Chapter 219 Untitled

Despite the gathering of an army, the King of Cyprus was still anxious for supplies, because those Greek serfs refused to provide food and labor, and could only rely on whips to force them, which in turn exacerbated the conflict between the two groups. Some people fled into the mountains and forests, harassing the Cypriot army with guerrilla warfare.

In this way, they stumbled to the village of Klepe, 10 kilometers away from Famagusta, and the Wallachian army had been waiting for them here. 20 artillery pieces and imitation Greek fire were ready. When the Cypriot cavalry attacked, the artillery and crossbows exerted their greatest power, and the enemy army lost one-third in an instant. When the cavalry rushed to them, there were not many people left.

Even the infantry could not do it, the Greek fire and spearmen were waiting for them. Within a few hours of the battle, the Cypriot army lost more than half of its troops, and King Janus organized several counterattacks, but all ended in failure.

After five hours of fighting, Janus led the remaining troops away from the battlefield. The Battle of Kleppie ended with a great victory for Wallachia. They lost two people and 69 people were injured in exchange for 1,000 casualties and 1,000 prisoners of war on the other side.

After the war, Wallachia took advantage of the situation to occupy a large area of ​​Cyprus and surrounded the other side in Nicosia. At the same time, the Latin nobles and the Latin Church were expelled and the authority of the Orthodox Church was re-established. This is undoubtedly good news for Constantinople.

In the Great Council Hall of Constantinople, the envoys of the Dnieper Cossacks and the Zaporizhia Cossacks have been waiting for a long time. Mircea will not miss this opportunity to expand his influence. He directly proposed that they could establish a separate country, and the leader could be selected from their two tribes, but no matter who was elected, he would go to Constantinople to meet.

In return, Wallachia can open more trade to this soon-to-be independent country. When a war breaks out with Lithuania, it will mediate and join the Cossack side when necessary. This is also an equal exchange.

The envoy felt that such a plan would not be passed. How could people who are used to freedom put themselves under the control of others? However, facing Lithuania, this should be the best plan.

The envoy sent this plan back as fast as he could. He knew that one more day would be more dangerous. The mutual harm between the tribes greatly reduced their strength. Although Lithuania suffered a defeat, it could still recruit an army with its size. Such a situation does not allow endless infighting. They must unite and face the enemy in the north together.

"Your Majesty, the King of Hungary wants us to send missionaries and bishops." The Minister of Foreign Affairs said.

After re-entering Buda, Mary went all the way to the heresy in the mouth of the Catholic Church. Not only did she suppress the Catholic Church, but she also confiscated their property on the grounds that these things were a symbol of the corruption of the church, and then gave them to the Orthodox Church. This made some nobles and citizens begin to oppose her.

But Mary didn't care. More than a year of civil war had caused great harm to the nobles and citizens, and their strength was no longer as good as before. Those days of calling the shots are gone, replaced by the Transylvanian nobles, churches and bureaucrats who began to play an increasingly important role.

The Western Orthodox Church gradually replaced the influence of the Catholic Church. The bishops of the church moved their seat to Buda, and used Wallachian and Greek to hold mass, and the use of Hungarian declined. And they also used the lei, directly abolished the Hungarian silver coin, who let the financial crisis not pass yet.

Sigismund was also planning a counterattack, but he also paid special attention to the struggle in his hometown, the Holy Roman Empire.

Due to the conflict between his brother Wenzel and the Catholic Church and nobles in Bohemia, the religious electors headed by the Archbishop of Mainz and the Elector of Saxony announced the abolition of Wenzel's position as the King of Germany and elected Rupert, a branch of the Luxembourg family, as the king.

Although the Golden Bull stipulates that one can become the King of Germany with the support of four electors, it does not stipulate that the support of four electors can abolish the King of Germany. The Luxembourg family, led by Wenzel, firmly opposed this decision and formed an alliance with the princes who supported them. In order to gain more support, Wenzel set his sights on Sigismund.

"My dear brother, as long as I become the King of Germany, you will become the representative of the Empire. If I am not in Prague, you will be the regent of the Kingdom of Bohemia." This is the condition offered by Wenzel, which is attractive enough, but Sigismund does not think so. He thinks about how to smoothly inherit everything in Luxembourg, including Bohemia, Brandenburg, and the Holy Roman Emperor.

Mary's all-round reforms in Hungary also made many nobles join him, which brought not only the support of the ruling class, but also a large number of troops. The private armed forces of these large landowners ranged from dozens to hundreds of people. This is not a small number when gathered together. Sigismund decided to recruit them as a force for the future counterattack on Hungary.

The Hungarian Civil War also brought a large number of immigrants to Wallachia. They came to the Wallachian Plain and Serbia along the Danube to settle down and engage in agriculture, food processing and other industries. Some Hungarian craftsmen also brought the mining technology of the Holy Roman Empire here, and deeper minerals can be mined on a large scale. This is another good news for the economy.

Wallachia also encouraged immigrants from the Holy Roman Empire, Italy, and the Russian region. Not only did it give tax incentives, but it also promised that as long as they were fully integrated into Wallachian society for five years, they could enjoy the rights of taking exams and becoming officials. Such incentives attracted Germans, Genoese, and Russians to flock to Wallachia, and soon enriched various places in Wallachia. The technology brought by these people also benefited Wallachia a lot.

Economic prosperity, political stability, and abundant food have jointly promoted population growth. Take Sofia as an example. When Wallachia was first governed, there were only 8,000 people. Now the population has increased to 45,000. Excluding immigrants, more than 5,000 babies were born here in the past ten years, which is twice as many as before.

This is still the urban population. The birth rate in rural areas is higher because agricultural production requires a large population. With the encouragement of the church, the birth rate has increased very rapidly. And thanks to Wallachia's emphasis on medical care, the professional level of doctors has been greatly improved. Medicine from Greece and the Middle East has greatly reduced the mortality rate of women and children, which is another reason for the rapid population growth.

The Balkans, which were originally ravaged, have initially recovered their vitality. The relatively rich local minerals and the complementary agriculture of Wallachia and Moldova, and the improvement of transportation conditions have promoted the circulation of trade, which provided a material basis for Wallachia's subsequent recovery of lost territory.