The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

　　 On the second day after the ceremony, Baohong and Vasily Zolotarenko went to the camp of Tsarist Russia with the prince’s messenger.

　　 Prince Alexei’s camp was set up in Rudonia, and the village had been cleaned up by the soldiers of Tsarist Russia. The villagers of Rudnia were either driven to Smolensk or strangled to hang on the tree in front of the village.

　　 When the three came to Rudnia’s village, the corpse frozen in the form of popsicles hanging upside down on a branch was greeted, and the voice of a woman from the camp came into his ears.

　　 The messenger looked at the two of them, also looking embarrassed. The young messenger was a nobleman in Moscow, and his ancestors have been Boyes for generations. Like all traditional aristocrats, they paid great attention to honor. At this moment, he showed such an unsightly side in front of the Zaporozhye Cossack, who was regarded as a barbarian by the tsarist Russian aristocracy, and I really wanted to find a hole in it.

　　 "My Excellency, please wait a moment. I'll meet the prince first." The messenger charged the crime and entered the camp without waiting for their consent.

　　 Baohong and Vasily Zorotalian sent the messenger, and from time to time he could be seen waving his whip to the left and right, followed by screams and screams.

　　 It wasn't until the messenger disappeared in the eyes of the two that Bao Hong and Vasily Zolotarenko started chatting.

　　 "No wonder the Poles call these people ‘gray animals’, they are no different from wild animals," said Vasily Zolotarenko.

　　 "So Smolensk must not fall into the hands of the Tsar." Bao Hong also said.

　　 "You have fought against the army of Tsarist Russia before, how is their combat effectiveness?"

　　 Among the Cossacks of Zaporozhye, Bao Hong was one of the few people who had experience in cavalry combat, and his cavalry experience was mostly accumulated in the battles with Tsarist Russia and the Crimean Khanate. So Vasily Zolotarenko would ask this question.

"How do you say?" Bao Hong thought for a while, and then said: "The army of Tsarist Russia is made up of two different classes: one is these gray animals in your eyes. They use the worst weapons and eat. With the worst food, they can explode with astonishing fighting power when defending their land. They are often brave enough to fight until the last person. The second is the aristocratic class like the messenger just now. These people are often The second and third sons of the family do not have the right to inherit the family, so they are often aggressive in order to win money and land."

　　 "That is a civil war insider, a foreign war outsider?" Vasily Zolotarenko summarized Bao Hong's words. Such a brief summary is not far from the facts.

　　 Bao Hong was waiting to speak when a trumpet rang from the camp. Then, groups of infantry and cavalry rushed out.

　　 Walking in the forefront is a team of infantry in red Kaftan uniforms. In Tsarist Russia, they were called the shooting army. They all held a matchlock gun in one hand, and the long bullet belt hung diagonally from the left shoulder to the right waist. Behind each soldier is also carrying a long-handled axe. This thing can be used as a arquebus stand during wartime, and it can also be used as a melee weapon to chop close enemies.

　　 Behind the shooting army is a team of cavalry. These cavalrymen lined up in two rows, with ten men in each row. They are also uniformly dressed in red, but compared to those infantrymen, their weapons are more sophisticated-on the outside of the uniform are Western-style breastplates, and they wear steel helmets. Their weapons are a saber and a pistol, and the horse that sits down is also a well-bred and bred horse.

　　 In the end, it was the elite elite of the Tsarist Russian army, the Boyer cavalry composed entirely of nobles. These Boyer cavalry wear pointed helmets or domed helmets, and they wear family mirror armors. This kind of armor is based on the chain armor with disc-shaped heart glasses on the front chest and back, which is more defensive than the traditional armor.

　　 These three squads of cavalry infantry can be regarded as typical of the elite Tsarist Russian army. Prince Alexei sent them out, apparently there was a demonstration.

　　 But neither Baohong nor Vasily Zolotarenko are easy people. The two of them rode their horses Shi Shiran and entered the gate. Regarding these troops, both of them didn't even look at them, and went straight to the innermost big tent. The defiant behavior of the two made every soldier in the line gritted their teeth with hatred.

　　 This big tent was built in the middle of the village. It was originally a house in Rudenia Village. But now, except for a few ruined walls, I can't see the original appearance.

　　 And the original owner was also skinned by the current owner here. The savage soldiers tortured the village chief and rent collectors in order to inquire about the food stored in the village, and even after the poor people confessed, they did not let them go.

　　 Prince Alexei stood in front of the tent and watched the two Cossack leaders riding towards him. The prince has the appearance of a traditional Rose nobleman: his eyes are deep, his eyes are recessed, and the wrinkles on his face are like the most exquisite mason's knife. Anger, sorrow and joy~www.NovelMTL.com~ and that huge hooked nose makes him look majestic and spontaneous.

"This is the grace of God, the tsars and dictators of Russia, Moscow, Kiev, Vladimir, and Novgorod; the tsars of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia; Smolensk, Ryazan, and Ross Monarchs of Tov, Yaroslavl, Belozor, Udoriya, Obedoria, Kondia, Vitebsk, Mstislav and the whole northern region; Pskov, Nizhnyov His Royal Highness Prince Alexei, the uncle of the Lord of Gorod."

　　 The messenger who accompanied Bao Hong and Vasily Zolotarenko stood at the lower left of Prince Alexei. After the two Cossack leaders got off their horses, they introduced the prince loudly.

In all fairness, except for the last paragraph that belongs to the prince, this long list of titles is the exclusive title of Tsar Mikhailovich Romanov, but in order to appear more imposing in front of the two Cossack leaders, the prince forced it. The messenger added it in front of him.

　　 Ke Baohong and Vasily Zolotarenko not only did not have any awe for this long list of titles, but provoked a sting instead.

　　 "I think, Your Royal Highness. Smolensk is still the territory of the Republic of Poland." Vasily Zolotarenko said.

　　 "Perhaps our extremely powerful prince can ask Smolensk to open the city gate with a messenger. After all, the tsar is the monarch of Smolensk." Bao Hong also ran on.

　　 Seeing the two Cossacks offended him so much, the arrogant prince squinted and snorted. Then, Prince Alexei turned around and opened the door of the tent without saying anything.

　　 The messenger looked embarrassed again, but since the prince had no other expressions, it meant that the prince did not want to froze the relationship. So the messenger lifted the curtain of the tent and invited the two leaders in.