Lakush walked slowly along the mountain road, and on the horse beside him, Aloxia glanced carefully behind him from time to time.

Rakush also did not expect that the planned attack on an escort team ended up "abducting" the niece of the Duke of Zagreb.

Aumo was not far behind, looking at the two people in front of him, while talking to his companion next to him.

Of course, the attack on the Bosnians was not only aimed at liberating these people, otherwise Rakush would not have personally infiltrated the ranks and disguised the prisoners.

Their aim was to attack the Bosnian copper mines.

The Ottomans had a great and even greedy need for copper.

Copper ore is needed to mint coins, high-priced bronze artifacts that are beautiful and retain their value, and copper ore is needed to make powerful artillery.

In addition to expropriating the copper mines in the conquered lands, they also issued many laws prohibiting people from selling copper to other places, and in some newly conquered areas, the Sultan's Pasha simply used the most direct and simple method to expropriate them for free, and in some places, the bronze objects in the original churches had already been looted, and even the copper foil wrapped in the cross was detained.

Through drastic orders, the Ottomans collected a large number of bronze objects in a short period of time, but this was not enough to meet their needs.

For this reason, as the region conquered by the Ottoman Empire, the highest amount of copper, Rova?? Northern Bosnia became a key place in the Sultan's mind.

"Miss, why are you traveling alone?" Omo finally couldn't help but be curious, urging the horse forward to walk side by side with Aloxia, and he asked as he looked at Aloxia's face from the side from time to time.

It was a face that made Omo's heart beat, the young man swore that he had never seen such a beautiful face in his almost 20 years of life, and in addition to this face, Omo's demeanor also impressed Omo and even made him a little overwhelmed.

Omo considered himself very intelligent, he studied theology and rhetoric at a very young age in the church school, and when he was older, Lakush sent him to Belgrade, where he first studied mathematics and then accounting, which is not yet favored by many people, and although it was difficult for others, Omo quickly mastered much of it by virtue of his ingenuity.

Because of this, LaKush was very opposed to Omo's participation in these actions.

In LaKush's opinion, Omo was destined to be a great man in the future, the kind of man who wore a black velvet coat, ate only with his clever mind at court, and had to be respectful even for someone like him who casually played with his life on the battlefield.

So seeing his brother's cautious appearance in front of this young lady, Lakush secretly pouted, he felt that Omo was underestimating himself a little.

"I'm going to Bucharest." Aloxia didn't say why she wanted to travel alone, but repeated the destination that the side had already told the brothers before.

It's not that she doesn't trust the Lakush brothers, in fact, when she hears that the man in front of her, who doesn't look strong, with a full beard and even a little slippery head, is actually the legendary brave Lakush knight, Aloxia's first reaction is "This person is impostor".

Legend has it that in his early years, Rakouch learned combat skills from a retired old knight who had been a survivor of the Battle of Varna, which may sound a bit unlikely, but it was enough to make Rakush's story legendary.

And Lakush himself was a miraculous figure, he is said to have participated in almost all the armies of the Balkans, he fought for this nobleman, he attacked cities for that nobleman, sometimes he was a hero against the Ottomans, and sometimes he plundered the lands of the Eastern Rus' with the Ottomans.

However, no matter where he was, LaKush was an invincible opponent, and no one can say for sure how many battles he had fought, but one thing everyone knew was that he had never been defeated.

So when she heard the name, Alosya felt incredulous, if it weren't for the fact that his companions called him Knight Lakush, and this man showed her the paperwork of being the landlord of a piece of land, Alosia would never have believed that this man was the legendary invincible knight Lakush.

As for Omo, it is not difficult to guess the young man's eagerness and diligence, not to mention that the wife of the merchant who has already traveled with them has reminded Alosya more than once.

"That lad is offering you a courteous lady," said the merchant's wife, who used to laugh behind her back, "but I see that you have little interest in him, or that you already have someone in mind?" ”

When A Luoxia first denied it, and then asked her with some curiosity how she guessed it, the merchant's wife pursed her lips slightly and made a non-unusual action: "Oh this, think about it, you are traveling alone, and a young lady of your status is going out alone in such a hurry, what else can make you take such a big risk except because of love." ”

The words of the merchant's wife made Aloxia blush a little, and she felt that the things that she thought were very secret did not seem to be a secret to these people, just as the knight of Lakush saw at first glance that she had hidden the musket that the Count of Montina had given her to defend herself before she left, and the merchant's wife almost saw her inside and out.

"Miss, we have to continue to the mines, there is a fork in the road ahead and you can continue with the caravan," Lakush suddenly turned back to Alosia on the horse and said, his words made Omo nervous for a while, as if he was afraid that the young lady would agree, but Lakush's next words made his brother feel a little more at ease, "But it is not a good idea to go out alone now, let alone a young lady like you, I don't know why you have to travel alone, I advise you to return to your uncle, the Duke of Zagreb, as soon as possible." ”

As he spoke, Lakush tilted his head slightly: "If you decide to tell me, we are going to go to the Duke anyway." ”

"Why are you going to my uncle?" Alosya asked a little strangely, although he was not familiar with many things, but the person of Lakush was too famous, so he could always find out a little more about him, so Alosia knew that Lakush's family should be loyal to the family of Count Sander of Belgrade, so if he decided to join the army against the Ottomans, then he should also go to Belgrad instead of running to Zagreb.

"Because your uncle is a wise man," said Lakush, with a shady beard and a smile, "he prepared before the Ottomans arrived, and then went into the mountains with his army and money, so that the Ottomans could not do anything with him, but the Count of Sander, who had a good chance to leave Belgrade, but now that he was surrounded and could not run at all, and the last thing waiting for him was to die in the city." ”

Alosia looked at Lakush with a strange face, she wanted to make sure if what this man said was sarcastic about her uncle, but looking at his serious face made Alosia think that he was telling the truth.

"You must think I'm hurting the Duke, do you?" Lakush saw Aloxia's suspicious look, his beard moved again, then he turned and took the reins of his horse as he walked, and said, "It's not so easy to deal with the Ottomans, I've dealt with them too much, so I know them better than anyone else, your uncle is right, you can't just hide behind the walls to deal with the Ottomans." ”

"Lakush has long said that Count Sander must give up Belgrade if he wants not to fail," Omo explained to his brother, he didn't want the noble lady to misunderstand" He said that if he just hid in the city and relied on the city walls to deal with the Ottomans, he would lose sooner or later, but Count Sander decided to defend Belgrade, so Lakush was not optimistic about the count. ”

"But your uncle is different, the Duke of Herva knows very well what kind of enemy he is dealing with, so he avoids the Ottoman army, and then attacks them specifically where they are weak," Rakush said, looking back at Alosia, "I beg your pardon, young lady, Actually, I am a little suspicious of your identity, because with such a smart person as the Duke, how could his niece do the stupid thing of running away and traveling alone?" ”

Rakush's words made Aloxia's face flush for a moment, and her body on her horse trembled slightly, and her legs were immediately uneasy because of the anger that made her mount immediately uneasy.

"Be careful, miss, this mountain road is not easy to walk," said Lakush, pulling the reins tightly, "is it because of love or something, but it is really a very bad decision to go out at this time." ”

Omo was also trying to persuade him, which made Aloxia upset and at the same time at a loss for her previous decision.

She had decided to run away because she had heard Alexander's words in the camp in the woods, but more because she felt that Morco had been sent to Bucharest by her uncle as an exile.

This intelligible emotion of love or guilt made Aloxia impulsively decide to go to Morco and spend this must be the most difficult day for him with him, but the experience along the way has made her passion gradually wear out.

When she looked back and thought that she had miraculously managed not to encounter anything truly terrible during this time, Aloxia thought that maybe God was really bless her.

Now LaKush's suggestion moved her heart, thinking about her experience on the road alone during this time, the courage before was long gone, and all that was left was helplessness and uncertainty about the future.

"Come with us, miss, and when we find your uncle, all will be all right," said LaKush, without looking back, "but before that we have to go to the mines, and then we will go to the northern mountains to find the Duke of Helva." ”

"Are you going to attack the copper mines?" Alosia asked with some worry and excitement, Morko had often attacked those Ottomans before, and then always told her what had happened when he returned to the camp.

"The Ottomans need a lot of copper mines, but we don't just want to fight those mines because of that," Rakush smiled, "You know, the Ottomans didn't come here to rob us, they wanted to rule the land for generations, and to become masters of this place they didn't just have to destroy a few cities, they had a lot to do here, and we had to sabotage their plans." ”

Aloxia looked at LaKush's back in amazement, she did not expect that this knight, who was said to be very brave, was still such a thoughtful person, and only her uncle or the Count of Montina seemed to have such wisdom in her mind.

"We're going to fight them, we're going to disrupt their plans, we're going to throw their region into chaos, and that's not something that can be done by stubbornly relying on a wall, so I'm not optimistic about Count Sander, he cares too much about Belgrade, but in reality Belgrade is nothing but a bunch of stones, and it's a pity that the Count will destroy himself and his entire army for that pile of useless stones."

Alosia listened silently, she couldn't understand many of Lakush's words, but she knew that this person should be very powerful, not only his sword skills were very powerful, but this was a person who could see the current situation clearly.

Maybe there is such a person missing from my uncle's side. Alosa pondered in her heart, as a nobleman, although she had to follow her uncle out of the court in Zagreb due to changes at a very young age, years of education still made Alosia accustomed to thinking about problems as a ruler.

Now that this Lakush knight has shown remarkable ability, Alosya can't help but think about recruiting this man for her uncle.

The fork in the road that Lakush spoke of was getting closer, and Alosia had finally made a decision.

"I'll go with you, but I'll have someone bring me a letter for someone in Bucharest." Alosa thought for a moment and said, "Also, I'm going to join you in the attack on the copper mines. ”

"That's not going to work, that's dangerous," Lakush refused, and then asked with a little curiosity, "who did you say you wanted to bring a letter to, was it the one who gave you a musket?" ”

Hearing this, Aloxia looked annoyed, and her eyes fell on Lakush's belt, which seemed to have her musket stuck in it.

"This isn't a young lady you can play with," Rakush patted the musket on her waist when she noticed Alocia's eyes, "but I'm a little curious about who would give a noble lady a musket instead of jewelry." ”

The annoyance on Aloxia's face turned into a faint flush, which made Lakush look at it with pursed lips and shake his head: "Okay love, this is really a bit old-fashioned. ”、

Alosa tried to defend herself, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only look behind her to try to avoid the topic that was embarrassing her.

Behind them, a long procession was slowly moving along the mountain road, including those brought by Lakush and those who had been rescued by them.

With the exception of a few who insisted on going home, most of the prisoners chose to stay, not because they hated the Ottomans, but because they knew they had no way out.

The team wasn't very large, but LaKush looked confident.

"Why should I be worried," said Rakush to Alosya, who seemed a little worried about the success of the operation, "this is our land, our mountains and forests, we are familiar with every mountain road and every river and valley here, and there are many more who are willing to support us, so I say that Count Sander is foolish, he is reluctant to bear the prosperity of Belgrade, but in the end he will lose all his capital, while your uncle can use the mountains and forests to fight the Ottomans." So when they try to exterminate us, they themselves are our prey, and we are the hunters of the land. ”

Alosia looked at the man in amazement, it was the first time she had heard someone speak so fearlessly of war with the Ottomans.

In her memory, whenever the Ottomans were mentioned, people were full of hatred and anger, but they always could not hide their fear and panic.

Even his uncle was vaguely uneasy when he spoke of the Ottomans.

And this man, however, said that he wanted to take the Ottomans as his prey and target.

Alosia felt that she had met a strange person, and Lakush was a little curious.

Just as he could not understand how a man could give a young noble lady a musket as a gift, LaKush was very curious about the Count of Montina.

The battle to stop the Ottoman army on the banks of the Mureš River in Transylvania gave the Count of Montina his first resounding in the skies over the Balkans.

People seem to see hope, the emergence of a new hero capable of resisting the terrible invaders.

Especially when Rowa, who was originally regarded as hope by countless people?? After openly defecting to the Ottomans, in this moment of despair and confusion, the people longed for a hero even more.

And Alexandre Giulian Cambrai, Count of Montina, was one of the heroes who appeared at this time.

Kurash's curiosity about Alexander was more about his unusual acumen and alertness in the Muresh River blockade.

When the Bosnian army encountered an unexpected resistance, the Ottoman army heard the news, but Alexander, who had just won a great victory in the blockade, suddenly abandoned the defense line of the Muresh River and retreated quickly into the depths of the Danube Delta plain, thus avoiding the confrontation after a head-on attack on the Ottoman army crossing the river with artillery

The Ottomans, who were ready to crush the oncoming enemy in one fell swoop, collided head-on.

When he heard about the course of the Muresh River blockade, Kuraš, who was about to rush to Bucharest with his brother and men, changed his mind and paused for a while, and he became interested in the count's astute reaction, and when he heard that the count had a close relationship with Helva, the Duke of Zagreb, who had declared a decisive battle with the Ottomans, Kulash suddenly felt that perhaps Bucharest was not the only one that could hope of escaping from Ottoman rule.

"Mademoiselle, tell me about the Count of Montina, I think you should know him, and tell me what kind of man he is." Kulash crossed his beard and said to Alosia, "I've heard a lot about him. ”

"I've heard a lot about you, too." Alosya said casually, and then glanced at Kulash with some curiosity.

"Hey," the businessman's wife, who was far behind, couldn't help but shake her head when she saw this scene, "I said a long time ago that such a man is very dangerous to women, this young lady, hanging." ”

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