Tang Qi Tan

Thousands of soldiers from the Free Army poured into the castle, occupying the courtyards, flower columns, pools and nurseries inside the walls in groups; they also rushed into the round towers and watchtowers, wooden warehouses, dormitories and large kitchens, etc. ; Amid the rampant clamor and short screams, several corpses and prisoners were dragged out.

In the end, they regrouped in front of the main building of the monastery amidst the sound of orders.The main entrance of the chapel on the first floor was hastily fastened and blocked by the guards who had already retreated from it.However, this obstacle cannot stop the free army passing through the city's attack and defense at all.

Under the guidance of a sergeant with scars all over his face, they temporarily pushed down and lifted a carved porch pillar, and at the same time they lifted it up and slammed into the door; Climb up the protruding part of the mottled relief of religious stories.

The next moment, soldiers climbing up the arch columns and porch of the cathedral quickly approached the many skylights and flower roofs used for lighting and ventilation; and then smashed those without hesitation, depicting the deeds of many saints and religious figures The stained glass of the crucifixion radiates inward one after another.

But this was not enough, someone ignited a special gunpowder pot, and then pinched the burning speed of the fuse; suddenly threw it from the broken flower top.It turned into a dull knocking sound and several puffs of gray smoke, and only the door of the cathedral was heard, and there was nothing but screams and wailing.

And the force that resisted stubbornly inside the door seemed to have subsided most of it at once; the petal-headed porch pillars that were carried by more than a dozen people collided one after another on the thick door carved with the pattern of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary; The large and small potholes where debris flew randomly turned into more and more obvious cracks.

Finally, there was a bang, followed by a toothache cracking sound inside, and screams; the door of the chapel, which was inlaid with four corners and made into a cross shape, was still slowly opening a line inward overwhelmed.Then he fell to the ground completely under the combined force of more soldiers.

Stepping through the door of the chapel that has become torn apart, the morale-boosting soldiers of the Free Army, led by a small group of white soldiers (9 people) wearing one-piece plate and chain armor, swarmed into it.He chased after the defenders and other armed personnel who were fleeing in all directions, and started slashing and killing everywhere.

Afterwards, Jiang Tiancai was surrounded by the gunfire team and the grenadier team; slowly stepped into the main building on the first floor of the monastery, which occupied almost most of the space in the large chapel.Although all the furnishings were overturned and messed up everywhere, there were still fresh blood stains on the wall.

With the sound of fighting one after another, people kept coming from various hiding places, or turned into corpses that fell down from time to time on the two- or three-story circular corridor around the huge hall.But Jiang Tian could still feel the huge contrast between the inside and outside of the monastery.

The outer courtyards and flowerbeds, fields, orchards, corrals and poultry sheds were obviously neglected or abandoned for a long time; however, in the large chapel on the first floor of the main building of the monastery, it was obviously carefully repaired. and maintenance, and even re-arranged.

As a result, the walls and zenith, which were originally full of religious allusions, were covered intentionally or unintentionally by various curtains and hanging banners; and the chests containing various holy vessels and robes disappeared. .There are also original altars and altars, which were also placed with lamps instead of the usual candlesticks.

There are also objects of various coats of arms and family crests.Therefore, the large chapel at this moment is not so much a solemn religious place; smell.

Therefore, when Jiang Tian followed the soldiers who attacked the upper floor, he also came to the spacious spiral staircase on the second floor, and once again verified a certain idea.Because the ground as far as the eye can see is a large carpet of bright colors; although the soldiers who have been searched layer by layer are trampled on by mud and blood.

However, one can still vaguely see a huge family crest woven with Arabian-style craftsmanship.The crossed scimitar and anchor in the lower half, and the bull shield in the upper half constitute the logo of the noble family.The next moment, the corresponding memory also appeared in Jiang Tian's mind.

Among them, the red scimitar represents the ancestors of the corresponding family. He once participated in the Frankish palace minister "Hammer" Matt, sent troops to save the only remaining Christian countries in Gaul and the Iberian Peninsula, and successfully resisted the Saracen army. Holy Redemption War qualifications.

The black iron anchor represents the aristocratic branch of the ancestors who came from the east and Arabian blood; it is said that the original matrilineal origin can be traced back hundreds of years ago. Bada, one of the bloodlines left behind in the folk.

Then the bull shield (heraldry) on the top is that after the establishment of the Kingdom of Sealand, this nobleman obtained the first king of the country at that time—King Altorford, who was also the ancestor of the first dynasty of Sealand—the Rose Dynasty. The heirloom mark ratified and conferred.

That's right, the Kingdom of Sealand originated from Saint Laurent's close friend, one of the twelve holy knights conferred by the original Holy See, "Woman in Clothes" Altorfo.After King Charlemagne and his Frankish Kingdom Army were defeated and disappeared one after another, he came forward to appease the remnants scattered all over the country-the New Kingdom of Gaul.

Then, he demolished Aachen, the original capital of Frank, and renamed the small city of Paris, where the new capital was located, the royal city of Seine; In the middle, he barely gained a firm foothold.

In the end, the extremely long-lived King Altorford not only killed many contemporaries, but also became the holy United Kingdom of Brittany through a series of diplomatic mediation and military annexation. The predecessor of Western Rome - an indispensable buffer force between the Western Crusades of various countries.Then, after going through the same bloodline, but different family branches, the Lily Dynasty and the Acacia Dynasty evolved for more than ten generations. It was not until the final end of the contemporary White Iris Dynasty that it ushered in a certain end.

Therefore, the shield represents the initial status of the fourteen nobles who founded the country, while the bull represents the origin of their hometown.Because the origins of the fourteen original nobles in the founding of the country are quite mixed, including the exiled small royal family of Iberia and the Magyar chiefs who migrated from the East.

There are also cavalry officers who originally belonged to the revived Roman Empire, and the Germanic mercenary leaders who came out of the Black Forest; even after the collapse of the Frankish Kingdom, one of the many fragmented forces scattered in the Western Continent; After Herman's defeat, converted Saracens nobles.

The bull logo is said to have come from a vassal family from a certain follower of Saint Laurent who originally managed the Catalonia region; it was originally just a second-class regional vassal.However, the original number of thirteen nobles was contrary to the doctrine, so the family was promoted to the bottom of the list.

Therefore, the De Saus family, with the bull coat of arms on the shield, has been the foil and the bottom of the fourteen founding families since the founding of the country.But the irony is that after the changes and replacements of the dynasties, the fourteen founding families are almost extinct, and only more or less blood is scattered among the nobles.

On the contrary, the bull/South family, who was the last to accompany them, was able to survive the bloody storm between the replacement of dynasties, and became one of the family names that are older than the royal families of all dynasties.Of course, judging from the family crest in front of him, it is only a collateral branch of the main South family for three generations.

If Jiang Tian's previous memory is not wrong.It seems that among the high-level officials in the province of Delong, there is only one person who can bear the surname of De Sauss; when the abolished king was forced to hold a constitutional meeting, he was ordered to organize the interim speaker of the provincial assembly, the Earl of Lombard .

However, such a person of considerable importance, with a lot of property and food supplies, hid in this relatively remote castle in the south of the province, but with convenient transportation; what was he planning.Is it really expected that royalists can gather here to form a restoration army?

Then, when searching the third floor of the monastery, the resistance that seemed to have weakened suddenly became extra intense.They were armed men hiding in the gaps between the stairs and the corners of the house, using bows, crossbows and firearms to block their sight, resisting stubbornly and waiting for an opportunity to attack.

The soldiers of the Free Army, who were almost unscathed, suddenly suffered double-digit casualties.But at this time, the grenadiers brought by Jiang Tian showed their talents.I saw them throwing the ignited gunpowder cans one by one into places where they might hide, and then blocked the exit with their shields.

Between the deafening sound and the turbulent air waves, those stubborn mice also encountered their natural nemesis again.Either they fled out in panic and were hacked and stabbed to death by knives and guns;

Even if there are a few fish that slip through the net, they will suffer from bleeding from the mouth and nose, loss of sense of facial features, and numbness all over, and they will become captives without any resistance.However, when the second half of the building on the third floor was searched, a group of disheveled men and women with blurred eyes rushed over.

Just like that, shouting wildly regardless, bumping his head on the sword, biting and scratching on the shield, even if it made himself bloody, he didn't care.Immediately, Raphael, who was in charge of commanding the attack in turn, and other Freedom Army soldiers on the scene were shocked on the spot.

But then, they found that these men and women who were almost naked did not have any decent lethality or threat at all; they quickly tripped and knocked them to the ground, and tied them up one by one.And if you look closely at their pupils, you will find that they are all in a state of diffused absence.

Then, from the room where these men and women rushed out, they found lit incense, clothes scattered everywhere, suspicious water marks and even remnants of defecating everywhere.Well, Jiang Tian was completely speechless.Sure enough, it is a model of corrupt and depraved aristocrats.

The capital city outside has changed to a new dynasty. People from all walks of life and the invaders have killed mountains and bloody corpses, but here is still drunk and dreamy, full of psychedelic fun.However, in the last inconspicuous room, which was also a small prayer room, Jiang Tian's face darkened.