Chapter 44: Escape
The city of Corinth in the dark night was filled with shameful murders and betrayals, but all of them had been swallowed up by the darkness. As the end of the rebellion gradually came to an end, it no longer mattered that no innocent people were involved, with expressionless faces.
The rebels burned the corpses and washed the blood on the ground, as if nothing had happened before.
After leading the army to the discovered hiding place of Marquis William, Gottfrey and Baron Seinvernier slowly climbed up to the attic. The smell of blood hit their faces and made the two people who had just climbed up the stairs subconsciously step back.
Both of them had experienced battlefield killings, but their hearts still trembled slightly when they saw the scene in front of them.
There are mutilated corpses lying on the ground, and the person who completed this masterpiece is undoubtedly the man in front of him - William Chaplet. He seems to be standing on the cliff looking into the distance, his eyes are deep, and he inserts a two-handed giant sword into the ground.
On the ground, holding the hilt of the sword with both hands, it is against this, this body that has been drained of blood.
In order to still stand tall, Marquis William's body was covered with wounds until the end of the battle, but even so, the rebels did not dare to attack him for a long time after he breathed his last. In fact, it had been a long time since this man breathed his last, but
As if the momentum was still there, Gottfrey and Venier watched this scene in silence for a long time.
He was worthy of being the man who commanded the Battle of the Olive Grove and defeated thousands of Roman armies. Even though he was suffering from chronic illness, at the last moment of his life, William Chaplet still proved himself. Although this man has always given people the impression that he has become a Marquis.
He hesitated, but his own funeral was held so cleanly. He died on the battlefield like a real soldier, and his enemies were still afraid of him at the last moment.
Gottfried, who walked forward slowly, looked at his old friend who was still standing quietly, with mixed emotions, and said quietly: "I'm actually a little envious that you walked away so easily and peacefully, Chaplet, we were originally
There’s no need for this.”
"Don't be sad. Now that it has been solved, let's talk about the next finishing work!" Baron Thain with a cold face was obviously unhappy. The people who died were all his men. He didn't expect a disease at all.
The haunted man is still so brave.
But at this moment, Gottfried suddenly broke away from his previous feelings of remembrance and jumped up. He seemed to have remembered something.
"Why is he the only one?! There are others!" Gottfrey's face was obviously a little angry. He immediately noticed that something was wrong. It was too abnormal for his old friend to stay alone to block the pursuit. Most people don't care.
He should have tried to escape, but the other party was determined to die. The only explanation was that it was done for a purpose. Gottfrey immediately realized that the nephew of Marquis William was not here!
How could he forget him? It was precisely after noticing the existence of Charlie's boy that Gottfrey decided to make a desperate move. But it was obvious that under his nose, the Venetians let the key people go.
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"Where are the others? When I found him, this man was the only one here." The Venetian on the side was still a little confused.
But Gottfrey showed an angry look and shouted: "No, there is at least one child with him. He stayed here to prevent him from escaping! He must not be allowed to leave Corinth, Baron Vernier.
Otherwise, all the efforts will be in vain!" Thinking about it, we know that Marquis William will never let him escape empty-handed. Although he is only an illegitimate child in name, but now that Gottfrey has rebelled, if the other party raises his arms, it will definitely cause huge consequences.
trouble.
At this moment, a soldier also discovered the secret passage to the back door, and also discovered the traces of Viscount Seine and his companions' escape, and immediately shouted.
"Here, they escaped from here!"
"Is it necessary for a child to mobilize so much?" Baron Vernier couldn't help frowning, his face was full of displeasure, feeling that the other party was making a fuss. Marquis William had already been dealt with, and other small fish and shrimps could do it.
What kind of storm is it causing?
But the man in front of me suddenly roared and said with a terrifying expression: "We must catch them, otherwise our plan may fail! You know, we must catch them."
Baron Seinvernier, who was obviously frightened by the other party's reaction, was stunned for a moment, and then nodded helplessly: "Okay, but in this situation, I want to find a little kid who doesn't even know what he looks like.
I'm afraid it's not that simple... I can only let my people do their best."
"Don't worry, a child can't walk too far. There must be other people around him. If you find all the suspicious people, you can definitely find him!" The keen Gottfrey revealed the mystery in one word, and all of a sudden he
I guessed that if William Chaplet could safely let his nephew escape, there must be someone else escorting him, and the escort must be someone who slipped through the cracks during the purge.
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Dawn gradually fell, and the rapid sound of horse hooves was heard on the undulating fields between the valleys. Viscount Seine and Sir Baptiste, who fled with Charles, finally took advantage of the chaos and escaped before the rebels completely blocked it.
However, they were still targeted by the opponent. Behind them, a large group of people were chasing them. Fortunately, the opponent did not seem to be completely sure of their identity, so the situation was not yet in a desperate situation, but even so it was already very bad.
"Damn, these guys are like a bunch of leeches, they bite and won't let go." Viscount Senna couldn't help cursing. They fled on horseback while dodging the bows and arrows shot from behind.
"We are lucky enough. It seems that Gottfrey thought we were fleeing north, so there were only partial patrols in the south instead of ambush on all sides." Baptiste on the side still analyzed calmly, and everything was indeed as analyzed by Marquis William.
In that case, going south was the only way to survive.
"But the key thing is that even if this is the case, these people who are chasing us are enough for us to drink a pot. Are you really ready to defect to the Greeks?" Although Senafanis agreed to William Chapulit's request, but
But there is some hesitation.
But Sir Baptiste nodded firmly and said: "Yes, apart from this road, we have no other possibility. Seeing the Albanian cavalry who were chasing us just now, do you still think we have a foothold?"
"You mean... the Venetians!" Viscount Seine, who was shocked in his heart, realized something. There was indeed support from other forces behind Gottfrey.
But at this moment, with a whoosh, a bow and arrow from the Albanian behind him suddenly hit the rear of Viscount Senna's war horse.
"Boffee——" The already exhausted horse was in pain and finally stumbled and threw Senafanis off the saddle.
"Damn it, you go first!" Viscount Senna, who had injured his leg, endured the pain and shouted forward, pulling out his sword. Since he no longer had a horse, he would not be able to escape, so he might as well do the last thing.
struggle and die with more dignity.
"Lord Fanis!" Seeing this scene, Baptiste and little Charlie behind him quickly pulled the reins. Although the pursuers were approaching, he still could not leave his lord and escape alone.
Seeing this scene, the Albanian cavalry were even more excited and rushed forward with shouts, preparing to swarm over and compete for meritorious deeds.
But just at the moment when they were overjoyed and relaxed their vigilance, the sound of rapid horse hooves came from the woods on both sides, and the next second, the bows and arrows shot with the archery skills of a hundred steps directly penetrated every vital part of the Venetian pursuers.
I saw a group of fierce Turkic cavalry.
They rushed out and caught the Venetian pursuers off guard. The Albanians were frightened immediately. They didn't know how many enemies were in ambush and who they were. How could they care about the people they had desperately tried to capture before?
The prey hurriedly threw off its armor and fled away.
Only then did Baptiste and Viscount Seine, who were confused by this sudden turn of events, see the battle flag behind the Turkic cavalry that appeared here - a black fox.
Chapter completed!