The Ottomans were waiting for them.

Cepace believed that his judgment was correct, or that was Alexander's.

Judging from the situation on the battlefield, Cepes soon discovered some rather strange phenomena, which made him more sure of the enemy's intentions.

When Morko's feint finally attracted the attention of the Ottomans, causing their troops to move towards the direction of the wide enough space once they left, Cepes led his army to quickly move towards the direction of Bukrkani.

Bukelchani is the last river fortress near Denbvica. Because it is located on a reef protruding into the river by the river, the fortress was not built regularly, but formed a vague triangle along the terrain of the reef.

There are two sides of the fortress facing the river surface, while the other side is facing the shore. Two solid-looking fortresses are built on two walls facing the river fortress. On one side facing the shore are several bronze artillery installed on rough wooden frames instead of special firecrackers like the one on the river.

These artillery have small calibers, and some are not much larger than eagle cannons. However, due to the terrain, the Bukelchani Fortress can directly threaten the fortress when facing the river bank. It can only pass through a dense forest and then pass through a not-wide road.

This created favorable conditions for the people of the Bukkarchani Fortress to concentrate their firepower. Because Bukkarchani still had to provide grain granaries for thousands of people in Denbvica, there was also a concave inside the fortress, which led to the small dock on the river.

However, the gates on the waterway that this small pier and the river that were connected to the river have been closed, and there are many people standing on the fort wall facing the shore.

People were worriedly watching the rolling smoke and dust that was rising from time to time in the distance of the woods. They knew that there were two armies fighting cruelly under the smoke and dust, but they were not tied up. Moreover, the people of Bukrkarni knew that they were actually thorns in the eyes of the Ottomans. At least their grain warehouse could bring a lot of trouble to the Ottomans.

Dembvica is not big, with a total of less than 3,000 men, women, young and old in the city. However, because it has been a holy place in the Balkans for too long, Balkans often come here from far away to pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Cyril brothers. Perhaps because of the turbulent situation, people are more eager to get comfort from faith, so there have been many people who have been pilgrimage.

Perhaps inspired by the holy sites of the Saint Cyril brothers, some pilgrims chose to stay. They formed sects of different sizes in Denbvica, some of which were dozens of people, and some had only a few, but there were also 2 large sects of hundreds of people in Denbvica.

One of them is the famous "Dragon Knights" in the Balkans. All the knights are so famous because there is a very famous member among them. His name is Vlad III, the legendary ancestor of vampires.

After his death, Vlad III was placed in the cemetery of the Denbvica Church. In addition to the cross and the angel statues, he also had his comrades and friends during his lifetime.

The Dragon Knights are one of the two largest sects in Dembvica, and are also a semi-armed sect. The members of this sect believe that God chooses and tests them to prevent the pagan invasion of the Ottomans. At the same time, they firmly believe that a firm belief in God can allow them to gain power that others cannot imagine.

Although these sects have different numbers, they all have very firm beliefs. In addition, because they stayed in Denbvica for many years, they had feelings for this small town that were no less than those of the residents of the city. When they heard that the Ottoman army arrived, the members of the sect immediately asked the municipal officials to allow them to arm themselves in order to defend the holy land. When the officials were still hesitating whether they needed to do so, some of the most radical sects had begun to look for blacksmiths and workers everywhere to build the weapons they needed to defend the city.

The Dragon Knights and another sect called Yixin Society relied on the wealth they had accumulated from the members of the sect over the years, not only quickly armed themselves, but also began to distribute weapons to some residents who were worried about the fall of the city and other small sects. For a time, Dembwicha was full of soldiers holding various weapons, which made Dembwicha look less like a religious holy land, more like a messy barracks.

However, this gave Dembvicta's defenders some confidence. They believed that as long as Bucharest could send reinforcements in time, they could defend the city.

However, although the joining of these sects did strengthen Dembvica's defense, another problem was ahead of them, that is, the food that Dembvica himself could provide could not support so many people.

These sects usually do not buy food from Dembvica, because these sects have some relationships with the Patriotic District of Bucharest, and most of them buy food from Bucharest.

But now, Dembvica is facing the danger of being surrounded, and obtaining food from the river from the grain warehouse of Bukkarchani has become the hope of the Dembvica people.

As for how long Bukelchani can last, it is not what we should consider now.

The Ottomans obviously knew this, so when their left wing marched, they divided a team to march towards Bukelchani, and at the same time, a large number of siege tools were also transported to Bukelchani.

Both Dembvica and Bucharest immediately realized that the Ottomans wanted to occupy or destroy the food supply base in Bukrkarni.

The people of Bukrkarcyan were also nervous. Their defenders were not large. At least they seemed lonely and lonely in the face of the huge number of Ottomans. Although the terrain of Bukrkarcyan was quite favorable, and the grain warehouse in the castle stored enough supplies that could support towns like Denbuvica for several months, they still knew that if reinforcements did not arrive in time, what would be waiting for them would eventually be the fate of the city being destroyed.

Unless they were willing to give up the fortress and evacuate Bukrchani from the river, but if such a grain warehouse would fall into the hands of the Ottomans.

"It's the Cepace man," an officer said in a low voice beside the guard of Bukelchani. Seeing the guard's beard trembling slightly, the officer pointed slightly under the fort wall. "Those men were broken up from his ranks by the Ottomans, and they said very clearly that they were subordinates of the Grand Duke Wallachia."

"Does he claim to be Grand Duke Wallachia?" A strong humming sounded from the nose of the guard. "The son of Vlad Cepes, his grandfather is an illegitimate son, and his father is a cruel guy, but now does he actually regard himself as Grand Duke Wallachia?"

"He is here to help us," said the officer with some embarrassment. "We need reinforcements, otherwise we will definitely not be able to resist the Ottomans."

The guard reached out and twisted his thick beard. It was obvious that the situation in front of him gave him no choice. The appearance of Cepes undoubtedly gave Bukelchani a glimmer of hope, but this did not make him feel better.

Cepas, Vlad's son, the former Grand Duke of Wallachia who lost his head...

The guard's forehead kept swelling. He knew why he was so nervous and uneasy. When he thought of Vlad III, he was secretly trembling because of his nervousness.

"He couldn't know who it was, right?" The guard suddenly asked the officer beside him in a voice that only two could hear. Although he was speechless, he knew that the other party would understand.

"No, in fact, we don't even know who did it, right? At that time..." The officer pondered for a moment and thought for a while before using a word he thought was suitable. "It's very messy, there are wars everywhere, everyone is only concerned about killing the person in front of him or saving his life, who can control others."

The guard hummed slightly as if he agreed or responded, then he turned his head and looked into the wall of the castle.

"Will he come to Bukrkarni?"

Hearing the inquiry officer nodded, then he also looked at the shadows shaking in the darkness under the fort wall.

"I heard that yes," the officer turned around and looked at the smoke and dust that still couldn't stop ripping up outside. "They are going to help Dembvica."

The guard hesitated and finally said, "We need their help."

"I understand." The officer nodded, then approached the guard and lowered his voice and said, "But what if Cepes knew?"

"What can he know?" The guard suddenly asked in a stiff tone, "Is his father's death? You also said that it was so chaotic at that time. Who would pay attention to other people's affairs? And Vlad has many enemies, right? So do you think he knows who was involved in killing his father?"

"But I heard he found the guy who was said to have sold Vlad's head to the Ottomans and dried him alive into a mummy."

"The cruel people of the Cepes family," the guard cursed in a low voice, but still waved his hand, "Send someone to contact him, we need their help."

"But you know that he calls himself the Grand Duke of Wallachia," the officer whispered, "If we ask him for help, we will recognize his status..."

"Now for us to defend against the Ottomans is the most important thing." The guard interrupted the officer with a slightly vicious tone. "Bukerchani is dangerous now, and if this place falls into the hands of the Ottomans, do you know what it means to Dembvica and Bucharest?"

The officer's lips moved but said nothing. He looked out of the fortress worriedly, and his eyes flashed with haze full of worries.

Cepes' army advanced rapidly along a dry river channel. The slightly rugged river channel was not wide and not deep. Large areas of green plants had grown under the river channel. From a distance, it looked like a turquoise belt extending forward.

Cepes did not know how long he could deceive the Ottomans, or how long Morko could last, so he could only do his best to order the army to cross the gap and loopholes in the defense line arranged by the Ottomans and move quickly towards Bukrkani.

It’s just that Cepes doesn’t look good now, or if Bukrkarni’s guard looks at it, he might find that the expressions on the two people’s faces are actually similar.

Resentful and unwilling to accept that Cepes always thought that he was much more tolerant and generous than his father. Although he admitted that he had inherited the irritable character in the family, he always felt that he was more like a politician than a simple warrior than his father.

But now Cepes realized that the influence of the family was obviously huge, so his mood was extremely complicated at this time.

Bukelchani's guard was once the subordinate of his father during his lifetime.

And Cepes has been secretly suspecting that his father's death is related to many people, and the guard of Bukrkani is one of them.

Cepace would have guessed this way not because he had never found the person who murdered his father, but because not long after his father's death, the man went from an ordinary little nobleman who was not noble to the guardian of the prominent Bukelchani Fortress.

The role of Bukrkarchani is undoubtedly very important. This place is regarded as a hub connecting Denbvica and Bucharest. Such a place was handed over to his subordinates after Vlad III's death, which made Ceppes doubt whether that person was actually loyal to his father before.

After all, Vlad III was driven off the stage after he just inherited the throne of Grand Duke. Although he regained the title of Grand Duke, his cruelty and ruthlessness made him an enemy of everyone on this land.

When Vlad III died, his subordinates were retaliated for following such a monarch, but among these people, only one was not only spared, but also suddenly became successful inexplicably.

Lachemota.

When he thought of this name, he couldn't help but feel thrilled from his heart. When he decided to rescue Denbvica, he thought of Bukkirchani, or the person in Bukkirchani fortress.

"Your Highness, we are not far from Bukrkarchani." A follower shouted from the side, "The fork in front is the road leading to Denbvica."

Hearing the words of the follower, Cepes' heart suddenly paused. He looked forward and saw two roads leading to different directions.

One leads to Denbvica and the other leads to Bukrkęni.

Cepes took his mount and looked at the two roads, and his face looked sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy.

"Your Highness?"

The people around him were urging him quickly, and even in an instant, it was extremely precious.

Cepes couldn't help but breathe in his chest, and finally he pulled the reins hard and let out a muffled growl: "Go to Dembvica!"

The Wallachian army continued to advance, and as the team stepped on the fork leading to Denbvica, through the dense gaps in the treetops, Cepes saw the tall fortress tower in Bukrkarni behind the woods in the distance.

"I'll be back."

Cepes whispered to anyone, then he clamped the horse's belly with force and ran forward.
Chapter completed!