Chapter 25 Attack

It was March, and the climate was suitable for sending troops. With Mircea's order, the army set out from Focshani and headed straight for Suceava, the capital of Moldova.

After announcing the cause of war to the world, Bogdan of Onesti immediately opened the door to Mircea to welcome him.

"May God bless you, ruler of Wallachia."

Bogdan bowed to Mircea, and Mircea was also very happy that he had won this place without fighting a battle. And the owner of the castle also pointed out the fastest route to Suceava.

This made Mircea very happy, but he also doubted whether it was his delaying tactic, so he sent a vanguard to explore the way first. He arrived with Bogdan himself.

Wallachia was invaded, this was the idea of ​​some farmers on the border. Some people had hidden their belongings to avoid being robbed by these troops.

Mircea also controlled the army. The most important thing now was time. Suceava must be taken in the shortest time, and a decisive battle with Roman must be fought to the death.

In fact, thanks to the slow development of Moldova, 80% of its territory has not been divided out. These lands are still nominally the Grand Duke's land, but in fact they have no defense capabilities. The main defense is in the border area, but the surrender of Onesti has torn a hole in Moldova's defense.

Peter set out one day later than Mircea, but the marching speed was also very fast. This is the result of relying on the sea route.

After four days of advancement, Roman finally got the news.

"What did you say, say it again?"

"Your Highness, Wallachia attacked."

Roman listened to the news in disbelief. He never thought that Wallachia would have the courage to do so.

"Quick, everyone go back immediately tomorrow, and they must not be allowed to rush to Suceava."

Roman was anxious. If some nobles in the country recognized Mircea, his position as Grand Duke would be in jeopardy.

At this time, Mircea's army had arrived in Bacău, less than 100 kilometers away from Iasi, and Suceava was only five days away. At this time, even if Roman advanced at full speed, he would not be able to return to Moldova in less than a week.

Roman also knew that he couldn't do it alone, so he sent someone to Krakow to ask Vasdiva II to send troops to help Moldova.

But before that, someone had come to him and presented gifts.

"May God bless you, King of Poland. I come here to present gifts and my most sincere blessings on the orders of the ruler of Wallachia."

Mircea brought 5,000 ducats to Vasdiva, and Peter knew this number and felt it was too little. So he sent someone to Krakow and added another 10,000 to make 15,000 to present to His Majesty the King.

These gold coins are not small for a country of 500,000 people. Vasdiva was also very surprised. He was short of money, and this came.

However, he still looked embarrassed.

"I already know your request, but the protection of Moldova is also established under the witness of God. If it is violated, where is the national credibility?"

"Your Majesty, our Grand Duke can understand your idea. But do you want to see the Teutonic Knights occupy Samogitia? Do you want to see Lithuania ruled by others?"

Sure enough, when it comes to Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights, Władysław's expression is a little different.

He is the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and later he co-ruled Poland because of his marriage to the Polish Queen Jadwiga. Although he was baptized and converted to Catholicism, he still leaned towards Lithuania in his heart.

"Your Majesty, if the Teutons occupy Samogitia, you can only say goodbye to Lithuania."

"The Grand Duke admires you very much. You only need to make a decision, and the gains will be more than before."

Under the persuasion of the envoy, Władysław's heart was gradually moved. In addition to the hatred of the Teutons, there are also the benefits promised to him by Wallachia - 30,000 gold coins.

In fact, they were willing but unable to protect Moldova. Compared with the dangers they encountered, the Teutonic Knights were of a higher level.

Moreover, the Grand Duke of Moldova also supported his cousin's enemies, which was intolerable. He had originally thought of finding an opportunity to drive him down, but it seemed that he didn't need to do anything.

Vasdyav decided to keep his troops in place and wait for Wallachia to occupy Moldova. The envoy also said that the gold coins would be presented immediately after the matter was completed.

After leaving the Polish royal palace, the envoy wiped the sweat from his head. He thought that if Lord Dobruja didn't give him another 10,000 and 30,000 gold coins, the king might not agree.

After stabilizing Poland, the next step was Wallachia's home court. Peter also came to the Ackerman Fortress with the new recruits he trained.

Some soldiers on the fortress looked from a distance and saw that they were all troops. Some people were scared.

Ackerman was one of the few places directly governed by the Grand Duke. The nobleman stationed here was named Aaron. Facing the army outside the city, he didn't know where the army came from until he saw a white flag. (Comments)

"It's the army of Dobruja, they are coming to attack us."

"Sir, what should we do?" asked a subordinate.

"Don't panic, this place is impregnable, it's not so easy to attack."

As usual, Peter first sent someone to send a letter to order them to surrender. But they refused. And the reply meant: We can guard this wall until we die. (Looks familiar)

In that case, let's fight. The siege equipment transported by sea has also arrived, and craftsmen and laborers are busy building catapults.

Peter is also thinking about how to minimize the cost, and try to use the cannon to fire a few times.

Although there are many cannons in his hands, there is only one large siege cannon suitable for siege warfare. The caliber is more than 400 mm, the weight is as high as 600 kg, and it requires more than 100 people to move.

At this time, the production of European siege cannons is the larger the caliber, the better, so that the power is the greatest. The famous Urban cannon has an astonishing caliber of 1000 mm and weighs more than one ton. And because it needs to be filled with gunpowder when firing, the range must be close. In fact, when attacking Constantinople. This cannon is not very useful, but more of a deterrent.

Of course, those cast iron cannons can also be tried, after all, the data is true. After getting the data, you can make improvements on the current basis.