A week after the Orthodox Church proclaimed the Holy Alliance, Jerdi Skanderbeg seized the time to launch a surprise night attack on a stronghold of Ottoman soldiers stationed near Albania.

The stronghold was built around a relatively gentle strip of land in the middle of the mountains. A fence was made of logs, and in the center was a tent made of leather or leather. The protection of this fence is quite limited, and if it were not for the deep mountainous terrain, it could have been easily toppled down with a wooden cone.

"Prepare ......"

Summer nights in the Mediterranean were hot and dry, and the noisy chirping of insects in the dense forests did a good job of masking the advance of a small army led by Jerj.

The elite Albanian scouts had erased the Ottomans' symbolic outposts, and Djörj's army could easily approach the tent for a more aggressive offensive.

"Throw guns and oil."

The throwing gun, as an ancient individual throwing weapon, is somewhat different from the traditional javelin.

The Javelin pursues instantaneous penetration and damage to improvised armor, which can quickly inflict serious injuries or death. Causes the enemy's line to collapse due to extensive attrition.

Throwing guns is used as a strategic weapon. The special tip can be loaded with flammable oil to create a long-lasting burning effect, and can easily ignite any piece of land in the Albanian mountains and forests that is littered with leaves.

"Put!"

Thousands of fires burst into the sky in an instant! punctured the noisy night.

The Ottomans were almost always asleep, completely unaware of the spread of the flames. Before the men of Jerj had even stormed the stronghold, countless people had already been suffocated to death in the smoke.

And the fire is still spreading.

"Wrap it up as soon as possible and don't miss a single one. Minimize our losses. Weaken the local defenses of the Ottomans as much as possible before their main forces arrive. ”

"Yes, sir."

Instead of rushing into the already burning tents, Jerj's army chose to form a sparse encirclement on the outskirts of the stronghold due to their limited numbers. Although it may seem very weak, it is more than enough to deal with some unarmed and even burning Ottomans.

"My lord, the enemy's casualties are incalculable because of the fire. However, it should be all wiped out, and there are no fish that have slipped through the net. ”

"Hmm...... We didn't have time to clear a barrier to prevent the fire from spreading. The nearby Ottomans must have come to check on the situation as quickly as they saw the flames rising into the sky. Leave the fire to them. I don't know when the next rain will be. Jerdi put his bloodstained gauntlet back into its scabbard, "Evacuate." ”

"Where's the supplies?"

"What can this fire leave us?"

“…… Yes, sir. Evacuate the whole army! ”

……

If Derj's guerrilla tactics in Albania were a compromise of insufficient troops, then Giovanni's march with Vasica can be called the re-arrival of the whip of God.

Wherever the iron hooves of the heavy cavalry went, they would not leave any room for the petty warlords to survive at all. Giovanni deliberately picked some soft persimmons to ravage. They may be able to squeeze a few hundred people out of their teeth to defend, but for the main force of the Phoenix Legion, it really has a bit of a flavor of fueling tactics.

The areas occupied by these petty warlords were not protected by walls, and at best there were some wooden horses. This thing may still be limited to light cavalry, but to heavy cavalry, it is just a gadget that can be easily broken.

As a result, Giovanni's march was dramatic, as in the case of the Huns or Mongols, the Phoenix Legion was only responsible for crushing the defense of the local legions, but did not carry out any administration of the local legions, and did not appoint new officials. After killing people, they ran to the next garrisoned village. Within a few days, good news, large and small, was piled up like snowflakes on John's desk.

"You say, what about these places?" John glanced at the Courier's new report of war and tossed it aside.

As long as it does not run into the main forces of the Combine Warlords or the Ottomans, there is no chance that the Phoenix Legion will be defeated.

"Brother...... The territories that General Giovanni had just recovered were towns and villages that were easy to attack and difficult to defend. Their aim should be to weaken the limited viable forces possessed by the local warlords first, and then to establish a ruling regime...... It would be a better option to wait until Epirus is fully controlled. Sophia took her energy out of translating manuscripts.

Now deciphering the cipher code to the later stage can find more previous errors. The royal code language of the Komnenos dynasty is indeed full of mysteries, not at all simply a character corresponding to a word or phrase, which are interlinked and closely connected.

However, this only piqued Sophia's interest even more.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is right. Your Majesty, the conquest of Epirus can be dealt with after General Giovanni has completed the Albanian campaign. The village of Biyes is our foundation in Epirus. And it's very difficult to defend. The rest of our forces are to be concentrated in the face of a possible sneak attack by the Ottomans or other big warlords. Jeffrey said as he dealt with some of the money at hand.

In terms of financial ability, he may not be as good as Jinqi or other chancellors of the empire, but he is more than enough to deal with a few small villages.

"The attention of the Ottomans may well have been drawn to the recent definite counter-offensive in Albania...... If you really want to say it, Derj is indeed a very bold person, who dares to provoke the Ottomans in such a way. ”

"These are short-term victories and they are not enough to change the tide of the war. Guerrilla warfare may have played a role in disrupting the country, but with the power of the Ottomans, a decisive battle would have to be fought in order to win, and for now, if Mehmed II really focused on Albania, the chances of victory in Djerj were very slim. ”

"Really......"

John was thinking about something, but his hind feet were interrupted by the guards who crawled in.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There are two armies approaching the village of Bies, and they are about 3,000 men! ”

"What?"

"Two armies are ......," the guard repeated, thinking that John had not heard clearly, and lowered his voice.

"What are you doing! Assemble the army! Set up the line of defense! How far are they from us? John just wanted to rush out of the manor with the guards to organize the defense, but suddenly he seemed to remember something, "Morey, you protect ......"

"No, you don't!"

Sophia slammed to her feet.