Chapter 554: Bohemian Uprising

Peter also heard what these ladies said, and he didn't expect that he would be so old-fashioned in their mouths. Do you have to have many lovers to be charming?

"What are you thinking about, Your Majesty?"

A voice came from behind Peter, and when he turned around, it was Sofia.

"Nothing, but we should give Alexander and his family a brother or sister." After saying that, he carried Sofia to the bedroom.

The steward behind him thought that the emperor and the queen had such a good relationship, so there shouldn't be anyone else joining, right?

Time flies, and Zheng He's fleet has been here for a month. The goods they brought were basically exchanged for local specialties and currency, and the emperor also sent them five imperial cannons. The triumphal scene at that time has been deeply engraved in the hearts of Chen Cheng and Zheng He, and they can't wait to tell Zhu Di about this grand occasion.

Because good and bad news came one after another this month, Vytautas's treatment was also up and down. Because Władysław still didn't raise money to redeem him, he could only live in the prison in Constantinople.

There are prisoners being tortured here every day, and those tragic shouts make the Grand Duke of Lithuania feel that he will end up like this at any time. He has been thinking about getting rid of this place, but now, apart from the emperor's mercy, he can only wait for Władysław to raise money to redeem people. But the King of Poland at this time has more important things to do.

After paying such a high price, Władysław was scolded by the nobles, accusing him of wasting money to fight against the two countries and losing a large area of ​​land.

After the Northern Berlin Alliance obtained the West Pomerania region, the Bartland family surrounded him from all sides. It seems that he has no way to break the deadlock, but he still tries to find it.

He put himself in the Warsaw Castle to think of a way, with only two thousand of his own troops guarding him around. But after thinking for a long time, there was no way. He was like an isolated island, watching the Catholic brothers on the other side from a distance, but he could not go there.

But at this time, the news from Bohemia affected the whole of Central Europe. The Hussites and the Orthodox coalition began to capture cities and territories in Bohemia. The Hussites in Prague also launched an uprising under the leadership of the monk Tchaikovsky and the 30-year-old knight Jan. Jessica. They besieged Prague City Hall, City Council and Catholic Church, and attacked Prague Castle in an attempt to bring out the king. But in the end, they were outnumbered and forced to flee. They decided to go to Brno to meet with Hus.

The Bohemian uprising made the princes in the Holy Roman Empire feel unbelievable. They didn't expect these untouchables to really dare to rebel. But now is not the time to be surprised, and send troops to suppress it quickly.

As the future heir of Bohemia, Sigismund naturally encouraged others to enter Prague. On the surface, it was to protect the king's safety, but in fact it was to control Wenzel from doing anything else.

Those powerful nobles in Bohemia abided by the teachings of the Catholic Church and directly eliminated heretics.

At this time, the army in the south had expanded its influence to several towns around Brno. They began to experiment and try to govern the towns in the way of the Hussites. Although they have temporarily escaped from the predicament, they still have to find a way to fight against those heretics.

Although the Orthodox Church is quite powerful in the local area, considering that Hus has greater appeal, they elected Hus as the leader of the uprising.

Hus also knew the strength of the Orthodox Church, so he recognized each other. He began to send distress messages to Hungary and Brandenburg, but he had no bargaining chips in his hands, so he needed to continue to expand his control area.

But Hus's uprising directly led to the mood of the entire Bohemia, and part of the Silesia uprising army led the army to attack southward. It was easy to take down the unprepared Vinsk, which was less than a day's journey from the important town of Bautzen.

The Elector of Saxony was the first to learn of the situation and hurriedly organized his army to enter Bohemia. After Jandzeka set out to the east and captured the city of Wojtica, he encountered the first large enemy army here, with a total of 2,000 cavalry and several thousand infantry, while he had only more than 2,200 untrained civilians. However, at this time, he still had his own secret weapon-chariot.

For more than a century before this, European armies had been using horse-drawn carriages for support and field fortifications. But the chariots of the Jerka were specially designed and built, using a universal template, with a solid structure and firing holes on the sides to accommodate soldiers and a variety of weapons, including field guns, hand cannons, crossbows and pole guns. These chariots were essentially mobile military fortresses, manned by about 20 soldiers, and they provided the Hussites with powerful firepower and defensive capabilities, making them almost invincible on the battlefield.

When the battle came, the Hussites would link their chariots together to form a square or circular fortress, providing safe cover for their warriors and allowing them to operate their weapons effectively. This formation also allowed them to concentrate their firepower, resulting in a more concentrated and fierce attack on the battlefield. The high shield not only blocked the attack of enemy infantry and cavalry, but also effectively intercepted the enemy's long-range troops' arrows and light firearms. The shields were chiseled with shooting holes, allowing the Hussite soldiers in the chariot camp to shoot, or extend their long spears and halberds to block the charge of enemy cavalry.

After the battle began, the attacking knights were wearing heavy armor, so they could only move forward with difficulty under the dense projectile fire of Jan Jessica. Even worse were the knights responsible for the flank attack. Many of them fell into the inconspicuous swamp, were shot into sieves, or drowned alive. But no matter what, relying on the advantage of numbers, the knights finally rushed to the front of the chariots after paying a heavy price and prepared to engage in their best hand-to-hand combat.

In theory, the rebels would never be able to fight against the plate knights in hand-to-hand combat, but the chariots played an important role here. The halberd soldiers and flail soldiers stood on the chariots and used long pole weapons to smash and chop the cans. The knights were not to be outdone. They climbed onto the chariots with pain, and the Hussite infantry raised their shields and pulled out their maces and swords to fight desperately. When a chariot was in danger, the chariots next to it would immediately provide fire support. At such a close distance, crossbows and matchlocks could penetrate armor with one shot. The two sides fought from day to evening, and the knights launched several attacks but were repelled.

At night, the enemy regrouped and prepared to launch the strongest offensive under the cover of darkness and thick fog. But when they rushed over, they found that Jessica had already retreated under the cover of the night fog.