From the Nauzava River to the north, the originally large mountains and ridges became less steeper, and the more north they went, the more smooth the terrain, gradually the majestic mountains turned into undulating hills. Although there are still some places with quite high terrain, generally speaking, Northern Bosnia is in a terrain that is high in the south and low in the north.

The tributaries separated from the Nausava River in the south flow towards this gentle hilly area, and then merge with another river on this land.

The land like a delta formed by two rivers has become extremely fertile, with large tracts of crops dotted on the dark-brown land, and even in winter, you can still see brown-yellow winter wheat.

This is a famous fertile land in Northern Bosnia. In the past, the harvest here determined whether Bosnia could survive the winter without famine. Now the food here is not only so important, but to some extent, it has become the key to determining the fate of many people.

The Ottoman blockade of Northern Bosnia was severe, and the conquerors obviously could not tolerate the existence of a piece of land that only expressed nominal surrender. What's more, the pastor of Zagreb publicly refused to recognize the Ottoman rule over Bosnia, and even called on all believers to arm the armed forces to drive the pagans away from their land.

Of course, this behavior was beyond the reach of the Ottomans, and the result was that the Ottomans had a more severe blockade of the north.

As a result, life in the north became less easy. Many northern nobles were worried about the Ottoman invasion, and were also annoyed by the hardships of being blocked. Some young people were considering whether they should take the risk of obtaining help from the sea. Most nobles had been excited to try to recover lost land at the beginning, and later they each made their own plans.

The Roye family is one of the largest and most influential nobles in the north. Unlike other nobles, the Roye family has experienced several periods besides the newly destroyed Bosnian kingdom.

This made the Roye family have a reputation in the north that other families could not reach. When the kingdom fell and the news of the deaths of the king and his heirs spread to the north. And as people gradually realized that it had become extremely difficult and even hopeless to regain their original territory, many people began to consider whether they should re-establish a new king.

There are many people who have this idea, from new nobles to old nobles, and among them, the one who has the most hope of bringing the Northern Bosnian crown, Roe? is one of them.

Especially the current generation of Royes, Neui Royes, has become a hero in the minds of many people because he was once active in the army of the Grand Duke of Stefan.

The Grand Duke of Stefan of Moldova was obviously a legendary figure. Under his leadership, Moldova defeated the Ottoman invasion again and again. Just a year ago, the Grand Duke of Stefan used extraordinary courage and clever diplomatic skills to deal with the Ottomans and the Poles, and ultimately forced the Polish king to abolish the vassal treaty imposed on Moldova.

Neui Roe? It was during the period when Stefan fought with the Ottomans that he began to make his mark in the working army.

From the beginning, he was just a powerful mercenary general under the Grand Duke, and later he was appreciated by the Grand Duke and became one of his important assistants, Neui Roe proved his ability again and again with victory.

After becoming the right-hand man of the Grand Duke, Neui Roeh even tried to organize his Bosnian fellows and build a powerful army in Northern Bosnia that was always like the black army in Hungary in the early years.

But this idea is obviously a bit unrealistic, and the Ottoman rule over Bosnia is much more severe and cruel.

Although the idea of ​​establishing a unified Northern Bosnian armed forces has not been realized, Roe’s reputation has undoubtedly increased, so many people believe that if Bosnia really needs a new king, then Noy Roe’s is definitely the hottest candidate.

The Roye family owns a large area of ​​territory in the north, and in the dangerous Burchico territory leading to Zagreb, it has a magnificent, sturdy and majestic castle.

This castle was built by the Roe's family about 10 years ago, and it was not until the generation of Neuy Roe's grandfather that the castle was truly built.

This castle with a typical Eastern Roman style looks solid and reliable. The thick castle exterior wall is built with local reddish-brown stones and looks red from a distance, so it is also called the Red Fort.

The Roye Castle is a symbol of power, glory and wealth of the Roye family. Because of this, when the castle was built, there was a rumor that someone had seen a crown erected on the cross on the top of the tallest tower of Red Fort for ten consecutive days.

This legend has caused many people in the Roye family to suffer. At least during the period when the Bosnian Kingdom had not yet perished, the kings always paid close attention to the movements of the Roye family.

However, this legend has become a harbinger for fulfilling a certain prophecy. Whenever someone mentions the legendary illusion, people always say in a sudden enlightenment, "So that's it. It turns out that there is a king in the Roe? family."

No one knew whether someone could be a king in the Roe family, but Neui Roe really had this opportunity.

Especially when he led an army of less than 2ooos not long ago to attack an important marina town established by the Ottomans on the north bank of the Nauzava River, causing the Ottomans to be expected to delay the recent attack on the noble alliance of Northern Bosnia, Neu Roe's reputation to rise to a higher level.

The distance from Nauzava River to Red Fort is a bit far, and it passes through more than six or seven noble territories. So every time Roye takes his army to attack the Ottomans, he will go out for a long time, and then return to his own territory until he is almost unable to hold on.

The result is that although Roye's army may have been exhausted when passing through other people's territory, no one would take the opportunity to cause trouble for him at that time, because if he did that, he might be charged with collusion with the Ottomans by an opponent.

And those nobles were also exhausted after a long battle of Roye's army and did not have to worry that they might take the opportunity to eat it.

But this time, Roye, who had just left the house for less than half a month, returned to Red Fort early, but perhaps to appease the uneasy neighbors, Noy Roye, only brought a small number of guards, and when he returned home, many nobles had already gathered in Red Fort.

The largest number of these people were some influential local powerful people in Northern Bosnia, as well as some pastors from the parish.

Others are nobles from the south. Most of them came to the north with huge wealth and numerous followers. Although they had lost their territory and power, perhaps because of this, these nobles in the south often valued decency more.

They always wear the best clothes, and they will appear if they have the opportunity to attend several different parties. These southern nobles never wear the same clothes to attend two different banquets, and even clothes of similar colors and styles will be avoided.

Neui Roe? Just over 40 years old this year, compared with many people who have begun to age at this age, his body is not only healthy, but also much stronger.

So although he immediately returned to Hongbao after receiving the message, he was still in good spirits.

When Neuy Roeh hurriedly led his guard into the castle yard from the gate of the Red Fort, he saw several young men cutting icicles hanging from the eaves with wooden swords.

Roye? Instead of rushing in, he stood aside and looked at it interestingly. Seeing those people either slid their hands, or they could not grasp the strength and the icicles would crack like a collapsed house. Roye couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

"Marquis, are you laughing at us?" A young man saw him standing beside him and laughed constantly. He turned his head and handed over the hilt of the sword. "I heard that you are the greatest warrior in the north. Maybe you can show your high abilities."

The young man's slightly provocative words aroused Roye's back guards dissatisfied. Someone walked forward slightly, but Roye's hand was stopped by Roye.

Roe? took the wooden sword handed over by the young man, weighed it slightly, and then held it in the air with both hands and chopped it a few times.

"Young man, weapons may not be just about strength." Roe? said as he swayed his sword in a circle in his hand. As his wrists swayed faster and faster, the sword in his hand also brought about a louder and louder wind.

Then just as he finished speaking, Roe's body suddenly twisted and swept across his arms with force. In the sound of a whistle and whispered, the wooden sword cut through the cold air and slashed hard on a drooping icicle.

"It's stuck!"

The icicles made a crisp sound, but they did not break into pieces as they were before. Instead, they fell straight to the ground as the wooden sword swept across, and then the sharp ice cone poked into the snow at the corner, and broke into several sections with a "bang~".

The young men looked at Roe in shock. They were not sure what was special about this, but they still looked at each other involuntarily as they saw the icicles that were cut off and fell into several sections.

"A knight should know what kind of results will be caused by swinging his sword. What your father does is barely satisfying, but sometimes he likes to use brute force just like you, and the result is that he completely destroys the good things."

Roye? said that, throwing the wooden sword back, and then ignored the young man who couldn't help but argue loudly for his father, and walked into the castle with his subordinates.

The Red Fort inherited the unique style of Eastern Rome, but in this way, the castle seemed a little colder. The entire row of semicircular windows allowed the wind to roam in the corridor, and even caused a whistling sound that sounded a little cunning.

However, before entering the open door, a hot air wave was already coming from afar. If you look carefully, you can see the heat overflowing from the house a little further.

The main hall of Red Fort is a huge square. After entering, you have to walk down several steps before you can enter the downward main hall.

In the middle of the ground of the rather wide main hall, a large fire was burning. The fire pile that was nearly half a person high was burning constantly as the flames burned, and the wood made a crisp "crackling" sound.

When Roa? walked into the main hall, he saw a group of people drinking and chatting. These people obviously didn't mind whether the owner of the house was at home. When someone saw him, people raised their wine glasses to the owner of the castle.

"Bless our generous master, brave knight and noble Marquis of Burchico, and wish him good health forever."

A strong middle-aged man shouted in a loud voice, and a response immediately sounded around him.

"I wish you good health and longevity," Roe? took the wine glasses from his servant and drank them dry, and walked towards the strong man. "Your son just provoked me outside, and he obviously thought he had a chance to become the heir to the throne of Bosnia."

"Oh, you should not blame him, but you should blame him. You should know that I am a subordinate of the Kostnich family of the Bostonian royal family." The middle-aged man replied indifferently, and then lowered his voice and said, "If you can support me to be king, I will give you the Banya Luca crown you have always longed for. This is much simpler than fighting for the crown yourself."

Roye looked at the other party with some amusement. Although it seems that as a distant relative of the Bosnian royal family, such claiming rights have actually become meaningless in today's Northern Bosnia.

"What's the reason that you think I should give up my efforts and support you? You should know that as long as you get the crown, Banyaluca will be just a bonus."

The middle-aged man was not angry about Roe?'s refusal, but instead he smiled.

This attracted the attention of Roe?. He believed that he knew the person in front of him very well, greedy, rough and prone to freak. He was a person with a bad temper and moral character.

But now his appearance makes Roe? The illusion that he seems to be watching a good show.

"Nei, of course I wouldn't have said such stupid words before, but now it's different. You have to know that someone who is in big trouble for us has appeared."

"Who are you talking about?"

Roe? asked a little strangely, but he was really curious. After all, this "side branch of the Kostnich family" had never said such obviously a little short-sigh so far.

"Do you know a mysterious Greek princess?"

"You mean the girl who is said to be a descendant of the Roman Empire?" Roe asked with a little amusing "What does she have to do with us?"

"Of course it's related," the middle-aged man smiled strangely, and then he retreated slightly to reveal a person who came from behind. "Let me introduce you, Duke of Gillas, the messenger of Princess Alexandra Sophia Valleolo."

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Chapter completed!