Volume Two: The Iron Baron Chapter 219: The Journey to Vallombure (3)
Bran accompanied the quiet Balian in the carriage, who did not dare to say a word, while Harker, as a secret protector, followed the carriage with three men on horseback pretending to be caravan guards.
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The purpose of dividing the defense force into light and dark areas was not only to better perform the defense work, but also to keep a low profile in the city of Valombre. After all, Balian, a twenty-year-old baron, had so many guards and could easily attract gossip.
After the carriage entered the city, it walked through the streets and alleys. After walking for a while, it passed through an alley to reach the residence. After entering the alley, the driver who was driving the carriage felt something was wrong. It was too quiet and it was just dark.
At this time, it stands to reason that many people are out shopping.
Although he was a little confused, he thought that this was the capital of the Principality of Brick. There were hundreds of security personnel in Light City, which was comparable to the strength of the entire Fort Nolandenburg. How could there be anything? Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shake his head.
He shook his head and continued driving.
The carriage was driving and when it reached the middle of the alley, suddenly a door of a house in front of it opened, and then two people with bows and arrows in their hands and covering their eyes below with black scarves came out.
When the coachman saw that someone was about to stab him, he quickly turned around and got out of the car. He quickly took out his knife and cut off the leather strap connecting the carriage to the horse, so as to prevent the angry horse from pulling the carriage after the men shot the horse.
He rushed forward desperately, which would cause harm to those sitting in the carriage. While cutting off the leather straps, he shouted "There are assassins! There are assassins! There are assassins" to remind Balian who was sitting in the carriage.
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When the masked killers saw that the coachman was so agile and alert, they immediately shot at him with their bows and arrows. Although the coachman was only a driver, he was also a soldier of the Guards. After he saw the enemy shooting arrows at him
, quickly fell to the ground, and rolled under the carriage.
In the carriage, the coachman's snoring and shouting were heard, as well as the horse's whine after the bow and arrow hit the horse. Balian knew that someone was trying to kill him, so he asked Bran to blow the horn quickly. It was not far from his residence.
When Omer hears the sound of the brass horn of Fort Noland, he will rush over to support him immediately.
After the horn sounded, seven or eight masked assassins appeared on the walls of the alley on both sides of the carriage. They began to shoot at the carriage Balian was riding in. In just a few breaths, the carriage turned into a hedgehog.
It was filled with arrows, but I don't know what happened to the people inside. After all, many of the arrows were just stuck on it, but not shot in.
After shooting a burst of arrows, three masked assassins came to the carriage door with tomahawks and warhammers. They wanted to open the carriage door to see if the people inside were dead.
But just when the three of them approached the carriage door, they saw that the lower half of the carriage door suddenly opened a foot-long and palm-wide opening, and then two crossbow arrows were shot out from inside, killing the two assassins on the spot.
kill.
Another assassin saw that something was wrong and wanted to escape, but it was so easy. When he turned around, another crossbow arrow flew out of the carriage and pierced his lower back directly, causing him to fall to the ground in pain.
Then two more crossbow arrows flew out and killed him.
This sudden change shocked these masked assassins. They did not expect such an operation, and they immediately fired arrows at the carriage door.
But as if they expected that the masked assassins would release arrows, after killing three assassins, the people in the carriage immediately closed the opening of the carriage door. The arrows shot at the opening, and there was a sound.
The sound of steel clashing.
At this time, the leader of the masked assassins suddenly realized that the carriage should have an iron plate in the mezzanine, and arrows could not kill the target inside, so he ordered his men to set off rockets and turn the people in the carriage into barbecues.
But before they could launch their rockets, they heard a group of fully armed soldiers appear at the entrance of the alley. The badges on their robes were the same as those on the carriages. It seemed that the target's guards were coming, and they could not launch the rockets.
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"The operation failed, retreat quickly!" the leader of the masked assassins shouted, and then his men quickly disappeared into the houses on both sides of the alley.
"My lord, how are you?" Eomer knocked on the carriage door and asked about Balion.
After the carriage door opened, Balian walked out with a serious expression. After nodding to signal Eomer, he directly looked at the three corpses on the ground. After taking off their masks, he ruled out the possibility that they were Toba pirates.
After checking their palms and weapons, Balian couldn't tell for a moment who was coming to assassinate him. However, in the past year, there have been many people who have had grudges with him. Those who want to kill him may not be able to tell.
Not a few.
When they were checking here, the city's security team also came over. After they learned that Baron Balian, who had come to attend the title promotion ceremony, was attacked, they immediately paid attention to it and sent someone to report it to their superior, the Sheriff.
After receiving the news, a police officer sent someone to inform the Minister of Public Security, Earl Gaoshanbao, and went to the scene to inspect it in person.
After some on-site inspection and questioning, Balian was led back to his residence by the Sheriff himself. In order to make up for his mistakes in his work, he also arranged for five members of the security team to guard near Balian's residence to prevent assassinations.
happened again.
After the Earl of Alpine Castle learned the news, he asked his inner knights to bring ten heavy infantry to Balian's residence to ensure Balian's safety, and wrote a letter to comfort Balian and said that he would definitely
Catch the assassin.
Soon, the news that Balian, who would be promoted to baron in two days, had been assassinated, spread in the city of Valombre. After hearing the news, Earl David also assigned ten heavy infantry to help guard Balian's house.
Di.
Although Count Grie from Yang Weixuo did not send any guards, he asked his inner knights to send some gifts.
The palace also sent the Lord Privy Seal, Viscount Tagg, to inquire. The Lord Privy Seal, who came with gifts, came in and chatted with Balian for a while before leaving. It seemed that the monarch was asking politely.
Balian was busy receiving these people coming and going until late at night, which made Balian feel more tired than dealing with assassins in the alley. However, he could sleep well tonight. There was so much movement, and there were more people around the mansion.
There are many guards, so there is no need to think too much about safety issues.
However, although Balian was sure that no assassin would dare to rush into the mansion to kill people, Eomer and the soldiers of the Guards, who were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat, stepped up their defenses tonight. They were divided into three groups and took turns to closely guard Balian's place.
Stay around the room to avoid assassins coming.
This was the first time that his lord had been assassinated, and they, the bodyguards, were not at the scene at the time. Eomer gave them a good lesson. This chapter has been completed!