Vol 5 Chapter 33: War drums

Miss A Luoxia walked slowly through the forest on the fallen leaves. The cold weather made the dry leaves hard. Once the feet were exposed, they would sink in. The edges of the hard fallen leaves could not be held by the socks. Stabbing his ankle, it felt a little itchy.
When a horse hissing came, Aloxia stopped to look in the woods. She saw that the horse named Pagasos was wandering aimlessly in the woods, and when she saw Aloxia, it made a sound of joy. 'S hiss went two steps forward, but soon it settled down again, a slightly disappointed low hiss.
"Varjina didn't come," Aloxia walked towards Pagasos. She reached out and tentatively touched the nose of the next horse, and then gently hugged its long head. "You are thinking of Valkyrie." Na? "
Pagasus grunted, and then flicked his tail around in a circle boringly.
Moorco had been away for a few days, and he also took Valina, which made Aloxia feel strange, as if the only bond between the two was inexplicably broken.
Aloxia is not the girl who naively believes that everything can be overcome with love. The death of his grandfather and father in his early years, and the life that followed his uncle's escape made her more mature than other noble girls. Has been carefully cautiously hidden in the relationship with Moore, now Moleco was suddenly sent to Bucharest, and even had no chance to let them meet and say goodbye, Aloxia guessed that their matter should be uncle discovered.
As for the fact that her uncle is going to borrow her to promote the relationship with the Earl of Montina, although no one has mentioned it to her so far, she would not be surprised if she knew it.
Even Aloxia had a hunch in her heart. At least since the day when she was found walking with the Earl outside the camp, the Viscount Hilva, who should have been very angry, not only did not rebuke her, but even tacitly agreed that she could go across 'S camp visited the count.
This made Aloxia vaguely aware of his uncle's thoughts.
However, Aloxia was not prepared to do so according to her uncle's arrangement. She may not be able to finally get rid of the fate arranged by her uncle, but this does not mean that she would bury her future as an accomplice.
As Pagasus walked aimlessly in the forest until he saw Alexandria sitting on a fallen tree trunk in the distance.
Alexander was reading the letter. He read it very seriously. Sometimes he smiled slightly, so Aloxia could not help guessing the content of the letter and who the person writing it would be, because although the smile on Alexander ’s face obviously saw the good news, but That smile made Aloxia feel that the content of the letter should have nothing to do with the war.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Alexander looked up and saw A Luoxia walking by. He used to fold up the letter and put it in his pocket. Then he stood up and nodded slightly to A Luoxia.
"Miss Aloxia."
"Count," Aloxia also nodded slightly. She wanted to learn how the legendary ladies in the court looked polite, but after a little hard work she decided to give up. She tried to make herself look less casual, Then I sat on a tree trunk not far from Alexandria. "I saw you reading the letter. There should be some good news to make you so happy."
"It is indeed good news," Alexander smiled. "In fact, your uncle helped me a lot, which is good news for all of us."
"I know, I heard that the villagers in the territory have promised to serve you?"
Although knowing the content of the letter should not be the same as what they said, but Aloxia did not intend to ask anything, and as Alexander said, it was indeed good news.
A few days ago, the Rona Pannoni met by Gompati found the camp. Whether it was willingly or forced to help, these Balkan people had to agree to the conditions proposed by Alexander.
According to the agreement with the Viscount of Hvar, Alexander had the right to recruit soldiers anywhere in Croatia.
Although this agreement has only been effective in nearby villages so far, Alexander believes that his source of soldiers will soon be expanded.
Alexander had no intention of building an army entirely organized by the Balkans, and it would not be good for him if that was the case.
The lessons of the Swiss mercenary made him clearly understand that the harm of using foreign troops is obviously much greater, which is enough to curb the excessive expansion of the number of Balkans, even if these mountain people are indeed sturdy, but at least not now let them become When Montina's army was the main force.
Most of the troops that Alexander brought from Italy are now in camps on the border between Caniola and Northern Bosnia. He arranged this to prevent the kind of incidents that were reported by Princess Caniola from happening again.
Although the guess was Grand Duke Karl, it was later heard that it was Princess Kanyola who revealed his whereabouts to the North Bosnians. This surprised him somewhat, but Alexander quickly guessed the Princess's intention to do so.
Obviously, Princess Cagnola was not as kind to her cousin as she described it. While provoking the conflict between her cousin and her nephew, the princess had her own plans.
Fortunately, Alexander did not intend to believe that family from the beginning, so he placed most of the army at the border between Caniola and Bosnia provided by Archduke Carl, and ordered the army to be vigilant at any time and quickly move to the border once the danger was detected. The other party transfers to a relatively safe place.
In order to allow Alexander to trouble the Ottomans for him, Archduke Carl used to provide him with several places that could be used as camps. Most of these places can be more easily supplied and recuperated. This is not exclusive to Alexander. He believes that As long as you have a good grasp, these places can really help him a lot.
Rona Pannoni can bring in not many people, but Alexander does n’t care much. All he needs is permission and open support from Hurva. As for the Croatian mountain people, they often do n’t listen to orders and are stubborn. Of locals, Alexander had other plans.
"So, Count, are you going to fight the Ottomans?" Aloxia, sitting side by side with Alexander on the tree trunk, asked curiously. "My uncle always said that although the Ottomans are evil, at least we know that they are enemies, but many The more terrible enemies you ca n’t see. "
"The Viscount is right."
Alexander smiled slightly, he knew that this should be Helva's heartfelt words, but maybe because of this he missed the opportunity to turn over again and again.
There are many doubts in Helva, or because of his father and brother ’s experience and deportation experience, he has an instinctive mistrust of others. Although this mistrust is found in many nobles, Helva is a bit too serious. .
For example, he never allowed more than 10 Montina soldiers to follow Alexander into his camp at one time, and since the arrival of the Montina army, the number of outposts in his camp has increased every day.
Although Hurva's prudence and caution allowed him to avoid many dangers, it was because of this that he imprisoned himself in this jungle.
This made Alexander even wonder if if it were really time for him to leave here to declare sovereignty to those in Zagreb, could Hurva really stand with them in front of them.
Although trust in this thing is too extravagant for these people, if you are too suspicious, you will lose more than you pay.
"You should go outside and see," Alexander stood up. "I believe it is worth it. At least young girls of your age should not stay here all the time."
Talking to Alexander, he greeted Pagasos, not far away, and turned his horse back.
Looking at the back of Alexander who was heading towards the camp, Aloxia muttered silently and then turned and walked towards his camp.
Rona Pannoni apparently had some prestige in the nearby village. Although the old people in the village were hesitant about the military service of the foreign army, some even strongly opposed it, but Pannoni finally convinced they.
In fact, Pannoni also did not trust those foreign troops. Although he had the same belief, but thinking about what had happened in Poland, he had an instinctive hostility towards the foreigners.
The Poles regarded the Knights from the West as the savior to save and help them, but in exchange for the merciless exploitation and cruel devourment of the Teutonic Knights, the Poles finally endured the Tendon and the Teutonic Knights under unbearable patience. The regiment fought a terrifying battle.
About the historical background of the Battle of Tannenberg, the behind-the-scenes conspiracy, and why the two parties have changed from a honeymoon-like tenderness like a husband and wife to an unstoppable life and death, these Pannoni do n’t know, but he knows at least, That is the arrival of those foreign troops changed their lives.
Pannoni thought it was a terrible thing, and even made him feel angry, but what the man named Compatiti made him have to take seriously.
The anger of the Ottomans was terrible, as Pannoni knew when he was a child.
At a very early age, he had seen villagers hanged by Ottomans on trees outside the village, and the reason for hanging them was simply because they refused to pay the pagans.
From that time Pannoni knew that those pagans who wore headscarves and always had a big beard were terrible, even if they were grown-ups and farm managers, he would see them as a child. The cruel scene awakened from the dream.
But because of this, the stubborn and tenacious character of the Balkans also made Pannoni a peasant who was reversible, and turned into a resistance hostile to the Ottomans.
The repeated attacks on the Ottomans made Pannoni excited. Although he knew that he would not drive the Ottomans away from this land, his strong and unyielding nature still allowed him to carry those mountains that were as stubborn and brave as he was. People rebelled against the Ottoman tyranny.
It was just that Gumpati ’s words hit him, and he began to worry that the thoroughly irritated Ottomans would hurt his loved ones. When he thought of the terrible scenes he saw as a child, he had no doubt that the Ottomans would become so again. Brutal.
"What use is a flag for us?" Pannon looked at the flag in his hand with some doubt. It was a flag with a weird badge. He looked at the castle, crown and wheat ears in the equilateral triangle above. He looked puzzled at Compati.
"This flag can save the life of your village, so if you do n’t want to see your family suffer misfortune, it ’s best to let the Ottomans see the flag in your hand when fighting," Gompati said with a headache, and then waited Caucasus translated his words to the farmer in front of him in half-life-free Bosnian, watching him always half-understand, and Compatti could n’t help but look at Alexander who entered the tent.
Adult, I think we may Wrong, these Bosnians are just a pile of stones. "
"But is it the hardest stone?"
Alexander said to Gumpatti with a smile, when he first came in, he already knew what had happened. He said that he had heard about these Balkans who refused to obey the order, but now it seems that the rumors heard before seem to It is not enough to explain everything. In fact, training these fierce mountain people into a disciplined army is already a miracle in itself.
"I'm somewhat worried now whether these people will help us or the enemy on the battlefield," Gumpati said a little helplessly, "Adult, you know that if they can't do it, they can only be cumbersome."
"You're right, dear Gompati, so I plan to find someone to train these mountain people," Alexander said as he walked to Pannoni and looked at the grumpy mountain people. "I believe I have no one. That person is more suitable for training and restraining these people. He will train them into the soldiers we need, but before that we must recruit enough people. "
Gompati looked at Alexandria in surprise, because he didn't know who the person the count said, which made him a little worried.
He was deeply impressed by the stubbornness and stubbornness of the Balkans, and it is precisely because of this that Gompati was somewhat doubtful whether these people could be trained as qualified soldiers.
"Nashan is the most suitable for training these Bosniacs," Alexander said with a smile. "Trust me, these people will soon cause more trouble for the Ottomans."
In mid-February, you can gradually feel the breath of spring.
The weather is still terribly cold, but when it's sunny, the slightly warm sunlight can already make people feel that kind of lazy comfort.
Pagasos strolls in the woods. It likes this kind of warm weather although it is a little cool and from time to time. Although there is less grass on the ground, it is really a comfortable day to be able to run casually in the woods during this time. , So every time when going out for a walk, Pagasos will emit a cheerful hiss.
Alexander stood on a stone not far from the shore of the creek and watched Pagasos in the distance running endlessly among the trees, or secretly hiding behind a tree and secretly looking at him It seems that it can hide its huge body like this.
This was a rare afternoon of leisure. A group of hunting guards was packing up a camp that was not a mess. Several local mountaineers carried axe in the woods to pick and choose materials for a house to be built.
Pannoni is learning to use weapons with several locals.
From a distance, it seems that you can hear the wind caused by seeing them wielding their arms, and Compatti on the side is looking at these people with a gloomy face.
Seeing the training of the Balkans, Alexander's heart had already flown to Italy.
When he decided to call the Balkans, Alexander thought of Nashan training these people, and now it seems that only Nashan is suitable for this job.
In addition to sending letters to Nashan, Alexander also sent letters to Montina, Pisa, and Cosenza, and just before he stopped, a letter from Montina caught Alexander's attention.
In that letter, Barendi mentioned that her father and other old father Rovere had just granted Genoa's parliament to sign a one-year contract with Venice.
According to this contract, the hostility between the two city-states will cease and a temporary peace will be entered.
This incident attracted Alexander's attention. He knew how old Rovere was hostile to the Venetians. This was not because of the simple feud between the two sides. The old Rovere really cared about the Venetian covetment of Tuscany.
So this contract is very abrupt, even a little disturbing.
Alexander had reason to believe that Old Rovere did this because he had received the exact news that the French were about to invade, or that he had realized the collusion between Alexander VI and King Louis XII, because only this way could explain why he would accept Peace with the Venetian.
It's just that Montina has become a bit dangerous!
Although he had imagined that he might encounter such a situation before he set off, and had made some preparations, after Balendi's letter was sent, he was still secretly worried.
This anxiety diminished the joy that Lucrezia had sent him earlier, and the delicate situation facing Montina forced Alexander to reconsider the previous arrangement.
"Dear sister, I have to ask you for help. The situation in Montina is more complicated than I had guessed before. The Cardinal seems to be planning to maintain their interests in Tuscany through negotiations with the Venetians. It may mean that Montina may be used as a bargaining chip for both parties. "Alexander decided to write a letter of assistance to Zuosha after thinking for a long time." I want to remind you here that the Cardinal Church made this decision at this time. Obviously related to the French invasion that is about to begin, and French King Louis XII ’s ambitions for Naples are very obvious, so I suggest you to get in touch with Valenti while strengthening the Cosenza, before I leave Montina Some deployments have been made, but now it seems that these are not enough. I think it is necessary to build an army jointly organized by the defenders of Cosenza and Montina. You and Barenti can become commanders of this army, and Ofrei can provide you with military advice. "
Alexander looked at the letter in his hand ~ EbookFREE.me ~ After thinking a little, he continued to write: "I did not make this suggestion before because it was considered that this may cause some people to suspect, and it is now these people's own The behavior has imposed obstacles for us. I have reason to believe that there may be a conflict between the cardinal and the French. Although it may seem that this idea is a bit absurd now, I believe I will soon prove that my guesses are correct. So before that we have to consider that the cardinal may acquiesce to the Venetians to take action against Montina in order to contend with the French in the future, and because of this I need your help. "
Alexander carefully sealed the letter and watched the messenger carefully collect the secret letter written in a secret language that only two people could understand. Alexander exhaled gently.
A cavalry urged the horse to run along the stream, which attracted Pagasos' attention. The horse immediately trot to Alexandria. When Pagasos rubbed his head to Alexandria's shoulder, the cavalry had already come to the front and Moly jumped off the horse.
"Adult, the news I just got, Sudan is in Sarajevo!" The cavalry said breathlessly.
On February 21, 1499, the royal camp of the Ottoman Sultan Bayeset, who was enlisted by the royal driver, arrived in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia. With him, there were 87,000 Ottoman troops!