Chapter 1587: The Situation in Hungary

People are not the same, and in the same way, rebels and rebels are not the same. Württemberg's "poor Conrad" peasant rebel army, because of the lack of professional officers, even if there were many people, it was difficult to form a strong fighting force. Therefore, in the face of the official army, it will collapse at the first touch.

The Hungarian peasant rebel army was completely different, because the Hungarian peasant rebel army had a group of professional officers. At the beginning, in order to form a crusader, the Holy See invited Dorao. George and a group of middle- and lower-ranking officers of the Kingdom of Hungary from noble background, as leaders of the crusaders. And these officers, although they are not famous generals, are all relatively professional in military literacy. Perhaps, they lack the experience of commanding thousands of troops, but the basic skills are still relatively solid.

No, after capturing the important town of Szeged in southern Hungary, he used it as a base to increase his strength and use it as a capital to confront the Kingdom of Hungary.

Rao. Why did George choose Szeged in the south as his base base against the Kingdom of Hungary? In addition to the abundant wealth and various materials in this important town, there are many herdsmen nearby, which is also an important reason for him to come here.

The Kingdom of Hungary is somewhat similar to the Ukrainian region, and its southern region, like the southern part of Ukraine, is threatened by powerful pagan regimes. Southern Ukraine was threatened by the Crimean Khanate, while southern Hungary was threatened by the more powerful Ottoman Turks.

Of course, while the enemy is stronger, Hungary is much more capable of counterattacking than Ukraine. Mainly, on the Ukrainian side, it is a remote area of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is not willing to invest too much to confront the Crimean Khanate.

The Kingdom of Hungary, on the other hand, could not back down, and to back down would mean the fall of their homeland. Therefore, although the enemy is stronger, the Kingdom of Hungary protects its territory much better than Ukraine.

In any case, because the southern region was threatened by the powerful Ottoman Turks, the local Hungarians could not farm with peace of mind, so they had to maintain the Magyar tradition of nomadism. In the event of a large-scale invasion by the Turks, the herders of southern Hungary would flee with their livestock......

Therefore, the Great Hungarian Plain, in the south, near the border, is dominated by pastoralists. Only in the relatively safe northern regions are the main agricultural areas. If it weren't for the threat of Ottoman Turkey, perhaps the vast Hungarian plain would have become the top granary of Europe.

Rao. The reason why George came to the south with a large army was because he took a fancy to the large number of herders in the southern region. Among these herdsmen, he could recruit a lot of hussars......

In fact, after he came to the southern plains with 20,000 men and horses from two tribes, he quickly formed a powerful army of more than 50,000 people by half-flickering and half-forced. The light cavalry composed of herdsmen alone amounted to 30,000 people.

It's just that, how forgiving. George also encountered a very embarrassing problem - there were too many people and the supply of military rations was insufficient......

The southern part of Hungary near Szeged was not cultivated because of the threat of Ottoman Turkey. As a result, local food production is insufficient. And to maintain a large-scale cavalry, you need a lot of food, and it is not enough to eat grass.

Limited by lack of food, more abundant. George had to stop recruiting cavalry after recruiting 30,000 cavalry. If he had enough food, he might have recruited tens of thousands of cavalry.

For the problem of insufficient grain and grass, spare more. George had to start leading his army north. However, at this time, the officers and troops prepared by Vladislas II to suppress the uprising were also in place......

When sparing. By the time George's army began to move north to the grain-producing regions of northern Hungary, Vladislas II had already ordered a coalition of about 7,000 troops of the Hungarian nobles from Pest to garrison Dorao. The main route for George's army to move north was Kecskemét, an important town between the Danube and Tisza rivers.

This is how much forgiveness. Although the Hungarian plain was a vast route, it was also the most important transit point from Szeged north to Pest. Moreover, the coalition of seven thousand nobles was stationed in Kecskemette, Dorao. George's army did not dare to go north easily by bypassing it......

Why? Because if it is more forgiving. George's army marched north regardless of the odds, and was intercepted by Marin's army, the Polish hussars, and the main force of the Bohemian army, then the combined force of seven thousand nobles of Kecskemét was likely to attack from behind, leaving the peasant rebel army at bay.

So, to be on the safe side, be spared. George had to stop and send a large army to besiege Kecskemet first. Anyway, there are only 7,000 people in the city of Kecskemét. George's main force is more than 50,000 people.

Moreover, the capture of those Hungarian nobles in the city was very beneficial to the negotiations between the rebel army and the Hungarian court......

So, whether it's for the safety of the back, or for the sake of those nobles in the alliance of seven thousand nobles, how forgiving. George wanted to conquer Kecskemét and capture the city's noble captives.

In fact, much forgiveness. George, as a low-ranking officer of the Kingdom of Hungary from an aristocratic background, although he has the advantage of understanding military affairs, he also has a big disadvantage - like Song Jiang, he is more forgiving. George was eager to be recruited......

Of course, forgive. George didn't want to be a court official like Song Jiang, but hoped to use tens of thousands of horses in his hands to mix with a duke of the Kingdom of Hungary and get a large fief. Even, he figured out where the fief was—just Szeged......

In order to achieve this goal, if he can capture the hundreds of nobles in the city's alliance of seven thousand nobles, he will not be far from success.

Even, forgive. George also had an ambition in his mind, and that was that if he could gain the support of the Hungarian nobility like Matthias I, he might not be unable to covet the Hungarian throne......

At the beginning, Matthias I also did not have royal blood. However, because of the support of the Hungarian aristocracy, Matthias I was elected king of Hungary at the age of 14. Then, the famous "Black Army" was formed, which roamed Central Europe, beating Frederick III, the father of Vladislas II and Maximilian I, who could not take care of himself, and also seized a large amount of territory, even Vienna. If Matthias I hadn't married the wrong wife and failed to give birth to a legitimate son, God knows what the situation in Europe would have been.

As a noble son of the Kingdom of Hungary, Matthias I was a man of Dorao. George's idol. And according to the experience of Matthias I, more forgiving. George understood that in order to become the second of Matthias I, he had to first capture the Hungarian nobles who were guarding the city of Kecskemét. Then, they were forced to embrace themselves as kings. No matter how bad it is, I want them to admit that they are the Duke of Szeged......

But he didn't know that the more than 100 nobles of the Kingdom of Hungary in the city of Kecskemét were actually the bait deliberately left by Vladislas II for him.

Vladislas II was able to guess how forgiving. George had some ideas, so he deliberately sent a coalition of nobles to garrison in Kecskemét. Not for anything else, just to hold on to the rest. George's army. Because, at this time, the main force of the Hungarian official army was making every effort to encircle and suppress the rebel army in the northern mountains......