From June 1 to 14, the climate of the whole half month has been so unpredictable, stormy and rainstorm. The terrible lightning made the sky seem to be on fire, and thunderbolts came down from all directions. Constant lightning filled the air with sulfur gas. Then the pouring rain drowned all the voices. Then the wind dispersed the clouds, and stars and a bright moon appeared in the clouds. It was not until midnight that the wind and rain subsided slightly.
The soldiers lit a fire, and in an instant, tens of thousands of fires were lit in the army of the Republic of Poland outside Warsaw. The soldiers dried their wet clothes on the fire.
Such weather makes the army''s gunpowder damp, and without gunpowder, there can be no war. The situation of Swedes is just the opposite. Their gunpowder is in the fortification, and most of it is still dry.
Of course, there are two other reasons why the army of the Republic did not attack the city immediately. First, the army led by sapega from Lithuania has not arrived yet, and they are also trapped on the road by the heavy rain; Second, due to the impact of the storm, supplies and the most important heavy artillery fell behind, and the infantry had to wait until the heavy artillery arrived to attack the city.
King kazimiz seldom slept for days. Every day, he, his marshal and generals held military meetings again and again in a cabin in the barracks. Today, it is also brightly lit, and another military conference is being held. They discussed whether an emissary should be sent to ask alvid Wittenberg to surrender. Due to the successive occupation of ostrowitz and raziwuf, the passage between Warsaw city and the outside world has been completely cut off. Alvid Wittenberg and his five thousand men have become turtles in a jar.
Most of the people present at the meeting disagreed with the king''s idea that the Swedes would surrender. Among them, Jan zenovich, skzedusky and others hate the Swedish invaders. They have long been looking forward to a war with these bandits invading their own land, and their competitive heart is stronger than anyone else.
Although marshal lubaumatsky disagreed, he had other considerations. One of the conditions for lubaomatsky to make peace with king kazimiz was to become the Grand Marshal after recovering Warsaw. Then the Grand Marshal wanted to win glory in the battle to recover the capital and make his position as Grand Marshal more worthy.
If Wittenberg surrendered, the glory would belong to the king, and his hard work and huge military expenditure would be wasted.
Stanislaw pototsky and janush kishka were also opposed. The two old ministers know his Majesty''s mind too well. The reason why Kazimierz wanted to persuade the defenders in the city to surrender was not only to reduce their own casualties and damage to the sand city to China, but also to win over and show goodwill to alvid wiedenberg and the Swedish dignitaries in the city. It sounds inconceivable that the king of the Republic of Poland showed kindness to the Swedish invaders, but it''s understandable to think about the succession to the throne of the kingdom of Sweden that the king has been reluctant to give up.
He not only wants to be the father of the subjects of the Republic, but also hopes to be the father of the subjects of the kingdom of Sweden.
Whatever the reason, the king''s opinion of persuading surrender was denied, which made king kazimizh angry.
Gain victory with unstained swords, what is wrong with Warsaw? This is our capital, the essence of the Republic. If the attack is strong, the whole Warsaw city will become a rubble. Are you willing to be such a historical sinner, my ministers? "The king of Kexi met tears to his marshals and generals, and he strongly wished for the reason why Warsaw did not have blood to open the city. And covered the big hat of "historical sinner".
No one is willing to bear the crime of destroying the historical sinner of Warsaw. After that, everyone expressed their "support" for his Majesty in silence.
But just when King kazimiz was proud that he had persuaded everyone, Jan skzedusky launched a sneak attack on Shacheng in China at this time.
Jan skzedusky is a good soldier who abides by the law. But when he learned from the captured Swedish population in rajiwufu that Ivan Baohong was still in Warsaw, the Colonel urgently wanted to invade Warsaw and save his wife and daughter. Days of heavy rain and His Majesty''s calculations delayed the siege. On that night, Jan skzedusky could no longer restrain himself. Taking the opportunity of patrolling the camp without attending military meetings, he launched a sneak attack without authorization.
Jan skzedusky formed a commando team. He and his soldiers touched the bottom of Warsaw under the cover of the storm. The sound of their swimming across the moat was obscured by thunder, and the Swedish garrison on the tall wall of Warsaw did not find their whereabouts at all.
Everything went well. The commandos climbed up the wall with ropes and killed two soldiers on duty in raincoats. But when the commandos attacked the towers on both sides, a Swedish soldier who went out to release found the commandos, and he quickly fired a warning gun. The gunfire alerted the Swedish soldiers in the towers on both sides of the wall. They closed the gate of the tower and fired shots and shrapnel from the firing opening.
The commandos trapped between the two towers were attacked from behind. Except for Jan skzedusky, who escaped under the desperate protection of two guards, the other commandos died on the wall.
This incident made king kazimiz furious, and he worried that his persuasion would be overshadowed. King kazimiz immediately sent barabaka to bind Jan skzedusky here.
Jan skzedusky was taken to the hut. His face and body were scarred, and the memory of the Colonel''s wife and children in Warsaw was uncertain, which inevitably made people have compassion for the hero.
Lubaumatsky took the lead in speaking well for Jan skzedusky. The marshal said to the king: "The Colonel''s sneak attack was before the king''s decision was made. They were already attacking the castle wall and were at the critical juncture of the most tenacious battle with the defenders. As for him to attack Warsaw without authorization, it was only because the army was stretched on the front for miles and it was difficult to ask for instructions. Jan skzedusky must have thought there was an opportunity at that time, he said Just launched the night attack. Although the night attack failed and suffered a lot of losses, after all, the Swedes saw the will of our generation of soldiers to take back the capital to the death. Therefore, his majesty should not punish Jan skzedusky, but praise him and let Jan skzedusky take the important task of the vanguard of the siege tomorrow. "
The word "tomorrow" hurt the king of kazimiz. The king realized that he had just decided to send messengers, but in the twinkling of an eye, lubaomatsky had to overthrow it.
Pototsky and other people, who were also happy that the mischief of Jan skzedusky might disturb the king''s persuasion to surrender, not only did they not condemn the unauthorized actions of Jan skzedusky and his subordinates, but also praised their bravery.
There were more and more voices pleading for Jan skzedusky, and King kazimiz was gradually at a disadvantage.
The cardinal sent by the Holy See to support king kazimiz was also in the hut. He heard the gunshot and ran out to check the situation. The cardinal better met barabakar escoyan skzedusky, so he followed him. So he stumbled into the military conference room. He also had a chance to see the ministers and kings of the Republic of Poland A war of words.
"It''s more chaotic than the market." the cardinal thought to himself, "I''ve seen kings and princes of many countries, but no one dares to refute him in his own fiefdom, even the princes of the smallest Duchy of Germany."
Then the cardinal looked sympathetically at King kazimiz.
His voice was gradually drowned out by the voices of all the ministers.
Just then, King kazimiz shouted hysterically in his highest voice, "no matter what you say, I will send an envoy. I, Jan kazimiz, king of the Republic of Poland!"
Everyone was quiet.
Early the next morning, when Jan skzedusky was subjected to the 19th whipping, King kazimiz sent an emissary. As soon as the emissary with white flag came under the moat, there was a gunshot at the head of Warsaw.
Alvid wiedenberg broke the illusion of kazimizi''s persuasion with practical actions.