Chapter 110 Humiliation

Alexei's demise was inevitable. The Russian army would have no chance of survival if they were caught in a pincer attack on a mountain road.

Dombrovsky ignored the Circassians. He ordered his men to help them take down the Russian army, and he blocked the exit.

As for how the Circassians wanted to deal with the Russian army, that was their own business.

Facts have proved that the men on the grasslands never show mercy. Sultan and Sherifali almost wiped out all the Russian troops.

This kind of elimination was not as simple as killing prisoners. The cruelty of the people of the grasslands was fully revealed at this moment.

The Circassians killed all the Russian troops with axes, swords, and muskets. They treated the Russian officers like skinning wild animals. The shrill screams made people's scalps numb.

Afterwards, nearly 10,000 Russian soldiers' bodies were thrown into the valley. Perhaps future merchants can see piles of bones when passing through this mountain road.

Although Dombrovsky was not at the scene, he still heard the shrill screams, which were far inferior to what Sultan and Sherifali did to Major General Alexei.

They deliberately brought the other party to the convoy, then killed a cow and wet the cowhide.

The weather was very good these days, and the sun was shining all the way. They wrapped Alexei in wet cowhide and exposed him to the sun.

The sun scorched the cowhide mercilessly, and the moisture evaporated from it little by little, and the cowhide became tighter and tighter.

For Major General Alexei, who was wrapped in cowhide, this was almost unbearable torture.

He wanted to shout, but he couldn't make any sound at all. The cowhide had strangled his neck, and even breathing became difficult.

It was already July, and the high temperature and oppression made Major General Alexei's life miserable. He hoped to die immediately.

But Sultan and Sherifali would never give him this opportunity. Whenever Major General Alexei was about to lose consciousness, they would pour a bucket of water to restore the elasticity of the already tight cowhide.

Major General Alexei would sometimes be fed some food and water by servants assigned by Sultan and Sherifali.

In this way, when other Circassians had already evacuated, Sultan, Sherifali and a group of Circassian light cavalry came to the Russian fortress closest to the Circassians accompanied by Dombrovsky.

Two Circassian light cavalry put Major General Alexei on the horse, and they rushed to the vicinity of the fortress at the fastest speed and left Major General Alexei outside the fortress.

The Russian defenders in the fortress were a little confused until Sultan and Sherifali arranged for someone to raise a flag written in Russian.

"This is your major general, damn Russian!"

Russian commander Vasily felt extremely annoyed, and he wanted to rescue his own useless commander.

After all, after Repnin left, this guy was the highest commander. If he really died here, who would he go to for justice when the other family started to make trouble?

But he didn't have any chance. The Circassian cavalry and an army of about 4,000 people were watching him outside.

And he only had a thousand people on hand. If he really went out, it would probably be a matter of hearing noise.

In fact, if there were only Circassians, Vasily would not be afraid at all. The army of the Russian Empire would not be afraid of a group of savages who couldn't even get a gun together.

The cavalry of this group of people is indeed powerful, but I not only have guns, I also have cannons. After forming a square formation, do you dare to go up with your cavalry?

It can be said that this is because this group of foreign troops frightened Vasily. If Repnin was there at ordinary times, Vasily would not say a word and was ready to start an armed parade on the border.

But now, Major General Alexei took nearly 10,000 people out, and ended up like this. The opponent's combat power can be imagined.

Especially when Vasily saw through the telescope that there seemed to be a large-scale heavy cavalry on the opposite side, he would not go out. He didn't know if he would be in trouble in the future. If he went out now, he would definitely die.

"But where did this army come from?"

Vasily felt very confused. Only the Ottoman Empire could come up with an army of about 4,000 people, mixed with a heavy cavalry.

But would the Ottoman Empire dare? The last time was just a fluke. This time, do they dare to provoke the empire?

Time passed little by little, and almost no one cared about Major General Alexei who was thrown on the ground. The sun was scorching the earth. Major General Alexei gradually woke up. As the moisture in the cowhide drained away, the tension became stronger and stronger.

Major General Alexei's struggle became stronger and stronger. In a trance, through the small hole opened by the Circassians on the cowhide, he glimpsed Vasily standing on the top of the city, which cheered him up.

Major General Alexei shouted with all his strength.

"Save me, hurry up, Vasily."

Vassily was already confused by this sudden shout. What the hell, you are in this state, and you can still speak.

And judging from the voice, the other party is really the major general.

This made Vasily difficult. Originally, the reason why he did not rescue in the first time was that he planned to say that he could not confirm the identity and that he had to ensure the safety of the fortress and could not send troops at will.

But when Major General Alexei shouted, he had no choice.

It was definitely impossible to leave the city. Sending a team to rescue people would probably be a death sentence. The other party would not let him rescue people so easily.

Vassily's eyes gradually became dangerous. Since he could not solve the problem, he had to solve the person with the problem.

"Fire, aim at him."

Vassily calmly gave orders to the adjutant next to him.

"Fire! Sir, there are people below.

"There is nothing to say. If you don't want to be troubled in the future, just do what I say, otherwise you may not even save your life.

Spread the word that Major General Alexei has died for his country. The one in front of us is just someone the enemy has hired to pretend to be, hoping to trick the fortress open.

We can't fall into the enemy's trap. We must show our determination to defend the fortress, so we will directly bombard this fake. "

Seeing that the adjutant didn't leave, Vasily suddenly felt angry and roared.

"What are you still standing there for, go, idiot. "

Looking at his superior's appearance, the adjutant shuddered with fear and immediately took action.

After a while, the artillery on the fortress made a loud noise. After the first few shells were deflected, one finally hit Major General Alexei who was thrown to the ground.

Blood and minced meat splattered on the ground, making a sudden appearance on the green grassland.

The Circassians laughed loudly, and they left here with the army that Vasily had never seen.

Looking to the south, Vasily stared at the other side until he could no longer see the enemy's back.

He looked back at the fortress, called his guards, and asked them to pass the message to many officers.

The enemy has left, and it's time to clean up the mess.

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Sorry, the title is wrong, it should be "Humiliation".