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Chapter 125 Unification of the Peloponnese

The golden sun shone on the armor of the soldiers, and both sides stared at the enemy on the opposite side. Even the horses screamed, as if they couldn't help but kill the enemy.

Sapreno took the lead in attacking, and the cavalry attacked the opponent's infantry phalanx. Theodore quickly ordered the archers to shoot arrows.The artillery also opened fire on the other side.

As soon as the firearms came out, some cavalrymen were frightened.Where have they seen this thing before? Although it is not powerful, the sound it makes frightens the horses.

Some riders fell from their horses, and those who rushed after were tripped.The original charge had become unbearable to Feila, and Theodore took advantage of this to launch a general attack, while the mercenary group resisted the offensive tenaciously, and even launched a counterattack.

Although Theodore has more troops, the military capability of the mercenary group is much better than that of the peasant soldiers.In this way, they fought until dark before withdrawing their troops.

At night, the mercenary group launched a sneak attack in an attempt to turn the tide of the battle, but was repelled.Dozens of people were also lost.

The next day, Theodore launched a general attack, and all the soldiers rushed forward to attack the mercenary group.After what happened yesterday, the mercenary group also decided to make a final gamble. They launched a charge, but were resolved by the sound of artillery and muskets and projectiles. Wallachia's things are easy to use.

The strength of the mercenary group has been exhausted, and without the cavalry, their combat effectiveness will be reduced by half.But because of his team leader, he struggled to support him.

At this moment, West made a voice.Sapreno looked there and found that it was the ambush on the opposite side. It turned out that Theodore still had a hand.At the same time, he couldn't figure out where he got the money to hire so many people.

Seeing that there was an ambush on the other side, Achaia's army began to collapse.The first ones to run were the temporarily recruited peasants. They had never seen such a scene before, and the most important thing was to save their lives.

If one soldier runs away, two, three soldiers will flee the battlefield.This sets off a chain reaction that turns into a collapse.Even if the mercenary group forced him to return to the battlefield, it would only be a drop in the bucket.

Theodore took advantage of this to launch an attack, and Achaia was defeated. Sapreno fell off his horse while killing the enemy, and the surrounding soldiers rushed up and beheaded him.Sapreno died, and Theodore wiped out the remaining enemy troops in one go.

The Battle of Patras lasted for two days. In this battle, Theodore's side killed more than 700 enemy troops at the cost of more than 2200 people and captured 2000 people.Seeing this situation, Patras surrendered smoothly.

With the exception of a few fortresses, the entire principality of Achaia was annexed by Morea.The rest is just lingering, and after the unification of the Peloponnese, Theodore ordered to maintain peaceful relations with Venice, which made Venice very satisfied and felt that this person was very good.

It was only a month from the start to the end of the war, and it was already over when Peter came to Karmada.He listened to the people on the pier discussing the war, and felt that this father-in-law was really good, and he deserved to be the strongest member of the Roman royal family against Ottoman.

Although the grain productivity of the Peloponnese is not good, it is very good whether it is planting grapes or raising silkworms.Peter thought it would be a good choice to take this opportunity to buy some land.

After conquering Achaia, Theodore's next goal was Athens.The Principality of Athens has long been ready for battle, not only guarding the only passage into Athens, but also continuing to ask for help from Venice, offering to donate all the land, only asking for a manor for itself.

Venice was a little tempted by this condition, but it still held back, because Athens at this time was a ruined city with no value at all.And they are not obsessed with land, as long as trade and profit.

And Theodore continued to slam the fortress, trying to take it all down. This is also a long-term process, and no one knows how long they will surrender.

However, the territory has doubled, and the difficulty of governance has also doubled.How to transfer the Western enfeoffment system back to the Eastern centralized system is a difficult problem, and it will take time.

And because of the recruitment of soldiers, Moreia's economy has been reduced to the lowest, and the next step must be to restore the economy.

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In order to thank his in-laws for their help, Theodore allocated a piece of land in Patras to Wallachia merchants and gave them tax relief.With the geographical location of Patras, Wallachia can have direct trade with Italy.

The geographical position of the Balkan Peninsula is very special. This region is the only region in Central and Eastern Europe that is protected by mountains and oceans. However, from ancient times to the present, instead of becoming an obstacle between Asia and the West, it has become a bridge.As the gateway to the southeastern corner of Europe, the Balkans are also the frontier for controlling North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

The Balkans and Italy have maintained close trade ties for a long time. Many commercial cities are located along the Danube River Basin and the Adriatic Sea. Ragusa is the most important trading base for Italian merchants in the Balkans.Italian merchants mainly traded silver resources in Bosnia and Serbia, while exporting Italian textiles to the Balkans in exchange for leather, wool, cheese, fish, honey, and slaves.

The Peloponnese was also a grain-producing area, as well as supplying flax, which was shipped to Constantinople to be processed into cloth.During the Peliologos dynasty, due to the development of agriculture, the food in the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula became one of Rome's main export commodities and was sold to cities in Western Europe.

The addition of Wallachia is undoubtedly a piece of the original cake, but it is only a small one.But such a move also caused discomfort in Venice, and they could not tolerate the involvement of other countries.

Moreover, Wallachia's commercial expansion is too fast, and it may take all of Venice away in a few years.But they can't fight Wallachia. After all, they have just signed an agreement, and declaring war immediately will lose credibility.

Theodore confiscated a lot of land from the rulers of the principality of Achaia, some of which were distributed to his soldiers, and the other part to farmers.This guarantees troops and income.

As for the capital, it continues to be in Mystras.Because this is the capital of Greek culture, many scholars continued to study Greek culture here when King's Castle was in danger. After the Peloponnese is unified, this place will become more prosperous.

But for other aspects of construction, the remaining dowry must be obtained. The 10 lei payment is almost gone, and the army can really spend money.

Peter wants to see what his bride is like, but now he finds the dictator and says that he is Thaksin, the heir of Wallachia?Just wait for the official meeting.

Peter doesn't want to travel here either. If there is Athens, he would also like to see the Parthenon.The ruins of Sparta have also become wind and sand, the scenery of ancient Greece and Rome has gone, and now it is the era of Wallachia and Ottoman.

(End of this chapter)