Vol 5 Chapter 53: Night visit to the vampire

About three centuries ago, on the way of Saladin's march to Jerusalem, there was a castle guarded by the Crusaders. It was a fortified fort, which was small but extremely strong, with plenty of food and inexhaustible water.
This small castle guarded the main road to Jerusalem. When King Gay of Jerusalem was captured at the Battle of Harding, this castle guarded by only a few hundred people had to face the siege of the pagan army more than ten times. Island.
But surprisingly, the fortress was actually stuck, even after the fall of Jerusalem, it persisted for several months before finally having to surrender.
Similarly, there is a famous fortress called Mantua in the hinterland of Europe. This huge fortress has gradually gained the title of an invulnerable castle after being built by different owners in different eras for hundreds of years.
However, ironically, this has to change constantly in the hands of the masters of one enemy after another during these hundreds of years. Whenever someone captures and captures this invincible fortress, he thinks that he will be When the last owner of the castle, its new owner actually had a sneak peek at the fat meat.
There is no unbreakable stronghold in the world, and the final result of any isolated defense is only a fall. Alexander believed this sentence.
"Especially after the cannon appeared."
The latter sentence is the comment of Compati.
Zagreb may be sturdy, but Alexander ’s advice to Hurva was to prevent him from confronting the Ottomans, nor did he think Belgrade and Bucharest would be an exception.
In history, these two cities have indeed withstood the siege from the Ottoman Empire without falling, but the actual situation is not just because these two cities are indestructible.
In 1462, Muhammad II's mighty conquest of Constantinople came to Bucharest. At that time, the Ottoman Sultan was full of vigour, but he was repeatedly frustrated in the face of this sturdy city, but Muhammad II was not discouraged. Organizing the siege and ordering the mobilization of the famous Urban Cannon to help the country, but the Bucharest people who heard the news at that time, in addition to praying for the salvation of God all day, were waiting for the terrible weapons to come like the end of the world. Then the city broke the day of the slaughter.
It was not God but the group of Balkan farmers who ultimately saved Bucharest.
"If Earl Sand thought that he could block the Ottoman army with the high wall of Belgrade, then he was a fool." Alexander said to Gompati. "So I asked Hilva to write a letter to this earl and advise him Coming out of the city, it seems that Earl Sander is better than Hurva and fit to be a leader in this land to resist the Ottomans, but it all depends on whether the earl is smart. "
Before leaving Zagreb, Alexander had another close talk with Hilva.
Alexander ’s worries about Herva are understandable. For more than half a century of fear, the shadow of the Ottomans has caused indelible fear in the hearts of many people.
They did not believe that they could defeat the behemoth, even if their ancestors had done so, even if Mohammed II, known as the world conqueror, had nearly collapsed in the Balkans, but as long as they saw the crescent moon banner, they would still be involuntarily Of fear.
"Then don't face them directly," Alexander said to Hurva at the time, "Give them cities, give them villages, give them everything they want to occupy, but take away your own food, gold and silver, and take away Even if there is no mature wheat, do n’t leave them anything useful, without cities and mountains, without villages or jungles, as long as you are the Duke of Zagreb, then you have what others cannot replace Influence, which is enough to make you one of the Ottoman ’s most terrifying enemies. "
Alexander felt it necessary to teach Helva the essence of the classic great guerrilla tactics, especially considering that the descendants of these Balkans had defeated more powerful enemies on this peninsula centuries later. Alexander felt Helva has the potential to become a pioneer in professional guerrilla warfare.
The Ottomans are destined to become the rulers of the Balkans, and this rule will last for nearly three centuries, but this does not mean that nothing can be changed.
Bayesert II's move into Bucharest brought not only a shock to the entire Balkans, but even the West was terrified.
No one knows that Sudan is really just trying to suppress the Roman remnants gathered in Bucharest this time, or to seize the opportunity to annex those Christian countries that are still unwilling to submit to the crescent moon, especially the rather strange marching route of the Ottoman army. Puzzled.
The Bosnian taming surprised many people, which was even somewhat unexpected from Sudan ’s own. It was originally thought that there might be no trace of the fierce resistance encountered after crossing the Naousawa River. It is not a brutal battle waiting for the Ottoman army. , But a letter of surrender.
This made Bayeset more excited than ever. Although he was different from his father, but as a descendant of the Sudanese family, he was still more willing to see the feat of conquering every inch of land here with blood and fire. .
However, Bayesert II was not a young and reckless young man after all, especially in some ways he was more sensible and calmer than his father, so the Sudan was very happy to accept the surrender request of the northern Bosnian nobles, and he quickly His demands were made to those nobles of Christ.
The Sudanese army expanded rapidly. While no more than an armed force was required in the territory according to the order of the Sudan, nobles including the principality of Caniola provided Sudan with an army of less than 4,000. Now Sudan There are already nearly 82,000 people in the army!
Such an army is marching between the mountains of the Balkan Mountains, and it looks like a giant snake that stretches endlessly from front to end.
The tail of this serpent was still twitching along the Naousawa River, and its head had appeared near the Red Fort in the Marquis of Roy?
No one has the courage to stand up against such an army. The Ottoman striker, after crossing the Naousawa River, turned his head eastwards and pointed directly at Bucharest.
It was at this time that Alexander ’s army entered Transylvania.
The Mures River is the largest river in Transylvania. It merges with the other two rivers upstream and downstream to form a river that surrounds the delta in northeastern Transylvania. The mysterious land of Sivania brought abundant water.
Scary castles, eternal gloomy weather and mysterious noble and bloodthirsty vampires are all about Alexander in the impression of Transylvania.
Although it is known that this is certainly not the case, after entering this land, Alexander was still a little shocked to see things.
A piece of thing on the roadside in the distance looked like a few magnified lollipops from afar, but when I got closer I saw that it was a string of heads poked on a sharpened wooden stake.
The cut heads were inserted directly from the neck fracture along the sharp wooden pile, and then drilled through the skull, the sharply white tip of the wooden pile was covered with dirty blood stains and various kinds of blackening No trace of what.
A group of crows stood on those heads and couldn't stop pecking at the things in the skulls. Many people's eyes were empty. I didn't know if the eyes had been digged or eaten by wild birds.
What surprised Alexander and his army was that this horrible situation was not seen in one place, but could be seen outside many villages.
Sometimes people can even see the hanged people in the trees outside the road by some villages. When the wind blows, the stiff corpses will sway, so that they have seen a lot of life and death. Montina's army was horrified.
"This is simply a pagan paradise, sir. Are you sure that the duke here really believes in God?" Gompati asked in amazement as he looked at the string of heads that had just passed by.
"Cepes, the Duke of Wallachia, really believes in God," Alexander nodded affirmatively, and he could not help but wonder if he was persuading himself. "The Duke is very famous, yes, quite famous. "
Can there be no name, the original vampire.
Alexander cursed secretly in his heart, no matter whether it was official history or wild history, the description of Wallacea Duke Zepez was never positive, cruel, cruel, greedy and capricious. Few people can be used so many derogations Words to describe, but these do not seem to be fully described. Eventually, in various descriptions of rumors, the Grand Duke of Wallachia became a synonym for vampires.
"It is said that Zeppes is now in Bucharest," Alexander looked at the army that was advancing along the gradually lowering terrain. From various rumors in Bucharest, he got quite unexpected news. Cepis of Lazio seemed to be very passionate about Sophia.
Does this mean that I have more love rivals, or a love rival with a huge territory and armament, and from time to time, it may be possible to elegantly extend fangs to bite on the neck of others?
Grand Duke Cepas of Wallachia is indeed a very strong opponent.
He certainly wouldn't really think that Cepes was a vampire, but as the Grand Duke of Wallachia, Cepes of Transylvania is undoubtedly a strong competitor.
What kind of thought King Hungarian King Ladislas II had of Sophia was always worried by Alexander.
No matter whether it is a Greek princess or a Jeanne d’ Arc, these titles cannot be used as a charm of Sophia, especially the latter is not a good description.
Jeanne was sold mercilessly after being squeezed out of the final value of use, even the French themselves could only face silence and avoidance regarding the fact that Jeanne was betrayed by big nobles, not Straightforward rebuttal.
Will Sophia be the next Joan of Arc?
Alexander told himself that he would never allow this to happen.
The beach fortress is a small place, a town in the bay on the east bank of the Mures River.
In the early years, there was a small fortress built in this village and town because it used to be the place where the Wallachian Duke Vlad trained his troops.
It was only later that Vlad was killed in the battle with the Ottomans, and it was abandoned here.
Whether Vlad of Wallachia was the originator of vampires, Alexander was not clear, but his habit of cutting off human heads and using them as candied gourds had already been seen.
Thinking of the man with the puncture title, Alexander had no affection for his son.
The locals apparently had the habit of the Balkans being xenophobic. Looking at the indifferent eyes cast by the street, Alexander instructed his men to be more careful.
"If they dare to do anything, I don't mind using muskets to teach them how to treat guests." Gompati looked at the villagers by the road. "How do you think the nobles will treat us, sir?"
"Are those people in Bucharest?" Alexander smiled. "They will think we are reinforcements from Rome, and of course we might think we are here to trouble them."
Alexander said and gave Gonpatti's puzzled look a slight smile.
Ladislas II should have heard of his news, but wanting to come to this king must have a complicated mood about his arrival.
Regarding the work between Maximian and the Fugger family, Alexander believed that Ladislas II could not have heard nothing. The large copper mine in Hungary is too important. The King of Hungary would have no idea if he had no idea about it. Some are too strange.
So shouldn't I have an idea on it? Alexander Ride fell into contemplation immediately touching his chin.
The barracks of the beach fort are located on the hillside outside the town, from where you can overlook the entire town and the Mures Valley.
Pieces of lilac spread on the hillside, making the river valley look vibrant, but perhaps because the impressive "landscape" of this place is really unique, even if the hillside covered with lilac looks too much Quirky breath.
The house in the barracks leaked everywhere because of years of disrepair, and at night the wind became more urgent and fierce. Alexander was wrapped in a cloak and stood in front of an empty broken wall, looking at the town hidden in the dark river valley below .
Bucharest should have known his arrival at this time. As for what happened in Zagreb, he should have heard the news.
So what will Ladislas II and the nobles do next?
Alexander thought about it, he didn't mind fighting with the Hungarian king and the Roman remnants, but his purpose from afar was not to get entangled with these people.
He must take Sophia away from this land of right and wrong in the Balkans. As long as you think of Bayesert II and his nearly invincible army, Alexander feels that the best option at this time is to find Sophia and escape immediately. .
A faint sound of horseshoes came with the wind ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Alexander slightly leaned over to look at the path on the hillside outside the wall. Under the reflection of the waves on the river in the distance, he saw that someone seemed to be riding a horse towards the mountain Running around.
The man apparently alarmed the outpost outside the camp, and it didn't take long for Busako to bring a soldier.
"Sir, our sentry caught the individual." Busaco whispered to Alexander.
"Who is it?"
"Sir, that person said he came from the Red Fort and was going to Bucharest." The soldier handed a crumpled letter to Alexander. "It was found from him."
"Red Fort?" Alexander thought of the place after a moment of contemplation. "Royal? The Marquis' Red Fort?"
Alexander opened the letter while asking, and then he couldn't help it.
"What happened, sir?" Busako asked carefully.
Hearing the inquiry from Busako, a strange expression appeared on Alexander's face: "Marquis de Roy? He announced that he had succeeded to the Bosnian throne."