Chapter 229 War breaks out again
The Wallachian army also had good luck. It was sunny for several days, which was very suitable for marching. Artillery transportation has also become more convenient, and it is now less than two days away from the Azov Fortress. Wallachia already controls the territory from Zaporozhye to Crimea, and most of the Sea of Azov is in its possession.
The enemy also made several interceptions, the largest one near the village of Kumachove. Although the nomads resisted heroically, they were paper tigers in front of firearms.
Seeing that head-on confrontation was not enough, they began to harass Wallachia's supply lines. This caused some trouble for Wallachia, but just as the two sides were preparing to fight to the death in Azov, God appeared and the Khan of the Golden Horde was killed by the son of his enemy.
As soon as the Khan died, turmoil broke out in the political center. All the nobles were busy fighting for power and profit, and they would not care about the situation thousands of miles away.
The vanguard has surrounded Azov, and the army led by Mircea is also marching behind. When those tribes faced artillery and well-trained troops, all their tactics failed, and they either migrated or accepted their rule.
Mircea was in camp contemplating his next move, while Peter's letters arrived by ship and horse. When he saw his daughter-in-law giving birth to a son, he realized that he had a grandson.
Mircea smiled from ear to ear. With such a big surprise, he had to give some gifts to the people around him. Mircea thought about the news about Peter's intention to go south and asked him to gather some troops to be on standby and attack as soon as there was any sign of trouble. He would come back as soon as possible.
In order to come back as soon as possible, Mircea also spent a lot of money. He directly recruited several nearby Cossack tribes at the expense of a large amount of gold coins and supplies, allowing them to quickly move north and towards the Azov Fortress. And they promised to share a share of the loot after breaking through the Azov Fortress.
Azov was quickly surrounded, with only 2,000 defenders inside after emergency mobilization. But the city wall is strong, and the defenders think it is better to rely on the city wall defense to delay. But my lord, times have changed.
The Black Sea Fleet opened fire on the seaside city walls of Azov. The fierce artillery caused heavy losses to the fortress in just half a day. When the artillery was transported from the land, they fired at the same time from both sides, which directly made the defenders doubt their life.
The result was that the fortress that had been prepared for a month was surrendered in less than half a month. After losing the Azov Fortress, small towns in other places also surrendered. Only the Tatars still refused to surrender, so they were allowed to confront the Cossacks.
The expedition basically accomplished its goal. Mircea left Radu in charge of Ukraine. He took part of the army back to Constantinople by sea. He couldn't wait to see his grandson.
For this large piece of newly acquired land, Mircea directly named it New Wallachia. Because the population and economy are relatively backward, it will take a long time for governance to improve. However, a treaty with the Golden Horde is still needed to finalize the ownership of these lands.
Vytautas has been watching the progress of Wallachia, and when he saw Wallachia expanding, he hated it. Why should they succeed when they fail? It's unfair, very unfair.
Those nobles looked at him like enemies, demanding political rights or compensation for their losses every day. He had almost given them nearly half of the royal family's land, and also borrowed a sum of money from Hanseatic merchants. However, the damage to the prestige caused by this expedition was irreparable. Some nobles wanted to let Wladyslaw also serve as the Grand Duke of Lithuania, which made Vytautas feel dangerous.
In order to make up for his prestige, Vytautas began to look north. The occupation of Samogitia by the Teutonic Knights was a good source of prestige. As long as he takes this place, his prestige will come back. But the top priority is to solve the problem in the south.
The Cossack Emirate is so powerful that it has conquered a large area of land in just a few months and will soon reach Kiev. The Duke of Kiev took his family to Lviv and hid overnight. If they could not be stopped, Vilnius would be their next target.
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Suleiman led the army to march eastward in a mighty manner. Since the best of the Ottomans were here, when Suleiman's army arrived, most of the areas were deserted. Musa had to lead his troops and family members loyal to him towards the territory of his brother Muhammad, which made Suleiman more and more swollen, and even Ahmed Pasha did not listen to his words.
For Ahmed Pasha, it was best to maintain relations with Wallachia. But Suleiman, a fool, always regarded this as a shame. He began not to hand over the silver coins to Wallachia every year, and became more harsh on Wallachian merchants. All of this was seen by Ahmed. But his persuasion was a sign of cowardice in Suleiman's eyes. If it weren't for his background, he might have died long ago.
Ahmed was originally opposed to sending troops this time, but Suleiman refused to listen. Coupled with the instigation of his close ministers, Suleiman ordered the removal of Ahmed's position as Grand Vizier and replaced it with Rustan, whom he trusted. Pasha serves. Then he assigned a large number of positions to his cronies, giving them a firm grip on the government, and then set off on an expedition.
One of his cronies got the position of administrator of Susulluk. This town is located on the border with Wallachia. In the past, it had been harassed by Cossacks and other soldiers and nomads. This time he came and couldn't bear it anymore, so he opened fire. The order to have all the citizens form an army to attack Wallachia stoked a hornet's nest.
Wallachia has already made preparations. Two legions have been placed on the border, and other armies are still on the way. When this ragtag group came before the Wallachian army, the artillery brought them directly to Allah. Then the army moved out and attacked Susuluk without any difficulty.
As soon as other armies arrived at the border, they joined the war against the Ottomans. Some villages and towns without defenders were occupied. The Balkan army crossed the strait directly to Nicomedia and Nicaea. Many adventurers and Western explorers Following this wave to Anatolia, I wanted to witness how Osman disappeared.
Peter announced in Constantinople that because the Ottomans had not fulfilled the terms of the treaty, Wallachia had no choice but to send troops to remind them that they still had a treaty to fulfill. And Rustan Pasha in Bursa was extremely panicked when he heard the news of Wallachia's renewed attack. He only became the Grand Vizier because he flattered Suleiman, and he had no real talent. This would soon lead to disaster. , I took my family directly to Kutasia.
The whole of Western Anatolia is without a master, but fortunately the big cities are well-defended, and Wallachia has not brought siege equipment for a while, so it is temporarily safe. It depends on whether the Ottoman army can return in time.