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Chapter 587 Silesia
After learning the news that "Brandenburg was gathering troops", Sigismund felt a sense of urgency. He wanted to send an envoy to Berlin to persuade Vlad not to provide support to the Bohemians, but the Burgundian envoy who had never left warned: Now the alliance is gathering troops, Your Majesty, please wait for a few days and wait for the Duke to come and the problem will be solved naturally.

Later, the Brandenburg envoy also came to Bavaria. He told Sigismund that Brandenburg saw that the Teutonic Knights were somewhat unstable, so they were preparing to gather troops to go there. Please don't worry, Your Majesty. In addition, the Elector hoped that he could cease fire with Bohemia, restore peace, and prevent more people from being involved in the war. Otherwise, Brandenburg was not sure whether it could continue to remain neutral.

This was a blatant threat, and Sigismund was almost angry to death. But he still said patiently that he understood, and sent him away as quickly as possible. Wait until Brandenburg is conquered, and then see what he will say.

However, since the other party has gone to the Teutonic Knights, I can take this opportunity to occupy the entire Bohemia. Time is running out, so I have to set off quickly.

Now all the people of the Holy Roman Empire believe that a decisive battle between the South and the North is inevitable, and the huge military strength of the Southern Alliance makes them believe that the South, with its allies in France and Burgundy, has an absolute advantage. What follows is just a matter of waiting for Brandenburg to be completely destroyed or become a puppet controlled by Burgundy.

Even many northerners had no hope of victory, and some even suggested to the city-state with sad faces: surrender to Sigismund.

But soon, Brandenburg's actions slapped them in the face. Vlad did not go to Teutonia, but to Silesia. Although the army was not large, the army of the Duchy of Silesia was even smaller and of poor quality.

Vlad unexpectedly led his army quickly through the small road, avoiding a head-on conflict with the Silesian army, and arrived at Breslau. He raided the largest city in Silesia and seized a lot of supplies, thus ensuring the safety of the south.

At the same time, Orthodox immigrants from Brno had entered Silesia. These people were not unarmed, but had experienced the Hussite Wars and had certain combat experience.

The Duke of Silesia probably thought that these people were easy to fight, so he stopped the enemy in Opplen in the south.

When this religious team entered Silesia, many people believed that the Silesian army was coming with greater force this time and their numbers far exceeded those of the past, so they could not confront them head-on. Therefore, they suggested temporarily avoiding their attack and bypassing here to go to Brandenburg.

But Archbishop Miloš of Brno strongly opposed it. He firmly believed that they should take the initiative to fight the enemy, so as to show their determination to die for God and show those people who is orthodox.

The Archbishop led 4000 men to a high ground near Oppelen, and the Duke of Silesia also learned the news. At this time, some generals suggested that they should take advantage of the fact that the enemy had just marched here and the soldiers were tired and old, and launch an attack on them. But the enemy did not accept it, perhaps because the enemy was just a civilian and could not compete with them at all.

The next day, the Duke's 7000 troops began to deploy their troops, while the Archbishop had already begun to arrange the tactics and pray for them.

"Today is the time to prove ourselves. If we win, it means God is blessing us; if we lose, let our descendants help us avenge.

For our families, for God, charge!!!" The archbishop led the entire left wing to advance rapidly, while the troops in the center and right wing deliberately slowed down under prior instructions, allowing the left wing to quickly break through to the front. The entire infantry formation was like a hammer swung down with all its might, and the hammer head was the left wing.

The Silesian army was still divided into three relatively even parts, but because their overall numbers were greater than the enemy, they still had the upper hand.

But this Orthodox team is different from ordinary armies. They have participated in many battles in Bohemia and accumulated a lot of experience. In the past few years, they have been either training or fighting, and have defeated the Holy Roman soldiers in small-scale battles many times. They are far superior to other armies in terms of combat skills and morale. As the speed of the charge increases, their morale is also rising sharply.

The pilgrim army's fearless and fierce attack and the powerful compression of the super-thick columns caused the Silesian soldiers to be injured and fall down continuously, and the formation began to become fragmented. The worst thing was that their duke was in trouble.

The Duke, who was on the battlefield in person, had just thrust his bayonet into the chest of an Orthodox soldier who had rushed in front of him. Unexpectedly, the soldier vomited blood, but held on to the spear tightly and shouted a person's name.

Then, another soldier next to the soldier rushed forward, ignoring the bayonets of the guards on the side, and pounced on the Duke, who was caught off guard, and knocked him to the ground.

The duke, whose helmet had rolled to the side, watched helplessly as the soldier bit his throat with a hideous look on his face even though he was pierced through the back by several bayonets...

The Duke is dead! It is hard to imagine how much of a blow this is to the Silesian army. Moreover, they are now facing a terrifying heretic army that is like a mad devil. First, the soldiers began to flee, followed by the lower-ranking officers, and finally the senior officers also threw away their weapons and turned to flee...

Although the Orthodox army defeated the Silesian army, the soldiers had fought with all their might and were very tired, so the archbishop did not dare to continue the pursuit and withdrew his troops back to the camp.

The battle ended. About 1000 Silesian soldiers were killed in the battle, including 300 mercenaries, and 800 Orthodox Christians were killed or wounded. Although the number of deaths in the battle was not large, the battle actually dealt a heavy blow to the morale of other Silesian nobles. Just two days later, most of the nobles swore allegiance to Vlad and handed over all their troops. The whole of Silesia was incorporated into Brandenburg.

Sigismund learned the news a long time later. Now their only stronghold is Opalen. But Vlad has surrounded this place tightly, and I am afraid they can't hold out for much longer.

The unexpected incident not only caught Sigismund off guard, but also exceeded the Duke of Burgundy's expectations. Brandenburg's capture of Silesia meant that the other side had an additional territory with a population of one million and rich resources, and the other side's national strength was greatly enhanced. This was not good for their future strategy.

The Berlin Alliance also learned that the Elector had completely taken over Silesia. Some said that the Alliance was about to face disaster, while others said that this was a step towards whether the Alliance could be independent. But they still had a consensus, that the war between the North and the South had begun!

(End of this chapter)