The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

The sky is as clean as a mirror, and the blue sky is like washing.

On April 24, Wanli's clear sky was bright and transparent.

Also on this day, the main force of 50,000 Russian troops led by Prince Alexei Trubetskoi arrived in Tonokop.

50,000 troops are rolling in, what an amazing scene!

Most of the people in Tonokop Castle, perhaps not one-tenth of the people they have seen in their entire lives have seen them today.

As far as I can see, the entire queue of the Russian army is fully visible to the defenders in the castle.

At the forefront of the queue are Russian hussars.

Most of the hussars wear strong jackets with stand-up collars and a paper helmet on their heads. Their weapons are a cavalry sword or a saber and a set of bows and arrows.

In the queue, due to hundreds of years of "Tatar shackles" and years of fighting against nomads, the Russian light cavalry was deeply influenced by the Mongols. Their battles and marches are also very similar to the Tatar cavalry array, usually 1,000 people form a regiment, each group is divided into 10 cavalry companies-this kind of combat organization is self-evidently corresponding to the Mongol ten captains , Centurion.

At this time, they lined up in a standard marching formation. Each regiment is divided into 5 large arrays to enter the battlefield. These 5 arrays constitute the left wing, right wing, forward, defender, and center. The flag of St. George is flying among the Chinese army. Their commander is under this banner.

Behind the light cavalry were the Boyer cavalry, the noble heavy cavalry that formed the core of the Tsarist Russian army.

These Boyer cavalry men wear a set of typical Russian mirror armor. The middle breastplate is either round or octagonal. They also wear chain mail blouses and forearm armor.

Most Boyer cavalry helmets are bell-shaped as a whole, consisting of a top disc and lower ear guards. The front of the helmet has a long movable nose guard. There are some maverick boys who wear Anatolian or Turkic helmets and even face masks made of chain mail.

Then came the pistol cavalry of Tsarist Russia.

These pistol cavalry wore helmets with ear protection, and a full set of breastplates on the outside of their red uniforms. Their weapons were a broadsword and a wheel spring pistol. This new-style cavalry Chechen saw three different flags, which meant that there were at least three regiments with no less than three thousand men.

After the Tsarist Russian pistol cavalry, a huge military flag appeared. The azure part on the left side of this flag is rectangular, and the right side is triangle. There are orange decorations on the outside, poppy red underlay, and golden edges. The circle in the left rectangle has a dark blue background and the edges are also golden. Christ in white is riding a white horse, behind him is a golden halo and golden stars. In the triangle on the right, the angel is also riding a white horse in white clothes, with a golden halo and more golden stars behind him. The archangel Michele riding a white horse is holding the Oriental Cross in his left hand and the Sacred Sword in his right hand, waving his golden wings.

This is the long banner, also known as the main battle banner. Prince Alexei rode under the banner. By his side were 100 soldiers with halberds. They were dressed in colorful Kaftan robes and military caps decorated with golden brocade.

After this, there were 10 new infantry regiments.

These regiments are new forces established by Tsarist Russia after the end of the "turbulent years". It includes 4 infantry regiments composed of foreign mercenaries and 6 new regiments composed of Russian infantry units based on Western European equipment and training. All infantry regiments of the New Army Infantry Regiment are under the command of foreign officers. Each regiment consists of 960 musketeers and 640 spearmen, divided into 8 companies. The New Army Infantry Regiment uses all-European equipment and weapons, and their uniforms are also red.

Behind these elite troops is the main body of the Russian army, which is huge in number but low in combat effectiveness, and is regarded by the Russian nobles and generals as "gray livestock" militias.

In addition, there is also an army that is extremely eye-catching. That is the team composed of the Cossacks led by the former Cossack Emirate team leader Ivan Shirko. They have the same hairstyles as their compatriots in Konotup Castle, wear the same clothes and the same blood in Konotup Castle, but now they want to kill themselves.

The contrast of forces is so great, if Konotop Fort is an isolated island, then the army of Tsarist Russia is a sea. Moreover, this is not an inland lake like the Mediterranean Sea, but the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean.

Under this majesty, some people are frightened. Many Cossacks can't help but be overwhelmed by the terrifying power of the enemy. The victory over Vasily Sheremetev a few days ago seemed so insignificant in front of this sea-like enemy.

More than one person is thinking: "How long can we stay."

Even Cheerchen was shocked by the Russian army's position. He didn't expect that compared with the time in Smolensk five years ago ~www.readwn.com~ the Russian military seems to be more powerful.

Prince Alexei led his army and did not immediately attack the city. He also camped five miles away from Fort Konotop, and the various Russian troops surrounded Fort Konotop from the two wings like two big tongs of a crab, cutting off its contact with the outside world.

That night, all the surrounding areas of Konotop Fort were full of flames. There is so much fire, you might think that this is a meteor shower that has fallen on this land.

In Prince Alexei’s camp, General Vasily Sheremetev was kneeling down and begging Prince Alexei for forgiveness. The loss of 2,000 people due to his own cleverness is an unforgivable fault. According to military law, the prince has the right to sentence him to death, even more cruel piercing.

But when Prince Alexei learned how he defeated Vasily Sheremedev, the prince only sentenced Vasily Sheremetev to 30 lashes.

Even Vasily Sheremetev couldn't believe this light punishment.

Although Prince Alexei said that the punishment was so light because he hoped that Vasily Sheremegev would lose his merits, everyone could not help but speculate that the reason the Prince forgave Vasily was because it was Alwal who defeated Vasily. Cheer Chen.

After all, this young man is so amazing and brilliant, he hasn't lost a single one so far.

However, everyone will only take this idea in their hearts.

After giving the order to investigate Fort Konotop tomorrow, the prince disbanded the meeting and let everyone go back to rest.

The bonfire in the Russian military camp gradually dimmed and went out. Tens of thousands of people have entered their dreamland. In their dreams, they may dream of their relatives in the distance, their own fields, and the birch forest.

And tomorrow, how many people will never dream again?