Chapter 157: The Balkans-Serbia Falls
The loud explosion destroyed everyone's dreams almost immediately, but when they stumbled out of their homes, they found that the city of Smederevo had been burned near the southern gate, and that the entire section of the city wall had collapsed. And it was followed by a frenzied influx of Albanian soldiers.
They barely engaged in any confrontation with any resistance along the way, or rather, the Serbian soldiers were killed by a sword before they could put up an effective resistance.
Since the sentry posts in front failed to give any warning, and most of the Serbian soldiers were still fighting Hungary in Kosovo, it was impossible to mobilize any reinforcements nearby to help Smederevo consolidate the defense.
And now, even if the Serbs still have thousands of troops, I am afraid that it will not be too late to rush to the aid of their capital.
The Albanian soldiers moved so quickly that almost as soon as they stormed the walls, they were already keeping an eye on the various sentry posts, barracks, and Serbian royal palaces. It's neat, it's good to kill one, and don't let one go. Then, it was to open the main gate for Derti, allowing His Majesty the King of Albania to swagger into the city of Smederevo.
"Your Majesty, it seems that this harvest is enough for the Romans to give us two more cities."
"What's wrong?"
Unhurriedly, Derj grabbed his handguard sword and swaggered with the guards into the Smederevo Palace, but the display in the palace disappointed Derjy to his disappointment. The amount of gold, silver, and art is pitifully small, and many of the precious carpets have been stained red with the blood of the Serbian Guards. The Albanian soldiers who rushed in did not care in the slightest about these treasures that could have been sent back to Albania in one piece. After all, it is only located among the mountains, and Albania is not rich.
"What a shame......"
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! We captured Brankovich! ”
Several of the guards who had rushed into the Smederevo Palace early in the morning brought Brankovich, who had already been tied up into rice dumplings, to Derj. There is also the princess of Serbia and a baby who is still in swaddling.
"Oh...... Brankovich. Gerj lifted his chin with his handguard sword and took a closer look at the face of the Ottoman-ordained puppet emperor.
With a sharp chin, broad lips, and a short stature, his disgustingly ugly posture is displayed almost everywhere. The grooming of the royal family is also a very important issue, I don't know how this guy deserves to sit on the throne of Serbia according to the aesthetics of the Turks.
"You guys! Who are you? ”
"You've all been beaten like this, and you don't know who we are?" Jerj looked at Brankovich, who had a stubborn face, and suddenly wanted to laugh, "Haven't you been scared when you stabbed your brother in the back?" ”
"I, the king of the Serbs, am asking you! Who are you?! Brankovich didn't seem to be able to bear the humiliation at all, and instead yelled at Jerj, "I advise you to let me go!" Otherwise, you will all be burned at the stake! ”
"Could it be that the Ottomans found a deranged man to be king?" Jerj scoffed, "Mr. Brankovich, can you take a look at the situation?" Are there any of your soldiers around here? Now let you go out and take a look, I'm afraid the whole of Smederevo has fallen, right? At this time, what capital do you have to argue with me? ”
"Oh yes, you still want to know who I am? My God...... I hope you don't ask such stupid questions again. As the king of Serbia, I have not personally engaged in diplomatic activities with you, but you don't even know what I look like? Then I'll tell you: my name is Jerj Scampiede. King of the Albanian people. ”
"Jerj! How did you end up here? Brankovich was even more agitated, "Shouldn't you go and help the Romans conquer the Ottomans?" ”
"Conquest of the Ottomans? Rest assured, Mr. Brankovich, the thousands of us are not too much and a lot less for a large siege. Insignificant. Derj slowly crouched down in front of Branković, the king who had just been picked up from his sleep and seemed not so awake, "Since it doesn't play much role in the territory of the Ottomans, it is better to give Serbia as a gift to the Romans." ”
"Larov!"
"Your Majesty!" Jerj's squire hurried to his side.
"After the capture of the whole city of Smederevo, divide the soldiers here into two groups, one of which will go to Kosovo as fast as possible to come to the aid of Janos Hunyati. If there is still time, it is necessary to prevent accidents from happening. As for the others...... I'm afraid that the remaining territories in Serbia are no longer capable of withstanding a large-scale attack, right? ”
"Yes!"
"Jerj, what do you want to do?" Brankovich's eyes widened and he looked at Gyrj in disbelief, "Do you dare to launch an all-conquering conquest of a country of God's faith?" Aren't you afraid of being punished by the church? ”
"Snort...... "This time, Derj really couldn't hold back, "Mr. Branković, first of all, Albania follows the empire and believes in the Orthodox Church, what is your church?" Besides, when the pagan lackeys turn their swords against their brothers, are you also worthy of Catholicism? ”
"You...... You think I don't know? After Hunyadi came to power, the whole of Hungary fell to the Romans, and a large number of Orthodox churches and people of faith began to appear in the country, and they are not at all a country of Catholic faith! ”
"But the Hungarians have not openly changed the state religion, are you making excuses for your stupid betrayal? Brankovich, I'm afraid you're mistaken about the situation at hand...... After this battle is completely over, the Ottomans you have followed all the way are probably going to be driven out of the Balkans......"
Gerdi wiped his hands on Brankovic's silk nightgown: "The strength of the Ottomans lies in their unstoppable sharp attack. Brankovich, you probably don't know what the Romans and Ottomans thought about when they fought for Greece. I tell you, it didn't just represent a five-year armistice, the fertile land along the coast of Greece was the most important source of income, and it all went back to the Romans. This made it impossible for the Ottomans to expand even if they achieved such a victory in Varna, and even inspired by the Romans, large and small rebellions broke out throughout the Balkans and in the Ottoman-controlled areas. Do you know what it means that the Crown Prince of the Empire, John, had set up the Universal Gate and even reduced the population of some Ottoman cities by a quarter? ”
"Their rule in the Balkans has never been strong, and when they lose the Balkans completely, they will not be able to pose any threats......"
"What you are about to see is a Rome that has been born again...... No one knows exactly where they end. ”