The Eagle of Eastern Europe

"Quick, go!"

In Smederevo, some citizens watched as Wallachian soldiers took away the domineering nobles in the city. It doesn't matter where they go, but according to the ecumenical decree issued by the new mayor, they will be exempted from paying taxes for the next few years. This was a big boon to them, who were deeply oppressed by the nobility, monarchs and the Catholic Church.

"We can also take a break for a few years without having to endure all kinds of taxes."

A businessman said to others nearby that they had to pay more than a dozen types of taxes in a year, and it would be good to have a little surplus. Now that Wallachia is directly exempt from taxes, they have to pay for the Grand Duke.

"In a few days, let's go to Nis to have a look. I heard things are going well there."

"Um"

After Wallachia took over Smederevo, it began to gradually transform it. The Catholic Church was squeezed by the Orthodox Church, and large amounts of land were owned by Wallachian nobles and grand dukes. But the lives of farmers and citizens are much better, at least they don't have to worry about the east.

Replacing nobles with bureaucrats in local governance will be a bumpy process, including integration and assimilation, which will take time, possibly more than ten years or hundreds of years.

It is easy to conquer the world but difficult to govern it. Although Wallachia chose bureaucracy and centralization, the process of implementing reforms was not smooth sailing. In Niš and Skopje, some local nobles revolted, and some serfs resisted because they were overwhelmed by the application of monetary land rent. If the defenders had not been quickly dispatched, there would have been war in Wallachia.

However, after experiencing the initial pain, Wallachia has begun to glow with vitality. The class of farmers and citizens is expanding rapidly, the examination system is initially stable, and everything is developing for the better.

The most fundamental thing is that Wallachia took up the banner of Orthodox Christianity. Integrate the Balkans together without mentioning Bulgarians, Serbs, and Greeks, downplaying these national consciousnesses and avoiding future divisions.

Wallachia also shaped itself into the great savior of the Orthodox Church and the heir to the Roman Empire by absorbing the culture of Eastern Rome, especially the so-called historical scholars found by the Archduke, who combined the Library of Constantinople and Wallachia Collection rooms across the country were rummaged through, linking Wallachia to the Roman Empire. This prepared the way for the inheritance of the Roman Empire.

Who can't forge documents? The Habsburgs can forge great privileges, but Bartland can't? Even if it is fake at this time, they will believe it is real.

Since he is the successor of the Roman Empire, he must also bear the responsibility of fighting against the pagans. Anatolia, the Levant, Jerusalem, and Egypt were suffering from pagan rule and needed Wallachia to save them. At the same time, large tracts of land and markets can also meet the needs of domestic nobles and merchants. Coupled with the sacred mission of the Orthodox Church, Wallachia has become the domestic consensus to replace Constantinople.

There were many refugees from the upper reaches of the Danube River. They were all bankrupt farmers and craftsmen. In order to avoid being exploited by the nobility, they had no choice but to immigrate to Transylvania and Wallachia, forming a very large wave of immigrants. tide. The mobile population is estimated to account for one-third of Hungary's population.

The turmoil in Hungary gave Poland an opportunity, and Wladyslaw had been thinking about restoring the Polish-Hungarian union. Unrest in neighboring countries allowed him to see an opportunity. But Wallachia allowed him to get his wish, and changed hands through the Hanseatic League and the Teutonic Knights. The Knights wanted to obtain the area in the middle reaches of the Vistula River, so they started friction on the border, preventing Wladyslaw from vacating it. energy.

The next goal is still to the east, targeting Anatolia and the Ukrainian plains. Wallachia will launch a more violent attack, and I don't know if the opponent is ready.

----Dividing line----

Timur mobilized a large number of troops, including musketeers and war elephants. The main assault force was cavalry. Under the leadership of the famous general Timur, Timur's army attacked several cities and fought all the way to Xi. Near gas.

Timur on the offensive side saw that the Ottoman army arrived early and took advantage of the situation. Although he had the superior force, Timur, who had experienced many battles, decided to use the superb mobility of Timur's army to bypass the defense line and follow him from the south. road. At the same time, in order to lure the Ottoman army to the plains for a decisive battle, Timur ordered the army to ignore the Ottoman army and leave directly. As expected, Bayezid was fooled. In fact, Bayezid a few years ago would not have been fooled by this kind of thing. A small trick to deceive, but at this moment, Bayezid, who was dazzled by the impending victory and whose fighting spirit and energy were drained by the easy life of alcohol and pleasure, immediately broke out of camp and followed closely.

At this time, Bayezid had nearly 100,000 troops, most of whom were recruited from other emirate states. There are also 20,000 Turkic mercenaries, with a total strength of nearly 120,000. And Timur's army is slightly lower than Bayezid. I don't know how this genius general will respond.

Just like in his previous life, Timur lured Bayezid to Ankara. The open terrain here was very suitable for Timur's horse archers, and Bayezid had prepared everything, although his orders exhausted the soldiers.

Early the next morning, both sides had already formed their formations. Timur divided his horse archers into four parts, one in the center, two on the flanks and one in reserve. His elephant army was placed in the forward position. Bayezid had a strong In the central army, the archers are in the front, the Janissaries are in the second column, the Sipaxi cavalry is in reserve, the left wing has light cavalry from the Crimea, and his right wing is from Anatolia. and controlled by Tatar mercenaries. Bayezid hoped that his flanking forces in defensive positions would hold out until he could counterattack with his central force.

Timur moved his flanking armies forward, leaving his central army behind. The battle officially began when the left wing of the Ottoman army was attacked by enemy cavalry. But they managed to stop the Timurid forces and inflicted heavy casualties on them.

Timur's army launched another larger offensive. This time an attempt was made to outflank them, but the left wing held its ground. At the same time Timur's left wing attacked the Ottoman right wing, commanded by Prince Suleiman. Timur also sent his central army forward to engage in a melee with the Bayezid Guards.

However, some Turkic mercenaries turned directly to attack the Ottoman army. It turned out that they had changed their allegiance and directly followed Timur. This put the Ottomans in a somewhat unfavorable position.

However, thanks to the large Ottoman army and the failure of the conquest of Christendom, the remaining Sipahi and Yenicheri were tightly united around the Sultan, so the decline in morale and being divided and surrounded did not occur. , the two sides fought for a whole day, with no result.