The Last Frontier of Fire and Sword

A week after returning from Kafa, all the mercenary regiment had packed up and set off from the Krezv Fortress to board the ship at Kafa's pier and returned to Poland. Although some of them had doubts about why Cheerchen didn't set off from the pier of Bergzisalay, which was closer, no one asked Cheerchen face-to-face about this small problem, which was nothing more than taking a few more steps.

Kemal had been waiting there early at the dock in Kafa. Cheerchen greeted him as soon as he saw Kemal's figure.

"I make you bother, Chef Kemal. Is your injury healed?" Cheerchen was grateful when they met and asked about Kemal's injury.

Facing Cheerchen's gratitude, Kemal waved his hand again and again, saying that he did not dare.

"Chechenbey, these are trivial matters, not enough. The ship is in front, and your people can board the ship at any time. As for my injury, it has begun to scab, and I am very grateful to the member of your mercenary group. Dr. Sarban."

Kemal said as he pointed to the front right behind him.

There, five tall galen boats and a dozen medium-sized galleys were docked.

The Galen ship was invented by Chechen's native Spain. After Spain established its colonies in the Americas in the 16th century, it often needed to carry large quantities of goods and soldiers across the Atlantic from its homeland. A new type of hull called the Galen ship was born. The Galen ship combines the advantages of these two types of ships. It generally has 4 masts, with two masts on the front and jibs on the rear. The standard length is between 46 meters and 55 meters, and the displacement is 300-1000 tons. Long deck, high poop? The large galen stern deck has 7 layers, with a displacement of 2,000 tons, a draft of 8 meters, and a good endurance. Such excellent performance makes the Galen ship the largest seagoing ship in the world for a long time?

But the three Galen ships were not from Spain, but from Genoa, Italy.

Although the countries on the Italian peninsula such as the Ottoman Turk Empire and Venice have been in war for hundreds of years for the hegemony of the Mediterranean Sea, the war is returned to the war, and the merchants on both sides are not at all ambiguous in starting business. Especially for the slaves exported by the Crimean Khanate, the Italians can be said to be rushing. Because of the Black Death, starting from the second half of the fourteenth century, Italy suffered a serious demographic crisis. The population of many cities and towns has plummeted. At the time, at least half of the entire population of Italy was killed by the Black Death. In the countryside, there is a shortage of labor in the fields; in the cities and towns, there is a shortage of craftsmen in every guild; and in a big city like Venice, it is difficult for even the big merchants and nobles to find enough servants. The shortage of labor has caused wages to rise. These two factors forced the Italians at that time to find a solution. Their solution was to import slaves. With the help of the Italians' developed trade network in the Black Sea region, a large number of Slavic and Tatar slaves were imported into Italy. With the recovery of the economy, the demand for slaves is increasing. In the ten years from 1414 to 1423, at least 10,000 slaves were exported to Venice from Kafa alone. These slaves from the East spread all over Italy, from large cities such as Florence and Venice to small remote villages, and these foreigners can be found almost everywhere. And these slaves even affected all aspects of Italian society at that time-there were slaves in the bride's dowry, doctors were willing to accept slaves instead of medical fees, priests bought slaves for their services, and even an ordinary shop owner or a textile worker bought them. Come slaves to use as your own servants. By the late 16th century, with the increase in the national power of the Republic of Poland and Tsarist Russia, the number of slaves decreased, and slaves from Slavs became a tool for dignitaries to show off their wealth.

Therefore, every year there are countless Italian ships docking at Kaffa’s pier. And with the bumper harvest of this year's "Grassland National Harvest", countless Italian businessmen rushed to Crimea like brown dogs smelling carrion. Chechen's team has thousands of people, and only in Kafa or Bergzisale can a large ship that can transport so many people be found. This is also one of the reasons Cheerchen came to Kafa to take a boat.

Looking at these five tall Galen ships, Cheerchen's heart suddenly felt a kind of intimacy. Back then, he and his uncle arrived in Riga on such a big ship, and since then they have begun their own legendary journey.

At this time, Kemal was still saying: "The owners of these ships are all regular customers who come to Kafa to do business. At the beginning, I asked them to transport people on their ships, and they even called them one by one. I don't want to die, but when I put a knife on their neck, no one dares to say a word."

"Chef Kemal, I will give them a lot of the boat fare and loss. This is a little bit of my heart for you, you must accept it." Cheer Chen said and threw a bag of gold coins to Kai. Moore. Then, he waved his hand: "Get on the ship and we will go home~www.readwn.com~ With a cheer, the soldiers of the mercenary regiment and the civilians of Tsarist Russia who were rescued by Chechen started to board the ship. And at the dock In a corner with horns, a pair of eyes with ulterior motives watched this scene intently.

The owner of these eyes is Muhammad Gley's loyal dog Alan.

Although Muhammad Glyy left without saying a word that day, Alan, who is good at learning and understanding, feels that his master Muhammad Glyy agrees with his vicious scheme, and his refusal to speak is a kind of acquiescence. . As a result, Alan began to actively prepare. He originally thought Cheerchen and his entourage would go back to Poland by boat in Bergzisale, but he didn't expect Cheerchen and the others to rush to Kafa and ask for help from Mahmed Pasha. Although Kafa is not his own territory, in order to "complete the mission entrusted by the master", Alan came to Kafa in disguise and hired a group of rogues from the gangs in Kafa's slum to carry out this sabotage operation.

According to Alan’s plan, they would sneak gunpowder onto the ship, then bury it under the cabin, and use a special device to control the detonation time. When the ship left the open sea, the gunpowder exploded and exploded the ship’s bottom, causing the ship to sink into water and sink.

At this time, Alan, who was hiding in the corner, saw that the porter disguised as a rogue he hired was carrying the mercenary group's goods onto the ship, and the plan went smoothly.

Thinking of how happy his master would be after hearing the news of Cheor Chen's death, Alan almost couldn't help laughing.

While smiling, Alan was still muttering in his mouth: "Chechenbey, don't blame me. Why do you keep rebelling against my master? The will of the Crimean Khan cannot be violated, so you only have Death. But for you to make me prosperous and prosperous in the future, every year and today, I will sprinkle some salt and bread into the sea to pay tribute to you."