While the army was taking a short rest in Yaroslavl, the important commander of Rostislav's troops and the commander of the Moscow battalion, Yegor Ivanovich Serikhov, crossed the Volga River.
He came to Andreiburg, the most important colonial stronghold and fortress of the Serikhov family.
Yegor spent many years in Andreiburg. He set off many times here to participate in distant adventures with his father and brothers. He spent countless firsts here and also practiced skills.
A whole body of skills.
Yegor's departure was allowed by Rostislav. The prince of Moscow understood his wish to see his deceased brother and agreed to let him set off to meet his brothers first, and then return directly to the army when the winter army arrived.
Andreborg is a typical Eastern European walled city. Behind the thick wooden walls are the immigrants' houses and the lord's tower.
Outside the wooden wall are fields developed by residents, but the fields are covered with ice and snow, making it look like a world of ice and snow.
Not long ago, this place was besieged, so there were some scattered weapons and broken shields scattered in these fields. As for the corpses, their clothes had been stripped off and buried in the fields.
Yegor rode his horse to the door and called to the top of the tower.
Although those tribes were said to have been tamed, the appearance of the riders still made the walled city alert, and the walls were suddenly covered with soldiers.
Yegor failed to see any familiar faces, and Yegor already knew in his heart what might have happened to those familiar faces.
"Open the door, I am Yegor Ivanovich Serikhov."
Since Yegor had been away for several years, the guards above could no longer recognize the young master.
But as the housekeeper heard the sound coming, the door was immediately opened.
The commander of the Moscow Battalion reined in his horse behind the gate built by his fathers, surrounded by everything unfamiliar but familiar.
Those buildings are still the same buildings, as if nothing has changed, but the people have changed a lot.
Many of the backbones and youths of the stronghold died in the attacks of the tribesmen, and now the guards on the city wall are either too old or too young.
However, there were still many armed forces within the stronghold. The soldiers who passed by, the soldiers from the Chude Camp and the Moscow mercenaries made Yegor feel at ease again.
It was their arrival that completely stabilized the situation and allowed their family to take the initiative and punish the rebels.
After handing the horse over to the young boy who came over, Yegor looked at the old housekeeper who was coming towards him.
This steward is a fellow countryman of his father. He was here in the early days of his father's expansion to the east. His son is also the backbone of the stronghold.
But it is a pity that his son, like Yegor's brother, died in the ambush.
"Condolences."
Looking at the housekeeper, Yegor said this, and this was the only thing he could say.
And he was actually very sad inside. The housekeeper's son was also his good friend, and he was also very sad about his friend's death.
"No, Lord Yegor, this is nothing."
The old housekeeper acted quite calmly and did not show any sadness. After all, it had been so long, and death was a part of the times, and people had long been numb to it.
"Where are my brothers."
Seeing the old housekeeper say this, Yegor stopped saying anything. No one else was bothered by this, so what else could he say? So he asked his brothers.
"Here, our brother."
Just as Yegor was asking, a familiar voice sounded behind him.
He looked behind him with an expression of surprise, and what he saw was indeed that person.
His fourth brother, Anton Ivanovich Sherikhov, and beside Anton is his third brother, Vasily Ivanovich Sherikhov.
Anton's dress is very conspicuous among the Russians. He wears a Greek-style robe outside his fur coat, which undoubtedly makes him stand out from the crowd and gives him a more civilized feel.
However, the ax on his waist and rough hands show that he is not a nerd with a head full of words.
Vasily, on the other hand, was dressed like countless simple farmers in this land. If it weren't for his luxurious fur hat, others would definitely not recognize him as the young master of the stronghold.
Vasily was taciturn in his daily life, rarely expressing his emotions - to be precise - he was very good at taking care of daily affairs and always got things done quietly.
"God bless, Vasily, Anton, it's great to see you."
Yegor gave the brothers a hug enthusiastically. He was eager to see the brothers now more than ever, and after seeing the brothers, the strong emotions in his heart immediately surged up.
After hugging the two brothers, he took a good look at them. Vasily was as silent and honest as ever, giving people a very reliable feeling.
And Anton, who returned from studying in the southern imperial capital, brought with him an aura of foresight and knowledge, which is unique to intellectuals.
The relationship between the brothers is very harmonious. The relationship between them has not changed due to different experiences and jobs. They talk about the past things with smiles on their faces.
Anton was the most active. This top student at the University of Constantinople told them many interesting stories from far away places.
And Vasily, the long-time logistics manager of Fort Andrei, talked about pioneering and harvesting as if reciting an article.
As for Yegor, what he mentioned was of course the story of his conquests.
The three brothers did not express any boredom with each other's topics. They were brothers like this. They remembered that they had stayed together in the wilderness for a whole week to clean up the wild beasts in the forest.
He also asked about the whereabouts of Joseph Golovin, the leader of the East Coast Church and the elder who watched their brothers grow up. The answer was that the priest was preparing to protect the expedition road in the wilderness.
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Speaking of which, Priest Golovin is also a legend. He mobilized priests from many sects in the south to develop in the north. Some time ago, he even went to the imperial capital to seek help from the patriarch.
It was a pity that the Patriarch was angry at the Russian princes' fishy attitude towards the Hungarian incident, so he got nothing and could only come back empty-handed.
No, it is wrong to say that there is nothing. On the way, they also tricked a few Greek farmers into farming in the north, and they took a lot of exquisite candles from Hagia Sophia.
However, the fate of those Greek farmers was not good. They died on the way because they were not acclimatized to the climate.
They were so excited talking that they didn't even notice that they were standing in front of the city gate.
However, no one dared to disturb the three young masters. The most senior housekeeper in the stronghold just looked at their friendship and smiled happily, and then went about his work.
It's just that no matter how happy and exciting the brothers are, some things have to be faced after all, that is the extremely cruel fact.
But at this time, the three of them fell silent with a tacit understanding. No one was willing to mention that incident. It was really too cruel to them.
"Egor, do you want to meet Boris?"
Finally, Anton broke the silence, and Yegor just nodded silently, expressing his acquiescence.
Following Anton's order, the servant quickly brought the horses for the two young masters at the stronghold. Anton also gave the servant some instructions, as if he wanted to put something on the saddle.
Then the three brothers left Fort Andre on horseback and arrived on a hillside outside the stronghold.
At the top of the hillside is the grave of Boris Ivanovich.
Boris's grave is very simple, just a tombstone, and the land where Boris's body is buried behind the tombstone.
Looking at his brother's grave, Yegor thought a lot.
He thought of the happy times between their brothers, the common struggles between the brothers, and how they worked together for their father's cause.
In those years, there were sadness and happiness, excitement and loss, but they were all worth recalling.
With these memories, Yegor shed tears on his face. This behavior is generally regarded as cowardice, but no one saw it this way at the moment, and Anton and Vasily were also silently sad.