eastern european eagle

Chapter 229
The luck of the Wallachian Army is also good, and the sunny days are very suitable for marching.The transportation of artillery has also become more convenient, and at this time it is less than two days away from the Azov Fortress.Wallachia has controlled the territory between Zaporozhye and Crimea, and most of the Sea of ​​Azov has been included.

The enemy also conducted several blocking attacks, the largest near the village of Kumachowe.Although those nomads resisted bravely, they were paper tigers in front of firearms.

Seeing that head-on confrontation was not enough, they began to harass Wallachia's supply lines.This caused some trouble for Wallachia, but just as the two sides were preparing to fight to the death in Azov, God appeared and the Khan of the Golden Horde was killed by the son of his enemy.

As soon as the Khan died, turmoil broke out in the political center immediately, and all the nobles were busy fighting for power and profit, so they didn't care about the situation thousands of miles away.

The vanguard has besieged Azov, and the army led by Mircea is also marching behind.When those tribes faced artillery and a well-trained army, all their tricks were useless, and they had to migrate or accept their rule.

Mircea was in camp contemplating his next move, while Peter's letters arrived by ship and horse.When he saw his daughter-in-law giving birth to a son, he realized that he had a grandson.

Mircea laughed from ear to ear, he had to give some gifts to those around him for such a big surprise.Regarding the news that Peter proposed to go south, Mircea thought for a while, and asked him to call up part of the army to be on standby, to attack if there was any trouble, and he would come back as soon as possible.

In order to come back as soon as possible, Mircea also spent a lot of money.He directly recruited several nearby Cossack tribes at the cost of a large amount of gold coins and supplies, allowing them to quickly move north and the direction of the Azov Fortress.And promised to share part of the loot after breaking the Azov fortress.

Azov was soon surrounded, and there were only 2000 defenders after emergency mobilization.But the city wall is strong, and the defenders think it is good to rely on the city wall defense to delay, but my lord, times have changed.

The Black Sea Fleet opened fire on the city wall of Azov near the sea, and the fierce artillery caused heavy losses to the fortress in just half a day.When the artillery was transported by land, they opened fire on both sides, which directly made the defenders doubt their lives.

As a result, the fortress that was going to be built in a month surrendered in less than half a month.After losing the Azov Fortress, the small towns in other places also surrendered. Only the Tatars still refused to surrender, so they were allowed to confront the Cossacks.

The expedition basically accomplished its goal, and Mircea left Radu in charge of Ukraine. He took part of the army back to Constantinople by sea, and he couldn't wait to see his grandson.

For this large newly acquired land, Mircea directly named New Wallachia.Because the population and economy are relatively backward, it takes a long time for governance to improve.However, it is still necessary to sign a treaty with the Golden Horde to finally determine the ownership of these lands.

Vytautas has been watching the progress of Wallachia, and seeing the expansion of Wallachia, he can't wait in his heart.Why did they succeed when they failed? It's unfair, very unfair.

The nobles looked at him like an enemy, demanding political rights or compensation for their losses every day. He was about to give them nearly half of the royal family's land, and he even borrowed a sum of money from the Hanseatic merchants.But the blow to prestige brought about by this expedition was irreparable. Some nobles wanted to make Wladyslaw also the Grand Duke of Lithuania, which made Vytautas feel dangerous.

In order to regain his prestige, Vytautas began to look to the north. The Teutonic Knights' occupation of Samogitia was a good source of prestige.As long as he wins here, his prestige will return.However, the most urgent task is to solve the problem in the south.

The Cossack Emirate is in such a state of power that it has conquered a large area of ​​land in just a few months, and will soon reach Kiev.The Duke of Kiev took his family to Lviv and hid overnight. If they couldn't stop them, Vilnius would be their next target.

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Suleiman led the army to advance eastward in a mighty manner. Since the essence of Ottoman was here, when Suleiman's army came, most of the area fell in wait.Musa had to lead his loyal army and family to the territory of his younger brother Muhammad, which made Suleiman even more inflated, and even Ahmed Pasha refused to listen.

For Ahmed Pasha, maintaining relations with Wallachia was the best.But Suleiman, an idiot, has always regarded this as a shame. He began not to hand in the silver coins he gave to Wallachia every year, and he was more harsh on the Wallachia merchants. All of this was seen by Ahmed.But his persuasion was a sign of cowardice in Suleiman's view. If it weren't for his background, he might have died long ago.

Ahmed originally opposed the dispatch of troops this time, but Suleiman refused to listen, and with the instigation of his neighbors, Suleiman ordered the withdrawal of Ahmed's position as Grand Vizier and replaced him with Rustan, whom he trusted. Pasha served.Then he distributed a large number of positions to his cronies, allowing them to firmly grasp the government, and then set off.

One of his cronies got the position of the chief executive of Susurluk. This town is located on the border with Wallachia. It used to be harassed by Cossacks and other soldiers and nomads. Let all citizens form an army to attack Wallachia. This order can be regarded as stabbing a hornet's nest.

Wallachia has already made preparations. Two legions have been placed on the border, and other troops are still on their way.When this mob came before the Wallachian army, the artillery sent them straight to Allah.Then the army set out and attacked Susurluk without any effort.

Other armies joined the war against Ottoman as soon as they reached the border. Some villages and towns without defenders were occupied. The Balkan army went directly across the strait to Nicomedia and Nicaea. Many adventurers and Western explorers Following this wave to Anatolia, I wanted to witness how Ottoman disappeared.

Peter announced in Constantinople that since Ottoman had not fulfilled the terms of the treaty, Wallachia had no choice but to send troops to remind them that they still had a treaty to fulfill.And Rustan Pasha in Bursa was panicked when he heard the news of Wallachia's re-attack. He only became the grand vizier because he flattered Suleiman, and he didn't have any real skills. No, I took my family and ran to Kutasiya.

The whole of Western Anatolia has no gods, but fortunately, the defense of the big cities is strong, and Wallachia has not brought siege equipment for a while, so it is safe for the time being, depending on whether the Ottoman army can return in time.

(End of this chapter)