A carriage came slowly from a distance, and the driver sitting in front of him was dangling a whip in his hand, but although he was only a carriage driver, his body was straight, and his expression seemed to be examining the soldiers passing by the car.

But the soldiers were indeed being inspected, and whenever a group of people passed by the carriage, the officers who walked in front of the line let out a long shout, which was to announce aloud to the people in the carriage the name of their team, and the battle horn they used.

"Stag~"

"Horseshoe~"

"Charcoal Fire~"

"Little Black Bear~"

A procession with the title of Vagalaya passed by the carriage, and the soldiers looked at the tightly blocked windows of the carriage with heat and adoration in their eyes.

The Wallachian soldiers showed their enthusiasm without hesitation, so much so that Chipes, who was in the ranks, could only smile bitterly.

But Chipes was well aware of the behavior of his soldiers, for even he had to admit that he had been fascinated by the beautiful young countess.

He still thinks back on it in disbelief about the amazing experiences he had had before.

When he first joined up with the Kassa's team, Chipes had no confidence in the strange musket unit of the Kosentsa, even though he knew that the muskets would be more effective than the knives and guns if the city's buildings and complex rivers were used as barriers, but he was not at all sure that he would be able to defeat Sisugu.

So but Cepes was ready to give up on Slobozia.

But what happened next made Chipes really understand the huge advantage that the musket had in the defense of the city.

The Kosencha grenadiers temporarily turned Slobozia into a fortress littered with death, whether from barricades piled up with debris or from behind bridges over blockaded rivers, where foreign troops shouting in a language the locals did not understand taught the Ottomans a lesson with muskets.

And when Sisugyu's army suddenly and inexplicably retreated, Cepes finally could not resist the temptation of victory and pursued the Ottomans.

After two days of chasing after me, Sisugu retreated to a small village not far from the Dembvica River.

Xi Sugu knew very well that it was obviously impossible to cross the river at this time, and if he didn't want to be completely defeated by the enemy when crossing the river, his only way was to turn around and defeat this chasing army that had been chasing relentlessly.

Eventually, a fierce battle ensued on an open field not far from the east bank of the Dembvica River.

The result of the battle did not surprise Xi Sugu, but he was somewhat surprised.

The Ottomans had fought valiantly to repel the central forces of Cepes, and after successfully cutting off the Wallachians at the waist, Sisugu did not get carried away, he had always been wary of that very special musket unit, but even so, Sisugu did not expect that the army would still show more firepower than he expected in the plains.

When the central Wallachian forces were forced to retreat, Tsepes seemed to see a woman he was about to conquer and call victory gradually moving away from him, and just as he considered whether he should order his troops to retreat back and get out of the battle in a way that had not lost but had apparently had to back down to the enemy, the Cosenzagrenadiers appeared on the battlefield.

After being protected by Wallachian troops placed on both sides, the grenadier company was able to concentrate all its fire on the front of the battlefield, as it was no longer necessary to separate forces to protect the two flanks.

It was a battle that left a lasting impression on Chipes that he will probably never forget for the rest of his life.

The gunfire shook the sky, the smoke filled the air, and the grenadiers lined up to push the power of their weapons to the limit with no regard for waste.

Constant reloading and aiming, and then a concentrated fire that sounded like it didn't stop from the start.

Cepes couldn't even remember if the companies of Cosenza grenadiers had ever stopped since they heard the gunshots, and apart from the seemingly never-ending rhythmic volley of gun fire, there was a strange weapon that made Celpes feel deeply struck by the shock of his blows.

That's the kind that is mounted on a horse-drawn carriage. With the agility and speed of a horse-drawn carriage, a dense array of muskets that can appear anywhere on the battlefield at any time.

When he first saw the result of that musket salvo, a strange feeling rose in his heart, as if he saw the end of the age of knighthood, which represented nobility, loyalty, and bravery, and when he saw the terrible scene of covering everything in front of him with a dense mass of projectiles once fired, Cepes even felt the urge to destroy that weapon.

The grenadiers' performance completely dealt a blow to the Ottomans, who were already on the verge of victory, or at least to repel Tsepest.

As the front of the battle grenadier company had turned into a cemetery for the living, the Wallachian army saw the flag of the Ottoman army on the opposite side and suddenly tilted back.

That was a sign that the Ottomans could no longer afford the heavy casualties, and as the enemy general withdrew from the battle, the Ottoman army completely abandoned its intention to continue resisting.

The Ottomans began to retreat, some of them forced their way across the river, while more troops chose to retreat south along the east bank of the river.

By the time the Ottomans had retreated, Chipes and his generals could not believe that they had won, after all, they had even prepared to be forced to withdraw from the battle not long before.

And the most impressive thing about the whole battle was the heroic appearance of the Countess of Cosenza in a gorgeous dress and holding a strange sword in command of the grenadiers on the battlefield.

Cepes confessed that he was fascinated, and at that moment it occurred to him that this young and beautiful woman deserved a more prestigious title than the Count of Cosenza.

I wonder if the Grand Duchess of Wallachia is more suitable for her.

That's something that Chipes has been thinking about along the way.

And he admits that the reason why he suddenly wants to propose to this count's young lady is that in addition to being really fascinated by the heroic appearance of Jisha, there is another more important reason that cannot be ignored.

It was this Countess of Cosenza, the sister of the Count of Montina.

Tzepes had heard about the unusual movement of the Ottoman army, which made him realize that as the war could come to an end, the contradictions within the coalition could soon become apparent.

Or rather, his conflict with the rest of the Balkan nobility, at least the Hungarian king's attempt to annex Wallachia from his father's lifetime, gave him enough reason to believe that with the Ottomans withdrawing, he might soon be in a confrontation with his former allies.

If he could take advantage of the opportunity to marry the Countess and form a solid alliance with the Count of Montina, Cepes felt that this would be a surprising advantage for him in the war.

But for some reason, the countess had been locked up in a tightly sealed carriage after the battle, and neither he had sent someone to see her, nor the Wallachian soldiers who had become fanatical because they had seen her on the battlefield, and they had never had the chance to see her again.

Even when crossing the river, the countess did not meet them.

A cavalryman in front of them rushed towards them, stopped not far in front of them, and reported loudly to Cepes:

"My lord, the Count of Montina is waiting for us at the front."

Cepes's eyes lit up for a moment, and he felt that the two most correct things he had done in this war were to choose to support Sophia without hesitation, and now it seemed that a huge reward was in sight.

This made a rare smile on Cepes's face, which was not easy to show expression, but just as he was about to speak, a loud horsewhip suddenly exploded in the air, and with this loud whip crisp, the carriage not far in front suddenly accelerated, and began to run forward along the gap in the middle of the road left by the soldiers on both sides.

Taken aback, Chipes looked at the carriage running forward on the road, and immediately clamped his horse's belly and chased after him.

It soon became clear to Cepes that the carriage must not have been frightened to lose control, and from the loud sound of the whip it was certain that the groom was deliberately driving the carriage away.

This made Cepes very angry, and he felt that he should teach the reckless groom a lesson anyway, even if the fellow was very favored by Quesha, for he had already regarded the countess in his heart as his future wife.

The princess of the Kingdom of Naples is now the queen of Bohemia, so it seems normal for a Neapolitan countess to become the Grand Duchess of Wallachia.

Chipes was in close pursuit of the carriage, and just as he was about to catch an intersection, the carriage in front of him suddenly stopped with a long trumpet.

Then Chipes, who was following after him, saw that before the carriage could stop, a figure had appeared in front of the carriage, the man's hair looked a little disheveled, because he was in too much hurry when he ran over, and the cloak draped over his shoulders hung diagonally on one side.

But the man apparently didn't care about any of this, and the wheels of the carriage hadn't yet stabilized, and he couldn't wait to pull open the door.

As the door opened, a beautiful figure appeared in front of the door.

Then she stepped gracefully out of the carriage

She stood in front of Alexander, looking up slightly at his caring face.

At this time, Ji Sha was dressed in gorgeous clothes, so clean that people couldn't tell that they had just experienced the baptism of gunpowder on the battlefield.

In the red glow of the setting sun, her dazzling long golden hair was so neatly combed, and between her delicate and picturesque eyebrows showed a hint of the unique mischievous nature of a girl of this age.

On the white slender neck hangs a necklace that looks exquisitely made and has a complex style, and a huge pearl hanging from the end of the necklace happens to be set between the peaks and mountains that she is not very majestic, but it looks quite healthy and full, and the pearl has a unique color, which looks like a drop may slide into the peaks and valleys at any time**, which is mouth-watering.

Seeing this charming appearance of Josa, he urged the horse to follow Cepes and suddenly felt that he was willing to marry this beautiful girl even if he did not consider his relationship with Alexander.

Just as Chipes was about to say something, he saw that after getting out of the carriage, he had just looked at Alexander, and suddenly raised his hand, and then two slender arms tightly grabbed Alexander's neck, and then the whole person threw himself into his arms.

"Alexander!"

The beautiful Countess's cry of joy rang out at this moment, so much so that the soldiers passing by could not help but look at the young man and woman standing in the middle of the road and hugging each other tightly.

"Welcome, my sister." Alexander wrapped his hands tightly around her astonishingly thin waist, his arms tightening to hug her almost off the ground.

Looking at this scene, a look full of surprise, confusion and even some disbelief appeared on the face of Cepes, who was about to say something, for a moment.

He looked at the brother and sister who were hugging each other in a daze, and next to him, a Wallachian general sighed and said, "The relationship between the two brothers and sisters of the earl seems to be very good." ”

"yes, that's good."

Cepes answered, just looking at the brother and sister, and somehow he felt that something was wrong.

Alexander was obviously anxious to get his dear sister along, so after greeting Chipes, he hurried into the carriage with him, and on the rest of the way, no one saw the brother and sister get out of the carriage.

When the Wallachian army entered Bucharest, it was almost midnight.

But even so, the city of Bucharest is still brightly lit, like a city that never sleeps.

When the Wallachian army passed under the hastily erected triumphal arch, it was greeted almost feverishly by the whole city.

Cepes had never entered the city in such a way as he did now, and even when he once declared himself to enter the Wallachian capital in the name of the Grand Duke, he received more suspicion and hostility.

And now he had returned to Bucharest as a hero and even as a savior of the coalition, although he knew very well that he did not know what would have happened without the army of Countess de Cosenza, but he had indeed won.

To his surprise, both his sister, who played a key role in the final battle, and his brother, who is said to have led to the end of the war, did not seem to care about the honor at all.

They seemed to have endless words now behind them in the carriage behind them, and the grenadiers of Alexander, Alexander and the grenadiers of Josha, had only one answer to the curious questions: "Brothers and sisters, that is not an ordinary affection."

The brother and sister, who are not usually in a good relationship, are sitting in the carriage and looking outside at this time, because it is already midnight, so they are not worried that anyone will see the scene in the dimly lit car.

So no one noticed that at this time, my sister's body was curled up in Dang's brother's arms, and a slender finger was gently scratching my brother's chest on the collar of his half-open shirt.

"I never thought that I would go to war one day, and if my mother found out, she would faint."

"Then don't let her know," Alexander bowed his head and kissed him on the sideburns, "Mother will worry about you, but she has always wanted you to be a noblewoman, and even prayed that you would become a queen in the future." ”

"The queen with a shield and a musket?"

Hearing Josha mention her image on the gold coin, Alexander suddenly felt an impulse in his heart, he lowered his head and kissed Josha lightly on the lips, and then asked in a very soft voice, "Then will you be my queen?" ”

Josha's body shuddered slightly, and she looked up in disbelief at Alexander's eyes in the darkness.

"Brother, do you know what you're talking about, are you promising me a crown?"

"A crown for both of us." Alexander took the opportunity to choke on the tip of Josha's tongue and sucked it gently.

Jisha's breathing was a little short, and she closed her eyes to calm down, but the strange things she brought to her both on her body and in her heart made it difficult for her to calm down.

"God, have you already decided to fight for that crown?" In the dark, Josha nervously grabbed Alexander's arm, "Do you know what it will bring us if we take that step?" ”

"I know, but even then I decided to take the risk, isn't that what Uncle Mordillo had always hoped for?"

"Of course he wants you to fight for that crown, otherwise all his years of hard work will be in vain." Jisha took a deep breath, feeling that her emotions had calmed down a little before continuing, "But what do you think of yourself? ”

"We both know it doesn't matter, when we both guess who my father is, it's all doomed, isn't it?"

"Yes," Jossa closed her eyes and snuggled into Alexander's arms, and then she suddenly looked up slightly at Alexander with a strange look, "but what about the Greek princess, my brother, I have heard that you have a 'holy marriage' with her." ”

Hearing Josha's inquiry, Alexander's face changed slightly in the dark.

"You have heard of the sacred marriage contract, this thing......"

"Bang~"

A dull sound piercing through the leather came from the target not far in front of her, and looking at the tail of the crossbow arrow, which was still trembling for only a small section, Sophia gently lowered the sleeve inlaid with gorgeous lace.

Then she tilted her head slightly, looked around her house with a slightly critical look, and when she saw the hand gesture made to her by the Knight of Gilas in the distance, Sophia finally nodded in satisfaction.

The Knight of Gilas ran over, his forehead covered with sweat, but it seemed to be not due to heat or fatigue, but rather a little panic.

"Your Highness, are you sure you want to do this?"

Seeing Sophia's seemingly suspicious look, the Knight of Djilas defended in a low voice: "You know that the countess is said to be the sister of the Count of Montina. ”

Sophia pushed Dgilas away a little annoyed, she walked through the wall and watched the team marching in the distance with torches, and a flame of battle seemed to ignite in her heart at this moment.

She clenched her fists and shook them hard at the ostentatious Kosenza army.

Come on, Josha, I'm going to let you know that this is not Naples, it's my Bucharest!