eastern european eagle

Chapter 625: Praongfu
On the same day that Władysław led his army towards Warsaw, Michael had already decided to launch an attack on Bialystok.

When he first arrived at the city, he carefully observed this plain town: although it was nearly seven meters high and was a stone city, the city walls were dilapidated and even grass grew in some places. The moat outside the city was not very wide and there were no traps.

Mihaly estimated that the town had not been attacked since the Mongol invasion, so it had not been well maintained and repaired, which gave him confidence that he could capture the city in a short period of time.

The Russian army, which had just experienced a great victory, advanced towards the city without hesitation. Within a distance of ten meters, weapons were constantly crossing each other, and screams were heard from both sides, and some soldiers were injured and fell to the ground.

Mihaly noticed that the attack of the defenders on the city walls was weakening. It was obvious that the defenders on the city walls had never suffered such a fierce attack. Although they had a slight advantage in the attack by both sides, the increase in the number of injured also made them feel a lot of pressure. Moreover, the Russian army also launched attacks from the east and north. In order to defend the city, the local defenders mobilized all the citizens in the city who could fight.

Boom! A part of the city wall collapsed due to the artillery fire. After the wall collapsed, a slope was formed on both sides of the gap. The Russian soldiers stepped on the broken stones and quickly jumped over the gap that was only wide enough for three people to pass. When the defenders saw the wall collapse, they immediately sent some of them down to the city to block it.

In the close combat, Russian soldiers had the advantage, but the defenders were not afraid of casualties in order to defend their homes. The narrowness of the gap meant that although the soldiers' attack was swift, they could not make any progress in a short period of time.

At this time, Michael decided to put all his troops on the line. They attacked from other directions, and some of the original defenders were withdrawn to rescue, and some were driven down the city to block the gap. There were not many defenders left on the top of the city, and they had to assist in attacking the enemy at the gap. They could not inflict much damage to the enemy near the city wall, and it was also difficult to stop the enemy's siege.

The battle lasted until noon, and Mihaly, who was paying close attention to the development of the war, received the long-awaited good news: the coalition soldiers had captured the northern city wall!
However, the defenders and civilians who retreated from the city walls did not surrender. They still stubbornly blocked the Russian advance in the city, which angered the soldiers who had already suffered heavy casualties during the siege. They not only increased their offensive power, but also regarded all men, women and children in the city as enemies and killed them. The defenders were outnumbered, and by the afternoon, almost all the people in the city had died in the battle, and Bialystok was completely occupied by the coalition forces.

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Władysław had already arrived in Warsaw with his army. The scouts who had been keeping a close eye on the enemy's movements hurried back to report that an army was heading towards them, with about 10,000 soldiers.

One general immediately questioned: "Have you done a good job of investigating the enemy's numbers?"

Another general suggested: "Our soldiers have just gone through a fierce battle. They are not only very tired, but also suffered some casualties. They are in urgent need of rest. It is better to hold on in Warsaw first and then think of a solution."

Władysław looked at them and said, "Our soldiers are indeed a little tired, but aren't the enemy soldiers tired after coming all the way here? I'm afraid they didn't get much rest on the way from Gdansk, so they must be more tired than our soldiers.

We have more advantages than these enemies. We should seize this favorable opportunity, take the initiative to fight them, defeat them, and drive them out of Poland completely, so that the subjects can have peace and tranquility! As long as we fight with all our strength, we can win! "So under his persuasion, the Polish army deployed its troops and set up a battle array in Plałów, north of Warsaw. The vanguard of Brandenburg also arrived here and began to build a camp.

Poland first sent out cavalry to harass, and Brandenburg also sent out cavalry to counterattack. This was the case for the first two days of the war. On the third day, the main force of Brandenburg arrived. At this time, Brandenburg had a total of 3.5 people, far more than Poland's 2.6. Vlad in the center of the army thought that the time for a general attack had come.

"Attack!" he shouted.

The loud sound of the bugle call caused the entire long army column, both infantry and cavalry, to begin to march forward.

"Are they planning a charge? Fire your cannons and arrows!"

Artillery and arrows were fired at the Brandenburg positions, and the enemy responded with the same weapons. Due to logistical problems, the Polish side quickly ran out of artillery shells and could only wait for them to come from Warsaw.

But they had no chance. When the artillery sounded, the ground beneath the feet of the Polish army shook a few times. A roar came from the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Suddenly, shouts of killing were heard everywhere. The whole wilderness was filled with the piercing sound of swords clashing. The deafening sound waves were mixed with cries and howls. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. The fields were filled with killing and the ground was stained with blood.

Along with the shouts of charge, sharp arrows whizzed past the ears, swords clashed, screams rang out, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and torrential rain of arrows pierced through armor and uniforms. Blood splattered in the air, and soldiers' heads rolled to the ground. Pairs of blood-red eyes flashed with hatred on their hideous faces. The air was filled with an increasingly strong smell of blood, the sky was filled with smoke, the ground was littered with corpses, and rivers of blood flowed.

The endless battlefield was like hell on earth. The air was filled with disgusting smell of blood and thick smoke drifting in the air. The blood-stained soldiers were fighting their last desperate battle, slashing with their swords and letting out crazy roars like wild beasts from their throats.

The battle lasted from morning to night, with both sides refusing to give in. Wladyslaw even wanted to transfer the defenders of Warsaw, but Vlad was desperate, firing artillery continuously, regardless of whether they were enemies or his own people on the battlefield.

In the end, Poland retreated first, and Brandenburg, which suffered heavy losses, also began to retreat. The battlefield fell into silence. A bloody smell drifted from afar. Following the smell, I came to an open space, but I saw a large number of corpses lying in a mess in front of me. Each corpse had a broken head, broken limbs, and splattered brains and blood. The bloody smell in the air became stronger, attracting a group of carnivorous birds to circle in the air, making hoarse cries, which was creepy.

In today's battle, Brandenburg lost 4000 people, while Poland lost 6000. The losses on both sides were similar, but Poland could no longer afford to waste time and had to end the battle immediately.

(End of this chapter)