Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 330 The Betrayer 3
At the same time, the deputy commander of Lombard's second advance company, Sir MacGyver, Lord Sirott, also rode his horse and stood on a hill, looking carefully at the city of Midogne between the confluence of two rivers in the distance; This is also the only city in the province of Delong that the princes of Northern Italy/Xilo failed to capture.

The armies of Milan, Pavia, and Verona were all defeated here one after another.Therefore, after encountering reinforcements from the country, Baron West, the second commander of the "Rotari" corps as his superior, also remembered the place where he was once frustrated.

And in front of him, Second Lieutenant Lila, who once belonged to the defenders in the city, but now has a disheveled face and a tattered military uniform, was also tied behind his back, begging for mercy and crying, "Stop beating again, I swear, In the city...in the city...General Caron is dead."

At this time, several scouts wearing yellow leather armed uniforms, striped trousers, and short button-down shirts also held a swallowtail flag gun for identifying friend or foe, and rode back at a gallop; At the same time, it also spared the suffering of Lieutenant Lila.

"My lord! We have already investigated the city, and there is no guard." One of the scout leaders who was riding a light traveling horse took the initiative to speak: "My people also encountered and captured the fleeing citizens; It's soldiers rioting in the city and looting everywhere."

"This is not good. I still want to give the Grand Commander a glorious entrance ceremony. How can I let these rioters destroy it!" , but he was not happy and said angrily: "Order the fifth brigade to wait in place, and the others will rush into the city with me."

However, as MacGyver's order spread, the Lombard soldiers who had come all the way and were sitting on the back of the hill, recuperating and eating, began to complain and protest: fortunately, he had enough The prestige made those sergeants beat, scold and threaten:

In the end, he promised them that they could rob the city for three days and take away all the things that individuals protested; and after raising the share of collective looting and selling citizens by a full half; these Lumbards covered in dust and mud spots The German soldiers were able to cheer up and rushed to the city.

And galloping at the forefront were Ma Gaixian, the deputy company commander and deputy company commander, as well as his standard bearer, assistant officer, and Lombard's retinue cavalry directly under the squadron.Because the original commander of Dalian was accidentally infected with unspeakable secrets, he was allowed to fight for this opportunity in private.

Therefore, he also urgently needs to take credit for the city to prove that he has the qualifications to replace the original commander of Dalian; Younv and Liuying are the new head of the group who are constantly having fun.

It is also said that he has a special liking for the manners and traditions of ancient Rome; he even likes to wear toga robes and laurel crowns, and enjoy playing ancient characters with those warblers in the camp; therefore, Mr. Thinking about it, holding a classical city entrance ceremony will definitely win favor.

In this way, not only can he remove the suffix of the temporary acting company commander in a legitimate way, but he can also take advantage of the other party's family background to raise one or two ranks on the basis of the original special grant of lord; become a respectable subordinate baron or The next baronet.

After all, it is well known that the titles of princes of Northern Italy/Xilo are relatively inflated titles; especially the specially conferred lords of Macquarie, also known as mercenary lords.It was originally a special invention of a few northern princes who had financial difficulties and could not afford mercenary military expenses.

It is to use many falsely granted low-level titles as rewards and rewards for these mercenary groups among the princes who have moved to war; even offset military expenses or take them for their own use; Under the imitation of others; the rapid spread and overflow.

So, now it has become; together with the last deposed king of the Kingdom of Sealand, the Order of Honor was wantonly issued during his reign; and the foreign knight/jazz issued by the United Kingdom of the Seven Kingdoms of the British Three Islands ; Regardless of Zhongbo, they are collectively called the countries of the Western Continent, the most prestigious title and title.

Even so, as the result of this invasion of the Kingdom of Sealand and the general mobilization and large-scale military expansion among the princes of Northern Italy/Siro; MacGyver can still hope to become an official nobleman on the basis of his special award of a lord A lower-level vassal under the sect, or a small piece of legal fiefdom.

To put it bluntly, the Western Empire was once part of the new Roman Empire reborn from the East.As we all know, the grandfather of Sivir II, the founder of the Western Empire, the old Sivir was the chief of the maritime military region of the new empire, and also the generalissimo of the Italian Legion and the First Crusade.

The army of the new empire gathered under his command, as well as the armies of many vassals and servants from the east, launched five crusades; the regime of the barbarian kingdom scattered in the western continent was swept away. It was completely destroyed, and thus gained great prestige and honors.

Therefore, after the Western Empire and Holy Britannia defeated and dismembered the Carolingian Dynasty/Frankish Kingdom across the Western Continent under the leadership of King Charlemagne, Great Sivir, inherited by his father and son, also took advantage of the Eastern Roman Empire. The imperial court changed and established itself as the orthodox Western Roman Empire.

Therefore, due to this period of historical grievances, the people of the Eastern Empire today regard the Western Empire as a rebellion, and because Sivir II took Charlemagne's youngest daughter, they despise them as a self-willed and depraved Western barbarian.The Western Empire did not show any weakness and declared that the Eastern Empire was a weak Byzantine who had long lost Roman orthodoxy.

However, at the beginning, taking advantage of the joint riots of the citizens and nobles of Constantine to overthrow the opportunity of the three generations of Eastern blood/Seres Dynasty; in Rome, the head of the Catholic Church consecrated and wore the crown, and respected it as the only orthodox in the empire. At the same time as the pope, he promised and gave up many rights.

In addition, in order to win the support of the Lombards, Vandals, Goths, and even the remnants of the Franks and Germans in the territory; and against the strangulation and suppression from Constantinople, Sivir II They also generously divided their territories and established many military fiefs.

However, it is also this difference from the Eastern Empire's military region/provincial system, the historical retrogression of feudal fiefdoms, which led to a series of internal royal disputes and turmoil, as well as local power after losing external pressure. The rise of the faction became bigger and bigger, and eventually became the separatist regime of the princes.

And with the Holy Kingdom of Britannia, the emerging first dynasty of the Kingdom of Sealand, also known as the Rose Dynasty; also during this period, taking advantage of the weakness and chaos of the royal family, greatly wooed and lured the Western Empire. The princes and lords of the country, and thus eroded all the territory located in the north of the mountain.

Then, it went through the evolution of the Lily Dynasty and the Acacia Dynasty, which were of the same bloodline but different branches of the family, until the establishment of the previous White Iris Dynasty, but it was never able to regain its homeland. Instead, it was repeatedly sent troops to interfere, and even became The initiator of the tragic crown war.

This is also the root of the grievances and hatreds formed by the continuous killing conflicts, support and betrayal between the princes of Northern Italy/Xilo and the royal family of Zealand.Therefore, for the royal family of Xiluo who instigated the invasion war behind the scenes, this is not only a punishment to attack the old enemy, but also an opportunity to weaken internal troubles.

For the vast number of mercenaries and soldiers who are active among the many northern Italian princes, southern city-states, and central royal territories, this is undoubtedly another god-sent opportunity for class leaps; not only has the opportunity to become an empire Members of the full-fledged army, and possibly nobles.

Don't you see, under the comprehensive game of all parties this time, as the mercenary leaders who have been passed down for generations, they have won the favor and favor of the royal family, and they have become the vassals of the empire, the dozen or so new nobles .They are the best role models for those who only know how to kill and destroy, and who come from a humble background.

Compared with the endless disputes and militarism among the princes, states, and imperial families all the year round, the imperial territory has become impoverished and impoverished; the Kingdom of Sealand, where civil strife has occurred, is weak and rich.As a result, many soldiers who were impoverished with the army and needed to borrow money to survive had already paid off their debts.

With this kind of anticipation in mind, Maggy first put on armor and put on all the decorations he thought were gorgeous, surrounded by sergeants and guards holding the regiment flag and the lord's crest.Stepping on the broken bricks and tiles all over the ground and the waste of the crowd fleeing, they entered Midogne with great fanfare.

Because, he wants to show the majesty and style of the Lombard army; although this is just his wishful thinking, the pomp and pomp of those nobles, according to the cats and dogs.But it didn't stop him from thinking about how to arrange the ceremony of entering the city in the future.

For example, on all the buildings at the gate of the city, colorful thick belts should be hung; then women in skirts should stand on the high doors and windows and splash their petals flying all over the sky at the head of the group entering the city; On the mosaic murals of the classical era, those Roman nobles and commanders seemed to return.

However, when MacGyver and his men walked for a long distance on the empty street, they still did not see any citizens, nor did they see the traces of those rioting soldiers; He couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable when his expectations failed.

However, at the next moment, he suddenly woke up again; as he was used to fighting bad battles in the quagmire of northern Italy's vassal wars; The leader of the mercenary group.All of a sudden, he felt terrified all over his body.

It was as if he was being stalked and spied on by some extremely dangerous beast; then he turned the horse's head without hesitation, and hissed loudly: "Everyone stop, stay on guard, rearrange your formation, Non-commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and veterans, re-roll and check equipment, search..."

The next moment, his hand holding the silver riding whip suddenly stopped, but on his iron scale breastplate carved with patterns, a ball of blood suddenly exploded; causing him to fall off the horse; At the same time, there were five or six non-commissioned officers and guards, including the banner captain who was close to him, who fell from the horse.

The shocking change in this scene immediately stunned and shocked the soldiers of the Lombard United Squad who were still complaining while the whole team was giving the warning order; but it made them angrily rush forward one after another, but with another Some stunned and bewildered soldiers huddled together on the street.

Then there is the overwhelming sound of trumpets, snare drums, and horns that seem to be omnipresent, resounding around the narrow streets where they are; and with these heartbreaking drums, those empty street roofs and On the floor, densely packed ambush soldiers firing guns and arrows appeared.

And when a small group of cavalry at the end of the team hurriedly rushed to the open city gate; it seemed that they wanted to rush out of the city to ask for help at the next moment.Suddenly, several carts fell from the city gate, almost smashing the front cavalry into a bloody mess.

It also blocked the remaining cavalry in disguise and escaped from the city.At this time, the sound of fighting in the city accompanied by screams and screams began to rise...

(End of this chapter)