Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

Almost as soon as the news of the arrival of the Sudanese army in Sarajevo reached the Croatian mountain forest, the news reached Bucharest through countless people.

Bucharest, which had been very lively for a while, was like a drop of ice water dripping into a hot oil basin, and the whole city seemed to explode boiling in an instant.

The European nobles, headed by King Vladislas II of Hungary who lived in Bucharest, were instantly stimulated by this news, and many people began to take to the streets shouting "punish pagans" and "form a new crusade" With the slogan, more people began to silently prepare weapons and armor shields. People firmly believed that a war with the Ottomans was inevitable.

Grand Duke Cepes of Wallachia stood on a slightly higher tower and looked at the crowds coming and going below. The air was full of smells unique to pounding exercise irons, and the smell of leather and horse dung mixed together. Taste, this city is now filled with the peculiar atmosphere unique to this kind of war.

Many local blacksmiths were gathered to catch weapons, and some other craftsmen have also temporarily changed their jobs. For example, some jewelry and leather tailors were ordered to require them to spend at least half of the time every day to free up all kinds of things for those who are going to fight. The equipment needed, and some local farmer names have been told to levy a 1500 annual tax in advance, which includes some wheat, some oats, some pork, and how many chickens with corresponding eggs and more stuffed As for grapes, some farmers are also required to hand over some of their own wine and a strong local **** wine to their respective lords. These things are continuously transported towards Bucharest. For a time, the city seems to have become the most cited in Europe. Where people pay attention.

Like many nobles, Zeppes came to Bucharest with his army, but his army was not large, and it was slightly shabby compared with some powerful nobles.

The reason for this is that Wallachia in Cepes is now facing threats from Bulgaria.

The Archduke Paulus IV of the Principality of Bulgaria is a very cunning person. He maintains close relations with European countries and comes and goes with the Ottomans. Although the Principality of Bulgaria is inevitably eroded by the Ottomans, The entire southeast has been completely reduced to the Ottoman booty, but because of the smoothness of Paulus IV, the Ottomans have not been able to conquer the entire Bulgaria for a while.

For a time, Bulgaria became a buffer place for Europe and the Ottomans in northeastern South Europe. However, what many people did not expect was that Paulus IV, who should have been more cautious at this time, used this gap to tile Laguia is in trouble.

In addition to guarding against the possible invasion of the southern Ottomans, Paulus transferred most of his army to the border with Wallachia, and then Paulus IV stared at this neighbor staring at him, ready to find Opportunity to bite off the Principality of Wallachia.

Zepes had to arrange a large number of troops on the eastern border of the Principality, always ready to respond to the threat from Bulgaria, and because he suspected that Paulus IV was actually instigated by the Ottomans, Zepes did not hesitate to strengthen the defense of the castle and fortress on the Bulgarian border In this way, there are far fewer troops he can bring out.

Because of this, anyone in Cepesby hopes that if they are going to fight in Bucharest, they will have to hit the Sudanese army under the city, because only then can the Bulgarians be deterred.

The crowd on the street in the distance was a bit chaotic. A quarrel of quarrels came from a distance, and then I saw two people pulling away and preparing to start.

Zepez ’s dark eyebrows were tightly screwed together. This kind of street fighting has happened a lot in the city recently, mainly because as more and more people enter Bucharest, the whole city seems to be suddenly full Dangerous gunpowder will rub out Mars with a little movement.

Those who fight are obviously under the hands of two different nobles. Although they do n’t know whether they have a long-term feud or are simply looking at each other, but the dignity of the so-called knight ’s honor nobility prevents them from looking at the lively people. Since no one voluntarily withdraws, only one party can be turned down.

Although this kind of fighting has not reached the point where you are dead or alive, it is still very dangerous. As far as Zepez knows, there have been several such incidents in Bucharest in the past few days, and the most serious ones are also several. Human life.

Although Vladislas II and the Patriarch of Bucharest issued a ban to prohibit this kind of fighting at the same time, it is clear that this has no effect. The streets are still full of gunpowder. Before the Ottomans arrived, The people who suddenly gathered in this city became uneasy because they could not vent their vigorous energy for a while.

Cepes noticed this very early. As the Grand Duke of Wallachia, he inherited the fierce name of the piercing prince, and also had rich experience in rule.

He once suggested to Vladislav II that he should pay attention to this not-so-good tendency in the city, but the King of Hungary was obviously only interested in how to increase his prestige through the reputation of the Greek princess. Pace even thought that perhaps Vladislas II thought that this atmosphere in Bucharest was more convenient for him to take advantage of the opportunity to establish his prestige, because it is so that the king is more willing to see that after an incident, he uses this alliance with the moderators. Punish those who make trouble, instead of trying to find a way to effectively prevent such an incident as soon as possible.

Cepes took the man down from the tower. He was supposed to go to the castle today to see Sophia, but because he heard that Vladislas II was coming, he temporarily changed his mind.

Zepes knew that the couple of Vladislas II was not very willing to see him and Sophia walking too close. The couple apparently regarded themselves as Sophia ’s guardians, and no matter what they thought, they wanted Sophia Always listen to their arrangements.

There were so many people on the street that Zeppes had to let the guards open the way in front of the crowd.

This is originally a street market. The street is wide and narrow with the unevenness of the roadside houses. This place happens to be not a small open space. Because the middle of the street is already occupied by some vendors, the originally spacious roadside is more than other places. It ’s a lot narrower.

Listening to the quarrel between the two sides, Zeppes soon knew that the reason for the seemingly violent conflict was only because of the collision, but once someone whispered and coaxed around, this little thing immediately turned into a fight between face and dignity.

Zepes was annoyed. When he figured out how to organize a coalition to resist the Ottoman army in Bucharest as soon as possible, these people just started because they had to collide with each other on the street for a few times. This made Zepes think if The Ottomans will not come again. Perhaps these people will kill themselves.

Just as Zepez wondered whether to stop this stupid fight, the two sides of the confrontation had already fought, but what surprised the onlookers including Zepez, the first thing to do was not the troublesome two people, but A young man who suddenly didn't know where it came from.

This young man was originally just standing by and watching the excitement, but when he heard the reason for the quarrel between the two sides, he frowned like Zeppes. Obviously, the two sides were noisy just for this little thing. His appearance aroused his dissatisfaction. When he saw that the provocative leaders on both sides were preparing to start, the young man suddenly turned over and jumped on a rather tall and powerful warhorse beside him. A hard rattan of the horsewhip poked **** the two of them.

Although the vine whip is not sharp but the whip is very hard, the pain caused by the fragile part of the body makes the two people scream, and the young man can't wait for the two people to react. The vine whip in his hand is gone. Headlessly pulled towards the two people.

"what happened?"

"Is this man crazy?"

Around the time, because of this accident, the two partners who did not understand what happened happened quickly. They all pulled out their weapons and rushed towards the strong and strong young man. Their faces were full of anger. No one doubted that they would let it go easily. This reckless guy.

"You idiots!" The young man seemed very angry. He didn't fear those around him at all. As for the two men who had been hit by his whip, he also turned a blind eye. "The Ottomans are coming, they will Kill all of us or be slaves, but you are still killing each other for this little thing, don't you forget why you came to Bucharest? "

"I haven't forgotten, but before that I will hang you." One of them said fiercely.

"Or you can cut off your head, and then I will go to kill the Ottomans." Another interface said and looked sideways, but only the other's eyes were exchanged.

"Yeah, you cut off my head, and then cut off the other person's head, everyone here does this, and then the Ottomans can send a few old men and a child to take over the city." The young man's face was flushed. Face to face two people "Have you ever seen the Ottomans, have you ever fought them, do you know how the Ottomans treated the people in those places that were conquered, tell you that I came from Bosnia, we and the Ottomans The transport team that attacked them killed their guards who escorted the tax and goods. We were fighting against the heretics. But what are you doing, I really blush for you, you will only use a knife and a gun on the street for something trivial, Do you think this proves you brave? "

The young man shouted angrily. His words made the faces of the people who were going to pounce first turned red and then became ugly. The eyes of the people watching them cast their eyes on them, and their eyes were sometimes ashamed and angry. Hate.

"You can't tell if you can't see it, but I don't mind cleaning your knife with your blood first, so that I can kill the Ottomans more easily." One of them stepped forward, obviously because of his youth The scorn has become so angry that even no matter how the other person reacts, he first pulls out the knife and prepares to pounce.

"I can't allow you to do this," I didn't expect another person to suddenly reach out and stand in front of him at this time. "This young man is right. We should be ashamed of our actions instead of continuing to make mistakes." . "

"Oh, are you planning to stand with him?" The man's face turned black all of a sudden. He felt like he was being fooled by someone. This guy who had just been in conflict with him because of an inadvertent collision actually took a look. Zi stood on the side of the person who humiliated them, and what was even more abominable was that he was so awe-inspiring. For a time, he felt that the eyes of the people around him seemed strange to him.

Obviously, in the eyes of the people, the young man said many people's voices, and the other person's repentance and confession also seemed so noble and courageous, so it was only him who brought out the intransigence.

The man's face was unsightly. He even felt that even his companion seemed hesitant. This made him feel hot on his face. He didn't even know what to do for a while.

"Courage is to do the right thing, not just for so-called narrow self-esteem."

Just when the two sides stalemate with each other and do not know how to end, a voice came from the crowd.

Even if it is not known, when Zeppes came out of the crowd, people subconsciously made way for him. Looking at this ordinary but majestic man, the onlookers whispered involuntarily.

Under the protection of the guards, Cepes walked to the stalemates. He first looked at the young man who was still looking excited, and then looked at the two people who had quarreled before.

"If you came to Bucharest in order to show the so-called self-esteem, I suggest you go home immediately, because we are not here to get here for this, if you are to protect the will of God against the invasion of pagans, then I I suggest you keep your knives away. Your weapons were not built for this. "

Zepez's words immediately aroused the approval of the people around him. Many people crossed their chests, and the two sides who had originally confronted each other could not help but stagnate slightly. The people on both sides began to slowly retreat and simply withdrew their weapons.

"Excuse me, but can I ask your name?" The person who stopped another person first spoke first. He was keenly aware that the person in front of him should not be a simple person. For him, he had just heard from the distant countryside. For the little nobleman who came, Bucharest was too big and too many nobles, which made him regret the stupidity of starting trouble on the street just for face.

As for the other person, apparently has not fully awakened from the annoyance, he just stared at the suddenly emerging man with an angry face, but he has already begun to regret the impulse just now, at this time he only hopes that the other person is not What a big man, otherwise it would do him no good.

"I'm Nikola Zepez," Zepez looked at the man who was talking to him, and he heard someone whispering around him, and then he looked back at the bold stand out and angered the youth on both sides. Grand Duke. "

A cry of exclamation sounded on the street. People who had never thought of Zepes's identity bowed their heads to salute after the exclaimation, and those two people had already bowed their heads deeply.

"Sir, please forgive us for offending you." The interrogating man said with excitement, why he didn't expect to encounter the Grand Duke of Wallachia when he arrived in Bucharest on the first day, which made him feel secret and secret lucky.

The Grand Duke of Wallachia, Nicolas Zepes of Transylvania, is the third son of the famous piercing father Vlad. As the three men of the family, there was no chance to inherit the title of Nikolay. • Cepes was finally honored to be the Grand Duke of Wallachia, and he was able to finally sit on the throne of the Grand Duke only because his two older brothers died unexpectedly backwards.

This caused a lot of speculation from many people, not to mention that his father was the piercing male Vlad, who was famous for his brutality, which made this man put on more mysterious and terrible coats.

Now I heard that the Grand Duke was standing in front of himself. The two people who had been struggling because of the momentary conflict could not help but look nervous, and began to worry about themselves secretly.

"You didn't offend me, you offense is your responsibility and obligation," Zeppes looked at the two of them. "You should be ashamed of yourself, because a little bit of honor for yourself forgets why your knife should be sheathed. It's shameful. "

"Please forgive your lord." The man who was still full of anger was ashamed. He slowly put the knife into the scabbard, and then bowed respectfully to grab Zepez's sleeve and kissed. "I don't know what to say." I do n’t know anything except fighting, but you taught me and I am ashamed of my stupidity. "

"And me ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Just for this kind of thing. I actually did such a stupid thing at this time, and I should be punished." Another person also bowed his head in regret.

"The punishment is just to wake you up and let you know that the knife in your hand is against the pagan and not your brother," Zeppes said, waving to the guard behind him. "You will be whipped, but as a noble you have the right Put forward the shame of using the ransom to save the public from being sentenced. "

"Adult, I'd rather accept such a punishment, which can remind me of any mistakes I made at any time." The man who started to draw the knife this time was robbed in front. He raised his head and looked at Zeppes stubbornly. There is an endless posture without giving him a whip.

"If the pain can relieve my guilt, I am willing to accept the punishment." Another person also expressed his attitude.

Cepes nodded silently, but he was very satisfied with the result, watching the two men walked by the guards to the torture frame a little further away from the street, then their hands were tied to the torture frame and their coats were stripped to reveal their backs. Zepes then turned back and asked the young man who looked at this scene with daze, "Tell me what your young man is?"

"Morco, sir, I'm the messenger of the Lord Viva of Zagreb," the youth said loudly.