In the tent of the camp, Ladislaus was sitting on a cushion, looking at each other wordlessly with Cardinal Medici. Caligula Cibot and several other generals were also there.

Everyone has dark clouds on their faces.

Cardinal Medici's face was particularly ugly. These trebuchets were his precious property. He took them out in order to have a greater say in carving up the land in Siena. Unexpectedly, double K collided with double a, and he lost.

It's heartbreaking that the opponent's trebuchet completely defeated his quantity in the competition with quality.

Old Colonna is going to make arrangements to strengthen the security tonight, but he hasn't arrived yet.

Although the opponent did not dare to leave the city to pursue in the morning, probably because he did not have much confidence in field battles, night battles are always very dangerous for a side with declining morale, and it is very necessary to be prepared.

Although his face was solemn and his brows were furrowed like the others, Ladislaus's mind was not actually focused on today's battle, and he was not worried about today's failure.

He was wondering about a new task released by the system today: "Enter the Sistine Chapel again." This task itself is very strange. The last time I went to the Sistine Chapel, it was considered a task and rewarded a reputation. It can also be interpreted as entering that holy place.

It's a glorious thing, but giving it reputation again makes people a little worried. What's even more strange is that there is a reminder on the task: complete it as soon as possible, and the damage will be less.

This unprecedented situation made Ladislaus very nervous. Since the last time he entered the Sistine Chapel, the process has been quite uneventful, but recently he has felt that something is wrong, but the more he thinks about it, the more uncomfortable he becomes. In addition to confirming that something is wrong,

Can't think of anything.

Although he had the idea of ​​rushing back to Rome immediately to control the damage, Ladislaus decided not to act too hastily. It would be better to study it with Machiavelli first. Although it was impossible to share with him about the mission system, he still wanted to go to the Sistine Chapel.

What does it mean? It is still possible to analyze some reasons.

However, Ladislaus' worries were naturally understood by Old Colonna, who had just entered the main tent. In order to be worried about the war situation, he patted Ladislaus on the shoulder and said: "The great cause of seeking justice and protecting religion is difficult.

It is not a simple matter in the first place, so this setback is nothing. Young people must have an optimistic spirit."

After Ladislaus was photographed, it was naturally difficult to explain anything. Although he had proposed from the beginning that he should not choose a trebuchet but directly attack the city with ants, but now that the matter has come to this, it is difficult to mention it again. After all, the old man

The opinions of Colonna and Medici at that time were also very reasonable. The siege team did not have ten times the advantage in troops, and a storming would be too risky.

After crossing the bridge with his daughter's lover, Old Colonna looked around the audience and said: "Everyone, today's small setback is nothing at all. Our army is still unscathed. The loss of a few trebuchets is just scratches by strong men.

Skin, with such a minor injury, do you still need to cry? Please cheer up, speak freely, and discuss what to do next."

'A little bit of skin? That's 50,000 thalers! Your son's head is not worth half of this bit of skin.' Even though he mentally cursed the old Colonna who mocked his "crying nose", Cardinal Medici immediately

Putting on a deeply inspired expression, he continued: "General Colonna is right. There are no reinforcements outside the city of Siena, and there is no food and grass inside. This fluke just caused them to die a few days later.

The overall situation is fine." The level of his speech was relatively low.

Ladislaus, who came back to his senses, felt guilty, but he had no intention of arguing.

Caligula Sibo jumped out at this time and said: "Everyone, I heard that during the dwarf empire, there was a thing called a gun that could be used to attack the city. Why don't we dig tunnels and bury the gun under the city wall to try it out?

Try it out?”

'Even if I sell you, I won't be able to raise one ten thousandth of the money I need.' Ladislaus has nothing to say about this wishful thinking. Making money requires the most precious treasure in the world - sulfur, which only lasts for a long time.

Only the erupting craters can produce sulfur, but volcanoes are the homes of powerful demons. If you want to get sulfur, you have to fight with them. Only the most powerful country can organize the most elite teams to carry out small-scale mining. Magicians use it in laboratories.

The little output is in short supply. Only the dwarves have fought against the devils for years and carried out large-scale mining. Since the demise of the dwarf empire, no major civilization has done such a thing that is not worth the gain.

Of course, old Colonna had to help his allies come back: "Caligula, your idea is very imaginative, yes, yes, but this matter still cannot be rushed. We have just suffered a setback, and we still have to wait until our morale recovers a little."

Only then can we proceed to the next step.”

Next, several people in the account came up with suggestions on how to conquer Siena. Unfortunately, the reason why the strange plans have been famous in history is because they are very rare. After studying for a long time, they were basically at a loss. It seemed that they could only wait a few days for morale to recover a little.

Try to see if you can attack by force.

The fruitless discussion continued for a while, and the proceedings of the meeting were interrupted by a courier from the Colonna family arriving from Rome. It was an urgent letter sent by Marquise Susan Facchetti, who was staying in Rome.

After Old Colonna quickly read the letter, he announced to the nervous people: "Don't worry, everyone, it's not military information, it's just a funeral report. His Majesty the Dark Sun's arbiter on earth, the chief political officer of Rome, Sforza Red

Your Highness, the Cardinal, went to the Supreme Throne last night to serve our eternal Lord."

In a show of selflessness, the elder Colonna handed the letter to Cardinal Medici while speaking.

Most people, including Ladislaus, are not very interested in the life and death of Cardinal Sforza, although he is a strong priest, and with him as a banner, he can unite some remaining forces of the Duchy of Milan against France.

Kingdom, but in the battle between the Habsburg family and the Capetian family, this power is really not a bargaining chip.

Not to mention, this would make it easier for Ladislaus to poach people. However, after Baron Galliani heard the news, he immediately resigned and said that he was going to pray for his benefactor. Naturally, everyone also said so.

Understanding, they all dispersed.

However, Ladislaus noticed that Cardinal Medici's expression turned strangely bad after reading the letter. Could it be that he and Cardinal Sforza were secret allies?

However, alliances between cardinals are generally aimed at other cardinals, and there is little benefit to Ladislaus, so he just resigned to Old Colonna and returned to his camp.

Returning to his tent, he first briefly talked to Machiavelli, who was not qualified to attend the meeting, about the meeting and the death of Cardinal Sforza.

Machiavelli had already expected that he would have nothing new to say about the situation in the war, but he was quite interested in the death of Cardinal Sforza. He asked to read the Marchioness's letter, but Ladislaus did not

He noticed who Cardinal Medici gave it to after taking it, but he said he could ask Old Colonna for more information.

It was already past midnight, and Captain Kessell-Vitting also arrived at Ladislaus' tent.

The "half-sword" cavalry were responsible for patrolling the battlefield from dusk to midnight to ensure that the enemy could not attack at night. In the second half of the night, the cavalry directly under the Roman army was in charge.
Chapter completed!