Vol 5 Chapter 76: Past events in Bucharest

From the north bank of the Danube to Bucharest, you will pass a low-lying hill with a church on the hill.
The scale of the church is not very large, because the time is long, and the foundation of the stone as the material has been integrated with the ground. From a distance, the whole church seems to grow from the mountain.
The top of the church is made of wood painted with red paint. The entire church looks slightly dignified in color and has a sense of vicissitudes that has been eroded by the years.
"There is the Church of Bucur, the witness of Bucharest," Cepes said to Alexander, seeing Alexander showing a look of interest, Cepes told him about the origin of the church. "The legendary builder of Bucharest He was a shepherd. He passed through this land while grazing sheep, and was inspired by the angel, telling him that he needed to throw his wand into the distance, and then build a place where the wand fell to believe in the Lord. The refuge of the people, Bukul followed the arrangement of the angels to build a city on this land, then here originally because the pagan people heard the voice of Christ, and finally converted to the glory of God . "
"So the city is called Bucharest?" Alexander looked at Cepes. He felt that this "sucking second generation" should not only be so excited to talk about the past and the present, just to be a tour guide for him. It can be seen that his mind was not in those passing landscapes at this time. Although he could not be openly with Sophia, the nonexistent expression between the two people along the way was only a little noticeable. Plainly.
"Of course it is not the case. In fact, the city got its name because the people here defeated the Ottoman invaders." Speaking here, Zipes's expression was slightly gloomy. "It was also during that war that my father gave his life . "
Vlad III was killed in the battle to defend Bucharest in 1476, and his first class was eventually sold to the Ottomans for 120 gold coins, and then hung on the gates of Constantinople.
The first-class seller is a local farmer.
Looking at Zepes's somber face, Alexander opened his mouth and wanted to ask "Isn't Vampire still alive?" But looking at the other person, he thought it would be smarter not to ask this question.
"Count, this city is not friendly to some people, especially those who make it feel that it may cause trouble for it."
Following Zepez's obvious warning, Alexander nodded silently.
The meaning in Zeppes's words is obvious. At least for some people, Alexander is the kind of person who may cause trouble.
Alexander was well prepared for this, and he knew that even without Sophia's relationship, he might not be popular.
At least for Ladislas II, he was a dislike.
Bucharest is already in sight. From the ruins that can be seen along the way and the traces of the farmland that have just been harvested, it can be seen that in order to deal with the Osmans, Bucharest obviously adopted the same strategy as Hurva.
However, they were obviously more thorough than Hilva did. Alexander saw that some village ruins were apparently burned not long ago.
This gave Alexander a new understanding of Bucharest resistance.
Obviously, the Bucharest people who are always swaying between war and peace are not prepared to seek peace. At least Ladislas II still has an abacus for peace.
This also gave Alexander new ideas about his previous decision.
For the first time in these days, Ladislas II walked into the city.
He hadn't been on the city wall before, but since Sophia and Zepes occupied the city wall with a group of people, and then appeared as a main battle, Ladislas II refused to climb the city wall again.
Because that would make him or others feel that he was compromising with the main battle groups, which the King would never tolerate.
Only now he has to be forced to climb the city wall because a very important person will come.
The Count of Montina was not concerned by Ladislas II, but he couldn't help but pay attention to this person's special identity.
The special status of Pope Alexander VI ’s granddaughter ’s father gave Ladislas II an instinctive alert to the arrival of Alexander.
The things that Prato said have always made Ladislas II unable to let go. He knew that Emperor Maximian had been watching his throne of the Hungarian King, and even a few years ago Maximian tried to intimidate him. He gave up the Hungarian crown, and now that the emperor actually had the idea of ​​playing the Hungarian copper mine with the Fugger family, Ladislas II felt his throat felt as if it was severely pinched .
What did that Gombre come to the Balkans?
This idea puzzled Ladislas II. In the end, he attributed everything to the copper mine in Hungary that he had just heard of not long ago.
For the Fugger family, Ladislas II had not only heard about it, but also dealt with it.
In Prague ’s palace, many precious items from Western Europe were purchased through this family or merchants related to them. Similarly, many unique Bohemian commodities were also sold by the Fugels to other parts of Europe. The famous bohemian fine glassware has become a precious collection in many European courts.
Because of this, Ladislas II became more aware of the enormous influence and power of this family.
Now the Count of Montina is here, and comes as a savior, and whether he was actively resisting the Ottomans in Transylvania or the battle of the Alger River, let this People have put on a coat of morality and sacredness from the beginning, which is something that Ladislas II did not want to see.
"Your Majesty, our people brought back the news about the front line," a servant said in a whisper, and then called a person who was wearing muddy clothes that had not been changed to the side. . "
The man licked his tongue and nodded. He first took the glass of wine handed over by the king and gave it to him, and then said, "The Duke's army launched an attack on the Ottomans after entering the battlefield, and then Montina The earl took advantage of the Ottoman retreat to recover the position he had lost ... "
Ladislas II listened silently to his men until he heard the Ottoman army retreat in the direction of the Alje River. He suddenly waved his hands and interrupted his narrative.
"You mean that the Ottomans withdrew from the fight after being counterattacked and then reorganized their defenses on the right bank of the Alje River?"
"Your Majesty."
"When was that?"
"It's probably not long before noon has passed," the man thought back, thinking about it.
"That is to say, the Ottomans began to retreat shortly after the Wallachia entered the battle?"
"Your Majesty, when the Ottomans retreated very decisively, they did not give us the opportunity to expand the fight."
"Just retreating that way?" Ladislas II stared straight at the man, and when he saw the man nodded with certainty, the king's already gloomy face was already covered with a layer of frost Ugly.
"Dagong did not continue to attack?" The entourage asked hesitantly, then looked at the king.
Ladislas II shook his head silently, and he turned to look out of the city.
"It's not just Cepes. The Earl of Montina obviously didn't attack. He may not even have a decent counterattack. They gave up and pursued the Ottomans."
Hearing the king ’s words, the entourage shook his throat with some difficulty, and then said carefully:
Maybe, they are worried about Sudan ’s main force ...

"But the main force of the Ottomans is across the Alger River!" The king interrupted his men angrily. "Do they think that the Sudanese army can cross the river and threaten them in such a short time?"
Ladislas II questioned angrily, and then took a hard breath, he walked back and forth on the city wall, and then hit the bricks on the city with his fists.
"That count, that Gumbre," Ladislas II whispered to himself, he would stop to take a breath and then continue, but his voice was always low and vague "why did he come to Bucharest, Who let him come, the pope or the emperor? "
Looking at the king's gloomy and ugly face, the people next to him lowered their heads, they knew that the king would often do something terrible when he lost his temper, even if he always regretted afterwards and then begged forgiveness from God, but because of his anger The hapless man has never been less because of his confession.
"Where is that merchant, that Prato, I want to see him." The king suddenly ordered.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, we couldn't find that person," the attendant next to him replied carefully. "The person said before that he is busy with business. It is said that he has not returned to his residence in the city for some days."
"Oh, is it?" The king responded noncommittally, and then rubbed his forehead vigorously with of his right hand. "As far as I know, is he doing a business related to bronzes? Find him and tell him that I can take care of him He has enough business. "
The entourage hurried away, and the king's hand on the city brick finally lightened.
"Maximian, the Fugger family, and the Zeppes," the king murmured softly in his heart. He felt headaches at this time, and seemed to feel that everyone was fighting him. "Now all of them are probably What is waiting for the count to do. "
Ladislas II carefully grasped it, and finally determined that the key to everything was the Earl of Montina.
"We have to greet the earl well, he is the savior of Bucharest," the king suddenly raised his tone and commanded the people around him. "As for Duke Zepez, he is a hero among us. . "
"Your Majesty, where's the princess?" An entourage whispered, and when he saw the king's cold gaze, the entourage lowered his head.
"Princess Sophia Alexandra Valleola walked onto the battlefield personally," Ladislas II said slowly in a smooth voice. "Her courage let us see a victory, We will greet her and her army's return in the most solemn way. "
After he finished speaking, the king looked down the city wall.
Bucharest city is in front of us, the towering and solid walls rise up, the kind of steep and majestic shock that can be felt as you get closer, makes people feel trembling, and even after a long time, you can still see Some traces on the walls of the city are also reminiscent of the war about the fate of the city more than 20 years ago.
"My father was here at the time, fighting the Ottomans under the city of Bucharest, but he was not killed by the Ottomans in the end," Zeppes looked up at the city wall with a slight ironic smile. "I don't know to kill him Who is it, but a farmer used his head to exchange 120 gold coins from the Ottomans. "
"How is the farmer?" Alexander asked calmly, seeing a strange smile on Zepez's mouth, and Alexander gently shook his head. "I don't think you should tell me."
"No, you should know," Zeppes gently stroked the mane of the mount. "I found the man and kissed his cheek as a thank you, because he hid my father's body and only sold his head to him. Ottomans. "
"Oh, this man is really smart," Alexander muttered.
"In fact, I was about to pay him a sum of money to thank him for doing this, but the man himself offered to sell my father's body to me, so I decided to withdraw my gratitude to him, and I ordered someone to cut off his Tongue, and then cut off the heads of all his sons in front of him. "
Alexander looked at Zepes after a while and nodded slightly: "You're revenge for your father, this is not wrong."
"Of course I'm not wrong," Zepes raised his chin slightly and stared at Alexander. "I am the owner of Wallachia, even though there are many people who are unwilling to admit that I am still their prince."
Saying that, Zeppes looked towards the city gate. He saw a group of Bucharest nobles gathering under the city gate. Among them, he noticed the Bucharest Patriarch and the city ’s administrative officer ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Waiting for us, they will compliment your previous battle, but please allow me to remind you count, at least half of these people are your enemies, and the other half may become enemies at any time. "
Alexander nodded his gratitude slightly and thanked him, and then his eyes also turned to those opposite.
One of those people caught Alexander's attention.
Moorco, who had been by the side of Hurva, was standing among the crowd, but he was not wearing his clothes in the forest camp at this time, but a brand new outfit.
On the outside of the jacket, there is a somewhat large jacket that is very conspicuous because of a striking badge.
Seeing the badge, Alexander couldn't help but look around the city of Bucharest.
It was like the emblem of the Lion City of Bucharest.
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