War is always a continuation of politics, a phrase that Muhammad II may not have heard, but he was able to grasp the true meaning. He said to his terrified men: "Poseidon will definitely be willing to talk to me, he is not absolutely sure that he will kill me." And, even if he had the ability, I don't think he would have done it. ”

For now Mehmed II had about 3,000 horsemen with him, and they were heading in the direction of Brusa, and perhaps in half a month, or ten days, the walls of Brusa would be visible.

Mehmed II gave a long sigh to his son Bayezet, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your teacher, a terrible great man, yes, he is a great military strategist, and a nightmarish opponent!" I never thought that one person could control the army to such an extent; never thought that he could hide his intentions so deeply. ”

"When the demon's wrath came, we knew that all our previous judgments had been broken, but it was too late."

"In fact, at that moment, there was no one who could resist his sharpness."

"Go and tell him that I'm willing to talk." This is what Mehmed II commanded his men.

In fact, the state of the guard regiment was not very good, and Mehmed II finally followed his 8,000 elites, who had never been put into battle, and maintained a good body and spirit. Ding Yi and his guard regiment, however, after a long battle in the position, immediately followed the long-distance attack. More than three-quarters of them are not full-time cavalrymen.

And along the way, the elite around Mehmed II was killed, from 8,000 to more than 3,000. Although there are riding guns, but to tell the truth. At least Ding Yi was hot at this time, in cavalry warfare. It is as if the other side is bent on escaping in the cavalry battle, and it does not reflect the absolute advantage.

If it is a field duel, with the array in front, then the thermal weapon will definitely be able to show its superiority.

When it comes to pursuit, how can it be so easy to fight? The other party is bent on hiding and escaping, and in modern Afghanistan, the former Soviet Union has used Hind helicopter gunships against rifles, but they have not been able to do it in one fell swoop. What's more, Ding Yi's side is just the advantage of riding a rifle over a bow and arrow, and there is no advantage in transportation, that is, in a car.

So the messenger sent by Mehmed II. Ding Yi still met with their group of ten people.

However, Ding Yi was not interested in the conditions they proposed, such as gold, silver, jewelry, or something.

"Go back and say to Muhammad, 'Let's go on.' There should be ten days left before we get to Brusa, so there's no rush. ”

"You can sue him, and Brusa is definitely not going to give him any sense of security."

Ding Yi is not arrogant, if Mehmed II is going to hide in Brusa, then Ding Yi does not mind letting Brusa this ancient city. Like Smyrna, he endured a baptism of artillery fire. Even without the support of naval artillery, mortars were enough to make the walls tremble and groan, maybe not direct artillery. It will definitely destroy the ancient city, but the high-explosive warhead will definitely bring a lot of damage to the defenders.

"Let him try to flee to Brusa, those words. It's a good thing for me and for him. ”

The guard regiment was tired, with the exception of the cavalry battalion, to be honest. The others were to be compared to the fine horsemen of Mehmed II. There is a gap. The reason why it can be embellished all the way is because in addition to the cavalry battalion with an extra Arabian horse, one person and two horses are Mongolian horses.

Until now, the captured Arabian horses have been abandoned on the road; Even if it was a cavalry battalion, only a dozen or so soldiers could be left behind, guarding the entire battalion with hundreds of armored Arab war horses, following behind and slowly advancing. All of them were riding Mongolian horses.

Although the Mongolian horses were able to hold out, the soldiers really reached a limit.

However, Ding Yi knew that Mehmed II's troops would only be more unbearable than himself.

If the time came for the guards to throw down their horses and march on their feet, then Mehmed II would have been doomed. Because their Arabian horses, in such a long-distance journey, they are no match for the Mongolian horses, and before the Mongolian horses can hold on, the Arabian horses will die of exhaustion first--or the guard regiment will not be so determined to throw away all the captured horses, because they are really paralyzed while running.

"The Great Majesty." The messenger of Muhammad II felt a very bitter taste in his mouth, because he had never encountered such a situation with Muhammad II. To know that Mehmed II was called the "conqueror" by the West. There is a wrong name, but there is no wrong nickname, just like Ding Yi is called Poseidon, that is because the naval ships under his command are strong and invincible!

"Can you tell me what will make your iron hooves stop?" The envoy asked Ding Yi in humiliation.

Because he knew very well that if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would really be killed by Ding Yi before Mehmed II saw the walls of Brusa. The only way was for Mehmed II not to rush at Brusa. That is, to fight guerrilla warfare, if Mehmed II dared to fight guerrilla warfare, then it would be difficult for Ding Yi to deal with him.

But the Ottomans were a huge empire! How could Mehmed II, as the caliph of this country, come to play guerrilla warfare with Ding Yi?

So no matter how humiliating he is, as an envoy, he can only come to seek an opportunity to negotiate peace.

"Muhammad can hide, I will slowly kill the soldiers around him, I enjoy the process." Ding Yi smiled and said to the messenger, "Maybe he can escape, maybe he can hide in Brusa, then he will die." You may not think so when I say this, but if you go back and tell Muhammad so, he should understand. ”

"So, for me, a ruined Brusa, plus Muhammad, the captive; Or an intact Brusa. There is only one difference, and if Muhammad wants me to stop, then he cannot enter Brusa, and he must leave the city intact, mind you, to me. ”

"Then I had to take care of the city, and he got the chance to escape back to Constantinople."

The messenger looked up, his eyes glaring, and there was irrepressible anger in his eyes.

Dante Yi didn't stop, and he wasn't joking:

"All the troops of Brusa, go out of the city and surrender, and if I see any of them wearing armor and wielding a sword, I will not stay."

Of course, Muhammad could have gone to Brusa and then changed horses and fled. Bet on whether I can capture or kill him before Constantinople. But if you come to me again, I'll not only have Brusa, but Constantinople. ”

The messenger left with hatred, and Ding Yi sneered and gave the order: "Continue to pursue the remnants of the enemy!" ”

He was not prepared to leave time for Mehmed II to think slowly, or to procrastinate. Even when he met the messenger just now, he was still on horseback, and the team slowed down slightly, but it was still advancing.

Maybe in vain in the end, maybe before he caught up with Mehmed II, the other party really hid in Brusa.

In that case, before the capture of the city, in fact Mehmed II would have had a chance to escape.

Dante is gambling.

"He didn't know that the heavy artillery wasn't with him." Ding Yi said with a smile to the fat man who asked questions.

"In fact, fear is enough to make him lose his delicate judgment; And for those who were shocked by artillery fire, the salvo of heavy artillery and dozens of mortars was no less shocking for them. ”

"But that's Brusa!" Fat Man Wen exclaimed in disbelief.

Although he followed Ding Yi from victory to victory, this time, he still found it incredible.

Brusa was a city that was not well known to most people in later generations - at least it was far less famous than Constantine.

In fact, it is also a magnificent city of this era.

It was not just a major city near the western terminus of the Silk Road. In the 14th century, the Ottoman Sultan Orhan first established his capital here, building the first mosque and madrasah in the Ottoman Empire, which was the religious and cultural center of the time.

Then it became the capital of the Ottomans.

That's right, it's the capital, which was not moved until the fall of Adrianople decades ago; Later, after the capture of Constantine, the capital of Constantine was determined. In other words, Brusa, or Bursa, is about the same status as Nanjing or Fengyang in the Ming Dynasty.

That's why the messenger had a desire to breathe fire in his eyes.

Any bloody Ming official, listening to foreign demands for the cession of Nanjing or Fengyang, will not be an exception, right?

Therefore, Wen Fatzi is also very optimistic about Ding Yi's blackmail this time.

"Mehmed II will not let me down." Ding Yi said with a smile, not caring at all about the persuasion of the fat man.

To the surprise of Wen Fatzi, the cavalry battalion in front rode Mongolian horses, and once again took on the troops of Mehmed II, with more than ten mortars that abandoned the base and bracket, and only carried the barrel, and the mortar fired directly by the soldier with the barrel, after firing a volley. Mehmed II, on his side, raised a white flag among the screaming wounded soldiers.

Of course, Mehmed II still ran away, and those who were killed and wounded were the 800 elite horsemen who were left behind.

"Your Majesty, you're scared of the duel that hasn't taken place yet!" After the envoy came, he actually used this extremely excuse to question Ding Yi. It means that Ding Yi did not dare to perform the duel, so he had to kill Muhammad II first!

Ding Yi calmly accepted his accusation and retired from the army.

Really retreated, taking away those lightly wounded Ottoman soldiers and war horses.

There is also a text signed by Mehmed II himself, a student whom Ding Yi met once. (To be continued......) R1292