Vol 7 Chapter 165: Sophia's return

The turbulent Mediterranean Sea is also beautiful in winter. The Mediterranean Sea without the terrifying waves of the Atlantic Ocean occasionally sets waves, but it always comforts and caresses the voyager like a gentle lover.
But the Mediterranean in history has never been calm and peaceful. The Mediterranean is a moody lover. When she is gentle and considerate, people can raft and play in the sea, but when she is grumpy, she can subvert the entire fleet. Underwater.
But in general, traveling on the Mediterranean Sea is still very comfortable, especially when the sea is calm, travelers can go to the distance through the oldest road of the sea to pursue wealth and desire for the unknown.
It is just with this pursuit that more conflicts and contradictions are coming to the Mediterranean.
The threat of war and pirate attacks have never stopped in the Mediterranean. They are also pursuing wealth. Many people do not want to pass peace, but rely on force to slaughter and plunder. Compared with these man-made disasters, the terrible sea is sometimes instead Don't worry too much.
But Sophia's trip to the sea made her very satisfied, and even the tense atmosphere when passing through the Strait of Polprus did not destroy her good mood.
When passing the eastern Mediterranean, her fleet also encountered the navy of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were so powerful at sea that surprised Sophia. She ran to the deck and looked at the far row in the distance regardless of the persuasion of those around her. The Altman battleship, while sighing at the other party's huge naval power, Sophia began to worry about herself and Alexander.
Sophia is no longer the ignorant little girl. She is now the mother of two children. Apart from herself, she is now thinking about the future of the children. Although the Battle of Bucharest has thwarted the Ottomans, they are in Europe. The pace has not stopped, and the still-ruling South Bosnia and Macedonia and the Greek Ottomans are gaining momentum.
At the same time, Bulgarians who depended on the Ottoman Empire also frequently waited for opportunities in the Balkans to find things.
Sending troops to Sicily sounds somewhat self-willed. Even her Greek supporters such as Bodped and George Liluo expressed opposition. As for the nobles of Wallachia, many people do not understand that His Royal Highness is at this time. Run to the far Mediterranean to do what you want.
Of course, Sophia would not tell her ministers that she went to Sicily purely to go back to Yaowuyangwei, after all, they were so embarrassed when they were kicked out of that island in a vain manner.
And in Sophia's mind, she always believed that it was those Sicilians who ruined her and Alexander's life.
If they stay in Sicily, they can live a peaceful life. She will be Alexander ’s little wife, giving him a large group of children, and then they can live like all Bohemians she knows. The days when you are not rich but your wife is mediocre.
But because of being forced to leave Sicily, there are too many things to experience afterwards. In addition to the sad separation, there are so many people.
What made Sophia angry was that none of those people liked her. Whether it was Alexander's men or his collaborators, they tried their best to drive her away from him.
Although all this has passed, she now has a position comparable to that of Alexander, and she also gave birth to a pair of twins for them, but they can never go back.
Sophia attributed it all to the Sicilian, so once she had a chance, she did not mind taking the opportunity to humiliate the people on the island.
But in addition to this idea, she did hold other thoughts.
Sofia ’s ambitions are not big. She never even thought of becoming the Grand Duke of Wallachia, but now she has to think about his children. She must ensure that her son August ’s status is stable, and at the same time The daughter prepared a decent "dowry", so that Sophia had to start seriously thinking about the future.
The help that Ruosha provided to her is not small. All the equipment of her "Dragon Cavalry" is almost completely provided by Naples, especially a kind of specially designed for her "Dragon Cavalry" can be pulled by two horses, following the cavalry quickly The mobile light artillery was manufactured as quickly as possible under Ruosha's personal attention, and then quickly equipped with the new Wallachian army.
Sophia actually knew this, but it made her even more uncomfortable.
Although nominally siblings, Sophia is one of the few people who suspected that this was nonsense at all.
The generous act of that nasty sister seemed purely deliberate to Sophia, although the portable artillery called the "Andron Snake" was indeed a weapon on the field battlefield, but it looked at the faint luster. With the bronze cannon body, Sophia always seemed to see Ruosha's face that always stood high and mocked her.
This made her sometimes even disgusted to think why the bucket of cold water didn't make Ruo Sha seriously ill. If that happened, she might have lost her life a little carelessly, but she also thought about it in her heart. Because she knew that Alexander would be unhappy if she knew.
Sophia was very dissatisfied with Luo Sha becoming the Queen of Sicily, but the letter sent by Luo Sha's subsequent sent her moved her.
Russa promised to help her daughter Catherine seek the Bosnian throne, and the reason for this claim is that the northern Bosnian King Hurva had no heirs, and his then heir, Princess Aloxia, was involved in Roy? Trying to murder Vara The act of the female prince of Guinea has to give up inheritance automatically.
Then the next is the intricate relationship between the above-mentioned generations, even more than a dozen generations. After finally finding a reason, Rusha promised Sophia that she would help her buy a decent enough for her daughter. "dowry".
This temptation could not be resisted by Sophia, so she made a decision immediately, and in addition to these reasons, Sophia knew that this was what Alexander wanted her to do.
The atmosphere was a little nervous when crossing the Strait of Polprus. The Ottomans on both sides of the strait were staring at the Wallachia fleet crossing the strait. At that moment, everyone was very nervous.
In order to ensure the smooth passage of the Wallachia fleet through the strait, South Bosnia and Macedonia Vera Elup personally boarded the ship and piloted it. This was also the first time he saw the Grand Duke of Wallachia.
It's just that both sides are still nominal enemies, so they didn't meet formally, and even passed by without knowing it.
The Wallachia Fleet applied for the passage of the strait in the name of a merchant ship, although the gadgets on the ship knew what they were from a distance, and the heavily armed soldiers walking around on the deck wanted to cover it. However, the Wallachia fleet finally passed the strait and entered the Mediterranean Sea smoothly.
The Wallachia fleet traveled cautiously at sea, because the entire eastern Mediterranean was completely controlled by the Ottoman navy, so Eryup sent someone to pilot them until the Wallachia fleet left the area controlled by the Ottoman navy and entered Western Mediterranean.
When the Wallachia fleet entered the Ionian Sea, Sophia ordered the raising of the golden four-corner cross flag, which invigorated the Greeks who followed her on her journey, cheering from one ship to another. .
At this moment, the long-lost glory of the Eastern Roman Empire seems to have appeared on the Mediterranean again, and as the fleet of Sicilian ships encountered along the coast, news of the arrival of a "Roman army" also quickly Spread around the coast of Sicily.
Sophia chose to land in Messina instead of Palermo. She did this more to show her existence to Ruosha, or simply to let the abominable sister take the initiative to beg her.
News from the sea always spread quickly. When the Wallachian fleet appeared in the sea off Messina, they soon heard rumors from the merchant ships that the Aragonese army had set off.
Ferdinand mobilized an expeditionary force of about 6,000 people. Although there was no Gonzalo command, the strength of the Aragonese army had already proved their reputation through the Italian war. Like the Hungarians, they were regarded as the backbone of resistance to pagans. The Aragonese people are like the Crusaders of this era in the eyes of many Europeans.
In fact, the Hungarians did organize the last crusade against pagans in the Middle Ages, and in Iberia, the call to regain the Holy Land was also constant.
The Aragonese army had great confidence in the recovery of Sicily, and they thought that the Queen of Naples should be bewitched to make such a stupid decision.
There is no need to even land, as long as the Aragonese fleet in the southern Mediterranean returns to block off the coast of Sicily, the only thing waiting for the queen is to surrender.
Not so interested in the movement of the Aragonese Sophia, she has made up her mind to let Ruosha worry about the upcoming war.
She first ordered a landing request to the port of Messina, and then even let the fleet suddenly enter the port without waiting for a reply.
The alarm bells ringing in Messina ’s harbour echoed over the city, and the artillery of the harbour fortress was ready to fight the sudden appearance of the foreign fleet.
The city defense officer in Messina stared nervously at the fleet that had entered the waters of the port on the far sea. Before the other party showed no hostility, he dared not order the firing. However, the attitude of the other party made the city defense officer say no. Out of anger.
The Wallachia looked proudly at the Sicilians on the shore a long time ago. Although they had previously been told that this was an un hostile visit, this did not prevent them from showing their might in front of the Sicilians.
The sound of a "boom" sounded from the sky above the fortress on the shore. This moment made the Wallachia at sea nervous, but when they found that no shells had fallen, the Wallachia were shot by Messina immediately. The warning cannon was irritated.
They opened the felt cloth to reveal the artillery fixed on the deck. Although this type of artillery specially for the "Dragon Cavalry" could not be compared with the coastal defense cannons in the castle regardless of caliber, the Wallachia still did Well ready to shoot at any time.
For a time the two sides fell into confrontation.
Sophia stood angrily on the deck looking at this scene, which was obviously not what she thought. The fact that the Messina people did not seem to welcome her made her extremely angry.
The imagination of returning to Sicily that was originally thought to be beautiful was completely broken, which made Sophia's mood immediately worse.
A small boat was drawn from the direction of the harbour. Under the surveillance of the Wallachia fleet, the small boat that had only sent one passenger slowly leaned against Sophia's boat.
A man who looked like a civilian slowly climbed the deck down the ladder.
Sophia stared dumbly at the apparently messenger sent by the Messina. She had decided to teach these abominable Sicilians at least to let them know how to respect the Grand Duchess of Wallachia.
But suddenly, looking at the man, Sophia first showed an unexpected look, and then she suddenly jumped up, rushed over in the surprise of everyone, and grabbed the man's shoulder and cheered happily. .
The man could not be shaken by Sophia, because he was unstable and almost fell to the ground.
"Oh my goodness, let me go, I can't stand the strength of your girl, I mean, please let your highness go," Osborne tailor barely steadily told Rao. "You asked me how Are you here, oh, this is just a coincidence, I have a shop for business here ... "
Sophia pulled the tailor in front of her with joy, and she never imagined that the first acquaintance she saw after returning to Sicily was their original landlord.
Sophia is grumpy and likes jealousy. Her careful eyes are even more famous from Naples to Bucharest, but she is also a girl who is sincere and kind to others. Osborne once helped them Sophia did not Forget, even the short and beautiful time spent at Osborne's house seems to Sophia to be a favor to repay.
Seeing the tailor now, it made Sophia overjoyed, and even the Messina's rudeness to her was forgotten.
Sophia asked Osborne nonstop, but she couldn't say more than she couldn't stop dancing, and Osborne kept answering all the questions she asked.
It was not until later that the two of them finally sat down tiredly, that Sophia made some serious gestures and asked how Osborne knew that she was the Grand Duke of Wallachia.
Although it has been known for a long time that Osborne ’s tailor is not that simple, and Sophia also considers herself extraordinary, she does not think that her reputation is so great that Sicilians can be heard, at least Messina people use artillery. Welcome her.
"It's your Alexander."
Osborne looked at the girl in front with emotion. He had seen the bohemian girl and Alexander in prison together with his own eyes. At that time, the fate of the two young people was completely controlled by others. In hand.
But once upon a time, the young man who was forced to ask him for help had become a prince of a rapidly rising powerful duchy, and in front of him this Bohemian girl ...
Osborne shook his head gently in exclamation. He took a step back and bowed to Sophia respectfully. He knew that this simple girl still regarded him as a benefactor and a friend, but the tailor himself knew that everything was different.
Since you came forward, I let go of those Messina.
Sophia gestured generously to Osbourne. In fact, she just wanted to let that Shaosha know her arrival, but now the appearance of Osbourne has forced her to temper her willful temper temporarily.
"His Royal Highness, it seems that you have brought a very powerful army. I believe that the Queen will feel more at ease." Osborne praised the soldiers standing behind Sophia.
Hearing the tailor praising her dragon cavalry, Sophia's eyes were immediately bent into two crescent moons, and she immediately greeted several soldiers to show off their masterpieces in front of the tailor, and then she immediately couldn't wait. Want to know from Osborne, who is more optimistic than Ruosha's grenadier.
The tailor was very clever to start the conversation. He said that he had been commissioned by the Messina because he knew Sophia's situation. Then he asked Sophia to send someone to go back to Mexico with him. The Sinaites contacted at least to let them know that the Wallachia fleet was not hostile.
"Of course I am not hostile to them," Sophia made a gesture. "I'm here to save Sicily, but before that, Ruosha would bow her head to me."
When news of the landing of the Grand Duchess of Wallachia, Sophia Alexandra Ballioll, arrived in Palermo in Messina, Ruosha was nervously preparing to face the Aragonese.
Aragon ’s response was unexpectedly rapid. When the exact news was received, most of the 6000 Aragonese troops had assembled at the port of Valencia, and the ships for emergency requisition gathered in the port of Valencia. At the same time, the Aragonese fleet had begun to return. The legend has also spread in Palermo.
Some local nobles who had been very active when Russa announced the coronation of the only Queen of Sicily began to waver. They never thought Ferdinand would send troops to expedition so soon ~ EbookFREE.me ~ That made this happen Soon, the local aristocracy in Meimeng was in a panic.
Even among the trade union armies, there was anxiety because of fear that they might be intercepted by the Aragonese fleet in Sicily and unable to return to the mainland.
For a time, different views appeared in the coalition on how to deal with the Aragonese.
For this situation, Ruosha had already been prepared. She had already ordered the coalition mainly based on the Naples army to occupy all the fortresses and throats of Palermo. At the same time, in order to guard against the Aragonese, she also re-applied, as she had done. After landing at Cape Gallo, and then occupying the nearby highlands to threaten the city of Palermo, she sent grenadiers to the pass of Rapo Yazuta, not far from Cape Gallo, ready to block the Aragonese.
However, this series of arrangements still worried many people in the coalition until the news of the arrival of the Wallachia reached Palermo.
In the last month of 1501, 6,500 men from the Free Trade Union and Wallachia ’s coalition forces, and 6,000 from the Aragonese Expeditionary Army, fought a fierce battle between Sicily and the Mediterranean for the crown of Sicily!
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