Chapter 652 Demonic Dragon
Edirne (Adrianople), the Cage within the city.
Mahamu II stood in a huge Colosseum, overlooking the "big show" that was about to be staged below.
Dozens of rebels who were found to be colluding with Orhan were pushed and pushed by the heavily armed Janissary guards into the huge Colosseum.
The Yenicheri Legion was an elite formed from pagan youths similar to the Mamluks, but its source was often not purchased slaves, but the "blood tax" levied from the Christian territories it owned.
Mahamu II's Yenicheri bodyguards were similar to the Qixue Army. They contained many protons sent by the Christian princes. They had been trained in the court since childhood, and many of them were even with Mahamu We grew up together with Mu II.
Vlad III, Skanderbeg, etc. all came from this personal guard.
"Your Majesty, I was wrong. I was just temporarily blinded by butter. Please forgive me for my sins."
"Holy fire, I am your most loyal servant, Your Majesty!"
"Mahamu, you are cruel and tyrannical. You strangled your infant brother to death on the first day you came to the throne. How are you any different from a wild beast? Sooner or later, the holy fire will give you divine punishment, causing you to fall into hell forever and suffer all kinds of torture. God’s punishment!”
There were a lot of voices, some were pleading, others were yelling.
But as a loud noise came from the dark and deep cave in front of them, almost everyone immediately closed their mouths, except for the quiet sobs of women and children.
A Yenicheri guard who was guarding Mahamu raised his bow and tried to shoot the old man who had just insulted Mahamu, but he raised his hand to stop him.
"It's okay, it's just a loser's bark."
Mahamu II didn't care at all about this indifferent accusation. The former King of the Ottomans, the Lightning Bayezid, was defeated by Timur, which led to a ten-year interregnum in the Ottoman Kingdom. The princes fought for power and almost destroyed the entire kingdom. The country is in ruins.
Compared with such a painful price, he could still afford the notoriety of killing his brothers.
boom--
The sound of heavy footsteps became louder and louder.
There was a strong smell of sulfur in the air.
In the Colosseum, at some point, clusters of sparks flew up and fell on the prisoners, causing a burst of screams.
The next moment, the iron door was slammed open, and an unimaginable ferocious head poked out of the cave, swallowing several prisoners who screamed in the blink of an eye.
"Ah."
Mahamu's young face couldn't help but reveal a smile: "Throw them some weapons."
On the seats of the Colosseum, more than a dozen Yenicheris immediately took off their spears, flails, war hammers, swords and other weapons and threw them into the open space.
"Quick, run!"
"Fight that beast!"
Some of the prisoners picked up their weapons, while others were frightened and shrank to the corners, trying to hope that the dragon would ignore them.
boom--
Another black dragon head poked out and swallowed all the cowards huddled in the corner.
I saw only the dark cave.
An extremely huge figure walked out slowly with heavy steps, and every step hit the ground like an earthquake.
Finally, it walked out of the cave, allowing people to get a glimpse of its entirety.
It was a black dragon with three huge heads, two of which were still chewing the flesh and blood in its mouth. Under the cutting of two rows of sharp teeth, several human stumps were severed and fell to the ground with a snap. It was like hitting the hearts of these prisoners.
What followed was pure massacre.
The dragon is not trying to fill its stomach at all, it is more like a cat playing with a mouse.
This brutal method of execution can not only demonstrate the inviolability of the monarch's majesty, deter all disloyalty, but also please his dragon companions, why not do it?
At this time, a messenger came to report and handed over the letter.
"Letter from Hunyadi?"
Mahamu frowned and opened the envelope.
"The armistice agreement signed by you and me was signed by the regent of Hungary in the past, not by Hunyadi today. If you insist on attacking Constantinople, I will bring in the coalition forces of Hungary, Wallachia, and Serbia. , fight fiercely with you."
Mahamu II laughed angrily: "Arrogant, ridiculous! Does Hunyadi really think I am afraid of him? In the battle of Kosovo, if he had not been lucky, he would have become my prisoner long ago!"
The White Knight Hunya was mentioned in Wei Mo (knight class). He was valued by Sigismund, the then King of Hungary and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He defeated the Ottomans many times. Because he often wore silver armor and fought bravely, he was called the "White Knight". "Knight" was Osman's close enemy.
Although the Crusaders were defeated in the Battle of Varna, they had been in the upper hand in the previous war and forced the Ottomans to sign a city alliance, agreeing to return the occupied Hungarian land and pay a large ransom.
However, the commander of the Crusaders, Wladyslaw, who was the king of Poland and Hungary at the time, was instigated by the church envoy to tear up the armistice and charge recklessly in the Battle of Varna, hoping to capture Mahamu II directly. He was struck by dragon flames and died on the spot.
However, in this battle, Hunyadi, who was the governor of Transylvania at the time, and the "Transylvanian" Army he commanded still left a deep impression on Mahamu II.
In addition, Hunyadi was a member of the Order of the Dragon (also known as the Knights of St. George) founded by Sigismund.
Although the Dragon Knights do not have the blood of dragon tamers like the Osmanoglu family, they can use the "Dragon Knight Ring" passed down by Emperor Sigismund to give birth to a magical virtual dragon as a mount.
Even though the duration is limited and the magic dragon is not as fierce as the real dragon of the Mahmud II family, the Dragon Knights have more than three or five members. In its heyday, there were more than 20 princes and nobles who joined.
Vlad III, the Grand Duke of Wallachia, who was once a hostage in the Ottoman court, was also one of them.
Beside him, the Grand Vizier reminded him, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. In my opinion, the White Knight is just bluffing. In the past, when Kosovo was defeated, Hungary lost more than 20,000 soldiers and generals, which was already a serious blow. The prestige of the White Knight was also greatly damaged. Now he has resigned as regent and is despised by the Hungarian King Laszlo. How can he lead the coalition forces and attack me?"
Mahamu II breathed a sigh of relief: "When I conquer this tempting red apple (referring to Constantinople), I will start a war again to conquer these despicable and faithless pagans."
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Constantinople.
The Royal Garden has long been abandoned, with weeds and ruins everywhere. Many rare birds and animals that were once collected here have fled into the mountains and forests if they are lucky, and only white skeletons are left in the ruins if they are unlucky.
Constantine XI did not station any garrison troops here, allowing residents to enter to hunt or cut down trees. This was a damage to the emperor's authority, but it was insignificant now.
Lothar found that he could do very little. Compared with Constantine XI, he was more careful and would not make such a low-level mistake as forgetting to close the city gate.
He saw the "dragon" with light blue scales and long claws in the dragon circle, and couldn't help but sigh: "This clawed dragon is really... skinny."
The empire has gone bankrupt, the treasury is empty, and there are not even a few mice. It is already a heavy burden to feed a dragon beast that eats a lot of meat every meal.
This clawed dragon, including its tail, is only five meters long. Looking at its skinny appearance, I don't know how much strength it has left.
Orhan held a piece of fat in his hand, and the bag he carried was mostly filled with some viscera, offal and other cheap meat. He flattered and tried to stuff it into the cage: "Little darling, come and eat meat."
The clawed dragon slowly walked over and swallowed the fat.
Then, it actually showed a fierce light in its eyes and bit Orhan's palm that tried to touch its head.
Fortunately, Orhan was alert and withdrew his hand in time.
Listening to the crisp sound of teeth colliding, Losa couldn't help but frowned: "You can't do this."
Ignoring the obstruction of the attendants and eunuchs, he jumped into the dragon circle, frightening Orhan to death, and rushed forward in a hurry: "Your Majesty, don't!"
However, it was beyond everyone's expectations.
When Losa flipped into the dragon circle, the hungry clawed dragon did not immediately pounce on it excitedly, but instead seemed to have met an extremely terrifying beast. It arched its body, tensed its muscles, and retreated again and again.
But the dragon circle was not big, where could it retreat to?
As Lothar pressed on, it quickly shrank to the corner, trembling and wailing, as if begging Lothar not to hurt it.
The eunuchs, Orhan and others on the side were stunned.
This claw dragon is a low-level dragon, with low IQ and extremely ferocious. Many times, even if they are full, they will kill for fun, not to mention this claw dragon that has not had a full meal for more than half a year.
Orhan warned, "Your Majesty, be careful of this beast's cunning."
Lothar had no scruples at all, strode forward, patted the trembling claw dragon's head, and chuckled, "Little thing, serve me well, otherwise I will kill you today and welcome Giovanni and the others."
In the world of yesterday's giant ships, the habit of driving dragons and giants to fight has a long history. Although this claw dragon is only a low-level dragon, it is also a good fighting force on the battlefield, and it can also inspire people and deter the enemy.
Although he can transform into a dragon, when the war really comes, he must go all out to fight against Mahamu II and his black dragon, and he will have no time to take care of the rest of the battlefield.
At that time, generals such as Orhan and Giovanni will need to take action.
Afterwards, people saw this claw dragon, which was known for its ferocity, whimpering and lowering its head, crawling on the ground, like a docile hound, expressing its obedience to their emperor.