The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

On June 22, 1657, because Chechen had already sent someone and wrote to Vidava to inform him of his return time, Bachit sent another person back to Silesia after he was uneasy and waited for the news to Vidava. The crowd reported that "Chechen has relieved Ki Ayan from his stewardship and reduced the peasants' unpaid work for the lord to one day a week." This made the farmers of Vidava cheered and they spontaneously began to arrange Vidava. The burnt-down manor was slightly refurbished to welcome the return of their benevolent lord.

Among the welcoming crowd, some were nobles from nearby manors. They are purely coming over to join in the fun. Because Chechen and his mercenary regiment had made great achievements in Crimea, King Jan Kazimierz has not yet announced the whole country, so they don't know what kind of hero they are coming back. Most of these people are curious about what kind of person is the heir to the greatest lord of Vidava (Vidava is nominally Pidro's territory).

Of course, Chechen’s friends like Andrzej Kmicicz and Mikhav Vorodjavsky, although they are fighting on the various fronts of the Republic, they cannot come to welcome their friends separately, but Still sent someone to bring gifts.

Among them, Anjay Kmicicz gave Chechen a throat protector made of gold, silver and jewels.

The so-called throat protector, as the name implies, is an armor component used to protect the human throat.

The history of throat guards as military equipment can be traced back to the 14th century. At this time, the armor of the knights is no longer a simple combination of chain mail and burqa. The appearance of the prototype plate armor of the plate armor has further improved the protective ability of the European knights. But the throat guard is different from other plate armor parts. It is not evolved from the previous armor or armor. Its predecessor is actually the Shapiro headscarf worn by the European male nobles in the Middle Ages. The material of this kind of turban is basically made of linen cloth. When it is worn, in order to be able to fix it on the head, the nobles will also wrap part of the turban around their necks, forming a specific decoration over time.

In the 17th century, due to the development of firearms, a very important change occurred in the throat guard. In the 17th century, the throat protector reduced the upper cylindrical structure to approximately the height of the collar. At the same time, the area of ​​protection for the shoulders and the front chest and back shoulders increased.

In Poland, since the late 16th century, due to the power of firearms that can easily penetrate all armor except plate armor, many knights gradually took off the heavy armor and put on the throat as a jewelry. In this period, most of the throat guards were small and hung on the neck through a rope and chain. Since Polish knights were all aristocrats, this accessory gradually became a fashion among aristocrats. Later, it was even agreed that only nobles had the right to wear it.

The throat protector that Anjay Kemicz gave Chechen was even more unusual. Because the gold, silver and jewels used to make it were all Anjay’s trophies, he got it from the Swedish and Prussian soldiers and officers he had killed and captured.

This throat protector actually placed the expectations of Andrzej Kmicicz. He hoped that in the future, he would fight side by side with Chechen again on the battlefield against the Swedish devils.

The one who brought this gift was Oshka, the most loyal and reliable servant of Andrzej Kmicicz. He was riding on a horse, holding a golden throat guard in his hand, and kept looking at the road from Silesia to Vidava.

Maybe she was waiting anxiously, Oshka couldn't help asking people around her: "Why hasn't it arrived yet? Miss Natalie, is it today?"

Natalie is the only "important person" in Cheorchen's life who has come in person. She had also fought on the battlefield with the Swedish invaders. Thanks to the careful teaching of General Çarnetsky, Natalie's tactical literacy has been continuously improved, and her guerrilla warfare level has reached a very high level. The Polish cavalry unit led by her was the first to rely on its own guerrilla tactics to force the enemy out of the occupied area and regain the hometown.

Originally, after regaining her hometown, Natalie stayed in the ancestral territory of the Kishka family to rectify her family business. The war that lasted for several years caused heavy losses in this area. As the heir, she has an inescapable responsibility to her leaders who lack food and clothing. But when she heard that Chechen would arrive at Vidava soon after returning from Crimea, the female lord did not hesitate to put down everything in her hands and rushed to Vidava alone. .

At this moment, Natalie turned a deaf ear to Oshka's inquiry. She rode on the horse valiantly, and was trying her best to brew and think about what to say to Cheer Chen when she saw him.

"Congratulations to him then?" Thinking of this, Natalie couldn't help touching the slender sword at her waist.

This slender sword is a gift that Natalie prepared to give Cheerchen. It was made by Natalie’s memory of Cheerchen’s "hummingbird". The difference is that it is different from the "crude" "hummingbird". Tali’s slender sword was made by a German master of swordsmanship.

"Should I still say I'm sorry?" Natalie thought of congratulating herself as soon as she went up. It was too official and formal. She and he shouldn't be like this. At the thought of not apologizing to Cheerchen since he hurt him that time. Natalie thought of apologizing. But immediately, Natalie felt that even though she had injured Cheerchen, it was Cheerchen himself who was at fault first, who caused him to entangle with Queen Christina of Sweden!

"This can only be counted as two things." Natalie thought stubbornly through gritted teeth.

She decided to forgive Chechen, just for what he did for the Republic in Crimea, so she, Natalie Kishka, will forget his fault.

But immediately, Natalie worried about Cheerchen's injury again. Because according to Victor, who rushed back early, Cheerchen has been fighting between Cherkessk and Azov for a few months after he left. How deep is the stabbing of his sword, Natalie is Clearly, this kind of injury should have been well-rested for half a year.

"It's better to ask about his injury first, so it looks more peaceful." Natalie decided.

Yes, exactly!

Oshka on the side saw that not only did Miss Natalie not answer her question, but her face turned red. He worriedly asked, "Miss Natalie, why is your face red? Is it a cold or a fever? ?"

Because of Oshka's natural big mouth, everyone around his voice looked at Natalie.

"You just got a fever and a cold and burned your brain!" Although Natalie is no better than those noble noble ladies, and has a more generous personality, but in this Cheerchen site, he is watched by his leaders and neighbors. Natalie couldn't help being annoyed by Oshka's big mouth.

Suddenly, two fireworks rose suddenly in front of the road.

This was placed in the front welcome team, obviously the mercenary group is back!