eastern european eagle

Chapter 613 Operation
The Cossack attack on Lviv marked the beginning of the Romanian-Polish War. The Great Hetman continued to order attacks on Lviv, but the defenders relied on the city's defenses to resist.

At the same time, Hungary also sent troops to harass the Polish border and raided Krakow. The local nobles also rose up in resistance and fought them to the death. But the most important news was that Brandenburg had declared war.

After annexing Silesia, Brandenburg suppressed the local resistance movement, successfully acquired all local resources and integrated them with Brandenburg. Vlad also made more changes.

Vlad developed agriculture and handicrafts, expanded industrial production and trade, etc. He also encouraged foreign craftsmen and merchants to come to Brandenburg to promote the development of the local economy.

The most important thing is his military reform. By establishing artillery factories, increasing military training, and improving the status of soldiers, combat effectiveness increased rapidly. Local people were proud to join the army, and as soon as they heard that Poland was going to be attacked, they began to prepare to join the army.

Vlad personally announced that he would lead the army to attack, and then Pomerania joined in. Some members of the Hanseatic League announced their support for Brandenburg, but cities in the Polish region expressed opposition, and the alliance fell into division.

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"Poland and Lithuania will be besieged on three sides by Romania, Russia and Brandenburg." This news quickly spread throughout Europe and indeed made some forces concerned.

So Philip, who stayed in Dijon, began to get busy.

The news that "Lithuania was defeated by the Russian army" also spread to various places. After learning the news, King Eric of Sweden, who was originally dissatisfied with Russia, immediately stopped his actions and quietly observed the situation.

This news, along with the Polish questioning of the Lithuanian envoy, reached Copenhagen and Eric, who immediately realized that he had to change his strategy and could not continue to stalemate with the nobles on the issue of whether to send troops or not. Otherwise, he would encounter great difficulties once Russia and Lithuania reached an armistice. Even from his understanding of the conservative guys in the parliament, they would probably give up declaring war on Russia and renegotiate an agreement with it.

Therefore, he immediately convened a meeting of family members, and after reaching an agreement, he quickly sent a messenger to Warsaw, asking the messenger to state at the meeting that the Kalmar Union was willing to send 20,000 troops to obey the command of the commander designated by Poland.

Władysław also knew that the current situation did not allow him to delay any longer, so the Sejm quickly made the decision to "send a large army to Kiev and attack Romanian territory."

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At this time, the dispute that had lasted for dozens of days in the Republic of Ragusa, a vassal of the Romanian Empire, had subsided, and the citizens of the city were holding an important vote. The vote had only one topic - to decide whether to fully incorporate the republic into the Romanian Empire.

In recent years, due to the deepening economic dependence of Ragusa on Rome, more than once people have proposed to join Romania, but they have been rejected. However, as more and more people want to merge, the original diehards can no longer stop them.

The result was obvious. The general public voted in favor, the merchants who hoped that their family's trade could be further developed voted in favor, and the nobles who wanted to gain more wealth... Although some people strongly opposed it, the country voted in favor of this important proposal related to future development by a majority vote. When the messenger from Ragusa brought this important news to Constantinople, Crown Prince Alexander, who was in charge of the regent, immediately wrote an enthusiastic letter, praising the people of Ragusa for making the most correct decision, and solemnly promised that after Ragusa truly became part of the empire, it would continue to prosper in trade and its people would be better taken care of.

At the same time, the Senate quickly appointed local chief executives, judges, tax collectors and other major officials to sail west on a fleet, and incorporated all local nobles into the imperial aristocracy. The chief executive of Ragusa entered the upper house, and other designated members entered the lower house.

It was the discussion time in the House of Commons, and the participants' attention was focused on two issues - economy and war, so when some people proposed to increase economic development, they spoke enthusiastically.

What a member of the parliament from Antioch said represented the voice of many people. This old man had also experienced many wars, so he said that the economy of Antioch had increased in recent years, and that war had not come to them for a long time, which aroused the support of the Eastern members of the parliament.

Of course, some people also expressed their concerns: "The empire is about to go to war again. Will the price of domestic grain rise sharply? Can it last until the autumn harvest?"

"There is no need to worry about food, because food from Kiev and other northern cities will soon arrive in Constantinople, and they will be enough to supply until the autumn harvest."

When the parliamentarians heard the news, they all cheered in unison, their faces full of joy, and some even shouted excitedly: "Long live the empire!"

In such a festive atmosphere, many congressmen put forward their suggestions, which were all noted down by the Senate. Of course, the Crown Prince also had to give them a heads-up.

"Since Poland and Lithuania have taken the initiative to declare war on the Empire, we will pay attention to the movements in the West. According to intelligence, some countries are actively preparing for war, so the war this year may expand!"

After Alexander finished speaking, the meeting room was relatively calm. After all, most of these congressmen were well-informed and kept an eye on major events happening in the country, so they did not blame the country for participating in this war or the possible expansion of the war. Instead, they were more concerned about the impact that the upcoming war would have on their own regions.

The most important thing is the Western Roman region. They are on the front line and naturally want more care. Of course, they can also recruit soldiers. If necessary, they will also get help from Naples.

The Venetian area is their only land passage to the eastern mainland, so they must be careful of attacks from the Austrian direction. If necessary, the Roman Patriarch will also help them, at least they will not lose in momentum.

The councillors from the eastern region also said that they should be careful of the pagans, who were the most cunning and would definitely intervene and take these places away. Heraclius had said goodbye to Syria in tears, and they could not lose it again, so they had to strengthen their defenses.

(End of this chapter)