"Bad decision?"

"The moment the Imperial Legion and the Sultan's Guards came into contact, the speed of collapse terrified me......" Latius sighed a little helplessly, "Under the cover of reinforcements from Athens and Thebes, we reluctantly withdrew to Thebes...... However, Murad II actually brought in reinforcements from Edirne. By the way, Your Highness, how could you ......"

"When I found out that Giovanni had stormed Thrace for a whole day and a night, and that there was no movement in the city of Edirne, I knew that something was probably wrong in Greater Greece. Although the Phoenix Legion was the main force of heavy troops, I still chose to force the march to support ......"

"Ha, Your Highness, it seems that I owe you my life. If Your Majesty doesn't put me to death this time, I'll have to give you a chance to give it back to you. ”

"There's no need to return this thing, you give this life back to the empire. Oh, as for Your Majesty's side, your actions in Great Greece this time not only allowed us to kill the Ottoman Sultan, but also frustrated the Ottomans' intentions, Giustiniani, who should have already celebrated the victory in Burgasburg. ”

……

Burgasburg ushered in the last round of siege of the Eastern Roman Empire. It has to be said that without special means of transport, it is too difficult to carry heavy siege weapons such as folding artillery, and it is too time-consuming and manpower-consuming.

But when the muzzle of the folding cannon was aimed at the gate of Burgasburg, the soldiers who had carried the artillery suddenly felt how worthwhile the effort was. This firearm is the natural enemy of almost all wooden city gates at present. All castles without the protection of the moat, in the case of the city gates being smashed, the walls have no defensive value, and the defenders will immediately be dragged into the final hand-to-hand combat, that is, the stage of fighting for numbers.

This was undoubtedly the worst news for the Thracian defenders.

"Why! The Sultan has not sent anyone to help yet! It's only a little bit from Edirne! There were only a few Romans! ”

The garrison officer roared, it was not the first time he had asked for reinforcements from several nearby fortresses or cities, but until now the garrison had not grown in the slightest.

No matter how tenacious their defense is, it is impossible to defeat an opponent who is several times their own in the case of broken city defenses!

"Bang-"

The first shell deviated from the trajectory and hit the city walls.

The ground trembled, and almost all of the Ottoman defenders could see what the garrison looked like when they were executed.

"Go on."

Giovanni pinched his aching ear. The power of this thing makes people dare not imagine what terrible consequences it will have once it is blown up.

"Bang-"

Among the Ottoman defenders, there were voices of surrender. Some of them had lived through the siege of Constantinople by Mehmed, and they knew better than others how much damage it could do when artillery was broken.

"No, it's so hard to aim?"

"General, there is a saying that the folding artillery has no hit rate, whether it can hit the target or not, it depends more on the favor of the Lord." The Venetian mercenaries wiped their sweat and cooled the barrel as they prepared for the next round.

"Bang-"

The wall to the left of the gate was hit again, and there was already a gap enough for several people to pass through. Immediately the Ottomans blocked it with stones, wood, and the like. But Giovanni was clearly not interested in drilling the hole, he was still waiting for the moment when the gates were wide open.

Some of the defenders' psychological defenses have begun to crumble, and this kind of bombardment is like Ling Chi, which will not quickly take your life, but will announce your death sentence by knife. The soldiers of the garrison, looking at the expressions of the Ottomans on the city walls, became a little gloating.

Finally, under the protection of Allah, he abandoned the Ottomans and left.

"Bang-"

The arc of the moment when the cannon was discharged made the Venetian mercenaries judge: "General, it's hit, it's time to charge!" ”

"Good. Chong-huh? ”

"General Giovanni...... The defenders seem to have rioted. ”

The moment the city gate was blown away, some of the servants of the Ottoman defenders chose to surrender. When the walls lose their defensive value, all efforts lose their meaning. There is no danger in the city at all, and continuing to resist will only increase the casualties in vain.

But the Ottoman defenders, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, or rather, to prove their loyalty to Allah, chose to kill these traitors who surrendered. With this choice of sticking out and shrinking their heads, the defenders who surrendered immediately chose to take up arms and swing them at their former compatriots.

"After all, Rome ruled Thrace for a thousand years, and it seems that God still influenced those who should be influenced." Giovanni sighed. Such rebellions were rare in the Ottoman army, but they were not surprising. While many of the local Ottoman garrisons were locally recruited, the Balkans were virtually unstable in Ottoman rule, with many unconverted servants who had not yet been fully loyal. When the Roman legions regained their lost territory, they naturally abandoned Allah and turned to Rome.

"Enter the city, take charge of the defenses, prioritize the Ottoman army that is still resisting, and don't disturb the people of Rome."

Giovanni had already received the news of John's aid to Great Greece, and he was ready to retreat and block reinforcements, but this siege seemed to be exceptionally smooth, and apart from a few strong attacks and some losses, the empire could be said to have easily acquired the coveted majority of Thrace.

If John succeeds in capturing Thessaloniki, then the offensive can be said to be overdone.

According to John, if Giovanni did capture Burgasburg, then the garrison would have to retreat to Constantinople immediately. Because the Burgas region was surrounded on three sides by the Ottomans, it was of little defensive value until the two sides were armistice.

Giovanni estimated that if he wanted to get Thrace in the armistice negotiations, unless the empire got some bargaining chips that the Ottomans had to accept conditions, according to the character of Murad II, even if he fell into the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts, he would definitely not back down.

"Count the supplies, don't forget to search the castle, and go back to Constantinople. You can't just know how to kill people in a war......"

Giovanni, who was born as a merchant and aristocrat, certainly did not forget his job. The soldiers will definitely swallow some of the spoils, which he knows in his heart, but war has always been a game of economic strength, and every time the battlefield is cleaned up, it is the more important link.

"Alright, warriors of the Empire, return to Constantinople! Go and greet your triumphal ceremony! ”