The bright sun shone on the snowy fields, and the white was covered with a layer of holy gold, and the warm breeze was slightly cold, but it was in contrast to the expected cruel cold. It is true that due to the latitude, the absolute temperature is still very low, but for us wearing thick leather jackets, this problem is not prominent. It's a great climate and environment for long trips, so I'm in a really good mood right now!

If you don't enter the tiger's den, you will get the tiger! I was really prepared to take a risk for this cross-sea trip, although I have always pursued stability as a person, but I had to take a risk in the face of such a major choice. I'm a philistine businessman, and I'm not ashamed of it, but ...... With a fully guaranteed check, a businessman can come up with an astonishing amount of courage! Needless to say, my "impassionedness" won Huo Sijin's favor even more. By the way, Khoskin's surname is - Belinkoievich, so the relatively complete name is Khoskin•Belinkoievich. As for the large list of religious names, patronymic names, and clan names in the middle, if you don't have the ability to memorize more than 100 pi digits, you don't have any extravagant hopes.

Hoskin and his men prepared five human-powered canoes, each of which included a maximum of seven or eight sailors, and the ability to resist wind and waves can be imagined. However, there is a disadvantage and an advantage, the flexible, simple and sturdy hull makes it difficult for the ice floes in the water to cause devastating damage to it all at once.

Maybe it was my "spirit" that moved the heavens, and the voyage at sea was also smooth!

The wind and sun are beautiful on the vast sea, and the day's boat ride is similar to that of the Summer Palace (it's not me who rows the boat anyway)! Icebergs of five or six meters high appear in the distance from time to time, adding a lot of fun to the otherwise monotonous journey. Listening to the excited chirps of Ah Xue and Xiaohu, my originally nervous mood slowly relaxed.

Huo Sijin was also puzzled by this situation, the dozens of round trips he had experienced had never been so smooth! Those "guys" in the distance actually hide a lot of strength, and the volume under the water should be ten times that of the exposed water, if you use the help of the wind and waves to abuse, it is really trivial to try to break us to pieces. In the face of this incredible luck, Hoskin had to admit that I was a man favored by God! In fact, many people who know me hold this view, but there is a lot of ambiguity among them when it comes to the identity of this "god".

"Ding, bell, bell......" In the pleasant luan bell, five horse-drawn plows galloped past. The first is powered by three tall and fat horses, and under 12 special horseshoes covered with bumpy nails, the dust formed by the snow is constantly churning. Ah Xue and Xiaohu sat side by side next to me, one left and one right, side by side behind the climbing plow, and Huo Sijin, next to the driver in front, answered questions from time to time that the two of them had not stopped since morning.

At first, Ah Xue was still a little blushing, but the thick line of the little fox didn't seem to care at all. In fact, even though they are both petite, the three of them still seem a little cramped side by side, but to be honest, I don't really mind.

"The snow and ice covered the Volga, and the three sets of cars ran on the frozen river...... "After the initial excitement about the surrounding scenery had been exhausted by the morning's drive, a wave of fatigue came over me. In the middle of this half-dream, an old song suddenly appeared in my mind clearly, and I sang it softly unconsciously. A few people around stopped talking, listening in amazement.

"I don't know what you're singing, but this tune makes me feel so familiar! Is this a slang song from your hometown? After I finished singing, Huo Sijin wiped his eyes, and he was really moved.

"It's not...... It's an alien song! "I don't sing in the original Russian, because I can't do it at all, and if I translate it into Japanese, it will lose its charm, and it is said that everyone who translates these classic songs into Chinese is everyone at one time." …… But this song is indeed coming from the north, and maybe it really has something to do with your nation! I replied with a smile.

"I can't see that you can sing with such a thick voice, but it really matches the tune of this song!" The little fox of the mirage pouted and said, and after finishing speaking, he turned around and looked outside, not paying any attention to the violent friction with my body.

"Huh~!" Huo Si King was stunned for a moment, a little surprised by the relationship between us.

"You're too bad to talk about!" I felt a little unbearable on my face, and I sank my face and wanted to establish some prestige. "How many times have I told you......" In the midst of Ah Xue's snickering and Huo Sijin's doubts, my reprimand was suddenly interrupted again, and this time it was even more faceless.

"Look! Deer, what a big bunch! The little fox shouted excitedly, his little face was red, and he grabbed me with both hands and shook it vigorously.

"You ......" I couldn't say any more with only one word popping out of my mouth, and my face instantly became redder than hers, it was simply purple camel color! All the breath suddenly accumulated in his chest, and phantoms began to appear in front of his eyes. The only thing I can be sure of is that she is usually forbidden to wear those iron claws on her hands in order to avoid being noticed. In the current situation, this decision is undoubtedly extremely wise!

"Let go! The lord is about to be stuck by you......" Ah Xue quickly pulled away the little fox's hands, and shouted anxiously at the same time. The little fox was so excited that he shook me with his eyes in front of him while his hands pinched my neck.

"Ahem, ahem...... No...... Isn't it just a herd of deer...... It's not like I haven't seen it! "I was blushing and gasping for breath, and by this time our group had stopped climbing the plow.

There was a herd of deer running ahead, a large herd indeed, with two or three hundred of them! In fact, there are deer throughout Japan, and they can be found even in densely populated Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku, but they are generally scattered in the mountains. To be honest, Japanese deer are neither strong nor graceful, only about the same size as sika deer, but they don't have that showy fur. Even so, deer are generally regarded as "sacred objects" in Japanese courts and shrines, and it has to be said that there are indeed too few good things!

At present, this group of deer is the most common breed in Japan, and the brown-red body is not tall, just because the cold climate in the north has created their rich fur, and it is the middle of winter, so they all look round!

More than a thousand hooves knocked on the ground, and even though there was a thick layer of snow, it still sounded like a rumble! These cowardly creatures seemed to be threatened by something, and they rushed from a distance with a scream, and when they saw our group of people standing on the road, they were even more panicked, and they turned a corner and ran sideways into the spurs, and at this time they could already see the faint figures of a dozen knights behind them in the distance.

"Looks like your life is still full of leisure!" I nodded, having a large herd of deer on such an island is undoubtedly a kind of compensation for the harsh environment of nature. "It's just that why don't you find more people to hunt, so that the harvest won't be greater?"

"Cotton can't be grown here, so the deer aren't just for food!" Huo Sijin sighed, his face a little helpless. "There are more than 50,000 people in our major tribes, and the demand for clothing is always in short supply! According to the agreement between the ministries, we only limit the number of these deer to the 'necessary' range. Every year, in spring and autumn, we carry out a large-scale killing of rabbits that destroy pastures and crops, but the effect is not very obvious. Due to the cold weather in winter, a considerable number of cattle and sheep freeze to death every year, and because of the wheat harvest, it is good to say, but relying on wool and deerskin clothing alone has become a big problem! Speaking of which, I would like to thank you for the cloth and cotton you have sent us a great favor! ”

"Mutual benefit......" At that moment, a whistle sounded behind me, and I looked back to see a black shadow rising from the knights.

This black shadow flew up more than ten feet into the air, and quickly turned into a black lightning bolt and slashed down on us, hitting the neck of a deer running on the outer edge of the herd with great accuracy. The deer was so hard hit in the rush that it rolled forward twice, and after a terrible scream, fell to the snow and died, only its limbs twitching slightly because of the nerve action.

It was only then that I could see that the black shadow was a pure black falcon, with a feather like ink reflecting a layer of oil, I wonder if it was my delusion, its sharp beak and two claws clasped the deer's neck were actually a bluish white jade color, and the pair of golden eyes were staring at us vigilantly, or cruelly. Seriously, that gaze is still really like Oda Nobunaga!

"Hai Dongqing?!" I exclaimed, and I was slightly surprised. In memory, only the Jurchens and a few Mongol tribes in Mobei were able to capture and tame the king of the sky, and although the Russians also have a tradition of falconry, there seems to be no record of this domestication of Haidongqing.

"It seems to be called that in the East!" Hoskin nodded, confirming my suspicions. “…… This eagle lives on the Northland ice field, and its nature is fierce and rebellious! According to the old people: there are also such eagles in our hometown in the West, but we don't know that they can catch it, let alone tame it! This is the same method learned from some of the Mongols in the Siberian Khanate, with which we don't need other falcons now......"

As we spoke, the deer had already run past, and the knights galloped in front of us. I saw a young man with blonde hair at the head of the group, holding the little finger of his left hand in his mouth and whistling, the Hai Dongqing immediately gave up the prey and flew to his arm. A man with a beard with sideburns on the side nodded at us and gestured to the deer on the ground with a "please" gesture. We all waved to him and nodded back.

"Lord...... Buy one for me! Please! The little fox looked at me with a look of hope and a soft whisper, which was not common in her. But her hands kept rubbing each other, as if they were ready to "visit" my neck again.

"Bang! Bang! "I was about to open my mouth when suddenly two roars rang in my ears.

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Bear in Winter: On the issue of the Cossacks, I remember that I made some notes in previous chapters, and here I will revisit my concept. Since the Russian conquest of the Siberian Khanate in 1555, a large number of armed Cossack immigrants began to appear in the Far East, and by the second half of the 16th century, a large number of Russian immigrants lived in the northern archipelago, mainly the island of Kuye, and by the beginning of the 17th century, even Alaska had their traces. Although the southern part of Hokkaido was home to castles built by Japanese daimyos, the area under its jurisdiction was only along the coast, and nothing was known about the central and northern parts until the early days of wisdom. After the Meishi Restoration, Lieutenant General Matsudaira, the lord of the Aizu clan of the Tokugawa clan, was moved to Hokkaido (actually exiled by the entire domain) and renamed the Dounan Domain. To sum up, although the Cossacks did not enter Hokkaido in the second half of the 16th century, it was not impossible for the social background at that time to happen, but history did not allow it to happen! As for the Jurchens and Mongolians, I really haven't heard of them crossing the sea from the far north to the east.

In order to enhance the description of the atmosphere, I wrote about the falcon "Haidongqing", which is now widely believed to be a "spear falcon" according to the Internet, and my book describes it according to this statement. In fact, I have questions about this question, the record of broken deer neck and split wolf head in history does not seem to be able to reach the falcon, and the eagle is almost the same as the eagle, but the falcon is ......, and the "golden eyes and ringed eyes" in the ancient books are also obviously the characteristics of the eagle rather than the falcon, the eyes of the falcon are almost all pure black, and the pure white type of the best "jade dragon" seems to be too much in the spear falcon family! If there are many readers who are Manchus in the Northeast or have studied this issue, please explain it in the book review to solve my doubts for many years, thank you!