Hungary, Györborg Fortress.
The three-horsetail flag of the Ottoman Empire's Grand Vizier Mustafa Koprulu flutters high on this large bastion.
The Jenicheli warriors of the Ottoman Empire's brigade are continuously driving from the south along the Danube River, passing at the foot of the majestic fortress and driving towards the Austrian border in the north. Following them were a large number of bronze cannons with heavy bullets drawn by mules and horses. It rumbled across the wide road and dug two deep grooves in the ground. The soldiers wearing big hats and big beards, carrying rifled guns imported from the Ming Dynasty, matchlock guns made in China or other weapons, were advancing at a rapid marching speed. They were all out of breath, but they were not at all There was no stopping. The long queue stretched from the southern horizon of Jerburg Fortress to the northern horizon, as if there was no end.
It seemed like they were the only ones left on the entire plain on the west bank of the Danube. The local Hungarians had disappeared without a trace when the Tatar cavalry as the vanguard passed by - these people who have lived on the front line of the confrontation between the Tianfang Church and the Catholic Church for generations have long smelled the smell of danger.
This war is no small matter!
For the first time in history, the Christian camp in the West is united! Although the Roman Empire was far from developing to the point of unifying the Christian world, there was no doubt about the moral integrity of its leaders, and the empire also firmly controlled the Holy See, uniting the emperor and the pope for the first time.
Therefore, Emperor Louis of the Roman Empire can now mobilize most of the power in the Christian world to crusade against the Ottoman Empire, the leader of the Tianfang Sect, and he does not have to worry about being held back by his "own people".
And the number of troops that the Roman Empire can mobilize today is around four to five million! With so many troops flooding in like a tide, can the Ottoman Empire still be able to withstand it? Will Istanbul become Constantinople?
However, although the Hungarian Christians living on the west bank of the Danube have long been looking forward to the coming of the Roman army, they have also seen enough of the burning, killing, and looting practices of the Western Christian armies, and know that they are almost as barbaric as the Ottomans in the East... ..maybe a little more savage!
Now hundreds of thousands of troops from both sides are about to fight in a decisive battle between Hungary and Austria. They, the local residents, should run as far as they can...
The two old men, Mustafa Koprulu and Mustafa Kara, were standing side by side on the wall of the Djerburg Fortress, looking at the open plains to the north with telescopes.
Both of them frowned slightly, looking very annoyed.
What annoyed both of them was that Archduke Henry of Austria actually incited the nobles of Upper Hungary to launch an uprising and expel the Ottoman garrison in Brasslava, the Ottoman-appointed archduke!
This is stepping on the Ottoman Empire's red line!
The spoils that the Ottoman Empire obtained after defeating the Holy Roman Empire last time were the suzerainty of the Kingdom of the Czech Republic, the Grand Duchy of Upper Hungary, the Grand Duchy of Austria, and the Grand Duchy of Croatia. Among them, the Grand Duchy of Upper Hungary is the most important piece of territory!
The terrain of Upper Hungary is relatively high, and it is very close to Vienna, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Austria, and connected to the rich Czech Republic. It was a strategic location for the Ottoman Empire to control the Czech Republic, deter Austria, and resist Poland.
So the Ottoman Empire has been stationing 10,000 troops in Bratesla... Originally the Grand Duchy of Austria only had a standing army of 15,000, so Bratesla sent 10,000 troops, plus Djerburg The 10,000 people in Brno and the 10,000 people stationed in Brno (and another 10,000 in Prague) were enough to scare Archduke Henry.
Unexpectedly, Archduke Henry expanded the size of his army to 150,000 (actually only 100,000) in a very short period of time, and it was very strict and majestic. When they marched toward Bratesla in a mighty manner, the Hungarians there were all excited, and the Ottoman garrison was frightened on the spot - the Ottoman troops stationed in Bratesla were not the strongest. How could the elite Yenicheri army have the courage to fight one against a dozen when faced with internal and external enemies?
So when he saw the white Austrian Legion coming in force, he immediately packed up his salute and ran away. And when they ran away, they harmed the Grand Duke of Hungary Dmitry I... As soon as this unlucky guy ran to Djerburg, he was struck by the Grand Vizier Mustafa Koprulu. Law was hit hard.
Mustafa Koprulu ordered people to chop off the head of Dmitry I in order to enforce military discipline! Now a bloody human head hangs on the roadside under the wall of Djellburg.
A Yenicheri officer quickly ran to the top of the city and handed a military report he had just obtained to Mustafa Kara.
The old man, whose beard and hair were already white, took out his reading glasses, put them on and started reading. After reading, he started laughing.
"Kara, why are you laughing?" Mustafa Koprulu turned around and asked his brother-in-law.
"Grand Vizier, we are going to win!" Mustafa Kara has always been an optimist. He smiled and said to Mustafa Koprulu, "Henry and François Eugen are the two People really don’t know how to fight, but they actually deployed an army of 150,000 people between the Lakeside and the Danube River... and they also dug long trenches and built low walls."
"What?" Mustafa Koprulu was stunned, "Dig a trench and build an earth wall between Lakeside and the Danube? What do they want to do?"
The straight-line distance between Lakeside and the Danube River is more than 26 kilometers! Moreover, there is no danger to be defended.
To defend such a large front, the usual method is to build bastions or simply concentrate forces for field battles.
And digging trenches to defend the 26-kilometer front... was a bit beyond Mustafa Koprulu's imagination.
What do you want to do? Even if there were 150,000 people, they would be spread out over such a wide front.
And how deep and wide a trench can you dig in a hurry? Can you be a Tatar cavalry? Mustafa Koprulu personally led an army of 100,000 and 30,000 Tatar cavalry (cavalry of the Crimean Khanate) to kill them this time. After combining the troops from Djerburg and Bratesla, the total number of troops reached 150,000!
In addition, Mustafa Koprulu's army also carries more than 300 cannons, which should be able to completely overwhelm the enemy in terms of firepower.
A long line of defense cannot stop the Ottoman army no matter what!
Mustafa Koprulu smiled coldly and was indescribably arrogant: "Send the order and speed up the march. I want to break through the thin Austrian defense line in the shortest possible time and enter the city of Vienna again!"
The banks in Vienna are waiting for us to rob them! "
Rob the bank!
With Mustafa Koprulu's order, the Ottoman army immediately became excited!
The morale has soared to the sky, and I can go to heaven.
Archduke Henry's wishful thinking was completely frustrated because of this - according to his original intention, he did not want to fight the Ottoman Empire's army, so after the uprising broke out in Bratesla, he did not lead troops to garrison, but The army was drawn to the plains south of Bratslava and spread out. Declare a decisive battle with the Ottomans to defend the people of Bratsela.
But in fact, the Ottomans could cross the Danube near Djerburg, and then advance along the east bank of the Danube to bypass the Austrian army on the west bank of the Danube... But in the eyes of the Ottomans, they did not go to Hungary at all. The rebels are looking for banks in Vienna!
How can suppressing rebels be as important as robbing banks? All the 150,000 Ottoman troops rushed towards the 100,000 Austrian troops deployed between the Lakeside and the Danube River.
A bloody battle is about to take place!
