That night, near the city gate facing the battlefield, noisy shouts and short sounds of fighting were heard from time to time in the darkness. However, soldiers who hung down from the city overnight, stripped the armor and weapons from the corpses, and recovered all available materials, and
The other party met with the same purpose.
However, with the help of torches or rockets that were constantly thrown from the wall, the skirmishers sent from the city always had the upper hand; they killed at least dozens of mercenaries who came over from the enemy's position. They were even still in the melee.
Three of them were captured.
The people who achieved this result were the young second lieutenant and his companions who had previously challenged Jiang Tian with weapons, and were beaten by him in public, as if to scare the monkeys, and immediately became obedient; but he also paid the price and was stabbed on the shoulder, and the other
The price of the sprained ankle of a famous swordsman and shield sergeant.
Therefore, Jiang Tian also specially granted him the treatment of bandaging and suturing with his own hands; and by the way, he learned that his name was Rafael; he was also a family of kingdom/fef knights, but he came from the northern border province.
He worked as a servant for a certain nobleman since he was a child.
The tall and strong man Athos is a mercenary from Brabant in the Principality of Lortai, and he is a life-and-death partner in the battle; while the sword and shield sergeant Migne is a member of the Raphael family.
A vassal of the fief, he is also a sergeant from the civilian army/volunteer regiment.
Therefore, when the noise in the night gradually disappeared, Jiang Tian also yawned loudly and said to his adjutant "Little Man" Polly: "I'll leave the next thing to you. Keep an eye on them for me.
"Let me go and take a nap first..."
At the same time, on the mound used to watch the battle during the day, a banquet was being held in the camp composed of the three grand captains. The attendants wearing black wigs in the style of Siris were holding silver coins.
While the quality utensils were passing back and forth, various delicacies were served.
As one of the eleven commanders/colonels under the command of the two regiment commanders/generals of the Lombard Kingdom, they can also be regarded as high-power backbones of the kingdom. However, facing their direct superiors,
, the commander of the Ligurian Corps, Lotari, remained silent.
Because, Rotari is not only one of the few official imperial generals in the princedom who has been granted the royal title; he is also an independent lord of Spoleto. Although he is nominally a vassal of the princely country; according to the ancient system, he has his own fief.
Cities, armies and ports.
Therefore, in today's Ligurian regiment, the chief among the six commanders, the commander of the first regiment is his brother; the most elite first regiment is also his response to the marching orders of the princes and the royal family.
Gather and mobilize from their own territory and arm themselves.
The Sixth Regiment, which had just lost the Second Advance Regiment, was also the largest regiment in the Ligurian Corps; it was also his close wife and brother-in-law, the Grand Regiment Commander from Sorato, and the Director of the Royal Port, Marina.
Led by the Inspector-General, Viscount Gilliam.
The nasolabial folds on his forehead are deep, his cheeks are thin and his eye sockets are sunken. Only his two beards are neat and thick; he looks like someone who has stepped out of an ancient statue or mosaic painting. Even if his face is expressionless or stern,
Naturally, it gives people an illusion of majesty and profoundness.
"This time, among the defenders of Midonie who are the opponents, I suspect that someone got the help of the Seris people;" the oldest and gray-bearded commander of the fourth regiment said with a slightly respectful voice: "
That’s why he is so accustomed to using a variety of traps, ambushes, and gunpowder.”
However, General Luotali ignored his explanation at all, and turned to the head of the third regiment with a gloomy face and said: "So, you haven't sent any scouts or spies to enter.
Did you immediately launch an offensive to explore the city?"
"Commander of the Corps, please listen to my explanation." The commander of the third regiment, who had a deep face, thick limbs, and vague Arabian blood, also hurriedly responded: "Actually, my subordinates have captured many people in the city.
The soldiers who escaped got relevant news about the city from them."
"So, is this the excuse you found for losing half of your regiment?" General Luo Tali continued to ask with an increasingly solemn face: "Have you never thought that this is a fraud that risks death?
Is there any possibility of a trap or something like that, or are you negligent?"
"This...this...is indeed my mistake..." The leader of the third regiment couldn't help but sweat suddenly. He half-knelt on the ground, took off his sword and raised it above his head, saying: "For this reason, I ask to be relieved of my regiment."
As the first captain of the advance company, he took the lead in attacking the city."
"No, your regiment still has at least three companies. I need you to continue to play your role in your current position to atone for your sins." General Luo Tali said with a straight face, unmoved: "So you will be removed from the rank of colonel.
Demoted to major and acting as regimental commander until sufficient merit is achieved."
"Andos, Ribian!" Immediately, General Luotali called out the names of the other two grand commanders, causing them to straighten up: "I don't care what your reasons and positions are, you didn't send out a response and
Support, but since I am here, I hope you can work together."
"Yes!" "Yes!" "Commander of the Corps, don't worry!" The three of them answered in unison: And there were many adjutants, company commanders, deputy company commanders, flag captains, division officers, accountants, and sergeants accompanying them.
The president, doctors, coaches, recordkeepers, etc. could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.
So, at the signal of a certain adjutant, with the sound of musical instruments playing again, various harps, lutes and harps, recorders and transverse flutes, schoomphones and cornets were also working hard with the military musicians and musicians.
The cheerful atmosphere filled the inside and outside of the camp again with the sound of strings and strings.
And after everyone drank happily for a while, the charming Orioles, who were wearing heavy makeup and long skirts, also filed in one after another under the guidance of the attendants; they snuggled into each other's arms in a familiar manner, and moved their hands up and down unscrupulously on the spot.
The wild playfulness and teasing began.
However, no one dared to approach General Luo Tali, because right behind the general, a young and handsome attendant who always stood upright, just looked at the eyes like a dead person; it was enough to make these many people look at him.
The knowledgeable people in the world are intimidated.
However, after General Luotali held the glazed beast cup from the Eastern Empire and drank the fifth glass of specially prepared wine, a very impressive robed attendant also quietly passed through the drunken crowd,
What appeared in front of him and reported in a low voice:
"Everyone..." Immediately, General Luo Tali stood up suddenly, clapped his hands vigorously, and the noise suddenly stopped, and then he said: "It's already 2:40 midnight, please come with me to watch a show,
A special performance from late at night!”
Immediately, everyone who was shouting and cheering followed him to the outside of the banquet tent. They saw the west gate of Midonie City in the distance, suddenly enveloped in a large fire and the sound of fighting. At this time;
, General Luo Tali, who looked slightly drunk, finally solved the mystery with some satisfaction and said:
"Just before I arrived here, my spies had successfully sneaked into the city and reached an agreement with the remaining nobles and officials in the city;" Then he pointed at the pale and vain young man in the corner: "This is
The son of the provincial and district judge in charge of liaison.”
"Rebellion,"
"This is rebellion,"
"Betrayal without mercy!"
At the same time, on the inside of the gate to the west of the city, the boy Polly, who was the adjutant, was also running back and forth on the wall with his face covered in blood and plaster, shouting at the top of his lungs to encourage and mobilize the resisting soldiers, and at the same time, he said again
He asked: "Sir, where is Chief Rorschach? I urgently need more support!"
Then he became a little desperate and shocked, looking at the large torches that continued to light up in the darkness and were rapidly approaching; those were the enemies that had already been lurking and waiting near the city. In the enemy camp set up during the day in the distance,
They are also marching out into battle with the sound of drums and trumpets.
The next moment, an arrow that missed the city battlement missed, hit him in the chest, and knocked him to the ground, causing a series of exclamations; but after just a few breaths, the adjutant Poli was leaning on him again.
Holding a kingdom flag, he slowly stood up, but there was still an arrow stuck in his chest.
This scene, illuminated by the firelight on the wall, also greatly inspired and invigorated the internal and external enemies who were rushing through the city gate, taking turns to attack the nearly collapsed kingdom soldiers; and they roared and surrounded the flag again, and once again
Push and drive back the enemy troops who are swarming up the wall.
With such a moment of buffering, reinforcements finally arrived in the city lit by fireworks; but it was the old hunter Ajax, who led the team that had always been in disorganized uniforms. But it was the one who was reorganized into the logistics brigade.
He also led the old, weak, sick and disabled who were still able to move.
So with such a group of reinforcements, they appeared behind the rebel armed personnel in the city, scattered them, and after causing chaos, they also greatly reduced the pressure and casualties on the only remaining defenders on the city, allowing them to turn around after focusing on one thing and the other.
Push and smash the preset multiple carts inside and outside the city gate.
It also temporarily cut off the contact and response between the enemy troops who had rushed into the city and the rear troops outside the city; but at this time, more enemies holding torches in the darkness had already approached the city wall. Behind them,
, and surprisingly more troops were coming out of the camp.
In the large tent of the Lombard military camp on the mound, the sound of various musical instruments played hard and the wild laughter of men and women had been completely overtaken by the various praises and praises surrounding the ingenious General Lotari.
Overwhelmed the past...
Some people even compare him with the famous general of the classical era, the confidant of Justinian the Great, known as the "last Roman"
The war-mad Belisarius and the Bracheli cavalry regiment following him were compared on the spot. However, soon after, someone frowned:
Because after being drunk on the spot, the wine that was supposed to be replenished was delayed in being brought in; someone else heard the woman's scream while being confused and infatuated; he couldn't help but reach out to comfort the woman who was straddling him.
I was with you, but I saw the other person's eyes staring straight in one direction.
At some point, a tall iron man soaked in blood appeared at the entrance of the camp where the attendants were coming in and out. Under the helmet that made it difficult to see clearly, the other party suddenly grinned and said: "No.
Sorry, you are all surrounded by me."
The next moment, in the silent banquet tent, there was an explosion of roars and curses: "Guards!"
The drinking utensils were lowered, the weapons were wielded and the fierce shouts of "Kill him!"