"Your Majesty, we're late."

"You still know how to come?" Hunyadi wiped the blood from his face, pulled the white horse to Derj's side, and said half-jokingly, "The Hungarian soldiers have been defending the Plintina Heights for two days and two nights, more than half of the infantry have been killed and wounded, and a third of the cavalry has been lost. ”

"It's not that we didn't do nothing, while you were at war with the combined Ottoman and Serbian forces, the Albanian army accomplished another feat."

"Tell me, what can you do with an army of less than 10,000 people?"

"It took only two hours for us to capture the capital of the Serbs, and now more than half of the important cities in Serbia are under Albanian control," Derj smiled. ”

"What did you say?"

"Same as you heard. Although our losses are not so severe. Derj pulled out a simple map that had been drawn overnight, "We now have two choices, either to skin and eat Serbia clean, or to make peace with the empire first, and then deal with the Ottomans first." ”

Hunyati thought for a moment, and then quickly gave an answer: "The Ottomans are the henchmen of the Balkans. The Romans, on the other hand, are our staunch allies. In this way, the choice becomes much simpler. Since the capital of Serbia had fallen at this time, it was better to prepare some troops to prevent them from a temporary rebellion. The focus is still on Muhammad. ”

"That's what I'm thinking too, and, I suppose, you're interested in one of my captives."

"Did you capture ...... alive?"

"Brankovich."

……

"Your Majesty the Sultan, the Kastoria and Skopje regions have now all fallen......" The hussars, released by John, knelt before Muhammad with half their faces swollen, "their troops are in good spirits and seem to have suffered no losses at all." The co-emperor of the Romans, John, let me send a message to your Majesty...... He said......"

"You say, I won't do anything to you." Muhammad sat seemingly calmly. There is no expression on his face.

The soldier glanced at the debris scattered around him but no one dared to clean it, and swallowed: "He said...... The Empire has not prepared a ship for you to flee to Nicaea, so hopefully you and your ministers have learned how to swim and jump headlong into the Aegean Sea to Asia Minor. ”

The entire court fell silent.

"Say it again."

"He said the empire was not prepared ......"

"What the fuck are you guys sitting here doing one by one! 10,000 troops, pull to Serbia for others to kill! Give others a morale boost! The two major fortresses that blockaded Epirus will be dropped! Tell me, what did you do for the Ottomans? Muhammad suddenly roared, "Did my father deliver the Ottomans into my hands and into your hands just to see the empire drive us out of the Balkans little by little, into the sea, and finally crushed into the dust of history?" Yes?! ”

"What's wrong? Dumb? Speak! The Romans are already under our capital! Are you still playing ridiculous infighting and partisan power struggles in the royal court? ”

"Your Majesty the Sultan, we still have a good chance, but our troops must ......"

"Your Excellency Khalil, abandoning the defense of the inner city of Edir is the biggest mistake, you should be your first assistant minister with peace of mind, you don't have to worry about military matters!"

"You ......"

"Enough! Didn't you understand what I just said? Muhammad retorted: "I need you to restore our disadvantage at once!" Immediately! ”

……

Constantine XI could see the Cutthroat Fort on the opposite bank from the terrace of the Royal Palace, across the Bosphorus.

It was the bridgehead for the Ottomans to cross the strait and drive straight into the Balkans, and it was the greatest disgrace of the entire empire. Within a few years, the empire had fallen, and Valleologo's rule was crumbling.

But now, the mighty Phoenix fleet, with the Ebius Radiance at its core, carrying one of the empire's most elite infantry regiments, is attacking the Ottomans' century-old rule in Asia Minor.

"Admiral Francisco, we need to open a gap in the sea wall as quickly as possible to allow our infantry to land. Then immediately build a three-dimensional position. And we need more artillery support. "Vasika stood at the front of the mast, on the sea wall, the Ottoman guards were clearly visible, but their land artillery was still very awkwardly ranged, and they could not bombard the fleet at this distance.

"Their sea walls are not even as high as the deck of the Ebius Radiance, and if the landing board were a little longer, our troops could jump directly onto their walls. But it doesn't matter, a sea wall of this level is not qualified to shout in the face of heavy artillery. With the experience of the last attack on the Galata Fortress, Francisco was very interested in the project of shipborne heavy artillery at this time, "You can land directly in the harbor, and under the suppression of the broadside artillery fire, they will not dare to build a line of defense on the shore." I'll send you down first. The spacious coastline was enough for our soldiers to play. ”

At the same time, the hands of the Ottoman soldiers holding their weapons were still trembling slightly.

It was the first time they had engaged such a huge monster in close quarters. The size of the Ebius Radiance has completely exceeded their imagination. The muzzle of the black breeze, in this era, is the absolute authority.

"Your Excellency the Governor...... Can we hold on? ”

The governor of the Ottoman region touched his white cloth and shook his head blankly.

The eastern part of the country was invaded by the Mamluks, and a large number of defenders had been drawn from the major fortresses, and the number of defenders in the Cut Throat Fort was less than 1,000 at this time. However, the empire has sent such a large fleet, I am afraid that the seamen on the ship can participate in land battles and completely destroy their fortresses.

"Our fleet...... Right! What about our fleet! Will they be able to support us? The Governor suddenly tugged at the neck of a soldier beside him, "Where is our fleet?" ”

"Have you forgotten, Lord Governor? The Mamluks have been storming our southern coastline for a long time...... Naval battles are won and lost, and although we have some advantages, they will not be resolved so quickly and completely. If you want to rely on the navy to change the tide of war, I'm afraid ......"

"No...... Say no more, don't say it again! Resist! Hold them off! ”

"We simply have no way to fight the artillery of the Romans...... Their artillery power is completely beyond the capacity of any current fortress! ”

Bang –

Suddenly, a cannonball landed solidly on the walls of the Cutthroat fortress.