It is not that Lithuania is unaware of the Moscow's ambitions. Some lords on the eastern border, very close to the Grand Principal of Moscow, were very alert to the Grand Principal of Moscow. Therefore, they demanded that the Moscow people be strictly guarded against them.

However, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is a lord parliamentary country. What is the best thing about the parliamentary system? Quarrel...

In the eyes of the lords in the Midwest, the concerns of the lords in the Midwest were cowardice and fear. Therefore, they did not think about how to solve the problem, but laughed at the lords in the Eastern Conference and fought for the right to speak in Greater Sum (Parliament).

Just as the noise was amidst the preparatory work of the Grand Duchy of Moscow continued in an orderly manner. At the same time, in order to break through the solid walls of Smolensk, Mikhail Glinsky, a major official who Vasily III valued, came to Austria to buy artillery.

Who is Mikhail Glinsky? He was originally a nobleman of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and he was a new nobleman with strong abilities in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. He was born in 1460 and was originally a small lord of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. However, because of his outstanding performance in the battle with the Crimean Khanate, Glinsky was appreciated and became a senior general.

However, because of his shallow foundation and no background, he was jealous and excluded by the great Lithuanian nobles. When Zigmont I's brother, Alexander I, died the last Grand Duke of Lithuania, died, Greensky's political enemies falsely accused him of killing Alexander I. Greensky was furious and directly led 2,000 people to surround the manor of his political enemies and killed him.

But because of this, he angered the new Grand Duke of Lithuania, Zigmont I. In desperation, he had to flee to the enemy country of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and surrendered to Vasily III.

Vasily III naturally accepted the talented generals happily. Because Glinsky was more talented, Vasily III relied heavily on him. The plan to siege Smolensk was also proposed by Glinsky.

Previously, it was Glinsky's idea to entrust merchants from Teutonic to go to the German region to help purchase weapons and armor. There was no way, the Grand Principality of Moscow was not very rich. If you bought equipment from tens of thousands of people, you could only ask Teutonic merchants to help you advance. After seizing Smolensk, a commercial center, you will naturally have money to repay.

But the weapons and armor I bought before were mostly cold weapons. It is of course very powerful to fight against the enemy in the wild. However, if you attack the city, it will definitely not work.

It just so happened that when Glinsky was young, he studied in Austria. Moreover, he served Emperor Maximilian I for a while, and did not return to Lithuania until 1498.

Therefore, this man is more intelligent and knowledgeable. If Lithuania uses it well, there will be no problem in dealing with the Grand Principal of Moscow. After all, he will even deal with the cavalry of the Crimean Khanate.

Unfortunately, the internal friction of the Lithuanian Grand Duchy made this talented general unable to serve the country and was forced to flee to the enemy country, the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

Studying and serving in Austria greatly broadened Greensky's horizons. Therefore, he knew how to use firearms very well. Even in this time and space, Greensky had the honor of seeing some of Marin's early advanced tactics, such as the use of muskets and artillery.

It’s a pity that he left in 1498 and had never seen a few beautiful battles that Marin fought 1500 years later. So he probably didn’t know much about the benefits of muskets and artillery, and his specific new tactics. But even so, it was very improved for him and the Grand Principal of Moscow where he is now loyal to.

Just attacking Smolensk, the guy thought of setting up artillery on the hills outside Smolensk and bombarding the weak points of the city walls.

In order to ensure that the walls of Smolensk could be blown away, Glinsky asked Vasily III to purchase 150 artillery pieces. Because others were not familiar with Western Europe, Glinsky volunteered to lead a team to Austria to purchase artillery.

In fact, artillery technology in France and Spain was more developed. But Glinsky was not familiar with France and Spain, so he chose Austria, which he was more familiar with.

Under the influence of Marin, Austria has indeed begun to pay attention to the development of artillery and has created many land war artillery. However, the caliber is not large, and it is at a level of several pounds.

But Greensky also had a solution. He decided to buy more cannons. He used 150 cannons with a small caliber to bombard a certain section of the city wall. In order to enhance the impact, Greensky not only planned to bombard the city on the hill, but also planned to use shot put instead of the iron ball. In this way, because the weight of the shot put of the same volume is nearly half heavier than the iron ball. Therefore, using shot put to bombard the city wall with shot put is stronger. What's more, is it that 150 cannons use shot put to bombard a certain section of the city wall together?

Maximilian I did not want to sell cannons to the Grand Duchy of Moscow at first. After all, Vasily III competed with him for the title of Byzantine Emperor. Maximilian I was based on the throne he bought from the last Byzantine Emperor, while Vasily III was because his mother was a Byzantine princess and had an advantage in blood.

But for the sake of Smolensk, Vasily III took the initiative to write a letter to Maximilian I, pretending to give up the claim of the Byzantine throne in exchange for Maximilian I to sell him cannons.

At the same time, Greensky launched the "Money-in-Laby" model to increase the purchase price... Then, the emperor, who had been very poor, surrendered...

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Marin also sent spies in Austria, so Greensky's actions were quickly summarized and passed on to Marin's desk in the form of a report...

"Interesting...Glinsky bought cannons?" Marin remembered that the mother of Ivan IV of Thunder seemed to be named Glinsky... So, is this guy Ivan's grandfather?

At present, Vasily III's wife is Solomonia Yurievna Sabrova. But Marin remembers that Vasily III's first grand duke's wife could not have children, and Ivan-Thorough Emperor was born of his second wife, Glinskaya. Glinskaya is the female name of Glinski.

For a moment, Marin was so determined to kill this guy. After all, the more capable this guy was, the stronger the Grand Duchy of Moscow would be. However, Marin eventually gave up.

Why? Because Marin needs the Grand Duchy of Moscow to destroy the Grand Duchy of Lithuania first. If Glinsky was killed early and Vasili III failed to defeat the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then things would be a big deal.

By then, Marin will not only not be able to kill the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but will even support them to maintain it. After all, although the Grand Duchy of Lithuania has severe internal friction, it is also very strong. If it annexes the Grand Duchy of Moscow, it will be terrible.

In particular, the Jagelon Dynasty had already ruled the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. If even the Grand Duchy of Moscow annexed, even if the centralization of power was not enough, the population and land of the three countries could even push Germany...

Therefore, in the early stages of Marin, not only did he not be able to build the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but he even had to make sure that they could defeat the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Then he had the chance to play. Otherwise, the Lithuanians themselves had already settled the Grand Duchy of Moscow and had no excuse to send troops to steal the population.
Chapter completed!