Chapter 57: Banishment
As soon as the self-proclaimed Grand Duke finished speaking, the crowd exploded again, and the trial was reversed, and soon Chise covered her face and began to cry, saying that the Gio family had no contestants worthy of competing with Contarini's fighters, and that she was willing to take seven red-hot ploughshares for the sake of the family's survival.
"No, I believe that with your beauty and virtue, Madame, there will be true warriors who will come forward." Gao Wen, who was in the seat, said slowly but firmly.
Sure enough, a long samurai with a sword, shawl hair, beautiful eyes and beard quickly walked out of the crowd, "Noble Grand Duke, I'm the Visat of Bari City. Merlot, whose ancestors were glorious Roman nobles, out of righteous indignation and respect for women, although I do not have a prominent family fortune and a cloud of subordinates, but with this sword in my hand, I will help the Gio family and Madame Chiser to regain their rightful honor. The call soon sounded again from the square, and Gawain nodded with satisfaction and admiration, saying that the method of dueling could be adopted, "because this mode is more conducive to disputes between nobles than commoners." ”
In the square, the sound of swords intersecting sounded, and the long hair of the Visat fluttered, the long sword in his hand waved brightly, constantly letting out a bullfight-like roar, advancing and retreating, and his swordsmanship was excellent, like a milk tiger, killing the fighters specially assigned by Contarini to the field one after another. The people around him were also staring, their breath condensed, and after a burst of exclamations, Wessat's long sword hit the opponent's shoulder, and then quickly pulled out and swung again, the fighter of the Contarini family screamed, his wrist was severed, and with a sword, blood was spilled on the spot, and the corpse was covered on the ground.
"Bang bang." Gawain was the first to applaud, expressing his appreciation for Wesat. Merlot's swordsmanship and courage were appreciated, while Contarini's face turned pale. Really fell to his knees, and then Gawain turned to him. "The result of God's judgment is already clear, God is on the side of the Gio family."
"Nope. It's not fair, how can someone else replace it temporarily? What's more, this one named Merlot is the bastard who committed adultery with my wife, Chise! Contarini shouted angrily.
"Suffice, God will judge only once, for God will not deceive the world." Gawain was also very angry and waved his hand, "The Contarini family, up to the Kasa patriarch, down to the ordinary slaves. Altogether," the self-proclaimed Grand Duke then consulted the book sent by Androdart, "thirty-three families, with immediate effect forever expelled from the city of Bari and exiled to the islands of the Adriatic!" ”
Immediately Contarini collapsed to the ground, and at this time Francisco rode his horse through the scattered crowd and rushed to the edge of the square, "The tower of the Contarini family is still resisting. ”
"Send my Tekopo archers, and the 'Craftsman Company' as well. Use the Italian spear shooter and him. Gawain took the opportunity to stand up, holding the scepter, this little tower. It was easy to send troops to defeat him, and he deliberately wanted to use a knife to shock the entire city of Bari.
Then the horn sounded earth-shattering. From the camp, the scarlet-clad Tekopo soldiers lined up in a neat line and ran to the Contarini Tower. At this time, the men of the Casa family on the tower were still brave and stubborn, and they stood in the wooden gallery that jutted out from the side of the tower. The self-firing ports kept throwing stones and shooting crossbows, the Italian veterans erected shield walls, cats were at the corners of streets and buildings, and a few pulled crossbow arrows directly from the walls and mud, where they planted flags and gambled.
At this moment, in the open space below the tower, the Tekopo soldiers pushing the wooden carts shouted to connect the anti-arrow vehicles, and then took the arrows from their quivers and poured them down on the tower in a storm, scurrying arrows across the wooden gallery and stone walls.
Then, with a rumbling sound, from the side of the street, the company of craftsmen unveiled a mighty large crossbow with a banner in it, with four wheels, and torsion machines, some pushing, and many others holding "ammunition"—heavy iron spears in the back. This movable cross bow car was built by Gawain just after he commissioned the company of craftsmen to enter Bari City, and the whole city and the entire Red Hand Dalian team are the only one.
"Purr", another trumpet sound, several craftsmen aimed the big crossbow at the tower, and spread the iron spears on the side, and then placed one on the crossbow, and then used the mane rope to torque to the limit, the black iron spear buzzed, with the rope behind, swishing and prolonging, deep into the protruding battle corridor outside the tower, and there was a cry of surprise from inside, and the sound of axes hurriedly chopping things - the people of the Contarini family, trying to cut off the spears that were wedged in.
But soon, a second iron spear roared into the other side, and the arcade began to shake, carrying with it a flurry of sawdust, and then the Tecopo mercenaries shouted, and a burst of arrows forced back the personal fighters and domestic slaves of the Contarini family, and then the Italian veterans threw down their shields and jumped up, and pulled the ropes in formation, and with a loud sound of collapse, many fell with the fragments of the gallery and fell into the huge dust raised by the street. Rolling in the gravel streets were all people of Contarini Casa, many of whom had broken internal organs, bleeding from their mouths and noses, broken hands and feet, mixed with the fragments of a meal of wood. Then the boots of the Italian veteran stepped on the dying man and rushed into the tower.
"Listen, this is the result of God's judgment, nothing has changed, except that the Contarini family has become more miserable. And I'm Stephen. Gawain. Lusail is the agent and executor of God's judgment. "Seeing that after the fall of the tower, riding on Sabina's back, Gawain raised his scepter and said this to all the citizens of Bari who were watching the battle outside the line, and not only Contarini himself was paralyzed into the mud in the procession, but even the people of the Gio family were greatly shocked, and they faintly felt that things were progressing in the distance beyond their control, and all the Casa families in the city of Bari—the line was in the hands of this seemingly brave Roman archduke.
There was a cry in front of the gates of Bari, and all thirty-three families of men and women belonging to Contarini Casa were banished according to Gawain's verdict.
Later, in front of the cathedral in the city, Gawain re-received Chise and Merlot, who he believed that her ex-husband's accusation of "bestiality" against the noblewoman was groundless, and praised the latter's generosity in the face of righteousness.
"However, it is now considered by the Archduke that you and Merlot have committed adultery contrary to the ethics of conjugal marriage." But then, to everyone's surprise, Gawain, who returned to his seat, said this sentence with a blank face.
Even Qi Se's expression changed, she forced a smile and asked the Grand Duke, "Isn't the divine judgment over?" God has ruled me innocent. (To be continued......)