eastern european eagle

Chapter 53
Two battles and two victories boosted Wallachia's confidence.Mircea started to advance towards Turvorno, while Peter also went south to Burgas.

Unlike Varna, the proportion of Ottomans in Burgas is much higher.Including missionaries, businessmen, soldiers, etc., but the vast majority of the city is still Bulgarians who believe in the Orthodox Church.

The vanguard cavalry quickly raided the villages and towns near Burgas, killing the Ottomans there directly.The Ottoman defenders in Burgas also got the news and directly closed the city gates to prevent the opponent from making a surprise attack.

And Mircea also led the army to Turvorno, receiving the support of many low-ranking nobles along the way.Because their interests are real, unlike those big nobles, changing masters can guarantee that they will not suffer losses.

From Vidin to Turvorno, all the lower nobles supported Mircea as ruler.Even if the reasons are different, the results in favor of Mircea have not changed.

In this way, Mircea received the support of the Bulgarian minor nobles, and the road was unimpeded, and the Bulgarian people also welcomed the ruler to protect them from Ottoman invasion.

At the urging of Bayezid, more than 4 Ottoman troops set off.

This winter is also considered to be strong, and the temperature has not dropped to an unbearable level.Bayezid issued a death order to rush to Burgas in the fastest time.

Ever since, both Sipahi and the infantry started the ultra-marathon.It's not too far, just 180 kilometers.

Here, you can see the fast and furious performance of Sipaxi.They scrambled to advance to Burgas, while the infantry marched lightly, leaving the supply team far behind.

----split line----

In the fortress of Nicopolis, Tsar Ivan of Bulgaria hid here with his family and entourage.

At this time, Ivan no longer had the courage to fight against Ottoman before, he just wanted to have a peaceful life in a manor.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?" the entourage beside him said.

"How to do how to do."

Ivan muttered to himself, he didn't know what to do.It is said that the brother who fights the tiger, the brother in Bulgaria made him suffer a lot.

He had tried to repel the Turks.But his inconsistent policies have been described as exposing his weaknesses and inability to deal with the situation.

He didn't expect Wallachia to go south to annex Vidin. That's fine, he has long disliked this brother, and it is good for Wallachia to teach him a lesson.

But he thought about it again, Wallachia's going south meant that they were going to fight Ottoman.I don't know if they can do it, and if they can, what will become of him and Bulgaria.

He didn't think of any of this, but he already made a decision, that is, to wait and see what happens, and take the remaining land in Bulgaria as a bet, and whoever wins will give it to him.

Yes, he is cowardly and has no point.He just wants to live a stable life, even if he doesn't give it, Osman or Wallachia will definitely force him to give it.It's better to hand over this land to them, at least in exchange for a manor and pension.

Speaking of which, after receiving Lazarevich's private money, Mircea shared it with his subordinates.Army morale +15.

With these, Prime Minister Angel who stayed in the country can breathe a sigh of relief.Just need to do a good job of supply deployment.

At the same time, Angel also maintained domestic changes.The Grand Duke went out to fight, and the opposition began to move around.In this regard, Archbishop Carroll directly said that this is God's key war against the heathen, and anyone who tries to stop it is a traitor.

In the past few years, religion has played an irreplaceable role in stabilizing the rule of Grand Duke Mircea. The church headed by Archbishop Carroll has made Mircea the chosen one and supported Mircea and the reform movement he led from all aspects.And Mircea also reciprocated, giving the church slaves, land, etc.

In the Senate, there is a special place reserved for bishops.After the merger with Moldova, a unified Church began to emerge.

This unrecognized church uses the Wallachian script and is the second Orthodox church north of the Danube.In Europe surrounded by Catholicism, the Church of Wallachia played a big role.

Due to the far distance from King's Castle, the Wallachian Church was born in a situation different from other churches.In the Crimea they founded the Crimean Church, a small church recognized by the Wallachian Church.Undertaking the role of missionary and colonization, this is the first time Wallachia has established a church, but it is also not recognized by King Castle.

At the same time, under the impetus of Archbishop Carroll, the Diocese of Transylvania was established.Based in Cluj, Carol personally ordained three bishops.

It has been said before that the Orthodox Church is the medium of unity for Transylvanians.The parish established by the Wallachia Church naturally gave the local people at the bottom a hope of resistance. (Just like after the fall of Poland, Russia forced the Orthodox Church. The Catholic Church is the unity medium of the Poles)

Of course, the church does so much without money.In addition to the annual output, the contribution of believers accounted for a very large part, especially the contribution of princes and nobles.

In short, the interior of Wallachia is considered calm now. After all, Boyar is also waiting for his lord to win or lose, so they can stand in line.

----split line----

When Bayezid's army marched for the second day, it rained heavily.The level was unprecedented in the previous decades. Seeing this, Bayezid did not stop, but asked them to continue marching.

The crowd continued to march amid wailing, but disasters such as mudslides caused by heavy rains made them suffer.Especially after three consecutive days of heavy rain, some soldiers started to have a fever, and later the soldiers' hands and feet were swollen.This allowed Bayezid to order a three-day repair.

"Allah, don't you bless your people?" Bayezid asked heaven in his tent.

Bayezid hasn't conceded defeat yet. After all, he hasn't met the opposing commander yet.And the heavier and heavier rain made his temper explode a little bit, and he even planned to sacrifice the city of Varna to the heavens for blessing.

(End of this chapter)