"General Janos Hunyati, your complexion doesn't look good. This will increase the suspicion of the soldiers in the army without any reason. ”

"Really......"

"Now that you've made your decision, don't let your emotions dictate the game. You are now the leader of the crusaders and have the most basic faith in the army. ”

A veteran of two Polish dynasties, Zpiško is now the commander of Poland in the Crusaders. His Polish heavy cavalry regiment was one of the main forces of the Crusaders and the prototype of the future hussars who would become famous in Europe.

Zpiško is now over half a hundred years old, but he is still in good spirits, and having experienced too many ups and downs in Poland, he can definitely be called one of the most powerful generals in this crusading army.

"Of course, I am more willing to believe that the Ottomans' suing for peace is really that they are completely weak." Hunyadi softened his emotions and returned to the image of the white knight who had terrified the Ottomans, "Get ready to fight against the Ottoman ambush." ”

Now that Władysław had announced an all-out march to the Ottomans, the Ottomans would have been on guard. Hunyadi did not want the now high-spirited crusaders to rush into the enemy's encirclement because of a moment of brain fever.

But the day after the whole army was marched, Władysław III received a second letter from His Majesty the Pope. The two letters, which had been sent less than a day ago, were similar, but they also mentioned that a combined fleet of the Papal States and Venice, together with Burgundian ships stationed in the port of Venice, was about to cross the Aegean Sea and attack from the Ottoman rear, and even intended to take advantage of the lack of Ottoman air defense in the Eastern Balkans.

This raised the morale of the crusaders to an unstoppable level, and with a steady stream of volunteer knights from Croatia, Bulgaria, Ruthenia and other places coming to join the crusaders, it was as if the balance of victory had been completely tilted at this moment.

The crusaders, who had made the final repairs from Serbian territory to Szegdeburg, marched to the front line of the war.

After four days of marching, the Crusaders stopped at Fort Nico, in Wallachia.

In the past few days, Władysław III has won the support of most of the knights of the main battle faction, and his prestige is increasing day by day, but now that the war is on the verge of breaking out, he knows in his heart that he should still ask Hunya for advice in terms of tactical attainments.

Commanders of armies from different countries were assembled in Nikoburg, waiting for Commander Hunyadi to make the next move.

"General Hunyadi! We have received intelligence from the Eastern Roman Empire! The Ottomans had already assembled an army of nearly 40,000 men in Edirne, and if they were combined with the defenders on the northwestern border, the Ottomans might have formed a large army of more than 60,000 men! ”

Before Hunyati could utter the first sentence, the warm atmosphere in the entire conference hall was already frozen by this urgent information.

60,000 troops......

"The Ottomans, where did they mobilize so many people......"

"Is the intelligence of the Romans reliable......"

You must know that the entire crusading army, after receiving such huge assistance from various countries, the total land army is only nearly 30,000 people.

After only a short period of thought, Hunyadi gave the most accurate judgment: "The Ottomans are now under no pressure on the Eastern Front, and there are thousands of sultans in Edirne to defend the town, and if the Ottomans mobilize all the forces that can be mobilized in the country, it is indeed possible to form an army of this size." However, one thing we must be clear about is that His Majesty Władysław was equally correct in his judgment, our crusaders, well-equipped, were overwhelmingly well-trained heavy cavalry and heavy infantry, while the Ottomans, in addition to the quality of the cavalry, were most likely mixed with some serf soldiers in the infantry, and had almost no combat effectiveness, and if the two armies faced each other, the Ottomans still did not have a very good chance of victory. ”

Władysław's attitude towards Hunyati's support for him eased slightly, but as a representative of the main battle faction, Władysław III knew at this moment that he had to stand up and boost the morale of the entire army.

"General Władysław, after all, we bear a numerical disadvantage of nearly double the number. Again, I would suggest withdrawing troops to avoid the front for the time being. ”

Before Władysław could speak, Cesarini, a military adviser from the Holy See, was the first to object.

As the main member of the current less defensive faction in the army and the emissary of His Majesty the Pope, Thesalini is also somewhat prestigious in the army, and the number of Crusaders is indeed at a disadvantage at the moment, so it is more reasonable to avoid the first wave of attacks of the main Ottoman forces, wait for the joint attack of the Venetian navy or wait for the Ottoman civil strife to break out.

"No way! Mr. Cesarini, the strength of the Crusader knights cannot be measured by numbers at all, and this army of ours is enough to destroy any country, an array composed of any number of enemies. Moreover, behind us is Hungary, the world of God, and we have no way to retreat! Władysław suddenly stood up from his seat and looked at each of the knights present, "We have come with glory, we have the will of the Lord on our shoulders, and the infidels are at hand, so what we should do at this time is to show weakness and succumb!" We should cut off their heads and impale their bodies! It is God's will, and we can only fight. ”

This remark was enough to make the young knight's blood boil, and the hall was applauded again and again. Hunyadi was silent. He had the same views as Thessalini, but he knew that a decisive battle with the Ottomans was inevitable. He absolutely must not make any remarks at this time that would be detrimental to the morale of the military.

As long as the victory ...... Victory, it is enough to solve all the problems hidden in the crusaders.

"Warriors of God, we have been waiting for a long time in Fort Niko, and now let's move on and face the heretics head-on!"

Władysław drew his saber and plunged it into the map on the table.

Varna......

……

Sophia walked into the room with a complicated face with a letter in her hand.

"What's wrong, Sophia? Aren't you happy when you go out in the morning? ”

"Brother, the Crusaders' decision has come out."

"Oh?"

John took the letter, opened it and read it, and his expression gradually froze.

"I have sent someone to remind the crusaders that the Ottomans have assembled a large army." Sofia sighed, "They still choose to fight the Ottomans to the death in Varna. ”