Don Grey
Banned
1. Greeks. You talk about how lthe OTtoman rule was in the interests of hte Greeks (especially their merchant class) but people often act against their own interests. The precieved burden of that light tax might suddenly seem more if there is a real chance of zero tax (that tax zero).
2. Perhaps instead of a initial attack on Constantanople, Vlad goes on a more limited rampage, further enraging the Ottomans, then defeats the hastely assembled (poorly lead?) counter attack.
Two victories is more impressive than one. Could this lead to weakness somewhere? Perhaps not C-Town but the Balkans?
Maybe after the second victory the Venitians start talking alliance, and maybe the more sensible Ventians suggest/lead on sweet talking the Greeks. Even if their case is weak, it might still be believed.
(I'm still liking the end game)
1. You have a fair point here. But i doubt it will hold. We need some one more knowladgable on greece at the time. Since abdul isnt hear now do we have a greeks on the board that could comment or byzantine experts that might know the conditions of greece before ottoman conquest and after?
2. Seems FAR more reasonable. But we have to make sure the grand vezir is a complet idiot because normaly they were very compitant generals and statesmen plus the councile of rulling elites must be funtionaly retarded for a time being because they had quite a bit of forces under there command.
3. It will most certainly weakened in the balkans. It might even hinder the expansion of ottomans into the balkans for a short time or maybe even long term. But like what happend in the battle in ankara against timur the ottomans learn more from there defeats then there victories. Also how to deal with the loss of a sultan. So they might think we underestimated the balkans and focuse there entire might on it which might be even worse for the balkans in long term. But either way vlad walachia and the proto-romainian states are seriously screwed.
4.The last part is also possible and smart might i add but it will take time the more time it takes the bigger the ottoman offensive gets. Time money and manpower is something vlad doesnt have and the ottomans have more then they need of that. If vlad accomplishes this he will go down in history as a great man (maybe even Vlad the Great turks slayer or something that extent) that almost took down the ottos(propaganda ofcourse) but in truth it will be the guy that really pissed of the ottomans and most likely his great legacy will be forshadowed buy the horror of ottoman revenge as how they made walachia howl for its arrogance which will echo through the pages of history.
Sidenote:Not to mention the venatians and greeks will be put on a black list. The ottomans might get so mad that the successor thats not so nice to the christians might destroy the patriarchy and forcefully try to convert greece which wont be pretty. Even If the successor doesnt do that if there is a mass revolt punishment will be quite harsh and bloody. They might even increass the jizye tax to a point where people will be forced to restort to subsistance farming.
Morea(venetian holding at the time) will be taken out much early.When the ottomans buil up there navy like they did in the otl they may hunt down venetian shipping with more fervour.Venice fighting the ottomans on occasions almost bankrupted them now whats going to happen when they focuse on it. In the otl when the ottomans get up to vienna (if they ever do in this TL) they might not go for vienna and head just west to venice. I dont think they can hold it but that wouldnt be the point. They would just want to sack that big fat jucie lightly defended (compaird to the fortress city of vienna) city venice instead of vienna for revenge.