<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - Njenge-voivode yaseKiev, uChodkiewicz wavikela isifunda ekuhlaselweni amaTatar. Ngo-1558, wanqoba iPodolia ngokumelene neKhanate yaseCrimea. Lokhu kunqoba kwakhulisa isithunzi sikaChodkiewicz njengomphathi wamasosha. Ekuqaleni kweMpi yaseLivonia, wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba yi-castellan yaseTrakai ngenhloso yokusebenzisa ikhono lakhe empini. Ngo-1561, uHetman Omkhulu uMikołaj the Black Radziwiłł, Chodkiewicz, nomfowabo uHieronim bahola ibutho laseLithuania baya eLivonia lapho bathola khona ukunqoba ngokumelene noMbuso WaseRussia. Ngemva kwalomkhankaso, uChodkiewicz wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba yi-Field Hetman yaseLithuania. NgoJanuwari 20 1564 amaLithuania ngaphansi komyalo wakhe abulala umkhuzi waseRussia uShuisky futhi anqoba ibutho laseRussia eMpini yase-Ula  <response>: , okuthuthukise kakhulu ukuma kweLithuania empini. Wabizwa ngokuthi iqhawe lempi futhi wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba yi-castellan yaseVilnius. Ukuthandwa yinkosi kwaqhubeka: Umshana kaHrehory uJan Hieronimowicz wathola isikhundla sikayise ongasekho njengoMdala waseSamogitia ngo-1564, umfowabo uYurii, owaya eMoscow ukuyoxoxisana ngezombusazwe, waba yi-castellan yaseTrakai futhi uHrehory wamiswa njenge-Grand Hetman yaseLithuania ngo-1566. Ngakho-ke, uHrehory Chodkiewicz waba yindoda yesibili ngemuva kukaMikołaj obomvu Radziwiłł futhi amaChodkiewicz alawula izihlalo ezintathu kwezingu-5 eziphezulu eMkhandlwini WamaLords waseLithuania. Ngo-1567, uChodkiewicz waphinde wanqoba eLivonia, kulokhu wayilwa noMbuso waseSweden. 