The Eagle of Eastern Europe

In the hot Arabian region and the Indian Ocean, the East India Company continued to expand its trade scope. They began to transform from trading outposts into colonial institutions and began to manage the waters of the Indian Ocean.

Mason set up his branch in Aden and continued to plan the exploration of the East. The company's fleet had returned, and the map was less foggy.

"Look at this map. This is all what we explored."

Most of the Indian Ocean has been explored, and the southern fleet went south to explore and established relations with the Ajulam Sultanate (in the Somalia area). Dongfang said at the commercial site translated as Colombo city that two kingdoms were at war with each other and the political situation was very chaotic.

Mason thought this was an opportunity, because according to their intelligence, this place had beautiful scenery, rich products, and was located at an important maritime traffic route with an important strategic position. Taking advantage of this opportunity to put this place under corporate governance will definitely be another lucrative income.

The company built a large number of settlements and trading stations, leaving a bit of a shortage of people. Immigration from Europe is too slow, and the current system for large areas is to restrict taxes. As long as taxes are paid on time, troops are dispatched, and markets are given to companies. The man on the East African plateau was the company's first collaborator, and the company also translated the name of the country he ruled: Abyssinia.

The East India Company also knew about the war that broke out in the Mediterranean. Mason even heard that his hometown, Florence, had participated in the war, and scolded all eight generations of the consul's ancestors. Peter is someone they can mess with. If someone can give you a complete corpse, it will be considered as if God has appeared. Not to mention that this so-called alliance does not have a strong army, unless France or the Kalmar Alliance in the north end.

Now he doesn't know what will happen to Florence, he just hopes that they can stop their losses in time and withdraw from the war as soon as possible.

The people and nobles of Central Europe are having a hard time this winter. Because of the threat from the East, some people have begun to spread the word that more than a hundred years ago, the devil from the East has come again. They were fierce and ferocious, and no grass grew in their path. This directly scared the people of Central Europe to start participating and move to the west and north. France can be said to be the largest destination country for immigrants. The large number of labor forces allowed France to quickly restore its economy.

The expansion of the Roman legions was quite successful. Most of the Istria Peninsula was captured, leaving only the small city of Koper where the Venetian garrison was present. Austria in the north is almost at its limit. If Venice were not more important, Vienna would be besieged.

Peter decided to give the enemy a small shock to Rome and led some of his troops to march out on the seventh day after Epiphany. And they only brought infantry and cavalry, aiming directly at Trieste, where the coalition forces were located.

Trieste is located in the northeastern part of the Apennine Peninsula, at the top of the Gulf of Trieste at the northern end of the Adriatic Sea. It was a prosperous port city since the Roman Republic took control of the city. In 51 BC, Caesar granted Trieste colonial status. It later developed into an important port and trading center.

All the legions under Peter went into battle lightly. He had released a lot of news before, from attacking Tyrol to attacking Venice and plundering Austria. This confused George and his men.

He originally planned to spend some time training, but the pressure from above was too tight, so he had to go to Trieste to rest first. However, the artillery he needed finally arrived. He only needed to practice a little and wait for time before he could go on the expedition. He was not sure that he could defeat Rome, but as long as he could delay time, he would have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

The military camp is quiet at night, with most of the soldiers sleeping soundly; it is also lively at the same time, with some soldiers gambling and hanging out with prostitutes, and only a small number of soldiers are guarding the camp. They didn't see that an army was staring at them not far away.

"Look at me, give me money, give me money!"

"You're so unlucky. You're not going to cheat, are you?"

"It's obvious that your skills are inferior to others"

A man pulled the silver and copper coins on the table into his pocket, and then continued playing with them.

There were many dark clouds this night, which also covered the movements of the Roman army very well. This time there were no artillery or anything like that. Most of the troops brought bows, arrows and crossbows, as well as some canned Greek fire and rams.

The entire camp was a rectangle, and some soldiers started an attack to the east. They attacked with Greek fire and rocket muskets, catching them completely off guard.

It was the middle of the night, and most of the soldiers had just woken up from their sleep. They were unable to react to the sudden explosion. But he finished dressing quickly and went out to meet the enemy.

George was also awakened, and he quickly ordered the army to defend eastward. At first, they thought it was a small-scale sneak attack by the Roman advance troops, so they just ordered the enemy troops to be driven away.

The entire eastern camp was in flames, and most of the soldiers either faced the enemy or put out the fire. The Roman army was not easily captured by the mercenaries, and the two sides entered an inexplicable stalemate.

At this time, the sound of fighting rang out from the west of the camp. A flood of Roman troops broke through the gate of the camp and rushed toward George's tent. This move caused the alliance army to scatter. They were all mercenaries anyway. Why should they be captured? For the sake of their employer or the country?

George also tried to run back to Trieste, but was caught before he could get far. This coalition army was also completely wiped out.

Peter discussed the recorded books with the accompanying civilian officials in the camp. Since the beginning of the war, he has been responsible for recording the entire history of the army, and plans to sort it out and include it in the Library of Constantinople after the war.

"Your Highness, we have captured a prisoner."

"Ha, let me see who the big shot is."

George was brought up, his armor was stripped off, and he looked disgraced. Facing Peter, who was younger than himself, he turned his head and didn't look at him.

“Looks like he still refuses to admit defeat.”

Peter squatted down and forcefully turned his head to look at him. George felt fear in his eyes.

"You guys often talk about a fair duel, but your so-called knights are just sanctimonious hypocrites. No matter how gorgeous your clothes are, you can't hide the rot in your heart."

"Oh, I forgot that you are mercenaries, a group of guys who only care about money. You are worse than knights. How do you still live in this world?"

George didn't say anything because he couldn't understand the Romanian, but he could tell he was being insulted, so he yelled at Peter in an attempt to provoke him, but he clearly miscalculated.

"It seems there is nothing we can do. I won't kill you. You have to see with your own eyes how I destroy this place. You must live until the end."

"You, this person, will definitely go to hell."

George yelled when he was dragged out, and Peter looked directly at him and said something in Latin.

"Hell, I don't know what it is like, because I am hell."