On the front line of Smolensk, Glinsky also received an anonymous letter sent by Marin. Glinsky was not a fool. When he knew that the matter of buying cannons in Austria was exposed, he immediately revised the plan. Because the letter said that the opposite side did not know the number of cannons. So Glinsky simply sent someone to the rear to pull 40 cannons.

However, these artillery did not have artillery vehicles, and were all separate barrels. Then, Glinsky sent people to put the artillery on a hill outside Smolensk, and according to the initial plan, he began to bombard the city walls of Smolensk.

Because of the height of the hillside, the range of the artillery has increased greatly. Moreover, with the height of the artillery shells, the kinetic energy of the shells hitting the city. The shells hit the city walls and made loud noises, which also made the defenders in the city frightened.

The nobles of Smolensk immediately used carrier pigeons to ask Lithuania for help and told the crisis of the city wall being shelled. The nobles of Smolensk believed that if the shelling continued, sooner or later, the city wall would be bombarded.

"So that's it..." Sigmont I saw the letter of help and thought that he finally understood what the tactics of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were. But in fact, this was just the initial plan of the Moscow people. In comparison, defeating the main force of Lithuania and leaving Smolensk completely isolated and helpless was what the Moscow people wanted most.

The Moscows were not afraid of the severe cold and could siege Smolensk in the cold winter. However, they were worried that Lithuania would send powerful reinforcements. Therefore, defeating the main army of Lithuania is the most beneficial to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Without reinforcements, the city of Smolensk would be a turtle in the jar. Even if it was not captured and the food was exhausted, they had to surrender.

Zigmont I also knew this, so he was very cautious in this action. If he lost, Smolensk would be isolated and helpless.

Although the Kingdom of Poland has not made all its strength and still has the potential for war. The problem is that Poland is Poland, after all, just an ally and will not work hard for Lithuania. After all, Poland itself has a great defensive pressure. Because in the south of Poland, it borders Ottoman Türkiye, the defensive pressure is also great.

Unless the Grand Duchy of Moscow dispatches troops to siege Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, the Poles will make great efforts to support it. After all, if the Grand Duchy of Moscow controls the scope of the war in Smolensk, the Poles will not support it. After all, this is just a border conflict. Besides, the wealth in Smolensk is not distributed to Poland...

In order to ensure safety, Zigmont I decided to reuse the same trick - inviting the Crimeans to join the war, allowing the Crimeans to attack the rear of the Grand Principal of Moscow and forcing the Moscows to return to help.

But at this time, the Khan of the Crimean Khanate was no longer his former ally, Mongkogire Khan, but his son Muhanmude (river crab). Grey Muhanmude Khan was also greedy for money, but his appetite was even greater.

Zigmont I sent 50,000 gold coins. Muhanmude Khan agreed, but did not send troops immediately. Instead, he planned to wait and see first.

As a long-time neighbor, Muhammad Khan personally led his troops to loot the Grand Duchy of Moscow several times. He knew that the Grand Duchy of Moscow had far more than the 50,000 troops attacking Smolensk. If he was too anxious, the Moscows could explode 200,000 troops.

Therefore, he planned to wait until the battle between Smolensk was fierce before sending troops to attack the rear of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

However, after all the money was collected from others, Muhanmud Khan also planned to give face and act like a show. So he sent 5,000 Tatar cavalry to start harassing the southern border area of ​​the Grand Duchy of Moscow. However, he did not go deeper, but only attacked tentatively.

Vasily III was not a fool. After seeing that the Crimean Khanate might send troops, he became nervous. So he used state taxes as a guarantee to borrow 80,000 gold coins from the church and the wealthy nobles in the country and sent it to Muhanmud Khan. Moreover, the Moscow envoy also vaguely told the Crimean Khan that we had obtained a new tactic that could eliminate the main force of the Lithuanian cavalry at one time, and ask your country to act as a gesture, and don’t really participate in the war...

Seeing what the Moscow envoy said was serious, Muhanmud Khan was also a little worried. The way to deal with the cavalry... the Crimean Khanate was also afraid... After all, there were only tens of thousands of young and strong people in the Crimean Khanate. Once the cavalry was completely wiped out, it would almost be like the country was destroyed...

So, Muhanmud Khan planned to wait and see if the Moscows really had the powerful tactics to restrain the cavalry. In short, when the side is powerful, Crimea will stand on the side.

In fact, the Crimean Khanate has not fought wars for several years. Why? Because they can sell horses, cattle and sheep to survive, and they don’t need to rely on robbery.

The orders given by Marin are long-term large orders, and the Crimeans can obtain stable returns by selling livestock. Moreover, even if their own horses, cattle and sheep are not enough, they can still import livestock from the Kazan Khanate, Astrakhan Khanate and Siberian Khanate, and then resell them to the Beihai Kingdom to earn the difference.

In addition, the Crimean Khanate can also import horses, cattle and sheep from the Nogai Khanate in the northern Caspian Sea and resell it. In the grasslands in Central Asia and eastern and southern Eastern Europe, horses, cattle and sheep are the most valuable things, and all tribes have them, and what they lack is sales. Now, the Crimean Khanate has mastered the sales channels for selling horses, cattle and sheep, and has become a nomadic country boss, and is held everywhere. Otherwise, if you don’t buy your cattle and sheep, you will lose money to make money. And fighting is no longer the pursuit of the Crimeans.

Therefore, Zigmont I was destined to be disappointed. The Crimeans who were addicted to business would not have invaded the hinterland of the Grand Duchy of Moscow as they did a few years ago...

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After hearing that Lithuania's Greatsom rejected the news that Bohemia sent too many mercenaries, Marin also pretended to be willing to send 5,000 troops, but the employment fee had to be paid by Lithuania. Moreover, the asking price was relatively high. After all, the combat effectiveness of the Beihai Army was there, it would not be an exaggeration to ask for a three-times market price?

Sure enough, the great nobles of Big Sum in Lithuania were reluctant to bear the money. When they heard that the price was three times, they immediately politely rejected Marin's "good intention".

Malin also breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that he would really send a group of men to send the heads. If the other party refused, it would be great. Moreover, everyone could live up to their face.

But, after all, it is the country where the sister is the queen, which does not mean that this ally seems to be ineligible. So, Marin thought about it and ordered Kohler:

"Take two ships of old grain to Lithuania!"

At present, in order to welcome the population stolen from the Grand Principal of Moscow in the future, the Beihai Kingdom has stopped using rye to make wine. Therefore, the old grain has no channels to deal with. Therefore, it is better to send two ships to Lithuania to make favors.

The two ships of grain, each ship, with a total of 200 tons, which is 440,000 pounds, can be eaten by tens of thousands of troops for a long time.

For Marin's kindness, Lithuania's Greatsom accepted it without any hesitation this time. After all, food is indeed an important material needed for war.
Chapter completed!