The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

First of all, Chechen discovered that the farmers in the surrounding farms did not support them. The people of Company Commander Hwadki were sent to collect food and evacuate civilians, time and time again, but when Yelishei's patrol passed by these farms, the thatched huts in the farms were still lit.

When Yelishei walked into these thatched huts, the farmers inside saw Yelishei and the others carrying live ammunition. They were first surprised. Then, when they heard Yelishei’s Russian accent, the farmers rushed in surprise. Come up and ask if the prince has arrived and the Shirko team has arrived, and came to rescue them.

In short, Chechen found that the people of Konotop loved Tsarist Russia more than their defenders.

Yelishei also told Chechen that the local Cossacks had not done the task of poisoning the wells and other water sources in the countryside. Many wells are still well preserved, and the water in them is safe.

The same situation also exists in the original Konotop Cossack who defended the city. After the first day of fortifications, in the night of that day, the three hundred Cossacks under Hevadki escaped nine people, and the newly recruited recruits escaped seven people.

When Cheerchen asked why the local people's sentiments and morale in Chwadki were so, Chwadki explained to Cheerchen: "Team Cheerchen, the situation in Konotop is different from that in the Ukrainian interior. Here we are with the Tsar. Russia borders on the border, and people on both sides are unavoidable. Besides, the Russians and our Cossacks both believe in Orthodox religion and share the same beliefs. We are brothers of flesh and blood thicker than water."

Hearing Hevadki's words, Cheorjin looked at him with scrutiny eyes.

"Then, Captain Hevadki, are you also on the Russian side?" Cheerchen asked.

Chechen asked this question extremely seriously. If the company commander Hwadki had the same attitude, then he would have to consider dismissing the Cossack company commander's military power and dispersing his subordinates and redistributing them to Bratzlaff's team.

This may cause a civil turmoil and affect the progress of preparing for war, but it is better than being stabbed suddenly by one's own people during a war.

Commander Hwadji showed a wry smile after listening to Cheechen's questioning. He took off his hat, and the lock of gray hair fluttered in the wind.

"Chechen team leader, I am not a local, I am an old Cossack in Lubne. When I was young, I used to be a booked Cossack in the Republic of Poland, and my companions are almost all, we are all elegant Prince Lime played. Later, I followed Chief Bogdan Khmelnitsky, and I slashed the knife at my former companion. I regretted it when their blood splashed on my face. It’s hard to get it back. I’m about to be sixty now, and maybe I’ll go to see God tomorrow. I won’t aim knives and guns at my brothers, but I can’t bear to force my subordinates to aim knives and guns at theirs. Brothers. I mean, do you understand?"

Of course Cheerchen understands. He looked at Hervadki’s sad face, and said in a deep voice: "I understand what you mean. However, Captain Hervadki, guarding Konotop, my responsibility is great. I hope you tell your men If they are unwilling to stay or if they are interested in Russia, then ask them to leave within three days, and I will not stop them. But after three days, if there are still passive slack or desertions, then I can only enforce military law."

Company Commander Hwadji made a military salute to Cheerchen, and then retreated.

After Captain Hevadki left, Cheerchen stayed alone on the half-built triangular fort. Before coming to Konotop, he was confident that with his talent and tenacity, nailing the Russians here for two months was not a simple matter, but he was still 60% sure. But now, he doesn't even have a 30% certainty.

If the hearts of the people are together, everything will stop.

Konotop's popular and military aspirations are not on his side, but his defender is hostile like an aggressor.

A breeze blew by, and Cheechen suddenly heard Pidro's cursing from behind him.

"You come, who told you to come. Don't you know how dangerous it is? God! Is it true that even women who believe in pagan religion are so bold and bold?"

Cheer Chen looked back, and his eyes stared like a full moon at night.

He saw Pidro walking towards him twisting a Cossack's hand. And that Cossack is his wife Fatima.

The two came to him.

Piedro was still chattering there:

"Ah! Such a woman, she disguised herself as a Cossack and followed. I told her to go right away, but she won't listen until you know it. Sea! No use at all! No way!"

Fatima's face looked terrified, and her two crescent eyebrows trembled, as if she was about to cry. But this was not because she was scolded and cried by Pedro, she was just afraid of her husband being angry. So she folded her hands on her chest, like a child who was afraid of being punished, and started crying and yelling: "Cheerchen, let me stay, let me stay. I want to be with you." "

Looking at Fatima's begging face, Cheerchen's heart was filled with infinite tenderness. But reason told him that he must let Fatima go.

"Fatima, I will let Xie Miao **** you away tomorrow morning." Chechen said.

When Fatima saw Cheerchen also chasing her away, she continued to begged: "Cheerchen, I am also a fighter, and a master with swords. I am here to help you. Let me stay. . Otherwise, even if you let Xie Miao keep sending me back to Bratzlaff, as long as he turns around, I will follow him back. No one can stop me."

"This donkey, donkey," Pidro cried again. But this tone sounds so helpless.

Cheerchen also feels embarrassed, because he knows Fatima will do what he says.

"Does Natalie know you are coming?" Cheerchen asked.

Fatima nodded.

"She knows. But she didn't stop me. Because she's the same as me. If you didn't let her take care of Bratzlaff, she would come with me."

"Two stubborn donkeys," Piedro murmured again.

Cheerchen stepped forward and hugged Fatima one step at a time, which made Fatima mistakenly believe that Cheerchen had acquiesced to stay.

"Cheerchen."

"I'm sorry, Fatima." Cheerchen said suddenly.

Before Fatima could react, his hand knife slashed on the back of Fatima's neck.

Fatima softened.

"Uncle, let Xie Miao send Fatima back to Bratzlaff overnight. Watch her and Natalie, and forbid them to leave." Cheer Chen said in an unprecedented harsh tone.

Pidro didn't say much, just murmured: "Your kid is finally a man in front of a woman."

After he took Fatima, he walked towards the castle.