Chapter 19 Chao Qin Mu Chu
The diplomat No. 14 came out of Stockholm without any danger, and then reported the matter to Egil. Egil nodded, knowing that Gustav had not given up hope at this time, and thought he still had the ability to go against the will of heaven. As long as he could hold on to Stockholm for half a year, the Norwegian soldiers would win a great victory. Then he went south and north, and the United Kingdom and Novgorod were his defeated generals. It was not impossible to fight the three families by one - who made these three families form an alliance, but due to their geographical location and their own strategy, they were easily defeated.
But Egil obviously didn't want to give him such an opportunity. In half a year, the daylily was cold in half a year. Novgorod successfully recovered the lost territory, and Poland and Lithuania were able to stabilize the situation in the Baltic Sea. If you want to fight, it would be difficult - especially because these two countries are close to the Baltic Sea and rely on maritime trade to make a living. So they still have some naval forces. It is not as easy as blocking them as blocking Sweden.
Then, since using words cannot convince people, you have to use force.
"Trailing car. Try to smash the Stockholm walls into me within half a month."
So Egil gave such an order.
So, a total of five hundred dwarf craftsmen and human engineers began to construct day and night, cutting down a large number of trees. Then they made large counterweight catapults that could be disassembled. Then, the army surrounded San Quyi (actually because they did not have enough troops, and were afraid of being beaten up after being dispersed). Hundreds of catapults were shot in one round of stone bombs, and thousands of kilograms of large stones fell from the sky, shaking the entire Stockholm. The Swedish military and civilians watched a large number of stones falling from the sky, exclaiming the end of the world. They were like headless flies.
After the tricycle rock bomb, there was a discussion about the flame bomb. This time, Egil spent a lot of money to make Gustav fully realize the difference in strength. He was a bastard. He was a bastard. In Scandinavia these days, he couldn't find anything as convenient as oil. All of them were animal oil or vegetable oil collected by Egil. He was very expensive bastard. He packed it in a crock pot and sealed it. Then he wrapped it with a layer of broken linen or something and lit it. Then he threw it out. The crock pot cracked and the oil inside burned suddenly when it got stuck in the flames.
After that, the entire Stockholm became a sea of fire.
It was not only the military and civilian nobles in Stockholm who screamed. There was also Egil, who said it as follows:
"My money ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
However, this is quite effective regardless of the cost. Looking at the whole of Stockholm now, it is like a huge torch burning. Seeing the smoke rushing straight to the sky, I don’t know how much inhalable particulate matter and sulfur dioxide pollution it has brought to the earth... It is basically impossible to use water to wipe out the oil when it burns - but how could people know so much at that time?! Many Swedish soldiers who reacted quickly blasted the smoke and carried the water bucket to charge towards the fire. As a result, the oil floated on the water, and the fire became even more fierce. In addition, most of the buildings were made of wood at this time, and the fire was naturally out of control when the fire broke out. Even Gustav’s palace was hit several times, and it was not finished when it burned.
At this moment, Gustav stood on the balcony of his room, looking at the terrifying flames like hell. He couldn't help but blurt out: "It's over..." He felt extremely regretful in his heart that he had not agreed to the other party's request for peace. Who knew that the retribution would come so quickly...
In mid-September 1001 AD, the Stockholm fire was in mid-September, and in early October, the fire stopped. More than half of the soldiers and civilians in Stockholm were injured and half. Until the end, perhaps because of God's mercy, a heavy snow in Scandinavia finally solved the plight of Stockholm. The fire, which seemed like a purgatory in front of Tianwei, was finally extinguished. After this disaster, most of the surviving Swedish soldiers and civilians did not want to continue...
Under such conditions, the diplomat 14 entered Stockholm again.
He was greeted by pairs of eyes full of anger, mixed with fear, but helpless. Along the way, there were many people who were buried in the fire, and they seemed to be crazy and wanted to rush up to kill him. But without exception, they were blocked by the Swedish soldiers coming to greet him. This made the diplomat No. 14 feel a bit ridiculous: he was actually protected by his own enemies. It was really sad.
I mean those Swedish soldiers.
In the Swedish palace that had been destroyed half, after a month, the diplomat on the 14th met King Gustav Adolf again. For some reason, half of His Majesty's originally beautiful beard was burned, and the crown was not known where the king's robe was gone. The robe on his body also had traces of smoke and fire. In addition to being in good spirits and still shining sharply in his eyes, there were also many wrinkles on his face, which seemed to be a lot of sorrow.
"I have decided to agree to your country's request." Gustav and the diplomat No. 14 were quiet for a while. In the end, Gustav couldn't wait and said such words very helplessly.
"I'm very sorry, Your Majesty, the Lord of the Lower no longer needs you to provide such conditions." The diplomat No. 14 bent down, then quickly straightened his body and said.
Gustav raised his eyebrows and almost wanted to order a killing. But he finally endured it. He knew that Sweden no longer had the confidence to compete with the Norwegians for hegemony. Even if the other party's conditions were harsh, as long as the country Sweden could continue to exist, it would be enough.
"Tell me your conditions." Gustav said as he clenched his fist.
The diplomat No. 14 nodded implicitly: "The conditions of the Lord's lord are as follows: in order to show your sincerity in peace, you should take the initiative to give up part of the land. Specifically, the northernmost end of the Klar River - Lake Vineren - Lake Catern as the boundary, and the territory at its southern end belongs to our country. Of course, in order to compensate for your losses, the Lord will pay 20,000 gold coins worth of grain, fur, tent and other urgently needed materials for your country. In addition, you still have to cede the land along the Baltic coast such as Vilnius and Riga to our country. After the peace agreement is signed, we can always form an alliance and work together..."
"It seems that your lord is not a peaceful person either." After the diplomat No. 14 mentioned the land along the Baltic Sea twice, Gustav snorted, probably understanding what Egil wanted to do next. Although this was a very convenient way to ced all the sub-cold areas in southern Sweden and with milder climates. However, the compensation for the urgently needed materials worth 20,000 gold coins is no longer bad. This is exactly what Sweden urgently needs now...
After hearing Gustav's answer, the Diplomat No. 14 raised his lips and showed a confident smile.
On October 5, Sweden and Norway reached peace, unlike Egil who had killed all the people before. This time, the Norwegians won a great victory at the city, but they only cut off part of the territory in southern Sweden and two cities along the Baltic Sea, Riga and Vilnius. They also paid back a lot of supplies... There were even rumors that Egil secretly assisted Sweden with a large number of weapons and equipment, from the composite armor of the chain to the longbow and war horses, which quickly restored the vitality of the entire Swedish army.
On October 6, Norway unilaterally reported to the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, showing a partial peace treaty between Norway and Sweden, requiring the other party to return the city of Vilnius, which should belong to Norway. On the same day, he dispatched three thousand Livonian garrisons to prepare to receive the territory.
"That guy, that damn hooligan, that villain, shameless man!"
After receiving Egil's handwritten letter and annex to the peace treaty between Norway and Sweden, the current king of the United Kingdom, Wadislaw II (the Grand Duke of Lithuania and the King of Poland, a powerful Eastern European figure, and three attacks on the Teutonic Knights in history, all winning) directly overturned the table and scolded Egil for his treason.
While Egil was fiercely attacking Stockholm, the United Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania was not idle either. Thirty-five thousand troops attacked the city of Vilnius overnight and occupied the city after suffering a certain amount of casualties. Just as the United Kingdom army was preparing to continue to attack Riga, they were informed of such news.
It was already mid-October when Vadislaw II received the letter, and the United Kingdom army was still cultivating in Vilnius. During this period, the Livornian garrison, a total of 3,000 people, had already been replaced with the Swedish garrison. The entire Riga, including most of Livornia, had already been Norwegian. At the same time, Egil also asked him to hand over Vilnius to him.
"I've tried it for you!"
So, the United Kingdom quickly turned its guns, and 30,000 troops rushed directly towards the city of Riga. Egil, who received the news of the pigeon, immediately pushed the ship along the way to announce that the United Kingdom was betrayal and cut off allies. Then more than 30,000 Norwegian troops and more than 5,000 Norwegian navy were ready to go straight to Lithuania, Eastern Europe...
At the same time, Sweden officially announced an alliance with Norway and declared war on Novgorod. A total of 15,000 Swedish troops took over land and forced them towards the Ross who were burning, killing and looting on Finnish territory.
Chapter completed!