Chapter 153: The Battle of the Balkans-Kosovo!
"It's an opportunity, Lanier."
Hunyati patted the shoulder of his deputy. A few hours earlier, their scouts had sent a tip that the Ottoman-Hungarian border area was a newly conquered land after the Battle of Varna, and that the Hungarian people were still nostalgic for the rule of the kingdom, and that the coalition was about to launch a major war of conquest against the Ottomans, so there were frequent small peasant rebellions here, and the Ottoman rule over the area was shaky.
Therefore, it is very likely that Mehmed II sent troops to the border to quell the rebellion, and now that Serbia is pro-Ottoman, then it is very likely that Hungary will exchange fire with the Ottoman and Serbian forces on the border. This may not really be a confrontation between the main forces, but it will undoubtedly be the first encounter after the war begins. For the sake of the morale and honor of the coalition forces, Hungary could definitely not have lost here.
At this time, the Hungarian army was still on the north bank of the Danube, and if the march had been accelerated, it should have been able to meet the Ottoman army before dark.
"Your Majesty, the urgent credentials of the Serbs!"
Just as the troops were about to march out, a lightly armed sentry stumbled to his knees in front of Hunyadi.
"Don't worry, what did that scum Brankovich say?" At that time, Serbian leaders were still in contact with the Ottomans, but they would not be put on the table for reasons of their position, but now, Brankovich's letter has made Hunyati's scalp tingle.
Just after the Battle of Varna, the Ottomans occupied all of Serbia, but did not annex Serbian land, and re-enthroned Brankowicz. On Branković's instructions, Serbia began to pay tribute to Osmanagon. Unexpectedly, now, Serbia has fallen directly to the Ottomans and closed its borders to Hungary. As a result, Hunyadi had to watch out for the passage of the Ottomans through Serbian territory to attack the Hungarian rear.
At the same time, Brankovic also declared war directly on Albania, and I am afraid that the reason for the loss of news in Derj is also related to this.
You know, in order to stabilize the Pope's confidence in Hungary, Hunyadi applied to the Pope for the name of the Crusader in this war. Serbia could not have declared war directly on the Crusader states, but Albania was already on the Orthodox alliance of the Roman Empire, and Serbia could rest assured that it would be able to do its best here.
"Your Majesty...... What are we going to do? Do you want to cross the border of Serbia first to help the Albanian brothers? ”
"No...... Continue the march. The tide of war is changing rapidly, and if we are to win, we should trust our allies. Hunyati vetoed, "First enter Serbia, Brankovic will not dare to do anything to our army, even if it is a war on the territory of Serbia, Brankovich will not dare to do anything to us!" ”
An army of about 15,000 men, under the command of Hunyadi, continued its mighty march south towards the southern border between the Ottomans and Serbia.
"If Muhammad had just received a tip from Sofia, then their army would still be near Edirne......" Hunyadi took the map from Lanier's hand, "and we don't need to expect Wallachia to send reinforcements to support us, so there's no need to wait here for anything." Let the troops go faster, so that we may be able to achieve greater results in a shorter time. ”
"Your Majesty...... I'm afraid the results of the battle have already been delivered......" Ranier suddenly pointed to the Ottoman flag that had suddenly appeared on the opposite hillside.
At this time, the Hungarian army was on the Printina Hill in Serbia, which was still under the jurisdiction of Branković. Undoubtedly, Brankovich had given all the military access to the Ottomans. However, Hunyadi did not expect that the declaration of war between the coalition forces and the Ottomans was only a few days ago, and the Ottoman army was able to rush into Serbia one step ahead and intercept the Hungarian army.
Mount Plintina was slightly lower than the Ottomans had been stationed, but a small plain between the two mountains was perfect for a campaign of this magnitude. The Ottomans had already built tents and fortifications on their positions and seemed to have come prepared. Perhaps even before the declaration of war, the despicable Serbs had already betrayed the movements of the coalition forces to Mehmed II.
"Tell the whole army to immediately build a defensive line around Mount Plintina to prevent the Ottomans from attacking the camp! It looks like they have fewer people than we do, and this victory will be ours! ”
"Kosovo...... The Ottomans put the battlefield here, absolutely what kind of attempt! Ranier angrily tugged at the map, "It's a pity that Muhammad is not in the camp tent of the Chinese army, otherwise I would have cut off his head with my own hands!" ”
"This is not the main force of the Ottomans, but victory in this battle is a matter of life and death for us. Lanier, let the troops not be careless, shrink the line more tightly, and send more people to see the reality of the Ottoman army. ”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
From a distance, the Ottoman army should have been around 10,000 men, which was far less than the total number of troops that Muhammad could muster. Outside of the Guards who had to defend Edirne, Hunyadi believed that there were at least three or so more legions like this.
At this time, every piece of information is very important, and in order not to make any mistakes, three teams of light cavalry are often sent in a row to deliver the same message.
But before Hunyadi could even put pen to paper, Lanier hurried into the king's tent.
"General Hunyadi, the Ottomans have rushed down the hill!"
"What did you say?"
Hunyadi could barely believe his ears. The entire army of the Hungarians was exposed to the bare Printina hill. The Ottomans could clearly see the difference in strength between the two sides, and it was definitely a rather stupid move to abandon the advantageous terrain and launch an active attack at this time.
It's just that......
For an army of 10,000 people, the commander can never be a mediocre person. This made Hunyadi even more worried about whether the Ottomans had some special plan.
And just a few minutes later, when Hunyadi was about to set up an infantry array to defend on the forward high ground, the news suddenly came from the sentinel that made people almost despair.
"Your Majesty! An army of seven or eight thousand people of the Serbs, coming up from behind us! ”
"Brankovich this scum!"
There was no strong offensive on Mount Plintina, and Serbia's move was undoubtedly to form a front and rear attack with the Ottomans and directly drive Hungary out of the coalition army. If the empire loses the help of Hungary, the tide of war will soon be reversed. For Hungary, it will also lose its last chance to take revenge on the Ottomans and shake the confidence of the population at home.
"Your Majesty, what should we do!"