1770 in Bessarabia and Wallachia thunders with fusee and cannon volleys. On the Danube lowland, they came together in a fierce confrontation between the armies of the Ottoman and Russian empires. Non-commissioned officer of the Absheron Infantry Regiment Egorov Alexei went through the battle of Kagul, the siege and capture of the Bendery fortress. He is no longer the ascribed "sergeant," waiting for his majority in the father's estate, and the combat "non-commissioned Leshka" has more than once looked death in the eye. Behind him is a team of ranger shooters, and in his hands is a faithful and reliable father's fitting. And there was only one step left before receiving his first officer rank - ensign.