On the Danube, the bridge of the Austrian River Fleet flagship "Kaiser Rudolf".//The fastest update //

The officers and soldiers of the entire fleet know that in recent days, their commander's mood basically depends on the direction of the wind.

If the north wind blows, Yevich will be in a good mood; if the south wind blows, Yevich will be very irritable.

But it was clear that the wind was blowing from the north today, but Jevich was in an unusually bad mood.

"General, the Tyrol must return to Vienna for overhaul. We can't delay it any longer."

"No, I only have eight battleships left, and I can't lose any more."

"But................"

"Nothing but, let the Tyrol return to Buda on its own, and then let the Hungarian knives in Buda try again and tell the Hohenzollern officer that if my ship is lost so quickly this time,

Fighting ability, I will go to His Majesty to complain against him! Even if he just lost his son-in-law, I will still complain against him!"

In the past ten days, Jevich felt that the enemy's resistance on the Danube had become stronger and stronger. This was because the supply and organization situation of the Ottoman ships was improving as they got closer to Belgrade.

As the starting point for Suleiman's expedition, the material gathering point and the strategic support point, Belgrade was guarded by experienced and determined veterans.

Although the resistance he organized was still destroyed time and time again by Jevich and his men, the Austrian side also began to suffer losses. The Tyrol was not the warship in the worst condition. There were already two large sails and oars on board.

was sunk.

If the Tyrol is sent to Vienna, it will definitely need an overhaul. It will definitely not be able to make it in time for the next crucial battle.

In fact, if the combat mission was not too urgent, the "Rudolf the Great" should actually return to Vienna for an overhaul. Although Ladislaus's highest priority for Buda is to establish a fleet to provide maintenance and repairs for his fleet

The ability and priority are even higher than strengthening one's own city defenses.

But this kind of work cannot be accomplished overnight.

Even though Chancellor Hohenzollern was in a bad mood because of the death of his son-in-law, he was still working hard. He knew very well that after losing this powerful son-in-law, he had to work harder to improve his value in order to maintain his status.

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It's just that he couldn't find enough professionals in such a fast time. Buda's shipbuilding industry has always been depressed. Most of the local shipyards have been defeated by competitors in Vienna. Under Ladislaus's shipbuilding subsidies,

.Vienna is already the only shipbuilding center on the Danube.

This allowed Ladislaus to eliminate that subsidy and obtain a large amount of tax revenue, which is the ultimate goal of subsidizing industry.

Of course, this situation also has certain hazards. For example, now, the Austrian fleet cannot be effectively repaired far away from Vienna.

The Ottoman invasion destroyed Buda's last insignificant commercial shipyard.

"Damn it, we're going to turn into the Drava River tomorrow." Jevich's job is becoming more and more difficult, not just because

The battle line began to approach local territory. It was also because his fleet was about to lose the downstream advantage it had always had.

The Drava River is a tributary of the Danube River that originates from the southern foothills of the Alps and flows from west to east into the Danube River in Osijek.

Osijek is located on the south bank of the Drava River. It was easily captured by the Ottoman army long before the Battle of Mohacs.

Belgrade is obviously stronger, but Osijek also has a fairly strong defensive force at this time.

When the Ottoman army arrived on the banks of the Drava River, the Ottoman officials in Osijek had already built a rather strong camp and a large dock.

Seeing the support provided by the rear, most of the hundreds of thousands of Ottoman troops breathed a sigh of relief. Although the fortress built by Osijek with all their efforts could only accommodate less than 10,000 people, only the Sultan and his core guard could get it.

Protection of the Wall.

But before midnight on the day of arrival, everyone got the long-lost hot soup, and everyone felt that they didn't have to worry about the Austrians for the time being.

Of course, the Ottoman nobles had more than just hot soup. The local pasha of Osmania who came to welcome them prepared a nice banquet for them.

"Well done!" Suleiman was indeed very satisfied with the governor. "But I can't keep you here overnight. Please return to Osijek as soon as possible to organize transportation and further city defense work."

"Such a person should become the governor of a large province or the manager of a central organization. Osijek Province is just a waste of talent. When the Austrians are defeated, I will find a vacancy for him in Istanbul." Watching this.

The governor returned to the south bank of the Drava River by boat overnight. Suleiman said to Ibrahim Pasha who came with him to see him off.

"He is not yet forty years old this year, which is the age when he can best serve you." Suleiman was very satisfied with the Osijek officials who organized all this, and Ibrahim Pasha, who recommended him, was equally honored.

Yan.

But he could also hear that Suleiman's statement was somewhat uncertain. They all knew that Osijek was difficult to defend.

This very capable governor must withstand this difficult test before he will have a bright future.

"Are the Austrians still keeping their distance?" Suleiman confirmed to Ibrahim that there were no other ministers around him. Although he knew that the enemy would definitely not accept the battle at this time, he could not help but still look forward to Ladislaus.

Si will take the risk once.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it seems that the enemy is determined to launch an attack when we cross the river. The Austrians recently won a great victory in Pest, and the Transylvanian army in Schauporai was severely damaged."

The Ottomans also already knew the outcome of the Battle of Pest. Neither Ladislaus nor Szaboray had time to clean up their control areas. Ibrahim's intelligence network was still operating effectively.

"It seems that the Austrians are indeed not comparable to the Hungarian rabble." Suleiman had been looking forward to Szaborey's ability to draw Ladislaus's attention to the east. "Is Szaboray's loss big?"

"It is said that the Austrians killed a total of more than 3,000 people and captured more than 3,000 people. It is impossible for Shauporai to march to the Danube again in the short term." In fact, Ibrahim believed that even if Shauporai won, he would capture Pest and threaten Buenos Aires.

Damn, Ladislaus will never look back.

In fact, Suleiman also knew this. Now, he felt that Ladislaus's arrangement was very targeted.

In the past few years, Austria seemed to be barely dealing with France, but the real arrangement was on the Danube side. The river fleet was really painful.

"The soldiers have not had meat for several days, and this bowl of hot soup is really timely." In fact, in order to show that we share weal and woe, Suleiman canceled all meat transportation in order to transport more food due to insufficient transportation capacity.

He has also not eaten meat for several days.

"Yes, Your Majesty, but most of the officers still think that this banquet is unnecessary."

"Short-sighted, crossing the river in front of the enemy is the most dangerous operation. How about stabilizing the morale of the troops and showing our confidence? Did the delay operation go well?"

"Every day we open up a little distance and fake the position of the marching stove. The Austrians have misjudged the distance between them and us. They have been separated by an extra twenty miles, which should be enough."

Suleiman nodded, then shook his head: "I didn't expect that all our good luck seems to have been used by His Majesty Louis II. This one from Vienna is really a dangerous opponent."

"It's true, Your Majesty, it's true." Ibrahim Pasha also felt great pressure from the Austrian army's recent following actions. Although the Ottoman army still had a slight advantage in quantity and quality, Radice

Routh has undoubtedly grasped the initiative.

In fact, most of the Ottoman leaders now believe that if they do not attack Hungary, Ladislaus will also attack to claim the throne of his grandfather. Otherwise, it is impossible to explain the formation of such a powerful fleet under the threat of France.

But Suleiman and Ibrahim both thought there might be other reasons.

"Perhaps our conquest of the Knights Hospitallers made the Austrian monarch feel threatened." Recently, the Knights Hospitallers have rebuilt their own force in Malta. Although they are still unable to resume piracy operations against the Star and Moon Cultists, in terms of diplomacy

Still sparing no effort to cause trouble for the Ottoman Empire.

In the court of every major European country, there are ambassadors of the Knights Hospitaller who are busy calling for holy wars.

"Perhaps, but motives are not important now, Your Majesty."

Although the content of Ibrahim's words was a bit disrespectful, Suleiman did not care. He knew that Ibrahim was very focused when solving problems.

"Your Majesty, during the banquet just now, Duden has returned from Borchi............." (To be continued. If you like this work, (.)
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