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Chapter 609 Livonia Conference
Smolensk, the gateway to Moscow. Once it is captured, the gate to Moscow will be opened and you can march straight in.

This place was once occupied by Lithuania, but now it has returned to Moscow. At this time, more than 20,000 soldiers have gathered here, and they are all ready to go to war.

Under Mihaly's rule, Russia's power grew rapidly, and a large number of handicraft workshops emerged. At the same time, the Kazan region was quickly integrated into the Russian economy.

With an economy, there must be an army. Mihaly set up conscription offices across the country to recruit and train soldiers. A military port was established in the Narva region to build ships, and the Russian Navy was established.

Mihaly's reputation had reached its peak after the recapture of Minsk, and now he was about to launch an attack on Russia's enemies in order to fulfill his father's last wish.

"Russian warriors! We have freed ourselves from the yoke of the Mongols and recovered Smolensk and Minsk. All this is God's blessing on Russia. But the culprit who destroyed Russia, Lithuania, is still determined to take our hard-earned land with Poland. We will never allow them to succeed.

Alexander Nevsky has protected Russia for more than 200 years against Western threats. Now we must carry out his will and drive the spear of revenge into the heart of the enemy. Warriors, for victory, for Russia, forward!!!"

"Must win!!!"

"Russia will win!!!"

The soldiers' roar echoed throughout Smolensk.

"Let's go!" Michael gave the order. The bugle blew, and the soldiers lined up in a long line and marched westward.

Not only Smolensk, but also the Narva region concentrated its forces and entered the territory of Livonia.

Livonian leader Sigrid von Spahe was in Riga at the time discussing with local lawmakers how to respond to the Russian threat.

"Everyone, the Russians are ready to send troops to plunder God's people in Livonia at any time. Last time, when we were caught off guard, more than 1000 of us were captured, more than 700 soldiers were killed or injured, and we suffered serious losses in various places... and after that, Russia's aggressive posture has forced us to respond at any time.

Now, the Russian army is in Narva, threatening the territory like a wolf, and people living in and around towns like Dorpat and Riga have migrated out of fear, and now the whole place is in chaos.

Now, I implore you to join forces to stop the Russian invasion because we are all loyal believers of God. "The head of the group asked everyone not to be divided but to unite.

"I think you all know that the Russians will not negotiate easily. We can't let them go on like this, otherwise we will all be destroyed one day," Riga Archbishop Kalevi stood up angrily.

As the main separatist forces, the Archbishop of Riga and the city of Riga each have their own responsibilities, one responsible for the secular world and the other for the spiritual world. "I have said long ago that we should not be afraid of the Russians. Even if they kill many soldiers, we, as believers in God, will fight them to the end!" Although the Archbishop is over 50 years old, his voice is as loud as a bell. He pointed at the Grand Master and said, "The Russians plundered the land and burned farmland and towns. Don't you want revenge?"

"And you—" He pointed his finger at Archbishop Schroeder of Dorpat and rebuked him, "In the last war, you suffered the most casualties and lost a lot of land. As a bishop, you don't want to avenge them and take back the territory. Instead, you try to please the heretics like a dog. This is a shame!"

They were scolded and felt ashamed. Since the Archbishop of Riga was the religious leader of Livonia and had the longest seniority, they could not refute him even though they were dissatisfied.

At this time, the Lithuanian envoy also said in a stern voice: "The insidious and cunning Russians not only have sinister intentions towards us Lithuania, they not only want to destroy our culture, but also want to replace our great faith with heresy, to destroy our traditions, and make us their slaves completely! We can't endure it any longer, we must take up arms and fight them to the end! Drive them out, take back our land, and restore our traditional beliefs!"

"It's not enough to just drive them out, we must inflict severe damage on them so that they dare not offend us again!" the captain emphasized again.

"Hit hard? That's easy to say!" Archbishop Dorpat, who had a clear mind, could not help but retort: ​​"Do you know how big Russia is? How many people are there? They can easily organize an army of 6 people, but can we gather 3 people?
And they have the support of Constantinople, and Brandenburg might also join them, so what do we have?"

"We have Poland's support!" the envoy cried, "and King Sigismund's support as well. If you are still a man of God, you should not be afraid."

"You Satan!" The bishop was also irritated by the other party and mocked, "You have stayed in the Samogitian manor for too long and don't understand the situation at all. Russia is not comparable to the previous countries. They were able to become the largest country in the East in just a dozen years, not by relying on their large population!"

Carive was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and shouted loudly, "You coward! You are not worthy of being an archbishop!"

"Whether I am worthy of being an archbishop is up to the Pope to decide. There is no need for you to doubt it!"

"Everyone, please be quiet! Are we here today just to quarrel?" The Teutonic envoy who had been listening for a long time interrupted the quarrel and said sincerely to the Grand Master of Livonia, "Dear Master, what the Archbishop said is right. Russia's development into what it is now cannot be underestimated. After so many years of development, their strength has become even stronger. But we really can't retreat anymore, we must rise up and resist!
However, how to fight against the powerful Russia requires us to think seriously, not to mention that Romania is behind it.

It is best not to fight them on the plains, as they are numerous and have cavalry, so it is difficult for us to defeat them. However, if we can lure them to a place that suits us, we can use the strengths of our army to cause great trouble to the Russians.

Moreover, if we can capture the Russian Tsar, we can force Russia to hand over all its territory, even Smolensk. In this way, we can achieve a turnaround.”

His words aroused everyone's agreement, because Teutonic was summed up from the battle with Poland. Although they had to come together because of the same enemy, they still had to survive now, otherwise they would all be finished if Russia came.

(End of this chapter)