The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

In the next few days, Yakov Cherkaski gave up the idea of ​​a quick fight. Every day the artillery of Tsarist Russia would drag the artillery into the artillery position, and then launch shelling on the bastion and Polotsk castle. The defenders of Polotsk would also launch a counterattack with artillery from within the city walls and bastions, and such shelling would continue until dark. It seems that neither of the two sides can do anything about it, and the war slid in the direction of stalemate. But both Orina and Chechen or Yakov Cherkaski are preparing for a fatal blow to their opponents.

And the actions of Polotsk were clearly ahead of Tsarist Russia.

On this day, Yakov Cherkaski suddenly received a return from the spies, saying that dozens of ships from the Republic of Poland appeared on the Daugava River.

Upon hearing this news, Yakov Cherkaski was really taken aback. Because the Daugava River connects Polotsk and Miatelsk fort, so many ships suddenly appeared on the river at this time, it is very likely that it is reinforcements coming from Miatelsk fort.

"Did the prince's army that attacked Miatelsk fort be defeated?" Yakov Cherkaski thought nervously.

Yakov Cherkaski did not dare to take care of what happened suddenly. He quickly led more than ten Boyer cavalry to ride towards the river bank.

As reported by the spies, there are indeed dozens of boats on the Daugava River, but these boats are very old, most of them are ordinary fishing boats and merchant ships. And they did not stop on the bank of Polotsk Castle, but drove up the Daugava River.

"Where did these boats come from?" Yakov Cherkaski looked at the boats on the river, lost in thought.

Since Yakov Cherkaski led the Russian army into Polotsk, most Poles and Lithuanians fled into Polotsk Castle. Yakov Cherkaski and his The army is not only a ship, but it is difficult for people to come across one. Today, there are so many fishing boats in the river. It must be unusual.

"You, lean over and let those ships come by." Yakov Cherkaski ordered a Boyer cavalry.

The Boyer cavalry ran to the nearest position on the river bank on horseback. He shouted loudly to the merchant ship closest to the bank, ordering them to hurry up.

But the merchant ship not only refused to listen, but moved upstream at an accelerated speed.

The angry Boyer cavalry raised a hard bow and shot at the merchant ship. He tried to scare the sailors on the ship in this way.

The feather arrow made a trajectory in the sky and nailed it to the merchant ship's gang. Unexpectedly, instead of slowing down, the sailor on the merchant ship pulled a cannon from the cabin.

No merchant ships will be equipped and can be equipped with artillery. Obviously, the sailors on these merchant ships and fishing boats are all posing as soldiers. The Boyer cavalry saw that the merchant ship was equipped with artillery, and the muzzle had been aimed at him, he hurriedly beat his horse and ran back.

The shells "fired" from the artillery fell on the position where the Boyer cavalry originally stood.

"General, those are soldiers." The Boyer cavalry ran back to Yakov Cherkaski, and said with lingering fear.

"Nonsense, I've seen it all." Yakov Cherkaski yelled at the Boyer cavalry.

Yakov picked up the telescope and carefully observed the merchant ship. The artillery that "fired" the shell just now was a four-pounder, and through the window of the ship, Yakov vaguely saw that there seemed to be horses moving in the cabin.

"Could it be!"

Yakov Cherkasky suddenly thought of a possibility, which started his cold sweat.

The route of the army attacking Polotsk led by Yakov Cherkaski is basically parallel to the Daugava River, which means that by water transportation, the army of the Republic of Poland can land at any location. , And then attacked the Russian supply line. To make matters worse, the simple bunker that he originally arranged on the transportation supply line can only defend against the light cavalry's surprise attack, but it cannot withstand the bombardment of artillery.

Obviously, the defenders of Polotsk had learned from the previous light cavalry raid on the bunker and were killed by themselves, and began to act together with artillery.

"Hurry up and go back with me."

Yakov Cherkaski pulled on the reins, twisted his horse and ran away in the direction of the camp.

Back at the camp, Yakov Cherkaski rushed to the map before he could remove his armor. He gestured on the map with his hand, and then began to calculate.

Judging by the number and size of the boats on the river, this fleet can be ridden by hundreds of people, and the artillery is beyond the reach of any defender in the fortress.

"However, I was fortunate to have discovered it by myself." Yakov Cherkasky "showed" a grinning smile. He had already thought of a way to deal with it, and this time he might be able to repeat the story of re-creating the light cavalry.

Yakov Cherkaski quickly began to mobilize troops. He moved the artillery position to the bank of the river in order to block the Daugava River and block the retreat of the Republic of Poland army that was up the river. Then Yakov left two thousand infantrymen to defend the artillery position and monitor Polotsk. He led a thousand cavalry and infantrymen and followed along the river bank.

Yakov Cherkaski’s idea is wonderful: if the Polish army goes ashore to attack its own transport supply line, then he will lead the army to encircle and destroy it; and if the Polish army wants to escape back to Polotsk, then The artillery on the river bank would sink them in the Daugava River.

In short, in the eyes of Yakov Cherkaski, the Polish army in this fleet has become his own plate of Chinese food.

Yakov Cherkaski led the two thousand Russian troops and set off. What he didn’t know was that at the top of the tower in Polotsk, there were two His eyes were looking at him.

"Chechen, your method really worked. Yakov Cherkaski has taken the bait." Orina Birlevich said to Chechen beside her with joy.

"Hope God bless Yakov Cherkaski to be stupid until we wipe out the two thousand Russian troops in front of us."

"God will bless us." Orina said affirmatively.

It turned out that all of this was Chechen’s strategy. From Oshka’s account, he guessed the importance of the supply line to Yakov Cherkaski and came up with this trick to lure Yakov Che Erkaski divided the troops. These ships were owned by local merchants and fishermen in Polotsk, and Orina spent twice the price to requisition them; of course the artillery on the ship was real, but only this one; as for the horses and soldiers on the ship, Not as exaggerated as Yakov Cherkaski imagined, but a hundred people. Relying on camouflage, a hundred or so troops led by the nose of two thousand Russians.

"Tonight is the end of the Russian army." Orina thought to herself. The last frontier of fire and sword