The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

After confessing to the company commander Hevadki that day, another fifty people left Konotop.

The work of poisoning country wells and other water sources, evacuating civilians to forests, collecting grain crops in farmer’s barns and gathering livestock, etc., Chechen was completely handed over to Yelisei’s staff from Bratslav. Cossack cavalry.

Time flies quickly. On the second day after the Triangle Fort was completed, at dawn on April 20, a group of Cossack cavalry led by Yelisei encountered a group of Russian cavalry during their mission in the border area.

Wearing light cotton armor and a paper helmet on their heads, this team of Russian cavalry is obviously also a team of scouts.

The two cavalrymen met suddenly, and after a brief period of astonishment, both sides unanimously drew their weapons and launched a charge towards each other.

The Cossack cavalry was drawn from the Polish wing cavalry. They held the reins in one hand, and carried their lances under their armpits to start the charge; while the Russian cavalry wielded their sabers, some cavalry took out bows and carbines, and shot while charging.

But obviously, such shooting efficiency is extremely low. Before the two cavalry collided, only one Cossack cavalry was hit by a stray bullet and fell off his horse.

Two torrents of flesh and blood collided. The lances of the Cossack cavalry took advantage of the length, and the Russian cavalry who rushed to the front were stabbed and dropped in the first round of confrontation.

Then, the Cossacks released the lances trapped under their armpits, drew out their sabers and pistols, and hacked and fired at the enemies in all directions.

The numbers of the two sides were equal, but in the first round of the charge, all the cavalry of the Tsarist Russia fell were the bravest fighters in the patrol. This was a huge blow to the morale of the rest.

After a while, the Russian cavalry began to fight timidly, and they turned their horses and fled.

The first encounter between the two armies ended in Cheerchen's victory. Yelishei and the others not only captured eleven war horses, but also three prisoners.

After the prisoners were taken back to Konotop, Cheerchen separated them for interrogation.

The result of the interrogation is not optimistic. The main force of the Tsarist Russian army led by Prince Alexei was only about four to five days away from Konotop. And his forward, that is, the 10,000 people commanded by the Russian general Vasily Sheremetev who sent this reconnaissance team, may arrive at Konotop tomorrow.

Cheerchen was surprised that the strikers weren't Ivan Shirko and Yuri Khmelnitsky.

Because if these two appeared under the city of Konotop, then relying on their reputation and status in the Cossack emirate, as long as a few words are shouted into the city, then the morale of the defending Cossack will be severely affected. shake.

In order to confirm that Ivan Shirko and Yuri Khmelnitsky were indeed not among the strikers, Chechen ordered the three prisoners to be rigorously interrogated again, and the confession obtained was the same as the last time.

In the early morning of April 21, billowing smoke and dust rose from the north of the city.

The Russian general Vasily Sheremetev really led a considerable number of light and heavy cavalry, civilian shooters, and pikemen to Konotup.

At first, Cheechen expected that Vasily Sheremetev led a force that was twice as strong as the defenders. They would definitely be tempted to attack the city, because the Russians were always impatient and impatient.

But this time, this General Vasily Sheremedev camped only ten miles away from Konotop. The horses of the light and heavy cavalry were grazing on the surrounding pastures, completely waiting for Alexey. The posture of the prince's army coming.

This made Cheor Chen unavoidably surprised, and also quite disappointed.

Because Chelchen originally planned that the enemy would launch a strong offensive, and hoped that relying on the defensive capabilities of the newly built triangle fort at Konotop, it would be able to withstand the enemy's offensive with minor casualties and inflict heavy casualties on the enemy.

In this way, the defenders in Fort Konotup can inspire confidence in victory, knowing that the Russians are not invincible.

Moreover, the experience of previous defensive battles tells Cheerchen that the most terrible aspect of a defensive battle is not to encounter a fierce attack by the enemy, because a fierce attack will inevitably cause the attackers to suffer huge losses, and every time they are repelled, they must also It will weaken the opponent's spirit and increase the confidence and courage of the defended.

But once the enemy chooses a step-by-step approach, the situation is different. Because in such an offensive and defensive battle, the initiative to attack lies on the side of the siege who has a huge number of advantages. They will continue to dig trenches to approach the castle, constantly bombard the walls with artillery, and cannibalize every position in the castle. As a result, the besieged will only become exhausted and hopeless. It destroys people's spirits and weakens the will to fight.

In the evening, when Vasily Sheremetev's army was set up and camped, a Boyer cavalry with the St. George flag in his hand rode to the city of Konotop Fort.

"I am the messenger, the messenger." He shouted to the top of the castle~www.wuxiaspot.com~ for fear that the defenders would sneer at him because they didn't know his identity.

As usual, messengers or messengers should come with a white flag.

Chechen believed that Vasily Sheremetev shouldn't be ignorant of this international practice, but he still sent someone to come over under the flag of St. George, obviously because he was ignorant.

"Kill him?" Fedot, who was hiding behind Duo Yin, asked Cheerchen.

Chechen thought about it, but decided to let the messenger in. He wanted to see what the Russian general's messenger had brought him.

The gate to the south was wide open, and the guards let the messenger enter the city from there.

After being blindfolded at the gate of the city, the messenger was taken into the meeting room.

"I am the commander of Konotop, Alvar Chechen, the leader of the Cossack Bratzlaff team."

After taking off the messenger's blindfold, Tetsuchen introduced himself.

"I know you, you killed General Yakov in Pskov." The messenger replied.

The people around could hear that the messenger's tone was full of awe.

But immediately, the messenger's tone changed and he became arrogant.

"Our general knew that you were in Konotop, so he asked the prince for the position of the vanguard. Because General Vasily believed that he could defeat you and let you be his bench."

"Arrogant," Piedro whispered disdainfully.

But Cherechen really hoped that Vasily Sheremetev would have the desire to defeat him and despise himself as the messenger said, because in this way he would be more likely to expose his flaws.

"If Vasily Sheremetev is willing, I can host a banquet in the castle tonight." Cheerchen said.

The words were soft but hard, and the messenger choked for a while. Instead of speaking, he took out the letter written by Vasily Sheremetev to Chechen.