The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Anna took advantage of Ukraine's geographical location to continuously woo the bureaucrats and nobles within Moscow, promising that they would receive more land and honors.

According to the current order of succession, if Vasily has no heirs, his brother Yuri will succeed him after his death. Anna was excluded, so how could women have inheritance rights.

This is like the Hundred Years War between England and France. Women have no inheritance rights, but it does not say whether women's descendants have inheritance rights. The laws of Western Europe cannot control Eastern Europe, which gives opportunities for loopholes to be exploited.

Anna actively strives for power in Moscow for her husband, while Mihai also continues to train troops. He needs an army to ensure the security of Ukraine.

After a period of rest, Peter resumed military operations. Since the rest of the journey was mainly on plains, the Cossack cavalry set off first as vanguards and plunderers.

Local nobles could only hide in manors or castles in the countryside, preparing to rely on fortress defense. Peter had no intention of pulling them out one by one. Except for those who insisted on fighting, he wanted to fight, and everyone else would settle the score. The target is very clear, which is the capital city Salegbu.

Louis learned the news and gathered all his troops to prepare for a decisive battle. In addition to the local army, there were also some mercenaries transported by Venice and knights from Styria. The total number reached 16,000.

Louis showed courage that he didn't usually have. He knew that if he failed to succeed, the Serbian man would be his fate.

So he prepared to go on a personal expedition and lead these people to take revenge on the Roman army. He also found a priest to pray and bless Croatia for everything.

However, the army was not ready yet. A large number of refugees came from the east. The Cossacks were very efficient, and soon dozens of villages in the east were empty. They all ran to the west. They asked the city governor to open the door, but it was impossible for the city to accommodate so many people, so they had to reluctantly refuse.

The refugee outbreak delayed Louis' plans for a few days, but it didn't matter, because Peter was also delayed.

Who would have thought that it would be so difficult to walk in the mountains of Bosnia. I originally wanted to go out and walk along the plains. People can do it, horses can do it, and vehicles can barely do it. But the most critical artillery fell straight down the mountain and fell apart. There must be five or six artillery pieces. This is the case.

Peter had to ask the troops to be more careful so that the transport could be smooth. Some small artillery can be recast on the battlefield, which also takes time. The most important thing now is time, and the speed must be fast.

"It seems that we have to ask His Excellency the Prince for help."

Peter looked at the somewhat slow progress and decided to let Hungary partially end. He wrote a letter to Pinsk, the Hungarian chief minister, who knew what to do.

"Have someone go to Belgrade to mobilize a batch of artillery and transport it from the Danube."

The Serbian region has entered a state of semi-assimilation, and the troublemakers have been exiled and beheaded. In addition, the place is not bad, so the enthusiasm for joining the army is high. The conscription and mobilization from here were all sent to the west, about 10,000 people.

"Sir, Venice has sent reinforcements to help Croatia."

"how many people?"

"3000 people"

3,000 people, this Venetian can really spend a lot of money. Croatia does not need to pay now, all mercenaries are paid in advance by the Venetians. It seems that they are also afraid that they will capture this place in one go and then follow the land route. After all, without Croatia, there will only be Austria between the two countries.

"The smaller artillery pieces go first, and the bulky ones take their time behind."

Peter could only do this, and he could not delay his trip because of the artillery. This was because he had not thought carefully about it and he had to improve it next time.

The legions led by Peter quickly captured the disobedient fortresses during the siege battles. They directly ignored the small threats, but they had to move the surrounding villages and populations. I hope the lords don't mind. This is just a normal population flow. .

In the third month of the war, Rome not only defeated Venice in the naval battle, but also forced Manuel III of Trebizond in the east to contribute a large amount of gold, silver and grain, and promised not to join the war. middle.

In the Aegean Sea, the Chios uprising led by members of the Andrei Order successfully wiped out the Genoese leadership. The Dragon Knights also landed on Rhode Island and set up camp not far from the city, preparing for a long-term confrontation with the Hospital Knights.

I wonder if the new dynasty awakened the fighting genes of the Romans. The army and people swept away their previous decadence and became invincible. Even experienced mercenaries are at a disadvantage.

Eight days later, Peter's army encountered its first battle in Reboga. The opponent was a relatively famous mercenary in Italy. Moreover, they were not hired, but worked for the King of Croatia themselves, and they did not need to pay the King. They could just come and get it themselves.

What is the difference between this and the Cossacks? The only difference is that the Cossacks are still taking orders from Peter, and these people are robbers.

Their equipment is not bad, most of them are cavalry, but their armor is not very good. The better ones have armor, but there is a hole here, there is a hole, or they just have helmets, and some people have no helmets.

As soon as they saw the enemy, they all rushed over, thinking of using the impact of the cavalry to tear the opponent's formation apart. But when they reached the opposite side, they were dumbfounded. What kind of formation was this? It was square and there were spearmen. It was not close at all. Not safe.

Moreover, the soldiers behind were holding something in their hands. After a sound, their chests or heads hurt, and the horses knocked them to the ground.

In a two-hour battle, all 1,000 members of the mercenary group were wiped out. Giving performance to the other party for free is a yes.

Even the king's army was little better than mercenaries, at least they had leather and chain mail among their equipment. Moreover, the battle was well publicized. All the big landed nobles arrived, bringing their own private armies. This is not only a battle of life and death, but also a battle for one's own power. Naturally, one must use all his strength to do so.

Like the conquered areas, Croatia was divided into those for and against Rome. The small nobles are basically on the side of Rome, and the big nobles are on the Croatian side. This is also easy to understand. The small nobles are the first and fastest group to experience changes. They have long been dissatisfied with the oppression of the big nobles. As long as they can To get ahead, it is not impossible to change one's family.

Rome's friendly policies towards the middle and lower classes made them yearn for it. Although they had to change their faith and language, they still felt that it was better to join Rome as long as they worked hard to join the upper class. Even if you have to pay taxes, this tax is nothing compared to the benefits you will receive.