The birth of Prince Marin made Sigmont I feel excited and fighting spirit.
"It seems that I have to snatch the Principality of Mazovia for my son!"
The Principality of Mazovia does not have a formal duke now, but rather Anna Raziviu, the wife of the former Duke Conrad III, is regent. Anna Raziviu, and Stanislav, the eldest son of the former Duke Conrad III, and the former Duke of Mazovia, are only 11 years old, one year older than Caesar, and are not yet at the age of being a canonized duke. Therefore, he is temporarily regent.
And Anna Laziviu is not small-headed - her father Mikaroyos Laziviu was once the Prime Minister of Lithuania and was also the former subordinate of Zigmont I.
Mikaroyos Raziviu was once a powerful lord and general in Lithuania, and his men controlled an army of up to 10,000 people. At that time, he had a bad relationship with Zigmont I, who had just ascended the throne, and even bullied the new king with his strength. Therefore, after Zigmont I ascended the throne, he did not live in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania like his brother Alexander, but returned to Krakow in Poland.
However, Mikaroyos Laziviu died in 1509. If he hadn't died, Zigmont I would not have dared to touch the Principality of Mazovia, which was regent of his daughter Anna.
In fact, Anna Laziviu is not strong. Although she was the regent of the Principality of Mazovia, the power is in the hands of the powerful ministers. Before, the powerful ministers who fought against the Jagelon royal family were also decided by her. However, she had to take the blame, who told her to be the regent?
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Moreover, Zigmont I had the ambition to annex the Principality of Mazovia. In history, he annexed the Principality of Mazovia in 1529. However, that was mainly because Poland had a big fight with the Teutonic Kingdom in 1525 before that, forcing the Teutonic Knights to surrender. Only after solving the great troubles of Teutonic Kingdom, he had the energy to attack the Principality of Mazovia, who was disobedient.
But the situation in this time and space is different. With the support of Marin, Prince Philip of the Lamarck family became the leader of the Teutonic Kingdom and pursued a policy of friendship with Poland. Therefore, Poland (including Lithuania) has been in peace with the Teutonic Knights over the years.
In this way, Polish King Zigmont I had the spare time to deal with the opposition in the country...
Just so happened that the Principality of Mazovia was so stupid and short-sighted that it was the master of internal power. Ziggmont I was worried that there was no excuse, so how could he miss this good opportunity? So he mobilized a large army without hesitation and invaded the Principality of Mazovia...
In fact, Zigmont I could mobilize more than 15,000 troops, but it would have to double. However, that size only requires dispatch to fight a national war. The scale of 15,000 people is sending a signal to the outside world - this is a personal grudge between the royal family and the Principality of Mazovia, don't interfere...
Therefore, Zigmont I did not seek help, but only dispatched the soldiers of the Jagelon royal family. In this way, the nobles within Poland had no reason to send troops to help the Principality of Mazovia.
Of course, the Principality of Mazovia is not bad either. Although there is no 15,000 army, they have also gathered 13,000 army, which looks evenly matched.
But Zigmont I knew that his side was definitely dominant. Because he had a killer weapon in his hand - the Winged Cavalry...
This was suggested by Marin when he got married a few years ago. At Marin's suggestion, Zigmont I recruited 4,000 knights without inheritance from the Polish and Lithuanian noble families who were close to the Jagelon royal family, and formed 20 squadrons of Polish winged cavalry.
Its tactics and even equipment were completely carried out according to Marin's suggestion. In order to be flexible and maneuverable, the winged cavalry abandoned the heavy horse armor. In order to facilitate the cavalry to get on the horse, they gave up the slab armor and only retained the upper body of the plate armor and helmet.
As for weapons, the spring rifle provided by the Beihai Kingdom was also used instead of the bulky oak rifle.
After several years of training, the combat effectiveness of the Polish winged cavalry of 20 squadrons with a total of 4,000 people has been quite impressive. The only thing that is lacking is practical experience.
So, this time, when attacking the Principality of Mazovia, Zigmont I took out the secret weapon of the Winged Cavalry...
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In order to lure the army of the Principal of Mazovia out of the city to fight decisively and avoid a tough battle, the army led by Zigmont I deliberately kept its weakness at the beginning and fought evenly with the army of the Principal of Mazovia.
Just so happened that Zigmont I was born as the son of Jagelon's royal army simply set up camp in the southern part of the Principality of Mazovia and stopped the attack.
And Zigmont I hurried back to the battlefield after spending a few days with his wife and children...
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Because the army of the Jagelon royal family remained unmoved, the army of the Principal of Mazovia was a little impatient and took the initiative to provoke. Prince Sigmont deliberately defeated a small battle, which greatly increased the confidence of the army of the Principal of Mazovia.
Then, Zigmont I proposed that because of the birth of Prince Marin, he had no intention of fighting the attrition war with the Principality of Mazovia. Therefore, he suggested a head-on battle on the plains outside Warsaw, and a battle would determine the outcome...
The Principality of Mazovia was not far away, and the previous small victory made them greatly increase their confidence. Moreover, they misjudged the situation and believed that Zigmont I had just got a son and had no intention of fighting for a long time. So, the Principality of Mazovia foolishly agreed to face the front-end...
It was not until the war began that the Principality of Mazovia regretted it very much...
After the war started, Zigmont I did not immediately show the winged cavalry, but let the winged cavalry hide behind the formation. The one in front was the most basic defensive spear formation. Then, there were 1,000 plate-armored knights decorated the facade.
"Ha, there are not as many knights on the opposite side as us!" Wazinski, general of the Principal of Mazovia, said contemptuously. Because the Principal of Mazovia has a total of 2,200 plate-armed knights.
In the traditional Polish war, the number of heavy cavalry often determines the outcome of the war. Therefore, the army of the Principal of Mazovia couldn't help but feel a little floating...
As for worrying that Sigmont I would hide the heavy cavalry behind the plate armor? The generals of the Principality of Mazovia were not worried at all. Why? Because the weight of the plate armor knights was too high, the time for the war horses to charge was limited. Therefore, it was not cost-effective to hide the plate armor knight behind the formation. Because when the war horses carried the knights around from behind the formation and went to the front of the formation, they were out of breath. Where could they have the strength to charge again?
Therefore, the general army would only place the plate-armored knights in the front to save the strength of the war horses and knights. Therefore, the generals of the Duchy of Mazovia also judged that the opponent had no more plate-armored knights. Even if there were cavalry, they were light cavalry.
The light cavalry had almost no choice but to face the heavy cavalry of the plate armor, so they could not help but look down on their opponents...
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"Range the array and prepare for attack!" Zigmont I ordered loudly. The commander beside him had a louder voice and conveyed Zigmont I's orders loudly. As the order was issued, the banner of the Jagmont Royal Army began to shake and command the army to form...
On the side of the Duchy of Mazovia, Wazinski ordered:
"Tell our knights, prepare to charge! We will defeat our opponent's cavalry at once and get the lead! As long as we defeat their plate-armored heavy cavalry, we will win!"
Chapter completed!