The Eagle of Eastern Europe

"Your Majesty, I protest to your country on behalf of Sicily. Sicily was originally a peaceful country, but because of King Laszlo's order, the Sicilian people have been oppressed for more than ten years. Now, Sicily has the right to choose its own future."

"Your own future turns out to be to rejoin Aragon. My father is not good to you. Everything you enjoy today is given to you by your father. How dare you say you want to decide the future of Sicily? Shameless!"

Peter rebuked these Sicilian representatives, saying that they were all villains, insects, and shameless guys. The rebellion was already annoying enough, and someone came to the wedding and said that as long as he recognized the treaty, they would still be under the rule of Naples.

He had never seen such shamelessness. It seemed that his father was too lenient with them. These people should be rooted out and not a single one should be left alive.

"Can I understand that Your Highness rejected the proposal?"

"No need to understand, it's just that you shamelessly said that this is for a better future. If my father knew, he would definitely kill you all."

"Oh, Your Majesty, how can you say such a thing."

"Now, you'd better leave here, otherwise I'm not sure if you can continue to live."

Peter drove the other party away. He was determined to solve the problem by force. The Naples Navy entered the Strait of Messina and sent reinforcements to Palermo.

Ferdinand of Aragon has gone to Sardinia, and it seems that he is going to annex it. Peter only needs to keep Sicily to win.

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The Romanian emperor returned to his loyal Constantinople, and he still gained a lot of benefits this time. Romania's influence can extend to Krakow, which is very helpful to consolidate its own position.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty"

Batista congratulated Peter. Under his leadership, the empire can always move towards victory.

"Don't say so much. The Crown Prince has sent a letter to tell me. What's the situation now?"

Peter was anxious about the sudden incident in Naples. He thought he could deal with the Arabs, but there was another problem in the west. As the firefighter, he could only mobilize constantly, which was really difficult.

"Sicily and Sardinia have rebelled, and Aragon may make a big move. Genoa secretly transported supplies by ship. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered the Roman army to go south, and our navy in Gibraltar has also begun to assist the garrison in Palermo."

It seems that this is a general outbreak of conflicts in the Mediterranean, with Aragon taking the lead and Genoa and other countries secretly supporting it.

These countries are old acquaintances, and it seems that Genoa also wants to restore its former glory. And now it's these two countries, maybe there will be more, Savoy, Milan, Castile, and even France and the Holy Roman Empire. A single move can affect the whole body, and now he finally knows it.

"It's OK, it's OK. Alexander did a good job on this matter. Now send someone to Barcelona to persuade the king to leave. If it doesn't work, I don't mind going there in person to persuade him."

Peter has always made decisions by himself. He believes that he will be more efficient if he goes there in person than if others go.

"By the way, Your Majesty, Naples requested you to go there in person to express support for the new king."

Peter was quite impressed with this nephew, so he agreed and went there after this was over.

"How did the crown prince perform during my absence?"

"Your Majesty, the crown prince handled everything very well. There was a famine in Damascus, and it was also Your Highness who ordered disaster relief."

Batista praised Alexander for his regency these days. Now Romania doesn't have many wars to fight, so the crown prince is naturally impeccable in domestic affairs. It's just that he may be a little lacking in military affairs.

"He is a very good heir, but he needs more experience." This is what Peter said.

"I hope this doesn't disrupt the plan in Jerusalem."

"Your Majesty, everything is going on. The navy in Aden has basically taken control of the situation, and all drinking water, food and weapons have been delivered to the local area. We are very confident that we can end the war within half a year."

Half a year, this is in line with Peter's expectations. But he still extended it to one and a half years. Fighting in the desert is not as fast as fighting in the plains or forests. This is a long process. Only by constantly occupying strongholds can the other party be forced to surrender.

"The speed of Mecca's rise can make the empire lose half of its territory and destroy Persia. This can only be said to be a miracle."

From its birth to its rise, it took less than 80 years for Arabia to rise. In addition to the fact that Persia and Rome were both defeated in the war, the improvement of weapons, the improvement of military theoretical knowledge, and the search for suitable combat tools and methods according to the environment are all places where Arabs are superior to other countries in military. With an advanced military system, the Arabs have the hard conditions for their rise.

In the wars of foreign expansion, the Arab Empire did not carry out massacres and suppression like other brutal invaders, but supported and protected the industries and agriculture of those countries. This naturally made the people of the defeated countries who thought they were doomed to die applaud, so they were more willing to engage in production and willingly pay taxes to the Arabs who invaded them.

The long-term war gradually weakened the national strength of the Byzantine Empire and the Persian Empire. War consumes a lot of a country's strength. At this time, the people of the two empires were very disappointed with their rulers' behavior of waging wars year after year. They gradually developed a good impression of the policies of the Arab countries, because there were no wars in Arabia and no other heavy taxes, so they were the kind of people who were in Cao's camp but their hearts were in Han.

Obviously, military, economic, external conditions and other factors created the later Arab Empire. But in fact, the rise of the empire is more about internal optimization. Strong military conditions, enlightened economic policies, and trust between rulers and the people are the most important conditions for the success of the Arab Empire.