Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

Princess Alexandra Ko Caniola looked sullenly at a messenger standing in front of him. This man had just come from her fief, in addition to her husband ’s news. News sent by the Marquis of Roy? In Northern Bosnia.

Since Archduke Karl exposed her conspiracy in front of Princess Marchi Dovi, Princess Caniola simply moved to another house.

Grand Duke Carl didn't stop her, or even sent anyone to monitor her, because Grand Duke knew that Princess Caniora had few options now.

The break with Marchi Dovi took Princess Cañola a great blow. Once the situation of confrontation with Karl because of the alliance between the two territories was broken, the advantages of Karl as their monarch were fully reflected.

The collusion with the Marquis de Roy was more effective only when it was carried out in secret. Now that it is completely exposed, Princess Cañola should worry that the Grand Duke would use this to threaten her.

Caniola was very impressed with Alexander ’s army. She also knew that under the threat of the Ottomans, their territory was not allowed to have a decent number of armed forces. Now she is worried that once Alexander knows that she is behind Those famous halls will vent their anger on her and her husband.

It is a riskier but more beneficial decision to disclose to the Ottomans that a foreign army has entered North Bosnia. If you can gain the trust of Sudan, you can use it as a bargaining chip with Sudan. Moreover, Princess Cagnola did not think that Grand Duke Karl would be so kind to keep secrets for Alexander. On the contrary, when necessary, her nephew would only be more keen to inform the Sudan than anyone else, and she was only one step ahead of him.

I just didn't expect anything to be revealed, so Carl got the handle instead.

But even at this time the princess was still worried that Carl would use this to threaten him, but even if this thing seemed worse than she thought, Roy? Sent someone to send the news that the princess was both accidental and uneasy, she could n’t think of anything. That Count Montina would actually do such a thing that surprised everyone.

After knowing that the Viscount Hilva of Zagreb successfully captured Zagreb with the help of Alexander, Princess Caniola was shocked and couldn't help regretting her previous decision.

Unlike Princess Cagnola who was only full of annoyance, Grand Duke Carl's mood was much more complicated.

He watched the news that he had just sent and repeatedly weighed it, and sighed gently after a long period of pondering.

He did n’t really have much hope for the foreign earl. From the beginning, he only hoped that the army of the man was a piece that made the already chaotic situation more complicated. Suddenly, he discovered his original intention. The **** in the game turned into a player unconsciously, and even stirred up such a big storm that he didn't expect. This made Grand Duke Carl have to start wondering if the previous plans were too simple.

The idea of ​​the Duke of Zagreb having the right to compete for the throne of the Bosnian King made Karl's heart tremble slightly.

He hurriedly wrote a letter to distant relatives in northern Bosnia, Ivo Drana, while asking him about the details of what happened in Zagreb, but also asked him to join the soon-to-be crowned Hurva as soon as possible. The Viscount got in touch and, after granting Drana his own power of plenipotentiary, the Grand Duke asked Drana to show her willingness to secretly support him against the Ottomans.

"I didn't expect to be more satisfying than I thought," Dagong was a little excited to walk around on the thick floor, and he didn't even care about the traces left on the floor by the mud on the outside when he just stepped out. "This The Earl is simply an angel sent by God to save us Caniola, knowing that maybe Sultan had no time to get Dakaniola and he had to change his policy towards us. "

Karl knew that he could not support Hurva publicly, but this did not prevent him from using the future Duke of Zagreb to find some trouble for the Ottomans, believing that if that person were really willing to be an enemy of the Ottomans, regardless of the success or failure of the card For the Principality of Niola, there are only advantages and no harm.

If it succeeds, then perhaps not waiting for the Ottoman army soldiers to reach Caniola, the Sudan will have to face a long war that may cause his army to be in trouble. At that time, Carl can completely see whether the situation should choose to stand up and express his right. The Duke of Zagreb, or perhaps the future King of Bosnia's support.

Karl feels that this investment is totally worthwhile and has a great return.

On the contrary, even if Hurva failed, Karl didn't feel that he would lose anything.

The resistance in Zagreb would make the Sudan understand the importance of the local nobles, and it would also force him to reconsider what policies should be adopted to appease those nobles.

"It all depends on Bucharest," Karl said to the people around him. Seeing the people around him puzzled, it was rare that the Grand Duke in good mood explained patiently. "How important Bucharest is to Bayesett, we How important is to him, if he must win Bucharest, then he must change the policy to us, if in Sudan's mind those who are meeting in Bucharest are really a serious trouble for him, then in order to eradicate those people , He cannot but change his attitude towards us. "

Dagong's analysis made the people around him immediately praise the Duke's cleverness and wisdom, and prayed secretly in his heart. I hope that the Sultan did indeed value the people in Bucharest as Dagong guessed.

It seems to prove Duke Carl's guess, and soon someone brought new news from Northern Bosnia.

And this time the news is about the Ottomans.

The Ottoman Sultan Bayesert II led his army and arrived on the Naousawa River on March 3rd. Just before this day, the castle on the right bank of Zagreb had just surrendered to Hurva.

There are about 72,000 Ottoman troops arriving in the Naousawa River. In addition to the 5,000-man forward who has crossed the river in advance, this army of more than 70,000 troops includes the Ottoman elite core force composed of 15,000 guards. The Ottoman tribal army of 40,000 people and the recruiting army of less than 20,000 people.

Slightly different from Western countries, the Ottoman army has its own unique structure and organizational system.

About two centuries ago, although the Ottomans had established a country, their army still kept traces of many tribal countries.

As the largest tribal leader in the country, Sudan has not commanded many troops. Sometimes many troops are recruited from some imperial nobles temporarily. This cannot guarantee a smooth command, and sometimes it cannot guarantee a basic command. Loyalty.

It was not until later that with the establishment of the new Ottoman army, Sudan had a completely own army.

The new army, which was given hope by the Sudanese, soon became a truly elite. This army not only completely obeyed the Sudanese command, but also was endowed with numerous latest technologies.

Whether it is weaponry or war tactics, the Ottoman new army has created world first after another.

The world's first formed firearms unit.

The world's first formed firearm cavalry unit.

The world's first unit with a dedicated independent artillery regiment.

The powerful firepower of the Ottoman army not only deterred the enemy but also the Ottomans.

This army displayed a rare power when conquering East Rome, and more importantly, their firm fighting will made many Ottoman nobles who were originally disapproving of them have to be convinced.

The new Ottoman army, which was often put into critical battles at critical moments and positions, became an iron fist for the Sudan to win. At the same time, Sudan did not ignore the tribal nobles who continued according to ancient traditions.

At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Ottoman monarchs keenly expected that some future changes might occur. Those wise Sudanese ancestors had instinctive precautions against the military aristocracy that might emerge in the future and eventually lead to the noble clan group. The empire has no real military nobility.

The new nobles who obtained status and land by virtue of military merit can obtain wealth but cannot maintain their status. When they die, except for the property that can be left to future generations, only a small part of the land can be inherited, and most of the land previously awarded Will be taken back.

The purpose of this is to prevent the emergence of a large aristocratic group based on the land, and the second is to inspire the bravery of the clan, and want to obtain honorary wealth and land, not by good luck and reincarnation, but in Gallop on the battlefield to kill the enemy and make achievements.

In the early days of the founding of any country, there will be several wise monarchs and a large number of magistrates who are advocating democracy, and it seems that God really cares about the Ottomans. Although there are a lot of bragging suspects, "the founding ten magnates" have appeared one after another. It did make the Ottoman Empire the most powerful country of this era.

Bayesert II is one of these important men.

As the son and heir of the conqueror Mohammed II, the succession of Bayesert II is not very smooth. Although the prince born in Greece has been favored by his father since he was very young Favored, but he still ascended the throne of Sudan after defeating his brother through a civil war.

In order to ensure that the brothers who fled to Europe did not trouble him, he did not hesitate to pay the Europeans a large sum of money every year as a "hard work" to imprison his brother. This money spent ten years until a few years ago. Hearing that his brother, Jim, died in a prison in Naples, it was counted.

The brutality of the brothers made Bayeste described as a ruthless and bloodthirsty demon in Europe. Although Europeans are actually more unbearable in this respect, this does not affect people's treatment of this pagan monarch. All kinds of ugliness.

But the ultimate cause of these ugliness is still fear.

Compared with his father, who was called the conqueror, Bayesert II actually appeared to be much more gentle.

At least in the first few years after he was enthroned, he was more concerned about the internal affairs of his country than he was eager to expand its territory. This was very gentle compared to his father who wished to take the whole world into his arms. Too.

Moreover, the desire and love for talents displayed by this Sudan is unimaginable to Europeans.

When Isabela, the Queen of Castile, waved the banner of victory to recover the lost ground and drove away the Moors who had occupied the Iberian peninsula for centuries, the cruel persecution of pagans followed.

First Moorish, then Jewish, and finally even compatriots of the same faith, Isabella mercilessly rooted out any one of the different believers she encountered in the land she ruled when she sat in a religion that was granted a papal charter In the high auditorium of the Tribunal, when the Tribunal was sent to the beheading station and the torture rack for the people who were regarded as devil and heretics, many people with original knowledge had to be forced to rule from her cruelty. Fled from the land.

Those people traveled across the ocean and crossed the Mediterranean to escape to Ottoman. Waiting for these uneasy fugitives is the warm reception and solicitation of Sudan.

"The Europeans are really generous. They expelled craftsmen, expelled doctors, cleverness and accountants, and even drove those who can make powerful weapons out of their homes. Why should I reject the treasures that this day gives you? I will accept those who are, I will treat them as treasures, and you will eventually regret what you have done. "

In the letter to the Vatican, Sudan used such a ridiculous way to describe his joy in acquiring those talents, and his high expectations for these talents proved to be completely unsatisfactory in the following ten years.

Until that time, although the reputation of Ottoman Sultan Bayesert II sounded reliable, he had not shown much ambition.

Although the cannibalism in the Balkans has never stopped, and unlike his father, the Sudan has adopted tougher yet flexible rules of control over the land that has been conquered, even before only in a few places where the rule is stable The blood tax paid was only widely implemented after he ascended the throne, but all these means were only carried out within the territory that the Ottomans had conquered.

So although Europeans always feared this Sudan, until the second half of 1498, for Europeans, Bayesert II was just a legendary pagan tyrant.

Suddenly, Sudan first sent a messenger to the Vatican, and then in various speculations that the Ottomans might attack the hinterland of Europe, Sudan really assembled a large army of soldiers out of the Balkans.

The reason for all this is just a rumor about the Greek princess that has been circulating for a long time.

For this reason, except those ordinary people and the little nobles at the bottom, who are a little bit of mind will not believe it.

At least the Duke of Wallachia, Cepes, didn't believe it.

Watching a few maids in hunting dresses pass by in front of them, Cepes looked back, and sure enough no familiar figure appeared for a while.

Sophia rode on a horse that was not tall. She wore a women's hunting dress that is now popular in the Prague court.

This kind of hunting skirt is divided into two parts, a thick sleeveless vest on the upper body wraps Sophia's over-full body that is not age-appropriate, and a row of wooden buttons from the neckline to the hem fasten the vest tightly. The cork was lined over the shoulders and covered with a layer of gorgeous wool lining. Her waist looks much thinner than usual, but the obviously tight and swollen chest makes people a little worried that she may be because of " Lost balance "and fell forward.

The lower part of the hunting skirt is a very wide skirt with a split in the middle, but this skirt is more used to cover up the thick inner skirt. Because the split in the middle, you can easily ride on the horse, and when the vertical When the horse gallops, the gorgeous skirts hanging on both sides of the legs will rise like wings, facing the wind, the temples will fly lightly, and the hunting skirt will flutter. This kind of scene often makes a knight kneel down on the spot immediately. The lady she loved made a complaint.

But despite wearing such a beautiful and beautiful hunting dress, no one complained to Sophia, because everyone knew what kind of trouble this would cause.

At the thought of trouble, Cepes frowned slightly.

Not far away, Sophia raised a finely-made musket. The musket on the musket was gleaming with silk. If it were other young ladies, she would have been scared to see the continually burning musket. She screamed loudly, or her eyes were closed even with her bravery, her hands were shaking, but Sophia held the short musket firmly.

Her eyes were fixed on an elk in the bushes in front of her who didn't know the imminent disaster. Only when the fire rope finally burned out, her big eyes narrowed instinctively.

There was a muffled noise, and the pungent smoke rose immediately.

Then in the exclamation of the people, the elk ran away.

This shot was empty.

The people around couldn't help but make a sigh of regret, but before he sighed, Sophia suddenly clamped the horse's abdomen with both legs ~ www.ltnovel.com ~ chased towards the running elk.

The sigh immediately turned into exclamation, and some of the servants hurried to follow up, and after seeing several young nobles eager to try but seeming to have some scruples, Cepes couldn't help but hummed secretly, and then urged the horse to follow Sophia chased behind her, who could no longer see the shadow.

Sophia's horse was far behind the running elk, her eyes narrowed accustomedly, and at the same time she took the short crossbow she had been carrying around from the bag beside the saddle.

Sophia doesn't like muskets, because it reminds her of someone she hates, and she prefers to use the short crossbow she's already used to.

The running elk gradually slowed down, and Sophia raised the short crossbow in her hand.

An imperceptible bow string sounded, and as the wind passed, the crossbow hit the elk accurately.

Cepes seemed to hear a vague sound from Sophia in front, but when he came to her, he saw Sophia staring at the short crossbow in her hand slightly faintly.

Alexander, Sophia thought,