Chapter 1431: Catching François I by Mistake
Hai Dongqing is the king of the sky, and killing a few carrier pigeons is simply trivial. Ma Lin was very happy since he discovered Hai Dongqing's ability. With Haidongqing, who specializes in killing carrier pigeons, it means that the carrier pigeon transmission can disrupt the enemy's rapid delivery of messages. Even, through the carrier pigeon caught by Hai Dongqing, you can get specific information transmitted by the enemy.
This is too important for message blocking. Previously, Marin had used the method of the Cossack cavalry intercepting the messenger to block the message. But that's also good luck. On the first few occasions, if the enemy used carrier pigeons on a large scale, this kind of interception became meaningless.
The main thing is that pigeon breeders are a high-paying technical job in Europe at the moment, and keeping carrier pigeons is not so popular. The main thing is that the Europeans do not pay so much attention to espionage work at the moment, so Marin was lucky not to be exposed the first few times.
However, European powers, such as France and Spain, still have dedicated pigeon relay teams. If there is no professional way to intercept the pigeon, it will be difficult to block the transmission of the message.
In order to win the intelligence war in the future, Marin decided that the next time he sent someone to Daming, he would contact the old relations of the Yehe tribe and buy a batch of Evenki eagle training slaves from them. At the same time, a group of falcons were introduced, which were specially cultivated in the local area to deal with other carrier pigeons.
This practice later received miraculous results. But wherever there is Haidongqing haunted, the carrier pigeon communication of other houses is basically paralyzed. Only their own carrier pigeons, when they were released, instructed the Haidongqing domesticators not to let the eagle go to the sky for the time being, could pass smoothly.
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After Louis XII led his army south to Italy, Marin sent a team and quietly arrived in Paris, ready to make a big move......
What kind of big moves? Naturally, it was the assassination of Margaret of the Tudor family and her "son" "Henry VIII......
The existence of this little prince Henry had too much influence on England. With this kid in his presence, a large number of Edward's opponents quickly reunited under the Tudor banner.
Not only England is threatened, but even Scotland, because this "little Henry" "has the blood of the Stuart royal family", has also gathered a group of Scottish exiled nobles to use this little hairy child to return to the country.
So, whether for the sake of the stability of England or for the stability of Scotland, this little Henry must die......
Now, Louis XII marched south to Italy with his army, and Paris was empty. As for the garrison of 20,000 militiamen in disguise by the French, they can hide it from the English, but they can't hide it from Marin. After all, this ploy was still devised by Marin's spies.
Now there were only 4,000 real garrisons in Paris, however, there were 3,000 men who needed to garrison the palace and several key points in the city of Paris. The remaining 1,000 people also have to maintain the security of the entire city of Paris. As for Margaret in Tudor, it is said that there are only 20 guards left. As long as you send someone to raid once, you will have a great chance of killing this pair of uneasy "mother and son".
In fact, the Margaret of Tudor originally lived in a military camp with a size of more than 1,000 people, and the security was very high. However, now that Louis XII marched south to Italy and took most of the soldiers in that barracks with him, leaving only 20 guards for her, how could she miss such a great opportunity? So, Marin sent a 30-man assassination team to assassinate Tudor's Margaret and her so-called son.
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"Are you sure it's here? How is it empty? Hansel, the captain of the special forces who led the team, frowned. He was the leader of the assassination team and the commander-in-chief of the North Sea State Special Forces. Cage's proud disciple.
Originally, Marin planned to let Cage personally lead the team this time. Cage, however, did not speak English. Therefore, Hansel, who was a Frisian, had to lead the team.
The reason why all 30 of them spoke English or English-like Frisian was to throw the pot on the British. Anyway, it made sense that the British would want to kill Margaret Tudor. As for him Marin, it's better to hide behind his back and make a fortune.
In the middle of the night, the spy of the Paris branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce, who was the guide, replied:
"Yes, this is right, this was originally a barracks in the northwest of the city, and thousands of soldiers and horses were stationed in it. Because of this, it has been inconvenient for us to assassinate that woman before. However, this time Louis XII led his troops south, and the French troops in this military camp were basically transferred. That's why it's so empty. ”
"Oh, ......I see," Hansel nodded, and asked again:
"Is it easy to attract French defenders here? It will take a bit of work to get rid of 20 guards, so the French shouldn't come so quickly, right? ”
The guide shook his head and said:
"No, there are only 4,000 defenders in Paris now, and there are still 3,000 people to garrison the palace and a few key points, and only 1,000 are mobile. However, this is the edge of Paris, and the 1,000 mobile troops will not be so coincidental here. What's more, it's midnight now, who has nothing to do with running here in the middle of the night? ”
Hansel nodded and ordered:
"Brothers, get ready to act!" With that, he took the lead and put on a black mask for the Assassins......
Subsequently, nearly 30 special forces of the Beihai Kingdom behind him, including the guide who showed him the way, all wore black masks. And they also wore pure black clothes, and they looked like assassins. However, in this dark night, this body just hides itself......
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In addition to the costumes of the men in black, these 30 special forces also held a sailor's scimitar, and their left hands were all holding very simple small wooden shields, which looked like they were temporarily processed......
There is no way, Paris is very strict, and it is difficult to bring in standard shields. As for the armor, special forces are not accustomed to wearing it. The only rhinoceros leather armor they were accustomed to wearing could not be worn. As soon as you wear it, you reveal your origin. After all, other countries in Europe don't wear this stuff these days. On the last expedition to Italy, Marin's men wore a lot of rhinoceros leather armor. If the special forces wear rhinoceros leather armor this time, they will reveal their true origins.
In order to conceal their identities, the weapons they even used were the sailors' scimitars commonly used by English sailors. This scimitar is ideal for sailors in close combat, as well as for these North Sea Special Forces who often practice hand-to-hand combat. As for the deputy's shield, it was purely used to defend against the Tudor Margaret's bodyguards. After all, it's better to have a shield in your hand than nothing.
It's just that these shields are too broken, and at first glance, it is a small wooden shield to nail a handle after the door is sawed, which is very sloppy......
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Outside the barracks where Margaret of Tudor lived, Hansel saw that the time was almost up, waved his hand, and then led the way with a shield in his left hand and an English sailor's scimitar in his right hand......
The two guards guarding the gates of the camp were quickly cut into meat sauce by the special forces, and then Hansel and his men continued to rush forward......
It's just that the previous slashing alarmed the inside, and the guards inside seemed to be awakened. Then, the gates of the inner camp were closed. At the same time, the barking of dogs and the shouts of people were heard inside......
"Hell, and dogs?" Hansel frowned. However, considering that this is a remote part of Paris, the defenders of Paris must not have come so quickly. So, he ordered his men to attack. In addition, some of them also pulled out throwing knives from their waists and threw them inside, quickly injuring several enemy guards.
Just as Hansel was about to launch a general attack, something surprised him - countless torches suddenly appeared in the streets, and it seemed that a patrol of two or three hundred men appeared......
"- it's too back!" After scolding, Hansel looked angrily at the guide - didn't you say that there were no patrols at this time? Where did this team come from?
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Coincidentally, the 300-strong patrol was not supposed to come out in the middle of the night, but today a new commander came. The new officer took office with three fires, no, tonight this young commander had a hot head, so he came with his subordinates to patrol the night......
Looking at the hundreds of heavily armed enemies, Hansel's suddenly became a little depressed. If they are all the powerful people in the special forces, even if the number of people is ten times smaller, they can beat the opponent back. After all, their martial arts are high and there are many soldiers in general.
However, the special forces sent to assassinate this time are not the masters of the special forces who are good at fighting in battle formations, but the dexterous ones who are good at assassination.
The powerful are good at fighting in battle formations, while the dexterous are good at assassination. In the face of enemies that are not very different in numbers, the dexterous may be able to crush them with martial arts. However, in the face of a tenfold enemy, it is still the regular army...... At this time, Hansel had 100,000 MMPs to talk about......
"What should I do?" All eyes were on Commander Hansel.
At this moment, the young officer who led the French patrol rode on his horse and shouted:
"Rush with me and take down these guys of unknown origin!" After saying that, he actually took the lead in riding a horse and rushed over......
Hansel's eyes twinkled—good opportunity......
Then, Hansel went straight to meet him, and the moment the young officer slashed at the knife, his body suddenly twisted and avoided the knife. Then, he directly threw away the shield in his hand and smashed it into the French soldiers who rushed up from behind.
Then he turned around and grabbed the young French officer on horseback and dragged him down......
The young French officer was dragged off his horse and immediately knocked unconscious. When he sobered up a little, he saw a sailor's scimitar across his neck......
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Seeing this scene, the French patrol, who had planned to rush up, suddenly did not dare to rush forward......
Hansel knew right away that it was a big fish......
Sure enough, soon an officer dressed like an adjutant shouted:
"Boy, let our Highness go, or you'll die!" This is, of course, French.
"What did he say?" Hansel asked the guide next to him in English. This guide has been lurking in Paris for many years and knows French. Moreover, he is also a Frisian and naturally understands English. Moreover, Hansel also spoke English on purpose.
He said, "Let them go, Your Highness...... Is it a prince? ”
"Your Highness? Which Highness? Hansel suddenly asked in Latin, the lingua franca of the nobility.
The young French officer stinks and says:
"I am a side branch of the royal family of Valois, the Kingdom of France, François of Angoulême!"
"I'm rubbing, Prince François!" Hansel was so frightened that he almost burst into foul language. Fortunately, he held back.
As the leader of the assassination team sent to Paris, Hansel had a general understanding of the situation in France. He knew that the Prince François in front of him seemed to be the fiancé of Princess Claude, the only surviving daughter of King Louis XII of France, and the future king of France......
"Now we don't have to die, with this big fish, we can get out of the city safely!" Hansel breathed a long sigh of relief and began to use Prince François as a hostage, and began to demand a safe evacuation......