There he met the relatively large Russian army, which had been rallied there to attack Livonia, as it was clear already months earlier that the war will begin.
Seal põrkas ta peaaegu kohe kokku üpris suurte vene vägedega, mis ilmselt olid kogutud, et Liivimaad rünnata, kuna juba mitu kuud varem oli selge, et sõda tuleb.