A shekara ta 1003, Basil na biyu ya kaddamar da yaki da Daular Bulgeriya ta farko kuma bayan watanni takwas na kewaye ya mamaye muhimmin garin Vidin da ke arewa maso yamma.Yajin aikin na Bulgeriya a gaban Odrin bai kawar da hankalinsa daga manufarsa ba kuma bayan kama Vidin ya zarce zuwa kudu ta kwarin Morava inda ya lalata katangar Bulgarian a kan hanyarsa.Daga ƙarshe, Basil II ya isa kusa da Skopje kuma ya sami labarin cewa sansanin sojojin Bulgaria yana kusa da wani gefen kogin Vardar.Samuil na Bulgaria ya dogara da babban ruwan kogin Vardar kuma bai dauki wani taka tsantsan ba don tabbatar da sansanin.Abin ban mamaki yanayin ya kasance iri ɗaya da na yakin Specheios shekaru bakwai da suka gabata, kuma yanayin yakin ya kasance iri ɗaya.Rumawa sun yi nasarar samun fjord, suka haye kogin suka kai wa Bulgarian gafala cikin dare.An kasa yin tsayin daka yadda ya kamata 'yan Bulgaria suka ja da baya, suka bar sansanin da tantin Samuil a hannun Rumawa.A lokacin wannan yakin Samuil ya yi nasarar tserewa ya nufi gabas.