While Cherchen was sailing to Kafa, under the city of Warsaw, the armies of Carl X and Frederick William elector were engaged in an unprecedented general war with the army of the Republic of Poland led by King kazimiz.
After recapturing Warsaw, King kazimiz fulfilled his promise despite his reluctance. He conferred the title of Grand Marshal of the Republic of lubaumatsky, that is, the great crown gatman. After obtaining this post, lubaomatsky is basically equivalent to the commander-in-chief of the national army. His power and prestige is second only to the king himself, and he has the following powers:
1、 During the peace period, he stayed in the capital Warsaw to participate in politics and was responsible for protecting the interests of the army and planning the army strategy.
2、 Planning and directing military operations;
3、 Recruitment, organization and training of standing forces and mercenaries;
4、 Supervise the zaporoche Cossacks and Cossack chiefs who have registered to join the Federation. The Cossack chief was appointed by the great crown gettman for a term of two years (this power has become nominal with the betrayal of Cossacks);
5、 Freely nominate and promote officials;
6、 Choose where the army collects Quartermaster;
7、 Supervise the military finances, including military pay;
8、 Fully control the military court and issue military regulations;
9、 Acknowledge and compensate all civilian complaints against the army;
Being a great crown gatman means that Grand Marshal lubaumatsky is already the No. 2 figure of the Republic, and even the king needs to respect him. And his power is not just reflected in the military. The great crown gettman can also directly send envoys to neighboring countries to obtain the latest diplomatic intelligence. Although in theory, the great king guangaitman had no right to order the royal guards or the king''s direct army, usually the latter were willing to listen to the former.
Because of this, King kazimiz, after conferring the post of lubaumatsky, immediately conferred the post of crown gatman of sapega and charnitsky.
Territory gatman, also known as "field gatman", is second only to the great crown gatman. Although the power of the territory gatman is not as big as that of the great crown gatman, it can be mainly responsible for the full-fledged military operations in a certain border or region during the war.
From the perspective of the discerning eye, the king was dividing the power of lubaumatsky.
The commander of sapega and the commander of charnietsky are also soldiers with outstanding military achievements. Moreover, King kazimiz''s move is not a breach of his original commitment to lubaomatsky. Today, with the rising momentum of the king''s recovery of Warsaw, lubaomatsky can only knock out his teeth and swallow blood even if he has complaints in his heart.
However, since then, lubaomatsky has played with the round staff called Brava he got when he was in office every day. This round staff is a symbol of the supreme military power of the Grand Marshal. Of course, it can also be used to smash the enemy''s head under special circumstances.
On the side of the Republic of Poland, the commander in chief of charnietsky is extremely disapproval of the decisive battle between the main force of the Republic of Poland and the Swedish Prussian coalition army in the highest military command organization headed by King kazimiz and composed of three gatman. Before seizing Warsaw, the famous general of the Republic advised king kazimizh that after Carl x led the army back, the Republic should take the initiative to give up Warsaw and make a big retreat.
Charnietsky has clearly realized that there is a big gap between the Republic and the kingdom of Sweden in the quality of soldiers and the command ability of generals. It is very difficult to defeat Carl X in a main battle. The Republic can defeat the Swedish army only by trading space for time, dragging the enemy into the vast ocean of people''s war and using guerrilla tactics to consume the effective strength of the Swedes. To this end, he also put forward a famous call: "as long as you are alive, you should ride a horse (to fight the enemy).
In the past, King kazimiz might agree with charnietsky''s proposal. However, the recovery of Warsaw inflated the self-confidence of King kazimiz and marshal lubomatsky. Even commander sapega believed that the time was ripe to drive the Swedes back to the half island of Scandinavia.
They rejected the proposal of the general army by three to one, and instead made the decision to give Carl x a decisive blow under the city of Warsaw.
After his plan was rejected, charnietsky, worried about the safety of the country, went to Queen ludwiga, pototsky and janush. Charnietsky hoped to persuade King kazimiz to change his mind through the influence of the three men. However, the three men, for different reasons, persuaded charnietsky to make a decision with king kazimizhi and the two gettermans The strategy of fighting a decisive battle under Warsaw city is correct.
Among them, pototsky told charnietsky that Denmark, Austria, czar Russia and other countries had sent congratulatory letters for the Republic''s recovery of the Chinese sofa. Old pototsky believed that as long as the Republic won another victory, these countries would stand on the side of the Republic of Poland and form a siege of the Swedes.
Seeing that he could not convince anyone, charnietsky had to leave alone.
After all, at any time in history, truth is controlled by a few people.
Also because of chalnetsky''s opposition, King kazimiz excluded him from the list of Warsaw war and sent him to field marshal lubaumatsky to block brae weixingsburg from Lithuania.
King kazimiz left sapega, who was loyal to himself but the leader of Lithuania, to share the glory of defeating Carl x (imagined), but sent lubomatsky and charnietsky to block brae weixingsburg from Lithuania. His idea of taking credit alone is clear.
With regard to King kazimiz''s decision to divide troops, the mihau Knight bluntly said to Anjie and Pedro: "I don''t know what your majesty thinks, but since we are going to fight Carl X''s army under Warsaw City, shouldn''t we hold all our strength into a fist? Brauer wickensburg''s army is a partial division, and there are less than 10000 people. But we sent two famous generals and 10000 people to stop him. If these soldiers stay here, what should they do How good, we will have more troops. "
But the little Knight''s words are light. Moreover, King kazimiz, as a politician, has to calculate not only military accounts, but also political wars. He can''t afford to let the Swedish army wreak havoc in Lithuania politically.
The decision made by the top of the Polish army to fight the main battle is undoubtedly the intention of Carl X. King Carl x led the main force of the Swedish army to return to Warsaw, which was intended to win Warsaw again and take this opportunity to eliminate the main force of the Polish army.
He believed that with the 20000 troops of the Swedish Prussian coalition, he would be able to eliminate the main force of the Polish army and capture kazimiz alive.
Although through the investigation and the Swedish officers released by kazimiz, Carl x already knew that the main force of the Polish army was stronger than himself at this time - before the battle, Carl X''s army had a total of 7500 Swedish cavalry, including 500 Swedish pistol cavalry as the ace, as well as 5000 black cavalry brought by Frederick William''s election; Sweden There are 3000 infantry, 3500 German infantry, 12500 cavalry, 6500 infantry, 19000 in total, and 47 cannons. To compete with the Polish army, King kazimiz gathered 20000 Polish cavalry, including 1000 winged cavalry and 4000 Polish infantry. In addition, there are 10000 noble conscripts selected from the militia after screening, most of them They are all on horseback. The total number of troops is 34000. However, in terms of heavy artillery, the Polish army is far less than the Swedish army, with only 18 artillery. (the total strength of the two armies was less than that in Konigsberg and Warsaw for a reason: inspired by the recovery of Warsaw, the uprising in the Swedish occupied area in Poland was in full swing, which forced Carl x to leave a large number of infantry along the way to protect the supply line and strongholds along the way. For the Republic of Poland, the broken Warsaw city and its surrounding areas The region could not supply more than 100000 troops, so King kazimizh had to dissolve most of the militia and let them return to their respective hometown.)
But Carl x is still very confident. Since Gustav''s reform, the Swedish army has not won more with less when facing the poles.
After all, after Gustav''s reform and the baptism of three decades of war, the Swedish army has long been a famous force in Europe, and the Swedish infantry using three rows of shooting tactics are invincible in the world.
The latest Warsaw war also well supports Karl X''s conclusion. Even if the poles won the Warsaw war, they paid far more losses than the Swedish army.
Carl X was full of confidence, not that Frederick William was also full of confidence. After learning that the Polish army was numerous and famous, the elector was terrified. He was deeply afraid that Carl x would lose his old capital if he lost the war.
Frederick William suggested several times that Carl x withdraw temporarily to avoid the sharp edge of the Polish army, or move to Lithuania to join the army of braue wickensburg and lure the Polish army to Lithuania for war.
How could Carl x not know what kind of idea the elector was making? He was just worried that he would lose the war with less and more, which would involve him in losing all the Prussian army.
It''s easy to avoid the sharp edge and meet Brauer weixingsburg, but Carl X has keenly found that his re-entry into Poland is different from the last one. More than a year ago, Polish nobles surrendered to themselves, but this time there are few Polish nobles who are loyal to them all the way. Obviously, the backwardness of the people''s heart is no longer good for themselves. If you are yourself If you can''t win a decisive victory and restore the confidence of those wall leaders, you will have no "friends" in Poland - this is Carl X''s political account.
In addition, braue weixingsburg is not without enemies in Lithuania. Grand Marshal lubomatsky of the Republic of Poland and the troops of the commander-in-chief of czarnetsky will meet him in Lithuania. If Carl x still has people who are afraid among the generals of the Republic of Poland, that person is undoubtedly the commander-in-chief of czarnetsky. In Carl x''s heart, even if he deals with ten Kazimizi was the enemy and was unwilling to fight a Stefan charnietsky.
For the hesitation of the elector, Carl X had to comfort him and said, "don''t worry, William. I told you long ago that attracting the main force of the poles to Warsaw is a big chess game I''m playing. Now everything is under my control. Just wait to taste the taste of victory with me."
The elector did not speak, but his hesitant eyes betrayed him - the elector was still worried.
Seeing that the elector was not inspired by his heroic words, Carl X had to give him a great sweetness so that Frederick William could work willingly for his career.
"Besides, William," said Carl x affectionately: "You once asked me to marry Christina, but I didn''t promise before because although you have the honor of electing emperor and Marquis, Christina is a former queen of our country, and her status is much more noble than you. As Chris''s cousin, I still hope she can marry a king. But this time, as long as you and I work together to defeat kazimi In the future, when I occupy the Republic of Poland, I will marry Christina to you and take little Poland (the upper and middle reaches of the visva River) as her dowry. "
It''s too tempting for Frederick William to marry Christina and get little Poland. Moreover, Carl x said this in front of Swedish generals and Prussian officers. With so many witnesses, he can''t go back.
Frederick William''s breath became heavy, and he no longer objected. The elector took the army and dreamed of becoming Christina''s husband, and continued to follow Carl x to Warsaw.
The optional emperor will not know that Carl x will marry Christina to him is a bad check that can never be cashed. Because Carl x is convinced that Wittenberg has made Christina die for her country in accordance with his orders. The news that Wittenberg was detained by kazimieri in violation of the contract has deepened Carl X''s judgment.
The Swedish Prussian coalition troops were stationed 30 miles from Warsaw. That night, Carl x looked at the bright moon and suddenly thought of Christina.
Carl X was saddened by Christina''s infatuation for herself and the death of her beauty. He wiped the corners of his eyes with his cuffs and said to the moon, "cousin, don''t blame me. As the king of Sweden, I can only do this for the kingdom."
At this time, an officer came behind Carl X. he brought the latest news from the reconnaissance cavalry: the Polish army was deployed in the east of Warsaw.