The Eagle of Eastern Europe

Sigismund felt a sense of urgency after learning the news that "Brandenburg was gathering troops". He wanted to send an envoy to Berlin to persuade Vlad not to provide support to the Bohemians, but the Burgundian envoy who had not left warned: Now the alliance is gathering troops, please wait a few days, and wait for the Duke to come and solve it naturally.

Later, the envoy of Brandenburg also came to Bavaria. He said to Sigismund: Brandenburg saw that the Teutonic Knights were somewhat unstable, so he was ready to gather troops to go there. Please don't worry. In addition, the Elector hoped that he could cease fire with Bohemia, restore peace, and prevent more people from being involved in the war, otherwise Brandenburg was not sure whether it could continue to remain neutral.

This was a blatant threat, and Sigismund was almost angry to death. But he still endured and said he knew, and sent him away as quickly as possible. Wait until Brandenburg is defeated, and see what he has to say.

However, since the other party went to the Teutonic Knights, he could take the opportunity to occupy the entire Bohemia. Time is running out, hurry up and set off.

Now all the people of the Holy Roman Empire believe that the decisive battle between the South and the North is inevitable, and the huge military force of the Southern Alliance makes them believe that the South, which has allies in France and Burgundy, has an absolute advantage. The next step is just to wait for Brandenburg to be completely destroyed or become a puppet controlled by Burgundy.

Even many northerners have no hope of victory, and even suggested to the city-state with a sad face: surrender to Sigismund.

But soon, Brandenburg's actions slapped them in the face. Vlad did not go to Teutonic, but to Silesia. Although there were not many troops, the army of the Principality of Silesia was even smaller and of poor quality.

Unexpectedly, Vlad let the army pass quickly through the small road, avoiding the direct conflict of the Silesian army, and arrived in Breslau, raiding the largest city in Silesia, seizing a lot of supplies, thus ensuring the safety of the south.

At the same time, Orthodox immigrants from Brno have entered Silesia. These people are not unarmed, but have experienced the Hussite War and have certain combat experience.

The Duke of Silesia may have thought that these people were easy to fight, so he stopped the enemy in Oppelen in the south.

When this religious team entered Silesia, many people thought that the Silesian army was coming with great momentum this time, and the number of people was much larger than before, so they could not face it head-on, so they suggested to temporarily avoid it and bypass it to Brandenburg.

But Archbishop Miloš of Brno firmly opposed it. He firmly believed that they should take the initiative to meet the enemy, so as to show their determination to martyr for God, and also to show those people who is orthodox.

The archbishop led 4,000 people to a high ground near Oppelen, and the Duke of Silesia also learned the news. At this time, some generals suggested that they should take advantage of the fact that the other side had just marched here and the division was tired and tired, and launch an attack on them. But the other side did not adopt it, perhaps because the other side was just a civilian and could not compare with themselves at all.

On the second day, the 7,000 troops led by the Duke began to deploy their troops. The archbishop had already begun to arrange tactics and prayed for them for the last time.

"Today is the time to prove ourselves. If we win, it means God is blessing us; if we lose, let our descendants help us avenge.

For our family, for God, charge!!!"

The archbishop led the entire left wing to advance quickly, while the troops in the center and right wing deliberately slowed down under the prior instructions, so that the left wing quickly rushed to the front. The entire infantry formation was like a hammer that was swung down with all its might, and the hammer head was the left wing.

The Silesian army was still divided into three relatively even parts, but because the overall number was larger than that of the opponent, they still had the upper hand.

But this Orthodox team was different from the ordinary army. They had participated in many battles in Bohemia and accumulated a lot of experience. In the past few years, they were either training or fighting, and they defeated the Holy Roman soldiers in small-scale battles many times. They were far superior to other armies in terms of combat skills and mental fighting spirit. As the speed of the charge increased, their fighting spirit also rose sharply.

The fierce attack of the pilgrims without fear of life and death and the strong compression of the super thick columns caused the Silesian soldiers to be injured and fall down continuously, and the formation began to become fragmented. The worst thing was that their duke was in trouble.

The duke, who was on the battlefield, had just stabbed the chest of the Orthodox soldier who rushed in front of him with a bayonet, but the soldier vomited blood, but held the spear tightly and shouted a person's name.

Then, another soldier next to the soldier rushed up, ignoring the bayonets stabbed by the guards on the side, and rushed up and threw the unprepared duke to the ground.

The duke, whose helmet rolled to the side, watched the soldier bite his throat with a hideous face even though he was pierced through the back by several bayonets...

The duke is dead! It is hard to imagine how big a blow this is to the Silesian army. Moreover, they were now facing a terrifying heretic army that was like a mad devil. The soldiers started to flee first, followed by the junior officers, and finally the senior officers also threw away their weapons and turned to flee...

Although the Orthodox army defeated the Silesian army, the soldiers had fought with all their strength and were very tired, so the archbishop did not dare to continue the pursuit and withdrew his troops back to the camp.

The battle ended. About 1,000 Silesian soldiers died in the battle, including 300 mercenaries, and 800 Orthodox Christians were killed or wounded. Although the number of deaths in the battle was not large, the battle actually dealt a heavy blow to the morale of other Silesian nobles. Just two days later, most of the nobles swore allegiance to Vlad and handed over all their troops. The whole of Silesia was incorporated into Brandenburg.

Sigismund knew the news a long time later. Now their only stronghold is Oppeln. But Vlad has surrounded this place and it is afraid that it will not last long.

The sudden accident not only caught Sigismund off guard, but also exceeded the Duke of Burgundy's expectations. Brandenburg's capture of Silesia means that the other side has an additional piece of land with a population of one million and rich resources, and the other side's national strength has been greatly enhanced. This is not good for their future strategy.

The Berlin Alliance also learned that the Elector had completely taken over Silesia. Some said that the Alliance was about to face disaster, while others said that this was a step towards whether the Alliance could be independent. But they still had a consensus, that the war between the North and the South had begun!