At the same time, the deputy commander of Lombard's second advance company, Lord MacGyver of Sirote, also rode his horse and stood on a hill, carefully looking at the city of Midonie between the confluence of two rivers in the distance; This is also the only city in Delong Province that the princes of Northern Italy/Siro failed to capture.
The armies of Milan, Pavia, and Verona were all defeated here one after another. Therefore, after encountering reinforcements from the country, Baron West, the second commander of the "Lotari" Corps, his superior, also remembered again the place where he had suffered a setback.
In front of him, Second Lieutenant Lila, who was once a member of the city's garrison but was now disgraced and wearing a tattered military uniform, also had his hands tied behind his back. He was being whipped and was begging for mercy with tears streaming down his face: "Don't beat me anymore, I swear, Within the city… within the city… General Caron is dead.”
At this time, several scouts wearing yellow leather armed uniforms, striped trousers, and short button-down jackets, also holding a swallow-tailed flag gun for identification of friend and foe, rode back at full speed; after transferring the deputy company commander Ma Gaixian At the same time, Lieutenant Lila's attention was spared the pain of his flesh and blood.
"Lord! We have already scouted the city, and there is not a single guard." One of the scout leaders, riding a light traveling horse, took the initiative and said: "My people also encountered and captured fleeing citizens; said It was soldiers rioting in the city and looting everywhere."
"This is not good. I want to give the grand leader a glorious entrance into the city. How can I let these rioters ruin it?" However, Mr. MacGyver, who has just passed middle age and is showing signs of premature aging, has a dusty face. , but he was not happy and said angrily: "Instruct the Fifth Brigade to wait where they are, and the others will follow me into the city quickly."
However, as MacGyver's order spread, the Lombard soldiers who had come from afar and were sitting behind the hill, repairing and eating, began to complain and protest in an uproar: Fortunately, he had enough The prestige made the sergeants beat, scold and threaten:
Finally, they were promised that they could rob the city for three days and take away everything that individuals protested against; and then the share of the collective plunder and sale of citizens was increased by half a percent; these Rumbas covered in dust and mud The German soldiers were able to cheer up and rush towards the city.
Riding at the forefront was MacGyver, who was the deputy company commander and deputy company commander, as well as his flag bearer, auxiliary officer and the Lombard retinue of cavalry directly under the squadron. Because the original commander of the company accidentally became involved in an unspeakable secret, he was allowed to fight for this opportunity in private.
Therefore, he urgently needs to seize the city's credit to prove that he has the qualifications to replace the original Grand Company Commander; and in order to please the typical second-generation ancestral noble, he does not know how to do anything but just carries it around in the military tent all day long. The new leader of the group is constantly having fun with wandering girls and wandering warblers.
It is also said that he had a special liking for the customs and traditions of ancient Rome; he even liked to wear a toga robe and a laurel wreath, and have fun playing ancient characters with the wandering orioles in the camp; therefore, under MacGyver Come to think of it, holding a classic city entrance ceremony will definitely win people's favor.
In this way, not only can he legitimately remove the suffix of temporary acting company commander, but he can also use the other party's family background to raise one or two levels on the basis of the original specially awarded lord; become a respectable subordinate baron or His Majesty the Baron.
After all, it is well known that the titles of the princes of Northern Italy/Ciro are relatively frivolous titles; especially specially awarded lords like MacGyver, also known as mercenary lords. It was originally a special invention made by a few northern princes who had financial difficulties and could not pay for mercenary troops. They came up with an idea out of desperation.
It is to use many falsely awarded low-level titles as rewards and rewards for these mercenary groups who have moved to fight among the princes; even to offset military expenses or to use them for their own purposes, long or short; therefore, the founders have no heirs. Following the same pattern, it quickly spread and spread.
Therefore, it has now become; together with the honorary titles that the last deposed king of the Kingdom of Zealand issued indiscriminately during his reign; and the foreign knights/jazzes awarded by the seven kingdoms of the British Isles. ; Regardless of Zhong Bo, they are collectively called all the countries in the Western Continent, and they have the most prestigious title.
Despite this, as a result of the invasion of the Sealand Kingdom and the comprehensive mobilization and military expansion among the northern Italian/Siro princes, MacGyver can still hope to become a formal noble on the basis of his special title. The subordinate vassals under the sect may own a small legal fief.
Speaking of which, the Western Empire was once part of the new Roman Empire that emerged from the east. As we all know, the old Sivir, the grandfather of Sivir II, the founder of the Western Empire, was the commander-in-chief of the maritime military region of the new empire, and the general marshal of the Italian Legion and the First Crusade.
The new imperial army gathered under his command, as well as the armies of many vassal and servant countries from the east, launched five crusades to the west; they swept away the barbarian kingdoms scattered in the Western Continent. It was completely destroyed and gained great reputation and honors.
Therefore, after the Western Empire united with Holy Britannia to defeat and dismember the Carolingian Dynasty/Frankish Kingdom across the Western Continent under the leadership of King Charlemagne, Sivir the Great, inherited from father and son, also took advantage of the Eastern Roman Empire. The imperial court changed and established itself as the orthodox Western Roman Empire.
Therefore, due to this historical grudge, the people of the Eastern Empire now regard the Western Empire as rebellious, and because Sivir II took Charlemagne's youngest daughter, they despise it as a self-degenerate Western barbarian. The Western Empire did not show any weakness and declared the Eastern Empire to be weak. The Byzantines had long lost their Roman orthodoxy.
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However, they took advantage of the joint riots of the citizens and nobles of Constantine to overthrow the three generations of the Eastern blood/Serris dynasty; in Rome, they were consecrated and crowned by the head of the Catholic Archbishop, and respected as the only orthodox one in the empire. At the same time, the Pope also promised and gave up many rights.
In addition, in order to win the support of the Lombards, Vandals, Goths, and even the remaining forces of the Franks and Germans in the territory; and to resist the strangulation and suppression from Constantinople, Sivir II Many military fiefs were also established in their feudal territories.
However, it was precisely this historical retrogression of feudal fiefdoms that was different from the military region/provincial system of the Eastern Empire; it led to a series of internal royal power disputes and turmoil, as well as local strength, after the loss of external pressure. The faction grew bigger and stronger, and eventually turned into a swarm of feudal lords.
The newly emerging First Dynasty of the Sealand Kingdom, also known as the Rose Dynasty, which has a great connection with the Holy Kingdom of Britannia, also took advantage of the weakness and chaos of the royal family during this period to significantly attract and induce rebellion under the name of the Western Empire. The princes and lords, and in this way eroded all the territories located in the north of the mountain.
Then, it went through the evolution of the Lily Dynasty and the Acacia Dynasty between the same blood but different family branches. Until the establishment of the White Iris Dynasty of the previous generation, it was never able to regain its homeland. Instead, it was interfered with by troops many times, and even became The instigator of the tragic crown war.
This is also the source of the grievances and hatreds formed by the constant murderous conflicts, support and betrayal between the princes of Northern Italy/Siro and the royal family of Zealand in the past dynasties. Therefore, for the Ciro royal family who instigated the invasion war behind the scenes, this was not only a punishment against their old enemies, but also an opportunity to weaken internal troubles.
And for the vast number of mercenaries and soldiers who are active among the many northern Italian princes, southern city-states, and central royal territories, licking blood with the tip of a knife; this is undoubtedly another God-given opportunity to rise in class; not only has the opportunity to become an empire As a formal member of the army, you may also become a noble.
Didn’t you see that this time, under the comprehensive game of all forces, as mercenary leaders passed down for generations, they have gained the favor and favor of the royal family and become vassals of the empire, those dozen emerging nobles . It is the best example for people like them who only know how to kill and destroy and come from humble backgrounds.
Compared with the constant disputes and militarism between princes, states, and emperors, the imperial territory has become impoverished and impoverished; the Kingdom of Sealand, which has suffered from civil strife, is how weak and wealthy it is. As a result, many soldiers in the army who were in poverty and needed to borrow money to survive have already paid off their debts.
With this expectation in mind, Ma Gaixian was surrounded by many sergeants and guards who were clad in armor and all the decorations they thought were gorgeous, holding high the regiment flag and the lord's family emblem. After stepping on the broken bricks and tiles on the ground and the debris of the people fleeing, they entered Midonie with great fanfare.
Because he wanted to show the majesty and style of the Lombard army; although this was just a pomp and circumstance that he imitated based on his wishful thinking and the ceremony and pomp of the nobles. But that didn't stop him from already starting to have wild thoughts about how to arrange the city's entry ceremony in the future.
For example, colorful thick ribbons should be hung on all the buildings at the city gate; and then women in skirts should be asked to stand on high doors and windows and splash their petals flying in the sky at the head of the group who enters the city; it is like On the mosaic murals of the classical era, the Roman nobles and commanders looked like they were returning.
However, when Ma Gaixian and his troops walked for a long distance on the empty streets, they still did not see any citizens; nor did they see any trace of the rioting soldiers; only the fireworks and birds were lit up in many places in the city. This couldn't help but make him feel a little uncomfortable because his expectations had been disappointed.
However, at the next moment, he suddenly realized that; as someone who had been in the quagmire of wars between princes in Northern Italy, he was used to fighting bad battles; he had also seen many unscrupulous tactics, and even ambushes and traps that were used in every possible way. The leader of the mercenary group. He suddenly felt the hair on his body stand on end.
It was as if he was being watched and spied on by some extremely dangerous beast; then he turned the horse's head without hesitation and shouted in a hissing voice: "Stop everyone, be on guard in place, reorganize your formation, and start by All non-commissioned officers, sergeants, and veterans, please roll your names again, inspect your equipment, and search..."
The next moment, his hand holding the silver riding crop suddenly paused, but suddenly a ball of blood exploded on his engraved iron scale breastplate, causing him to fall off his horse; and with him Also felled at the same time were five or six non-commissioned officers and guards, including the flag captain who was standing beside him.
This shocking scene immediately stunned and shocked the soldiers of the Lombard regiment who were still complaining while the entire team was on alert. However, they were so angry that they stepped forward one after another, but they were also confused with other soldiers. Some stunned and bewildered soldiers huddled together on the street.
Then there was the overwhelming, omnipresent sound of trumpets, military drums, and horns, resounding all around the narrow streets where they were; and with these heart-rending drums and horns, the empty street roofs and On the floor, there were also dense ambushes shooting guns and arrows.
And when the small group of cavalry at the end of the team rushed to the open city gate in a hurry, they seemed to want to rush out of the city to ask for help. Suddenly, several carts were pushed over and fell from the city gate, almost smashing the cavalry at the front head-on and crushing them into a lake of flesh and blood.
In disguise, it also blocked the remaining cavalry from escaping the city. At this time, the city began to become noisy with the sound of massacres accompanied by screams and screams...
