On the vast grassland in the north of the Crimean Khanate, more than a dozen horses galloped rapidly on the grassland, like a whirlwind. The leading knight carried a bright dragon flag, fluttering in the wind, and making a hunting sound.
Behind the tail, there is also a knight carrying the flag of the Black Sea Escort Agency. The black flag is embroidered with a map of the Black Sea, and the four large golden Chinese characters are very eye-catching.
In the middle of the team were Alexey and Andrei, the escorts this time. At this moment, both of them seemed very anxious.
Judging from what we know now, the situation in the Principality of Moscow is not very optimistic. The Tatars of the Crimean Khanate are now addicted to threshing straw and paddy. They used to thresh straw and paddy in the autumn, but now they do it no matter what season it is. Everyone will go to the grass valley, and grass hunting has become the main way for many Tatar tribes to make a fortune.
"There is no way. The slave market continues to be hot now, the price is high, and it is easy to sell. The business of threshing grain is a capital-free business. The money comes quickly and it is addictive.
Si minus 7*5 zw.com Si. The Principality of Muscovy was often plundered by the Tatars. The originally prosperous Principality of Ryazan was plundered by the Tatars and turned into a dead place.
Even in the Principality of Muscovy, bold Tatar tribes often go to thresh the valleys around Moscow, which makes both Andrei and Alexey anxious.
Especially Andrei, who was born a serf and whose family conditions were very poor. He had no way of living in Moscow. Once he encountered Tatars working in the valley, his family might be captured and sold as slaves, just like It was the same as myself back then.
Alexey is better. He is from a noble family. He fought in the army and was captured and sold as a slave. His family has good conditions and he can move to Moscow to live. Even in the face of a chaotic situation, he still has enough money. Come live.
But they still hope to return to the Principality of Moscow as soon as possible and find their relatives as soon as possible, because the Principality of Moscow is fighting a war with the Tatars. Once the Tatars break through the Principality of Muscovy, even in the city, they will not be able to escape. There is no escaping the fate of being captured.
A dozen horses galloped on the grassland, heading towards the Principality of Moscow in the north.
From time to time, Zhang Wei would ask the team to stop. On the one hand, he would give the horses time to rest, and at the same time, he would take out a map to carefully identify the direction and check the surrounding situation.
"The current location is within the Principality of Ryazan, which is still several hundred miles away from Moscow. According to our current speed, we will arrive in about ten days."
On a hill, Zhang Wei drew a point on the map, calculated the next journey, and said to Alexei and Andre beside him.
Zhang Wei, who joined the army, worked as a scout before. Drawing, surveying terrain, calculating distances, and identifying directions are all basic required courses.
¡°We can return to Moscow in about ten days!¡±
When Alexey and Andrei heard this, they immediately became more excited, and their desire to go home became even stronger. At this moment, they wished they could fly back to their hometowns immediately and see their relatives and friends.
¡°Team Zhang~ There¡¯s something going on!¡±
At this moment, someone beside him said warily.
Suddenly, everyone who was sitting on the ground to rest immediately became alert and got on their horses one after another.
Zhang Wei took out his binoculars and looked over quickly, and soon saw a group of Tatar cavalry rushing towards him on the grassland directly in front, waving their swords one by one, seemingly very excited.
"Murad, do you think this is a tribe?"
Zhang Wei handed the binoculars to a Tatar next to him and said, this man named Murad is the local guide hired by Zhang Wei and is a local Tatar from the Crimean Khanate.
Murad took the telescope and looked at it carefully, and quickly said: "These are the people of the Bakhchi tribe. They are a famous tribe that relies on robbery for a living. Breaking grass and valleys is their main means of survival. It is estimated that they are They want to rob us.¡±
"Bachchi tribe?"
When Zhang Wei heard this, he immediately wrote it down, and then said: "You wait and have a good talk with them, tell them our identity, let them know enough to let us go, otherwise, we Ming people are not easy to mess with."
Then he gave an order to his bodyguards: "Prepare to fight. If you can't talk, just talk to them. If you can't talk, talk to them with your fists."
"yes!"
The dozen or so bodyguards under his command immediately responded in unison, each one quickly organizing their bows, arrows, swords, muskets, etc., in preparation for battle.
&sp; Over the years, whether in the military or overseas, he has understood one truth: Don't be timid wherever you go. The tougher you are, the less likely anyone will dare to provoke you.
What¡¯s more, as a member of the Ming Empire, you don¡¯t have to be afraid of these things. You should have the confidence to face everything, because behind you, you have the powerful Ming Empire supporting you.
"Let's go~"
Zhang Wei was too lazy to look at the other party, and continued walking north with his people on horseback.
Without Gerhaz¡¯s orders, the people of the Bachchi tribe could only watch them leave, but there was no way they could do anything about it.
"The Tatars just let us pass?"
While Sergey rode away quickly with fear, he asked Alexei and Andre beside him in disbelief.
"if not?"
Alexey straightened his waist and asked confidently.
"But, but~"
Mi He Mi. "These Tatars are the most ferocious wolves on the grassland. They will not let go of any prey. Is the sun rising in the west today?"
Sergey was in disbelief and shook his head.
The Tatars in my impression are the nightmare of the Slavs, an existence that can cure children from crying at night, but these Ming people are so arrogant, these Tatars can only let them go.
"That's because the prairie wolf doesn't want to provoke the angry Da Minglong!"