Cepes leaned against a wall, his armor was so heavy that he could not breathe. When someone finally broke the hinge on the side of the armor and pulled him out of the grave, Cepes felt as if he had gained a new life.

He struggled to take off a ring from his fingers, and a large gem on it was so contaminated with blood that it could not be seen.

"Thank you for saving me, take the ring." After saying that, Cepes gasped hard, with light gray hair on his head pressing against his face, and the dusty face made him look embarrassed. Compared with the brave and resolute Grand Duke Wallachia before, he seemed to have completely changed his personality.

"Your Highness, you seem to be injured." The soldier struggled to pull him out of the dead, but with a slight move, Cepes would scream in pain.

"I think my ribs are broken," Cepes took a breath, then spit out the water with a little difficulty. He lowered his heart slightly as he looked at the turbid phlegm. "Fortunately, the broken bones did not hurt the internal organs, otherwise I would be in trouble."

While carefully dragging Cepes' body back along the edge of the street, the soldier said anxiously: "Master, we are in trouble now. Those people seem to be going to kill us."

The soldier's words stunned Caipes. He looked up hard and looked into the distance. When he saw the shaking figures in front of the city gate, Caipes sighed first, then relaxed weakly, allowing the soldier to pull the clothes on his shoulder to drag backwards.

"We're defeated, are we?" Cepes looked at the roofs moving slowly from both sides of his head. He could smell the strong smell of blood and heard the groans of pain from the surrounding streets, but he couldn't understand where the matter was.

"We were ambushed," the soldier said breathlessly as he pulled him back to the distance. "I don't know what's going on, but we must have been sold. Bullets flew from the front, from the left, and from the right. We didn't know where the enemy was, so many people were beaten into sieves."

Cepas sighed. He didn't know what was wrong. When the cannon sounded, he felt an accident. But it was just anger that Ladislas II had actually fired a fire in his city, but what happened next was completely beyond his expectations.

The Montina army, who should have been completely unaware of it, even shot at them without waiting for him to delay time, as if they were going to attack themselves on their own initiative, and then, as the soldier said, his Wallachians were ambushed.

Someone betrayed me, who is it? Not many people know that this action is going to happen, so not many people know how he will do it. And if he betrayed, he will get benefits!

Cepes sighed softly, and he closed his eyes and felt the pain coming from his body until the soldier suddenly stopped.

"Your Highness, we have no way." The soldier said, then let go of his hand holding Caipes's clothes, and his body lay back, and his head fell on the cold stone ground.

Cepes looked upwards and saw that the soldier seemed to want to draw his sword, but then he gave up helplessly, and then two people came over and pulled him aside.

More and more people came to him, and the figures swayed, and they all looked down at him.

Cepes wanted to sit up because he felt that looking upward, these people looked so tall that they completely enveloped him, and everyone seemed to be standing upside down, as if they were walking on the sky with their heads.

Cepes wanted to laugh, but suddenly felt a soreness in his chest and his throat was blocked. He knew that his internal organs were probably still injured because he had already begun to feel the cold and hot body was having a fever.

A familiar figure appeared above his head. Cepes raised his head hard to see clearly, but after working hard, he simply gave up.

Ladislas II, Bohemia and the King of Hungary.

Looking down at the lying on the ground and gasping for Pace, Ladislas II pondered for a moment, and then squatted down with some difficulty beside him.

"Aren't you curious?" the king asked in a low voice.

"Not now," Cepes gasped gently. "Is this all planned by you, right? Let me be a victim of this conspiracy?"

"No, it's your conspiracy," Ladislas II still lowered his voice. "It doesn't matter who ruled Wallachia to me. Although I'm very interested in the land of Wallachia, it doesn't matter compared to Hungary."

"What can I get if you betray me?" Cepes turned his head slightly and looked up at the king. "The Ottomans will come again, who else can you expect to block the pagans for you?"

"Maybe it was Sophia, maybe it was someone else, who knew at that time?" The king curled his lips indifferently. "In addition, I can get a lot of other things, but it has nothing to do with you."

"Will I be tried for betrayal..." Cepes' voice was vague, his head was a little dizzy, and bleeding began to spill from the corners of his mouth.

"Do you want to be judged?" asked the king, and then he shook his head very simply. "Yes, you will be judged. You are committed treason because you try to collude with the Ottomans to subvert Wallachia. You should have been tied to the stake, but because you are the Grand Duke of Wallachia, you will be exempted from stake and will be hanged."

Cepas took a deep breath, which made him feel so painful that half of his body trembled, but the king's last words seemed to be refreshed.

"I am Grand Duke Wallachia?" He suddenly stepped up and then fell down with a cry of pain.

"Yes, I admit that you are the Grand Duke of Wallachia. Although this is purely to prove that you have betrayed your country, it is enough to make you proud, right? You have not been fighting for this title, and now enjoy your final glory."

"You ended up having nothing. Your father Vlad III was a cruel ruler, but he was also the best person in your family, but he failed in the end and you could not succeed."

Cepes tilted his head slightly and looked at the king while gasping for breath, saying hurriedly:

"Buried me and my father together, I will accompany him!"

"You mean buried in Denbvica?" The king showed a pity. "Who do you think he was betrayed him, me? In fact, the one who really betrayed him was his companions of the Dragon Knights. They took his wealth into consideration, so they eventually betrayed him to the Ottomans."

“Ah~”

Cepes shouted wildly. He tried to sit up but couldn't use his strength. Because of the stuffyness on his chest, he couldn't help but push his head against the ground with his mouth wide open and his teeth were breathing.

"Take us back to Transylvania, and we will be buried with our ancestors!"

Cepes roared like a beast.

Ladislas II slowly stood up, looking at Cepes lying on the ground with some pity, shaking from the trembling body, then reached out and hung the ring he had given to the soldier he had previously hanged above Cepes' head.

A trace of blood stained on the ring slid down, landed on Cepes' lips, and then slid into his throat. The fishy smell made Cepes cough again.

The king let go of his fingers with disgust, and the ring rolled down, hitting Cepes' chest, rolling along his body and falling to the ground.

Then he turned and left, Ladislas II no longer wanted to see this person again, and to him the threat from the Cepais family was no longer there.

The Wallachian army was not fully involved in Cepes's operations. Just like the Montina army, they still needed to station in the Fortress of Bukur to monitor the Ottomans. In addition, the Wallachians did not fully support him, so he did not want to make a fuss. Those who could participate in this attack were the real confidants of Cepes.

An army of about 600 people was quietly brought to Bucharest by Cepace. This number was actually enough to carry out a military murder, but when faced with it, and even set up ambushing the enemy, the fate of this army was already destined in advance.

This was the first joint operation between the Montina Army and the Kosencha Army. In addition to Sophia's small palace, the Kosencha people had already quietly arranged it in advance on the streets leading to the Bukur Fortress gate, and the front of the city gate was handed over to the Montina Army's hunting guards.

As the soldier who pulled Cepes out of the dead said, when the attack began, bullets kept firing from all directions, and when the musketeers hiding in the houses, in the attics, and on the front walls shot at the attics and at the attics on the streets, everything was over at the beginning.

This is a truly unforgettable military murder.

The fresh air in the morning could not conceal the disgusting smell of blood. Just as even if you wash it hard with a bucket, you can still see shocking blood stains in some places on the street. The traces that could not be covered tell the bloody and terrible things that happened in this city the night before.

Alexander walked slowly on the street. The stones he stepped on were wet and smooth, but if you look carefully, you can see the dark red marks between the cracks of the stones.

The bodies have been moved away. From the gaps in the baffles of some carriages, you can vaguely see a few exposed feet, as well as broken palms stretching out from the bulging carriages covered by linen. There are many such carriages that are always moving forward along the roadside, and you can't even see the head.

Gompatti came towards him with several officers, saw Alexander and others standing far away, and bowed.

"How is the king?" Alexander asked.

"That Majesty wants to see you," Gompatti smiled sarcastically. "He went to see that Cepas before."

Alexander nodded slightly. He knew that Cepais had always been a problem in Ladislas II's mind. Whether it was due to his covetous land of Wallachia or the death of Vlad III, the king always regarded Cepais as a big obstacle.

But this time, Ladislas II had to do this more because he wanted to solve the crisis facing Hungary.

Roe and Herva are both in southern Hungary, which is too dangerous for Ladislas II!

He must let the two men leave southern Hungary as soon as possible, and even more so, restore local order as soon as possible, otherwise he would create an excuse for Emperor Maximian.

For Ladislas II, Emperor Maximian was more taboo than the Ottomans.

Ladislas II knew that he had to restore this situation that was unfavorable to him as soon as possible, but only Herva was able to restrain Roatian, and Herva was undoubtedly Alexander's most determined ally in the Balkans.

Then to get all this to an end as soon as possible, you must get Alexander's support.

Ladislas II saw Alexander's obsession with Sophia with his own eyes, which made him feel that he had mastered Alexander's weaknesses.

Sometimes, if you want to get what you want from a person, you may not necessarily have to deal with this person directly.

Alexander's desire to become the Queen of Greece was so strong that the king felt that this was a great opportunity.

If there is a place that allows Alexander to realize this wish, then Wallachia is undoubtedly the most suitable one.

Vlad III's cruel rule was accompanied by doubts about his inheritance of the Grand Duke of Wallachia, which led to his almost overthrow of the short time he ascended the throne. Until the day he was cut off his head, at least in theory, Vlad III's identity as a grand duke was not unshakable.

And Cepas' inheritance rights have always been not so convincing.

Let Sophia become the master of Wallachia in exchange for Alexander's support for him.

Once this idea appeared, it completely fascinated Ladislas II. He even felt that he was a completely genius, otherwise he would not have come up with such a comprehensive idea.

What would a Wallachia be like, inherited by Sophia?

At least this country can become the front line against the Ottomans, and Croatia, which will inevitably become the Wallachian alliance, can block the threat from Bosnia for Hungary from the southeast, so that Hungary will no longer have to worry about being directly invaded by the Ottomans for at least a long time.

In addition, the benefits that Alexander might bring to him in the West were also one of the reasons why Ladislas II paid attention to it. When he thought that he might be able to obtain support from the Vatican through Alexander, the king felt that he might not necessarily fall at a disadvantage in the future conflict with the emperor.

All of this planning made the king proud of his intelligence, especially when the news of Cepes' victory over the Sisu Valley on the east bank of the Denbvica River came, the king couldn't wait to reach a consensus with Alexander on this matter.

Ladislas II could not tolerate that the son of the piercing prince became the Grand Duke of Wallachia. This was certainly due to the many conflicts between the two sides, but more importantly, the complex relationship between the Cepais family and the Ottomans made it difficult for him to rest assured about Cepais.

As a "Greek princess", whether Sophia can be recognized by the Balkan nobles depends entirely on whether she can persist in becoming a banner against pagan invasion.

So the king finally decided to tentatively send someone to reveal his bold idea to Alexander, and soon a person he disliked appeared in front of the king with Alexander's reply.

Of course, Ladislas II knew the little thing between Nashan and his wife. It was just that the queen came from the Naples royal family. If he wanted to gain support in Rome, the queen's role should not be underestimated. She just couldn't get better when she saw the face of the Gypsy king.

However, when he saw Alexander's reply, the unhappiness in the king's heart soon disappeared.

A secret agreement was soon concluded, and according to this agreement, Sophia would obtain Wallachia and Herva would become the king of Croatia.

In return, Alexander will promote the alliance between Wallachia and Croatia and Hungary, and at the same time, it will exchange for Hungary's 30-year copper mining rights with a share of Cretan plantations that is one-third more than previously promised.

And on this honeymoon, there is another thing about Rusha, that is, Ladislas II will open the markets in Bohemia and Hungary to the chambers of commerce in the Free Trade Zone. While obtaining the right to sell multiple commodities in the Free Trade Zone, Ladislas II promised to sell the right of way to Poland and Eastern European countries to the Chamber of commerce in the Free Trade Zone.

Everyone seemed to have benefited from this matter, and the only one who was sacrificed was Cepes.

A large number of people appeared on the street in the distance. From a distance, Alexander quickly recognized the Patriarch of Bucharest who was surrounded by many Balkan nobles.

The faint bloody smell on the street is still difficult to disappear, especially after the sun comes out, as the temperature rises, the smell of people who want to vomit becomes stronger.

I don't know if it was because of this smell or anger, but Alexander noticed that the Patriarch and the nobles looked extremely ugly on their faces.

Both Alexander and Ladislas II were Catholics, but these two Catholics beat up an Orthodox grandfather at the location of the Patriarch!

Alexander could imagine how angry this would make the Patriarch, but when he walked to the Patriarch, after his gloomy face was silent for a while, the Patriarch finally raised his hand and drew a cross in the air.

"May God bless you earl and your sacred marriage."
To be continued...