When he couldn\'t find a way to solve a problem, Cherchen naturally summoned all the officers of the mercenary regiment to brainstorm.

Soon, more than ten people gathered under the southern wall.

Their bodyguards and Ma Bian lit torches, and Che Chen explained that the enemy was digging a tunnel in the south to blow up the city wall.

After hearing this, there was a moment of silence.

Obviously, this news has put heavy pressure on everyone - konotopu fort is located in the plain, and the soil layer here is easy to excavate. If Prince Alexei does not spare manpower to forcibly excavate, he can reach under the wall and excavate it in a few days.

"We must destroy the tunnel!" bachit hit the ground with a punch.

Pedro curled his lips.

He thought bachit\'s nonsense. Everyone knows to destroy the tunnel, but how to destroy it is the problem.

At this time, commander hwadeki raised his head and made the second speaker.

The company commander raised his head and said, "we tried to dig a tunnel when we besieged zbalari. Unfortunately, we failed."

oh Old company commander, tell me quickly what clever tricks yareme vishnewitsky used at that time? " Asked Pedro with interest.

Commander hwadeki looked up at the night sky and recalled, "at that time, the poles repeatedly withdrew from the more spacious fortifications and entered the narrower and narrower fortifications. They offset the impact of our tunnel excavation by reducing the area of defense."

Pedro was discouraged. This experience has no reference value for the current konotopu.

The old company commander hwadeki seemed to know that he had said useless words, and he scratched his head uneasily.

"I really can\'t think of anything," he said.

"No, commander hwadeki, what you said is still of great reference value to me." Chechen comforted him.

At this time, there was another silence, and no one spoke again.

The night was quiet, but everyone\'s heart seemed to hear the hoes and shovel\'s voices below.

The face of viscount Hesse was dripping with anxious sweat. He thought his regiment commander had great powers. A konotopu Fort could always be held for two months, but less than a month later, the castle was about to fall.

Yes, viscount Hesse is afraid.

Originally, viscount Hesse was not a coward. He made outstanding achievements in Crimea and won Cherchen\'s trust in him. However, just because of the wealth that ordinary people can\'t reach in a lifetime in Crimea, the rich Viscount Hesse began to be timid. He was concerned about his wealth and his drunken life, and missed the castle he bought in Hesse and the passionate beautiful lady from France.

Vassily selemedev sent an envoy to persuade him to surrender for the first time. Viscount Hessen prevented Pedro from cutting the dog\'s tail and put forward his "delaying plan". In fact, out of timidity, he hoped to survive one more day.

In today\'s daytime battle, viscount Hessen guarded the west wall, but the huge destructive power of the Russian stone gun deeply shocked Viscount Hessen - his fragile heart was even more defeated.

Now, he saw that everyone, including Chechen, was at a loss. In addition to being anxious, he resented that Chechen didn\'t use his plan at the beginning.

If Che Chen listens to his suggestions, he may be able to last a few more days

After another meeting, viscount Hesse\'s foot moved forward, and he decided to dare to put forward his proposal again - peace.

Yes, not surrender, but decent negotiation.

What is peace negotiation is interpreted as the termination of hostilities through negotiation.

What is surrender is to stop resistance, lay down your arms and give in to the other party.

In Viscount Hesse\'s view, the two are different.

Since it is impossible to defend the city, instead of dying in battle or accepting humiliating surrender after the city is broken, you might as well negotiate with Prince Alexei now, on the condition that konotop is handed over to the Russians, in exchange for allowing the defenders in the city to leave safely.

Viscount Hesse believed that this was the only feasible way.

Viscount Hessen moved, and yelishei in front of him happened to move at this time, and opened his mouth in front of viscount Hessen.

"Commander," yelishaye said, "I think we should try to blow up the enemy\'s tunnel. This is the only way. If you agree, I\'m willing to lead a team to attack at night. Even if there is a sea of knife and fire, I\'m willing to break through!"

After that, in order to show his firm attitude, yelishei fiercely patted the saber at his waist.

Looking at yelishei, who looked at death like home, Chechen said, "agree. Yelishei, I think the same as you."

Jamie Popovich, dimosev and Pedro looked at Cherchen in shock.

Before, Chechen himself said that Prince Alexei would send heavy troops to guard the tunnel entrance. The night attack would not succeed. Why did he suddenly turn back?

It was not Chechen\'s whim or knowing that he couldn\'t do it, but that he had considered it carefully.

Cherchen knew that destroying the tunnel was the only way to prevent the Russians from blowing up the southern wall, even if the enemy arranged heavy defense.

Just now, he had been thinking about how to destroy the tunnels under the heavy defense of the enemy. He thought of a way to attack the East and the west, that is, to destroy the enemy tunnels by launching two night attacks.

Yes, not once, but twice.

A night attack in the North attracted the enemy\'s attention and disrupted the Russian offensive rhythm if possible.

Since Prince Alexei\'s army began to siege konotopu fort, the rhythm of the attack has been controlled by Prince Alexei, and he can only counterattack passively. Even if they have won such victories as destroying the Russian artillery positions and successfully defending the triangle fort, they have been achieved passively, and they have always been passive. However, Prince Alexei gradually achieved his goal: advancing the front - pulling out the triangle fort - conquering konotopu fort.

If you continue to play according to the rhythm of the other party, you will undoubtedly lose. I\'m afraid you can\'t even make it this month.

So he wants to take back the initiative and let the Russians take care of one thing and lose the other. In order to hold konotopu Fort as long as possible.

After attracting the attention of all Russian troops, a night attack to the South was used to destroy the tunnel.

"We will attack the enemy\'s position at night, not once, but twice." Chechen said concisely.

At this moment, everyone looked at Cherchen in shock, and even yelishei, who proposed the night attack, showed incredible eyes.

Is the captain crazy?

"Captain dimosev, gather 300 Cossack soldiers and 100 German double handed swordsmen and spearmen as fast as possible." Cherchen ordered his Cossack company commander.

At this time, there are three or four hours before dawn. Time is tight. Cherchen has no time to explain more details to the officers here.

The order was soon carried out, and a 300 member commando composed of all the elite Cossack sailors led by dimosev soon gathered in the square.

After a while, yelishei and a hundred mercenary soldiers arrived.

Each soldier, Chechen, gave them three bombs and carried all the rings of fire.

For this counterattack, Chechen felt that he wanted to say something to his soldiers and encourage them, but he didn\'t know how to say it.

Because these are dead, they are likely to be gone.

He came up with the plan, but he didn\'t know whether it worked or whether it could achieve the expected results.

Suddenly, Chechen\'s blessing came to his heart, and he sang:

"O great God

Please liberate us poor slaves,

Get rid of the vortex of pagan faith from heavy slavery——

Come to the bright morning light,

Come to the quiet water town, to the happy country,

To the blessed land of Christian rule——

Oh, God,

Please listen to our plea,

Please listen to the prayers of these unfortunate people,

Listen to the cries of our slaves. "

This is a Cossack song, this is a free song.

With Chechen\'s low singing, more and more Cossack soldiers sang.

First the three hundred Cossack sailors, then the soldiers of the one hundred mercenary regiment, and finally all the soldiers in the city sang.

Some people began to sing different songs: "ah, grassland, our hometown, you draw red flowers in full bloom, you are vast, like the ocean..."