Fortunately, Khan Temir loved his sons and was not a suicide ... otherwise we would have been fucked by several thousand Tatars, even more than a Japanese po.rn actress in a gangbang... I could breathe a sigh of relief, the only challenge was to look after such a large number of prisoners, but I used the Poles who were taken captive by the Tatars to help... those who survived, because the losses were high ... actually the whole attack of the Tatars was focused on them, thanks to which we were so lucky.
I was sitting in Khan Temir's tent and pondering my next steps. My captive was tied on the floor, his two sons and a concubine were lying next to him.
"Remember you gave the words that you will set us free." (Khan Temir)
"No, I swore to let your people and your sons go free, but not you ... and I will keep my word. Your life is probably not a big price to pay for the lives of all of them." (MC)
I looked at Khan Temir ... and I had an idea. I couldn't free a few thousand Tatars, it would be stupid and dangerous. They'd be back in a year or two, and I have to fight them again.
"I will not release all of your people at once, but in groups of 200 or 300, they will be escorted by my soldiers so they don't rob on the way." (MC)
I left the tent and called Saddat.
"How is Cyryl?" (MC)
"He's injured and unconscious, I don't know if he'll survive." (Saddat)
"I have a task for you, actually two tasks. Ask captured Tatars who of them would like to join me, I will let them settle on my land, I will let them breed animals, trade and they do not have to pay me any taxes, but they have to for me. fight." (MC)
"I understand Lord, and the second task?" (Saddat)
"You will take 300 captured Tatars, put them on horses, you will go 20 kilometers, and there you will deprive them of their horses ..." (MC)
"I understand" (Saddat)
"... and you will cut off each captive's hand before you free them. I promised to let them free, but I did not promise that they would be safe and sound. They can go back to their country... if they are lucky and do not die on the way." (MC)
"And Khan Temir and his sons?" (Saddat)
"I will kill Temir myself. Hang his sons, his concubine ... do what you want with her, and when you are done, a stone to her neck and to the river ... just hurry, I expect guests in two days." (MC)
In two days I was expecting the arrival of the Polish army and by then I wanted to get rid of the Tatar problem. I was not sure how Stanisław Koniecpolski, the present Field Hetman of the Crown would react to my victory ... an experienced commander in command of an army of 5000 soldiers lost to the young man with 300 soldiers. His ego may not take it well.
Koniecpolski went down in history as a great magnate, supporter of military reforms and an outstanding commander, but also a religious fanatic. Most people fought for fame, money, influence, duty or patriotism ... he dreamed of crusades and conversion to Catholicism ... but even him was the subject of jokes in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth because of his stuttering... it was said that "hetman shall strike before he utters a word." Although I didn't want to go into conflict with him, I knew it would be inevitable in the future ... but until then I will try to play it safe.
Every two hours Saadat returned, picked up more prisoners and "escorted" them south. Each time he brought two sacks of severed hands, I didn't ask for it, but it's good that he thought about it for me... In my previous life I saw a picture of thousands of buffalo skulls and a man standing on them ... I wish I could have taken a picture of myself on thousands of human hands, but unfortunately not in this era.
Day turned to evening, evening to night, and then the morning came.
"It is going a bit too slowly, in one day we only managed to send back 3500 Tatars, and there are more than 4,000 left. We have to speed it up somehow." (MC)
"Lord, less than 4000 I was able to recruit 600 of them for service." (Saddat)
"Will they be loyal?" (MC)
"Yes, by unifying all the hordes, Khan Temir made a lot of enemies for himself, those I recruited were not his followers, but had to obey him." (Saddat)
"Well, now they are your responsibility ... and we will see their loyalty. Let them help in escorting the prisoners and let them cut their hands. As they say, "You don't work, you don't eat." (MC)
I went back to the tent to see how my prisoner was doing. He was still tied on the floor of the tent, I wasn't sure if he was sleeping or faking it.
"Waking up, too much sleep can be detrimental to your beauty, and today is the day you meet your creator. I will let you choose how you will die, hang or beheaded?" (MC)
"My sons?" (Khan Temir)
"A few hours ago they were sent south with 300 other Tatars ... if they are lucky they will return home safely, if not God's will." (MC)
"I choose beheading." (Khan Temir)
"Quick and painless, a good choice. I guarantee that my saber is perfectly made and always sharp ... it will be a pleasure." (MC)
"My sons will grow up and come back ..." (Khan Temir)
"Yes, yes, yes, and they'll get their revenge. I've heard it so many times ... "Head up" as the executioner said to the prisoner before hanging him." (MC)
I took out my saber and with one blow, I separated Temir's head from the rest of his body ... fucking hell ... I could have done it outside, now the whole tent will be dirty.
Too late ... I raised Temir's head.
"This is not the end of Temir. We will spend many more years together ... I will clean your head and then cover your skull with gold ..." (MC)
A short note. I write CCA and MMTM for fun, how often the chapters appear depends on whether I have the time and willingness. I don't take money or stones or anything for it, I don't owe anyone anything.
Some people want MMTM more often, others want CCA ... that's why I don't listen to anyone and I do what I want.
I ordered to throw Khan Temir's head into the pot and cook it until the bones are clean ... when I return to Jazłowiec, I will order to cover the skull with gold, a souvenir from the war times, and maybe it will be the beginning of the collection... Saddat and the new recruits continued to take the prisoners south, and I waited for the Poles to arrive, and it happened the next morning. My tatars informed me that a small unit of light cavalry had been spotted two kilometers from the camp, a dozen or so horsemen, probably they were scouting... Since they didn't come to my camp, I might as well make the first move.
Among the captives captured by the Tatars there were also many nobility, I chose one man from among them, gave him a horse and asked him to find these scouts or the Polish army... A few hours later, he returned in a merchandise of a dozen horse riders ... I even knew some of them, not only from history... they moved in a loose formation, in the front rode a nobleman whom I sent in the company of three other men. One of them was Stefan Czarniecki, the later Field Hetman of Crown whom I knew from history, next to him was a man similar to him, but a bit older it was probably his older brother Paweł. The third man was my relative, Jan Obrzywolski. Our family relations were not particularly close ... he was the husband of my cousin, the daughter of my father's sister. The last time I saw him was at my father's funeral and our relationship was correct, he was neither my enemy nor my friend.
They drove closer to the tent where I was sitting and sipping the oblepichę. The first to dismount was my relative.
"Wilkomir ?! It's hard for my eyes to believe ... what are you doing here?" (Jan Odrzywolski)
I got up, shook his hand, greeted him, and looked at the other men.
"Greetings Janie, I didn't know that you would be in charge of these scouts ... and what am I doing? Tatars were only 150 kilometers from Tarnów so I had to do something." (MC)
"I am not in charge of the scout, but Paweł Czarniecki is leading us. Let me introduce you." (Jan Odrzywolski)
He introduced me to the Czarniecki brothers, and then we all sat down at the table.
"Tell me about what happened here. How did you get here? We see Tatar prisoners, but where are the rest, I think there were about 10,000? They escaped?" (Jan Odrzywolski)
"Disguised as prisoners and Tatars, we got to the Khan Temir camp and we conquered it ... No, no one escaped, I let them go. I will release those who are here soon." (MC)
"You freed them? They'll probably be back soon, we have to notify Hetman." (Jan Odrzywolski)
"They won't come back, I took care of it. Khan Temir is dead, and his men are released without horses, weapons and one hand ... If they don't bleed out, or get killed by the fever or the local people, it's God's will." (MC)
Brothers Paweł and Stefan looked at me, you could see in Stefan's face that something was bothering him.
"Wouldn't it be easier to kill them?" (Stefan Czarniecki)
"If you kill 10,000 people then you have 10,000 bodies to bury ... Tartar without a hand cannot shoot a bow or use a weapon... they will only be suitable for breeding sheep. Sometimes mutilation is more deterrent than death." (MC)
Then I told them in more detail about the events of the battles with the tarars. Of course, I omitted that I had captured the local population myself, to serve as a camouflage for my people.
"In three hundred people, you have defeated 10,000 ... my mind does not understand it ... If you want, I will recommend you to the service of Hetman. With such a fantasy you will certainly achieve a lot." (Jan Odrzywolski)
I definitely did not want that, I preferred to act freely than under the orders of someone with whom I would surely fall into conflict ... and knowing the history, I could choose my allies and enemies more freely. Although one thing was certain, I wanted to recruit Stefan Czarniecki, but while he is serving with his brother under Koniecpolski's orders, I had no chance ... and now I had to somehow gently refuse my relative's proposal.
"Thank you for the offer, but I have to refuse. I'm going to spend a few months in Jazłowiec, and then I think I'll go to the Imperial Court, or to Rome ... fighting tarars, it was something personal. My father died fighting with Khan Temir's army, I avenged him." (MC)
"It's a pity, it's always hard to find good soldiers ..." (Jan Odrzywolski)
"As far as I know, there is no shortage of them in the Hetman camp. You, Paweł and Stefan, there are also Stefan Chmielnicki and Samuel Łaszcz, although the latter is no different from the Tatars." (MC)
"You know Samuel?" (Stefan Czarniecki)
"And who does not know him? He burned Jarosławek and Michałówek, was sentenced to banishment 236 times and 47 times to infamy for robbery, ra.pe and murder. He only lives because he is protected by the Hetman and is useful ... changing the subject. If you want, you can take the Tatars with you or leave them to me for release. Today, or at the latest tomorrow, I am going back to Jazłowiec. You know what happened, so you can pass the report on." (MC)
Of course, if it was possible, I would like to have a degenerate like Samuel Łaszcz on my side, but he was loyal to Koniecpolski, I also understood why the Hetman protects him, everyone needs someone to do dirty work.
We spent a few more hours talking about less important things, and then my guests left, taking with them the remaining Tatars, Polish prisoners and sacks filled with hands.
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