"Where's the messenger?"

While Ladislaus cut open the coagulated blood with a special letter opener, Sazarstan inquired about the messenger.

"Dead."

"Dead? Died of injuries?" Frunzberg continued to ask. The top intelligence requires that the messenger holding the token cannot be replaced. Although horses can be changed along the way, running at high speed for more than ten days under high tension will cause

It is not uncommon for a courier to be physically overburdened and die upon reaching his or her destination.

But the guard seemed very embarrassed, "This envoy came all the way from Vienna, but he probably did not die of exhaustion. Although he was exhausted when he entered His Majesty's camp, he probably did not die."

The guard officer almost buried his head in the ground when he said this, but he knew that he could not hide it. Although he was embarrassed, he continued without stopping: "He was killed by a guard, and the traitor killed everyone."

The companion who was guarding the courier then attacked the courier. His companion should have suddenly cut his artery. The courier may not be in any condition at all.

Due to his unconscious state, he must have got the letter, but because he didn't know that the letter could be carried without a special letter opener, and it would trigger a flaming arrow. His head was blown open by this magic. I

I think I am to blame, if some adults think I should resign......"

"Determine the number of insiders according to confidentiality regulations, and immediately conduct an investigation based on faith and economic conditions." Sazastan interrupted the guard officer's self-report on the issue of responsibility, and instead asked him to block the information and conduct a self-examination.

Ladislaus's bodyguards should all be Barbarossa's followers, and they all come from ancient Austrian noble families. The occurrence of such an incident would be a big scandal.

Secrecy is even more important. The speed at which bad news spreads largely determines the difficulty of response and the degree of damage.

"Based on faith, any family member who has a follower of the Fire-Haired Lady within three, no, five generations of the family will immediately be quarantined and examined." Ladislaus had already read the letter quickly. Machiavelli did not write a few words in total.

After the guard went out, Sazastam and Frundsberg immediately read it over.

'A revolt is taking place in Vienna. A large number of Sunian priests are on the move, and there are signs that the Sunian electors personally entered the fray and captured the militia arsenal, November 29, 1526, Niccolò Machiavelli.'

Excessive mobilization for the war also caused chaos in Austria.

"We cannot expect the remaining forces to put down this rebellion on their own." Sazhastan bluntly stated what Machiavelli hinted in his letter.

"The army can return immediately from the original route, and the forward troops can reach Bratislava within fifteen days." Frundsberg saw an ominous omen from Machiavelli's letter. "Even if the enemy had already taken control at that time,

Vienna. There was not enough time for internal cleaning, the people of Vienna saw

The double-headed eagle battle flag of the Warlock Royal Family will definitely support you. No matter how strong the city wall is, it cannot be defended without the support of the people. However, if possible, we should return to Vienna as soon as possible. The veteran is not talented and is willing to lead a thousand cavalry from

Szekesfeherr and Styria lead directly to Vienna.”

Compared with a large army that must rely on the Danube River to move, a small number of elite troops can travel a shorter straight-line distance.

"Vienna has the entrance to the divine realm of His Majesty the Knight of Vision, which is not so easy to conquer. Even the voters of the fire-haired lady cannot do this." Machiavelli had no scruples in his letter, but Sazastan still did not dare.

Directly mentioning the fire-haired lady's name, although Bisery

Gram is much worse, but in terms of divine power, Suni is definitely far above Barbarossa. "Although the fire-haired lady is very strong, her power is difficult to project after all. In this material world, the comparison is still with that of us mortals."

Organization and strength, true gods cannot participate in battles between mortals."

But after a pause, Sazastan still didn't dare to continue talking nonsense: "Just letting the traitors wreak havoc on the country, especially around the capital area, will cause too much damage to the economy. We should go north as soon as possible."

Ladislaus had kept his eyes closed since he read Machiavelli's letter. It was not until the two close advisers had finished speaking that he opened his mouth and issued orders at a fast pace.

"No one with knowledge of the matter is allowed to act alone. Monitor each other to ensure that the information is not spread." This is directed at the guards.

"The entire army was mobilized immediately, with a small number of elite cavalry as the lead, and the infantry followed to attack the Ottoman cavalry force eastward." Ladislaus's order greatly exceeded the expectations of the two close advisers, but they did not get a chance to speak at all.

, Ladislaus said categorically.

"Your Highness Frunzberg, half an hour after the army left Borchi, you led 500 Austrian cavalry and 1,000 Hungarian cavalry back to Vienna via the shortest route. We must protect our capital!"

"Your Highness Sazastan, you will guard the way back for me, and I will give you three thousand men to guard the city of Borchi."

"After chasing us here, I will never accept a failure. Tomorrow morning at four o'clock the whole army will prepare food, and before sunrise, I will rush to the Sava River ferry!" Ladislaus no longer pursues perfect reconnaissance, but

Put the chips out. "I believe that my fleet can provide effective intelligence support, and we will definitely inflict heavy damage on the fleeing enemy."

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Although it was already getting late, Ibrahim's troops could not set up camp yet. Today was a critical day after penetrating the Austrian logistics line, and they had to march overnight.

"Ibrahim Pasha, the officer sent to monitor Zharkin's four hundred Crimean cavalry, was put in a leather bag and thrown back."

"Is his life in danger?" Ibrahim seemed unfazed by the loss of a Tatar.

"No, he and a few of his men were basically just hungry." Compared to the Tatars who killed the Ottoman officers, this was quite polite.

"Those damn Crimean cavalry, how could they go to the Danube to rob without our help?! When we really wanted to use them, they all disappeared without a trace. Even Hanis has no news." A person responsible for contacting the servant army

The Ottoman officer yelled angrily.

"Henis-Zarjin? That guy who claimed that his mother was a descendant of Genghis Khan also ran away?" Another Ottoman officer shouted in disbelief. "This is impossible. I fought with him and we killed him together.

Twenty Hungarians, that’s not a coward!”

"They may not be cowards, but they are not the most loyal and courageous Ottoman soldiers. Muhammad, don't use our standards to ask them. This is too high for them. Don't forget that they just rely on bragging about their ancestors.

Heroic nomads, and we and our ancestors are heroes, we are Ottoman Turks!"

Although many Crimean Tatars and Zaporozhye Cossacks immediately broke the promises they had made to the Sultan without hesitation after discovering that the main force continued to retreat, Ibrahim did not care very much.

As long as the Ottoman cavalry still has cohesion, it will be fine.

Moreover, his explanation of the Mongol Empire is not a scientific historical attitude, but it does play an inspiring role.

"Yes, Ibrahim Pasha, yes, they can only brag about what their ancestors were like, but we use our actions to prove that we are good sons of our ancestors!"

"That's right!"

Although in theory the entire army should remain quiet during this kind of infiltration battle, Ibrahim did not restrain his men too severely. This was a suicidal mission and no more pressure could be exerted.

Ibrahim Pasha did not intend to use cavalry to fight the Austrian army. His goal was to penetrate the elite Sipaxi cavalry into the rear of the Austrian army's battle line.

Ibrahim had already considered the surrender of the servant cavalry. He originally wanted to send a message to Ladislaus through those surrenders that his own situation was very bad.

After Ladislaus was affected by this, he was likely to misjudge and underestimate the threat of the Ottoman cavalry. Ibrahim would let Ladislaus know that even with only two thousand elite Turks, he would

Could mess up Austria's logistics.

As long as the Austrian army's logistics line was cut off for one or two days, Ladislaus would not dare to rush straight to the Sava River.

What's more, even if he had some information about the defectors, Ibrahim was still sure that the enemy would conduct a thorough reconnaissance to ensure the position of his main force before launching an attack, which could delay the attack for half a day.

"But don't be too relaxed. The Austrian army will definitely leave Borchi tomorrow. Try to control the Romanians and Bulgarians. Even if they escape the Austrian army's search, they can still cause a lot of damage.

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Chapter completed!