After explaining to commander hwadeki that day, 50 people left konotop one after another.

While poisoning wells and other water sources in the countryside, evacuating civilians to forests, collecting grain stored in farmers\' barns and collecting livestock, Cherchen completely handed over to the Cossack cavalry from Bratslav led by yelishei.

Time passed quickly. The day after the completion of the triangle fort, that is, at dawn on April 20, a team of Cossack cavalry led by yelisi met a team of Russian cavalry during their mission in the border area.

Wearing light cotton armor and paper helmets, the Russian cavalry was clearly a scout.

The two cavalry suddenly met. After a short period of consternation, both sides pulled out their weapons and charged at each other.

The Cossack Cavalry Division followed the Polish winged cavalry. They grabbed the reins in one hand and charged with a lance under their armpits in the other hand; The Russian cavalry waved sabers, and some took out bows, arrows and carbines, charging and shooting.

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

Two torrents of flesh and blood collided together. The Cossack cavalry\'s lance took advantage of the length, and the Russian cavalry who rushed in front were stabbed off their horses in the first round of the confrontation.

Then the Cossacks loosened their lances under their armpits, pulled out sabers and pistols, and began to cut and shoot at the enemies in all directions.

The numbers of both sides were equal, but in the first round of charge, the cavalry of Czar Russia fell down the bravest soldiers in the patrol, which was a great blow to the morale of the rest.

Soon, the Russian cavalry began to be afraid of fighting. They turned and ran away.

The first encounter between the two armies ended with the victory of Chechen. They not only captured eleven war horses, but also three prisoners.

After the prisoners were taken back to konotop, Chechen separated them for interrogation.

The result of the trial is not optimistic. The main force of Czar Russia led by Prince Alexei is only about four to five days away from konotop. And his forward, that is, 10000 people under the command of Russian general Vasili selemedev, who sent this reconnaissance team, may arrive at the bottom of konotop tomorrow.

Chechen was surprised that the strikers were not Ivan hilko and Yuri hemelinitsky.

Because if these two men appear under the city of konotop, the morale of the Cossacks guarding the city will be seriously shaken as long as they shout a few words into the city with their reputation and status in the Cossack emirate.

In order to confirm that there were no Ivan hilko and Yuri hemelinitsky in the striker, Cherchen ordered a strict trial of the three prisoners again, and the confessions obtained were the same as last time.

On the early morning of April 21, billowing smoke and dust gushed from the north of the city.

Russian general Vasili selemedev led a considerable number of heavy and heavy cavalry, citizen shooters and spearmen to konotop.

At first, Chechen expected that Vassily selemedev would lead twice the number of defenders to the city, and they would not help attacking the city, because the Russians were always impatient and impatient.

But this time, general Vasili selemedev camped only ten miles away from konotop, and the horses of heavy and heavy cavalry were grazing on the surrounding grassland, completely waiting for Prince Alexei\'s army to come.

This makes Che Chen surprised and disappointed.

Because Chechen had planned that the enemy would launch a strong attack, and hoped that relying on the defense ability of the newly built triangle fort at konotop fort, he could withstand the enemy\'s attack with minor casualties and give the enemy heavy casualties.

In this way, the defenders in konotop fort can inspire the confidence of victory and know that the Russians are not invincible.

Moreover, the experience of the previous city defense war tells Chechen that the most terrible thing in a city defense war is not to encounter the fierce attack of the enemy, because the fierce attack will cause the attacker to suffer huge losses, and each time he is repulsed, it will inevitably weaken the opponent\'s spirit and increase the confidence and courage of the defenders.

But once the enemy chooses the step-by-step method of operation, the situation will be different. Because in such an offensive and defensive war, the initiative of the attack is on the side of the siegers who occupy a huge advantage in number. They will constantly dig trenches close to the castle, bombard the city wall with artillery, and erode every position of the castle. The result will only make the besieged exhausted and less hopeful. And then destroy people\'s spirit and weaken their will to struggle.

In the evening, when Vasili selemedev\'s army was encamped, a Boye cavalry holding the St. George\'s flag rode to the city of konotopu fort.

"I\'m a messenger, Messenger," he shouted at the castle, for fear that the defenders would shoot him cold because they didn\'t know his identity.

As a rule, messengers or messengers should come with white flags.

Chechen believed that Vassily selemedev should not have been unaware of this international practice, but he still sent someone to come under the flag of St. George, obviously because he was arrogant.

"Kill him?" fedot, hiding behind the battlements, asked Cherchen.

After thinking, he decided to let the messenger in. He wanted to see what the Russian general\'s messenger brought to him.

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

After being blindfolded at the city gate, the messenger was taken to the conference room.

"I am aleval Chechen, commander of konotop and captain of the Cossack Bratslav regiment."

After taking off the messenger\'s eye mask, Chechen introduced himself.

"I know you. You killed general Yakov in Pskov," the messenger replied.

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

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

"Our general knew you were in konotop, so he asked the prince for the vanguard position. Because general Vasili believed that he could defeat you and let you be his horse stool."

"Arrogance," Pedro whispered disdainfully.

However, Chechen hoped that Vassily selemedev had the desire to defeat himself and despise himself as the messenger said, because he was more likely to reveal his flaws.

"If Vassily selemedev wants, I can host a banquet in the castle tonight," Chechen said.

The words were soft and hard, and the messenger choked for a moment. He no longer spoke, but took out the letter written by Vasili selemedev to Cherchen.