On the border grassland between the Principality of Moscow and the Principality of Ryazan, Zhang Wei, Alexey and Andrei rode horses towards Moscow.
There were many surprises along the way, and we encountered many Tatar tribes, but in the end we all passed without incident. With the flying dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty, no one was willing to provoke these Ming Dynasty people wherever we went.
"Everyone, be alert, we are about to enter the territory of the Principality of Moscow."
"Right now, the Muscovite Principality and the Crimean Khanate are at war. We may encounter the Muscovite Principality's army or cavalry at any time."
"The Crimean Khanate has a good relationship with our Ming Dynasty. These tribes also know that we Ming Dynasty people are not easy to mess with, but the relationship between the Muscovite Principality and our Ming Dynasty is not good, and they don't know how powerful our Ming Dynasty is.
Maybe there will be someone who doesn't have eyes to attack us."
Zhang Wei turned around and said to the people behind him.
When a bodyguard goes out to work as a bodyguard, in the past, when running a bodyguard business in the Ming Dynasty, one of the reasons is to have strong connections with the government, the other is to have friends in the green forest, and the third is to rely on one's own hard skills. Only one of the three is indispensable.
Start trading.
Things are a little different now. The local escort business in Ming Dynasty is basically getting less and less, but the overseas escort business is getting more and more prosperous.
Mainly because of the powerful Ming Empire and the strong support behind it, everyone was escorting, and basically no one dared to offend him.
The second thing is to rely on the swords in everyone's hands. No matter how powerful the Ming Empire is, it will always encounter people who are not afraid of death or have no vision. At this time, you have to rely on the swords in your hands.
Therefore, people who run the escort business in the Ming Dynasty usually have one sentence to describe it, that is, dragon flags and swords. These two things are indispensable for an escort agency.
The dragon flag is used to deal with those big forces and gangs, and generally people do not dare to provoke the Ming Dynasty. As for the sword, it is used to deal with the little thieves who have no eyes. Only in this way can the escort business grow bigger and bigger.
Of course, the most important thing is the support of the powerful Ming Empire, coupled with the revenge fund established by Liu Jin. With such a strong background, he can do everything without causing trouble, whether it is escorting or doing business. In addition,
The turbulent environments in Europe, West Asia, and the Mediterranean have directly contributed to the prosperity and development of the Ming Dynasty Escort Agency in overseas regions.
"yes!"
Behind Zhang Wei, more than a dozen escorts from the Black Sea Escort Bureau replied in unison, each one becoming more vigilant.
The Principality of Moscow is a remote area, far away from the Ming Dynasty. Even the merchants of the Ming Dynasty rarely come here to do business. Therefore, people in this area may not know the Ming Empire, and even if they do, they may not be afraid of you.
When the time comes, someone may be desperate and want to touch everyone. This has been encountered in the past when traveling as a escort.
Where escorts go, they are usually not afraid of places like the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean Khanate, which are notorious places, because people in these big places know how powerful the Ming Empire is and how difficult it is to mess with.
Therefore, even the fierce Ottoman Empire pirates would not dare to do anything to the Ming people, and the wolf-like Crimean Tatars would not do anything to us.
What I'm afraid of is that I'm afraid of going to some small and remote places. People in these places may not know about the Ming Empire, and if they know, they won't necessarily be afraid of you. It's easy for some stupid young men to rob the escorts.
Therefore, generally when arriving at these places, bodyguards need to pay special attention. When the Ming Dynasty's dragon flag cannot be used, they still have to rely on the sword in their hand to speak.
More than a dozen horses were driving rapidly on the grassland, getting closer and closer to Moscow. The temperature began to get colder. The dimension here was too high. Even in the hot days, it was still cool here.
The roads Zhang Wei chose to take were all highways, and he never took remote trails. He also encountered many villages along the way, but these villages were all deserted.
The fertile black land is also covered with weeds, and the houses in the village are in dilapidated condition, with signs of burning. Obviously, these are all left behind after the Tatars plundered them.
Looking at the deserted village, Alexei, Andrei, and Sergei felt extremely depressed.
"I have been here before. These places were very lively in the past. At that time, the villages were full of people, and these lands were fertile fields. They were all planted with wheat during this season. After a while, it will be
It’s a good harvest.”
"However, now, due to the plunder of the Tatars, it has become a deserted land. The people here were either killed by the Tatars or sold as slaves by the Tatars to the Ming Dynasty."
Sergei sighed as he spoke.
The Tatars' plundering of the hayfields had done too much harm to the Slavs.
A large number of people passed away, normal production was destroyed, originally prosperous areas turned into desolate places, and the civilized world was completely destroyed by barbarism.
They once rested briefly in a village and watched the weeds grow from the yard to the kang of the dilapidated house. This feeling made people feel extremely heavy.
"What's the situation in Moscow?"
Andre quickly continued to ask with concern.
Although he had asked many times on the way, looking at the deserted village in front of him, Andre was also worried. If his family was also trafficked, where would he find it back?
"The situation in Moscow is better. After all, it is the capital of our Principality of Moscow. The Tatars dare not go there even if they want to plunder. But when the war breaks out, the Tatars will plunder the Moscow area on a large scale.
Because where there are more people to plunder, more food and things can be grabbed.”
Sergey thought for a while and replied.
"There is a situation~"
Just as they were chatting and moving forward, someone from the front shouted vigilantly.
Suddenly, the entire team became alert. Before anyone could figure out the situation, many people on horseback were rushing toward them on horseback from right in front, from the left and right.
These people were riding horses, holding scimitars and swords, some were wearing armor, and they were shouting slogans.
"Ula~Ula~"
"Ula~"
"It's the Muscovite cavalry!"
When Sergey heard this, he immediately became energetic and shouted excitedly.
"Mr. Xie, Mr. An, please go and explain the situation to them and ask them to let us pass."
Zhang Wei carefully observed the cavalry rushing towards him. There were not many in number. There were only more than forty cavalry. The equipment was also very average. Only the leading ones had armor. The others did not even have leather armor.
He was also dressed in rags.
"Okay~"
Alexei and Andrei were also slightly excited at this time, finally arriving in the Principality of Moscow, finally returning to their hometown and meeting their own people.
The two of them and Sergey also rode quickly towards the group of Moscow cavalry who were charging towards them.
"Ula~Ula~"
"Chichiwawa, chichiwawalawsky~"
"Boye Popovsky~"
"……."
Alexei, Andrei, and Sergei shouted loudly, and the Moscow cavalry who rushed over quickly stopped.
"Who are you?"
Ruslan stopped his horse, moved forward slowly, and looked at Alexei, Andrei and Sergey in front of him.
Sergey could tell that this was definitely a Slav.
But Alexei and Andrei, they don't look much different from Slavs, but why their hair and beards are shaved off? The key is their clothes, which are very strange. They are neither Slavic nor Tatar clothes.
Although he was wearing clothes, the fabric of his clothes looked very good, and the horses he rode were all good horses, and his face was rosy, making him look like a nobleman.
"My name is Alexei. I used to be a nobleman of the Principality of Moscow. This is Andrei, who is also from our Principality of Moscow."
"He is Sergei. He was redeemed by us at the seaport of Kaffa in the Crimean Khanate with money. He is also from the Principality of Moscow."
Alexey introduced himself.
"Since you are from the Principality of Muscovy, why are you dressed so strangely?"
"And why did you come from the south? Also, who are the dozen or so people?"
Ruslan looked at Alexey, then pointed at Zhang Wei and others behind him and asked.
"They are all from the Ming Empire and are the bodyguards who will escort us back to Moscow."
"In the past, we were robbed by the Tatars and sold as slaves to the Ming Empire. Later, we were sold to Tianzhu and sent to the battlefield. Because of our meritorious service on the battlefield, we regained our freedom and are still there.
Ningguo, a subordinate state of Ming Dynasty, has its own vast land."
"This time I'm going back to Moscow to visit my relatives."
Alexey explained his origins and his situation in detail.
"People from Ming Dynasty?"
Ruslan listened carefully. When he heard Alexey introducing Zhang Wei and others as being from the Ming Dynasty, he immediately drew out his sword and said angrily.
"The Ming people are all demons. They used money to lure the Tatars, so that the Tatars continue to plunder us Slavs."
“In the past, the Tatars only came to thresh the paddy in the autumn, but now they thresh the paddy all year round, turning our fertile fields into wasteland, selling us Slavs like livestock, killing our parents, and ravaging us.
Women, rob our property."
"The Ming people are more hateful than the Tatars!"
"Kill! Kill all these Ming people for me, leave no one behind!"
"Anyway, you have all returned home, and there is no need for these Ming people anymore."
Ruslan looked at Zhang Wei and others angrily, swung the sword in his hand, then beat his horse hard, and led his men towards Zhang Wei and others like a mad bull.
"No, no, no~"
"Don't mess with people from Ming Dynasty~"
Alexei and Andrei immediately shouted loudly, but it was already too late. Ruslan did not listen at all and rushed over with others.