Muhammad Ozil's tactical maneuver was not merely his own presumption.
Examples of bypassing enemy defenses to break their central regions were not uncommon in either classical or medieval times.
For instance, General Li Yaoshi of the Eastern Dynasty had a glorious record of leading a forced march to launch a lightning strike against Khan Jieli; and during the Great Arab Conquest, Caliph Umar also repeatedly used this tactic to destroy Sasanian Persia.
Now, Özil's use of this tactic, in his own eyes, was merely an excellent imitation of his predecessors.
But even after being frustrated beneath the city walls, he still subconsciously seemed to misunderstand the enemy's strength, believing they were only somewhat capable in defending the city and not as degenerate as he thought.
Regarding their true level, this General from the Janissaries remained completely in the dark.
At midnight, after leaving 500 foot soldiers to symbolically guard the original camp, Özil Pasha impatiently led 2,000 troops to bypass the defenses of Giresun and head directly to the nearby small village of Kayadibi.
Based on intelligence gathered before the war and confirmed during this expedition, he was certain that it was not a key protected area for Bosporus.
Therefore, he could easily obtain the provisions his army would soon lack in that small village, making the march and battle smoother.
Thus, Özil, unaware that he had actually advanced too deeply, left the outskirts of Giresun under the cover of night.
Meanwhile, the defenders stationed on the outer walls of Giresun did not relax their vigilance.
As dawn approached, the on-duty defenders discovered that the main enemy force had completely withdrawn and reported this to the monarch, who was personally directing operations within the city.
"They must have gone into our territory," Caesar said with keen judgment upon learning of this, "Issue orders to strictly guard all defense lines and fortress castles in these days; they absolutely cannot be allowed to wreak havoc."
"Your Majesty, how can you be so sure?" Army Commander Tukharovsky asked casually.
Although he roughly guessed the reason for his Caesar's judgment, he still wanted to know his monarch's intentions.
"How to put it," Manuel mused, stroking his short beard, "From the most practical perspective, according to reports from scouts and other soldiers, our enemies have no intention of retreating; instead, they left a contingent of troops, neither too many nor too few, possibly as a deterrent, or possibly as a backup.
According to the Ottoman style of marching, we should consider this force as the enemy's backup unit.
And judging by the supplies left behind, it is highly likely they are imitating historical precedents, using this force as their rear guard for retreat.
"And from a more subjective perspective," Manuel frowned subtly at this point in his analysis, "I always feel that the enemy strategically despises the combat effectiveness of us Romans.
While not entirely unfounded historically, their attitude has subtly shifted to the tactical level.
If this is considered, it further validates the previous conjectures."
At this point in the analysis, the Generals surrounding him all clapped sincerely.
Although some still had differing opinions on Caesar's somewhat ambiguous analysis, it was not difficult for them to accept.
After the Generals quieted down for about half a minute, Manuel spoke again, reminding his subordinates, "Speaking of which, the navy should be ready, right?
Also, the troops in the Janik forest should have opened up the local mountainous terrain by now."
To this, Tukharovsky rose and saluted without delay, reporting, "Reporting to Your Majesty, Admiral Falero is ready, and Dungar and his men have already broken through the Janik hinterland villages like Yavuzkemal, shrinking the Turk's control to the coastal plains."
"Very good," Manuel, who had already received the relevant information, smiled approvingly after confirming the battle report was true, and again pulled out the documents reported to him by the secret department, scrutinizing them.
"The Ottoman Janissary Corps of the Black Sea and their General Muhammad Ozil Pasha?" he sneered at this point, "I'll kill you within three weeks and scatter your ashes!"
At this moment, just as Tukharovsky reported, the inland hinterland of Janik had been completely opened up by the main forces of the Bosporus Army led by Generals such as Dungar.
In fact, one major reason Özil was able to advance so smoothly on the Black Sea, apart from Manuel's strategic arrangements, was also related to the Bosporus Army sending nearly eighty percent of its main forces to the mountains to contend with the enemy.
"Has Janik Bey Emir escaped?" Dungar belatedly received this military intelligence after his subordinates, including Nicholas, rigorously interrogated the captured Turk officers.
This made him feel somewhat frustrated: this was a monarch of a Beylik, and he had let him escape.
But he quickly emerged from this emotion and looked at the battlefield, strewn with corpses.
Fortunately, the elite part of the Bosporus Army had not suffered too severe a blow and could continue to engage in the next battle after a rest.
"Although that's true, my Lord, those Janissaries are truly terrifying," Dungar's hands and feet grew cold as he recalled the Janissary enemy troops who suddenly burst onto the battlefield.
Had he not reacted quickly at the time, he might have been cut down directly on the battlefield.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and promptly, not only stabilizing morale and saving lives but also leaving those 150 Janissaries forever here.
However, if his monarch knew about the nearly 1:4 exchange ratio, he would likely tremble all over.
Although this was also related to his deliberate placement of conscripts on the front lines during their encirclement.
At the same time, several large ships suddenly sailed into various ports in eastern Janik.
After several waves of battle, though not intense, quite dull, the Bosporus Army and Venetian sailors successfully controlled the various ports and coastal villages in eastern Janik.
Afterward, they extended like mycelia from these nodes, intending to control the entire coastline of the region.
A few days later, the Bosporus Army, having controlled the hinterland of Janik, also received orders to move north, successfully joining forces with their allies, and through excellent cooperation, brought the aforementioned areas under Bosporus's military control within a week.
Just as they were reporting their achievements to the monarch stationed in Giresun, Manuel finally, by personally taking to the field and boosting morale, annihilated the Janissary backup unit left around Giresun.
Thus, Özil Pasha's Janissary force, which had rashly penetrated deep into enemy territory, finally became isolated.