Chapter 2147: Free 2 ships of Chen Liang
On the front line of Smolensk, Glinski also received an anonymous letter sent by Marin. Glinski was not a fool, and when he learned that his purchase of guns in Austria had been exposed, he immediately revised his plan. Because the letter said that the opposite party did not know the number of artillery. Therefore, Glinski simply sent someone to the rear to pull 40 artillery over.
However, none of these artillery cannons, they are all individual barrels. Then, Glinsky sent the artillery to mount the artillery on the hill outside Smolensk, and according to the original plan, began to bombard the walls of Smolensk.
Because of the blessing of the height of the hillside, the range of the artillery has been greatly increased. Moreover, with a high degree of blessing, the kinetic energy of the shells is quite large. The shells slammed on the city wall and made loud noises, which also made the defenders in the city frightened.
The nobles of Smolensk immediately used carrier pigeons to ask Lithuania for help and told about the crisis of shelling the city wall. The nobles of Smolensk believed that if the shelling continued, sooner or later, the city wall would be blasted.
"So that's it..." Sigmund I saw the request for help and thought he finally understood what the tactics of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were. But in fact, this was only the original intention of the Muscovites. In contrast, defeating the main force of Lithuania and leaving Smolensk completely isolated is what the Moscow people want most.
The Muscovites are not afraid of severe cold and can besiege Smolensk in the cold winter. However, they are worried that Lithuania will send strong reinforcements. Therefore, defeating the main force of Lithuania is most beneficial to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Without reinforcements, Smolensk is a turtle in the urn. Even if the attack is unbreakable, when the food is exhausted, he has to surrender.
Sigmund I also knew this, so he was very cautious in this action. If it loses, Smolensk will really be helpless.
Although the Kingdom of Poland has not done its utmost, there is still potential for war. But the problem is that Poland is Poland, and after all, it is only an ally and will not contribute to Lithuania. After all, Poland itself is under great defensive pressure. Because, in the south of Poland, it borders Ottoman Turkey, and the defensive pressure is also great.
Unless the Grand Duchy of Moscow sends an army to siege Lithuania's capital Vilnius, Polish talents will provide strong support. After all, if you don't support your allies, you will die. But if the Grand Duchy of Moscow controlled the scope of the war in Smolensk, the Poles would not give their support. After all, this is just a border conflict. Besides, the wealth of Smolensk is not divided among Poland...
In order to ensure safety, Zygmunt I decided to repeat the same trick-invite the Crimeans to participate in the war, let the Crimeans attack the rear of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, forcing the Muscovites to return.
But at this time, the Khan of the Crimean Khanate is no longer the former ally Mongojirehan, but his son Muhamud (river crab) Glei. Muhammad Khan is also greedy for money, but his appetite is greater.
Sigmund I sent 50,000 gold coins, Muhammad Khan agreed, but did not send troops immediately, but planned to wait and see before talking.
As an old neighbor for many years, Muhammad Khan has personally led troops to ransack the Grand Duchy of Moscow several times. He knew that the forces of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were far more than the 50,000 men who attacked Smolensk. Urgently, the Muscovites can explode 200,000 troops.
Therefore, he planned to wait for the fierce fighting in Smolensk before sending troops to attack the rear of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
However, after all the money was collected, Muhammad Khan also planned to save face and behave. So he sent 5,000 Tatar cavalry to harass the southern border area of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. However, it didn't go deep, it just attacked tentatively.
Vasily III was not a fool. He was also nervous when he saw that the Crimean Khanate might send troops. So, he used national taxes as a guarantee, borrowed 80,000 gold coins from the church and the wealthy aristocrats in the country, and sent them to Muhammad Khan. Moreover, the emissary from Moscow also told the Crimean Khanate cryptically that we have got a new tactic that can wipe out the main force of the Lithuanian cavalry at one time. Please behave as you please and don't really participate in the war...
Seeing what the Moscow envoy said was true, Muhammad Khan was also a little worried. The way to deal with the cavalry... The Crimean Khanate is also scared... After all, the Crimean Khanate has tens of thousands of young people. Once the cavalry is wiped out, it is almost equal to the country's subjugation...
Therefore, Muhammad Khan intends to wait and see first to see if the Muscovites really have powerful tactics to restrain the cavalry. In short, which side will be the best, Crimea will be on which side.
In fact, the Crimean Khanate has not been fighting for several years. Why? Because they can sell horses, cattle and sheep, and don't need to rely on robbery.
Marin’s order is a long-term big one, and the Crimeans can get stable income by selling livestock. Moreover, even if their own horses, cattle and sheep are not enough, they can still import cattle from the Kazan Khanate, Astrakhan Khanate, and Siberian Khanate, and then resell them to the North Sea State to make a difference.
In addition, the Crimean Khanate can also import horses, cattle and sheep from the Nogai Khanate in the northern part of the Caspian Sea and resell them. In the grasslands of Central Asia and the eastern and southern parts of Eastern Europe, horses, cattle and sheep are the least valuable things. They are available in all tribes, and what they lack is the market. Now, the Crimean Khanate has mastered the market for selling horses, cattle and sheep, and it has become the leader of a group of nomadic countries, and is held everywhere. Otherwise, if you don't buy your cattle and sheep, you will have no money to make. And fighting or something is no longer the pursuit of the Crimeans.
Therefore, Zygmunt I was destined to be disappointed. And the Crimeans who are addicted to doing business will not invade the hinterland of the Grand Duchy of Moscow as they did a few years ago...
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On Marin's side, after hearing that Lithuania's Big Sum had rejected the news that Bohemia had sent too many mercenaries, he also hypocritically stated that he was willing to send five thousand troops, but Lithuania had to pay the hire fee. Moreover, the asking price is relatively high. After all, where the combat effectiveness of the North Sea State’s army is, it’s not too much to ask for a price that is three times the market price, right?
Sure enough, the great nobles of Great Sum, Lithuania, were reluctant to pay, and heard that the price was tripled, and immediately tactfully rejected Marin's "kindness".
Marin also breathed a sigh of relief, he was also worried that he would really send a group of men to give the head away. If the other party refuses, that would be better. Moreover, everyone is in a decent way.
But, after all, it is a country where the sister is the queen. UU reading www.uukanshu.com does not mean that this ally is not qualified. So Marin thought for a while and told Kohler:
"Pull two ships of old grain to Lithuania!"
At present, in order to meet the population robbed from the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the future, the North Sea country has stopped using rye to make wine. Therefore, Chen Liang has no processing channels. So, simply send two boats to Lithuania to do favors.
Two ships of grain, each of 100 tons, a total of 200 tons, or 440,000 pounds, can feed tens of thousands of troops for a long time.
For Marin's kindness, Lithuania's Big Sum didn't hesitate this time and laughed at it. After all, food is indeed an essential material for war.
Although Marin did not send a large army, but the two ships of grain, he was indeed able to express his sincerity. This love, whether it is the Great Sum of Lithuania or Sigmund I himself, must accept it. Moreover, before Marin got Simon to the Americas and "coincidentally" avoided the war, Sigmund I didn't have any comments. For Lithuania at this time, the two ships of military rations are more important than Simon and a military commander. Besides, the Count of Kiev will send troops this time. Simon’s absence does not affect the recruitment of the Cavalry of the Count of Kiev by Big Tum...
