The Eagle of Eastern Europe

"sure?"

"Sure, the quilt is stained red.

In a room below, Shuyuk, the prince's Hungarian butler, was listening to the report above. After all, they were beaten so badly from above, so it seemed like they were successful.

As one of the few people who knew the true identity of the prince, Shuyuk also participated in this plan to make the prince's identity disappear. The emperor really wanted to reveal it.

They had no choice but to rely on the emperor's wishes. They happened to find out that a group of people were going to assassinate the prince, so they decided to use their plan to their advantage. No, I succeeded.

"Send a message to Buda quickly, saying that a group of assassins have assassinated the prince and his life is in danger."

"yes"

Those assassins were tortured so severely that they didn't know what they were going to say because the other party didn't say anything and just asked them to sign the document.

In Buda, the capital of Hungary, Crown Prince Lajos is looking forward to the arrival of his father, because in the past few years, father and son have seen each other very rarely, only once a month. Now that it was time to meet again, he was naturally looking forward to it.

"Mother"

Mary came over with her brother who was in the church, and Lajoche saluted His Majesty.

"Hurry and get ready, father will be here soon."

"Already prepared."

Both Lajoche and Arno were looking forward to the moment of reunion, but at noon, a cavalryman from Pozzoni brought bad news.

"Your Majesty, the prince was assassinated last night and has died."

Mary almost fainted when she heard the news, and the two children burst into tears. Their dear father is gone.

"Who did this?"

"Your Majesty, we have captured the assassin and are currently interrogating him."

"We must pry his mouth open, no matter what method is used."

The news of Prince Pozzoni's assassination spread throughout the court, and all the nobles found it incredible. Of course, the most important thing was how to deal with the inheritance left by the prince.

According to the Chief Minister of Hungary, Prince Pozzoni owns one-tenth of the kingdom's land, owns large castles and manors, and has a powerful army. These are the prince's most important inheritance and should logically belong to his son Rayo What, but now Lajoche is not yet an adult, and King Mary seems to be in no mood to deal with it, doesn't this just give them a chance.

However, in addition to taking back all the nobles and enfeoffing them, Mary also chose a third way, which was to let the Roman emperor arbitrate. She wrote to Peter, hoping to support herself and Lajos. Of course, this is the official version, and there is also a private version, which roughly means: The plan is now going smoothly, and the Hungarian army can be on standby at any time.

To be honest, Peter was a little reluctant to let the identity of Prince Pozzoni disappear, but under the current circumstances, he had to disappear, but the disappearance should also leave some value, that is, an excuse for war with Austria.

Austria couldn't stand the prince so he hired an assassin to kill him. This reason sounds very pleasing to the ear. In this way, his army will be useful, and it will also force the entire anti-Romanian alliance to stand down, disrupt their deployment, and buy time for his brothers.

According to Peter's plan, the "prince's body" has now been transported to Buda. Moreover, the confessions of the assassins were also sent together, saying that they were instigated by Austria.

"Your Majesty, this is the confession of those assassins. They said that Vienna issued the order to assassinate the prince, and the reward was increased to 100,000. They wanted to do it this time and leave, but they didn't expect to catch him right away."

At this time, Mary had already put on the black veil, and her sad attitude made the minister feel pitiful, and at the same time she hated Austria even more. And everyone with a discerning eye knows that behind Austria is that hateful ex-husband, Sigismund.

"I thought Zigmund had improved, but I didn't expect he was still like that. Seeing that the Hungarian crown is gone, I feel unbalanced."

"Let Pozzoni and the troops on the border with Austria be on standby. Austria is very likely to attack. We will discuss the rest when the Roman emperor comes."

Mary stabilized the situation, and Hungary awaited the emperor's arrival.

At this time, Peter, who had already set off, was still slowly taking a boat and stopping in Belgrade. This plan was something he had thought of when the assassins broke into the palace for the first time. He would use this to start a war between Austria and Hungary, and then Rome would have a reason to intervene. If he doesn't, he doesn't believe that other countries will watch Vienna fall.

"I read Kharitonov's letter and asked the prime minister to take good care of the two children. This is the bond between the two countries."

Regarding Granada, Peter did not expect that the other party would eventually give up his original faith and convert to Orthodox Christianity. Such an approach would not allow one to be canonized.

And with Granada, Rome has a landing place. The next step is to continue to expand its territory, and Gibraltar must be captured.

"Your Majesty, we have done several simulations. The best way to capture Gibraltar is to siege it. It will only take a month for them to surrender after they run out of food and water. If they attack directly, the losses will become huge."

Gibraltar has very few natural water resources, which are usually solved by recharge and rainfall. At the same time, depending on its geographical location, they also make a good profit by collecting tolls.

"No matter what, we must make a plan to capture Gibraltar in the shortest possible time. I can't afford to wait."

Peter was also a little worried about landing in Iberia. To move the army from one side of the Mediterranean to the other at once, the transportation will take some time. If there is no place to rest, then the soldiers will have no combat effectiveness.

Moreover, Laszlo wrote that he was willing to send troops, but hoped to see Barcelona. How could Peter not figure out that this brother-in-law wanted the position of King of Aragon. This is a bit out of control. Giving him a series with Sardinia is already the limit. If he gives it to Aragon again, will he want Castile and then Portugal next time? People are always greedy.

Therefore, he was still prepared to use other conditions in exchange. In addition, in order to prevent him from getting bigger, he also delayed other requests. And turning his attention to Naples domestically, maybe causing a little trouble is okay.

"After the capture of Gibraltar, what's next for you?"

"After capturing Gibraltar, we should use Granada as a base to move east to occupy Sevia, then attack north to Cordoba and occupy the entire Andalusia region. This way we will have a way to compete with Castile. Just start with the basics and then gradually eat away at it.”

This made Peter quite satisfied. He relied on the richest Andalusia to gradually move northward, occupied Portugal in the east, and attacked Toledo in the north. If nothing else happened, he would be able to recover it in 50 years. I was really smart.