The Eagle of Eastern Europe

The attack on Suceava did not last long, as it took place two nights later. A group of conscripted peasants opened the gates and Mircea's army was able to enter Suceava.

Mircea led the army straight to the residence of the Grand Duke. Stefan led the army to resist, but was defeated and killed. The other heirs fled to death, leaving only those boyars who surrendered in time, and they were ready to support Mircea as the Grand Duke.

"Look at you, because of your willfulness, you are causing trouble for the people of this country."

"Both Wallachia and Moldova were liberated from Hungary, and we all fought for our own people. If so, why can't we unite?"

Unexpectedly, the union of Wallachia and Moldova had been proposed six hundred years ago. It was really a huge progress.

The two countries united in the 19th century and their enemy was the Ottomans. To succeed, Moldova also lost Bessarabia and Bukovina.

Now, of course, there is no need to lose land, and a larger union can be formed.

Subsequently, the boyars also recognized Mircea's status as Grand Duke. At this time, Mircea also received news that Roman had entered Moldova with his army. And this was also a battle that would determine whether Mircha could completely secure the throne of the Grand Duke. After stabilizing the situation, Mircha led his army to Chernivtsi, north of Suceava.

Roman's army totaled eleven thousand men, most of whom were conscripted peasant soldiers. Mircea's side has 20,000 people, which is much higher than the other side in terms of armaments and training.

This is mainly because Moldova has not yet developed a complete feudal system. Let’s put it this way, while Western Europe is in the late Middle Ages, Moldova is in the middle to early Middle Ages.

The two sides met five kilometers south of Chernivtsi. Because the gap between the two sides was too large, Roman decided to use the method of luring the enemy deep to defeat the opponent.

But from the beginning, the two sides showed an excessive military gap. While both sides were primarily infantry, Wallachia had a musket and artillery force.

In the formation, Mircea sat in the center, with the musketry and artillery troops behind, and the vanguard consisted of cavalry, as did the Moldovan army.

"For glory!"

The Moldovan cavalry took the lead in the battle. They held simple spears and charged forward without fear. But what came oncoming was an attack by arrows and artillery from the Wallachian army. Nearly half of the Moldovan cavalry were killed or wounded before they could reach them.

After this, the Wallachian cavalry began to charge. The two sides soon fought together. Under the sun's rays, weapons and blood were flying in the air.

At this moment, the Wallachian cavalry actually began to retreat. This made the Moldovan army extremely happy. The cavalry began to chase, and even the infantry could not hold back. They asked Roman to lead them in the attack.

"Are they really vulnerable?" Roman thought to himself, but all he wanted to accept was that he wanted to fight.

Seeing this, Roman could only agree to them. He slowly followed up with his army.

The Wallachian soldiers fought and retreated, while the Moldovan cavalry pressed forward step by step. After retreating to a certain area, the bronze cannons, muskets and crossbows behind were all in full force. Attack the enemy force hard.

The Moldovan cavalry was caught off guard, and then the infantry also suffered. Because Mircea had ordered the entire army to attack, the entire Wallachian army had already pressed forward, forming a overwhelming momentum.

A large number of enemy troops pressed forward, and Roman realized that he had been fooled. He quickly ordered the army to retreat, but looking back, he saw that the Wallachian cavalry had surrounded him at some point.

It turned out that Mircea had already thought that the opponent would use this move, so he took a preemptive strike, retreated first, led the enemy into the encirclement, and then ordered the hidden cavalry to appear to encircle him.

Roman organized several breakouts, but none were successful. Panic also spread among the army, and many peasants and soldiers began to flee. As more and more soldiers dropped their weapons, the collapse finally began.

The Wallachian army harvested the Moldovan army like melons and vegetables, and Roman himself was killed by an archer during the battle.

The entire battle lasted for one day, and the Moldovan army was completely wiped out, while the Wallachian army only lost 300 people. (This is also because Moldova has not developed)

Mircea defended his crown with action, and soon he returned to Suceava, with the prisoners of war walking in front, proving his victory.

Of course, Roman's body was also brought back. None of the boyars dared to speak. One or two nobles directly reprimanded them for being shameless and were immediately thrown into prison.

Mircea was subsequently crowned Grand Duke of Moldova in Suceava. The establishment of the United Principality of Wallachia and Moldova was an important event in the history of Eastern Europe, as it was the first step in changing the future direction of this land.

Immediately afterwards, Mircea announced orders such as tax exemption and enfeoffment. Some boyars who supported him received a lot of land, and the neutral faction was also enfeoffed.

At the same time, Mircea also moved the seat of the Moldovan government from Suceava to Iasi. Because Suceava is too close to Poland and there are too many obstacles. If we move to Iasi in the center, the obstacles will be much smaller.

Moreover, Moldova is too backward, even compared with Wallachia. Only in the seaside towns of Fortress and Suceava do you have a sense of urbanization.

Since its independence from Hungary in 1359, Moldova has been developing its own economy. In the 1980s, it also minted its own currency. Although it had a group of businessmen active in foreign trade, the internal economic system was still very rough. Animal husbandry is the largest local industry, followed by grain cultivation, and winemaking and beekeeping are two of the few economic industries.

Although the starting point was very low, the development potential was huge. Mircea thought of his own son, who was a good expert in the economy. With his help, Moldova can also sit on the lane of economic development.

Moreover, the merger of Moldova and Wallachia has many benefits. First of all, there is no need to pay tariffs on the flow of goods between the two countries, so the prices of goods will drop and people in both countries will be able to buy necessities.

Secondly, caravans going to Poland, Lithuania and the Rus’ principalities to do business also paid less taxes. And they can also move freely within the two countries, which enriches the regional economy and promotes exchanges between the people of the two places.

Of course, there are many disadvantages to the merger of the two countries. The main reason is that with the addition of two neighboring countries, Poland and Lithuania, some soldiers need to be stationed at the borders of the three countries. In addition, the border with Hungary is doubled. The defense of these areas is a big job, but since Mircea and Peter have chosen this road, they must go on. No matter what lies ahead.