Chapter 62 Treaty of Derekoy
Bayezid quickly sent an envoy to the camp in Wallachia to try to reach a peace treaty in the shortest possible time.
At the same time, he ordered Anatolia to mobilize troops to cross the strait and reach the Balkans against time.
Naturally, such a large-scale military mobilization cannot be hidden from another country. That's right, there is the Eastern Roman Empire, the inheritance of the Roman Empire, the owner of the castle, a small country that has beaten several political powers and been beaten violently by several political powers, and now only has Morea and its capital.
At this time, the Roman Empire had completely lost its strength and ambition to expand its territory. In order to survive, Emperor Manuel II married Helena, the daughter of Constantine Dragas, a small country in the Balkan Peninsula, as his queen. .
Helena was the granddaughter of the former Serbian king Stephen Dusan. 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 submitted to the Ottoman Empire, the Ottoman Empire The emperor Helena was to marry was regarded as one of her vassal monarchs.
But Manuel II knew clearly that the most dangerous enemy he faced was always the Ottoman Empire, so after he gained a firm foothold, he sought help from Western Europe.
And now, Ottoman mobilized troops from Anatolia, which made Manuel feel that Osman had suffered a heavy blow. Could this be an opportunity for Eastern Rome?
As it happened, Genoa sent someone to propose to Basilius to join the Crusaders and promised to hand over some land to them.
The temptation was great, but Manuel was still hesitant. He had to think of a way out.
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Ahmed Pasha became the special envoy for peace talks in Wallachia. When he received the news, he immediately went to the Wallachian camp with the Sultan's orders.
At this time, the Wallachian army was stationed in Sredets. In order to avoid changes, Grand Duke Mircea decided to move 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 be held in the camp of Grand Duke Mircea. Apparently, the Ottoman envoys were furious at this almost humiliating negotiation. This was also the attitude of integrating the Ottoman royal family. No one thought that the Ottoman army, which had been invincible in the past, would be defeated by the small country of Wallachia.
"Grand Duke, I, Ahmed, have come here by order of the Grand Sultan, Bayezid bin Murad bin Mohammed, to negotiate peace with you."
Ahmed's choice of words didn't sound all that kind. The Ottoman national power was so strong that he dominated both sides of the Aegean Sea. He never thought that in his career as a diplomat, he would one day come here for peace talks.
And the peace talks failed.
Mircea sat on it without saying a word. The generals and civil servants around him all knew that the rightful owner today, besides the Grand Duke, was the one next to him.
"Grand Duke, we come here with sincerity and deserve to be respected! Please ask your subordinates to restrain their behavior. Unclean behavior will be cursed by Allah...cursed..."
Ahmed said it was very powerful, but everyone knew that the fight could not go on and hoped for peace talks.
"Explain why you are here, heretics." Mircea asked the other party.
"Sudan hopes that the two countries will sign a peace agreement and end the war."
After Ahmed finished speaking, some couldn't help but chuckle. Was this what Osman said? If the other party hadn't produced Osman's proof, I'm afraid they would have thought that the other party was a liar.
"Sudan is willing to recognize the new border line between the two countries, allow the two countries to trade with each other, and forever establish friendship between the two countries."
"Mr. Ahmed, I have to remind you that you are a loser in this peace negotiation." Peter finally spoke. "It should not be you who draw the chips, but you who should tell our country how much you should pay in exchange for what you want."
For a child, Ahmed couldn't help but say to Mircea. "Grand Duke, sending a child to negotiate, is this the sincerity of your country?"
"Little child, Mr. Ahmed, I remind you, he is not a little child, he is my child, Peter Batlan, the permanent lord of Dobroga. I hope you can remember that your sultan was in the past Fighting my kids.”
A child less than fifteen years old led an army alone to deal with the Sultan, which directly shattered Ahmed Pasha's outlook on life. Is this a child? Is this Superman?
"Then please ask the Grand Duke to put forward your conditions."
In response, Peter began to tell the terms of Wallachia.
"We agree to the conditions provided by Sudan, but you must also recognize our country's occupation of Nis and three other 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, then 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, there is basically no hope of going north.
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"Oh, by the way, this is the last point. We graciously give you a truce time to give you enough time to prepare for the Western Crusaders. They must be on the way."
Peter hit a sore point, and the Ottomans had to face a joint attack by the Crusaders and Wallachian armies.
The negotiations in Derekoy lasted on and off for a week. Apart from the farce on the first day, basically the rest of the negotiations were about the armistice date and territorial issues. After all, it was unrealistic for the Ottomans to cede territory and pay compensation, but Wallachia also needed to gain more benefits.
Although some areas of the Balkans are still in the hands of the Ottomans, for them, this is the best situation imaginable at the moment.
Finally, the two sides signed the Treaty of Derekoy. The Ottomans recognized the new border with Wallachia and recognized three Serbian cities, including Nis, as Wallachia. The Ottomans ended their vassal relationship with Tervono. The treaty was for ten years and would be negotiated after ten years.
The signing of the Treaty of Derekoy was a major turning point in the Balkans, marking 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 even the world in the future.