"Gregory. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info" Zheng Zhilong pulled a Cossack man on horseback and said, "Where are they?" ”

"At the gates of Sechi outside the city, it's almost begin." Gregory was a red-haired young Cossack and a centurion in the Cossack organization of Tomsk, the highest Cossack commander in the city was Bashrov, followed by a centurion, also known as a captain, and then a Cossack officer with the rank of lieutenant.

On the right side of Gregory's horse was a long iron spear and several short spears, the spears were used for long-distance staggered combat, and the short spears could be used for melee combat when throwing or losing other weapons, and in the pocket on the other side of his horse's belly was an arquebus, which was the latest equipment, and the Cossacks were generally brave cavalrymen, and they did not have muskets for a long time. Hanging from Gregory's waist was a scimitar, the famous Don scimitar used by the Cossacks, and a slightly straight knife was a saber, which was also used in many Cossacks.

The so-called "Sech" was a settlement of the Cossacks, who were wild and untamable, and although they were active in the city, they still had their own living quarters outside the city, consisting of earthen enclosures, moats, log walls and perforated towers, in which hundreds of Cossacks and a few of their families lived.

"How did you get there?" Zheng Zhilong's face changed when he heard this, Sechi was the base camp of the Cossacks, and there could be a lot of trouble in a duel.

"Zheng!" Gregory looked dissatisfied, and said with a straight face: "Zhang found Zackeroff and asked for a duel with him, Zacrov couldn't refuse, but his daughter is going to get married today, and the happy event will be done in Sechi, so there will be a duel in Sechi, no matter what the result is, Zacrov can bless the newcomer before dueling, so that there will be no regrets." We, the Cossacks, will never take revenge for an unfavorable result, it's the same everywhere in a duel. ”

"Okay." Zheng Zhilong said: "Let's go to two people to be Zhang Xuwen's witnesses." ”

"Good." Gregory said: "Zhang Xuwen has a good relationship with Stockman and Schiev, I originally wanted to call the two of them as witnesses for Zhang, but since you are here, of course it is best for you to be the witnesses." ”

The people stopped talking, and many of them rode out of the city, which was a small city, and after a quarter of an hour they came to the outside of the city, which was a walled city built of a long earthen enclosure, in which hundreds of Cossacks and their families lived, and they migrated from the Don River valley, where the environment was similar to that of the Don River, and the climate was very pleasant, and many Cossacks brought their families to live here, and also planned to multiply here.

There was the sound of music in Sechiri, the music was very cheerful, but it was obviously near the end, when Zheng Zhilong and Gan Hui arrived, Zacrov had already blessed the newcomers, took off his coat, and walked outside Sechi in the short robes of the Cossacks, hundreds of Cossacks and more people watching the excitement were quietly watching him and Zhang Xuwen outside.

"Good." Zacrov looked around, a rare smile on his always cold and cruel face, and he exclaimed, "Anyway, it's time for you to come to my daughter's wedding." ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and at this moment a couple of newlyweds also came out, the groom and young man Koshevoy, of course, were also Cossacks, with a Don scimitar on his robe, and his face was not worried, his expression was very calm, and Zakrov's wife and daughter had some worries on their faces, but no one dissuaded them...... In the culture of the Cossacks this is impossible, the burning and looting of aliens is their culture, and it is impossible to refuse the request for a duel with equal partners, if Zacrov refuses to duel, his reputation will be completely ruined, not only will he himself be worse than dead, but also the whole family, so it is impossible for anyone to persuade to cancel the duel, under the auspices of a black-robed priest, two women, one old and one young, came up and kissed Zacrov, said some words of blessing to him, and then stood very quietly and waited.

For such a situation, Chinese Wei is really a little incomprehensible, this is really two completely different cultural systems are impacting each other, Gan Hui looked stunned, Zheng Zhilong bit his lip and was silent, there is no such thing as a duel in Hirado, but it seems to happen occasionally in Europe in Nanyang, but duels are not allowed in the colonies of Nanyang...... This is also very understandable, alone, everyone who comes from Europe is useful, and it takes a lot of hardship to get there, and it is too much loss to die in a duel, and it is a serious waste of manpower.

The Russians don't have these particulars, and at the same time that Zackerov kisses goodbye to his family, there are already quite a lot of gamblers in the opening betting money, and in terms of odds, of course, Zackerov is much lower than Zhang Xuwen.

Zacrov was a bear-like strong man, in his forties, with a wealth of combat experience and a ruthless and cruel personality, and was a typical Cossack...... The Cossacks were also divided, and after a long period of conquest and accumulation of wealth, some Cossacks became wealthy, and while they were cruel and fierce externally, the Cossacks had always chosen their commanders through elections...... It's funny but it's true, these barbarians are very democratic inside, and in the Don valley and the Ukrainian steppe, thousands of Cossacks have to have a joint meeting between villages before they make big moves, and they will act together only after they have reached an agreement.

Zacrov's experience and his weapons are very good, but Zhang Xuwen on the opposite side looks very quiet, and he is much shorter than Zackerov, and his body is even worse...... The two are not at all on the same order.

Fortunately, Zhang Xuwen's posture of holding a short fire gun looks quite expert, otherwise the odds will be even more unreasonable.

"Zhang," Zacrov smiled after confirming with his two witnesses that he could start, and he continued to Zhang: "Although I am still opposed to the Russians cooperating with you Chinese, and we do not have to spend a lot of money to open up trade routes with you, let alone hand over to you all the personnel of the fleet that went to the northern seas, I admit that you are a very good person, and I am honored and regretful to be able to let you die under my gun." ”

Zhang Xuwen nodded very calmly and said, "Thank you for your compliment, I will try to make you not regret it." ”

At this time, Gregory came over and said to Zhang Xuwen, Zheng Zhilong and others: "The duel was proposed by Zhang, and now there is one last chance, you apologize to Zackerov, the duel can be canceled, otherwise even if you turn around and flee for a while, Zakrov will shoot you to death, and you will not be punished in any way, even if you are messengers and partners." ”

"I understand." Zhang Xuwen closed his eyes and opened them quickly, a smile appeared on his face, and he said, "The duel can start, right?" ”

"Yes." Gregory showed a hint of brilliance in his eyes, he stretched out his hand and said to Zhang Xuwen: "Zhang, this is the hand of friendship of a good friend. ”

Zhang Xuwen smiled: "We have always met and chatted often, so is that not a friend?" ”

"It doesn't count." Gregory said quite seriously: "Stockman and Scheff will only consider you friends today." The Cossacks admired force and courage, and you Chinese had the courage to go all the way here, but we didn't see it with our own eyes, on the contrary, we felt that you were too small, too weak, and unworthy of being our friends. Regardless of the outcome today, Zhang, you have earned our respect for you Chinese. ”

"Thank you," Zhang Xuwen smiled, "You can start." ”

He couldn't help but say, "It seems that you are not very optimistic about me, and I want to remind you that Gregory is very accurate in marksmanship." ”

Gregory couldn't help but shake his head, today is the snow queen, the wind is also very strong, a hundred paces apart, he firmly believes that Zacrov will be the one who wins.

"Continued, you're too risky and too good at asserting." Zheng Zhilong also felt that the result was not good at this time, and he couldn't help but say: "Although it is a little inappropriate to say it now, I still can't help but say it." ”

"I know." Zhang Xuwen said: "It is indeed a risk, but since all the problems are on the opposite person, what better way can we do it except use this method of following the local customs?" When it comes to martial arts, I can't rank in the mission, but in terms of marksmanship, there doesn't seem to be anyone much better than me, so why can't I come? My relationship with Master Zhang is not the key to deciding the candidate, Brother Yiguan, if I fail, then you don't have to think of any other way, rest assured and wait for Petrin and them to find a solution. ”

"Okay, don't worry."

At this time, the duel could already begin, the crowd of onlookers became quiet, Zhang Xuwen and Zacrov walked dozens of steps on the east and west sides respectively, and after the witness signaled, the two began to stand face to face, and then slowly walked forward.

Theoretically, both of them can shoot at this time, but neither of them has any intention of shooting for the time being, the distance is still more than fifty paces, the probability of hitting even a good shooter is very low, there is snow on the ground, the sky is clear, the ground is reflective, and there is a strong wind, and the probability of hitting fifty steps away is too low.

Zhang Xuwen took the standard short firearm of Heyusheng, which was shorter than the riding gun, weighed four catties, and the casting process was very good, at least the Russians in the city praised the firearm of Heyusheng.

A hundred steps away, Zhang Xuwen seemed to be able to see the coldness in Zackeroff's gray eyes...... He didn't believe Zacrov's words just now, the other party was too experienced, and the friendly expression was just to affect Zhang Xuwen's mood. This Cossack leader was incomparably ruthless, and in his eyes life was meaningless and meaningless except his own life. He didn't appreciate the Ming and Yusheng, on the contrary, Zackerov felt that the best thing for the Ming was to be like the Tatars, who could easily conquer by force, rather than in this way of equal trade.

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