eastern european eagle

Chapter 521 Three against Three

Wladyslaw was hampered here, and Vytautas was no better. His way of handling domestic affairs was even worse than that of his cousin. The nobles of Vilnius were the iron roosters among the iron roosters. They had to give them some power from the Grand Duke before giving them some symbolic money.

But this didn't bother Vytautas. The nobles refused to pay, so he could take some of his family's savings. Wladyslaw loved his original country, Lithuania, so he never hesitated to bring all wars and troubles to Poland. All the official wealth was transported to Lithuania by him and he protected them in Lithuania. This is also the reason why Lithuania can develop.

He secretly misappropriated half of his property to recruit the army. As long as he wins, he can use Moscow's property to make up for it, and his cousin will not know.

"That kid in Moscow must be lucky to win. This time, as the Emperor of Lithuania, I will definitely make him kneel in front of me and repent."

Vytautas felt that he could not always fail. Now that he had gained prestige by fighting in the Teutonic Knights, he only needed to escort Yuri to Moscow to succeed the Grand Duke, and the entire Northeast Europe belonged to Lithuania.

As for Moscow, they cannot just stay in Smolensk, but should take the initiative. Driven by the "Emperor", all Lithuanian coalition forces are ready to go to Moscow and occupy the city in one go.

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In a mansion in Danzig, prominent local people gathered together. Instead of attending an ordinary party, they decided to join the Berlin Union.

There is no way, the Teutons are simply suppressing him too hard. They have to pay compensation and maintain the luxurious life of the Knights. They, the common people, can't stand it anymore. Businessmen from the Hanseatic League said that after joining the Berlin League, their markets expanded and they made more money. Moreover, the lords were particularly considerate of them and basically did not overtax them. When these people heard this, it was like paradise. And there is also parliament, through which you can express your demands.

"The Teutons have completely betrayed their original intentions. They will only sit in Marienfort and enjoy fine wine and food. Our property and our children cannot be guaranteed to be safe. Now, we can only rely on ourselves."

"Yes, since they have given up protection, let us do it ourselves."

Vlad won a great victory in HRE, but Sigismund refused to give in on the issue of Bohemia. In terms of blood relationship, he was Wenzel's younger brother, and Vlad was Wenzel's son-in-law. Naturally, his younger brother had to inherit Bohemia.

Here 13 representatives from 42 towns unanimously agreed to form a city league and join the Berlin Union. Since Danzig has been controlled by the citizens, the Knights will not control it for the time being.

But the Berlin Alliance was faster. The Elector of Pomerania had already led the vanguard into the vicinity of Danzig and wiped out some small legions. What follows is a long-term confrontation.

Grand Commander Jungingen obtained 800 troops and knights from Eastern Pomerania. Departing from Marienburg, heading towards Danzig.

Moreover, the noble meeting in Prague basically supported him. Seeing this, Vlad could only temporarily compromise and no longer discuss the Bohemian issue.

He, the leader of the alliance, has been really prosperous recently. Although most of the victories were brought about by his eldest brother, he also contributed a lot. Under his rule, Brandenburg's territory doubled and its wealth also increased significantly.

As his career progressed, Vlad's family also grew. His wife, Anne of Bohemia, gave birth to a son. He named him after himself, Vlad of Brandenburg. Vlad also knew that his territory was sparsely populated and filled with swamps, and the army became a barrier for him to protect his territory. In order to make the army surrender to him wholeheartedly, he promised a large number of rights to the officers and nobles.

Jean reassured them by recognizing their right to use the estates over their serfs, but he favored soldier yeomen over officer nobles. They used tax exemptions and other concessions to convince them, and improved the Roman military rank system to allow soldiers to have their own channels for advancement.

During this period, the Askani family gradually gained Vlad's trust. The family not only supported Vlad as always, but also supported a lot of funds and soldiers. In order to report, Vlad appointed the head of the Ascanian family as the governor of Lunenburg and also made him the Duke of Schleswig.

The Askani family won the gamble, and the people he invested brought him back a thousandfold return. In this attack on the Teutons, the family once again contributed a lot of money to redo military expenditures, which Vlad was very grateful for.

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Wladyslaw attacked Kiev for nearly seven days. In the past few days, he used various methods but failed to complete the attack. According to reports from the soldiers in the rear, the main Roman army was about to arrive here.

"No, I won't accept it!" Wladyslaw roared angrily. He was the king of Poland and the supreme duke of Lithuania. His father once defeated the Golden Horde and captured Kiev, so why couldn't he do it now? He cannot and will not admit that the other person is better than himself.

But the current situation forced him to make a decision: retreat and go to Smolensk to join Vytautas. Before leaving, he took another look at Kiev.

"You're lucky, I'll be back one day."

Calderon, who was on the city wall, cheered when he saw the Polish troops fleeing. He successfully defended the city.

The cathedral bells in the center of Kiev continued to ring, and the residents of the city celebrated the victory together. All this was brought about by the Roman Empire, let them congratulate Rome together!
At this time, in the south of Kiev, the Roman army was already fighting with the Polish army. The other side resisted desperately, but the Roman army was not a vegetarian. Especially the newly joined Swiss army, in order to prove their strength, they attacked desperately and quickly opened a hole. The Roman army took advantage of the situation and wiped them out.

"Your Majesty, no body of Jagiełło was found."

Peter had long known that Wladyslaw would not appear here because there were too few Polish soldiers. The most likely possibility is that he went somewhere else, either back to Lviv or to Smolensk.

"No matter what, let me go to Lviv and Smolensk to conduct reconnaissance first, and the other troops will follow me into the city."

The Roman army was preparing to enter Kiev. Calderon had already removed all the stones and opened the gate. He and the Archbishop of Kiev were at the city gate to welcome the Roman emperor.

Seeing the emperor's flag appear, everyone knelt down. According to convention, they were not allowed to look directly at the emperor. They had to kiss the emperor's cloak before getting permission to stand up. After Peter dismounted and personally gave the approval, Calderon slowly got up.

(End of this chapter)