It must be said that the tenacity of the Ottomans is worthy of respect.

Without large siege engines, the Roman garrison could only siege the city by traditional fortifications. But the Ottoman defenders were clearly numerous times stronger than the Athenian mercenaries.

The garrison was unable to carve out a landing point on the city walls, and as soon as they climbed the city walls, they would be strangled by the Ottomans. In order not to continue to increase unnecessary losses, Giovanni had to first order the legions to withdraw to the besieging camp.

I have to say that the Roman legions have indeed been weak for a long time, and if they encounter the same number of Ottoman troops in the field, I am afraid that it is really not casual to say that they will be completely annihilated. At this time, Rome was able to slightly enter the eyes of Giovannifa, which should have been directly commanded by himself, and the Phoenix Legion of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but unfortunately the number of imperial generals was really worrying, and he could only temporarily serve as the commander of the garrison corps for the accusation.

And now, His Royal Highness John, who had high hopes from Giovanni, had been waiting in the forest for a full ten hours.

Muhammad, still unable to make a decision, should use the few thousand remaining troops to support Thrace. The information he had at hand had proved that the Phoenix Legion, which had only caused him to abandon his armor under the city of Constantinople, had also made it out of the walls of Theodosius.

It would be nice if the Phoenix Legion could participate in the siege, but if the Phoenix Legion didn't know where to go......

The dawn of the second day was not long in coming.

Under the late autumn sun, the blood-stained walls are even more conspicuous.

The Ottoman defenders of Fort Burgas, still in high spirits, repelled another siege by the garrison at 10 a.m. By this time, the casualties of the garrison had already reached a thousand people.

This means that there will be fewer and fewer possible sieges, and the strength will be weaker and weaker.

In the eyes of the Ottomans, soon, the Greeks, who could not afford huge losses, would soon return to Constantinople.

"General Giovanni, things are delivered here, there are at least five hours left. It's already the fastest speed. One of the soldiers next to him reported to Giovanni.

Giovanni gritted his teeth, then ordered: "Rest in place for five hours." Beware of Ottoman attacks on the camp. ”

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At this time, the situation in Greater Greece was even more critical. It seems that Murad II did not care about the loss of troops at all, and in just one night, Murad launched four surprise attacks!

Each time, Murad commanded thousands of men to storm the siege camps that the Empire had already defended.

Moreover, the impact was swift and short, and after the initial contact and almost one-to-one damage, the Ottomans would immediately fly away under the cover of the archers on the walls. This shock made Latius even more sure that Murad II would replenish a large number of reinforcements to Salonika, and as long as the reinforcements reached Salonika, the Imperial Legions, which had already received a certain amount of attrition, would soon become the meat of the Osman army.

For Murad, the siege of the Eastern Roman Empire actually brought a lot of pressure as well.

Less than a decade after the Ottomans occupied Thessaloniki, the city was populated by mostly Orthodox Christians and Roman people, and Murad II had to put pressure on the city's inhabitants to prevent a rebellion. Although Thessaloniki was the second strongest fortress of the Ottomans in the Eastern Balkans, in reality, he would have abandoned the city and fled if he had not sent a large army to defend it earlier.

"Lord Sultan! They're retreating! Murad II followed the guidance of his guards, and sure enough, the Greeks were still besieging the city. In fact, there are already soldiers slowly retreating.

Many of the besieging tents were already more than half empty.

"Greeks...... They perceive our intentions. How far are the people of Edirne from here? ”

"About three hours ......"

"No, if you wait for them to arrive, this is a great opportunity...... Ahem......"

Murad II, who was already in poor health and personally led his troops to attack the camp four times, was already exhausted. But he also knew that if he missed this opportunity, the Ottomans would have to wait a long time if they wanted to recapture Greater Greece.

To give more time to the Eastern Romans is to leave more risk for Ottoman rule in the Balkans!

"Leave 500 men to prevent mutiny and receive reinforcements...... Others...... Ahem...... Out of town in pursuit! ”

The gates of Thessaloniki, opened for the fifth time during the siege.

With the Ottoman cavalry in front and the infantry behind, they rushed straight to the besieging camp outside the city.

In fact, the besieged camp, which was almost empty, and the few thousand light infantry that remained, were completely unable to organize a decent resistance. With a one-touch collapse, the defense line collapsed in an instant.

The Ottomans' tomahawks and scimitars were easy to break through the defenses of these ineffective light infantry or peasants, and soon the Eastern Roman soldiers began to scatter in all directions, and the besieging camp was littered with weapons and equipment. and the heads of the Imperial soldiers rolling off.

"For the Sultan!"

The Ottoman generals shouted and led the army in rapid pursuit. Since the Eastern Roman soldiers retreated in secret echelons, the possibility of forming a defensive line was almost non-existent.

The corpses of more Imperial troops were quickly piled up along the way, and such a rout was unorganized and undisciplined, and it was simply a group of deaths. And the Ottoman generals apparently thought so. The Eastern Roman Empire is already facing destruction!

The cavalry could easily catch up with the fleeing Imperial infantry, and the expanding results made the Ottomans even more excited.

The chance to regain Greater Greece and even break through the Isthmus of Corinth seems to be at hand!

And only for a moment, such a beautiful fantasy was interrupted by a sudden rain of arrows falling from the sky.

"For Constantine!"

"For Rome!"

Because of the hasty pursuit, the vanguard of the Ottomans had already entered the range of the ambush bows and arrows, and there were no dense forests or cliffs, so the Ottomans hardly thought about the possibility of encountering an ambush.

But these despicable Greeks were really lying motionless in the grass and bushes!

"Latius!"

Prince Thomas roared, and a burst of horses' hooves rang out. The Greek light cavalry, led by Latius, launched a surprise attack on the Ottomans, who were scrambling to build a defensive line.

In terms of impact, the light cavalry is only one-tenth of the power of the heavy cavalry, but the light cavalry also has a unique agility and mobility, and in the chaotic crowd of the Ottomans, the knight's sword can also harvest the head!

Soon, the light cavalry pursued by the Ottomans was easily routed in the rain of arrows, and after a long pursuit, the Ottoman infantry, whose physical strength had been exhausted, was quickly caught up and dragged into positional warfare.

"Infantry keep up! For the sake of the Empire, liquidate the infidels! ”