Chapter 18: Persuasion

The emperor got the news much faster than the sultan, and in May, the emperor already knew the whole process of the fall of Bursa.

"Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission." The envoy returned to Constantinople, and before he could rest, he was called by the emperor.

"Bursa has fallen into the hands of Karamanbey."

"Well," the plan is almost complete, only the last step is missing.

"What kind of person is this Karamanbey?" The emperor was intrigued.

"Greedy, moody, fond of whipping soldiers, greedy for money, with all due respect, even Satan would not want to see such a person." The messenger replied truthfully.

"Haha" Hearing the emissary's description of Karamanbey, the Emperor smiled and shook his head, "It seems that Mehmed II has a headache." ”

Then he called Calvo, "Go and prepare more letters of surrender and send them to the enemy's camp for our fellow Christians to see." ”

"Yes, what should be written on this letter of persuasion?"

"Just tell them about the current situation, and tell them that they don't need to surrender, as long as they leave now, they will not be guilty of the past."

"Understood."

Next

Khalil hurried into the Sultan's tent and handed a letter to the Sultan.

"Oh no, Your Majesty, Bursa has fallen." Khalil's face was full of sorrow.

"What?" The Sultan snatched the envelope, looked at it for a moment, and threw it back.

"It's just the enemy's strategy to disrupt our army's mind, you can't even see this?" The Sultan spoke harshly.

"I hope so, too, but the Bursa side has just received news that Karamanbayi has besieged the city of Bursa." Khalil took out another letter and followed the pacing Sultan,

"This letter was sent more than 20 days ago, and it is not impossible for Bursa to fall for such a long time!!" The aged vizier advised the Sultan,

"Karaman raised troops in the name of Prince Orhan, denying the legitimacy of His Majesty, and if Bursa falls, the whole of Anatolia will be shaken, which will be greatly disadvantageous to our army."

"Who else knows about this letter?" The Sultan suddenly turned back,

"The whole camp has been spreading, and when I found out, I couldn't hold it back, and the Anatolian army was clamoring to go back."

The Sultan closed his eyes, raised his head, and sighed,

"Gather all the people."

The Sultan knew that the time had come for him to survive and that he had to act quickly to deter the army.

Soon all the soldiers were gathered to the Sultan's tent,

Looking at the Sultan, the standard-bearer of the Anatolian Army took the lead in attacking: "Your Majesty, I heard that Bursa has fallen, is it true?" ”

The Sultan didn't talk nonsense, "Come on, drag him down for me and cut him down." ”

Looking at the head of the standard-bearer, the Sultan said loudly: "This person spreads rumors, disturbs the hearts of our army, and his crime is unforgivable. ”

"He said that Bursa fell, this is pure nonsense, the city of Bursa has thick walls and sufficient supplies, how can it fall in such a short time?"

"Karaman has always been loyal to successive sultans, how can he rebel? This is all his nonsense, from now on, there will be anyone who disturbs the heart of our army, beheaded. ”

After saying that, regardless of everyone's reaction, with a wave of his hand, the body of the standard-bearer was inserted into the stake and stood in front of the camp.

The Sultan turned to the tent and immediately whispered to Khalil: "From now on, in the name of suppressing bandits and supervising the transportation of grain and grass, slowly withdraw the army, and do not be discovered." ”

Khalil nodded yes and immediately went down to prepare for the withdrawal.

At this time, Laszlo had also joined Camizir IV,

"Look up for a long time" Camitziri saluted first, and Laszlo replied with a salute not lightly.

"You..."The squire knight beside Camizir couldn't help but want to theorize,

"Eh," stopped Camizir, "His Majesty Laszlo has not learned aristocratic etiquette, so there is no need to be angry. ”

Kamiziri looked breezy, as if he really didn't mind.

"I didn't expect the king of the Poles to only play tricks, what? Do you want to kill an Ottoman with your mouth? Laszlo scoffed.

Laszlo certainly wouldn't give Camizir a good look, and it seemed to him that this king had little merit and tried to get his hands on the Hungarian throne, so it was strange that he could have a good face.

"Two of them are angry, they are angry." The Byzantine envoy laughed, wouldn't these two masters have not seen the Ottomans and fought first, right?

"Since His Majesty Laszlo looks down on me, then please go first, I just hope that Your Majesty will not be beaten by the Ottomans and run out alone." Kamiziri said lightly.

Laszló was furious, and was about to say something, but the messenger hurriedly stopped,

"Don't talk about the two Majesties, the enemy is at present, it is better to unite, don't be laughed at by the Ottomans."

Eventually, Laszlo didn't say anything, slammed the horse's belly, and left the place.

Seeing this, Kamiziri sneered, "Little brat, I don't know how thick the sky is." ”

In the middle of the night, Laszlo was sleeping soundly, and a voice sounded in the tent,

"Who?" Laszló was alert and rolled over, his hand already resting on the hilt of his sword.

"It's me, Your Majesty."

By the hazy moonlight, Laszló fixed his eyes on the Byzantine envoy during the day.

"Your Majesty, please come with me."

Laszlo followed the messenger to a hidden hollow, where Camizir had arrived, and was talking to a man he had never met.

To Laszlo's surprise, Camizir, who had been dismissive of Laszlo during the day, was now a little flattering or... Adore?

At this time, the man also saw Laszlo's arrival, and he stepped forward and performed a standard courtesy, and Laszlo hurriedly returned the salute.

"Thank you for coming, Your Majesty Laszlo." The man greeted him and then said,

"I am Constantine."

Laszlo's eyes widened, Constantine had resisted the Ottoman army of 100,000 for so long with only one city under such tremendous pressure, all kinds of rumors were rampant, and there were even rumors that he had received God's blessing by his own hand, and Constantine had become a legend in the entire Western world.

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty." Laszlo seemed to see his idol's little fan girl, and in Laszlo's opinion, Constantine's situation was very similar to his, but Constantine's ability to turn decay into magic gave him great encouragement.

"Alright," Constantine said, a little helplessly, "let's get down to business." ”

"I have come to tell you one thing, the hearts of the enemy have been shaken," said Constantine to the two,

"I intend to launch a surprise attack on the enemy on May 26, and I will crush the enemy in one fell swoop."

Camiz was a little hesitant to come, but seeing Laszlo's face beaten, he no longer hesitated.