The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Calderon looked at the enemy troops coming like a tide from the city, and subconsciously tightened his fists.

The archers at the top of the city saw that the enemy was about to enter within a hundred meters, and began to bend their bows and nock arrows.

The artillery and bows and arrows at the top of the city have already begun to fire stone bullets and iron arrows at the enemies below the city. Although the swarm of enemies makes their attack hit rate very high, and their death is terrifying, one attack can only last for more than a dozen people. Personal casualties were just a small splash against the siege wave formed by thousands of Polish soldiers, which could not stop the opponent's progress at all.

But not long after, the Polish soldiers at the front screamed one after another: "Ah! Pull me up! My feet! My feet are scratched!"

"Be careful of traps! There are spikes buried in the ground!!"

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Amid their screams and urgent cries, the entire siege force's progress was hindered.

And just as some Polish soldiers went to help their comrades with bloody legs, while others carefully explored the ground conditions and moved forward cautiously, arrows from the top of the city fell like raindrops, because the traps under their feet forced the panicked soldiers to The Polish soldiers had no time to defend themselves with shields and suffered some additional casualties. What's worse is that they are blocked in a trap area, giving the artillery and bows and arrows at the top of the city enough time to display their lethality.

After Wladyslaw learned about the battle ahead, he was very anxious. He realized that he had underestimated the Roman defense of the city. He took a deep breath to calm down: "Go and give the order, don't move forward in a hurry, give me all your strength to remove those traps first!"

The messenger galloped away, and soon another scout cavalry galloped over: "Your Majesty, our reinforcements have arrived!"

While Wladyslaw led his army to march eastward, he sent a messenger to inform Warsaw and the Mazovia region so that they could send men to assist the army in the attack on the city of Kiev. Now his fiefdom responded to Wladyslaw's request. .

Teams from Warsaw, Krakow and other towns carrying supplies gradually gathered behind the Polish army...

There was joy on Wladyslaw's face, and he hurriedly expressed his gratitude to the leader, and sent out his capable men to organize hundreds of troops to light fires around them, and began to build camps, set up tents, and prepare Protracted combat.

Calderon watched from the Kiev towers as archers and artillerymen carried out non-stop attacks on the Polish soldiers who had approached the trenches, while other soldiers also began to throw stones at the city.

However, Calderon was not excited about such a victory. He saw the bonfires lit behind the enemy's formation and the Poles who kept coming. He realized that this siege battle would become more difficult. His first thought was The first order is: let the reserve team under the city completely block the gate with wood and stones.

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The emperor's ships soon arrived at Mircea Castle, which was more prosperous and more populated than Zaporozhye. The city is located on both sides of the Dnieper River, at the intersection of ancient trade routes. Business travelers traveling from north to south traded here, farmers and herdsmen cultivated the land here, and Romans, Slavs, Cossacks, and Armenians lived in harmony here.

In order to thank the old emperor Mircea, the city government erected a statue carved from marble in the center of the city. This is also the first city to build city walls with bricks and stones. The Dnieper River passes through the center, bringing drinking water and convenience to the people on both sides.

The mayor and other officials also came to the dock to meet with the emperor. They reported the situation to the emperor and presented gifts from the city.

"Your Majesty, this is a statue made of marble by the citizens. Please take a look."

Peter felt quite proud when he saw his father's statue erected in the city center. This is their family's honor and a blessing to Ukraine.

Around the statue, various shops line up in rows, jointly creating the prosperity here.

"Okay, I'm relieved to have such an achievement. How many people can move in every year now, and how much is the tax?"

"Thanks to God's blessing, nearly two thousand people come to settle here every year. Taxation depends on the business situation of the year, which is basically between 100,000 and 160,000 lei per year."

One city contributed more than 10% of Ukraine's tax revenue, which made Peter see the potential of Mircea Castle. As the future central city of Ukraine, he was very concerned about building an empire here.

"As the center of the river, its location is very important. To continue to maintain the town's defense, there are other places."

The emperor is giving instructions here, but it's up to the mayors to decide how to do it. There are still tens of thousands of soldiers coming here, and the logistics pressure is huge.

At dusk, a messenger from the north rode into Mircea Castle and met Peter.

"Your Majesty, Wladyslaw of Poland has surrounded Kiev, Lord Calderon is asking for support."

Peter's heart trembled, and then he said nonchalantly: "I didn't expect Jogaila to be so fast, but he still underestimated the empire's army. We should receive news of repelling the Polish army tomorrow."

The emperor's confident words dispelled many people's worries, but they all knew that the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, so it was better to provide early support.

The army led by Calderon may not last long, and the troops supported by the Mazovia region are beyond their imagination.

After occupying Mazovia, Wladyslaw has been squeezing the local wealth and manpower, and collecting many fiefs. If there is no war, he should continue to concentrate the royal power, but the international situation does not allow him to do so, and he can only continue to fight with the nobles. compromise.

However, even civilians gathered in large numbers, and it was enough to serve as cannon fodder. At this time, half of Peter's army had not yet assembled. You must know that excessive recruitment of ships will affect trade.

"Your Majesty, the Moscow envoy is here."

Before this matter was over, the special envoy from Moscow brought news that Mihai led the Moscow army to Smolensk to confront Vytautas and Yuri.

He did not expect such a scale. On the vast plains of Eastern Europe, countries such as Rome, Poland, Lithuania, Moscow, and Livonia began new campaigns. There are only two centers, one is Kiev and the other is Smolensk.

Both places are important, one is the capital of Kievan Rus and the other is the barrier of Moscow. And the two places are not far from each other, so it can be said that they are linked. Neither place can lose, otherwise it will cause a reaction in the other place.