesty, this seems to be our wishful thinking, Kastoria is so big...... Plus we went so deep that we couldn't get any tips from the front......"

"Then leave everything to fate, if I had led Albania every step carefully to the least risk, Albania would have perished long ago." Jerj said sarcastically.

From Jerj's initial rebellion, the use of hundreds of men to open the gates, to the establishment of a resolute kingdom that the Ottomans had preached countless times but could not conquer for a long time, and even lost a large amount of territory, Djerj has danced on the tip of a knife almost every decision. The eventual marriage to the Empire was actually an indication of his attitude that Albania would always lean towards the Roman Empire, at least for the duration of his reign.

Although he is ambitious, he also knows the importance of judging the situation.

"How long will it be before our men arrive?"

"It may take a little more time to stay silent, but you will be there before dawn."

"Alright, let's get our caravan ready to enter the city."

Smederevo was one of the few Serbian cities in Serbia that had been able to provide adequate taxation since the Ottomans had plundered, and for Serbia, a large amount of their trade revenue was also derived from it, even in times of war, and for caravans, Smederevo's guards usually took the most lenient moderation of the caravans.

Horse-drawn carts carrying goods, disguised merchants, and full of goods. Such a caravan was a money bag in the eyes of the Serbian aristocracy, and it jingled.

"Koretti, look at the time again......"

"No need, Your Majesty, our men have arrived, according to your orders, arranged on the wall on the south side, and we only have a thousand people here. The rest of the march had already begun to march towards the surrounding villages and towns. ”

"Enough, enough. Do it. Jerdi rubbed his hands together and emerged from the bushes.

Not far away, is the main entrance of Smederevo. Half an hour earlier, their caravan had entered the Serbian capital and had begun to carry out their plans.

The top of the wagons they transported were fine handicrafts and silk products, and the plywood was full of gunpowder.

A ringing arrow soaked in fire oil pierced the quiet night.