Chapter 30 The East

When the Count ascended the platform, all the people cheered

The Count took off his loose robes and replaced them with a sturdy cotton coat, and on the outside of the chain mail, he wore the coat of arms embroidered with the emblem of the double-headed eagle, and the sword of the Count Kalinin was the most outstanding part of his body, the scabbard of the sword was red, and the scorching light reflected in the flames Around the Count, several knights chuckled their flags on the high platform, the bonfire seemed to attract the night breeze, and three flags flew above the Count's head

There was a burst of cheers

The people around me raised their wine glasses or meat forks one after another, and some grabbed their hats and tried to raise them, in short, everyone was trying to salute the Count Since the death of the old count, Count Kalinin has stabilized the situation in the territory with iron and blood, and in the era of chaos, a strong lord can make the people feel at ease

At the bottom of the high platform, I saw the dressed Romanov family Messi pulled off the headscarf, took off the cloak on her body, revealing the green silk fabric underneath beside her, and several girls were dressed like her, only Kaja was wearing a blue dress Kalinin and Alexei were also dressed in military uniforms, they were wearing leather armor, wearing a helmet with feathers, and Lord Leo was wearing a robe, still looking at Count Kalinin who ascended the high platform, Renault and Christopher seemed to be thinking about what they were dressed in the same way: simple armor, a shield embroidered with a balance pattern in front of them

After cheering, the lords fell silent and looked intently at the lord

Count Kalinin watched his people majestically, and as the crowd quieted down, the count raised his hand and silenced the last shred of sound

All that remains is the wind howling above the castle at night, and the Romanov Castle stands tall on a somewhat cold autumn night, as it has been for the past century

The Count spoke slowly,

"My lords," he said word for word, and several knights standing beside him shouted out his words, "I am your lord, I am Kalinin. Ivanovich. Count Romanov"

As soon as the words fell, the leaders cheered, and the words such as 'I wish you good health' and 'great future' made waves in a chaotic manner

The Count waited quietly for the people to calm down, and then continued, "Nine hundred years have passed since our ancestors came out of the forest; One hundred and ninety years have passed since our fathers crossed the mountains to come here; One hundred and ten years have passed since our first lord built the Romanov Fort behind me."

"We are constantly changing ourselves, to fit into the world, to fit into this world that doesn't love us so much, we leave the forest, we leave the reckless fields on the other side of the mountains, we leave the tradition of free migration, everything we do is just to live better: we want the earth to be full of crops, we want the fire to be in the hearth, we want the children to go to bed when they are full."

"For nine hundred years, we have abandoned hunting bows and ropes, picked up hoes and sickles, we have learned to live like farmers, we watch over our land, we watch the earth turn green in the spring, we watch the earth turn yellow in the fall, we want to live, we want to live well"

"For 190 years, we have given up our gods and followed God's teachings, we have learned to pray like Westerners, we have built churches, we have hired pastors, we have heard the bells ringing, we feel relieved, we want to live, we want to live well"

"One hundred and ten years have passed were, we have built our own fortresses and towns, we have bowed to the kings who are high above, we have shed our own blood, we feed the honey on their plates we just want to live, and if possible, we also want to live well"

"But what? Ninety hundred years, they still treat us as savages, they still laugh at us for a hundred and ninety years, they still laugh at us for the simple traditions of our ancestors, they still choose to abandon us in every crisis, because we are Romanovs, because we have the blood of the wilderness, because we are the sons of the East, all this terrifies them."

"Farmers, what year has it been since you worn-out your hoe? Knights, what year has it been since you repaired your armor? Guys, what year have you not worked in a sweat? Women, what year have you not broken your spinning wheel, but they have turned a blind eye to all this, because of mediocrity, they have divided their respective countries into pieces, and because of greed, they are going to drive us out of their homes again."

There was an angry roar among the people, so strong that it was as if someone was slamming my eardrums

"They will raze our wheat fields, and let their horses gallop; They will burn our vineyards and leave them to ruin; They are going to seize our houses so that they can jiānyín our women and humiliate our men"

Countless clay wine glasses were thrown to the ground, shattered to pieces, and wooden glasses tumbled to the ground, and the drunken Vicchians clenched their fists and screamed loudly

"My people," the Count, pointing to the eagle's battle flag, "are you willing to suffer humiliation for this, since hundreds of years ago, the emperor of the Chanda Empire gave us the coat of arms of the double-headed eagle, we have never seen an eagle suffer such an insult, never before did it today, the jī duck dared to laugh at the eagle's wings, the quail dared to provoke the eagle's minions"

The lords cried, "Never"

"We have been banished," said the Count bitterly, probably for the first and last time he had admitted it, "we have been banished from the land we love, we have been banished from the land we have worked so, we have been banished from the land where our parents were buried"

The leaders held out their hands, "Oh"

"We are deprived of vineyards and wells, we are deprived of churches and wheat fields, we are deprived of hills and streams, we are deprived of woods and lakes"

"But," said the Count's voice, "we have got the whole East."

"My people are in the East, we are our ancient ancestors, our gods have been wandering in the fields and forests, they are waiting for us to return, our God is not a weak and suspicious Westerner, our God is a strong Oriental full of blood, we are the sons of the forest, we are the sons of the wilderness, we have been away from home for too long, we should return to the arms of our parents, the West is not the land where we live, the East is our eternal home"

"Don't you have wives, people? Go to the East Burke women, the rebellious Vikian women, the steppe women, the Salander women, as long as you have the ability to protect them, then take them home with swords and fire, and take them at your own discretion."

I felt a chill down my spine as the men around me cheered excitedly, and I remember that in all the stories, the people who spoke like this were usually the heinous bandit leaders who told me that the people who told me those stories were Alexei, but now Alexei also listened to the Count's words, and his face was fascinated

"Don't you have land, people? Go to the Oriental steppe people to use large tracts of land for sheep and horses to grab, we can do a good job of them feeding one man's land, we can feed forty people, if they want, we will be their brothers, if they are not happy, we will occupy all their land, with sword and fire, let the king take his own will"

The people continued to cheer

"Go to the East, my brothers, we are no longer lords and lords, we are no longer knights and farmers, we are no longer nobles and untouchables, we are just brothers, we are shoulder to shoulder, brothers who want to carve their mark on the land of the East, we want gold, we want women, we want land, this is what we deserve, God has tested us for nine hundred years, he has made us lose the forest, he has made us forget our ancestors, he has made us no longer remember our glorious past, and today, God will give everything back to us"

The Earl, along with the knights around him, and the priests of the manor, recited the exhortation, "All the beasts of the earth, and all the birds of the air, will be terrified, and they will be afraid that you will give your hands all the creeping things of the earth and all the fish of the sea."

"All into Your Hands"

"Our Hands"

"All into Your Hands"

"Our Hands"

The Count was pleased with the cheers of the crowd, and I saw that her forehead was already covered with beads of sweat, and I looked at Messira and Kaja from afar, and now Messira was a little uneasy, looking around at the moving men, while Kaja's gaze was proud and determined, looking at the banner of her family's steppe wolf

"Leo-sama, please come forward"

Leo refused the support of a knight, and walked up to the high platform by himself, I turned my head and saw Tom, Tom's face was hidden in the darkness, it was impossible to see clearly, he looked at Leo silently, and there seemed to be a distance of thousands of miles between him and Leo

"Lords, this is Leo with ancient royal blood. Mikhailjevich. Lord Lepnin, he is our brother in the East, and he tells us that the brothers in the East are anxiously waiting for us to deliver them."

Leo gasped for breath, and before he could speak, he pointed to the steppe wolf battle flag, and just as he wanted to speak, the people below burst into cheers

"Lepnin" "Romanov"

"Lord Leo has agreed, in the East, all the land that belongs to him will be given to us Romanov, which is a large field dozens of times larger than the Romanov fortress, the land féi vo, where we will build the Romanov fortress"

The people cheered again

"But I have one request for you, henceforth when you see Lord Leo and his daughter, Lady Catherine, that you see a real Romanov with the same blood, with the same flesh, and we are all sons of the East."

"Sons of the East" "Flesh and Blood"

"Also, this is our staunchest ally, the heir to the family from the Bianwen family, Renault. Bianwen"

The cheers became sparse, and when people were a teenager now, they all breathed a sigh of disappointment, this ally was obviously not as important as Leo, if it was a well-dressed knight, it was estimated that people would cheer, even Christopher, who was next to Renault, should have won more cheers than Renault

Having said that, there was a lot of cheering for the alliance of the three families, and people were all impressed: among the so-called three families, the leading force was definitely the Romanovs

"Lords," roared the Count one last time, and the knights spread his word, "though our future is bright, we must not be too conceited, we still have a long way to go, we are full of enemies: some filthy-hearted Wikibians have betrayed their fellow citizens and are in league with the Burkes; The steppes and the Salanders wavered, ready to attack us while we were weak; And our greatest enemy is the Berke Kingdom, which stretches for thousands of miles, with many castles and well-equipped soldiers."

"The kingdom of Berke prides itself on being the Swadia of the East, and despises all the nations and tribes of the land, and calls all but them barbarians, their crossbowmen carry strong crossbows on their backs, and their crossbowmen can pierce plate armor, and their spearmen wear armor, and march like rivers of mud, and their hussars come and go like the wind, and their red banners and red feathers run like lava flowing on the earth, and their enemies are invincible."

"The Pilsudskis, you must remember that this family has a conceited key, a sharp sword is their coat of arms, and Lord Leo's family has been slaughtered by the Pilsudskis, and if you dare to despise them, I think it will be the same for us in the near future."

"Yusuf. The Grand Duke of Pilsudski was on the verge of death, and we need not worry about such an old man, who had bought us five years of precious time, during which we were to gain a foothold in the East, and then we were about to meet the frenzied attack of the Burkes, but Yusuf seemed to be very mediocre, and he gave his most elite troops to his youngest son, a pale-faced gentleman, Lech. Pilsudski we have never heard a story about him, except in brothels and casinos"

The crowd erupted in cheers, and I turned my head to look at Tom gloatingly, only to see that he was gone

Lech. Pilsudski? It's a strange name

The Count also said that he was only in his twenties, but he had already been chosen as his successor, and that he was going to become an archduke in his thirties. I looked at Alexei and Yuri and couldn't help but shake my head, it seems that our enemies are not so terrible

"The East is our God, who has entrusted everything to us, and the East is ours" The Count drew his sword and pointed it to the night sky: "Ulla"

The crowd cheered and the flames flew wildly, and I was also infected by this atmosphere and shouted "Ulla" loudly

"Ula", "Ula", "Ula"