Prince Henry asked calmly, "Do you think there's any conspiracy in Warsaw?"
"Certainly not," said Hodkevich, "You really should see for yourself the chaos in Warsaw. Previously, because of the issue with the serfs, even the Great Sejm was dissolved, and the elections still haven't been completed.
"The Lithuanians and Ruthenians in the east don't want to fight at all. Poniatowski is well aware that without negotiations, his and the King's positions are at risk."
"Go back and tell the Regent King of Poland that if we cede the land west of Vinnitsa, our country can choose to ceasefire. Oh, and the handover of Gdansk Port must be completed within ten days."
Thus, without firing a single shot, the Prussian-Austrian armies entered Gdansk and Lublin respectively.
However, once the news "Poland is about to surrender" spread among the two armies, the originally high morale gradually turned to idleness.
