Chapter 258: A Person Was Arrested

Rome's expansion was not only a boon for the government, but also for merchants and thieves.

On a battlefield in Anatolia that had just ended, several people were touching the dead soldiers on the ground, and finally found a few silver coins and a necklace.

"So poor!" A man looked at the dead Ottoman soldiers with disgust, "No wonder he wants to join the army. It seems he is not good at learning a craft."

"Okay, stop complaining. Search quickly. If it's too late, you won't have a chance."

These dead soldiers became their main income, and they would take anything valuable, even if it was a gold tooth.

There is a market for these things, and there will always be merchants who will buy them. This is also the last contribution made by these deceased people.

Most of Anatolia was in Roman hands, and a quarter of Ukraine was also in Roman hands. After Michael arrived at the predetermined location, he directed craftsmen and slaves to build towns and castles here.

"Sir, the preliminary construction of Dehreem is expected to be completed in a month. The market and city hall have been completed, and some businessmen have already settled here and conducted transactions."

Count Yegor said to Mihai who came here that the Count was also conscientious and worked very hard for the development of the duchy. He drew inspiration from Germany's eastward immigration movement and established city laws based on the Roman Code. In addition, permanent trade bazaars were introduced and roads were built to encourage trade, allowing Dehreim to gradually develop.

"Thank you for your hard work, Earl. I heard that my brother also gave me something?"

"Yes, His Highness sent some craftsmen and lei, saying they can be used."

For such a large land, Mihai could not handle it alone, so he listened to the count and enfeoffed part of the land to his soldiers, letting them obey his orders. The status of the captives and serfs would naturally remain unchanged. In a place with such a vast land and sparse population, the labor force was naturally the scarcest.

Rome and the Golden Horde faced each other across the Don River, and were next to each other in Lithuania. This position made Mihai feel that Lithuania was the greater threat, so he kept his eyes on Vilnius. At the same time, open up the connection with Moscow and jointly face the Golden Horde.

For Vasily of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the problem of having no heirs is the top priority of the principality. Once he is gone, his position will be inherited by his younger brother. However, his younger brother currently has no heirs. The infant mortality rate in their family is too high. . If this continues, the Rurik family will perish.

No, if He continues to create humans, he doesn’t believe that a child will come out.

At this time, Moscow was unified and only Novgorod was left as a country, but Sweden and Lithuania around it would not watch it annexed. Not even Rome.

In fact, Mircea really wants to have a reliable ally in Eastern Europe, but the fact that Moscow is becoming more and more powerful makes it not difficult for him to imagine that a large country will compete with him for control of Eastern Europe in the future. So after signing a peace treaty with the Golden Horde, Rome began to improve its relations with him.

The centipede is dead but not stiff. The Golden Horde is still very useful in containing Eastern Europe, and it must use its last bit of value before disintegrating.

The pressure brought by Rome's expansion forced small countries to band together for warmth. In addition to Karaman, other small Turkic states have recognized Muhammad's leadership. They formed the Amasian League to fight against Rome. Croatia and Bosnia in the west also received support from Venice and were contacting Sigismund, Poland, and Lithuania to create an anti-Romanian Alliance 2.0.

In response to the enemy's movements, Constantinople took the initiative. Since you are so free, I will find something for you to do, actively contact Bohemia and Brandenburg to contain Sigismund, contact Moscow and Novgorod to fight against Lithuania, and force Croatia to surrender by force. At the same time contacting Naples and Milan to disrupt enemies in Italy, these measures eased Rome's diplomatic situation in Western Europe. It also laid a certain foundation for Rome's expansion.

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The army led by Peter was invincible on the battlefield, and three consecutive wars ended in Peter's victory. Especially in the third Battle of Schwechat, Peter fought with 18,000 troops against 16,000 enemy troops. The leader was Albrecht of Austria.

The war lasted for three days. Albrecht gathered elite mercenaries and continuously charged towards the position. Peter had been forced to shrink the front line, but the 4,000 soldiers sent by Mircea to hide his identity played an important role. They used muskets and machetes as weapons to fight with the German mercenaries.

Gradually, the mercenaries gradually retreated. This was not only because they could not hold on, but also because the leader of the mercenaries quietly approached Peter and offered to increase money to gain his allegiance. Peter also wanted to end it as soon as possible, and not only agreed to pay, but also paid a deposit in advance, which made the money-minded leader happy. He immediately walked to the battlefield, collected his troops and quit the war.

Without the support of mercenaries, the army composed of untrained peasants immediately dispersed. Albrecht took the opportunity to run away, but was chased into a field by two cavalrymen and captured.

At the Battle of Schwechat, Peter killed 2,700 enemy troops at a cost of 1,600 men and captured 2,000 prisoners. Many of them were lords and knights from the Austrian region, and the most valuable one was the so-called Archduke of Austria.

Peter didn't do anything to him, he just asked people to imprison him, and the ransom was quite a lot. Then rest for two days and head to Vienna, not far away, with the remaining troops.

At this time, Vienna did not have a strong city defense, but Peter did not have a large number of artillery, so he naturally robbed the suburbs and left. As for this town, it is better to leave it to future generations to conquer.

The news that Peter won a great victory and captured the Archduke of Austria was passed to Buda by the messenger. Mary and the nobles who supported her were jubilant. They did not have to worry about Sigismund coming for the time being. They could also free up their hands to deal with the domestic opposition.

And Mary was even more happy to reward Peter with a large amount of land, and accidentally gave him one-tenth of the land in the country. Mary did not care. These lands were adjacent to Poland. Letting the Duke help her guard them would also ensure that they would not be lost. She even wanted him to become the King of Croatia, which was also a reward for helping her over the years.

"Okay, everyone, we don't have to worry about the attack from Sigismund. The Duke has helped us solve it."

All the nobles wanted to have a relationship with the Duke, and some even asked if he was still married. If they could marry, they would be just a little bit away from the highest power.