eastern european eagle

Chapter 46
Vidin in winter is very beautiful, the snowflakes are falling, and only patrolling soldiers are left on the streets.

Near the southeast city gate, a few soldiers whispered and didn't know what they were talking about.The other patrol pairs are no strangers to it, after all, it is very common for a few soldiers to desert.

"Is it almost there?"

"It should be soon, at least the cavalry will be here soon."

The secrecy of the Lom Union is very good, because every noble who withdraws will be said to be a traitor to God.In addition, this violates their interests, so naturally it will not be leaked.

It was a very quiet night, and there was something wrong with being quiet.

In the town of Donauftzi, east of Vidin, the first troops of the Lom Union have arrived.

"Order the cavalry to set off immediately, some of the soldiers will go to Vidin by boat, and the rest will follow."

The liaison officer of the Lom Alliance, Gramada Lord Korstev gave the order.The most important thing now is time, and we must arrive before dawn.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than ten kilometers. First, the cavalry was sent to advance quickly, and then the internal staff of Vidin opened the city gate, and then controlled various places in Vidin.This was their original plan.

The cavalry moved swiftly, accompanied only by the cold wind and the snow, and in the dark stillness of the night only the sound of hooves and the light of the torches.

At last they reached Vidin.

The city was so strong that Basil II, the Macedonian ophthalmologist, took ten months to take it.

Facing this fortified city, the people of the Rom Alliance have long been prepared.I saw these cavalry took out imitation Ottoman flags and shouted at the defenders on the city wall.

"The sultan sent someone to discuss something important with the ruler of Vidin, open the city gate quickly."

Hearing that Ottoman was coming, some defenders immediately began to open the city gate.But others were skeptical.

"Why would Osman send someone in the middle of the night?"

"Maybe it's urgent, and it came in one breath."

This should be the most convincing reason, maybe the Ottoman Sultan asked Vidin to send troops.

The soldiers slowly opened the city gate, and it was not the Ottoman Sipahi cavalry that greeted them, but Bulgaria's own troops.

"rush!"

Hundreds of cavalry rushed into Vidin, and the defenders lost consciousness before they knew what they were saying.

Some of the defenders started to stop the cavalry, but before they could start, they were attacked and fell.They are with these armies.

The sound of fighting from the city alarmed Slazimir in the castle.

"What, what's going on?"

"No, we've been attacked, and they're coming here."

Slazimir panicked and dressed hastily.At this time, most of the city had fallen, and the remaining troops had to enter the castle for defense.

The entire Vidin garrison is about 1500 people, of which 300 are Ottomans.In the battles in the city, more than half of them defected, because the cavalry claimed to kill all those who defiled the Orthodox Church.

Most of the soldiers are also devout believers (except for mercenaries), and when they hear this, they immediately defect.Of course, this is also because the property of the Ottomans can be robbed.

Looking at the fire on the other side, Calafate's Wallachian army just felt that the fire on the other side was very big.And General Russo stationed here also welcomed a special person.

"My lord, you are here."

"Um"

Mircea rushed to Calafate on a fast horse. Since he wanted to strike first, Vidin was the starting point.

Looking at the light of the fire, Mircea knew that the time had come.

"Pull the thing out!"

At the Grand Duke's command, a dozen mortars were directed at Vidin's castle.The soldiers stuffed gunpowder and shells and waited for the Grand Duke's order.

"God bless Wallachia, fire."

boom! boom! boom!
The artillery was fired one after another, and the shells crossed the Danube and smashed into Vidin Castle.

These cannons are newly made by the Cannon Factory, some are bronze cannons and some are cast iron cannons.But the power should not be underestimated.

At this time, Slazimir, who was relying on the defense of the castle, was directing the army to counterattack, but suddenly one after another "shooting stars" hit the castle, and a big hole was directly smashed out of the roof.

Slazimir was stunned, what was going on.

But the meteors did not stop, and a dozen of the same meteors severely damaged the castle defense.Many soldiers were also killed.

After the artillery is fired, it takes a period of time to cool down, but after one round, it also caused a lot of damage to Vidin Castle.And the follow-up army also arrived, and Slazimir's situation became more and more difficult.

Not long after, Mircea ordered the artillery to launch a second shelling.This time, Slazimir was not so lucky. He was taken away by the shell without leaving any trace.

The Rom Alliance occupied Vidin Castle and took control of the entire town of Vidin. 360 Ottomans were killed, and there were more thefts and robberies.

Korsteff went to Calafate himself and met the Grand Duke Mircea.

"Dear Grand Duke, Slazimir has betrayed God, he is no longer worthy to be the ruler of Vidin, we beg you, beg you to rule this land."

Korsteff was sincere, and he also very much wanted Wallachia to rule Vidin, at least under the rule of an Orthodox state.

But Mircea played Tai Chi, "I am very happy that Vidin can decide the future path by himself, but I still hope that Vidin can choose a ruler to rule by himself."

Seeing this, Kolsteff said directly.

"Grand Duke, if you cannot rule Vidin, then no one will rule, you do not refuse, we all accept your rule, only you can lead us from the heretics who gave up for their own selfish interests What the man of God cannot do."

Faced with such a sincere statement, Mircea couldn't stand it.However, Vidin was also part of the plan, so he simply agreed.

"I am moved by your devotion to God, and even more so by your determination towards heretics and traitors. I accept your request."

"Grand Duke, may God bless you and Wallachia."

Mircea then crossed the Danube and came to Vidin.

In the church in the center, the bishop of Vidin and various nobles have come here.After the death of Slazimir and those great nobles, the remaining property waited for the distribution of the new ruler.

Mircea addressed the nobles in church, targeting the Ottomans and vassal Serbia, claiming to protect Vidin from them.

Wallachia annexed Vidin, which was the third expansion after Mircea's accession to the throne.For the first time, Wallachia got North Dobroja; for the second time, Wallachia got Moldova; for the third time, Wallachia got Vidin.

But this is not the end, but the beginning.

(End of this chapter)