Chapter 528 Occupation

Vytautas received the news that there was an army moving outside the city. He thought it was Władysław who had arrived and was very excited. He was ready to join forces with him tomorrow to annihilate the Moscow army.

Then when it was daybreak, there was indeed an army outside the city. He thought he would see the white eagle flag of Poland, but he saw the purple double-headed eagle of Rome.

"No!!!!!!!"

Vytautas screamed heartbreakingly on the city wall, and Peter heard the movement from such a distance.

"What's the sound?"

"I don't know, it seems to be a bird's cry."

Whatever it was, it could not hinder Peter's determination to occupy Smolensk. He drew his sword and pointed it at the wall of Smolensk.

"Attack!"

This time the siege was much smoother than before. The city head covered by Roman artillery fire did not react at first. It was not until the ladder was set up that the soldiers guarding the city hurried out and began to fight for the city head.

But at this time, soldiers were approaching the top of the city. The defenders were short of manpower and rushed to fight, and immediately fell into a disadvantage. Vytautas led a large army out from behind the tower, and the two sides fought in a group on the city, and blood and flesh flew everywhere, and everyone was red-eyed.

Vytautas was already blood-red at this time. He waved his sword and led his men to rush up. On the narrow top of the city, the two armies fought in a group, and the scene was extremely bloody with swords and shadows.

Outside the city, Mihaly watched the battle on the city anxiously, but soon the sound of cannons in his ears stopped. He was furious and turned around and shouted.

"Why don't you fire? Fire!"

"Sir, our army has landed on the city. If the cannons continue to fire, they will not be able to distinguish between friend and foe!" The general commanding the artillery team hurriedly explained.

"Can't the cannon fire at other places? It's just an idiot!" Mihaly pointed at both sides of the city wall and asked the gunners to immediately suppress the support from Smolensk to the city wall. In his opinion, as long as the follow-up support from the other side is cut off, the chances of taking the city wall will be greater.

Hearing this, the artillery officer was stunned and showed difficulty on his face. You should know that the accuracy of the cannons in this era is not very good. Although the cannons have aiming devices such as rear sights, in actual combat, artillery shooting basically relies on experience, and even experienced gunners cannot guarantee that they can hit accurately.

"Why are you still standing there? Keep firing!" Mihaly shouted with red eyes, as if he was about to eat the officer. The officer was startled, and seeing that the emperor next to him did not move, he could only pass on the order immediately, and the cannons that had just stopped for a while started to sound again.

The cannons sounded. Although the targets chosen by the artillery team were farther away in order to avoid hitting their own people, the accuracy still caused casualties to both sides fighting on the city wall, but it did cause a blow to Vytautas's counterattack.

The sound of the cannon caused fire everywhere on the top of the city, which delayed the reinforcements. In addition, the number of Roman troops climbing up the city walls increased, and the situation that had been under control began to slowly tilt towards the attackers. Seeing this, Vytautas secretly said that it was not good, and he could only lead his men to fight and retreat, preparing to continue to resist with the castle in the center.

"Well fought," Peter saw and decisively issued an order for a general attack. The subsequent climbers were not only ordinary soldiers, but also archers and even a small team of musketeers. When these troops climbed the top of the city, the suppression of the resistance in the city was more obvious. Although Vytautas kept sending people to resist, he had no better way to deal with such a situation.

"The city is broken! The city is broken!" When the top of the city was almost completely occupied by the Roman army, cheers rang out. The defenders of Smolensk had already lost their spirit and were panicked. At this time, the shouts of the city breaking made the morale of the defenders plummet.

Vytautas was extremely anxious. He waved his sword and shouted to his soldiers to fight back. In his opinion, he still had a chance. Even if the city wall was occupied, they still had the castle. As long as they could hold on, Smolensk would still be there.

But before the "Lithuanian Emperor" could lead his men to block the attack, he cried out, and a bullet flew from nowhere and hit his shoulder. The bullet tore through his armor with powerful kinetic energy and suddenly fell back with him.

"My lord... It's bad! It's bad! My lord is dead... My lord is dead..." Seeing Vytautas fall to the ground, the defenders were horrified. You know, Smolensk can be defended until today entirely because of Vytautas's command, and he is also the backbone of the entire city. When Vytautas fell down without knowing whether he was dead or alive, the defenders who could still resist panicked. This panic spread in an instant, and the defenders who were fighting hard finally collapsed.

At this point, the defenders had lost their determination to resist. When the coalition forces, who were pursuing the victory, occupied the city wall and took down the castle in one go, the fall of Smolensk was irreversible.

Finally, the blocked city gate was opened from the inside. As most of the coalition forces swarmed in, the eight-day Battle of Smolensk finally came to an end.

"Your Majesty, we have occupied this city." Christian reported the good news to Peter and Mihaly.

The Roman army was clearing the remaining resistance forces in the city. Peter was not in a hurry. He just ordered the army not to burn, kill and loot the people, and then patiently waited for news from the front line.

When evening came, the entire Smolensk war was finally over. Peter and Mihaly led the army into the city. Christian and other generals had already brought people to wait in the city. When they saw Peter and his party, they hurriedly greeted them and shouted: "Your Majesty! Smolensk has been completely taken, and all the resistance has been imprisoned, waiting for your Majesty's decision."

"Well, all the Lithuanian and rebel armies have been taken?"

"Your Majesty, we have captured them all. The leaders have been arrested. Vytautas fainted because he was seriously injured by the musket. We are currently treating him."

Mihay next to him asked hurriedly: "Where is the rebel leader?"

Christian said with some pity: "He is dead. The moment he broke into the city, he ended his life with the knife in his hand, and a dozen noble-looking people committed suicide together."

Mihai breathed a sigh of relief. Yuri was dead and he had no enemies in Moscow. He can be crowned smoothly, but I don't know what the eldest brother thinks about Smolensk. Although he wants it too, the emperor's thoughts are not so easy to guess.

"Rest for a few days and see if Vytautas can survive. If not, it would be a shame."

Peter felt a little regretful. It was a pity that such a person who had left such a profound mark on the history of Eastern Europe was gone like this. But if you think about what his country did in later generations, the hatred value will rise immediately, and he deserves a beating.