Chapter 519 Mircea Castle

Calderon looked at the enemy troops rushing in like a tide and subconsciously clenched his fists.

The archers on the top of the city saw that the enemy was about to enter the range of 100 meters and began to bend their bows and shoot arrows.

The cannons and bows on the top of the city had already begun to fire stone bullets and iron arrows at the enemies under the city. Although the swarming enemies made their attack hit rate very high and the death was horrible, a round of attack only killed and injured a dozen people. For the siege wave formed by thousands of Polish soldiers, it was just a small splash and could not stop the opponent's advance at all.

But not long after, the Polish soldiers who rushed to the front screamed one after another: "Ah! Help me! My feet! My feet are cut!"

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

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Amid their screams and urgent calls, the speed of the entire siege force was hindered.

While some Polish soldiers were helping their comrades with bloody legs, and some were carefully exploring the ground and moving forward cautiously, arrows from the top of the city wall rained down like raindrops, because the traps under their feet forced the panicked Polish soldiers to not have time to use shields to defend above, which increased some casualties. What's worse is that they were blocked in the trap area, giving the artillery and bows on the top of the city wall enough time to exert their lethality.

After Władysław learned about the battle situation in front, he was very anxious. He realized that he still underestimated the Romans' defense of the city. He took a deep breath and calmed himself down: "Go and pass the order quickly, don't rush forward, first do your best to remove those traps!"

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

While Władysław led his army to march eastward, he sent messengers to notify Warsaw and Mazovia so that they could send people to assist the army in attacking Kiev. Now his fiefdom responded to Władysław's request.

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

Władysław's face was filled with joy. He hurriedly thanked the leader and sent his capable men to organize hundreds of troops to light fires around them, build camps and tents, and prepare for a long-term battle.

Calderon watched from the tower of Kiev as archers and artillerymen attacked the Polish soldiers who had approached the trenches, and other soldiers began to throw stones at the city.

However, Calderon was not excited about such a result. He saw the bonfires lit behind the enemy's army and the Poles who kept coming, and realized that this siege battle would become more difficult. The first order he thought of was: let the reserve troops 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 populous than Zaporizhia. The city is located on both sides of the Dnieper River, at the intersection of ancient trade routes. Merchants from the south and north trade here, farmers and herdsmen cultivate the land here, and Romans, Slavs, Cossacks, and Armenians live in harmony here.

In order to thank the old emperor Mircea, the city government erected a statue in the center of the city, carved from marble. This is also the earliest 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 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 looked at the statue of his father erected in the city center, and he was also very proud. This is the honor of their family and a blessing given to Ukraine.

Around the statue, all kinds of shops are lined up, creating prosperity here together.

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

"Thanks to God, nearly 2,000 people can settle here every year. The tax depends on the business situation of the year, basically between 100,000 and 160,000 lei per year."

A city contributes more than 10% of Ukraine's tax revenue, which makes Peter see the potential of Mircea Castle. As the future central city of Ukraine, he is very concerned about the construction of the empire here.

"As the center of the river, this place is very important. We must continue to maintain the defense of the town, as well as other places."

The emperor gave instructions here, and it depends on the mayors of these places to do it. There are still tens of thousands of soldiers coming here, and the logistical pressure is great.

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

"Your Majesty, Poland's Władysław has surrounded Kiev, and Lord Calderon has requested support."

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

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

The army led by Calderon might not last long, and the army supporting the Masovia region was beyond their imagination.

After occupying Mazovia, Władysław has been exploiting the local wealth and manpower, and has collected a lot of fiefdoms. 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 compromise with the nobles.

However, even civilians have gathered a lot, which is enough to be cannon fodder. At this time, half of Peter's army has not yet assembled. You must know that excessive conscription of ships will affect trade.

"Your Majesty, the Moscow envoy is here."

This matter has not passed yet, and the envoy from Moscow brought news again. Mihaly led the Moscow army to Smolensk to confront Vytautas and Yuri.

Such a scale is something he did not expect. On the vast plains of East Europe, Rome, Poland, Lithuania, Moscow, Livonia and other countries have started a new war. And there are two centers, one is Kiev and the other is Smolensk.

Both places are very 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 this is linked. Neither place can lose, otherwise it will cause a reaction in the other place.