Chapter 260: Poland's Hope
Donard. BoruΕ‘eviΔ satisfied Ernst, so he was left with him and entered the city, and the town of Goudap was preserved intact for the sake of restraint, and the inhabitants living in it were not harassed. The doors on the street are tightly closed, and a few small heads will faintly flash in the windows next to the street, no need to ask if this must be a naughty little guy secretly looking out, but then he was seen by the parents and pulled back and reprimanded.
"Donard. Borusevich, why are they afraid of me? β
"Because you are the great Ernst. Your Majesty King Franz! β
Donard. Borushevich's answer stunned Ernst, and then laughed, he didn't think it was flattering, but thought it was the truth, but Ernst was right, and if he wasn't the king of Lithuania, these people wouldn't be so alarmed.
"How do you think I should punish these people?"
"Punishment?"
Donard. Borushevich was a little strange, but when he saw the corners of Ernst's mouth raised, he seemed to understand something, nodded fiercely and said seriously: "It is true that they should be punished, because they offended the benevolent King Majesty, and at this time they should stand up to meet and help these soldiers who liberated Poland." β
"Donard. Borosewicz, I think you are well suited for the post of Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania, despite your qualifications and status...... There may be some obstacles. β
Ernst's words made several guards around him look at Donard. It is very likely that Borosevich will be the future Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania, and you must know that Ernst has always been more talkative. Even now he just mentioned it casually.
Donard. Borusevich was also stunned. Naturally, he was not surprised by the Minister of Defense. Kingdom of Poland-Lithuania? Wasn't Ernst not ready to create a monistic monarchy kingdom, but a dualist monarchy? Maybe in the future it will become a three-element monarchy, the Czech-Polish-Lithuanian Empire? Although his heart was full of doubts, he knew that this was not what he should ask.
Ernst ignored Donard. Bolusevich was amazed, and he looked at this small city with great interest, unlike other cities, this was the first city he had conquered by force, and for Ernst he felt a great sense of accomplishment.
Syllable!
Gunshot? Before Ernst could come to his senses, several guards were already blocking Ernst's surroundings, and Donard. Borushevich was also brought under control for the first time. Donard. Borosevich was clearly unaware of what was happening, but he didn't resist and let the guards control him.
"Your Majesty, it's the direction of the city government."
See Donard not far away. As if he understood something, Ernst asked a little strangely: "It's not military control here?" β
Donard. Borosevich shook his head and said: "Most of the mayors of Poland are elected by the councillors, and the councillors are local nobles and wealthy businessmen, which may be that they are resisting. β
The more Ernst said this, the more strange it became: "The military has already surrendered, why should they continue to resist, is it ......?"
Suddenly, Ernst's eyes lit up, and the current scene could only show one thing, and that was that there were big men in the city government. Forced to do so, the aristocratic and wealthy merchants had no choice but to continue to resist, even though the military had surrendered. Now they don't have any way out.
Ernst's words also made Donard. Bolusevich remembered something, and he hurriedly said: "Some time ago, Mr. Prime Minister came to Goudap, maybe he did not leave. β
Nodding his head, Ernst did not doubt this sentence, it is very normal for a high-ranking government official to be on the border at this time, after all, all the military forces of Poland are reasonable, once the border falls, there is no way to stop it in other places, and there is no difference between staying in Warsaw and staying at the border. What really amused Ernst was that the chancellor was too unlucky, they were only one of three ways, but who wanted to catch the Polish prime minister who thought he was well hidden.
"Donard. Borosewicz, the Polish army near is ......"
"It is the 6th and 9th Army Divisions of the Polish First Army, but compared with the Second Army, most of the First Army participated in the Polish-Soviet Campaign, and the two army divisions also have more than 30,000 ......."
Donard. Bolusevich's words made Ernst frown, so he understood why the city government was so desperate that they were ready to wait for the rescue of the 6th and 9th Army Divisions of the Polish First Army. As Borosevich said, then things are really not easy to solve.
"The 6th and 9th Army Divisions are Polish ace divisions, and they are much better equipped with weapons than ours, if only two divisions are better, but I'm afraid of ......"
Donard. Borushevich's words were not finished, but Ernst understood what he meant, in fact, Ernst was worried about this, if it was not two divisions but all the surrounding military forces, then it would be difficult for them to break out of the encirclement with only one division.
"Your Majesty, do you want to transfer ......?"
"No, the big picture is important."
Ernst regretted a little, he still underestimated Poland, 50,000 troops want to fight with Poland 200,000 is too difficult, underestimate Poland at the same time overestimate himself, although now occupy the advantage of equipment, but if the other side surrounds this city, logistics can not make up for it, then the unlucky is not himself?
Originally, Ernst's goal was to break through Goudap and then quickly abandon the city to attack the next one, but he did not expect that the two most elite divisions on the Polish side were actually next to him, and now Ernst no longer laughed at the character of the chancellor, because his character was not much stronger.
Now there are only two ways to go, stick to the wait for reinforcements and retreat, but once retreat, then the Kingdom of Lithuania will not only have to bear the name of invasion but also give up its current advantages, who can be willing to such an outcome?
"Donard. Borusevich, are you sure that next to it are the 6th and 9th Army Divisions? We got the information ......"
"They were just transferred yesterday, doesn't His Majesty have any reinforcements?"
Donard at this time. Borushevich was not in a very good mood, he did not expect that he would face such a situation just after surrendering, he originally thought that since there was Ernst here, then there must be at least one division of the army, but now it seems that Ernst was very bold, so big that he followed an army division and rushed into Goudap.
Ernst didn't answer, now he wanted to get out of here quickly, as long as he wasn't there, then Poland and the Kingdom of Lithuania were an immutable fact, but if he was here, then it would be tantamount to giving Poland a glimmer of hope.
In the war between Poland and the Kingdom of Lithuania, in fact, Poland was not on the side of the weak, the current situation is only because there is a powerful Czech principality behind the Kingdom of Lithuania, if not, the Kingdom of Poland will abandon a few cities and directly let the rest of the soldiers directly attack the Kingdom of Lithuania, then the final result is 55 points, of course, the possibility of peace talks is the highest.
It's a pity that Poland doesn't dare to do this now, because once Poland sends troops, then the Czech principality also has a reason to attack the Kingdom of Lithuania, and if the Czech principality really does it, then it is estimated that Warsaw will be occupied in less than three hours. You must know that the fighting power of the army of the Kingdom of Lithuania, which is now so fierce, is only equal to the reserve of the Czech principality.
If you can't attack, you can only defend, but the Polish military, which is not sure where the Kingdom of Lithuania is attacking, is very passive, if it is not like this, how can one division of the Kingdom of Lithuania lose if it is not so concentrated?
Donard. The biggest reason why Borosevich surrendered was that he couldn't see any hope at all, even if he could delay it for three or two days temporarily, but once the Czech principality made a ruthless move, then Poland would still perish, and surrendering at that time was not as good as now, at least he could get some benefits.
Ernst appeared in Goudap, and Goudap actually had only one division, and the Polish military did not need to do much, as long as Goudap was surrounded, then basically they could negotiate with the Kingdom of Lithuania. Nor did he expect anything else, as long as the Kingdom of Lithuania signed an agreement to withdraw its troops and not attack for ten years. Ten years later? Who would have thought so far ahead, it is estimated that in less than ten years the Kingdom of Lithuania will attack Poland again, and what is on paper is really just paper.
Some people will say, since this is the case, what other agreements are signed? Words can't be said, at least in the short term, the Kingdom of Lithuania is unlikely to do it again, if you really want to do that, then it will be too ugly to eat and easy to lose international credibility, who will dare to believe you in the future? Don't underestimate international credibility, it is a very important thing, related to the wealth of the family, the survival of the country. For example, an English king in the Middle Ages, who broke his promise several times, and the nobles who didn't believe him directly chose to put him to death, which was just a matter of giving up some power, who would have thought that in the end he would actually put his life into it.
Ernst is not in the mood to watch Goudap now, he just wants to leave quickly, as long as he is not here, then the Polish side will lose the need to besiege, of course, now the other party does not know that he is here, but the matter cannot be hidden for too long, who knows if there are Polish spies or people with ulterior motives in the Kingdom of Lithuania?
Friedrich rushed to Ernst's side as soon as possible, and he also knew about it at this time, because the city government had been attacked, and the matter of reinforcements made him very nervous, and he thought the same as Ernst, as long as Ernst was here, then this war would be tantamount to giving hope to the Polish side.
"You must be escorted out of here quickly."
Ernst did not hesitate and directly asked Friedrich to arrange the return to the Kingdom of Lithuania. (To be continued.) )