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Chapter 61 The Situation Forces, Prepare for Peace Talks
Bulgaria's system is similar to that of Western Europe, with more than a dozen big nobles and countless minor nobles forming a political body.Ruled by the Bulgarian tsar, if you encounter a weak tsar, you can only maintain superficial unity.

You want to centralize power, those nobles don't think so.They just want to expand the power of the family, and it is very easy to fool around.

For example, when the Ottoman Turks captured Philadelphia, the last city of the Byzantine Empire in Asia Minor, Peliologos' attitude towards the emperors.For many years, relying on its strong city walls, Philadelphia has persisted in resisting the attacks of the Turkic army, unwilling to retreat or surrender. It was not until 1390 that it finally fell into the hands of the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid.Leading the soldiers and civilians of Philadelphia to fight against the enemy are some well-known local big families, including the famous Targaris family.

During the fight against the Turks in Philadelphia, the Pope's attitude was that if the city supported the Pope and believed in Catholicism, it could give military assistance.George Tagaris, one of the members of the Tagaris family, agreed with the Pope's proposal, and he later became a Catholic.Another member of the family, Paul Tagaris, was originally an Orthodox clergyman and once disguised himself as the Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem.When his impersonation was discovered, he fled to Italy, where he renounced Orthodoxy and joined the Church of Rome. In 1380, Pope Urban VI was tricked into appointing him Catholic Archbishop of Constantinople.But around 1385, his deceit was discovered and he was arrested and imprisoned, only to be released in 1389.

But because of Ottoman, the Bulgarian regime had a chance to reorganize.Mircea understands that only by relying on the support of small and medium nobles can he gain a firm foothold here.

For this reason, Mircea decided to use land titles to recover them.However, specific measures are yet to be discussed.

Peter also knows that this is a way to increase the loyalty of nobles quickly, but if a large number of canonizations will cause the power of local nobles to grow, this is not a good idea for Peter who wants to build a centralized power.

And not surprisingly, Peter was appointed Governor of Bulgaria by Mircea.Its power is greater than before, granting him the power of life and death and the power to mobilize troops to crusade.

As for the Bulgarian tsar, Mircea was going to visit Nicopolis after signing the peace treaty.He should be very knowledgeable.

After a short rest, the father-son coalition began to move south.It is necessary to show Bayezid that Osman has also been attacked by soldiers.

----split line----

By this time, Bayezid had also fled back to Edirne.

The defenders had never seen Sudan like this, especially the army behind him, which was completely different from when they set off.

Grand Vizier Ali Pasha was summoned to the palace with another bad news in his hands.

"Grand Vizier, I didn't follow your suggestion to destroy Wallachia in advance, and now I have failed, I really regret it!"

Faced with Bayezid's regret, Ali Pasha didn't say much, but talked about another news: the Crusades are preparing to march.

Bayezid was stunned when he heard the news. He should have thought about it, how could those arrogant Europeans give up such a great opportunity.Losing to Wallachia would be embarrassing enough, but if they continue to lose, what are they doing here in the Balkans?

"How many troops do we have now?"

At the present rate we can get [-] troops from Anatolia before the enemy arrives.

"It's not enough!" Bayezid said.

Although he can defuse the cavalry attacks from Eastern Europe, but facing the heavily armored knights from Western Europe, he can only fill in.

"Sultan, in order for the empire to concentrate on dealing with the West, I suggest signing a peace treaty with Wallachia as soon as possible."

Ali Pasha said the way Bayezid least wanted, and negotiated peace with Wallachia.

Negotiating peace means recognizing the border between the two sides.In particular, Ottoman will lose the two important cities of Burgas and Sofia; at the same time, the vassal of Bulgaria.

Why did Ottoman expand rapidly? Because during the time of Murad I, Ottoman had a bunch of vassal states in the Balkans. They used the tribute paid by these countries to vigorously attract Turkic immigrants from Anatolia.This is what makes Ottoman what it is today.

But now, Bulgaria is gone, the city is lost, and the most loyal Serbia has been beaten to pieces again.Fortunately, Anatolia did not get the news, otherwise...

"Sultan, we can only do this. When the western army arrives, they will attack Wallachia again. That is really hopeless."

The grand vizier was right, there is no shame in negotiating peace temporarily.Didn't the ancestors change to today's status after being a vassal for a while?Moreover, if Wallachia took this opportunity to go south to Edirne, it would be really over.

Stabilize Wallachia first, and then deal with the Crusaders after they are dealt with.

----split line----

As for the Crusaders, armies from countries such as Venice, Genoa, and Naples began to enter the Aegean Sea by sea; Western European Crusaders such as France and Burgundy moved along the Danube in the territory of Shenluo and entered Hungary; Enthusiastic peasants join, but their goal is not the holy land, but to get rich.

Under the propaganda of the Catholic Church, they believed that in addition to those green heretics, there were also those heretics who were bewitched by King Castle.And they are going to make these people "change their minds."

The soldiers at the bottom were rejoicing, but Sigismund's face was a little ugly.Because he had just received the news, Mircea turned down his proposal.

Why, this is inflated, and I feel that I am a hero of the Christian world.Humph, that's because I didn't play, if I did, I would be able to drive Osman out of the Balkans.

Since they refused, forget it, don't beg me to go in then.

Under Sigismund's persuasion, Hungary once again assembled an army.and waited for the other crusaders in Buda before heading down the Danube to Belgrade.

Serbia is now in chaos, the great nobles are all fighting for land, and other vassal states are also taking it here.Who told Lazarevich to be Bayezid's brother-in-law, he must have a lot of private money.

In the end, it turned out that it was all taken away by Mircea.Only the land is worth some money, so what else to say, let’s go.

Serbia, which was originally peaceful, became chaotic, and the mining of minerals was interrupted.After all, the peaceful life was shattered by the war. Civilians are the most injured group in times of turmoil.

(End of this chapter)