Chapter 613 Operation
The Cossacks' attack on Lviv kicked off the Romanian-Polish War. The Great Hetman continued to order an attack on Lviv, but the defenders relied on the city defense to resist.
At the same time, Hungary also sent troops to harass the Polish border and harass the direction of Krakow. The local nobles also rose up in resistance and fought them to the death. But the most important news is another one: Brandenburg declared war.
After annexing Silesia, Brandenburg suppressed the local resistance movement, successfully obtained all local resources and merged with Brandenburg. Vlad also made more changes because of this.
Vlad developed agriculture and handicrafts, expanded industrial production and trade, etc. He also encouraged foreign craftsmen and businessmen 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, the combat effectiveness increased rapidly. The local people were proud to join the army. When they heard that they were going to fight Poland, they all 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 it did make some forces think about it.
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 and quietly observed the situation.
And this news, along with the words of the Poles questioning the Lithuanian envoy: "If the Poles do not send troops to attack again, Lithuania will have to sign an armistice agreement with Russia!" It reached Copenhagen and Eric's ears, and he 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 once Russia and Lithuania ceased fire, he would encounter great difficulties. Even with his understanding of the conservative guys in the parliament, they are likely to give up declaring war on Russia and renegotiate an agreement with it.
So, he immediately convened a meeting of family members, and after reaching an agreement, he quickly sent a messenger to Warsaw to let the messenger say at the meeting: The Kalmar Union is willing to send 20,000 troops to obey the command of the commander designated by Poland.
Władysław also knew that the situation at this time did not allow him to delay any longer, so the Sejm quickly made a resolution to "send a large army to Kiev and attack Romanian territory."
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At this time, the debate that lasted for dozens of days in the Republic of Ragusa, a vassal of the Romanian Empire, has subsided, and the citizens of the city are holding an important vote. The vote has only one theme-voting to decide whether to fully incorporate the republic into the Romanian Empire.
In recent years, because Ragusa's economic dependence on Rome has deepened, more than once someone has proposed to merge with Romania, but they have all been beaten back. But as more and more people want to merge, the original diehards can no longer stop them.
The result is obvious. The general public voted in favor, the merchants who hoped that their family's trade could be further promoted 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 officials and other major officials to sail west on the fleet, and at the same time incorporated all local nobles into the imperial aristocratic system. The administrative head of Ragusa entered the upper house, and other designated members entered the lower house.
At this time, it was the discussion time of the lower house, and the participants focused on two topics-economy and war, so when some people proposed to increase economic development, they all spoke enthusiastically.
The words of a member from Antioch represent the voices of many people. The old man has also experienced many wars, so he said that the economy of Antioch has increased in recent years, and war has not come to them for a long time, which has aroused the support of the Eastern members.
Of course, some people also expressed their concerns: "The empire is going to fight a war again. Will the domestic food prices rise sharply? Can it last until the autumn harvest?"
"There is no need to worry about the food problem at all, because the food from Kiev and other northern countries will soon arrive in Constantinople, and they are enough to supply until the autumn harvest."
When the members heard the news, they cheered in unison, their faces full of joy, and some even shouted excitedly: "Long live the empire!"
In such a festive atmosphere, many members put forward their own suggestions, and the Senate also wrote them down. Of course, the crown prince also had to give them a shot of prevention.
"Since Poland and Lithuania took 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 this year's war may expand!"
After Alexander finished speaking, the meeting room was relatively calm. After all, most of these councillors were well-informed and kept an eye on major events happening in the country. Therefore, they did not blame the country for participating in this war and the possible expansion of the war. On the contrary, they were more concerned about the impact of the upcoming war 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 must get help from Naples.
The Venice region 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 in the eastern region also said to be careful of the pagans. They are the most cunning and will definitely intervene and take these places away. At the beginning, Heraclius cried and said goodbye to Syria. They can't lose it again, so they must strengthen their defenses.