Chapter 1371, the critical moment still depends on the dragon flag
After hearing Alexei's words, a way was opened in the tight encirclement, and a general wearing armor and a big beard walked out slowly on horseback.
"Alexei?"
"You're actually still alive?"
General Puskov looked at Alexei in front of him in disbelief.
Puskov, like Alexei, was a traditional noble of the Principality of Moscow. Vasily III's arbitrary actions made these nobles very dissatisfied. For this reason, many nobles were arranged to join the army to appease people's hearts.
A few years ago, Alexey and Puskov were at about the same level and they knew each other.
The Alexei in front of him no longer had the characteristic big beard of Slavs, his beard was shaved, and even his hair was shaved. The clothes he wore were not the popular style in Europe, but the style of the Ming Dynasty.
clothing.
If Alexei hadn't stepped forward himself, General Puskov wouldn't have believed that the person in front of him was Alexei.
"Yeah, I'm still alive, and I'm back."
Alexey rolled down and came to General Puskov's side, opened his arms and said with a smile: "Won't you give me a hug?"
Puskov also turned over and dismounted, gave Alexey a heavy hug, and said with a smile: "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
"Where have you been all these years?"
"Why are you dressed like this?"
Puskov looked at Alexei carefully and asked with a smile.
“It’s hard to describe in one sentence, but it’s a long story.”
"I was captured by the Tatars, and then sold as a slave to the Ming Dynasty. Finally, after several transitions, I ended up here in a vassal state under the Ming Empire. This vassal state is called Ningguo."
"We have huge territories in Tianzhu and Africa. Later, Ningguo attacked Northern Tianzhu. I was drafted into the slave army as a slave. In the slave army, because of my bravery in fighting, I not only regained my freedom, but I was also rewarded with a lot of money by the king of Ningguo.
of land, slaves and wealth.”
Alexey briefly told his experiences over the years, and only he knew the ups and downs. The life of a slave was definitely not a glorious thing, and it was definitely full of countless sufferings.
"Awesome~Awesome!"
After hearing this, Puskov couldn't help but give his thumbs up and hit Alexei's chest in admiration.
"Haha, it's also luck."
"We can talk about this slowly when we get back to Moscow. The things at hand are important now."
"These Ming people are the escorts I hired to escort me back to Moscow. You can't touch them, otherwise we, the Principality of Moscow, will not be able to withstand the wrath of the Ming Empire."
Alexey also laughed happily. To be honest, such ups and downs in life are indeed worthy of Alexey's lifelong bragging.
However, he did not forget what was happening in front of him, so he hurriedly spoke.
"No~"
"These Ming people killed dozens of my soldiers, and they didn't take us, the Principality of Moscow, seriously at all. And you should also know that the Tatars continue to rob us Slavs, and the Ming people are behind this."
"The people of Ming Dynasty are more hateful than demons, and they must be killed."
When Puskov heard this, he immediately looked at Zhang Wei and others with extremely hostile and angry eyes.
"The reason why they killed those dozens of soldiers was because those dozens of soldiers tried to kill them first. They were acting in self-defense."
"And they were the escorts I hired to escort me back. Their purpose was just to escort me back to Moscow and had no other purpose."
"Can't we let them go once?"
Alexey frowned, as the situation in front of him seemed to have no room for negotiation.
"No~"
"Don't worry about anything else. They killed dozens of my soldiers, and they must pay for it with blood."
"Now only a few dozen soldiers have died, but to kill them, you will have to kill at least several hundred people."
"What, you don't believe it?"
"They are all composed of retired soldiers from the Ming Empire Army. Each one of them is an elite cavalry who has been trained for a long time. Their combat effectiveness is so strong. I think you should know about the deaths of dozens of soldiers."
"Don't think that you can defeat them now that you have more people in your hands. If they work harder, they can kill at least a few hundred more of you."
"What's more, I have been with the Ming Empire for a long time. I know clearly how powerful the Ming Empire is, and at the same time it is extremely protective of its shortcomings."
"If something happens to the Ming people here, the Ming Empire will definitely put pressure on our Muscovite Principality. At the very least, all the people in front of us will be buried with them, including you."
"There is no doubt about this. The higher-ups will never be willing to pay such a price in exchange for the Ming people to calm down their anger. Otherwise, if the Ming army attacks, it will not be enough to kill these people."
Alexei said very loudly to Puskov, hoping that he would understand this.
"That will happen later, but at least for now, I must avenge my soldiers."
Puskov ignored these. No matter how powerful the Ming Empire was, he just wanted to kill all these Ming people.
"Da da~ da da~"
"Stop, stop~"
"The Grand Duke has an order not to embarrass or harm the people of the Ming Dynasty. Withdraw your troops immediately!"
When this happened, someone came hurriedly on horseback and shouted anxiously before the person arrived.
Upon hearing this man's words, Puskov's expression suddenly changed slightly. This order from Moscow came so quickly.
"General Puskov listens to orders~"
Soon, the other party came to Puskov and said seriously.
"Ula~"
General Puskov shouted and immediately bowed his head respectfully.
"Do not harm the Ming people at all, and immediately send people to escort these people to Moscow. This order must not be violated and will be implemented immediately!"
"As you command!"
When General Puskov heard this, he immediately replied helplessly.
Look at the Ming people not far away. They are all fully armed and ready, with steady and calm eyes. You can tell at a glance that they are elite men who have experienced hundreds of battles.
"Withdraw~"
Puskov gave an order and the encirclement quickly closed.
Soon, under the escort of General Puskov, everyone set off for Moscow again.
"Mr. Zhang, this is General Puskov. The Grand Duke of the Principality of Moscow has ordered General Puskov to escort us to Moscow."
"General Puskov, this is Mr. Zhang Wei Zhang from the Black Sea Escort Bureau of the Ming Empire. He was also a soldier before. He served in the most elite cavalry regiment of the Ming Empire. He once participated in the war against the Ottoman Empire with the Australian Duke of the Ming Empire.
war, and made great contributions, owning a large amount of reward land in Nanyun Province."
Several people rode horses towards Moscow, and Alexey also acted as a middleman and translator, introducing the identities of both parties to each other.
"General Puskov, thank you~"
Zhang Wei saluted Puskov and said.
I originally planned to fight these Slavs to the end, even if I die, I will have to support them. I didn't expect that in the end, the Ming Dragon Banner was more useful, even in a remote place like the Principality of Moscow.
"Hmph~"
Puskov expressed his dissatisfaction with a cold snort. Dozens of his soldiers were all killed by the other side, which made him, a general, very embarrassed.
Zhang Wei saw that the other party didn't give him a good look, so he smiled and didn't take it seriously.
Not bothering to talk to the other party, he rode his horse, closed his eyes and meditated, and at the same time admired the scenery of the Principality of Moscow.
As we get closer to Moscow and enter the hinterland of the Principality of Moscow, we are less likely to be plundered by Tatars here and it is relatively safer.
Therefore, you can see a large number of villages here.
The vast plains are extremely fertile and full of black soil. A large number of serfs in tattered clothes and dirty looks are working in the farmland.
The houses are all made of wooden structures, very low, and look shabby. Occasionally, you can see castle-like buildings. These are the castles of landlords and nobles. A large number of surrounding villages belong to these nobles.
The landlords and a large number of serfs also belonged to their private property and worked for these nobles and landlords.
Zhang Wei and others looked at everything in front of them curiously, and the Slavs who were working also looked at the army in front of them curiously. Then they soon discovered Zhang Wei and others, and they also looked at Zhang Wei curiously.
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"Finally back~"
Alexey shouted excitedly. Everything in front of him made people feel very friendly. After going through all kinds of hardships, he finally returned to his hometown and Moscow.
"Alexei, what is the Ming Empire like?"
Puskov looked at Alexey and asked curiously.
He and Alexey chatted a lot along the way, and what interested him most was all aspects of Ming Dynasty.
Puskov also knew about that distant and powerful country, and he also liked things from the Ming Empire very much.
The porcelain, tea, sugar, silk, cloth, etc. of the Ming Empire are all good things. They are the things that the nobles of the Principality of Muscovy are keen on pursuing, and they are expensive.
In addition, the Ming Empire's support for the Tatars is also related to all aspects of the Principality of Muscovy. As a noble and general, Puskov also knows that the Ming Empire has recently destroyed the Kazakh Khanate, and there is only one barrier between them and the Principality of Muscovy.
He has a Kazan Khanate and can kill him at any time.
"The Ming Empire was very large and very rich. They had countless fertile and warm lands. Many places in the world were conquered by the Ming people."
"I have never been to the mainland of the Ming Empire. I heard that in the cities of the Ming Empire, there are many high-rise buildings. Even at night, their lights can shine as bright as day."
Alexey didn't know how to describe the Ming Empire, so he could only sigh from the bottom of his heart.