Chapter 611 Deployment against the opponent
Even if the defenders entered the castle for defense, it was just a desperate struggle. That afternoon, Reval Castle was captured and the Russian army occupied the entire city.
For the Russians, this was a rare victory for them over Livonia, although they were not the main force in the battle. When the Livonians, who had no hope of breaking through, finally had to surrender to them, or when the defenders injured and captured the lagging Russians during the pursuit, their faces were filled with the pride of victory.
Grushenko ordered all the defenders to be chopped and their bodies hung on the city wall as a punishment. After occupying this place, the soldiers in the Finnish region can gather here directly and then continue to move south.
The news that the Russian army occupied Reval spread like wildfire. Teutonic and Lithuanian countries both demanded that the Russian army withdraw, while Poland did not say that it had not been warned, and also pulled Denmark in, ready to cut off the Baltic trade at any time.
But Russia was not afraid. Two days after Reval was occupied, Russian Tsar Michael led his army to Minsk and notified all the nobles of Lithuania and Livonia that they could surrender as soon as possible and keep their property and titles.
This was directly explosive. I have seen shameless people, but I have never seen such shameless people. They actually asked them to surrender directly. Don’t they take them seriously?
"Start the war, start the war, let them know how powerful Lithuania is."
Even the moderate nobles thought that they needed to fight. They contributed their soldiers and wealth to Vytautas's command, hoping that he could wash away the shame.
"In the name of God, Lithuania officially declares war on Russia, and I hope you can bless us to recover all the lost land."
Vytautas prayed in the Vilnius Cathedral, and there were many nobles behind him. They were all ready to go to the battlefield and give Russia a fatal blow.
Poland was also ready, with a total of 60,000 troops. In order to get Denmark to join, Wladyslaw promised a lot of benefits.
"Your Majesty, I plan to send 20,000 people to Kiev to contain Romania, and the rest of the troops will be placed in Minsk. As long as Russia is defeated, other things can be easily solved."
Wadyslaw nodded. This plan seems to be the best at the moment. As long as Russia is defeated, everything will be fine.
The king added, "Don't forget, everyone, we still have powerful allies! Sigismund has promised that as long as Romania dares to declare war on us, they will declare war on Romania! With him attacking in the west, Romania cannot send more troops here. Poland has an advantage in fighting on this land that belongs to us!"
In fact, he wanted to find France at first, but France had just lost Paris, which made Wadyslaw feel inappropriate. And Sigismund himself is the King of Germany. Although his power is a little small, his reputation is here.
However, because of the Bohemia incident, Sigismund is arguing with Brandenburg because the other party occupies the wealthy Silesia. Sigismund asked Brandenburg to return in the name of the King of Germany, but the other party disagreed.
And there are some problems in the southern part of the Holy Roman Empire. The current German king is really not good enough. Let's see how others are doing.
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Just when Poland decided to go to war, Kiev was also carrying out the mission.
After being occupied by Rome, Kiev became an important northern city. Rome carried out large-scale reconstruction of the local area, and Listerin accelerated the construction of the local area after becoming a senior official of the Kiev Province. The local area has become an important commercial and agricultural city.
"Senior official, the vanguard of the army has arrived, and the remaining troops will arrive within half a month."
Listerin listened to the report and looked at the order given to him by His Majesty: prepare all military supplies and transport convoys.
"It seems that His Majesty is determined to fight Poland."
Although they have been prepared, when the order for the real war was issued, they felt that they could save it. Who would like to fight? Isn't peace good?
But this is not what they can think of, so they still have to prepare quickly. The food transported from Mircea Castle and the weapons of Donetsk are all concentrated in Kiev. There are already 20,000 pioneers in Kiev, waiting for the next instruction.
"Sir, the Russian army has arrived in Minsk, and the Cossack Grand Hetman will also send troops to assist. I think His Majesty will send 100,000 troops to fight Poland."
One hundred thousand, this is an astronomical figure for other countries, but Romania has not yet exerted its full strength.
As a former prime minister, he knows best how many troops the empire can mobilize. After solving Poland, they must go south to capture Mecca. Only by eliminating this worry can His Majesty feel at ease.
"Don't worry, sir. The number of Polish troops is not as large as ours, and their soldiers' combat effectiveness is far inferior to ours. I'm afraid that more than half of their soldiers are mercenaries from other places... I think Poland can't invest a lot of troops at once, and it will not exceed 50,000 at most!"
This number is the conclusion drawn by the deputy after referring to the previous wars fought by Poland. He pointed to Lviv: "The Polish army is likely to attack from Lviv. They have two routes of attack. One is to occupy Lviv and march directly to Kiev, or to go north to Minsk, and then attack Moscow to force our army to mobilize."
As soon as these words came out, there was a whisper in the meeting hall.
Chris, the pioneer general who has arrived here, put forward his own opinion: "At present, the second route is more likely, because the local defense here is relatively lax, and he also knows the importance of Minsk. As long as it is occupied, Kiev can be suppressed.
But the first route cannot be ignored. The transported materials are all in Kiev, and there must be no loss. And the people who transport these materials are all laborers from all over the country, and we also need to ensure their safety."
Listerlin agreed, but he added one more sentence.
"We must also be careful about the support of other countries for Poland. Britain occupied Paris, so France will not pay attention to it for the time being. Even if the Holy Roman Empire pays attention, it will be useless. Castile is still paying attention to the south. The most important thing is those so-called electors. Their opinions determine the movements of most of the princes of the Holy Roman Empire."
Although Brandenburg is there, if other countries unite, they can't stop it. The largest Austria has signed a peace treaty with Hungary, but other countries have not signed it. If Sigismund and the Pope jointly announce an eastern expedition, the plan of a quick victory will be aborted, and then it will become a protracted war, which will be very harmful to the empire.
Fortunately, the Hussite War in Bohemia was still going on, and they used guerrilla warfare to thwart several attacks. Bohemia had the most wealth in the Holy Roman Empire, and Sigismund would not support Poland until the issue was resolved.