Chapter 12 The Uneasy Road

Like a driver with ten years of driving experience, Dean held the reins firmly, and made himself in a very comfortable posture, so as not to be too tired; at this moment, Dean was following the convoy of businessmen, just Just like those merchants, there was no flaw at all, especially when he spoke the authentic accent of the three southern counties, and several merchants with the same accent approached him.

These merchants, like Dean, do not have any guards, and they only carry a small amount of goods-it's not that they can only carry so much goods, or they can't afford to hire guards, at least, according to Dean's scrutiny , it is certain that some of these businessmen who have spoken to him are of great value.

And why?

Apart from the extremely precious items, the only thing left is to open up trade routes.

And after about ten minutes, Dean was more inclined to the latter—after all, if he was really carrying extremely precious items, even if he appeared to be alone on the surface, he should make some arrangements in secret; at least, One or two good players is inevitable; and it is obvious that there are no such people who can be called good players around him.

"Ike, what cargo are you carrying?"

A businessman who was also driving a one-man carriage alongside Dean asked in this way——Ike, the pseudonym that Dean casually gave out when the previous few people introduced each other.

"Some herbs that are not very valuable, but enough to pay back!"

Dean replied in a businessman's tone.

In fact, due to the existence of competition among businessmen, the goods between them are kept secret; therefore, ambiguous coping is the mainstream way of talking between them.

"is that so?"

The businessman who asked the question obviously didn't believe Dean's answer, but he didn't pursue the question, but started chatting with several other businessmen with southern accents; after that, under Dean's deliberate avoidance, he gradually moved from Break away from this circle and become a fringe role in the true sense.

And this is exactly what Dean needs - if it is too conspicuous, if it disappears suddenly, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

Under Dean's deliberate insistence, the time lasted until noon. Facing the scorching sun at noon, most of the businessmen chose to rest, especially a few caravans with guards, and even parked their carriages by the side of the road. , and this approach is to make more businessmen follow suit.

Undoubtedly, following these escorted caravans made these merchants feel even more secure.

However, some merchants still hurried on their way, hoping to enter the next town before the sky completely darkened—the Horseshoe Town, which was also in charge of the second son of the Marquess of York.

The second son of the Marquess of York is in charge of two territories, of which Tijiao City is one, and the four towns including Bugle Town, Horseshoe Town, Shield Town, and Mask Town are the other - Of course, judging from the names of these towns and cities, it is enough to show the love of the Marquess of York and the York family for military career.

The straight-line distance between Horn Town and Horseshoe Town is less than a hundred kilometers away. For merchants who own horses, unless they are carrying heavy goods, they can reach them in one day; One reason is because of the safe environment in Yorkshire.

The Marquess of York is quite enthusiastic about the suppression of bandits, and this is good news for most merchants who cannot afford the price of guards.

Therefore, these lone merchants dared to break away and choose to hurry alone.

Otherwise, even if they have double profits, they will choose to gather together to move forward - there are many brave businessmen, but more timid ones.

Naturally, Dean's carriage didn't stop, he joined the rushing group, and quickly left - his target was not Horseshoe Town, or even a city under the administration of the second son of the Marquess of York. Any one of these towns; in order to be able to arrive at the station of the Fechallen Knights within a month, even if he has a horse, he must speed up, not to mention that when he arrives at the Fechalen Knights, he must There is enough preparation time.

And this undoubtedly doomed Dean to travel day and night, and had to choose the best route for his journey.

Therefore, in the afternoon, Dean deviated from the original route, left the territory of the second son of the Marquess of York, and entered the territory of another baron. In that town, Dean only added dry food and water , and the fodder for the horses, they set off again.

He didn't stop the carriage until it was completely dark; he untied the horse from the frame and put on the feed, and almost instantly, the horse's head came over - mixed with dried radish The high-quality feed of mung bean cakes is usually fed to war horses; it is obviously a rare delicacy for the poor horses pulling carts.

After patting the horse's head lightly, Dean took out the dry food and water - the dry food is a dry cake made from ground grains and steamed with water, with some salt mixed in it, so it won't be bland, but it's definitely not called it. No matter what delicious food is served, especially the dry and hard touch, the teeth are almost painfully separated.

It seems that even horse feed is not as good.

However, Dean didn't care about it at all. He had eaten even worse food than this. What's more, if you want a horse to run fast, you must need good feed. Waste of time and money, changing horses again—Although he is still rich now, Dean, who knows what he wants to do, does not think that he can have the capital of squandering, even if he disposes of all the things he brings, It's just enough for the initial expenses.

And it was precisely because of this that Dean thought of cooperating with Long Lang to develop the smuggling channel—of course, in that letter, Dean didn't say much, but just vaguely proposed some things that were enough for Long Lang to understand. vocabulary, and a specific time only.

two months!

Aside from the time spent on the road, Dean set a deadline of one month for himself to completely take over the Knights of Feichalun—of course this was a bit hasty, but for those who wanted to participate in a war in less than a year For Dean, it is a bit of a luxury; especially now that Dean still has nothing.

Therefore, Dean added a 'thorough' prefix before the deadline.

"It is now October 1501. According to memory, the first Blood Moon War broke out in September 1502...Xiti mobilized about 40,000 infantry, 10,000 light cavalry, 5,000 heavy cavalry, and about 20,000 auxiliary soldiers. , a total of nearly 80,000 troops raided York City, the center of Yorkshire... and the Fitzgerald Knights are just a local knights. The total number of people, including auxiliary soldiers, is less than 50 people..."

Dean, who was sitting on the ground leaning against the shaft of the car, silently recalled everything in his memory. The strong comparison of numbers made Dean frown uncontrollably, and his thinking almost froze.

However, soon, the sound of horseshoes in the distance interrupted Dean's thinking.

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