Warlock Royal Family

Antonio and his wife left the city of Milan that night, and after giving a total of 50 taler rebates to several Austrian officials, they successfully received Shylock's purchased goods and his caravan of more than [-] people.

It looks like the couple is about to enter a big upswing in their lives.

It's not just goods and caravans. With the warrant of the consul of Gremani, they should be able to accept Shylock's total of more than [-] thalers when they return to the city of Venice and spend another [-] to [-] thalers in bribes. other industries.

They don't know yet that Sherlock has transferred part of the property to his daughter, but this is not the key point. The total property is reduced, and the kickbacks paid to officials at all levels will also be reduced. It is a good deal.

Of course, maybe they will inevitably be disappointed when they arrive in Venice and find out about this, but now, this couple is really immersed in happiness.

Because they set off too late, they were unable to reach Brescia, the western important town of the Republic of Venice that day. In the evening, they arrived at the last Milan town on the original Milan-Venice border. This town is actually under the control of the Republic of Venice. Portia decided to go there Overnight here.

Although several of Shylock's senior employees chose to leave, the caravan, which originally belonged to Antonio, still had more than 150 people. Antonio hired quite a few employees to drive the horses.

Such a huge caravan exceeded the capacity of the small town of Milan after the war. Of course, Portia had no intention of letting them all stay in a comfortable hotel. Most of them could only camp outside the town for the night. The Antonio couple brought a few attendants. Stay at the best hotel in town.

Although there are many bandit gangs formed by rebels in the Duchy of Milan today, there is still no precedent for attacking a huge caravan relying on a small town.

In this small town on the commercial thoroughfare, the Gremani consul has deployed more than [-] guards, plus the town's original [-] law enforcement officers who have not been affected by the national conflict, such force is against any robber It's strong enough for the gang.

This is not counting the fact that more than [-] defeated Venetian soldiers who escaped from Milan in the past few days were also taken in by the officer in charge of the town's defense.

It's a pity that what they have to face today is not a gang of robbers, but the archbishop's guard of Ladislaus.

Fully mobilized all manpower.Ladislaus's men were roughly the same number as the town's defenders.

The town has no walls, just simple wooden fences.This is a trouble for the robber, and Ladislaus completely ignores it.

However, Ladislaus did not choose to attack the town directly, because the narrow streets would inevitably make it impossible for his own side, which is all cavalry, to take advantage.

midnight.Old John's squadron launched a surprise attack on the caravan outside the town.

The caravans that had just been integrated had a very sloppy camp, with no defensive effect, and no security personnel.

Don Antonio was impatient to press Portia's stomach when he left.The camp hadn't been properly organized at all, and his housekeeper had climbed up by sheer nepotism, and he was having fun with a woman in his arms at the hotel in the small town.

Sherlock charged into the camp and easily took control of the situation.

He shouted loudly on horseback, eliminating most of the caravan guards' willingness to resist. Antonio's diehards were very limited, and they were quickly wiped out by Shylock's supporters and Old John's subordinates.

When the Venetian military officers in the small town came out to rescue with their men, they found that the "bandits" had completely controlled the camp.

The Venetian officer was amazed at the bandit's fighting power.Make up your mind to drive them away.He is also a businessman himself, and now he is waiting for the retreat order from Venice City. He has little motivation to maintain business roads and fight bandits.

In the Duchy of Milan, the officer still got a fortune, and he only wanted to go back to Venice to enjoy the wealth.

Of course, this officer is more responsible.In fact, being willing to crawl out of the bed at night shows that the Gremani consul still chose good people to defend this business point, and the ability to contain and reorganize the hundreds of defeated soldiers also reflects his ability.

But this sense of responsibility and ability.Not so good tonight.

After watching more than 500 Venetian soldiers leave the protection of the wooden fence, another [-] cavalry lurking in the night began to charge.

The moment the thunderous hoofbeats sounded, the Venetian officers realized that something was wrong.He thought that the enemy was just bandits in the opposite camp, and it was really unexpected that these bandits would engage in some tricks of surprise attack and some ambushes.

He hesitated what to do, even if it was the Army of the Republic of Venice without martial spirit, it would be a shame if such a large number of regular troops were defeated by bandits.

Fortunately, Ladislaus did not carry the banner of a bandit. As the commander of the Venetian army, he found that the enemy was carrying the flag of the double-headed eagle that symbolizes the Holy Roman Empire. Although he couldn't see the details clearly, he didn't need to worry anymore. .

He immediately made the decision to run away. The military law of the Republic of Venice is not a big trouble for an officer with a little background, so the officer's father naturally has a way to deal with it. .

"The Deputy Grand Duke is here." "Run." "The Deputy Grand Duke is here." "Run."

He is not the only smart person. In fact, the soldiers from the prosperous Republic of Venice are all quite smart.

Especially those Venetian soldiers who escaped from the city of Milan, their minds were shaken when they saw that the other party was not a bandit in their imagination, but a powerful enemy army with that terrible banner, and then they saw that the officer had also fled, so they didn't care. They dispersed without hesitation, and the newly appointed low-level officers could not control the troops at all. In fact, the will of those officers themselves to fight was also very suspicious.

In short, Ladislaus broke down the resistance in this small town without much effort.

Some of the Venetians fled into the town, fled eastward along the streets, and most of them bypassed the town and fled eastward from outside the village, in short, back to Venice.

Among them, the Venetian officers were actually worth a lot of ransom, but Ladislaus had no time to chase them. He commanded the troops to quickly control the main street of the town, and except for a few who fled to the town, they wanted to seize the ransom they had snatched from Milan. Except for the guy who also brought back the property, the others can only let it go.

Ladislaus had more important targets to hunt down. According to the guidance of several caravan employees, he quickly surrounded the luxury hotel in the town. . .