It’s uneasy on the border between the Ottoman and Russian empires—and especially along the Bug line! In the west looms a huge Ochakov Turkish grouping; in the east—an endless Wild Steppe; and in the south, beyond Perekop, Crimea awaits a landing from Istanbul. Will the Egorov company stand firm? Can it hold its line—or will it fall in border battles? Wolf-hounds (hunters) are preparing to fight!