Chapter 140 On the Ambition of Wallachia and the Sorrow of Serbia

Chapter 140 On the Ambition of Wallachia and the Sorrow of Serbia

Wallachia's approach won the support of most local people. Farmers and citizens all supported Wallachia. Church organizations also turned to the Wallachian Church because of dissatisfaction with the Serbian monarch's conversion to Catholicism. Serbia has lost the initiative.

When the Serbian army saw the Wallachian flag flying in Pristina, they were very surprised, but they did not dare to attack directly because Wallachia defeated the Ottomans twice in a row, and Serbia might fight them. He is suspected of betraying Christianity.

When the envoys sent to Wallachia did not return for a long time, Branković realized that this was their delaying strategy, and the news that the Wallachian army occupied Pristina also came back. The news caught him off guard.

"I should have thought why they would let Serbia get the land."

Brankovich said painfully that Serbia had repeatedly jumped between Hungary and the Ottomans in the past. Although it had restored its independence, it had defected to the Catholic Church. The Orthodox Wallachia naturally refused to give in and had to gain it with great effort. Why should the land let you take advantage of it?

"What are the chances of winning if we fight Wallachia now?" Brankovich asked the minister below.

"Currently they have occupied Pristina. Our army has no absolute chance of winning against them, and we have just received news that Archduke Mircea of ​​Wallachia has led his army and is advancing here."

When he heard that the Archduke of Wallachia was beginning to return, Branković was a little scared. He knew very well that it was impossible for Serbia to fight against Wallachia. The solution for now was to rely on the support of Hungary, even if it could not expand. Keep the remaining land.

Not only that, Branković also withdrew the troops from the Kosovo region and returned to defend Smederevo with all his strength. Now, he is waiting for the arrival of the Wallachian army.

As for Wallachia, they don't want to annex Serbia at all, at least for now. Just turn Serbia into a vassal of the emperor.

Castriotti's reply also came, and he agreed to these conditions. At this time, Albania had not yet produced its own culture. They were influenced by a circle of countries around them, first Rome, then Serbia, and then Vlach. Ya. It's a good idea to take advantage of this opportunity to assimilate.

With Castriotti's support, Wallachia's sphere of influence expanded. From the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea, Wallachia achieved rapid territorial expansion.

Another expansion of territory brought the Bartland family's reputation to another peak. The identity of the Chosen One was further solidified, along with the title of Defender of Christianity. This was given to the Bartland family by the Orthodox Church and received considerable support.

The expansion of Western and Central European countries relied on the support of big nobles and big lords. After the expansion of Wallachia, the first thing to destroy was the inherent local aristocratic system. The big nobles in the original place were destroyed and replaced by those who obeyed Wallachia's orders. local government and nobility. This prevents local areas from breaking away from the central government.

The lessons of the three great empires of Rome, Bulgaria, and Serbia are still before us. The central government’s control over local areas increases or decreases with the ability and prestige of the monarch. This is very detrimental to the development of the country, but the soil in Europe has not developed to the era of high centralization in the East. Therefore, we can only take an intermediate value, and the counties and counties will be parallel, and then they will develop slowly.

Now that both parties have agreed, the next step will be very fast. Castriotti's envoy and Peter signed a document in Bukur Yesti. Wallachia will ennoble Castriotti as Duke of Alber and hand over a certain amount of money and troops to the central government every year. Diplomatic power was also handed over. In exchange, he could annex the Principality of Vlora and some Ottoman territories.

As the first step to implement the parallelism of counties, Peter was not very sure. He only hoped that such surrender could last for thirty years, so that culture could gradually penetrate. Even if the lords wanted to be independent, they would still be unified in the end.

The next time was for Wallachia to annex more and more land. 40 days later, the Wallachian army and Castriotti's army met in Skopje, and a great power was officially born.

During this period, Serbia did nothing, and his request for Hungary to send troops was stopped due to the obstruction of the nobles. Now, they can only rely on themselves, but relying on themselves is not as good as relying on God.

Mircea came to the palace built by Dushan. The tall and magnificent building was telling the glory of the past. In just twenty years, Serbia's national power reached its peak, but it came and went quickly. In just twenty years, Serbia's national power reached its peak. Or it doesn't exist anymore.

"What a wonderful place, but the incompetence of its rulers resulted in this rich land being ruled by heathens."

"But now it is yours to rule."

People around him continued to compliment him, but Mircea still felt that there was a long way to go. This land has been a major battlefield since ancient times. Not only is it an important location, but its rich resources have also attracted the envy of surrounding countries, including Wallachia and Hungary.

Now that Wallachia has obtained this place, let other countries not take it away. Serbia is particularly important to leave a buffer with Hungary.

"Send someone to Serbia to see what's going on with them. Is it Hungary or us?"

The former ruler of the Balkans was now reduced to a small, wavering vassal state. And what rules most of the Balkans is actually a backward civilization that they look down upon.

Around 2000 BC, the Thracian tribes belonging to the Indo-European race moved north from the Thracian region of Greece where they originally lived, and settled in the Danube River Basin in the northern Balkan Peninsula. The productivity level and cultural type of this region changed with each other. The transition from the Neolithic Age to the Bronze Age. The Thracian tribes living in the Danube River Basin belong to the northern Thracian branch. They coexisted with the original local residents and merged with each other, gradually forming the direct ancestors of the modern Romanian nation-the Get-Dacians. Since then, the ancestors of Wallachia have passed on from generation to generation and have multiplied here.

After the Roman conquest, the Roman colonists also forced Dacia to integrate into the Roman cultural circle and use Latin. Roman conquests also contributed to the spread of Christianity. From the 5th to 7th centuries, under the influence of these factors, the Romanian nation was formed, and Latin gradually evolved into Romanian.

Starting from the 7th century, a large number of Slavs moved to the lower Danube area, isolating the Romanians on both sides of the river, and forcing the Romanians on the south bank to move to the west and southeast of the Balkan Peninsula. The Romanians who immigrated merged with the local ethnic groups and their numbers continued to decrease. The Romanians on the north bank of the Danube survived tenaciously as a nation under extremely difficult conditions, and gradually assimilated the Slavs who settled north of the Danube. Such tenacious vitality is enough to prove that Wallachia can rule here.