The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

When the city gate of Cherkessk was smashed to pieces by the impact of the third shell, Stepan Racine knew he was finished. He did not expect that his dream of the Don Cossack emirate would be shattered in just ten days.

Could it be that I missed something? Stepan Racine realized that he had done nothing. He took advantage of the opportunity of the fierce battle between Tsarist Russia and the Republic of Poland and the Crimean Khanate, and the empty military force in the southern frontier; he foresaw the unparalleled attraction of the name of Tsar Deritri in Tsarist Russia; he counted the Chechen meeting. Tolerate him occupying Cherkessk... Wait, he almost counted everything, but he still failed. He was defeated by a group of Tatars (Stepan Racine) whom Naum Vasilyev had recruited from nowhere. Misunderstood the Kalmyks for the Tatars).

Pushed open the gate of the city hall that had been burned to ashes and rebuilt. The gate is made of a whole piece of wood, and the unpainted surface still exudes the fragrance of logs.

At the gate that was blown up, countless enemy horses had passed through the gate and rushed into it. They smashed the defenders in front of them, and scattered all over Cherkessk, beheading anyone they could see.

And on the wooden walls of Cherkessk, fierce battles were being fought everywhere. One after another "Tatars" climbed the originally low wall of Cherkessk with a scratching hook, and fought fiercely with the defenders on the wall. The scimitar and the giant axe, the long spear and the short spear are intertwined, and they are gathered into a metal movement.

"The Tsar! The enemy has come in. I am afraid that Cherkesko will not be able to hold it anymore. I beg to guard you and leave here."

It was "Big Nose" Maxim. He is neither from the Freedom Slave Corps, nor is he a Cossack from the Don River. Instead, there was a single mercenary who had lost his employer and was left out. There are actually many such mercenaries, because not all mercenaries can seize opportunities like Cheer Chen and Uncle Pidro.

Stepan Racine received him and gave him the position of shooting army commander.

The shooting army can be described as the imperial guard of the Russian tsar. The earliest shooting force was established by Ivan the Terrible at some time between 1545 and 1550. They first appeared on the battlefield and achieved a major victory in the Siege of Kazan in 1552.

The shooting army has their iconic uniforms and weapons: their uniforms are usually red coats with orange boots; their weapons include arquebus, musket, long axe, long axe (also used as a stent when firing a musket ), sabers, and sometimes spears.

Since Stepan Racine pretended to be the czar, of course he had to put the czar's backing on full. However, Cherkessk was a remote country after all. Stepan Racine couldn't find so many red cloths to make uniforms for his subordinates, so he had to issue a red dome hat to the shooting army of hundreds.

At this time, there were still seventy or eighty people in the shooting army gathered beside Maxim. They could be regarded as the only force that Stepan Racine could command.

Looking at the dozens of people in front of him, and then at the newly built City Hall, which was supposed to be his place of administration, Stepan Racine gave a desperate smile.

Breaking through is easier said than done! These are infantry soldiers, how can they run a four-legged war horse on two legs!

Suddenly, Stepan Racine remembered that this is the place where Alexei Torbzin was buried, and Cheerchen was here where Alexei Torbzin, who had defended Cherkesk, and His last subordinate burned to death here.

"I really know how to choose a place for myself!" Stepan Rah smiled hard.

"tsar?"

Maxim saw that Stepan Racine hadn't spoken for a long while, and the shouts and bullets nearby were getting closer, getting more and more urgent, and getting louder, he reminded him in a low voice.

Stepan Racine recovered, and he also made a decision.

"Maxim!" Stepan Racine shouted.

"exist."

"Everyone gave me the entrance, then raised the battle flag, telling everyone that we are going to fight the Tatars to the death here!" Stepan Racine commanded.

Maxim's face showed hesitation, but he quickly reduced his face and followed Stepan Racine's orders to enter the house.

At this time, the walls of Cherkessk had also failed, and the guards continued to fight fiercely on the blocks and streets of Cherkessk. Both sides of the fierce battle glared, gritted their teeth, blood stained their faces, and slashed against each other...The living people were fighting on the bodies of the wounded and the dead. I can no longer hear the password, only the terrible tearing cry, all the sounds on the battlefield: crackling gunfire, gasping, groans, chain bullets and bullets, all drowned in this shout.

The fighters on both sides have only one purpose, and that is to kill each other. A trail of bright red blood slid down the city wall and it hadn't dried up yet, and another corpse road paved with the deceased's torso, residual limbs, internal organs, and sandbags was erected on the street. A stream of gurgling streams flowed from the gaps in the overlapping bodies, forming small puddles in the craters, but the stream water was completely dirty with human blood.

Ayuqi pitched all the three thousand teams. Gal Dan Tsering, the fierce general who could not leave Ayuqi for a while, also rushed to the front line. Wearing a three-layer armor, he threw from the left to the right to kill. Occasionally, stray bullets hit him, but the adrenaline made Galdan Celing no longer feel the pain, and he fought like crazy.

The Cherkessk garrison, whose main body was the Free Slave Corps, also fought to the last person. Facing the "Tatars", they are no longer willing to be slaves again. But they have almost no armor and no long spears that can resist the Kalmyk cavalry. Their will can only be slowed down and cannot withstand the impact of the cavalry.

The more you get to the town hall of Cherkessk, the more dead bodies are around you. Everyone saw the battle flag raised in the city hall and knew that their czar was with themselves.

After the last batch of one hundred and two remnants retreated into the town hall, the rest of Cherkessk fell.

Two thousand six hundred people died in battle, in exchange for the lives of six hundred and thirty-three Kalmyk cavalry.

Looking at the corpses of a group of people, Ayuqi suddenly felt that this deal between him and Naum Vasilyev really had to add money.

On a corner of the street, Lama Gelug was holding a prayer beads, praying for the war dead on both sides, hoping that their souls would reach the Western Paradise.

Gardan Celing was sitting on a beer barrel on the side of the street with a feather arrow stuck in his thigh. That was another mark left by the defending army when Gardan Celing attacked the city hall. .

Seeing Ayuqi's arrival, Galdan Celing pushed away from his men who tried to support him and limped to Ayuqi's horse.

"Ayuqi, the remaining enemies in the city hid in the big house in front. Their firepower was so fierce that we killed and injured more than a dozen brothers." Galdantze Ling said, pointing to the city hall.

"I know, Ce Ling. You will take care of your injuries first, and then look at me." Ayuqi said, looking at the city hall in Cherkessk. From his position, the muzzle rising from the city hall window can already be clearly seen.

Unlike Ayuqi, Naum Vasilyev is now full of joy and revenge. Stepan Racine was trapped inside the city hall, and the dead fish had no room to stand up. He will soon become the master of Cherkessk again, and capture the pseudo-Dmitry Czar, whether it is alive or dead, this is a great credit. As far away as Moscow, His Majesty the Tsar will certainly reward himself heavily. of.

While doing the dream of turning over the salted fish and enrolling in the royal land, Naum Vasilyev said to Ayuqi: "The greatest Taiji, the most loyal friend of Tsarist Russia, please quickly attack this city hall. Bar."

Because of his complacency, Naum Vasilyev inevitably put on some arrogant tone when he said this, his knuckles were constantly shaking, showing that unparalleled excitement.

That arrogance was of course heard by Ayuqi. He glanced sideways at Naum Vasilyev, then turned his head towards the town hall.

"Of course you can. But the boss, please bring good cannon up to cooperate with our offensive."

Naum Vasilyev was embarrassed. Because at the moment the Cherkessk city gate was destroyed, the barrel of the last skin artillery also cracked. When the Cossack artillery pushed another shell in, the skin artillery inevitably happened. The big bang. And this explosion killed several Kalmyk cavalry. In addition, some of the guns Naum Vasilyev provided to Ayuqi were shoddy, and several accidents occurred. This made the Kalmyk people resent the Don Cossacks.

Now Naum Vasilyev has no guns.

"Ayuqitaiji, I think a city hall in a mere district should not be able to stop the most brave Kalmyk cavalry in the world."

Before Naum Vasilyev finished speaking, Ayuqi cut his mouth and said, "Of course he can’t stop the Don Cossacks. But I think this last stronghold should be left to its original owner, Naum. Vasilyev, go and recover."

After speaking, Ayuqi gave an unexplained smile.

Naum Vasilyev couldn't refute this statement. Faintly, he still thinks what A Yuqi said is reasonable. Yes, I am the master of Circsksk. If I only rely on these Kalmyks, even if I regain Circsksk, I am afraid I will not have enough prestige to rule this area. UU Reading www.uukａnshu.com

Naum Vasilyev hesitated again and again, and he said to Ayuqi: "Taiji is right. I think everyone is tired, so let my Don Cossacks come on."

After speaking, he said to the Ma Bian who was following him: "Go, tell the brothers to gather together."

Naum Vasilyev left. Gardan Celing, who wanted to talk but was holding back, couldn't help but said to Ayuqi at this time: "Ayuqi, you just handed it over and gave the honor that you are about to get it!"

Looking at Gardan Celing, a muscular guy, A Yuqi really didn't know how to explain it to him.

Yes, Ayuqi handed over the "last honor" to Naum Vasilyev not out of good intentions, but to hope that the guys inside and Naum Vasilyev would lose both and it would be better to die together. In this way, the Turhutes can justifiably occupy this land of luxuriant aquatic plants.

Human ambitions are endless. After his father Khan’s suggestion, Ayuqi is no longer limited to beating Naum Vasilyev with guns. He now has everything that Naum Vasilyev possesses. He wanted to seize a wider living space for the Turhutes, especially for his own tribe.

Not long after, more than three hundred Don Cossacks who followed Naum Vasilyev gathered together and assumed an offensive posture. In the spring sunshine, their swords, long axes, and musket muzzles reflected dazzling light.

"Offensive! Offensive! The first Captain Feng to rush in, kill an enemy inside and reward ten Taylors!" Naum Vasilyev made the simplest and most effective pre-war mobilization.

The Cossacks let out a deafening cry, and then, under the watchful eyes of the Kalmyks, rushed towards the gate of the city hall.