Warlock Royal Family

After seeing off Inspector De Vries who boarded the boat and rushed back to Rhodes Island that night, Ladislaus returned to Colonna Palace full of melancholy.

Although Inspector De Vries insisted that he had already been paid, Ladislaus forced him the two scrolls of manipulating corpses he had copied recently. The venerable knight would not accept the reward anyway. , and he repeatedly stated that these two four-level scrolls greatly exceeded the normal price of a surgery.

It's just that Ladislaus said that these two scrolls are not a reward, but his own respect for the noble behavior of the Knights Hospitaller fighting in the most dangerous area. On a dangerous journey home.

Ladislaus's generosity rewarded him and was the cause of his melancholy.

The mission "The Fate of the Hospital Knight" appeared on the system. Although it has not been activated yet, the name seems to imply an ominous future.

But for the time being, Ladislaus can only hope that the super fortress group on Rhode Island, which has been operating for 200 years, can protect these brave hospital knights.

Ladislaus also has its own battles.

On December 1521th, 12, which is Christmas, after the birth of the first apostle of Cyric, His Majesty Pope Adrian VI, the true chosen Pope, held the annual Christmas mass in front of five people who came from all over St. Peter's Square. In the face of all believers, it was announced that the Republic of Siena had committed the two unforgivable crimes of murdering the Cardinal of Colonna and the new Bishop of Siena. They are allowed to believe in any gods of the Europa pantheon, and any gods who shelter them are considered an offense to His Majesty God, and curse that all those involved in the murder will be burned by the fire of hell after death.

In fact, before the public announcement of His Majesty the Pope, that is, on December 12, Ladislaus followed the old Colonna's army to Siena.

The cities of Rome and Siena are very close, and on December 12th the church ** crossed the border.

When the Pope was elected to hold the Mass on Christmas Eve, the troops of the Church of Rome were already ravaging the villages belonging to the Republic of Siena.

Although the old Colonna really hoped that the timing of Christmas Eve would give him a chance to make a surprise attack, the Church of Rome has a large number of cardinals from various countries, and the internal factions are much more complicated than other feudal countries.

Although Old Colonna has chosen an unexpected day, the Republic of Siena has already received the news that all the border guards have withdrawn from Siena City, but it is no wonder that they have not done a good job of fortifying the walls and clearing the fields. The Republic of Siena has always been threatened by the Republic of Florence in the north, and the Papal State in the south has always been an ally of Siena. Without tragic memories, it is more difficult for officials to ask local residents to abandon the land they depend on for survival and flee.

Moreover, the local soldiers and mercenaries in Italy are rarely exterminated too much. After all, although they are two countries, in fact, there are often many contacts between the residents of these city-states.

The nobles should also take into account the feelings of the soldiers, and don't give too cruel orders.

It's just that these scruples are not a problem at all for the "hand and half sword" mercenary group mainly composed of Saxons and Württembergers.

Theoretically, the main function of these combat-capable cavalry should be to cover the battlefield to protect the information of one's own legion, and conduct scouting battles to obtain information of the opponent, but in fact, Captain Kessell-Weiting is most concerned about robbery.

This cannot be entirely blamed on His Excellency the Regiment Commander. In order to obtain the command, the old Colonna made a major concession on the issue of military expenditures. The treasury of the Church State only gave [-] talers of military expenditures.

Army rations, oat supplements for war horses, ten crossbow arrows each for five hundred crossbowmen, and money needed by civilian husbands.

Because they have to go to the front line, each spellcaster also has an opening fee according to their level. Ladislaus got [-] talers, and Anna also got [-] talers. This expense is the privilege of all spellcasters in Europa. No matter how good the favor is, you have to accept it, otherwise the rules will be broken.

The old Colonna could only subsidize a large sum of money out of his own pocket, and things that he paid for himself were not as good as spending with public funds.

Most of the remuneration for "Hand and Half Sword" was forced by him to be paid after the war.

In addition, the "half-handed sword" mercenary group set off from the port of Venice and bypassed Naples through the Adriatic Sea. They just came down from the port of Otias the day before yesterday. No rest.

Moreover, they only received a downpayment of [-] talers in total. After the head of the group cut off a little bit, basically each of the more than [-] German bandits only got one taler's money for their lives. If they don't give them a channel to vent, that is The head of the group can't suppress it either.

But after all, they had just disembarked. Most of these people had never seen the sea in most of their lives before. Although this half-month trip at sea did not take away their desire, at least part of their abilities were taken away.

Coupled with the strict order of the old Colonna, at least large-scale rape did not happen. After all, this time they came to annex rather than just grab it. If the place is ruined, it will not be worth the loss.

Farmers and peasant women who had lost all their property were forcibly recruited as auxiliary soldiers, camped and set up camps, and the work of collecting fuel was never too crowded.

The other [-] cavalry in the Roman army were private soldiers of the Colonna and Orsini families. They were the cornerstone of the old Colonna's control of the entire army. Professional soldiers, discipline is better.

Another piece of good news for the people of Siena is that although the horses of the "Hand and Half Sword" mercenary regiment were transported by a Venetian merchant ship a few days earlier, they are still recovering. Bandits with insufficient horses can't poison too many villages. Only a few richer villages close to the road suffered disasters, and most mountain villages escaped the disaster.

However, things in the world are not uneven. Although the soldiers of the Roman Church Army are paid, but watching the "friendly troops" go out to investigate, each of them returns with a full load, and the desire of these people is also aroused.

Several officers suggested that the old Colonna conduct a thorough "reconnaissance" of the surrounding area first. Of course, the old Colonna, who can't even send out scouts, absolutely does not allow such a move that may lead to enemy attacks, let alone if he can conquer this area , the Colonna family is bound to get the biggest cake.

Roman officers who were not allowed to rob did not dare to directly offend the dignity of the commander, but they were brave enough to offend the relatively small number of "hands and half swords" from foreign lands. worried.

They clamored for the mercenaries to hand over the spoils and share them equally.

According to the principle that all spoils of war will never be returned to the public, even Captain Kessell-Weiting cannot ask these subordinates to hand over their property.

Old Colonna had already considered this issue when he deducted part of the commission, so he restrained all the middle and high-level officers in time to avoid large-scale conflicts.

But a conflict finally broke out when camp began at noon.