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Chapter 179 Thessaloniki

In the European part under Ottoman rule, the contradiction between the Orthodox Church and the Crescent became more and more acute.Originally, when Ottoman was strong, these places were fairly honest, and with Ottoman holding the banner of multiculturalism, these people also accepted their fate.But who would have thought that the reversal would come so quickly.

Wallachia of the same religion defeated Ottoman twice in a row and seized a lot of land.The Ottomans were almost driven out of the Balkans. The success of the Bukuryeshti Conference strengthened the cohesion of the Orthodox Church. In contrast, the European Crescent Church, which relied on Ottomans, declined rapidly. In the future, all the residents on this land will be converted. They will tear off the last fig leaf and carry out a comprehensive conversion movement. Naturally, the local Orthodox Church will not sit still and rise up to resist.

Among the towns that resisted, Thessaloniki was the most violent.As the economic center of Thessaly region, Thessaloniki is the second only port after Constantinople, and its political forces are also the most intense.A few decades ago, there was a Gilot movement initiated by the people at the bottom, intending to follow the Venice model and establish a parliamentary state, but it failed in the end.

Since the city-state cannot get through, then return to the embrace of the monarchy, and Wallachia is the best candidate.The base of the Dragon Knights is in Serre, if they ask for help, they will not ignore it.

"You heretics, when the Sultan returns from the war, he will kill you all."

"You lackey of the heretics, you betrayed this place and God. You are still brazenly trying to kill us, and you will definitely suffer retribution."

A Greek-speaking official dressed in Ottoman costumes exchanged insults with the local residents.Officials have just received an order to demolish two Orthodox churches in Thessaloniki and use the materials to build white houses, which the residents will not tolerate.

"No matter what you think, it's taken down today, let me do it."

Dozens of Ottoman soldiers began to destroy the church. The residents saw this scene and fought with them directly.Seeing that the situation was not good, the officials called in some soldiers to arrest the leaders of the trouble.

The residents couldn't stand this kind of bullying behavior, and the whole city's believers came. The officials were weak and were quickly arrested.

"Throw this guy out!"

The crowd carried the Ottomans to the nearby harbor, while the official was still cursing.They couldn't bear it, so they blocked his mouth with rags.

They arrived at the harbour, because the weather was fine today, so there were not many boats in the harbour.Seeing this, they threw the Ottomans down.

Plop, plop, plop, none of the Ottomans could swim.Some people were lucky enough to catch the edge of the pier, and they would also be beaten down.Soon many people sank to the bottom of the water.

"Help, I don't know how to water."

"Hey, come and see, Osman's lord can't swim."

The people around laughed, and finally had such an opportunity, so naturally they had to laugh at it.Amidst their laughter, the official also lost his breath.

Such an approach, the anger is out, what should I do next?

The citizens are unwilling to continue living under the oppression of Ottoman, even if they die, they have to die like men.Raise troops against this pagan regime.

They quickly formed a government, declared their secession from the Ottomans, and sent envoys to Wallachia to ask for their assistance.And this time the uprising, like a spark, spread rapidly in the surrounding areas.

Speaking of which, Christian uprisings in Ottoman territory were not once or twice.The Ottomans were able to suppress successfully every time, but in recent years, as the Ottomans' control has weakened, they have become more and more powerless against European uprisings.In addition, Bayezid is on the eastern front, and there are fewer European troops, so there is no immediate suppression.

As the vanguard of recovering the lost land, Andrei and the Dragon Knights decided to send troops without informing Peter. They began to organize the army. The vanguard set off from Serre and arrived in Thessaloniki in less than four days , the local people emptied pots of pulp and lined the road to welcome these Christian brothers.

After the Thessaloniki uprising, the Ottoman European territories were divided in two.The newly conquered lands in the west immediately rebelled, and only the east remained stable.The last bit of Bayezid's expansion in Europe is gone, and everything has returned to the situation when the Ottomans had just entered Europe decades ago.

The Knights and the Church took over the city, and they began to strengthen the city defenses, preparing for the next battle of the city.And after writing the letter, firstly, he apologized to Peter for acting without consulting him; secondly, he asked him to send reinforcements, and finally waited until Thessaloniki, this opportunity must not be missed.

Some people may ask, what about the Ottoman garrisons and local officials in Europe these days, have they all been thrown into the water?A: They all ran away.

Laughing to death, being an official in a place where Christianity is the majority, you might die at any time, pack up your property, and run away at any time, anyway, you can get almost the same.

After Ali Pasha heard the bad news in Bursa, he didn't say anything, just looked at the night sky, a shooting star streaked across, as if heralding Ottoman's fate.

He withheld the news and ordered the remaining Ottoman European troops to defend the Gallipoli Peninsula. As long as there is Gallipoli, the Ottomans can still enter Europe.

At the same time, Ali Pasha also met with the envoys of Venice, proposing that Thessaloniki could be sold to him, and some cities would be opened to do business with Venice.

It is great news that a pagan country is planning to expand trade with Venice, but the messenger still submits it to the Venice Council on the grounds that the matter is too big and needs to be consulted.

Peter also received letters from Andrei and the Knights. To be honest, when he first saw them attacking Thessaloniki without authorization, he wanted to disband both of them, but then he thought it was unrealistic. .I have to rely on them to regain the lost ground, and Thessaloniki's geographical location is too important. With him, Wallachia can directly face the Aegean Sea, and there is no need to go around.

"Tell them, I will send people to deliver supplies. I will not pursue this matter for the time being, but if they lose Thessaloniki, then they don't have to come back to see me."

Peter's goal is very clear, he does not interfere with the missionaries' actions, but he also requires them not to hinder their plans, even if there are changes, they must not fail, otherwise, it will not be as simple as disbanding.

"God bless, you better hold on, or I'll show you what hell is."

(End of this chapter)