The road, about 2 blocks from the Olympic Theater, is already filled with all sorts of debris.

Several overturned wagons and some planks formed a barricade that was not very solid.

Behind the barricades was a group of Venetian musketeers made up of mountain dwellers from the mountains of Nobea.

These hunters from the mountains of southern Italy possessed the same eyesight and keen sense of prey as the Agri musketeers.

This made them candidates for the well-known Musketeers.

The Nobel mountain people employed in Venice were small in number, but they were all good gunners, and like the Ottomans, they focused on individual marksmanship rather than with their companions.

But even so, these Nobel musketeers caused a lot of trouble for Ofleiuil.

Looking at the Roman Tescian soldiers lying down in the street in the distance, the Nobean musketeers hiding behind the barricades let out a loud laugh.

However, although the Roman-Thesians had just been taught a lesson, these Nobeans did not let their guard down so much.

Their captain ordered his men to occupy the rooftops of the houses on both sides, and at the same time had the alleys on both sides of the road blocked.

The Romantesians had already attacked twice, but they were all fought back by Nobel musketeers.

And the narrow, curved terrain of this street is clearly not suitable for the use of artillery.

The failure of the two attacks to inflict great losses and still not capture the enemy barricades made the Roman Thesian officer who led the team lose his composure, so he gave a clearly wrong order.

A gun mounted on a gun carriage was slowly pushed to the corner of the street, and the gunner half-bent down carefully adjusted the angle of the gun, but this move was quickly discovered by the enemy.

After a heavy burst of gunfire, a cannon and several more corpses were thrown down the street.

But that's not the worst of it.

The Nobean musketeers burst out of the barricades, firing as they continued to shoot towards the corner.

Then, while the Roman-Thesians were dodging, a few sturdy musketeers rushed into the corner with a sports car in tow.

The barricades were not captured, and a piece of artillery was taken away by the enemy, and when the news reached Oflaiil, the young chief of staff was so angry that his face turned blue and his eyes almost burst into flames.

"I can't imagine that I have such a fool under my men."

Ofleil went back and forth in circles in anger, for him the most important thing he needed to attack Vicenza was time.

Regardless of the outcome on Gompati's side, he must surround Rondoba Barbarig's forces before Venetian reinforcements arrive, or he will be caught between two sides.

For this reason, he did not hesitate to put the Maceni regiment, which had a strong fighting force, on the way to stop the Venetians.

But now he was blocked by a barricade.

"Can't you take a detour?"

"I'm sorry sir, it's the only way to the Olympic Theater." The staff attendant next to him said helplessly, "Vicenza is a small place, and the streets here are so narrow that in some places it is impossible to even let artillery pass. ”

"Then I'm going to have to be stuck out of that street all day?"

Offrey asked dissatisfiedly, seeing the silent expression of the staff attendant, he knew that this was probably really the only answer.

Ofleiyi clasped his hands together in fists and squeezed them hard, then he looked back at the staff attendant beside him.

"Ordered to organize the assault troops."

The attendant was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand what he meant.

"I mean to organize a death squad," said Ofleigh, nodding as if to himself, "yes, that's the name, and gather volunteers from all the companies to form a force to prepare for an attack on the Venetian barricades." ”

"So how do you get them to sign up voluntarily?"

"Reward money and draw lots, this is the best way, go for it immediately."

The staff attendant hesitated but took the order to leave, and Oflaiyi clenched his fists twice and circled back and forth.

"God, may this work."

Ofleiyi was secretly beating a drum in his heart, he couldn't let people see that he was actually worried, on the contrary, he wanted everyone to think that he was sure.

It's just that when he saw the volunteers who had been gathered, Oflaiyi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart.

Except for some of these people who seem to be in the prime of life, some are still very young, and some are already old.

This annoyed that there were still such soldiers in the army he managed.

It seems that when this war is over, the Duke must be advised to implement the conscription system he has planned as soon as possible.

Oflaiyi pondered in his heart, and immediately put this thought, which was obviously far away, to the back of his mind.

As several bulging purses were thrown on the ground, the gold coins inside rolled out, and one of them rolled across the street and crashed into a soldier's foot in two circles and fell.

The sun shone on the statue of the goddess of war on the gold coin, shining with golden light.

The soldier stooped down and picked up the gold coin, held it up and looked at it until a shadow stood in his sight.

The soldier looked up and saw Ofleiyi standing in front of him.

"Do you want it?" Oflaiyi asked the soldier.

The soldier moved his lips and silently handed the gold coin to Oflei.

"Do you all want these Radia?!" Oflaiyi asked aloud.

The soldiers stared at the glittering golden thing in Oflaiyi's raised hand, their eyes shining with hunger and greed.

"I think you already know why I brought you here, yes, I want you to complete a very dangerous mission, there will definitely be dead or wounded among you, but as long as you live, you will get this bag of 30 Ladia gold coins," Hearing a surprised cry from the soldiers, Ofleiyi turned around and took out another money bag from the large package on the horseback behind him and threw it on the ground, "It's everyone!" ”

The exclamations were instantly much higher, and the soldiers looked at Oflaiyi in disbelief.

Many people can't even imagine what 30 gold coins means, but now they have such an opportunity to earn 30 gold coins at a time.

"Listen, I'll just charge and charge and take that barricade and you'll get all the gold here, because that's what you deserve."

Ofleiyi shouted to the soldiers, and he looked at one of the officers who had been brought up by the two soldiers, and his eyes showed undisguised disgust.

This is the same Agris company commander who not only attacked badly, but also lost an artillery.

"And I'm going to send you a captain," said Ofley, looking at the officer, and whispering in his ear as he hugged him hard, "if you don't want to lose your honor, I'll give you a chance." ”

"My lord, I am willing to accept this punishment." Officer Agri replied gasping.

"Good." Ofleiyi let go of the officer and stepped back to look at the soldiers, whom he remembered as Alexander calling a commando, "Remember, your task is to break through the barricades, and no one is allowed to stop and pick up the spoils of war during the battle, otherwise they will be severely punished." ”

As he spoke, Oflaiyi waved the command staff in his hand in the air hard, and let out a muffled sound of "whew": "Prepare for battle." ”

Suddenly, from the corner of the otherwise quiet street, there was a dull and hurried sound of footsteps.

This aroused the alarm of the Nobean musketeers who were guarding the barricades, and they immediately grabbed their weapons and stared at the corners of the street, while several men began to fiddle with the cannon they had captured.

Along with the artillery, a barrel of gunpowder and a box of shells were captured, and now the Nobelian soldiers carefully poured the primer into the cannon trough little by little, but when they poured gunpowder into the barrel, they had been arguing for a long time because they did not know how much to pour.

Only now, seeing that the enemy seemed to be attacking again, a few improvised gunners could no longer care about arguing, and hurriedly poured a piece of gunpowder into the barrel of the cannon, and then stuffed the shells into it.

"With just one shot, those Roman-Thesians will scare away."

I don't know who shouted like this, causing the surrounding companions to respond loudly.

The footsteps from the corner of the street are getting closer and heavier, and there are many enemies that can be heard from the footsteps.

The Nobea soldiers raised their weapons one after another, and the terrible muzzles of several heavy muskets were pointed directly at the corner, and they were ready to shoot as soon as the enemy appeared, without waiting for them to line up.

The footsteps had reached the corner, but suddenly they stopped strangely.

The Nobea soldiers waited nervously.

Suddenly, a messy shadow shook on the wall of the house facing the street, and then a sudden sound of running came from behind the corner!

There were no drums, no horns, and no rigorous formation, and a group of Roman Thesian soldiers suddenly appeared in the street without even firing the first round.

Then, with a frantic shout, led by an officer, the Roman Thesian soldiers rushed towards the barricades like crazy!

The twist of fire in the hand of the Nobelian soldier ignited instantly, the spark beating, and the twist of fire burned.

But the enemy was still rushing towards them, which caused some Nobeans to cry out for fear or what.

"Boom~"

The heavy arquebus rang out first, and the sound of a huge gunfire instantly enveloped the street, and a huge hole in the chest of a charging Roman Thescian soldier exploded in an instant.

The projectile that passed through his body continued forward, and after tearing open one of the arms of the man behind him, it flew aside with a shattered arm bone.

Then a burst of gunfire rang out through the streets.

One by one, the Roman-Thesians were shot and fell, but although the casualties made them stagnate, this time they did not retreat, but continued to shout and rush up again under the leadership of the officer.

There was a terrible cannon muzzle with a black hole in front of him, and when he got closer, he could see clearly the fire twist that had been lit on the cannon body.

Officer Agri's body was cold, and he couldn't stop because of the numb body of too much fear, and he only knew that a voice in his head kept telling him, "Rush forward!" Rush up! ”

"Ah~"

The officer raised his saber in his hand, which was the standard equipment of their "assault team", and all of them were issued with 2 short guns and a saber.

Without the protection of shields, without the formation of spears, and without the long-range fire of muskets, their only task was to charge, charge, and then rush to the barricades to engage the enemy in melee combat with their spears and sabers.

A thunderous roar sounded in front of him, and at the same time as a huge black shadow was coming, a cloud of smoke could be seen spewing out of the cannon with the light of fire.

Immediately, the Agri officer lost consciousness.

The sound of fighting in the direction of the barricade could be heard even from a distance, but Rondolba Barbarig was standing in the Olympic Theater silently.

"My lord, Rome Thesia is still attacking, but as long as the reinforcements from Venice arrive in the battle, the situation will be changed."

Hearing his men's words, Rondoba Barbareg chuckled and said nothing, he walked to the door of the theater, looked at the small square in front of the theater that was tightly surrounded, and listened carefully to the movement in the distance.

Finally, Rondolba Barbarig let out a soft sigh.

"Such a fierce battle ......"

Rondoba Barbareg muttered to himself, then looked at the troops guarding the square.

Rondoba Barbareg thought he was not underestimating his enemies, but in fact he realized that he was careless when he and the Roman army of Roman-Thesian forces actually fought on the heights of the Palladidio cemetery.

Or rather, he didn't expect the enemy to be so powerful.

The battle at the cemetery did not inflict many casualties on the Venetians, but the real damage was when they were pursued by the enemy on the subsequent retreat back to Vicenza.

The Bohemians took advantage of their light and agile nature, especially when they were equipped with mounted rifles specially designed for them, and often hit the target from a distance before they could catch up with the enemy.

The number of soldiers who were able to escape back to Vicenza was certainly much smaller than the number they had gotten.

Rondoba Barbarig glanced at the people around him, so how many people are there now, 2000 or less?

And how many troops did the Roman-Thesians use to siege the city?

The sound of street fighting in the distance seemed to be getting closer, and the soldiers in the square were slightly commotioned, and the musketeers mixed with the spearmen stared warily around, who would attack first when the enemy appeared.

Then, presumably, there was a terrible killing.

Haven't Venetian reinforcements arrived yet?

Rondoba Barbareg did not think that Leonardo Rollette wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of him at the hands of the Roman Thesians, as that would only mean that he had overestimated the man.

On the contrary, Lorette should have wanted the stability of Venice more than anyone else at this time, because he also wanted to be ambitious for many years to come.

On the contrary, the House of Lords may not be willing to risk losing more troops in order to save him, thinking about the great work that Pitiliano did for Venice at the beginning, but in the end he was made difficult in every way because of the loss of troops, and even almost being questioned, you can know that the House of Lords is actually only concerned about how much they have earned or lost.

Then only the 3,000 main forces sent to Lombardy can be counted on, and if they can return in time, maybe things won't be so bad.

Of course, if he can't be wiped out by the enemy in front of him, the only thing he can do is to withdraw from Vicenza before the enemy breaks through the city's defenses.

Because of Vicenza's special location, little Babareg did not need to worry about being surrounded by enemies, but since the sudden outbreak of fierce attacks, it seems that the fighting in the city has become more and more fierce, and the shouts of killing that seem to have been approaching the Olympic Theater seem to prove that the battle situation is really bad.

Suddenly, some figures appeared in the street in the distance, and when they got closer, they could be seen to be Venetian soldiers.

"My lord, the situation does not seem to be good." A casual reminder from a whisper.

"Has Romanthesia broken our defenses?"

Little Babareg looked at the retreating soldiers with some disappointment, he had thought that even if they failed, the Venetians would probably hold out for two days, maybe longer.

But he clearly once again underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Roman Thescian army.

The Venetians who had fled back looked panicked, or rather seemed frightened.

They shouted from a long distance to warn their comrades guarding the square to get ready, and then an officer, passing through the whole group of soldiers, ran up to little Babareg and gasped and reported: "My lord, the Roman Thesians are crazy, they look like pagans, I have never seen such a crazy man. ”

Little Babarig looked at his embarrassed subordinates and didn't speak, although he was curious about what this person had encountered, but the situation in front of him made him bother to ask.

Looking back at the Olympic Theater behind him, little Babarig wanted to give the order to retreat for a while.

The Olympic Theater in Vicenza was built as a military fortress in its early years, and although the engineer who built it died of illness shortly after the start of construction, the work continued.

It was only later that Vicenza no longer needed such heavy guards, and it became a famous indoor theater.

The Olympic Theater is a sturdy structure that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if you defend here, even if there are a large number of enemies, it will not be easy to capture for a while.

It's just that once he retreats in, there is no way out, if the main force of the invasion of Lombardy can return in time, it is fine, if he can't return in time, then he is equivalent to taking the initiative to enter the prison.

Thinking of this, little Babareg took a deep breath, he knew that he might soon be charged by the House of Lords for escaping, but he still decided not to do anything stupid.

"Order to withdraw from Vicenza."

"Your Excellency?" The attendant asked a little puzzled, and when he saw the look on Rondoba Barbaregg's face, he asked in a low voice, "Then where are we?" ”

Vicenza was the northern border of the Veneto, and now that the road to Venice was obviously impassable, they had to retreat north.

That would mean they were leaving Veneto.

It was clear to everyone what this meant, and even if they defeated the Roman-Thesians in the battle that followed, they would still have to face interrogation and even trial by the Senate.

Knowing what his retinue was hinting at, Londoba Barbareg looked at the growing rout of the street in the distance, and listened to the approaching shouts of killing, and gave the order: "Go to Trotino in the north to join the Emperor's army, and rest assured that I will explain everything to the Senate." ”

Hearing this, the entourage could only sigh helplessly and go down to give orders.

"I'll be back."

Rondoba Barbarig looked at the theater and swore secretly.

On May 30, 1503, the Roman-Thescian army repelled the Venetians and occupied Vicenza.