In April, the cold murderous aura came from the east.

The **** of terror once again declares that "any city that dares to resist will suffer the most brutal massacre!" ”

"Only by opening the gates of the city and surrendering two-thirds of your possessions can you be spared from the woe!"

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Messages such as these spread throughout Southern Lithuania. With the massacre of Pereyaslav, the news once again exploded. The news that many of the villages that knelt on the ground to greet the conquerors had been saved made the defenders of many cities weak-willed.

This includes, of course, the city of Kyiv.

As a city with a lot of historical fame, Kiev must be a very large city.

But you're wrong.

In the post-Yaroslavic era, the Rus' Duchy, which gradually fell apart into eighteen small principalities, was clearly unable to sustain such a large trading city. So apparently, from this time on, Kiev is retreating. In particular, the continuous decline of Constantinople, the trading terminal, and the rapid reversal of the Rus' principality, a country that had been sustained by trade. Oh yes, from 1168 the center of rule in Kievan Rus' shifted from Kiev to Vladimir. And after the destruction of the Vladimir principality, the descendants established the Grand Duchy of Moscow. That's right, the predecessor of today's Moscow.

In the era of Batu, Kiev still had a return to glory, but now that the principality of Lithuania has risen and continues to move south, Kiev's trade can be called a collapse and collapse. Counting on the efforts of Lithuania, which had just converted to Catholicism, to develop the economy of Southern Ruthenia? Then it is better to count on the Poles.

Lithuania's rise is a real stroke of luck. Under the oppression of the surrounding forces, it gradually formed a country of its own. And then it happened that the Golden Horde was in decline, which was equivalent to placing a large field of wheat waiting to be harvested directly in front of their house.

The historical record of Lithuania is very vague, but I can give some data: in 1326, Lithuania invaded and occupied present-day Pinsk and other places, which was about twice the original territory; 1355-1358 controlled the whole of present-day Belarus, about twice the size of the original territory; In 1362 it was so powerful that it invaded the entire northern part of present-day Ukraine, about four to five times the size of its original territory, and then the submission of the Zaporozhye Cossacks, and the occupation of cities such as Smolensk in the east.

By 1410, there were almost four million Ruthenians and only half a million Lithuanians.

This is Lithuania, what a country of luck. And it is precisely its own various deficiencies that are forcibly integrated by Poland's hind feet with chrysanthemums.

The topic returns to Pereyaslav.

After a massacre whetted the appetite of the evil wolves, Qin Cang once again raised his troops to the west. Target Kyiv!

And after arriving in Kyiv, Qin Cang felt as if he had returned to the way he first saw Kerch.

The whole of Kiev, as the capital, is made of a half-stone and half-wood structure. Don't be surprised, that's not bad already. Krakow, the capital of Poland, is still made of wood. Thanks to Ukraine's strong timber resources, the walls of Kyiv are well repaired.

But if you stand on the heights, you'll find that the city is clearly in a state of decay.

To the north of Kiev there is still a small trading area, where Jews still live. It's not that they don't want to leave, it's that Jews are excluded here just as Constantinople drove the Jews to the city of Galata.

Today, Kievians live mainly on handicrafts and farming. Many barren areas in cities have been recultivated into farmland. Since Lithuania is a Catholic country, the Sophia Cathedral in Kiev has been forced to change its religious subordination.

The Desna River flows from northeast to southwest, and before it joins the Dnieper, it also hits an island in the river and flows southward, called the Jeschenka. It then flows into the Dnieper after passing the Kiev section.

In order to assist in military operations, Chen Zixuan, a Taiping literati, was also pulled up.

More than 60 temporarily requisitioned merchant ships lined up and built 14 pontoon bridges on the river. Seven roads connect the island in the river to the east bank of the river, and seven connect the west bank of the river.

More than 100,000 people, hundreds of thousands of horses neighed, and the huge operation frightened the people stationed in the city! The only difference was that the Jews came up as if they had met their own father, selling supplies and small goods. This is one of the benefits left by the Mongols. The nomads were not in the habit of excluding Jews, and even the Khazar Khanate once believed in Judaism for a while.

The addition of the Jewish Belt and Road Party made the siege even smoother.

"Li Bai, send a messenger." In the past few days, Li Bai, the newly promoted military clerk, is obviously one of the busiest people. Countless Greeks who aspired to be promoted to the top of the ranks poured into his disciples, with the aim of becoming messengers. If you succeed in persuading you to surrender, then you must make a note on your military merits, and if you are killed, you will be hanged. That's better, not only to remember the merits, but also to bless your own son.

Soon, the highest bidder departed.

The officials of the city of Kiev were Lithuanian nobles, Vitas Jagiellon, a branch of the Jagiellonian family.

Due to the rapid expansion of the Kingdom of Lithuania, the whole country was in a situation of spreading the pie, so the aristocracy was quite divided.

"Fight to the last man! Never surrender! ”

"The Tatars will slaughter the city! Whether we surrender or not! This is a barbaric rule that has existed since Genghis Khan! ”

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The parliament, which was largely controlled by Lithuanians, was, of course, a battle to the death. The local nobles had no choice but to cowardly stand in the corner and bite their ears.

"This group of Lithuanians can't wait for us all to die in battle!"

"Where will they fight to the last man! They're just going to make us all fight to the last man! ”

"They're going to drain Ruthenia's blood!"

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Ruthenia, just use the original name. Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia. This is one of the branches of the Grand Duchy of Kiev.

Galicia is the present-day Galich region, with the capital of Lviv, and Volhynia refers to the Volyn region of Ukraine. It can be seen that this is the country of the Slavs. However, this country is very tragic, first beaten by Batu and others, then by Poland and Lithuania, and finally the country perished.

Ruthenia is actually Rusnia, which refers to the land of the Rus' people.

And now, it is occupied by Lithuanians from the Baltic Sea.

The next afternoon.

"Have you heard that the Tatar messengers were driven out by the stupid Lithuanians?"

"Well, it is said that they also insulted the Great Khan ......"

"We ......."

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Li Bai reported to Qin Cang in front of the tribal alliance about the envoy's contact. There is no doubt that this is a sad story.

"Cannon fire, fuck it!"

A group of Tatar leaders who had just met the market were clamoring and stirring up the atmosphere.