Chapter 252: Heading Towards Ankara

Adrian attacked eastward, and some Turks frightened by Rome had lost their ability to move. The remaining Christians welcomed the king's army with food and drink. They thought they were abandoned, but they didn't expect to see the arrival of Christian brothers in their lifetime. Their good days are coming.

Anyway, no one in Anatolia can lead the Turks to victory, so let Rome rule you. The era of nomads is coming to an end.

The bureaucracy is busy every day, either this place needs to allocate funds or that place's military training is backward. Under the emperor and the surveillance agency he controls, there can be no laziness, and you can only dedicate yourself to the country.

Each department has a clear division of labor and does not argue with each other, but the more subdivided departments than before have caused the number of officials to surge. The interests involved are complicated.

The current political structure of Rome is the vertical governance of the emperor-Senate-department. Each department reports the matter to the emperor, the emperor holds a meeting in front of the emperor to formulate a solution, and then hands it over to the departments for implementation. Such a political structure can improve efficiency, but in the process of implementation, they are only responsible to the emperor. As the head of the Senate, the prime minister has the power to convene an emergency meeting and other powers when the emperor dies, and the emperor chooses the candidate. But it is hard to guarantee that some families will use their influence to force the emperor to choose, and the conflict between the two sides will break out sooner or later.

However, the biggest change is the implementation of the official ranking table. In the past, the higher level was hereditary, but after the establishment of the rank table, even ordinary people would enter the system of technical bureaucrats because of hard work or superb skills. The new generation of technical bureaucrats quickly replaced the old aristocracy and won the support of the general public. The previous centrifugal force disappeared, and the people closely surrounded Rome, fundamentally reducing the occurrence of civil war.

In the local area, the direct jurisdiction and the feudal system are implemented in parallel, because Rome has not yet developed to the high centralized system of the East. The only three feudal states are all under the command of the emperor, and there will be no rebellion.

Although it is calm at present, Prime Minister Angel knows that the emperor still has a heart disease in his heart, that is Caesar Peter.

As for why it is a heart disease, the reason is that it only appeared after he became Basilius. When he was still the Grand Duke, the relationship between father and son was pretty good; but after he became the emperor, the relationship between him and his eldest son changed a little.

Perhaps influenced by John V, Mircea was afraid that one day he would be killed in his sleep by his confidants or someone else. He began to use the attendants and spies around him to secretly monitor people who were harmful to him, especially the eldest son, because he was not only suspicious, but also jealous.

From the fight against the Ottomans to the present, half of Mircea's policies were suggested by Peter. In particular, the examination system, the use of firearms, and the official ranking table had a great impact on Rome. Moreover, the new army formed by Peter was the most elite force in Rome, and with the nearby garrison, if Peter had any intention, he could kill to Constantinople within a day. No matter how much Mircea trusted Peter, he was still very cautious about unknown dangers.

Fortunately, Peter had no intention of usurping the throne. He obediently handed over most of his power and then traveled to Western Europe. Moreover, Mircea was fair to the children on weekdays, so unless Peter or Mircea was brainwashed by the villains around them, coups like Xuanwu Gate or the witchcraft disaster would not happen.

Mircea began to devote himself to work with greater enthusiasm. He needed a victory to enhance his prestige. Regarding the cabinet officials' estimates of Anatolia, Mircea thought that he could first recover part of the land to explore, and then estimate the time required for the final recovery.

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The interior of Anatolia is mostly valleys and plateaus, so it is difficult to walk, but it can also attack and gain a large area of ​​land. And because of the infiltration of the Turks and the civil war of the Ottomans, some inland cities successively surrendered to the rule of Rome.

In July, Kotyaon and Sozopolis surrendered to Rome; two weeks later, 14 villages also returned to the rule of Rome. In September, the important inland city of Kutasia surrendered. The western part of Anatolia was basically recovered.

Suleiman could only hide in Ankara and wait for the end of the world. He had been deserted by his friends and relatives. Seeing that he was in a state of decline, his two brothers in the west started to fight for his last land.

The ministers around him were also dead or gone, leaving him and more than 2,000 soldiers waiting in this city of 10,000 people. He didn't think about anything else. He was just opium and alcohol every day. Only in this way could he temporarily forget his troubles and indulge in heaven.

Religious taboos were thrown behind his mind. He was drunk every day. Finally, one afternoon, Suleiman fell asleep after inhaling a large amount of opium and never woke up again.

Suleiman died, and his soldiers robbed Ankara and fled. The Ankara region entered a period of turmoil.

Musa took this opportunity to attack westward in an attempt to capture Ankara. Muhammad continued to absorb Turkic refugees to strengthen his strength. Since he was close to the Timurid Empire, he sent a large number of gifts to Samarkand to stabilize this lightning nemesis. And he also attacked other countries, such as Karaman, to expand his land as much as possible.

The army and military intelligence network left by Peter in Anatolia were commanded by Constantine, and the news could reach him within two days. When he learned of Suleiman's death, he was leading his army to defend Kutasia.

"Both armies, Ancyra is an important city. If it is occupied by the infidels, it will be very difficult to take it back."

"Yes, the cavalry can definitely arrive here within two days. As long as they can withstand the first wave of attacks, they can wait until the infantry arrives."

As expected, these trained generals knew everything about Anatolia, and they also knew the importance of Ancyra. Fortunately, their intelligence network is still very reliable, otherwise the huge opportunity would have slipped from their hands.

"In that case, Woike, you take the cavalry and go first, and I will arrive with the large force later."

A young general in his 30s was ordered to lead the cavalry first. For the sake of his family, he also brought his 12-year-old son over, saying he wanted to practice.

"Remember, Yang, you can't have emotions on the battlefield. You can't show a trace of kindness to the enemy, it will harm you."

"I understand, Father."

Voick taught his child to be a hero against the pagans. Because now civilians can also become generals based on their own merits, this puts the knight families like them under pressure and can only maintain their status through more military achievements. This is why Voick is currently taking care of his children.

Ankara was also called Ancyra and Angola in ancient times, so those who wrote Angola were Ankara.