The Eagle of Eastern Europe

In Damascus in the south, Voick came to this city with a new decree. A city that was difficult to attack hundreds of years ago is now so easily recaptured.

"The Emperor decrees that all heretics must pay a poll tax."

The decree directly brought considerable changes to this place. First, most of the mosques were demolished and converted into churches, and then a large number of immigrants from Rome came here again. Change the society here for hundreds of years.

Rome re-established the province of Syria here, with Damascus as its capital. At the same time, troops were stationed and gradually moved towards the Golan Heights.

The Golan Heights is located in the southwest of Syria Province, bounded by the Luqad River to the east, the Yamoko River to the south, and the eastern slope of Mount Hermon to the north. It faces the Sea of ​​Galilee in the upper reaches of the Jordan River to the southwest and has abundant water resources. It is also one of the few agricultural production areas. Voick ordered the army to build forts and settlements in the Golan Heights to reduce the opponent's living space.

This made Jesus Jerusalem even more frightened. The patriarch wrote to Cairo continuously, but there was no reply. At this time, the Sultan was talking with friends from the West.

"Dear Sudan, we believe that Syria and Ashkelon belong to your country, and your country has the strength to take them back."

Umansk went to Egypt on behalf of Castile and Aragon to persuade the Sultan to send troops north to cause some trouble for Rome. If Rome can deal with it in one direction, then it must not be able to deal with it in two directions.

"Syria has always been a gift from Allah, but it was temporarily kept by Rome. It will not be long before it will be returned."

Even the Sultan himself did not believe what he said. If the canal had not been opened, he could have gone north to recover it as soon as possible. But now that the canal was opened, not only the land access was cut off, but the sea access also had to be monitored by the Roman navy.

Umansk also knew that Sudan did not dare, so he opened the gifts from the two countries to Egypt.

"The King of Castile and the King of Aragon consider your country a worthy friend, so these thirty thousand gold coins are given to you."

The current Sultan is indeed short of money, so he accepted it, but he also responded to the opponent's request to attack northward. What the army needs to prepare and the navy's lack of supplies are actually excuses. He really didn't dare to go north. Didn't this give Rome an excuse?

Moreover, the tolls paid every year after the opening of the canal are quite a lot. You can make money just by lying at home, so why should you offend the other party?

"Promising", this is the evaluation given by Umansk. In fact, he not only sent an envoy to this country, the Hafs Dynasty of Tunisia also sent an envoy, and also went to the coast of Algiers, paying a lot of money to let local pirates plunder the Italian coast. As long as it can prevent Rome from sending troops, he is willing to do it.

Now the three Iberian kingdoms are united and ready to fight against the heretics. Hundreds of years of fighting have made them understand that God is on their side.

João of Portugal also joined in the fun with some troops. Now the exploration of the ocean has just begun. A large number of noble descendants do not have land to enfeoff, so letting them go to the east to obtain fiefdoms is also an option.

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Kharitonov brought the two little princes to Constantinople. The different prosperity here stunned both Muhammad and Yusuf. But at this time, the two of them were hostages in Granada and could only move around in the Royal Palace of Constantinople.

Even so, they were curious about everything here, the different decorations, the black people, the different clothes, and the people who were about the same age as them.

Alexander looked at these two people very curiously. Usually, except for his younger brothers and sisters, there were no other people of the same age. Two of them came today, so I naturally wanted to take a closer look.

"Your Highness, these are Mohammed and Yusuf of Granada. They have been in the palace during this period." The eunuch in charge explained to Alexander.

"Can I take them to play?"

"This..." When they were brought here, the hostages were stipulated that they could not leave the palace at will, and their daily schedule was arranged.

"Your Highness, they are just hostages and cannot move around the palace at will. If you feel bored, you can go to the Queen."

But you will naturally feel bored when you go to a place all the time. Finally, you find new people, and Alexander just wants to meet them.

In the end, Alexander could not be defeated, and the two hostages were brought to him by the eunuchs.

Muhammad saluted respectfully. He knew that he and his brother were hostages and had to survive here carefully.

"Who are you?"

"I come for the good of friendship between Constantinople and Granada, Your Highness."

Such words aroused Alexander's curiosity, and Kharitonov next to him said: "Your Highness, Granada is from the other side of the ocean. The relationship between the two countries has been very warm since Emperor Justinian, but some countries have continued to After the invasion, the two countries became deserted.”

Alexander also knew that on the other side of the Mediterranean, there were first the lands of the Roman Empire, then the pagans, and then the heretics, but this Granada was an interesting one. And he also has a new playmate. The Duke of Aargau's youngest son is only five years old now, but he has a lot of fun playing with Theodore. And recently, my grandfather was angry because he failed to find a wife for himself. He also felt puzzled. He had no shortcomings and was good-looking. Why didn't the other party like her?

"Yeah", Alexander nodded and left. The teacher taught him since he was a child that he must maintain etiquette. The future king needs to keep his face straight and don't let the other person see anything from your face.

Mohammad breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Alexander go. In a foreign country, you must be careful, otherwise it will easily lead to bloody disasters.

"You two, this is Constantinople now. Everything you say and do is related to Granada. You are also an important factor in whether the two countries can maintain the agreement."

Kharitonov talked about the importance of the alliance between the two countries, how could they not understand. Castile demands tribute every year, and Aragon is ready to move south at any time. Granada no longer has the ability to fight back and can only find foreign aid on its own. He and his brother are the sincerity of Granada.

The emperor's decree for Granada has reached the Senate. Since troops are to be sent, some troops must be transferred to Rome first. Moreover, the news received in the past few days says that the three Iberian countries have formed an army of nobles with the goal of city ​​of rome.

At the same time, Naples also requested Rome, hoping to send troops to garrison in Sicily. The Roman navy also needed support through the Strait of Messina, so it agreed to the request.