"You're following this lord, Andrea Ucho,"

The city official said this, seeing that Andrei Ucho didn't move, he urged without anger,

"What are you waiting for? Be prepared to swear allegiance to your lordship, or we won't be able to take a man of unknown origin to a dangerous battlefield. ”

And the big man that the city official said was standing there, fat head and big ears, full of oil, and the clothes on his body could not be said to be decent, but to be said to be extravagant, such a person was in a high position at a glance, but Andrei Ucho had scruples, his original intention was only for the needs of His Majesty the Emperor and the desire to break through to fame, his thoughts were very simple, maybe with some so-called sense of mission, but after seeing the adult in front of him, he suddenly had doubts about his future, Can such a person really make a difference on the battlefield?

It seemed that he saw the doubt in Andrei Ucho's eyes, and the fat-headed and big-eared big man also spoke,

"I won't let you suffer, Andrei Ucho, out of the need to serve His Majesty the Emperor, and for the sake of the glory of the family, I deserve to participate in at least one large-scale war of the empire, unfortunately I did not live in the era of the Crusades, but this is my best chance, this is exactly why I need someone like you, if you can help me with the tasks of the family, I can pay you a good salary, and the spoils of this war can also be completely at your disposal, I will not interfere sideways, Isn't it enough to get not only glory but also an income that makes your family proud and satisfied? ”

The other party's words obviously moved Andrei Ucho's heart, if the other party really won't interfere with his actions, just work as a guard, maybe this is indeed a very free thing for Andrei Ucho, and the conditions proposed by the other party are indeed good, but...

"Your generosity and piety will be answered by the Lord, my lord, but the oath of allegiance must be prudent and prudent, and can only be established under the witness of the Lord, and if I rashly take the oath of allegiance to you without thorough examination and consideration, then it is not only irresponsible to me, but also a deception to your Excellency and disrespect to the Lord, and I may promise to go with you into battle, but with regard to the oath of allegiance, I ask you to accept it only after you have been given a suitable time, Then it couldn't be better for all of us. ”

I thought that such words would make the other party very unhappy, and Andrei Ucho was even ready to be rejected, but I didn't expect the other party to be very happy and showed a satisfied smile,

"You can be so cautious, you must be able to better protect my safety on the battlefield, of course I can meet your requirements, I dare say, you will not find a better place than I have here."

The two sides hit it off, since the other party agreed to his request, Andrea Ucho had no reason to say anything more, took a deep breath, rubbing the iron sword made from Landorf, the ancestral longbow and no more than three iron arrows gave him confidence, which was all the capital on the battlefield.

"Your Excellency Bernarbo, I have found the escort you want for you, and our relationship has been cleared."

The city officials saw that they were wishful thinking, so although it was not very up to standard, he was not going to pay attention to these things, and Bernabo himself did not care about them, so why should he force them to do so, it was nothing more than one more nobleman who had died unexpectedly.

"Of course, of course, you can leave, Your Excellency."

Bernabo dismissed the official disapprovingly, and then he beckoned to Andrea Ucho,

"Before you follow me into battle, I want you to know something so that you can do your duty better."

Motioning for Andrea Ucho to follow him, Bernabo's words kept talking,

"We didn't go directly to Regensburg to meet the Emperor this time, it was a place for the nobles of the Empire to socialize with His Majesty the Emperor, I don't like that very much,"

It's hard to imagine that a person like him would not like places to socialize, in Andrea Ucho's impression, the nobles are personable and sociable masters, and the presence of Bernabo obviously breaks this law,

"Of course, you don't have to worry that we're going straight into Bohemia and fight the Romans to the death, I'm not going to do anything like that, I still have a family business to inherit, right? I don't want to die so easily,"

Andrei Ucho didn't say it on his lips, but he secretly complained in his heart, if he didn't follow this nobleman, he wouldn't have much chance of making meritorious contributions, right?

"Our destination is one, that is, Vienna, maybe you have heard that the regency of the Romans was defeated by the Imperial Count appointed by His Majesty the Emperor, and now the Duchy of Austria is under the control of His Majesty the Emperor, but we see it very clearly, Andrei Ucho, the Duchy of Austria will usher in a wave of blows, and this wave of blows must come from the retaliatory actions of the Romans, so you don't have to worry that there will be no meritorious deeds on the battlefield of Vienna,"

"In the same way, His Majesty the Emperor, in order to preserve the victory of the Duchy of Austria, has planned to go to Prague immediately to draw the Romans' energy, and in Vienna, we only have to face the Roman servant army, that is, the Hungarians and Croats, which makes us much less stressed, and I think this is a good place for us to go in the early days."

After listening to it completely, Andrei Ucho relieved his mind and nodded slightly,

"Do as you ask, Master Bernabo."

Bernabo laughed, pleased with his words.

"You're not alone, I've recruited a few other people to protect my safety at the same time, you can get to know each other, and on this road, my safety will be handed over to a few of you."

While talking, the two came to an inn, and when they opened the door of the inn, they saw several men of different shapes, each with a glass of barley wine in front of them, one sharpened with an axe and a slightly stronger figure, one with a graceful demeanor but defenseless, and one more thin, plus an old man, this is the scene in front of Andrei Ucho.

This? Is this reliable?

Andrei Ucho immediately came up with this sentence in his heart, not to say anything else, none of these people looked like they were very good at fighting, except for the one with an axe.

Seeing Bernabo come back, the personable man took the lead to meet him, Brother Axe just glanced at this side lightly, and then took care of his own business, and the thin man followed closely behind the personable man, following suit, indicating that the personable man should have some status here.

Andrea Ucho only observed these, and then more information will depend on their words to analyze.

"Lord Viscount, welcome back."

instructed the old man on the side to take off Bernabo's heavy coat, and the demeanor man continued,

"The hot water for the bath is ready for you, my lord, this is the last bath before going to Vienna."

When you get to the front line, naturally there won't be so many opportunities to take a bath.

Different from the traditional sense of people's thinking, European people are not often bathing, from the ancient Roman tradition, bathing culture is actually quite developed in Europe, every big city will have a bathhouse built by the Romans, which is why Emperor Trajan is called the "bathhouse emperor", and even the emperor of the Roman Empire was assassinated in the bathhouse, which can show that in the Middle Ages, bathing culture was very common,

Why, then, did Europeans not like bathing as if it were their tradition? So much so that the introduction of spices was also needed because they didn't like bathing, which is about the great catastrophe that has just passed - the plague.

The extent of the plague in the Middle Ages is illustrated by Boccaccio's Decameron, in which Boccaccio briefly describes the situation, such as,

"Our city has been plunged into so much misery and distress that the awesome authority of the law and the laws of heaven has begun to crumble..."

“… Therefore, people have nothing to rely on, and they can do whatever they like..."

"Not to mention that people avoid each other, neighbors don't take care of each other, even relatives don't interact with each other, or it's rare to visit."

“… Hundreds of corpses were stacked on top of each other like a seaborne cargo, almost on the ground, with only a thin layer of floating earth on top. ”

The plague was so prevalent, so lethal, and so widespread that people naturally tried to avoid it, so a theory - that the plague can be transmitted from the skin - began to become popular, and people began to believe that not bathing could avoid such a disease, so the custom of not bathing slowly began to prevail and became an inherent culture in the eyes of the people.

"yes, I see."

While responding, he said to Andrei Ucho,

"You're here to communicate with you, and we'll leave tomorrow."

After saying that, he left on his own, and the scene instantly fell silent.

"Hello, excuse me..."

"Gianoto de Civigny"

The demeanor man looked like a housekeeper, and he left soon after his master left, and the thin man also hid in a dark corner, pestering the old man to say something, there were only two people in the field, Brother Axe and Andrei Ucho, Andrei Ucho just wanted to ask something, but was prevaricated back by the other party.

"No, it's not, I'd like to ask if there's anything to eat? I haven't eaten yet. ”

Andrea Ucho was embarrassed, he didn't bring much dry food before he came, and Bernabo said that he could take care of the food, so he didn't bring a lot of dry food in the first place, and now he can't stand hunger anymore.

The movement of Giannotto's hand stopped, and he looked at Andrei Ucho with a faint gaze, and paused for a moment before signaling,

"Go to Mekiside, he knows where to put the food."

Some people died, but not completely......