Chapter 522: Change of Route

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

The Archbishop introduces Peter to the Holy Land of Kiev - the Monastery of the Cave. It has a profound cultural influence on other places and is also a holy place for Orthodox Christianity.

"Even after the invasions of the Mongols and Lithuanians, everything here is still so good."

Peter praised this place. As the spiritual place of Russia, its cultural and religious importance is very important; and as the capital of the Principality of Rus, its geographical importance is very important.

This was within the jurisdiction of the Roman Empire. The treaty signed between Rome and Moscow stipulated that Kiev was assigned to Rome. In this case, we must rule here well.

"His Majesty"

The Cossack Great Heitman saluted Peter, "We have found traces of Jagievo, and they are already heading towards Smolensk."

In Smolensk, Peter thought for a moment and knew that Wladyslaw was preparing to meet with Vytautas. The two of them joining forces put a huge pressure on Mihai.

"I still underestimated him, but judging from the situation, he should have brought all the troops he could mobilize."

According to Peter's understanding, the Polish king at this time did not have such a large ability to mobilize resources, but Wladyslaw's occupation of Mazovia greatly increased the strength of the royal power, which was also the reason why he was able to mobilize the army.

"Your Majesty, let's catch up quickly. If the cavalry pursues us, we can catch up within two days."

Calderon made suggestions to the emperor. He also knew that Vytautas had a large army. If the two armies were combined into one, Moscow would be under great pressure and Moscow must not collapse.

"If there are so many troops in Jagievo, does that mean there are fewer troops in other places?"

Peter put forward his opinion, and the generals also agreed. Considering the situation in Poland, all the troops must be mobilized to form a large army. There must not be many people in Poland, and a surprise attack at this time is definitely possible.

"Your Majesty, there is a letter from the King of Hungary stating that he will declare war on Poland within a few days."

Under great pressure, Marie persuaded the Council of State to declare war on Poland, while Austria maintained heavy troops in Pozzoni. Other armies are attacking the capital Krakow. According to time calculation, the fighting has already begun at this time.

"Okay, with Hungary here, our pressure can be reduced a little. Now we should divide our troops into two groups. Your Majesty will lead the large army to chase Jagiełło, and I will lead the army to the west to attack Lviv."

Christian suggested it to Peter, and the emperor agreed to the plan. The vast plains of Eastern Europe provided convenience for the pursuit, but the Roman army rested in Kiev for two days before starting the pursuit. During this period the emperor also signed a further alliance treaty with the Great Hetman. The diplomatic rights of the Cossacks were further restricted, and Rome was responsible for all foreign affairs in Poland, Lithuania and Moscow; the Great Getman could be elected, but it needed to be approved by the emperor; in order to protect the security of the Cossacks, Rome would station troops in the emirate, and the cost would be The two countries were equally divided; while the Cossacks needed to provide troops and funds for the empire, the two sides negotiated further on trade.

The Cossacks came further under Roman control, but life was much better than before. Peter provided the Cossacks with a share of government officials, and also hired them as his own scout troops and cavalry. A large number of tribal leaders began to settle down and start farming.

Peter decided to station four thousand soldiers here, including important cities such as Kiev, and a place called Kharkov. This place was completely established by Rome, and it was reasonable for them to be stationed there.

The news that the Roman army entered Kiev was a big blow to the Polish army. They paid a lot of soldiers, but the result was like this. Now they have to go to Smolensk. It must be very difficult along the way. They don't know what else to do. Can I go back to Poland?

"how is it now?"

"Your Majesty, there are no pursuers coming up from behind. We are safe for the time being."

Upon hearing the news, Wladyslaw quickly took a rest. He was afraid that Rome would catch up, but now he was basically relieved.

"Damn Sigismund, didn't they have 60,000 troops? Why are they all gone?"

What Wladyslaw hated most at this time was the guys from Shinra. No matter how useless they were, they would not collapse so quickly. Their peace talks directly disrupted his plans. The only thing that made him happy was that he and the Lithuanian coalition forces A total of 70,000 people can still turn the tide.

"Your Majesty, no one from the Teutons has come yet. Have they not sent troops?" an officer asked Wladyslaw.

"It's unlikely. If Lithuania loses Moscow, the next step will be to annex them, or Brandenburg will annex them. We are the only ones willing to protect them. It's impossible that the leader doesn't know this. They must be entangled by someone."

Wladyslaw was also a little anxious. Although he didn't want to admit it, the Teutonic Knights were indeed the army with the highest force value. Their presence could greatly enhance their combat strength. Now that they didn't come, he felt a little uneasy.

"Send someone to Marienfort to see what the Grand Master is doing?"

Wladyslaw still sent people to Teutonia to check the situation, hoping that there would be no changes.

As the king prepares to continue his journey to Smolensk, he receives an unexpected guest: Chodkiewicz, his steward in Lithuania.

"How did you come?"

Wladyslaw was a little confused. This butler should be taking care of his property in Vilnius. Why was he here?

"Your Majesty, the Duke originally wanted us not to tell them, but I think it's not right, so I'm here to report to you without telling them. The Duke embezzled half of your property to recruit troops."

Wadyslaw was stunned. He was not sure about this, so he asked the other party to say it again. Unexpectedly, it was true. He couldn't stand it and fainted. He asked the servants around him to help him up.

"My money, my money!!!"

That was the money he had collected from Poland with great difficulty. He had kept it for emergency, but half of it was gone. God, why didn't you take Vytautas away at the beginning? Why did you keep him? My property!

After finally waking up, Wadyslaw issued a new order and went directly north to Vilnius, taking his own money to Warsaw. He didn't want to save Vytautas, and he didn't care about the coalition cause. Although he grew up in Lithuania, how could he still unite Lithuania under such circumstances? If Vytautas was gone, it would be possible. I hope Rome will not let him down.

The army was puzzled. They were supposed to go to Smolensk, so why did they change the destination? However, they could not say anything about the king's order, so they changed direction and headed north.