eastern european eagle

Chapter 38 Border Conflict
At this time Peter didn't know that his mother had chosen him as a fiancée, because he was now in Bingley.Alexandru followed by his side.

Bingerry Fortress is an important fulcrum of the Transnistrian defense line, and its strong stone walls ensure its defense.The news of the arrival of the Tatars can be quickly transmitted through the river, which also reassures the people who have fled here.

In the evening Peter was getting ready to rest.Suddenly Alexandru reported that there was a large army outside the city.

"Come so soon?" Peter put a question mark in his heart.

But he still hurried to the wall, only to find that the Tatar army was rushing towards the city wall through the night, and in front of them was a seemingly exhausted army.The clothes and equipment of this army were very simple. Except for the leader riding a horse that didn't look so fast, there were also a group of soldiers who didn't even have armor and were defeated.

"Where did this army come from?" asked Peter.

"My lord, it must be from the Crimea," Alexandru replied.In line with the principle that the enemy of an enemy is a friend, he ordered all archers to be ready and aimed at the pursuing Ottomans.

"Open the door! Help! Help!" The leading cavalryman had already thrown off his team by a section, and rushed to the bottom of the city first. Although he was exhausted, he still used the loudest voice he could make to ask for help from the army on the city wall.

"It's the language of Ross." Peter walked to the watchtower and ordered the guards next to him, "Ask them about their origins and purpose, and why they were hunted down."

But before the guard could speak, the knight below shouted again: "We come from Crimea, we don't want to be slaves of the Crimeans, we need help."

It seems that these are the Slavs who are unwilling to be sold as slaves. For them, Peter decided to let them into the city after thinking about it.

"Tell them we will give them shelter, hold on for a while under the walls, and the gates will open."

The cavalry who received the reply immediately turned their horses and commanded the defeated army to form a formation in front of the city gate.When they started their posture, Peter found that there were actually many women and children in this group of people. They were protected in the center of the formation by the peripheral infantry. The real army that could fight seemed to be only one or two hundred people.

As the gate slowly opened, the women and children who had gathered in the city first entered Bingjili.The archers, crossbowmen, and artillery on the city wall have also been deployed, and they will be fired at the enemy on the opposite side as soon as Peter gives an order.

"put"

Following Peter's order, the crossbow arrows and shells were fired at the same time, and they drove towards the Tatar troops.Although the accuracy of shooting at night was poor, people who were hit by arrows and stones splashed by shells abounded in the chaotic pursuit formation of the Tatars.

Although it was very useful, but soon, the Tatars came into contact with the phalanx of the defeated army against the constant rain of arrows shot from the city wall.

To help them buy time, Peter pulls out his secret weapon.I saw a few big guys erected, and inside were small launchers one by one, like a honeycomb.

With the fuse ignited, a large amount of ammunition was fired into the Tatar army.There was wailing everywhere.

"Ah, my eyes."

"my head."

Others startled the horses directly and overturned the soldiers directly.When the people behind saw this situation, they were all in chaos.

Because there were no siege equipment, the Tatars under the city wall could only rely on shields to withstand the attacks of bows and arrows and firearms.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the last group of people retreated to the city.Seeing that the Tatars had lost their target, they began to retreat.

"Send someone outside the city to count how many Tatars have lost, and ask the leader to explain in detail what happened."

"obey"

The Tartars were coming, and it was the hottest topic in the Bingjerry.The people were restless, and some businessmen even wanted to leave directly by boat.Fortunately, he was appeased.

After inspections outside the city, there were a total of 406 Tatar corpses. If the wounded ones are included, it is estimated that thousands of people may have been injured.

And the man from Crimea also told everything he knew.The Tatars who originally lived in this area launched another plundering activity, and a large number of Slavs living on the Ukrainian plains became slaves.They did not want to be the coins of the Tartars, so they came here with some people.

"In this case, let them settle here. If you don't want to, give them some food."

"My lord, you are so merciful!"

Alexandru said to Peter respectfully, but Peter thought it was just a small favor.

Of course, in the Middle Ages, as long as the lord gave tax cuts to the people in his territory, he was directly said to be a benevolent existence.And like Peter, you can’t find a second one in Europe to give food to immigrants and pensions to soldiers who died in battle.

The news that Peter gave pensions to the fallen soldiers also spread throughout Dobroga. When the new enlistment began, many people signed up.

The local people called Peter a benevolent man, and Peter just smiled when he heard this title.These people probably don't know how cruel Peter is to foreign enemies.

The Governor's inspection of the banks of the Transnistria not only stabilized the people on the border, but also stabilized the border defense.A border with firearms is an important force to stop nomadic tribes.

Peter began to build a standing army of border guards. Some people were selected from Moldovan natives and immigrants to serve in the military for life. The government was responsible for paying their salaries and regularly patrolling the border areas.

In terms of equipment, some personnel use muskets and artillery.Everyone also has a uniform, and a lot of training has to be done.

As the border with Lithuania and the Golden Horde, the Transnistria is naturally more important.And Peter's large-scale reform of the army and weapons is also to deal with their cavalry. You must know that most of Eastern Europe is a plain, where the cavalry can exert the greatest combat effectiveness.For this reason, a large number of long-range firepower strikes are required, and powerful firearms have become a new means.

Of course, Peter intends to build a castle behind the Dniester River as a logistics transportation center.Since there are only a few villages from Iasi to Transnistria, the town is a none.So on the way back, he chose to build a castle beside the Beek River and granted it five years of tax exemption.

This time, Peter paid completely out of his own pocket, and he had to pay for the raw materials, labor, and tools. However, because the construction of Moldova attracted some construction engineering teams, Peter also contracted some of the projects to them.

(End of this chapter)