Ladislaus's hesitation did not last long, as Jevich's second envoy came and asked him to send reinforcements immediately. //Visit to download txt novel //

It was not that he captured the main force of the enemy, the Ottoman army had already crossed the Drava River.

In fact, Borchi was the main crossing point for the Ottomans, and Jevich was leading his sailors to fight for a bridge.

"There is indeed a bridge in Borchi, but a flood twenty years ago destroyed it..." Only then did Horthy realize that he had not pulled the bridge.

Dislaus provides important information. "No! The damn Ottomans fixed it."

Due to its unreasonable design, this bridge greatly hindered water transportation on the Drava and Danube rivers.

Compared with the local small nobles who can collect bridge tolls, the big nobles behind the transporters are more influential, so Horthy, as the finance minister, has always refused the local people's request to rebuild it.

This bridge, which he refused to rebuild every year, became Ottoman's road to salvation.

This is reasonable. It is not impossible to cross a hundred thousand people from one ferry in one day, but it would be too bizarre to do it at night.

The delay of the Hungarian troops due to darkness is certainly due to their low quality, but it is also because we humans are naturally diurnal animals.

"The cavalry sets off immediately and must save the bridge."

The bridge had just provided a way for more than 100,000 Ottoman troops to survive, but now it was a burden to the Ottomans because it also provided an opportunity for the Austrians to pursue them.

When Ladislaus reached the ferry on the north bank of Borchi, the bridge had once again returned to the way it had been when Horthy had seen it last time. The sailors sent by Jevich were defeated by the rear troops led by Duden.

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent."

"You're doing great. Try to rest where you can."

It's not that he didn't expect a miracle, but Jevich, who asked for forgiveness, was not reprimanded by Ladislaus.

To be fair, his performance has been pretty good.

That night, one of Jevich's lieutenants came to poach him and said that he did not personally lead the sailors to attack at the critical moment. Instead, he was severely reprimanded by Ladislaus. How could the fleet commander leave his combat post?

However, this deputy was Hohenzollern's nephew. Considering the feelings of the members of the State Council, Ladislaus did not dismiss him for such a weak crime, not to mention all the soldiers of the River Fleet during this period.

It’s all hard work.

The Ottomans' damage to the bridge was not complete. It took the Austrians less than three days to repair this important bridge over the Drava River.

Of course, this time was enough for the Ottoman army to open a considerable distance. If Borchi could delay Ladislaus for a few more days, Suleiman's army would be in danger.

However, Ladislaus did not give up the pursuit. As soon as the bridge was repaired, he led his troops across the river and attacked the city of Borchi.

None of the Hungarian fortresses on the north bank of the Drava River were attractive to the Ottomans, and they were basically abandoned on their own initiative. The few remaining troops to hold on were not able to delay the Austrians for any time.

Some fortresses defended by more than 500 people were captured by the Austrians in less than an hour. This also greatly improved the Ottomans' evaluation of the Austrian army and made them afraid to leave half of their troops for a decisive battle.

However, the scale of Borchi is not comparable to that of a so-called fortress with an earthen fence and a three-story building. Although the moat has been completely silted up due to the decay of local officials and the Ottomans have no time to dig it, other city defense facilities are

has been reinforced.

The defenders were also composed of a thousand Yenisei soldiers. This force stood firm here with the determination to die.

However, the speed and intensity of the Austrians' attacks still exceeded their expectations.

They originally thought that even if the enemy did not wait for the trebuchets to arrive, they would have to wait at least 10,000 people to cross the river before attacking.

However, the Austrians only opened their cavalry curtain in three directions: west, south, and east to ensure that the Ottoman army was not ambushing nearby, and then immediately prepared to attack.

Although Jevich was convinced that the main force of the Ottoman army was still retreating along the Danube, Ladislaus knew that the strength of his fleet had been weakened to the critical point. In this extreme environment, although Jevich could still make the Ottoman transportation extremely

Difficult. But when observing the enemy, the possibility of misjudgment is also increasing sharply.

What he was most worried about was that the main force of the Ottoman army would seize the opportunity to fight.

However, the commander of the Ottoman garrison knew that his monarch and most of his comrades had indeed withdrawn southward in sequence, and it was an impossible task to rely solely on land civilians to maintain supplies for a hundred thousand troops for a long time.

There have been several riots among the grain transporters because they could not eat the minimum food. Although they were suppressed, the situation was already very dangerous.

If the Ottoman army sets up an ambush and is discovered by the Austrian side, the consequences will be disastrous. It may really cause a commotion among the soldiers, and the situation will be out of control.

It seems that this group of attacking troops only has more than a thousand people. Do you want to capture a fortress with thousands of defenders?

Too arrogant.

But the garrison commander was not angry at the enemy's arrogance, but felt excited. He saw the vitality of himself and his men.

Although you are not afraid of death, who wouldn’t be happy if you could avoid death?

In a siege, the first attack is very critical. If your side severely defeats this attack, you will most likely be able to hold on for a relatively long period of time.

Although the main Ottoman forces have retreated, there are 10,000 troops deployed around Osijek. If the Austrian army fails to attack the city, there may not be a chance to rescue Borchi.

There were no residents left in the city, and the food reserves were sufficient, although there was little hope for this force, and there was still a risk of too many captures by the Austrians.

Suleiman would rather make the army more miserable, and try to leave them with enough food. After all, if the food is very small, it is equivalent to directly telling these soldiers that they are dead.

Maybe some dedicated officers will fight in a certain death situation, while soldiers at least need a hope, even if it is illusory.

Even just delaying the supply of food can slightly increase the morale of the defenders.

"Everyone cheer up and prepare to shoot."

The Austrians really began to form formations. They only had simple ladders, no trebuchets and no siege cones.

In the view of the garrison commander, this is obviously a reaction of the enemy not knowing the real strength of the new Jeniseli army. As the new Jeniseli army, they certainly have reason to look down on the third-rate troops recruited from the Balkans, even if they are

They can also be proud of themselves in front of some of Turkey's non-elite second-rate troops.

It was not that the commander didn't know that it was also the Jeniseli New Army that was blocking the enemy in the camp on the north bank, but he didn't want to think about it at this time.

People always see what they want to believe, especially in times of despair, as was the case with this Ottoman officer.

At this time, accompanied by more than a dozen servants, Anna came to the opposite side of the city gate.

'That's a mage? A red-robed mage? Is this the legendary ring caster?" The Ottoman officer was also well-informed, but he was worried that he was with the wrong person. "The female senior caster is Misrila

, that town in the illusion department? Is she coming to attack the city?"

At this time, although he doubted the applicability of illusion magic, the commander had already realized that the Austrians had never used such large-scale magic when attacking small fortresses on the north coast.

"Spread out and don't gather on the city wall." In order to prevent too many soldiers from being affected by illusion magic, the commander issued an order to reduce the density of soldiers on the city wall.

This was the wrong response. He should have gone out of the city to form a formation.

Although it is difficult for the troops leaving the city to survive, it can prevent Anna's costly attack from directly destroying the city wall.

In order to ensure that she defeated the city in one fell swoop, Anna gathered many priests to support her in casting spells, which could increase her power.

It also greatly reduces the amount of casting materials used, but requires a priest's life as a medium for Kassu's divine power.

Although the blessing of Cassus is very powerful throughout Europe, the churches of Cyric and Bane are paying close attention to Anna and her every move.

However, the intelligence agencies of the Ottoman Empire are still more concerned about Sazastan and Misrila, which have been notorious for twenty years. They are not paying enough attention to the new rivals. The Ottomans in the city of Borchi will pay the price for this.

The Ottoman soldiers watched the women outside the city become brighter and brighter amid the praises of many priests.

She radiates huge heat, which can even be felt on the city wall hundreds of meters away.

"Praise you, Your Majesty." A Cassus priest suddenly let out a high-pitched roar, and his body turned into a stream of flames and rushed into Anna's body.

After a fierce explosion, Anna completed her transformation.

"What kind of monster is that?"

When the huge monster rushed out of the fire, the Ottoman soldiers on all the city walls were filled with fear and suspicion. (To be continued. If you like this work, (.) Vote for recommendation, monthly vote, your support,
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