Poles and impostors will
keep on tormenting us!
Am I not right?
What will you say about the Tzar?
We will choose our own Tzar now.
As soon as we free Moscow,
a new Tzar will be chosen.
And I heard the Poles are bringing us
a tzarina....
Maybe we shouldnt even worry?
The men cant hold on to the throne...
Maybe we'll be luckier with a woman?
Who is that with such a big mouth?
Stepan the "Horse Shoe".  A no good lad.
I'll trim that tongue of yours!
What about that tzarina?
Have you heard about my law?
Whoever proclaims himself, or someone else...
A Tzar, Tzarina
Will be killed immediately.
By hanging.
Go with God, duke.
We'll stay here on our own.
We've contributed with taxes,
but will wait with the war.
What kind of a man are you, duke?
And what about you?
what kind of men are you?
I have to stand here before you...
Plead...  threaten... hang you...
Cant you see for yourself...
...what needs to be done?
Think you can quietly sit out
the Dark Times?
Without sticking your head out?
It wont work.
Russia's got to the edge...
The very edge.
Ring them!
There we go.
First bells
fear for the demons.
Let me.
Ring, duke!
Perhaps you'll wake the folk up!
Check it out... The Spaniards smile.
Now show me your walk...
Like so...
Good, good...
And look, this is how he cheered when
he got paid...
That's him cheering?
Well, yeah.
What's the song about?
A lullaby.  Spanish.
A mother is putting a child to sleep.
Father is at war, kid is crying.
Overall, just like us.
He didnt eat fish.  Didnt like it.
Why is that?
The SPanish dont eat fish out of the river.
Only from the ocean.
Such fools!
Didnt eat the broth either.
Ralish, mushrooms...
You cant have buckweed porrige.
Well, I cant say no to hot broth
With some sour cream!
Better be hung rightaway!
I will teach you.
(with heavy Spanish accent)
We will learn through mathematics...
Circles...
Angles...
Movements...
Positions.
Lets go!
What is dexterity?
The ability to defend yourself
with weapon in hand.
With a force from the shoulder.
Force from the elbow!
Foce from the wrist!
Can we use this skill to kill an enemy?
Yes!  If he wishes to die.
Noone wants to die.
Enemies desire to die is understood
from his mistakes.
If you stand straight - you die.
If you stand still - you die.
Feet positioned like so - you die.
The kiss of death!
The most terrible attack...
The sword goes through the teeth...
impales the brain...
And the last thought through your head is
"Devil take all Spaniards!"
The ghetman doesnt need your fortress.
If you withstand the first attack
he will move on.
Prepare for the defense well.
I'll do my best, with God's help.
But the cannons....
I took some of your horses
And the cannons...
I need them more than you do
Well, good bye!
Will this do?
It will, it will.
First we clean the barrel.
Insert the charge and the stopper...
Stuff it all down...
Not too hard, but not too soft either...
If it's too hard, the powder wont
catch fire...
And if too soft, the cannonball
wont have any power...
Through the ignition hole we punch
a hole in the charge...
Pour in the primer...
Roll in the cannonball...
Stuffing, so that the cannonball
stays put...
Then we take the lit wick to the primer...
Ka-boom!
Nikolo-Solbensky Monastery
You want to speak to the ghetman?
Hey, soldier... why are the gallows empty?
It's waiting for you.
Understood.
Spaniard?
Yes
An artilleryman gets one gold coin a month
Each battle gets you another gold coin.
I'm accustomed to getting 5 coins a month
and 5 per battle.
If you're worth 5 coins...
...I'll pay 5.
I think I've seen him before.
Did Sapiega have any Spaniards?
He had one, but he died.
What about the Italian artilleryman?
Isnt he from those parts?
He was born in Italy.
Never mind...
Let him call himself a "Spaniard".
That's a cannon of all cannons.
Pride of our ghetman.
We're screwed now.
Should have gone to serve under