eastern european eagle

Chapter 153

"Your Highness, we have arrested 26 noble families, and many people have also been arrested in Vidin, Varna and other places."

"Um"

Peter had already crossed the Danube and stopped at Vidin for the time being.The vanguard has advanced, and Peter needs to deal with Bulgaria before heading to Serbia.

"All rebels will be taken to Bukuriesti, and the Grand Council will judge them in person."

In just a few days, Peter dealt with the affairs of Vidin, Turvorno, Varna and other provinces.During this time, the two legions Peter had founded also joined him.After confirming that there was no problem, Peter and Adrian set off for Nish again.

At this time, the number of rebels has risen to 4000, including their own private soldiers, foreign reinforcements, local robbers, and mercenaries.Although there are many people, they are mixed, and orders cannot be obeyed uniformly.Although there are few defenders in Nishi, the army and the people are united, so that the rebels did not capture here for half a month.

The nobles of Krusevac also got the news that Wallachia sent troops. Some nobles were persuaded and proposed peace talks with Wallachia.But they are already grasshoppers on a rope, and it is useless to surrender now.There is no other way but to fight to the death.

They sent messengers to Hungary for help, but Mircea went ahead and sent someone to Hungary to talk to Sigismund.At the same time, the Hungarian nobles were bribed heavily to prevent Hungary from playing.

As for Serbia, which was only seen between the two countries, it did not have the courage to send troops to rescue them.Don't you think you have a long life? For now, you should continue to cultivate your health and rest.

In this way, Venice became the only remaining choice.This rebellion was also sponsored by Venetian gold coins. In exchange for trade privileges, they planned to get 20 gold coins from Venice, which could hire 3000 mercenaries for a few months.

However, Peter's speed is too fast.In less than five days, he led the army to Nishi. Before that, the vanguard and the defenders cooperated to defeat the rebel troops.The troops had withdrawn to Krusevac, and the negotiations with Venice were over before they could begin, because the Wallachian army had completely surrounded them.

The rebels are not stupid. They understand that there is hope only if they stand firm and wait for help, so they recruit all the residents of the city to strengthen the city defense.

In addition to besieging the city, Peter also ordered part of the army to go south to wipe out the rebels in Kosovo and Macedonia.Among them, the adult Turkic children who were previously adopted by the monastery joined the team to suppress the rebels.

There are a total of 1000 children in this group, and they have been successfully brainwashed under the influence of religion.Now they only obey the ruler of Wallachia, and they will go through fire and water.

A slow siege ensued, with Wallachia cutting off all traffic outside the city unless they could fly out.And dispatched 30 artillery pieces to bombard the city wall every day, which put a lot of pressure on the defenders.

Orthodox Christians do not support the rebels, but some Catholics do.And those nobles converted to Catholicism after being excommunicated, and donated the Orthodox Church to the Catholic Church.

Although they converted to Catholicism, the lower classes were still devout Orthodox Christians.Such a divided state has damaged their unity and their ability to defend the city has declined.

According to the captured prisoners, Krusevac's food can only last for a month. If they fail to break through or have reinforcements for a month, they can only surrender.

In order to gain the support of the townspeople and peasants, Peter issued decrees.Surrender to them now, and the crimes will be pardoned; and the serfs who toil on the noble lands will be free.

Among the rebels, many peasants, except Catholics, chose to surrender.In Pristina, the peasants rioted and drove the nobles out of the city to welcome the Wallachian troops.

Peter watched the artillery bombard the city wall of Krusevac every day from the position. For these Serbs, it is still necessary to let them change their culture.

"After taking this place, all the nobles and wealthy businessmen will be escorted to Bukuryeshti."

If a large number of local people who spread culture are taken away and replaced by people who promote their own culture, the speed of assimilation will be greatly accelerated.As for these people, put them in a place that is easy to monitor to prevent them from making trouble.

The Grand Duke's new order also arrived, and he appointed Peter as governor of the Serbian region, in charge of all affairs in the region.With this order, Peter can mobilize all local resources, and the new official took office three fires, and his first fire burned to the local upper class.Announce that nobles, wealthy businessmen, etc. will all go to the capital.Only a few people are left to serve as helpers.

The areas where the rebellion was put down began to migrate. Although the rich merchants kept their property, they might be robbed on the way.The local Orthodox Church was also disrupted and reorganized and replaced by native Wallachian priests and bishops. The Serbian language was banned in large numbers, and the Wallachian language was used for prayers and transactions.

The rebels gradually subsided, because this group of nobles had little experience in fighting, and they had not completed the road to Hungary, and would soon be besieged and die.

When the food in Krusevac was about to run out, a shell hit the warehouse in the city. There was a lot of cooking oil in it, and a lot of oil fell on the ground, and soldiers were cooking not far away. .A spark popped out and ignited the oil.The warehouse soon caught fire.

"My lord, look."

Peter saw the thick smoke rising from the city outside the city, and a month was coming soon, so he decided to take this opportunity to attack the city.

"attack!"

A large number of troops marched towards the city like mountains and seas, and artillery and trebuchets were also suppressing the defenders.In addition, the warehouse was on fire, causing chaos in the city for a while.

This time Peter did not use gunpowder to blow up the city gates, but bombed the city walls with artillery.After these days of bombing, the city walls are already in jeopardy.But this time, all the artillery was aimed at a concentrated attack, and soon the east wall of Krusevac was bombed down.As soon as the army swarmed up, the defenders were no match at all, so they withdrew to the city and started street fighting.

The nobles in the city also wanted to take advantage of the chaos and escape, but where could they go in this impenetrable surrounding area.Most were caught, but a small number let them escape.The aristocratic rebellion, which lasted for one and a half months, was basically over. (seems a bit too fast)
This rebellion spread to many places, and Mircea ordered a thorough investigation.A large number of nobles were arrested and awaiting trial, all property was confiscated, some were distributed to soldiers under his command, and some were distributed to landless peasants.The eradication of aristocratic forces is also conducive to the development of centralization.

In addition to cracking down on the old nobles, Wallachia also promoted a large number of so-called new nobles. Most of them were military officers, businessmen or declining nobles before, and were later promoted by the Grand Duke.They are loyal to the Grand Duke and also cooperate with local government policies.At the same time, a large number of officials are deployed to enrich the local government, so that there is no fear of rebellion.

(End of this chapter)