Almost everyone felt that Fort Hamidi would be the first target of the Empire's attack, both in terms of its strategic value and its pivotal position in the Kosovo region. If the Empire wanted to go deeper into the suppression of the rebellion, Fort Hamidi would never be handed over to the rebels. Otherwise, the empire will be caught between two sides at any time.

But in this case, Angelo used the most incredible way to launch a surprise attack on the Pritina Heights.

The rebels' base in Printina was at the top of Mount Printina. The mountains were extremely steep, and the rebels were stationed here in a joint camp and set up a joint defensive line. Although it is only a simple barrier built by log spike stakes, with the help of the mountain, there is hardly any room for a strong attack. Even here the troops are in danger of stumbling and falling off the cliff.

The rebels on the top of the mountain can launch a surprise attack on the camp of the Phoenix Legion anytime and anywhere, although they will be successfully defused and will not cause any loss of troops, but such a high-frequency disturbance makes the soldiers of the Phoenix Legion miserable. The heavy cavalry and heavy infantry of the entire corps were proud to have no room for use in the mountains of Kosovo, but were pinned down by heavy armor.

"General Giovanni, after the change of guard tonight, let everyone withdraw from the camp." Angelo opened the curtain of the tent, "If we continue to surround like this, the Hungarian army will reach Smederevo, and we will still be trapped in the deep mountains and old forests of Kosovo." ”

"Withdraw from the camp? The rebels on the hill attack the camp every night, and when we withdraw from the camp, do we leave all the food and supplies here for them? Giovanni was a little puzzled, "It will take extra time for the army's horses and equipment to be transferred, and we can at most evacuate the people, and give the rest of the things?" ”

"I gave a command in the siege camp at Fort Hamidi. As soon as the rain stops tonight, the thousands of Holy Guards I have left there will storm the walls of Fort Hamidi. And will make a posture at all costs......"

"Assault on Hamidi? I'm afraid...... Wait......" Giovanni suddenly reacted to Angelo's intentions. Regardless of the specific situation at Fort Hamidi, tonight, the offensive against Fort Hamidi is just a façade.

The first judgment given to the rebels attacking the camp was definitely not to take the opportunity to plunder the food and grass in the camp tents, but to think of the critical situation of Fort Hamidi. The reason why Fort Hamidi is easy to defend and difficult to attack is not only the right time and place, but also its ability to defend with Printina Heights. Wherever you are attacked, you can quickly send reinforcements.

No matter how strong the defense of Fort Hamidi is, it is definitely possible to fall if it is attacked by the Phoenix Legion and the Holy See Guard. And at night, the garrison of Fort Hamidi could not judge the strength of the Imperial siege, and when they saw the Holy See Guard attacking the walls one after another, they would of course ask for help from the Prindina Heights.

Even if the top leader of the rebel army was really a general or nobleman who was proficient in military affairs, it was impossible for him to stay in Fort Hamidi, and the rebels defending the city would probably only receive orders to "defend at all costs".

When the commander of the Printina Heights received a call for help from Fort Hamidi, the Empire launched a real offensive. Under the cover of the night, launch a storm on the rebel camp in the Prindina Heights!

"General Angelo...... It has to be said that the night raid is a rather risky decision. Giovanni was well aware of the risky nature of this decision, "There must be no mistakes in every step. Not only did it depend on the Holy See garrison to put enough pressure on the defenders of Fort Hamidi, but also on the fact that the defenders on the Prindine Heights would not give up their support because of the belongings left in the camp. You know, the vast majority of the rebels are still incited peasants or former local militias in Serbia. The fighting qualities of these people were probably on a par with the Ottoman slaves, and they wanted to turn a blind eye to their possessions...... It's also a little too difficult. ”

"Well, let's be more realistic." Angelo laughed.

"What do you mean?"

"How many people will be sent for each night attack by the Serbian rebels?"

"Six or seven hundred. But they hardly start a head-on conflict with us. Each night raid is only based on harassment, and perhaps there is also an investigative factor. Such attacks rarely result in casualties, and at most a few dozen corpses are left behind at a time before retreating. Perhaps they also want to contain the Phoenix Legion with frequent attacks, so that we cannot easily support Fort Hamidi. "But we have never been able to know how many rebels there are on the Prindina Heights. Judging from the size of the camp, it will not exceed 2,000 people at most, which is probably similar to the Hamidi Fort. Ten thousand steps back, even if the rebels follow our strategy to support Fort Hamidi, we can't guarantee that they won't leave some defenders behind...... At night, when we were not familiar with the terrain, four or five hundred men would have been able to delay us for the whole night. When the rebels come back, we will be in a dilemma! ”

"This isn't your style, Publius." Giovanni laughed, "It seems that the defeat of Athens has had a big impact on you. However, if a commander is willing to go to war only with a 100% chance of victory, he will never be able to win. ”

"Alright, if you're going to have a class, let's take care of Fort Hamidi and Printina Heights." Angelo's gaze swept over an incomplete sand table in the middle of the camp, "Now you can start preparing for the retreat of the mountain attack troops, try to go around the rear of the Printina Heights, pay attention, it is better to take a long detour, but also to ensure that it will not be discovered, and then ...... Leave three or four hundred people here. ”

"Three or four hundred?"

"It's too fake, I'm afraid these rebels won't believe it. The defenders of three or four hundred men should be just right. As long as our defensive firepower is thinned and our defensive strength is weakened, the rebels will surely perceive it, so that whether they choose to continue attacking our camp or not, they will be convinced that Fort Hamidi is under great threat. As soon as they turned around to support, the ambush troops behind the Pritina Heights immediately pressed on and took the fortress on the high ground. Finally, let's leave one more hand behind. Angelo took two more flags from the squire on one side and planted them in the slightly sunken valley between the Princeina Heights and Fort Hamidi, "This should be the only place of interest in stopping us so far. After the retreat of the troops they attacked the camp, the remaining troops in our camp did not sit idle. Move above this valley. If the offensive on the Prindina heights is blocked, these hundreds of troops, relying on favorable terrain, should be able to hold back for a long time. ”