The Eagle of Eastern Europe

On the day when Władysław led his army to Warsaw, Mihaly had decided to launch an attack on Bialystok.

When he first arrived at the foot of the city, he carefully observed this plain town: although it was nearly seven meters high and a stone city, the walls were dilapidated, and grass even 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 Mongols attacked, so it had not been well maintained and repaired, which gave him the confidence to break 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 kept crossing each other, and both sides kept screaming, and soldiers were injured and fell to the ground.

Mihaly noticed that the attack of the defenders on the top of the city was weakening. Obviously, the defenders defending on the top of the city had never suffered such a fierce attack. Although they had a slight advantage in the attacks of both sides with the protection of the city walls, the increase in the number of injured also made them feel a lot of pressure. What's more, 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 was blown down by artillery. After the city wall collapsed, a slope was formed on both sides of the gap. Russian soldiers stepped on the gravel and jumped quickly on the gap that only allowed three people to pass. When the defenders saw the collapse of the city wall, they immediately sent some of the defenders down to the city to block it.

In the close fighting, Russian soldiers had the advantage, but the defenders were not afraid of casualties in order to defend their homes. The narrowness of the gap made the soldiers' attack swift, but they could not make progress in a short time.

At this time, Mihaly decided to bet on all his troops. They attacked from other directions. Some of the original defenders were withdrawn to rescue, and some rushed down to the city to block the gap.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 enemies at the gap. They could not inflict much damage to the enemies close to 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 wall!

However, the defenders and civilians who retreated from the top of the city did not surrender. They still stubbornly blocked the Russian army's advance in the city, which angered the soldiers who had already suffered considerable casualties during the siege. They not only increased the intensity of the attack, 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.

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Wladyslaw had led his army to Warsaw, and the scouts who were closely following the enemy's movements hurried back to report: an army was coming towards them, with about 10,000 soldiers.

At that moment, a general questioned, "Have you properly investigated the number of enemies?"

Other generals suggested, "Our soldiers have just gone through a fierce battle. They are not only very tired, but also suffered some casualties. They need to rest urgently. It is better to hold on in Warsaw first, and then find a way."

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

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

Poland first sent cavalry to harass, and Brandenburg also sent cavalry to fight. This was the case in 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 35,000 people, far more than Poland's 26,000. Vlad in the center thought that the time for the general attack had arrived.

"Attack!" he said loudly.

The high-pitched bugle sounded and the entire long army, whether infantry or cavalry, began to march forward.

"Are they going to charge? Fire, shoot arrows!"

Artillery and arrows were fired at Brandenburg's position, and the other side also used the same weapons to fight back. Poland quickly ran out of artillery shells due to logistical problems. They could only wait for them to come from Warsaw.

But they had no chance. When the cannon sounded, the ground under the feet of the Polish army also shook a few times. The roar came from the ground, raising a cloud of dust, and suddenly heard shouts and killings. The whole wilderness was filled with the harsh sound of swords and swords hitting each other. The sound waves were mixed with crying and howling, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood. The fields were solemn and bloodstained.

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 a disgusting smell of blood, and the smoke of gunpowder was floating in the air. The soldiers covered in blood were fighting to the death. They raised their swords and slashed fiercely, while their throats rolled out crazy roars like wild beasts.

The battle lasted from morning to night, and both sides refused to give in. Wladyslaw even wanted to transfer the defenders of Warsaw. Vlad was also desperate, firing artillery continuously, regardless of whether they were enemies or friends on the battlefield, they were all fired.

In the end, the Polish side retreated first, and Brandenburg suffered heavy losses and also began to retreat. The battlefield fell into silence. A bloody smell drifted from afar. Following the smell, I came to an open space. I saw a large number of corpses lying in front of me. Each corpse had a broken head, broken limbs, and splattered brains. 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 4,000 people, while Poland lost 6,000 people. The losses of both sides were similar, but Poland could no longer afford it and had to end the battle immediately.