Eagle’s Glory

After finalizing the tacit understanding of the next joint action with Panos, Aigron bid farewell to his allies, and watched him leave the church with his entourage and return to the Peloponnese Peninsula.

Because the current situation has become increasingly clear, Panos is also in a very good mood, but now both of them have a lot of affairs and need to deal with them as soon as possible, so he didn't stay for another two days to have a drink with Aigron—but the two of them It has been agreed that when Greece is formally established, it must be a happy gathering for two days to celebrate the hard-won victory.

On Aigron's side, now that Haidee's baptism ceremony is over, he will start the next step.

Just today, he officially announced Haiidee's identity to the outside world, and planned to bring her back to Ioannina, where his grandfather once ruled, and the next step is to implement this step.

During the first half month of his preparations for Haiidee's baptism, he has been observing the movements of all parties, especially the progress of the Russian Imperial Army.

Sure enough, as he expected, this time the Russian-Turkish war, the Russian Empire marched very smoothly, and even because of his own relationship with stirring up wind and rain, it performed better than the original historical line. From the beginning of the war, it was close to Within a month, it has broken through the Turkish Empire's defense line in Wallachia, and has broken into Bulgaria.

Judging from this progress, Turkey has no power to fight back against the Russian Empire this time, and the Russians will hit Adrianople soon, and then force the Turks to make an alliance under the city.

And what happened next can also be expected-the European powers will collectively come out to mediate, "persuade" the Tsar to stop his troops, and then come to a collective compromise at the expense of Turkey's interests.

And what Aigron has to do is to divide up his own interests in this "collective compromise".

The more progress he made, the more things he could get.

Now that Haiidee's conversion ceremony has been completed, he will march into Ioannina, and then turn it into a new independent principality, which will also become his next shelter.

After the ceremony, the crowd dispersed, and he and Teresa also took Haiide back to Mesolonghi.

Because of his order, the troops stationed everywhere are already regrouping, preparing to march northward and prepare for the next journey.

That's right, this time he will take his fiancée, Hai Dai and others with him. He is not worried about any troubles, because he has already sent Michelle Ney and Edmond Tante Si and others entered the Ioannina area as an advance team.

In the past half a month, judging from the replies of these people, their progress was extremely smooth. The Turks' already extremely weak ruling order was even more precarious in the turmoil of the past few years, and they did not encounter any resistance.

And after Ali Pasha's avant-garde captain Isaac Valleolo played the banner of Haide, the locals cheered even more. They were able to accept Ali Pasha's last orphan as their ruler.

It is precisely because of these reports that Aigron is very relieved about his expedition this time-it is not so much an expedition as it is more like an armed parade.

In addition, the advance team also reported that after several months of action after arriving in Greece, his reputation had spread throughout Ioannina, and the local influential religious figures and wealthy landowners all Not daring to organize resistance, for fear of becoming a victim of his anger.

Aigron understands that it is very easy for him to win this expedition, and it is even easier to kill and set fire, but if he wants to build a stable rule, he must show both "deterrence" and "softness".

So he wants to bring Teresa and Haide together to show his prestige and deter those local people who are still dissatisfied. He will mostly stay with the influential local upper class and let them cooperate with him. Take over and rebuild the local ruling order with minimal cost.

However, he will deliberately find a small number of people from the local upper class to kill chickens and monkeys, firstly to deter the local upper class who have dissidents; secondly, just to "borrow" their wealth.

As for the charges, it is easy to find. Whether it is "against the Grand Duke" or "blasphemy", or simply "running wild and causing disaster to the village", there is always one suitable for them. Egron has secretly ordered Edmond Dantès and Yi Sac Valleolo, let the two of them secretly draw up a list of the worst-known local upper-class figures, and when he arrives in Ioannina, he will clean up this group of people according to this list and laugh at them land without causing violent local riots.

Before marching, Aigron had already thought about all the necessary details, so he was calm and confident during the conversion ceremony.

He has already survived the most difficult and darkest days, and now there is a broad avenue in front of him. As long as he walks along that avenue, he will be able to harvest the fruits of victory that are waiting for him.

Messolonghi, who had calmed down, began to fall into the hustle and bustle again. People were packing their bags everywhere, even those small items-these officers and soldiers knew that this time Egron went to Joa After Nina, they will stay there for a long time, and Mesolonghi will be returned to the new Greek government, so they will definitely not be able to come back here in the future, so they will take everything they can take away now .

Aigron could understand their feelings, so he didn't stop them, but ordered that all members must be assembled after the specified time was up, and there was no direct military law in place.

He also rewarded the soldiers who followed him by letting the remaining Turkish captives serve as laborers to help the soldiers pack boxes and deliver salutes.

As for his own residence, Teresa's maids are already packing their luggage, ready to go north with the masters.

Because these trivial matters are handled by special personnel, Aigron and Teresa are actually free.

Eggron, who was always busy every day, felt free to have some fun at this time, so he invited Teresa to take a walk with him on the city wall by the sea—and Teresa naturally accepted it.

So, they handed Haidee, who had just completed the baptism ceremony, to Chanel's care, and then they came together to the city wall of Mesolonghi by the sea.

It was almost winter at this time. Although the temperature in the Mediterranean Sea was relatively warm and humid, it was still bitingly cold under the sea breeze.

But at this time, both of them were in a good mood, so they didn't care about it anymore.

Standing on the city wall and looking around, the sun is lazily floating on the sea surface, weakly spreading the sunlight on the sea surface, and then breaking into golden spots as the waves roll, and between the sandbars in the distance, the waves break out. There are white traces, like a circle of silk thread, wrapping them.

Looking at this majestic picture, Aigron couldn't help being very interested. He raised his hand and pointed to the small sandbars to the east, "Look, Teresa, those death squads rushed over from those sandbars at that time!"

After Teresa came to Aigron, she had already heard the details of the siege of Messolonghi from other people, so she couldn't help admiring these warriors.

"Just by watching the scene, you can see how difficult it was for them at that time... What's more, they crossed the sandbar in the middle of the night."

"Yes, they showed their wisdom and courage to complete the most important task for me. It is because of them that we can stand here and speak so calmly." Speaking of this, Egron couldn't help but feel a little Sadly, "Unfortunately, only one of them survived...they all died for us."

"I think this is also the honor they dream of." Teresa quickly comforted Aigron, "Your Highness, in Marengo, wasn't your father also on the verge of extinction? If there was no General Desai, how could it be possible? How about a glorious empire for the next ten years? No matter how great a person is, sometimes he can only make up his mind, close his eyes and wait for God's judgment without saying a word. Since fate favors you, it means that God It's on your side, you just need to fulfill God's will."

"Yes, in order to thank the blessing of fate, we must succeed. Only in this way... all sacrifices are worthwhile, and those who died for us can rest in peace." Aigron looked at the sea, and then nodded heavily nod. "I don't have the ability to part the sea like Moses, but I still want to lead my followers back to the promised land! It must belong to me!"

Seeing the menacing young man, Teresa secretly rejoiced, she liked to see His Highness look so bold, satisfying all the girl's imagination of romance.

Who can compare with His Highness among the princes and grandchildren who are all over Europe?

Of course, although there is light surrounding the two of them, there is inevitably a little shadow in it.

The most important and urgent problem is - not enough money to spend.

All the treasures that Aigron brought out from Monte Cristo Island were handed over to Teresa after he led the army. She is also the only one who has a detailed account of Aigron's property and knows it well.

Just because she knew about it, she was quite worried about it.

The wealth of tens of millions of francs can make a large group of people live comfortably for several lifetimes in this era, but when it is put on the balance of "war", it seems so insignificant.

Fortunately, this was only a small-scale war, so Aigron could support it for a few months without any difficulty, but if the war continued until next year, things would be difficult.

In addition, Aigron has to spend a sum of money to support his allies-so, after rapid consumption, Aigron's seemingly inexhaustible treasure chest is now only a quarter of it left .

In public, Teresa naturally kept her mouth shut so as not to disturb the morale of the army, but now there are only the two of them left here, so she can naturally speak freely.

"Your Highness, I'm going to write to my parents again, asking them to give us some more money. If it doesn't work, let's just lend it to us..." Teresa suggested in a low voice, "Although the money is still enough, we must do more. Be prepared to avoid being caught off guard in the future.”

"How can this work? Silly girl!" Aigron shook his head immediately, "I have already taken a large dowry from them, how can I bother your parents again? It's too embarrassing. Besides, what will they think? I?"

"You don't have to worry about that." Teresa shook her head, "Judging from my mother's letter, my father is quite satisfied with you, and if you ask, he will be willing to give you more, and he won't laugh at you. On the contrary, you will understand your difficulties - after all, to him, money is definitely not as important as noble character and aggressiveness, besides, we will not be able to pay back in the future, but just borrow a little..."

"No, we can't do this anymore." Aigron still shook his head and rejected the proposal.

Originally, he was enough to cause trouble for Grand Duke Karl. If he continued to ask him for money, even if he could get it, this debt of favor would be so embarrassing to him.

"Then what are you going to do?" Teresa asked helplessly. "We can't really watch the cash box bottom out, no matter how loyal your followers are, they still need to survive."

It's not that Aigron hasn't thought about this question, so he immediately answered Teresa.

"After we take Ioannina, I will disarm immediately, dismiss the temporarily recruited Greeks, and allocate land to them within the Principality."

This is a way to achieve the best of both worlds. On the one hand, these Greeks can get enough rewards; on the other hand, they will also serve as the foundation of Aegron's own rule and maintain a reliable basic disk in the mls area.

The remaining thousands of people are Aigron's current core force. They can serve as Ioannina's garrison temporarily, relying on Ioannina's local income to support them, and no longer have to worry about spending Aigron's own money bag.

Therefore, as long as there is a piece of land, things are much easier to handle, and the money can form a stable cash flow cycle instead of bleeding on its own.

The Principality of Ioannina will be a key step for him to settle on the mainland, and he must take this step well.

After talking about this plan, Aigron continued to talk about his other idea.

"Teresa, after the matter on the Greek side is settled, I will ask the Pope and Cardinal Vittorio Esposito to invite me to Rome - this time I will be open and aboveboard. Come to Rome, enjoy the Pope's recognition of me, and then I will go to see my grandmother..."

"Great!" Teresa cheered, "I miss her too..."

For her, Rome is not only a glorious holy city, but also her lucky place, where she seized her own destiny and reunited with His Highness.

For Aigron, in addition to enjoying the cheers, he also has to take over most of the remaining property of his grandmother Letizia—this time, the grandmother should agree to his request with great satisfaction.

Then he figured out how to get from Rome to Bavaria.

When he thought of this, he suddenly felt that he couldn't wait for time.

Facing the hunting sea breeze, he took a deep breath, sniffing the fishy and salty smell.

"Your Highness, how about paying a visit to your mother then?" Teresa suddenly suggested. "She has helped us this time..."