The Black Sea is named for its dark color and the abundance of storms. But in the northern part of the Black Sea, across the Kerch Strait, the Sea of Azov is a different story.

The Sea of Azov is the shallowest sea in the world, with an average depth of only eight meters. The western part of the country is rich in salt, while the eastern part is freshwater, with abundant fish and abundant fishery resources. Lagoons, sand spits and other places are everywhere.

The main rivers here are the Don and Kuban, but they are on the eastern bank, and only the southwestern part of the Crimean peninsula in the west is wet, and the rest of the peninsula is somewhere between semi-arid and semi-humid.

On the sunny shore, a black flag flutters in the sea breeze.

Under the banner were Han tribesmen marching on horseback. It's just that men are too rare, there are less than 200 men, followed by four or five hundred women and hundreds of Tatar slaves, these Tatar slaves are all women, the men are either killed or run away, and the children are valuable, but at that time, there was a shortage of soldiers, and almost no children could survive.

Besides, don't let those Tatar children go, lest you raise tigers.

After Qin Cang and Qin Chuan discussed, they decided to erect a banner for the tribe!

A large Qin character was sewn onto the cloth of great value. Four horses were tied together to carry the wagon, and the pillars of the flag were planted in the wagon. And there were obviously only two people in the carriage, and now Baoyin, who was still in a bad position, and the Greek stupid woman Vibia.

In fact, Qin Cang didn't think too much about it when he left Vibia, but looking at it now, it was a good decision. At least someone is willing to guard your coffers every day, and is smarter than a dog.

The main thing is not to steal your money.

The Kerch Peninsula is barren and grassy, and the land road is only the southernmost one on the coast. In the north, it was miserable, there were almost no people. Along the way, it's not that I haven't seen farmland, but it's all abandoned for an unknown amount of time, and if it weren't for the ridges, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to recognize it.

The Greeks are all gone.

Looking at the deserted village in front of him, Qin Cang couldn't help but sigh.

"How long will it take to get to Kerch?" Qin Cang looked at the sky and asked the scouts sent out. The five people spied around in different directions, no matter what the information was, there was only one thing in common, and it was sparsely populated.

"Half a day's walk will be there. The little one looked at the seaside, and there were not many dead people in the city! ”

What he said was the truth, but Qin Cang was very happy. There are fewer Greeks, and there is even less chance of finding their group sneaking here. Although the Genoese must not have dealt with the local Greeks, they themselves broke through from the Tatars, and they were afraid that the relationship would be worse.

Unless they sell slave girls to the Genoese and make a promise to pay their taxes on time. But if that's the case, what is Qin Cang still leading people to do here?

"Go all out! Before the sun sets today, I want to see Kerch fall into our hands! ”

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Bao Yin hated the bastard out there, the man who insulted him. The grassland women are not very serious about chastity, but Baoyin thinks that even if they take a step back, Qin Cang should hand over the position of the mistress of the tribe if she wants to marry her. However, so far, Qin Cang has barely looked at her squarely!

It's like this stupid Greek woman next to her, stupid!

In disgust, Bao Yin kept herself away from the Greek woman. She was still holding Qin Cang's cash box and laughing happily.

The carriage traveled farther and farther, and the swaying made Baoyin a little uncomfortable.

Soon, though, the car stopped.

Bao Yin guessed that the so-called Han people were going to the place. I heard him say that there is an iron mine here, and when Qi Ge arrests him, he must tell Qi Ge the news! By the way, let him dig stones in the mines! Until death!

Kerch arrived.

Qin Cang looked over, and of course there was disappointment in his eyes that he couldn't hide.

Standing on the hill and looking down, this harbour town is modest. There's an old wall that's old from the past, but that thing is grassy! And a large number of collapsed houses are also telling Qin Cang that this place is sparsely populated.

As the horses approached, some people rushed out of the places closest to the harbor area. It seems that they were all Greeks who were still living in Kerch.

However, staying in Kerch does not seem to be an easy thing to do. Just look at the battered boats on their docks, and the crooked farmland next to them, and you can see that they are not doing well.

Seeing the appearance of "Tatars" on the hill, the Greeks panicked and scurried around!

However, until the "Tatars" jumped over the old city and killed the docks, they did not make a fuss.

Qin Cang glanced at it, and there were actually less than two hundred people!

Yes, the iron ore mines here did not begin to be developed on a large scale until the twentieth century, and there are as many people as there are now. Besides, there was the double threat of the Tatars and the Genoese, and it was only right that the Greeks had run out long ago.

Qin Cang didn't know Greek, so he had to look for it in his own deployment.

"Does anyone know Greek?"

......

No one responded. This was so anxious that Qin Cang scratched his ears and cheeks.

"I will! But you release the from my neck first! ”

At this time, Bao Yin shouted at Qin Cang in Tatar.

Qin Cang looked around, none of the clans who grabbed things very quickly knew Greek, and they all scratched their heads and didn't look at Qin Cang. And the Greeks next to him were gesturing, but Qin Cang couldn't understand what international dance they were dancing.

"Okay!"

Qin Cang jumped into the carriage and used a knife to cut the chain on Baoyin's neck that was tied to the pillar, saying that it was a chain, but it was actually wrapped with cloth and grass. It's just that Qin Cang's mouth is smooth, and he keeps calling it a chain.

"You let this go!"

Bao Yin pulled the holster around her neck dissatisfied.

"Hey, you look better this way!" Qin Cang kissed Baoyin's pink face with a dead face, and pulled the little princess out of the carriage.

Baoyin reluctantly followed Qin Cang, and Qin Cang's posture of holding her arm made her feel even more ashamed. Of course, the main source of shame is the people who are cheering around. Even some Tatar women thought that the little princess really had to follow Qin Cang. Maybe this can be a good story on the grassland.

The premise is to let them go first.

"Are you Tatars?" The Greeks asked in horror. However, their appearance is not quite the same as that of the Tatars.

"Tell him that we are Han Chinese. Plus, from now on, this area will be my territory! They must also be my subjects! Qin Cang listened to Baoyin's translation reply. In addition, he added, "Of course, it's yours too." ”

Bao Yin was even angrier, and stabbed his fist at Qin Cang's waist.