Chapter 518: Attacking Kyiv

Peter never expected that the underground market in Zaporizhia would be so strong. The idea was all set on him, but he could also take the opportunity to make some demands from them.

"Poland, don't blame me. If not, blame you for being too aggressive."

Within a few days, Ivan received news that the emperor had agreed to a license to import slaves from Poland and Lithuania to the East, but only for one year. It would take longer for the emperor to see the effect.

Ivan also quickly gave gifts to Peter and began to import slaves from Poland and Lithuania for sale. He knew that the current war had displaced many people in the frontline areas, and he could take the opportunity to go to Poland to arrest people. There were many in those manors.

The entire Ukrainian region is currently thriving and not yet fully developed. Peasants within the territory began to form communes and expand to foreign countries, among which the Caucasus was one of their targets.

Since the Golden Horde was defeated by Moscow, the local regime has collapsed. The melee between the various tribes did not end, and some Circassians sought asylum from senior officials of Donetsk Province. The senior officials did not dare to make a decision, so they reported it to Peter. This is why Peter ordered an expedition to the East.

After Peter returned to the military camp, he summoned Vyacheslav, who was in charge of eastward expansion. Their family owns large tracts of land and factories in Ukraine, and is also a member of the Green Faction.

Compared to the expansion of maritime trade by the Mason and Taziu families, the Vyacheslav family focused more on land expansion, especially the colonial settlements of the Cossack Emirate and the Golden Horde.

"I have met Your Majesty, may God be with you."

The leader of the family, Sergey Vyacheslav, saluted the emperor. Peter looked at him and said: "How did you complete the task I gave you before?"

The other party was confident and began to report the results to the emperor: "Your Majesty, we have occupied the city of Sarai and renamed it Petersburg, and have begun to rebuild the local city. The Circassians have also surrendered to the empire, but there are still some pagans in the south. To resist the empire, they should have the backing of the country.”

"Back up, Herat?"

"It's very possible. I heard that the Knights have occupied Baku. It should be related to this."

These pagans in the North Caucasus are likely to be sponsored by the Timurid Empire. Although land contact is hindered, they can still contact each other through the Caspian Sea to the city of New Sarai (Atrashan). If Rome wants to conquer this place, it must completely cut off contact with the other party.

"Your Majesty, the empire needs more people? Develop this place. The land here is fertile and the minerals are rich. It is a place that can support millions of people. If they can be cultivated, it will definitely become the richest place in the empire."

What Sergey said to Peter believed it to be true, because the land in Ukraine was indeed good. This can become another Wallachia, and immigration is also a long-term process. As long as the Cossacks are in their own hands, the entire Ukrainian territory will be here.

"We still need to ensure that the strongholds in front are not lost. Petersburg can increase its troops and artillery. If the manpower is insufficient, slaves will be used to replace it."

"yes"

The expansion plan to the Caucasus is not only the task of Vyacheslav and his northern government, but also meets the expectations of all members of the Green Faction. Not only Ukraine, but also activities in the Arabian Peninsula also have the input of their parliamentarians.

The battle between the two factions is particularly fierce in territorial expansion. They have invested a lot of money and it is impossible to lose money. As long as they can succeed, they will not hesitate to invest no matter how much.

Peter began to move north, and all the troops gathered at Fort Mircea. The Black Sea is vast, and most of them are ships transporting soldiers. Such a spectacular sight has not appeared for a long time.

----Dividing line----

The Polish army led by Wladyslaw set out from Lviv at dawn, marched nearly 100 miles, and finally arrived at its destination, Kiev, at dusk. He immediately ordered the soldiers to eat rations, put on armor, pick up weapons, and prepare to attack the city.

While the soldiers were resting, he ordered the troops to push all the artillery to the front of the formation and bombard the city walls of Kiev first.

Calderon stood at the top of the city, staring at the dark enemy below. He also felt a little nervous. In the past few days, he repeatedly urged the soldiers to make defensive arrangements strictly in accordance with what they had learned in the military camp training. He believed that this could completely stop the enemy. attack.

"Look, sir, the enemy is attacking!"

Without being reminded by his men, Calderon could see several artillery pieces pushed to the front by the Poles, and he did not panic at all.

After capturing Ostia, considering its importance, Calderon placed all the artillery on the city head.

There was a cannon standing on the walkway not far from him. Since time was too short to renovate the city wall, a large wooden board was placed under the cannon so that its barrel could be higher than the battlements. Several boxes of cannonballs were placed next to it. and gunpowder, there are two soldiers in charge, one is the gunner responsible for firing, and the other is the sighter responsible for reporting parameters.

"Artillery! Romanian ballistae!" The Polish soldiers pushing the artillery saw the black dots flying in the air and shouted in panic, trying to push the artillery to avoid it. However, the heavy cannon moved slowly, and the shells arrived in the blink of an eye. It hit him not far away, splattering dust all over the soldier.

The frightened Polish soldiers then saw eight or nine black dots flying out from the top of the city wall, attacking other artillery pieces. This surprised Władysław, who was watching from behind. He never thought that the Romans actually had a lot of artillery pieces in Kiev, and they placed them on the top of the city wall to attack their own side. He had never seen such a defensive method before.

Just when he was still hesitating whether to withdraw the artillery pieces, the second round of artillery attack by the other side had already begun.

The shells attacked again, and this time some Polish artillery pieces were hit. Władysław could only anxiously order: "Retreat!"

During their hasty retreat, one of the artillery pieces was destroyed by a shell fired from the top of the city wall. Władysław looked at the embarrassedly retreating crossbow artillery unit, then raised his head to look at the sky that had begun to be dyed red by the sunset, and then looked at the densely packed enemies on the top of the city wall, and soon moved his eyes down, staring at the densely packed obstacles in front of the trench... After a while, he retracted his sight and turned to look at the soldiers behind him.

"Notify all troops and prepare to attack!" the king said in a deep voice.

After a commotion and noise, "Woo!..." the bugle sounded long and the Polish army roared loudly. Then, the soldiers, led by the king, began to march towards the west and south of Kiev.