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Li Bai came to Moscow for the first time, so when he stood on the roadside of Arbat Street, feeling the severe cold of the northern land, and watching the ornately decorated carriages passing by on the snow-covered streets, he felt a crisp
The sound of copper bells made him feel the absurdity of a certain era - since the Ming Dynasty invented the automobile in 1862, in the following ten years, automobiles have become popular all over the world. In European cities, automobiles are the mainstay, and it is almost impossible to see them.
There is no carriage.
Even in Constantinople, the capital of the Roman Empire, there were no carriages on the streets there. Most of the cars running around on the streets were cars. Among those cars, there were many BMWs.
Famous brand cars produced in the empire such as the JI, while ordinary brands such as Maxima, Volkswagen, and Fuwo are less common. But after arriving in Moscow, there were carriages everywhere!
Even the ones running on the busiest Tverskaya Street are horse-drawn carriages!
Occasionally, only one or two cars pass by on the street.
Noticing that the guests from the Ming Empire were in a daze looking at the carriages on the street, Colonel Kondrachenko, the staff officer of the Sixth Legion of the Roman Empire who had accompanied him to Moscow, said to him somewhat embarrassedly:
"Moscow is different from Constantinople. Constantinople is fashionable and modern, but people here in Moscow still maintain a traditional life. They breed horses, raise horses, and use carriages..."
Tradition is the best excuse to cover up everything. Tradition is just poverty.
"No, Colonel Kondrachenko, only when I saw these beautiful carriages did I feel that I had truly arrived in the great and unique Russia. Although St. Petersburg is perfect, it is too European. Although Constantinople is great, it is too
Traveling to Turkey is too modern. Only in Moscow can you think of the stories described by Pushkin and Tolstoy and feel the rich history of this land."
Faced with the cover-up, Li Bai complimented him directly.
That's what Russians are like!
They may keep talking about how backward the country is and how ignorant the people are, but if you ask you to praise the so-called "greatness of Russian culture", each of them will say something like a cat being petted.
A satisfied hum.
A simple flattery made Colonel Kondrachenko's face look full of pride. He patted Li Bai's arm enthusiastically and said:
"Lieutenant Colonel, our train must have been delayed. We will go to Yeliseyev Store in a moment. It is the best store in Moscow. It has all kinds of goods. Even in Constantinople, there are
Its branches.”
He came to Moscow this time to help Russia train pilots. In order to show support for the Roman Empire, the Empire said two weeks ago that it would provide them with aircraft and machinery worth 2 million yuan, a total of 800 aircraft!
Even the assistance to France was not that great. Even Li Bai and his teammates were originally going to France as planned, but they never imagined that just after they arrived in Congo, a telegram would send them to the ice and snow of Moscow.
Of course, the Russians did not pay a price - fifteen days ago, the Roman Empire's 4th and 5th armies invaded East Prussia and marched towards the capital, Königsberg. Despite Germany's precautions, the Russian army still successfully entered Germany until
Three days later, the German Eighth Army launched a counterattack. In order to defeat the Russian army, the German army designed a trap to allow the Russian Fourth Army, which was heading from the south, to enter Germany in advance. However, the German army launched a pincer offensive from both wings of the army and surrounded and annihilated its main force.
The commander of the Second Army was defeated and committed suicide. Three days ago, after paying the price of 130,000 casualties and 150,000 prisoners, the Russian army gave up the entire mission.
Although the Russian attack failed, they successfully forced the Germans to deploy additional troops to the Eastern Front, which greatly relieved the pressure on France. This was also the fundamental reason why the Empire was willing to provide assistance.
Although he didn't like to go shopping the most, he thought of his wife and children at home, so he turned around and agreed:
"Well, I'm just thinking about buying some Russian handicrafts to send to my wife and children."
In fact, this is the only thing he can do for his wife and children on the front line.
"They should like it very much..."
When he was saying this to himself, Li Bai suddenly found that he was a little homesick. In fact, who can not miss home and his family?
Li Bai still remembered the look on his son's face when he personally sent his youngest son to kindergarten when he left home a month ago. He also remembered the look on his wife's shoulders holding back tears.
"What can I buy later?"
Just when Li Bai was thinking about what to buy for his wife and children, Colonel Kondrachenko patted him in a daze.
"Let's go, let's go to the Yelisheyev store first..."
The two people were walking along Tver Street like this. On the street, people could tell at a glance that Li Bai was a foreigner. Even though he was wearing the same fur coat and fur hat as the Russians, he was careful every step he took.
, after all, there is a thin layer of ice on the ground. If you are not careful when walking, you may fall. He has fallen once before.
Tver Street leads to Tver. Manesh Square in front of the Kremlin is the starting point of Tver Street. From here, it goes northwest through Tver and extends to the ancient city of St. Petersburg in the northwest. As the most prosperous city in Moscow
There are not only shops on both sides of the street, but also financial institutions such as banks.
Just as they were walking forward cautiously, suddenly, a rapid ringing sound came from a bank on the roadside.
what happened?
Before Li Bai and Colonel Kondelachenko could figure out what was going on.
Li Bai heard someone yelling something in Russian.
What were they shouting?
What society, what...
He looked up and saw a large sheet of leaflets flying out of nowhere in front of him. Among the leaflets that looked like snowflakes, two men leapt out of the bank with shouts. One of them shot them away with a shotgun and rushed to Wen Sheng.
There were policemen, and another man kept shooting into the sky with a pistol. At this moment, a car rushed over. As soon as they got in, the car drove quickly towards the distance.
"This is... robbery..."
The scene in front of him made Li Bai stunned.
"Thugs, they are all a group of thugs..."
When Colonel Kondrachenko was shouting excitedly, Li Bai saw a leaflet falling to his feet blown by the wind. He picked up the leaflet and took a look at it. His brows couldn't help but frown.
A bunch of them.
"Stop this unjust war between imperialists!"
(End of chapter)
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