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Chapter 62 Treaty of Derekoy
Bayezid hastened to send envoys to the Wallachia camp to try to reach a peace treaty in the shortest possible time.

At the same time, an order was given to Anatolia to mobilize the army to cross the strait against time and arrive at the Balkans.

Naturally, such a large-scale military transfer cannot be hidden from another country.That's right, there is the inheritance of the Roman Empire, the owner of the king's castle, the violent defeat of several regimes and the violent defeat of several regimes, and now there is only Moreia and the capital of the tiny country-the Eastern Roman Empire.

At this time, the Roman Empire had completely lost its strength and ambition to open up territories. In order to survive, Emperor Manuel II married Helena, the daughter of Constantine Dragas, a prince of a small country on the Balkan Peninsula, as queen. .

Helena is the granddaughter of Stephen Dusan, the former King of Serbia. Since Serbia had been included in the territory of the Ottoman Empire at this time, and Helena's father, Constantine Dragas, was already a prince who surrendered to the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Empire put The emperor Helena would marry was considered one of her vassal monarchs.

But Manuel II clearly knew that the most dangerous enemy he faced was always the Ottoman Empire, so after he gained a little foothold, he sought assistance from Western Europe.

And now, Ottoman dispatched troops from Anatolia, which made Manuel feel that Ottoman had suffered a heavy blow. Could this be an opportunity for Eastern Rome?

It just so happened that Genoa sent someone to propose to Basilius to join the Crusaders and promised to give them some land.

This temptation is great, but Manuel still hesitates, he must think of a way out.

----split line----

Ahmed Pasha became the special envoy to the Wallachia peace talks, and when he got the news, he immediately went to the Wallachia camp with the Sultan's order.

At this time, the Wallachian army was stationed in Sredec. In order to avoid changes, Grand Duke Mircea decided to go south quickly, and Ahmed Pasha also advanced at full speed. Three days later, the two sides met in the village of Derekoy.

The peace talks were scheduled to take place in the tent of the Grand Duke Mircea.Obviously, the Ottoman envoys were full of anger at this almost humiliating negotiation.This is also the attitude of integrating the Ottoman royal family.No one thought that the invincible Ottoman army would lose to the small country of Wallachia.

"The Grand Duke, I, Ahmed, come here on the orders of the Great Sultan, Bayezid bin Murad bin Muhammad, to negotiate peace with you."

Ahmed's words didn't sound all that friendly.The Ottoman national power is so strong, dominating both sides of the Aegean Sea, he did not expect that his career as a diplomat would come here for peace talks one day.

And it was a failed peace negotiation.

Mircea sat on it without saying a word, and the generals and civil servants around him all knew that besides the Grand Duke, the rightful lord was the one next to him.

"Grand Duke, we have come here with sincerity, and we deserve respect! Please let your subordinates restrain their behavior. Unclean behavior will be cursed by Allah...cursed..."

What Ahmed said was quite powerful, but everyone knew that the fight could not go on, and hoped to have peace talks with China.

"Explain your purpose, heretics." Mircea asked the other party.

"Sudan wants the two countries to sign a peace agreement and end the war."

After Ahmed finished speaking, some people couldn't help but chuckle.Is this what Osman said? If the other party hadn't presented Osman's proof, I'm afraid they would have thought the other party was a liar.

"Sudan is willing to recognize the new border between the two countries, and the two countries will conduct business with each other, so that the friendship between the two countries will last forever."

"Mr. Ahmed, I have to remind you that you are a loser in this peace negotiation." Peter finally spoke. "It shouldn't be up to you to open the chips, but to tell our country how much you should pay in exchange for what you want."

For a small child, Ahmed couldn't help but say to Mircea. "Grand Duke, sending a child to negotiate, is this the sincerity of your country?"

"Son, Mr. Ahmed, let me remind you that he is not a child, he is my child, the permanent lord of Dobroja, Peter Butlan. I hope you can remember that your sultan has always been Against my children."

A child under the age of 15 led the army alone to deal with the Sudan, which directly shattered Ahmed Pasha's three views.Is this a child? Is this Superman?

"Then please Grand Duke, put forward your conditions."

In this regard, Peter began to describe the conditions of Wallachia.

"We agree to the conditions offered by Sudan, but you still have to admit our country's occupation of Nis and other three cities."

"This is impossible!"

"Be patient, Your Excellency, as long as you accept this condition, the two countries will soon be able to sign a peace treaty."

To put it lightly, Ahmed knew the importance of these cities, especially Nis.If Belgrade is the key to Hungary, Niš is the key to Serbia.At the same time, Nis can also enter the mineral-rich Macedonian region. The Ottomans have lost Sofia. If they lose Nis, it is basically hopeless to go north.

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"Oh, by the way, this is the last point. We tolerantly give you a truce time, so that you have enough time to guard against the Western Crusaders. They must be on their way."

Peter hit the pain point, and Osman had to face the joint attack of the Crusaders and the Wallachian army.

The negotiations in Derekoy lasted intermittently for a week. Except for the farce on the first day, the content of the subsequent negotiations was basically about the date of the armistice and territorial issues.After all, it is unrealistic for Ottoman to cede land and pay compensation, but Wallachia also needs to grab more benefits.

Although parts of the Balkans are still in the hands of the Ottomans, for them, this is the best situation imaginable right now.

In the end, the two sides signed the Treaty of Derekoy.The Ottomans recognized the new border with Wallachia and the three Serbian cities, including Niš, to Wallachia.Ottoman ended the vassal relationship with Turvorno, the treaty was for ten years, and negotiations were to be held ten years later.

The signing of the Derekoy Treaty was a major turning point in the Balkans, which marked the end of decades of Ottoman expansion in the Balkans.

At the same time, after Bulgaria and Serbia, a new country is rising.No one expected that this country would become a major power that would influence Europe and the world in the future.

(End of this chapter)