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Chapter 39 Went to aid Bulgaria, but returned it

The settled population of Iasi grew rapidly. Before the merger of the two countries, there were less than 1000 people here.After Peter came to power, the population of Iasi rapidly increased to 2000 people and continued to rise.

The completion of public buildings such as bazaars promoted commercial prosperity, and more business travelers from Moldova came.The handicraft industry began to grow, and all parts of Moldova were connected by roads.

The economy and the military are being reformed, so the next step is politics.

As early as in Dobroga, Peter formulated a reduced official rank table on the basis of Peter the Great of Russia.Some official positions are divided into one to six grades, with the first grade being the smallest and the sixth grade being the largest.And for the first time, the selection and appointment are made by examination, but even if they pass, they have to start from the bottom.

The same goes for the army, where Peter sets ten ranks.Including general, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major; captain, lieutenant, second lieutenant, sergeant, sergeant, corporal.Everyone was baffled when they first came out, but the military welcomes the military rank system very much, so that they can be selected according to their merits, and their status will rise accordingly.

Foreigners can also take the exam or the army, but they must take a local language exam, and the promotion speed is slower than that of the natives.

Don't think that this will directly enter the bureaucratic rule. You should know that this kind of exam is only once every three years, and those who take the exam have to pay their own travel expenses.Not everyone can afford this cost, so although a space for social mobility has been opened, it is very small.

The news of Bingerry's fight against the Tatars also spread to the Crimea region, and some Slavs and Ruthenians came here.They will continue to work hard and sweat for this country.

In the meantime, Hungary finally made a move.Sigismund led an army of [-] to the south to help Bulgaria, and Mircea also led [-] troops to go together.

Not so much help, though.It is better to say that it is tourism. Mircea is only responsible for the transportation of materials. People are afraid that his prestige will be higher than that of the Hungarian king.

It also frees Mircea to do other things, like trying to control Vidin.

The ruler of Vidin is the son of the former Bulgarian Tsar Ivan Alexander, and the brother of the current Tsar. This year marks the 36th year of his reign.

But Vidin under his rule was really in dire straits. It was first occupied by Hungary, then Serbia, and then Ottoman.No one can stand it.

What's more, Hungary is Catholic, Ottoman is a Catholic, and although Serbia is also an Orthodox church, it is already a vassal of Ottoman.In this case, death is a matter of time.

Vidin is divided into several factions. The first is to convert to Catholicism and ask for protection from Hungary; the second is to follow the example of Serbia and turn to Ottoman; the third is to continue to maintain the Orthodox doctrine while fighting against Ottoman and Hungary.

Originally the third faction was the least powerful, but the rise of Wallachia gave them hope.Especially after the annexation of Moldova, some people decided to invite Grand Duke Mircea to take over Vidin.

They formed a political alliance in Lom, not far from Vidin. Its main members were minor nobles and citizens. They believed that only by joining Wallachia could they keep their faith and property.

When Mircea's army entered Vidin, the Lom Alliance also sent people to contact it.

"You mean that the citizens of Vidin are willing to submit the city to Wallachia?"

"Yes Grand Duke, we unanimously ask you to be the ruler of this land. Your wisdom is enough to rule, and your kindness is the good medicine to help the people of Vidin get rid of their pain."

The envoy of the Lom Alliance persuaded Mircea to take this opportunity to take control of Vidin, but he felt that it was not the time, at least he had to wait for Hungary to leave.

"For Vidin, I am willing to stand up, but now I need more strength."

Mircea gave the other party 1000 gold coins as support for the Lom Alliance.And he also felt that Vidin's forces were fighting each other, and began to rely on the alliance to win over internal forces.

In the front, Sigismund led the attack of the Hungarian army and the Bulgarian army.Osman retreated steadily, and even once retreated to Sofia.But when the Crusaders saw this, they relaxed.

The Serbian dictator Lazarevich saw this opportunity and led the Serbian cavalry to attack the Hungarian army.The battle lines on both sides have returned to the original point.

Sigismund thought that there was still a Wallachian army, so he sent someone to Vidin to ask Mircea to fight.

"Understood." This is Mircea's reply to the other party.He wished Sigismund would die in the Balkans, but reason stopped him.

He took the army and went to Sofia.On the way, they encountered the coalition forces of Serbia and Ottomans.

"It seems that we have encountered some difficulties." Mircea said, looking at the army in front of him.

Mircea ordered the army to form a formation, relying on the hillside to condescend to meet the enemy.

And the opponent obviously also saw the Wallachia army and planned to make a quick decision.Ordering the Sipahi and Serbian cavalry to charge quickly, the Wallachian archers fired their first muskets.

Some cavalry fell, followed by dense arrows.The Wallachian army abandoned bows and arrows and used crossbows to attack.The power is obvious.

The opponent's cavalry suffered heavy losses before they touched it. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mircea ordered the cavalry to attack.

The Ottoman infantry were not vegetarian either, and they fought the Wallachian army for two hours.Neither side will give way to the other. Among them, Wallachia's long-range troops give it great lethality.

In the end, the Ottoman army, mostly cavalry and infantry, retreated first.And Mircea also knew that he would accept it as soon as it was good, so he asked the troops to withdraw.

The victory this time is mainly due to the firepower output of the long-range troops. The muskets and crossbows are very powerful.The second is that this is an encounter, and the two sides are not well prepared.Otherwise, the fate of Mircea's troops would not be known.

However, it is also because of this.Mircea had a reason to withdraw the army back to the country, and wrote to Sigismund, saying that he had suffered heavy losses from the Serbian and Ottoman armies and was forced to retreat.

Sigismund hated iron but not steel. How could Wallachia annex Moldova? He should have intervened.

(End of this chapter)