Patigoska.

The battle has been going on for about an hour before dawn.

By this time, both sides had suffered heavy casualties.

In the city, following Shenkov's attack with strong hatred, only the courtyard of the Adige leader was left unconquered, and there were still two to three hundred Adige soldiers there.

And when he learned that the people guarding the wooden wall were Chechens, the hatred in Raphael's heart was completely ignited.

The Armenians living in foreign lands are obviously not very good cavalry now, but when they dismount, with a shield in one hand and a saber in the other, their combat effectiveness is still considerable.

What's more, there is also the Truqin people's musket cover on their side.

Therefore, they broke through the gap very early and then attacked the city.

At this time, Shen Muhua still had not received any news from Kitard. Seeing that the last group of Adige people were about to be destroyed, after thinking for a moment, he still led his men to rush in through the gap.

Of course, to prevent accidents, he still asked four hundred riders to be on guard outside.

He personally rushed in with more than 500 cavalry. At this time, both sides in the city were exhausted and suddenly joined his new force. The Chechens could no longer hold on and soon they all retreated to the back half of the city. .

Shenkov couldn't help but be shocked at this time.

The sound of a large number of muskets ahead was obviously not something that the indigenous tribes of the North Caucasus could bring!

"Is it really that hateful Truchen?"

The Truchen people also defeated several major forces including the Cossacks, Chechens, and Ottomans a year ago!

Shenkov became timid. At this time, the gates of this half of the city were still in his hands. Although the last stronghold of the Adige leader was about to be captured, it was no longer possible to secure it safely. .

So, just as the sound of gunfire was getting closer, he made an astonishing move.

Set fire!

He and the Chechens had nearly two thousand riders, and according to the Chechens' information, most of the people who entered the city to attack them were Armenians, with only a small number of Truchens, and there were only a few hundred Truchens on the periphery.

If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to break out, if after a while, all the Truqin people come in, it will be a question whether you can escape calmly!

So, when Shen Muhua led people into the wooden city, they saw a large area of ​​fire.

Not only was half of the wooden city opposite burning, but the road in the center of the wooden city was also filled with burning firewood!

At this time, Raphael and Shen Muhua had to withdraw.

From the south gate, Shenkov and the Chechen generals rushed out with the remaining troops.

However, in front of them, there were four hundred Truchen soldiers. Of course, they were wearing Armenian clothes, but by this time, no matter how stupid Shenkov was, he understood that there must be a lot of real specialties mixed in there. Luqin.

After rushing out of the city gate, the Chechens headed south and the Circassians headed north, which made the four hundred Truchen soldiers guarding there hesitate.

At this moment, Shen Muhua arrived.

"Forget it"

He stopped his men from chasing after him.

"This time, both the Circassians and Chechens lost their troops and generals. According to Huntaiji, our goal has been achieved."

"What about the Adygees?"

Seeing the fire that had spread to most of the city, Shen Muhua not only did not feel regretful, but instead showed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

"We have tried our best. You must know that the combined strength of the Chechens and Circassians far exceeds ours. Not only did we annihilate the Circassian and Chechen cavalry on the periphery, but we also attacked the city despite all the hard work. "

"Besides, the weather is dry right now, and no human effort can stop such a fire."

Rafael on the side was also very happy. In tonight's battle, although he lost half of his troops, he defeated the Chechens for the first time.

......

At dawn, the fire was still burning, but it had changed from a raging fire to a speck of stars, and it might be completely extinguished in half a day at most.

The chill of late autumn has long since been scorched away by the fire, making people feel the indescribable smell of summer and the humans and animals that come with the smoke and are heated by the high temperature.

At this time, Kitard's fast horse has arrived here.

......

At noon, when Suvorov arrived here with three thousand troops, only a burned-out ruins were left. Since Shenkov left in a hurry, he did not encounter them.

Outside the ruins, there were only five hundred Armenian cavalry led by Raphael and two to three hundred Truchen soldiers who looked exactly like Armenians.

Of course, the people living in the city are all landowners with at least one hundred farmers near Pytigorska. During yesterday's battle, not all landowners lived in the city.

During the night battle between the two sides, they also sent a small number of troops to inquire about the news. Of course, they must have been watching from a distance. It was impossible for all the Adige people in the city to just sit and wait for death. Many of them also climbed the wooden wall and fled outside the city. .

So, they got the general news.

"The Circassians gathered the Chechens and came to attack Wooden City. The Armenians came to the rescue. The Armenians defeated the Circassians and Chechens, but the Circassians set a fire before leaving, so... ...."

These Adige landowners living in the city had their own villages outside the city, and they would definitely leave some relatives to live there, so they all rushed over at dawn.

When Suvorov arrived, what was left to them was the ruined city that was still burning intermittently, the Adyges crying out the names of their relatives, and the Armenians with solemn faces.

Suvorov rode his horse to a crowded place, where a large number of Armenian cavalry and relatives of Adige nobles gathered with Raphael as the center.

Regarding such a result, Suvorov also looked confused.

He is a well-known officer who is familiar with military fortifications, artillery, musket trajectories, and new formations, but he is obviously not good at political affairs, so when faced with this scene, he was a little at a loss.

Dudanov on the side said softly: "Colonel, it seems that Shenkov's goal has been achieved. The Adyges burned his Stavropol, and he burned Pategorska and also brought the city to its knees.

All the nobles there were burned to death"

"And your goal has been achieved. The Circassians have lost at least two thousand men. They can no longer gain a foothold in Stavropol and can only move west to join us..."<

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Before he finished speaking, a loud sound suddenly came from the opposite side.

Suvorov was not proficient in the language here, so he looked at Dudanov blankly.

Dudanov listened attentively for a while. At first he was indifferent, but in the end he was full of anger.

"Colonel, these people repeatedly shouted 'It's the Circassians!' and 'Behind the Circassians are the Cossacks!' Obviously, they regarded us as enemies."

Suvorov felt nervous. Although he did not speak Caucasian, he knew the composition of the tribal population here. Although Pytigorska was destroyed, there were only a few thousand people in the city at most, and there were still more than ten people in the city.

The Vanadige people all live in a vast area outside the city.

Regarding the North Caucasus, the Tsarist Empire has obviously regarded it as a forbidden area. The so-called neutral zone and Chechnya are just a delaying measure. If you want to truly conquer this place, you cannot force it too much, otherwise it will be counterproductive.

The repeated rebellions of the Cossacks, Nogais, and Bashkirs in the past illustrate this point.

What's more, there are tens of thousands of Kalbachin people on one side of Nalchik. They have long been in alliance with the Adige people. If they attack the Adige people at all costs, the Kalpa Jin people will become their enemies.
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They once took over the entire North Caucasus, Azerbaijan, and the coastal areas of Persia. Why did they finally give up? Although there were also factors where the all-powerful Persian Emperor Nader Shah was still in power at the time, there were frequent guerrilla warfare by Chechen Islamists in Azerbaijan.

One of the reasons is that he never lives in peace.

"Dudanov"

This time he did not add the word "dear" in front of it, which made Dudanov also shuddered. After getting along with him during this period of time, he knew that this colonel, who seemed very weak on the surface, was far away in his heart.

Stronger than ordinary people.

If "Dear" is added in front, it means that everything is under his control. If not, it means that he is going to take action.

The target of attack may be the enemy or one of their own. For the Russians, although the priority of the Cossacks is higher than that of the Turguts, Bashkirs and other tribes, it is still not as good as the regular army.

"Colonel please speak"

"In your opinion, what is the best way for us to respond now?"

Dudanov thought for a while and said tentatively: "Colonel, didn't you say not long ago that the Kuban area also needs a large number of serfs? There are not many Armenians or Adyges in front of us. We can definitely bring them in."

Surround them and then force them to surrender"

"Then we go deep into the countryside and move Adige farmers to the Kuban area..."

Suvorov shook his head, "Dudanov, you idiot, haven't you thought of one thing?"

"What happened?"

"According to previous intelligence, the Circassians and Chechens combined had at least 5,000 cavalry, while the Armenians had at most 2,000 cavalry. But even so, the Circassians were still defeated."

"You mean...truchen"

"Yes, without the Truchen people's involvement, the city of Pytigorska would not only be captured by the Circassian and Chechen coalition forces, but a large amount of property and population would also be taken away by them."

"But according to the scattered Circassian troops encountered on the road, the two thousand Armenian cavalry not only defeated the two thousand cavalry left by Shenkov and others on the outside in a short period of time, but also dismounted and attacked the wooden city.

Shenkov and others fell short"

"Can Armenians alone do these things?"

"But now they all look like Armenians. If they really have two thousand cavalry, they must have suffered heavy losses. They consumed more than a thousand cavalry day and night."

Suvorov is not sure about this.

At this time, he finally felt relieved.

He rode up to Raphael.

"Are you Raphael?"

"Yes"

"Why do you come here?"

"I got a letter asking for help from the Adige people"

"..."

After a while, Suvorov said: "If you are willing to surrender to the Russian Empire, I can make you the governor of the two regions of Stavropol and Pytigorska"
Chapter completed!