Chapter 30: The Baltic War
After the war mobilization on the day of Kamitch, the last trace of luck of the head of the regiment was shattered, so he declared war on Poland-for-tat, and war broke out again between the two countries.
In the war of 1411, the Teutonic Knights were defeated by the previous Polish king, and the humiliating treaty forced to sign made the Knights' Guild with great indignation, so they agreed with the decision of the Grand Master, and it is expected that the war was not destined to end in a short time.
Historically, the war lasted thirteen years and ended in defeat.
Because the top of the Teutonic Knights are all Germanic, and the country is also mostly Germanic, so the relationship with the HRE is very close, compared with the Teutonic people, the Poles belonging to the Slavic nation are still not familiar, so that at the beginning of the war, the Teutonic raised hundreds of thousands of cash in the Shinro, and even a few countries such as Volgast and Pomerania also sent hundreds of volunteers to help the Teutonic Knights fight,
There is not only the Teutonic Knights on the Baltic coast, but also an important force that cannot but be said, an important commercial alliance in the Baltic Sea: the Hanseatic League has great commercial interests in the Teutonic Knights, and the allied cities like Danzig have almost an independent status in the Teutonic Knights, and this period is the glorious period of the Hanseatic Sea, and the Hanseatic League cities that monopolize the entire Baltic trade certainly do not want the war to cause damage to their commercial interests,
However, the situation was that the Poles were unwilling to issue a declaration to the Hanseatic League to ensure that their interests would not be damaged, and the Hanseatic League was concerned about the great strength of the Poles, especially the strong opposition to military action against the Poles in Danzig and other cities close to the Poles, and the League was not too binding to make a decision on the matter.
And other countries such as Denmark, Novgorod and other countries are even more reluctant to participate in this matter, after all, they have little to do with their interests, no matter who holds the hegemony of the Baltic Sea, they need Novgorod fur and Danish cod, which will not affect their business.
Other well-known countries such as Russia, which was still called Muscovy at this time, was a landlocked country, and Northern Europe was dominated by the Kalmar Union, it can be said that except for Hanseatic, other countries and organizations were in a wait-and-see state and did not play much role in the Polish-Teutonic War.
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Warsaw, Sym Parliament,
The nobility of the entire Kingdom of Poland gathered to discuss the issue of sending troops.
"No way, I'll never allow that." Some nobles argued with red faces that they were very dissatisfied with the proposal of some nobles to send people from the front line and the nobles from the hinterland, which meant that the territory he had just inherited not only could not bring him benefits, but would even bring him a huge burden.
"That's good, then we'll pay for it, and you'll pay for it." On the contrary, Razi, the nobleman who made the proposal, looked at the other party with a sneer.
"You... You... Do you think everyone is as rich as you? Kachel pointed at the other side, almost speechless, the location of his territory was not very good, and the economic benefits were not high,
"Then I don't know, maybe your father buried some gold for you when he was dying." There was mockery in Lazi's tone, he and Carchel's dead father Old Carchel were mortal enemies, and naturally his attitude towards Carchel was not very good.
"Since you say so," Kachel snorted, a threat in his tone,
"Then for the sake of victory in the war, we should cut off all trade with the Teutonic Knights and the Hanseatic League, lest the outflow of goods slow down the progress of the war."
Hearing this, Razi's face was not very good-looking, his territory was all developed by the trade tax with the Hanseatic League and the Teutonic Knights, and if the trade was cut off, it would be a major blow to his territory,
Hearing this, Kamiqiri knew that the nobles could no longer be allowed to argue, and the argument between the two sides was about to turn into a personal attack.
"Well, the members of the Council of Thamm are one, there can be no distinction between thick and thin, and the military expenses should be borne by the members of the Council of Tham, in addition..."
Kamiqiri glanced at Lazi, who was also a little nervous looking at Kamiqiri, if he really announced a ban on trade, the king would definitely do what he said,
"On the issue of trade, the Teutonic Knights are our enemies, but the Hanseatic League is a neutral organization, there is no need to target them, and trade operations can be carried out normally."
Hearing this, Razi was relieved, although the hostility with Teuton would affect him, it was still within his tolerance.
After arguing for five whole days, the parliament reached an agreement on all the work, and this is still under the severe urging of Kamiqi, and it is conceivable what will happen if there is a weaker king,
But it was impossible to abolish the Parliament, and the King himself was elected by the Council of Sym, and it was obviously impossible to get the King himself against him.
This is not the case in Lithuania, everything is decided by the Grand Duke of Lithuania, which is also related to the fact that Lithuania is vast and sparsely populated, the aristocracy is not strong, and it is also facing the invasion of the Cossacks from time to time, and the nobility needs to be attached to the Grand Duke to survive.
Belgrade
Constantine and Janos received news from the Baltic at the same time.
"I'm here to test you, Laszlo, what is the impact of this on the international situation?"
Constantine, who had just signed the agreement, was in a good mood and asked Laszlo, the junior he was very optimistic about.
"Oh," Laszlo looked embarrassed,
"The Cossacks will probably be happy, because there is no one to stop them from robbing, the Pope will be angry, because his authority has been hit hard, and the kings of England and France will be happy, because the authority of the Pope has been hit hard ..."
"Hahaha", Constantine pointed at him and shook his head with a smile, "You! ”
Laszlo's words are not unreasonable, the kings of both countries dream of taking the power and wealth of the church for their own use, after all, such a large ATM is rare,
There was no mention of Frederick III on both sides, and Laszlo had little feeling for his cousin.
"Well, the Baltic Sea is fighting, which means that Yanos and Kamichizh have no energy to watch us, and we can do our own thing with peace of mind."
Constantine smiled, looked at Laszlo, and said in a joking tone,
"Of course, this requires the help of our Majesty Laszlo, then, Your Majesty Laszlo, are you willing to help me?"
"We're here to help."
Laszlo half-bowed, letting Constantine's hand rest on his head, as if he had made some ancient sacred covenant.