Just as the Ottoman army had just crossed the Danube and drove towards Odessa, another division of Truchen arrived in Odessa.

So Qitad had the mobile power of two divisions in his hand, and the brigade of Bayar could be used as a defensive force.

However, in the vast areas west of the Dnieper and east of the Danube, not only the Nogae people but the Ukrainians exist, but also a large number of Romanians. Of course, at this time they called themselves Moldovans, and they all spoke Dacian language, and they were still called Romanians here.

Transylvania, a Romanian, has now returned to the Austrian royal family, but Wallachia and Moldova are still vassal states of the Ottomans.

Compared with the seemingly affiliated with Russia in the Truchen Kingdom, the Ottomans had more strict control over Wallachia (the capital of Bucharest) and Moldova (the capital of Iasi). As a vassal, in addition to paying taxes to the Sultan every year, beauty is more important to provide soldiers.

If Wallachia is stuck in the middle and cannot move, then some people in Moldova, deep in the border area, will be filled with their hearts.

With the rise of the Russians, discerning people have seen the weakness of the Ottomans. Deep in the hearts of the Moldovans, they naturally hope that the Russians are much larger than the Ottomans.

But the appearance of Truchen made them confused again.

At this time, the nominal grand duke of Moldova was Dmitry Candimir. He was in charge of the northern half of the Principal of Moldova, as well as the capital Iasi, the important town of Bati, etc., but the southern half and the famous city of Kishinau were in the hands of another great nobleman, Nicholas.

This Nicholas obviously became the target of the Ottomans' strong desire, because the Grand Duke Candymir was obviously inclined toward Russia.

Not long ago, Candimir and Nicholas received orders from Rajp to provide food and army.

Candymir ignored it, but the Marquis of Kishinau, the city lord, and the Bishop Nicholas were a little confused.

In original history, Nicholas replaced Candymir as the grand duke of the entire Moldova, and it was obvious that his family had a good relationship with the Ottomans for a long time.

But the situation is different now.

"Truchen..."

The city of Kishinau, in the famous monastery in the city, a middle-aged man in his thirties and wearing a black robe opened his eyes after praying and opening his eyes.

Nicholas, the great nobleman of Kishinau, was named Marquis by the Ottoman Sultan and was recognized by the approaching Austria.

This is simply the only one in Europe today.

Moldova is much larger than later generations. Its territory not only includes part of Ukraine, but also part of Romania.

Because the grasslands are densely populated in China, it is a place with more people in Nogai.

However, like later generations, the Moldovans at this time had no coastline, and the coastline was controlled by the Ottomans and Crimeans.

Although Nicholas is close to Ottoman, it is for the sake of his territory and family, he is still a Christian after all.

After walking out of the monastery, he turned to the housekeeper who followed him and said, "Go to Odessa immediately to pay homage to King Qita, and say that if he wants, we can meet at the Fortress of Tiraspool"

Tiraspol, later Moldovan city, is now just a fortress.

Odessa.

After receiving the news, Qitad also fell into deep thought.

For him, he would be satisfied if he could get the lower Dnieper River as planned. For Moldova, Wallachia, and Bulgaria, he had not thought about the situation there. Although they were nominally direct territories or vassal states of the Ottoman Empire, the Austrians obviously had a lot of intervention.

In addition to the Russians' infiltration of Orthodox Christians, it is not easy to enter such a place, and it is far less easy than the Nogai people who simply believe in Islamic Buddhism on the Black Sea coast.

However, deep down in his heart, if he successfully takes the Nogay area, the boundary line with the Ottomans in the future would be set on the Transnistria River, and Tiraspool is on the east bank of the Transnistria River!

I was originally planning to ignore the Moldovans and directly take over the East Coast after defeating the Ottomans. However, with the emergence of Nicholas, I contacted the Moldovans in advance and see if there is an opportunity to take advantage of it.

He recruited Deng Ce.

"What kind of person is Nicholas?"

Deng Ce smiled and said, "Since he is a person valued by the Ottoman Sultan, he is obviously an undevoted Christian. What he pays most attention to is the territory, the prospects of serfs and family, that is, to compete with Candymir of Iasi for the position of Grand Duke"

"One of his sisters married Sultan as a concubine and gave birth to a son for Sultan. He is said to be not on our side. Unlike Candimir, who has long been married to Austrian and Russian nobles"

Qitad shook his head, "It's not that simple. For someone like him, what is a mere sister and nephew? What I worry about is that nowadays, there is a lot of land in the left bank of the Transnistria River, and if it is taken tough, it will cause unnecessary trouble."

"So his Majesty is going to go to Tiraspool to meet Nicholas?"

"This is what I am struggling with. He is just the second-ranked figure of the Principal of Moldova, the Marquis, who is not qualified to talk about major issues of territory. Even if he can agree, what should be the upper reaches of the Transnistria?"

"Then you can only push him to the position of Grand Duke of Moldova, but that will completely offend the Russians and Austrians"

Since Asalai returned from the European battlefield, he finally realized that in this world, there is not only a powerful Russia, but also a Habsburg dynasty. It is obviously not a weak person who can resist Frederick the Great.

"Nicholas' request must be the Grand Duke, but he also knows that His Majesty does not have this qualification, and it is nothing more than providing him with some military supplies to fight against the Candymir family"

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"But it is also possible that he was bewitched by the Ottomans and let him deceive His Majesty and then exercised conspiracy in Tiraspool"

"Oh?" Qitad smiled faintly, "Even if I promised him, I would not meet him in the city. I must be in the wild, and he would not dare to act rashly."

However, Deng Ce's words reminded him that a plan suddenly came to his mind.

"Promise him, I will meet him in a tent outside the city of Tiraspool"

....

A day later, Qitad brought a brigade to Tiraspool and set up a tent outside the city. Nicholas did not carry much military force, and only brought dozens of cavalry to meet him.

This made Qitad look at him with some admiration.

"City Lord"

After the two sat down in the tent, since the Ottoman army was almost here, they didn't want to talk to him much, so they were ready to go straight to the point.

"You summon me here, it is definitely not as simple as a meeting. The battle is imminent, so just tell me what you have to do"

Nicholas nodded, "I have a few problems"

"Please say"

"If His Majesty defeated the Ottomans, what are the plans for the future?"

"If you don't tell secret words, I will take down the entire Nogay area"

"Ah?!", Nicholas gasped, "Including Bujak?"

“That depends on the situation”

"Ahem," Nicholas seemed to be pondering something, and after a while, he said, "I have a suggestion"

"Speak and listen"

"Okay, the Bujak tribe is still west of our country, and it is not easy to rule there. However, if His Majesty really defeated the Ottoman army, our country can ced the land east of the Transnistria River to His Majesty, but can the seaside land west of the Transnistria River be given to our country to the east of the Danube River occupied by the Bujak tribe? "

Qitad had long thought about this section. He was originally going to be thrown out when he was preparing to negotiate with the Grand Duke of Moldova Candymir, but he didn't expect that Nicholas had thought of this step too.

Qitad smiled and said, "As far as I know, the great duke in Moldova is Candimir. How could the Marquis be so confident that he can easily talk about the territory?"

Nicholas's face turned slightly red and said with a sarcastic smile: "To be honest, the Ottomans were dissatisfied with Candymir a few years ago. Besides, he is old and has any direct children. The Ottomans have decided to let me replace Candymir as the new grand duke"

Seeing that Qitad looked a little disbelief, he continued: "This section is not a secret in our country. Most of our grasslands are in the south, and they are also places where cavalry can be produced. In terms of military strength, I am still above Candimir"

Qitad nodded, "You mean you can easily surrender Candymir?"

"Yes, it would be easier to trade the land on the east bank of the Transniest River for the seaside land of the Bujaks"

"What after?"

"After that? I understand what Your Majesty meant that our country is narrow and people are sturdy, and it is obvious that it is impossible to fight against several major powers at the same time. Then, after that, I will declare complete neutrality, which is naturally under the permission of your country, Ottomans and Austria."

"It's a good plan," Qitade couldn't help but become serious. Not to mention that he could really succeed in this step. Of course, in order to achieve this, he must have given up his benefits.

"If you deduct it according to the previous plan and hand it over to Candimir, it is obvious that Candimir's relationship with the Ottomans will not be able to do this."

"But the question is whether it is good or bad for Truchen to make Moldova a permanent neutral country?"

"This man is so confident that he is obviously not just a good relationship with the Ottoman Sultan, but also a good relationship with the Habsburg family. How did he do this?"

When I looked again, I saw that this person's appearance was obviously not a pure European, but had some Middle Eastern blood.

"This person is mostly Jewish, dressed as a Christian and mingled in Moldova, or Europeans of Jewish descent. There is no more reason behind him except for the support of Jewish merchants spread all over Europe at this time."

"At this time, European countries, including the Ottomans, were in financial difficulties, and the only one who could provide them with support was the Jews!"
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