eastern european eagle

Chapter 612 Intensifying
Vytautas has already led his army on a mighty expedition, and they are preparing to attack Minsk directly, so that the Russian army can fight them to the death.

However, the war of the fall of Reval also irritated their nerves. If Livonia could not stop it, then Lithuania would be under pressure from Russia in the north. After consideration, Vytautas decided to change direction and resist the Russian army to the north.

At this time, in the Polish castle, Władysław met with the Romanian envoy Prevest. He wanted to see what the other party would say to this sudden envoy.

"What brings you to Warsaw?"

The cold words made Prevest uncomfortable. It was the first time he saw a king being so cold towards the imperial envoy. It seemed that the other party was preparing for war.

"His Majesty the Emperor sent me to consult with your country regarding the dispute between Russia and Lithuania."

"Ha!" Władysław laughed. "Aren't you leaning towards Russia in the negotiation? You are all in cahoots with each other and you openly say that this is for peace. I think it's for your own ambitions."

These sudden words made the other party feel dizzy, but he quickly adjusted himself and asked back.

"Since Your Majesty said that our country is the culprit that endangers peace, how much better are you? You once resisted the Mongols, but if Russia had not first consumed their strength, could you have succeeded?
And what good people are Lithuania? They can't survive without land, and they force Russians to convert to heresy. Oh, by the way, you are also Lithuanian, and it seems you are also a heartless guy."

Władysław was still angry when he was directly changed from His Majesty to Excellency. "You... aren't you afraid that I will kill you?"

"I'm afraid that if you kill me, you and your country will perish the next day. Need I tell you? The Ottoman Empire, Venice, and Florence were all powerful at one time, but in the end, they were all destroyed by the empire."

Władysław could no longer bear it and quickly had the messenger and his entourage thrown into a prison in Warsaw, waiting for him to make the final decision.

"Your Majesty, Romania is openly provoking us. If we do not fight back, Poland will be destroyed by them one day."

"Yes, Your Majesty, we must do something. Let's declare war on them."

The nobles next to him asked Władysław to declare war on Rome. After careful consideration, the Polish king came to a conclusion: there might be a way out of the war.

In this case, don't blame him. In order to avoid provoking Rome, Poland went to war with Russia in the name of aiding Lithuania.

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"His Majesty"

Listerine saluted Peter who had just arrived. It had been a long time since there was a war, and it was just the right time to come now.

"Thanks a lot"

Peter also wanted to see the demise of this country that had been divided many times. Even if he restored the country, it would be hundreds of years later. Moreover, this was too much of a leap. There was no country around that he would not fight. Since history had already changed, let him completely change Eastern Europe.

"Your Majesty, we are going to use 10 troops to attack Poland along Lviv. Although Władysław has moved the capital to Warsaw, Krakow is still an important city and there are many nobles here. As long as we attack here, we will be able to force Władysław to fight a decisive battle with us."

Chris talked about the plan non-stop. This time they would send troops together with Russia and Brandenburg. The three countries were estimated to have nearly 20 troops, which was a huge pit for Poland.

Therefore, he suggested: besiege Lviv but not attack it, pin it down, and then send more than 20,000 soldiers to bypass the city, destroy the Polish fields along the way, and reach the important city of Krakow. If Polish reinforcements and Lithuania come to rescue, then take the opportunity to fight a decisive battle with them in the field; if the enemy does not rescue, then attack Krakow and eventually take it, thus ending the war in the fastest way.

However, another general, Alexius, refused. In his opinion, the enemy was right in front of him, and with the powerful strength of his army, he could completely capture Lviv and fight a decisive battle with the enemy at the same time. There was no need to march for such a long time and risk being attacked by the enemy to attack the former capital of the Poles. That would be both dangerous and too troublesome.

Listerlin certainly supported taking Lviv first, because he wanted to ensure the smooth transportation of supplies. If he attacked Krakow directly without taking Lviv, there would be a risk of being robbed.

"In that case, let's attack Lviv first. Chris, you lead the army to shock the nobles of Krakow."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I won't let you down."

While they were deliberating, the Romanian Cossack allies launched an attack on Lviv.

However, they obviously did not have much experience in sieges, and the wide trap belt in front of the trench caused them a lot of trouble. Many soldiers were injured in the feet by iron hooks and spikes.

Just when they had to patiently clear the traps, the defenders sent out hundreds of soldiers who were familiar with the distribution of traps outside the city. They scattered and ran along the safe passages in the trap areas, attacking the Cossacks who were busy clearing the obstacles on the ground. This not only caused casualties, but also delayed their progress in siege.

The Great Hetman was a little angry. He sent thousands of light infantrymen to attack the Poles who were sneaking out of the city, risking being stabbed by the traps under their feet. In the end, the defenders, who suffered heavy casualties, did not dare to leave the city easily. A few days later, the Cossacks paid a certain amount of casualties and basically cleared the traps in front of the trenches.

The Polish defenders launched long-range attacks from all directions. Every stone and arrow could cause damage to the Cossacks. After paying the price of more than 2,000 casualties, they still failed to capture the city.

The Lviv defenders were greatly encouraged by this victory and strengthened their determination to defend the city. The Great Hetman was also angry and launched a fierce attack on Lviv from the east, west and south.

By the afternoon, the Cossacks attacked the city walls one after another, and the Poles had to continue to fight back. Due to lack of manpower, they even had to arm the elderly and women and send them to the city walls to resist the fierce attack of the Cossacks.

But at this critical moment, a reinforcement force of 15 people formed by 1100 nearby nobles arrived and attacked the Cossack army from outside the city. This directly broke up the siege formation, and the Great Hetman had to order a retreat.

The Cossacks lost more than 5000 people in the Lviv attack, which was a disaster for the Cossack state with a total population of several hundred thousand. But they also basically figured out the deployment of the Polish army and sent the news to Kiev as quickly as possible.

(End of this chapter)