The Balkans are stubborn, or sometimes a little dead-eyed.

Although Alexander had heard about this before, he realized that compared to the rumors, this "dead eye" of theirs was much more powerful.

During his training, for example, he discovered that the Balkans were far more obsessed with offense than defense, and that almost any order given would eventually be understood as an offense.

The formation of the queue is like a natural constraint to these people, which makes them constantly disobey orders all the time, and some of these violations are not understanding orders at all, some are not paying attention to orders at all, and some are stubbornly disobeying orders even though they understand them.

This unusual impulse may not be visible when marching, but it is immediately manifested when training and/or camping.

In addition to forcing the officers to repeatedly issue and correct various disobedience, the Balkans' ability to cause trouble is also unexpected.

Alexander had to send the hunting guards to keep an eye on the Balkans like hyenas, and sometimes even after camping, the hunters were sent out to supervise their respective soldiers.

Alexander sometimes even felt that the soldiers of Genoa and Montina were a good bunch of obedient children compared to the Balkans.

On the whole, however, the Balkans satisfied Alexander, at least with the hard-working nature of the mountain farmers.

The fighting power of the Genoese was unquestionable, as was already known from their high reputation, and the Agri were brave, especially after many battles, and the Agri musketeers had become synonymous with steadfastness and loyalty.

This was the main reason why Alexander was able to go on expeditions with confidence, but despite this, even the Agri were somewhat lacking in some places compared to the Balkans.

Persist in marching in bad weather, even if you can't find food for a while, you will not easily complain, you can set up a safe camp before resting despite fatigue, and when you need to, you can even pack your bags and move on not long after lying down.

These were the habits that Montina's army had developed after a long period of training, and Alexander had gone to great lengths to ensure that his soldiers could withstand the harsher training than the current army.

Because of this, the Montina army was able not to be defeated by the enemy in non-stop battles.

But these are so taken for granted for the Balkans.

Even the hardest work did not make the mountain farmers complain, and the Balkans expressed contempt for the refusal of the Genoese to do the menial work of setting up the camp after camping.

Picking up arms is a fierce soldier, and picking up tools is a diligent servant, which makes Alexander feel that the Balkans are really worth the money.

But the only thing he regrets is that these mountain farmers are too troublesome.

A short horn sounded, and the two hunters immediately jumped on their horses and ran in the direction where the horn sounded, but it didn't take long for a new horn sound to be heard from there, and some of the hunting guards went to the side in that direction.

This caught Alexander's attention, and he knew that the horns were a signal for the huntsmen to summon each other, and it was probably something that had happened to call the men in such a hurry, but it seemed that things were not going so smoothly, which made Alexander stand up and prepare to see what was going on.

A group of hunters immediately followed Alexander under the leadership of Busako, and in addition to the muskets and sabers they carried, many of them were equipped with hand axes, but this hand axe was not the standard equipment of the hunting guards, but was gradually prepared for them after arriving in the Balkans.

Most of these axes have a 1.4 ft. long wooden handle, and some people wrap the tail of the axe with hemp rope or cloth to prevent it from slipping loose, while others find a blacksmith to attach a slightly raised ring to the tail and then use a belt to connect their wrists to the ring, so that even if they get out of their hands, they will not fly out.

But no matter what method is used, the axe of the hand axe is the same, it is a kind of front end of the axe blade straight, and the tail like a cocked tail slightly stretched back and rolled up, the purpose of this look is to allow the user to quickly pull the axe out of the enemy's body by dragging after the hand axe hits the enemy, without being stuck, in order to prevent the user from using too much force to make the axe blade sink too deep into the flesh and be difficult to pull out in time.

The axe did not originate from any army, but from the Balkan countryside.

It was originally used by local farmers to cut down trees, but when Mehmed II invaded, it became the standard weapon for Balkan farmers against the Ottomans, along with pitchforks.

Even the Ottomans were frightened by their fearlessness and even madness, and when the pitchfork-wielding peasants rushed into the formation of the Ottoman army with oncoming fire, even the most elite new troops were beaten by these completely unreasonable mud legs.

But now these mud legs are pinching each other.

When Alexander arrived at the place, he saw a large crowd gathered in the distance, and the shouts and shouts of the people were mixed with the roar of muskets.

Alexander immediately ordered the hunters to disperse, and while they drew their muskets and quickly reloaded their ammunition, Alexander ordered little Cacho to come over.

Little Cacho is now not only the captain of the scout, but also the role of the interpreter, Alexander didn't expect that Little Cacho has a very good talent in language, but Bosnian is obviously not so easy to learn, which makes him feel that although it is a little selfish on the part of Little Cacho, but Little Cacho's suggestion to bring the woman he saved on the road is a good idea.

Alexander's arrival seemed to have made the Balkans slightly uneasy, but it was only a little commotion before they immediately began to shout, and even seemed to be more lively because of his arrival.

"The landlord is here!"

"Then let the landlord comment!"

"Yes, talk to the landlord."

The Balkans rushed towards Alexander with a loud shout, which made the hunters so nervous that they immediately raised their muskets.

Alexander raised his hand to stop the hunters, and although he was a little curious about what they were doing, he could tell that at least the Balkans were not mutinies.

"What happened?" He asked aloud the men who had run first.

"Your Excellency!"

An unexpected man squeezed out of the crowd, and seeing Rona Pannoni's sweaty face, Alexander beckoned to him, then leaned down and put his elbows on the saddle and asked, "Tell me what your people are doing, don't you know that there is a punishment for gathering a crowd to make trouble according to the rules of the camp?" ”

I don't know whether the Balkan people blushed because they were anxious or excited, and wiped the sweat from their faces vigorously, and then Rona Pannoni said loudly: "My lord, this is our rule, they are not gathering people to make trouble, they are robbing wives." ”

"Wife-snatching?" Alexander looked at the crowd with some surprise, and then realized that there was a woman among the men.

"There are two guys who have taken a fancy to a girl at the same time when they go into the village to collect food," Panoni laughed, "according to the local rules, they can propose directly to the girl's father, and if the family agrees, they can get a handkerchief." But if you don't agree, the girl will give the man a bouquet of borage, but this time it seems that something happened, two guys who proposed at the same time got a handkerchief and a borage, which was originally forgotten, but the trouble was that the girl's father and brother seemed to be the wrong person at that time, and gave the handkerchief and borage to the wrong person, but according to our rules, as long as it is sent out, we must keep our promises, and now those two guys are going to duel for this matter. ”

"I didn't know that my soldiers could still propose to people while they were on the march," Alexander straightened up to look at the soldiers, and when he saw that the Balkans still seemed to be in a hurry, Alexander rubbed his forehead with a horsewhip in his hand, "Tell me Pannoni, what kind of punishment do you think those two fellows should be punished." ”

"My lord, this is our rule." Pannone said with some astonishment.

"I see," Alexander dismounted from his horse, and made his way through the crowd to the clearing, then turned to look at the two men who had been brought in front of him.

The two soldiers looked very strong, but now their clothes were tattered, and their faces were blue and purple.

"So that's them?" Alexander looked at the two men.

"Let the landlord comment." Panoni said a little excitedly, "This kind of thing used to be solved in private, but if you let the old man know, you can also ask the old man to adjudicate it." ”

Panoni said and beckoned to the girl to be pushed over, and looking at the equally healthy and strong young woman, Alexander thought for a moment before handing over the whip in his hand.

"Strip off their shirts and hang them from a tree," Alexander commanded, "and I'm going to enforce the military rules first, and that's more important than anything else." ”

Seeing what Pannone was about to say, Alexander raised his hand to stop him.

"I don't want to listen to your explanations, especially at this time." Alexander gestured to the stunned girl, and looked at the two soldiers who were dragged by the hunters and walked under the tree, and he made a whipping gesture: "Listen, I pay you and exempt the viscount from your taxes so that you can be a soldier for me, not to make trouble for me, since you want me to make a ruling for you, then listen to me." ”

Alexander said to Pannoni, who was also bewildered: "Two men will be given 20 lashes each, and this girl will come." ”

"But my lord, one of them is her husband, and although he has not yet received the blessing of the priest, he can ...... according to our rules."

"According to my rules, the two of them have to eat the whip," Alexander looked around, "and then I will settle this matter the way you do." ”

The girl, who was a little overwhelmed with a whip in her hand, was brought to the two men by the huntsmen, and looked around a little stupidly as she looked at the two men who were stripped naked and hung from the tree with their hands on their backs.

"Looks like we'll have to help her." Alexander said and waved his hand.

Two hunters approached, drew their muskets and pointed them at their heads.

The girl's face changed dramatically and Alexander let out a shout, and Alexander felt that he understood what it was a "No! ”

"Tell her that either she will be whipped or they will both lose their lives." Alexander commanded Pannoni.

Panoni reluctantly shouted a few words to the girl, and listening to the noise around him, he said to Alexander with an ugly face: "My lord, this is not in ......"

"This is my army," Alexander looked around without moving, "and you are my soldiers, then I am your landlord and lord, do you want to disobey my orders?" ”

Pannoni, who wanted to argue a few more words, moved his mouth, but Alexander had already waved his hand and made a gesture.

"First time!"

A huntsman shouted.

"You'd better hurry up, or it's even worse if someone else does it." Little Cacho, who had already arrived, stood behind the girl and whispered in her ear, "20 lashes per person, no more, no less." ”

The girl looked back at Alexander, her eyes not knowing anger or fear, but she gritted her teeth and swung her whip down the backs of the two soldiers.

Of course, women's strength is not as great as that of men, but it is still uncomfortable to be whipped after being stripped naked in such a cold day.

It's just that although the whip is also painful on the body, whether it is to save face in front of the woman they like or to prevent others from looking down on them, the two soldiers closed their mouths and refused to scream.

Just looking at the two soldiers with red whip marks on their backs, Alexander glanced at Pannone next to him.

Pannoni's face also showed helplessness, he could see that the girl was obviously a lot lighter on one of them, and even two times she simply took it with the rest of the whipping of another soldier, and it was estimated that after seeing her move, there was no need to say anything more Alexander should know which one she fancied.

Although the woman's whip was not strong, it was equally uncomfortable to be whipped directly for 20 lashes in the ice and snow, and without waiting for the two soldiers who had been put down to put on their shirts, the two hunters who had been supervising on the side had already turned the handle of the musket in their hands and handed it to them.

"Honor, wealth, and women are to be obtained in the simplest way," Alexander said to Pannoni, "let them duel here, and in order to save the precious gunpowder so that they do not miss, they just have to stand where they are." ”

The musket slipped into the hands of the two men, and then each aimed at the other person who was close in front of him.

"Are you going to kill them both?" Pannone was stunned and asked, but the stubbornness and fierceness of the Balkans did not mean that they would be indifferent to such things at such a time, and looking at the two soldiers who were staring at each other, their eyes were already on fire, Pannone felt that things seemed to be getting a little out of line.

"Isn't it a common thing to fight a duel for a beloved," Alexander told little Cacho to bring the girl over, "or let her order, if she is not willing to stop the duel, then let her make a decision for her future life." ”

"But my lord, she has already made a choice, and it is her family who has made the mistake of what to send." Panoni reluctantly said, "Those are two very good soldiers, one of whom I know, and he is never soft in front of the Ottomans." ”

"Then he should fight for his honor all the more, and I don't see that any of the two of them are backing down, and that girl hasn't stopped them so far, isn't it, then let God decide who she ends up marrying."

Alexander waved his hand to little Cacho, and when he saw little Cacho whispering to the girl, Alexander suddenly looked back at Pannoni.

"Pannoni, am I being too merciful to you? Perhaps I should have used a whip instead of a pay to show you what to do, and it seems that I should consider whether or not I should propose to the viscount that it should be abolished, as if only then you could remember who you are. ”

"My lord, we ......"

Just as Pannone opened his mouth to say something, a scream rang out in the clearing.

The girl suddenly ran away from little Cacho, and she threw herself like crazy at the two confronting soldiers, and then hugged one of them with all her might.

There was an instant commotion all around, and the Balkans let out a burst of shouts, many of them banging on the wooden shields around them.

"Look, isn't that how things worked?" Alexander looked at Pannoni with a smirk.

Pannone watched in amazement as one of the two soldiers crowed like a victorious rooster, while the other put down his musket in frustration, and after a while suddenly came to his senses and asked Alexander anxiously, "My lord, are these two muskets without ammunition, right?" ”

Seeing Panoni's curious expression, Alexander beckoned to the two hunters who had already withdrawn their muskets, and then drew their muskets from the holsters of one of them, and raised his hand to pull the bolt on the trunk of a tree not far away.

"Bang!"

A dull gunshot rang out, and a few holes in the trunk suddenly came into view!

Pannone and the Balkans around him were momentarily stunned, and Alexander turned on his horse with a gloomy face.

"Hang those two men from a tree, and each of them draw 20 lashes," Alexander ordered as he turned his horse's head, "and this time two men from among your men will be court-martialed, and I will see them receive the punishment they deserve for their deeds." ”

Watching Alexander ride away, Pannoni was stunned for a while, and then suddenly turned back to the Balkans who were still watching this scene in a daze, and shouted: "What are you still doing in a daze, hang them up, don't you see that the adults are angry!" ”

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