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Chapter 219 Untitled
Despite gathering an army, the king of Cyprus rushed to supply, because the Greek serfs refused to provide food and labor, and could only rely on whipping to persecute, which in turn exacerbated the contradiction between the two groups.Some fled into the mountains and harassed the Cypriot army with guerrilla warfare.

In this way, they staggered to the village of Klaipe, 10 kilometers away from Famagusta, and the Wallachia army was already waiting for them here. 20 cannons and imitation Greek guns were ready. When the Cypriot cavalry attacked, the cannons and crossbow bolts exerted their greatest power, and the enemy lost one-third in an instant. When the cavalry rushed in front of them, there were not many people left.

Not even infantry, Greek fire and spearmen were waiting for them.Within a few hours of the battle, more than half of the Cypriot army had been lost. King Janus organized counterattacks several times, but all ended in failure.

After five hours of fighting, Janus left the battlefield with the remnant army. The Battle of Kleipey ended with a complete victory for Wallachia. They exchanged 69 casualties for the other side with 1000 dead and 1000 wounded. The result of the captives.

After the war, Wallachia took advantage of the situation to occupy a large area of ​​Cyprus and surrounded the other side in Nicosia.At the same time, those Latin nobles and Latin churches were expelled, and the authority of the Orthodox Church was re-established.This is undoubtedly good news for Constantinople.

In the Great Chamber of Constantinople, the envoys of the Dnepr Cossacks and Zaporizhian Cossacks had been waiting for a long time, and Mircea would not miss this opportunity to expand his influence.He directly proposed that they could establish a separate country, and the leader could be selected from the two tribes, but no matter who was elected, they would have to go to Constantinople to have an audience.

In return, Wallachia can open up more trade to the soon-to-be independent nation.Will mediate in a war with Lithuania, joining the Cossacks if necessary.This is considered an equivalent exchange.

The envoy felt that such a plan would most likely not pass. How could people who are used to freedom put themselves under the control of others.But facing Lithuania, this should be the best solution.

The messenger hurriedly sent this plan back, knowing that one more day would be more dangerous.The mutual harm of the various tribes has greatly reduced their strength. Although Lithuania has suffered a defeat, it can still recruit an army by virtue of its size. This situation does not allow endless internal fighting. They must unite and face the enemy in the north together. .

"Your Majesty, the King of Hungary wants us to send missionaries and bishops," said the Foreign Secretary.

After re-entering Buda, Mary went all the way to the heresy in the mouth of the Catholic Church.Not only suppressed the Catholic Church, but also confiscated their property on the grounds that these things were a symbol of church corruption, and then passed them on to the Orthodox Church.This made some nobles and citizens start to oppose her.

But Mary doesn't care, the civil war for more than a year has caused great harm to the nobles and citizens, and their strength is not as good as before.Gone are the days of calling the shots, replaced by Transylvanian aristocrats, churches and bureaucrats who began to wield increasing influence.

The Western Orthodox Church gradually replaced the influence of the Catholic Church. The bishop of the church moved his seat to Buda, and also used Wallachian and Greek for mass, and the usage rate of Hungarian declined.And it also used leu to directly cancel the Hungarian silver coins, who made the financial crisis not over yet.

Sigismund is also planning a counterattack, but the battle in his hometown, Shinra, is also of particular concern.

Due to the conflict between his elder brother Wenzel and the Catholic Church and nobles in Bohemia, the religious electors headed by the Archbishop of Mainz and the Saxon electors announced the abolition of Wenzel's position as king of Germany and elected Rupert, a branch of the Luxembourg family. king.

Although the Jinxi Edict stipulates that the support of four electors can become King De, but it does not stipulate that the support of four electors can abolish King De.The Luxembourg family headed by Wenzel resolutely opposed this decision and formed an alliance with princes who supported him. In order to gain more support, Wenzel targeted Sigismund.

"My dear brother, as long as I become king of Germany, you will become the representative of the empire. If I am not in Prague, you will be the regent of the Kingdom of Bohemia." This is Wenzel's condition, which is moving enough, but Sigis Mond doesn't think so, what he thinks is how to successfully inherit everything from Luxembourg, including Bohemia, Brandenburg, and Emperor Shinra.

Mary's all-round reforms in Hungary also made many nobles join him. This brought not only the support of the ruling class, but also a large number of troops. The private armed forces of these big landlords ranged from dozens to hundreds of people.This is not a small number together, and Sigismund decided to incorporate them as a force to counterattack Hungary in the future.

The Hungarian Civil War also brought a large number of immigrants to Wallachia. They came to the Wallachia Plain and Serbia to settle down along the Danube River, engaged in agriculture, food processing and other industries. Some Hungarian craftsmen also brought Shinra’s mining technology to Here, deeper minerals can be exploited on a large scale.This is another piece of good economic news.

Wallachia also encourages immigrants from the Shinra, Italy, and Ross regions, not only giving tax incentives, but also promising that as long as they are fully integrated into Wallachia society for five years, they can enjoy the right to take exams and be an official. People, Genoese, and Ross flocked in, and soon enriched various parts of Wallachia, and the technology brought by these people also benefited Wallachia a lot.

Economic prosperity, political stability, and abundant food have all contributed to population growth. Take Sofia as an example. When Wallachia was first governed, there were only 8000 people. Now the population has increased to 45000. Excluding immigrants, in the past ten years A total of more than 5000 babies were born here, twice as many as before.

This is still an urban population, and the birth rate in rural areas is higher, because agricultural production requires a large number of people, coupled with the encouragement of the church, the birth rate has grown very fast.Moreover, thanks to Wallachia's emphasis on medical care, the professional level of doctors has been greatly improved. Medicine from Greece and the Middle East has greatly reduced the mortality of women and children, which is another reason for the rapid population growth. a reason.

The Balkans, which had been ravaged, initially recovered their vitality. The rich local mineral resources and the agriculture of Wallachia and Moldova complemented each other. The improvement of traffic conditions promoted the flow of trade. Provides a material basis.

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