Chapter 18: The Return of the Count of Bonaroti
Pierre's blood had begun to go out, they, why didn't they run away? According to the script, shouldn't the other party be in a mess in the face of the cavalry charge, and then let them slaughter?
But now...... Soldiers rushed out desperately to prepare for hand-to-hand combat with them, not to mention, these hateful fellows actually had a second line of defense, although the second line of defense was not numerous, but thirty guns also brought them considerable damage.
In particular, the second line of defense was staffed by soldiers who shot quite accurately, and they were able to easily shoot Pierre's rebel subordinates without the strength of the charge.
If the scene just was filmed from a high altitude, then it was Pierre who led his cavalry to rush through the first line of defense, and just when they were about to cheer for the victory, dozens of soldiers appeared in front of them again, it can be said that Pierre is now trapped in two lines of defense and the war horse has no ability to charge.
Massena, who was in the distance, saw this scene with a telescope, and he chose to leave without the slightest hesitation, without the support of the army, without the follow-up troops, Pierre and the more than 100 cavalry had all finished playing.
Just as Massena had envisioned, the cavalry began to surrender when they saw that the townspeople in their 40s, who were in their 40s, were frantically approaching the area.
After all, they are not regular soldiers, they are just hot-blooded young people who have their own beliefs and pursuits, and there is no need to lose their lives in vain when they see such a scene, you must know that even if they are arrested, they are only facing a sentence.
The youth were only members of the entourage, and they were not sentenced to death, but Pierre was different. He was the leader and repeatedly killed the magistrates and policemen of the Florence area, and he had to fight to the death.
It's a pity that everything is in vain, under the strong force of the two guards, but he was tied up in just a dozen seconds, looking at the dozen corpses on the ground, the small-scale battle has ended.
The wounded were taken to the hospital, the arrested were tied up to await treatment, and Cosimo, Andre's deputy, was doing the statistics.
Andrei and the two guards leaned on the sandbags, holding the cigarettes that had just been sent from the town and half-squinting their eyes in enjoyment, and after a while Cosimo trotted in front of Andrei, and began to report the post-war statistics with a non-standard military salute.
"The town participated in the battle of 180 people (including some characters in their 50s who came out to play soy sauce), 15 were killed and 20 were seriously wounded, none of the officers were injured, the rebel Viscount Pierre was arrested, and 118 cavalry were arrested, of which 18 were killed and 31 were seriously wounded."
It stands to reason that once the cavalry rushes over, their death will be drastically reduced and their lethality will be great, but if there are two lines of defense in front and back and the cavalry are not regular troops, the result is completely different.
Rushing over and seeing that they were surrounded and had little resistance of their own, the cavalry quickly collapsed, and if it was Massena who had just commanded it, the result would have been the same, but at least it would have caused more casualties to the town.
Looking at Cosimo, who was about to leave after the report, one of the guards smiled very teasingly: "Most of these are wanted rebels!" I believe it is a lot of income, and your town should treat us well! ”
Originally, it was just a joke, but who thought that Cosimo waved his hand in a panic: "These are the credits of Andre and the chiefs, and our town will not be greedy for this reward." ”
Seeing Cosimo's appearance, Andrei thought he had misunderstood something, waved his hand and said casually: "We won't ask for this reward, we are just invited by your Count Bonarroti." ”
"......"
"If you don't think it's suitable, give it to your earl, and I'm sure he'll make a suitable allocation."
Andrei interrupted Cosimo's words, and after thinking about it, Cosimo also felt that it would be more appropriate to leave the matter to Count Bonarroti to assign, so he nodded and agreed.
None of the guards would have thought of the exact amount of this bounty, and if they knew, they would never dare to refuse it so easily, because it was a huge sum that even Ernst could not ignore.
In 1877, the Kingdom of Italy officially wanted Massena and Pierre, with an initial reward of 50,000 lire (about 2,000 pounds), but with the robbery of two banks in Florence and the murder of the magistrate, the bounty has been raised to 100,000 lire.
On the road to the manor from the small town of Bonaroti, Pierre, who was tied up, and more than 70 rebels who could walk were very embarrassed and slowly walked in the direction of the manor under supervision and escort.
Andrei was riding on a military horse, followed by Cosimo, a young man from the small town, and Cosimo looked at Andre with envy at this time, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.
"Cosimo, you are very talented, but to become one of us is not as simple as words, I need to ask the Earl, and you need to ask your family."
"I'm just an uncle......"
"Then ask your uncle's opinion, there is nothing wrong with Austria-Hungary, the German Empire, and the Kingdom of Italy being allies now, but we will not always be allies, you need to think carefully."
André said this very seriously, although these guards came from all over the country, they were all away from their homeland since childhood, and they had little concern, and it was for this reason that the ascetics gathered them around Ernst and trained them to be his guards.
The words were very demoralizing, but Cosimo did not hesitate too much: "Old Bazali is sixty years old this year, he has no children, if he dies, the town will hold a solemn funeral for him, and I believe that the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Italy will remain allies for a short time." ”
Although he didn't say it explicitly, Andre had already made up his mind, and even if the old Bazali stopped him, it would not be possible to dispel Cosimo's thoughts.
There was no way, Andrei could only make a final dissuasion: "So, can you tell me why you left with us and went to Florence to join the Florentine Legion......"
"Sir Andrei, don't you know the situation of the Italian Legion?"
With loose marches and loose discipline, the Italian army was second-rate, and did not match his first-class national title at all, and André could only choose to remain silent about Cosimo's words.
"I'll recommend it to Lord Earl, but I can't guarantee the outcome."
Although he didn't directly agree, Andrei's words still made Cosimo very grateful, so he thanked Andre very seriously, but Andre ignored it because only he understood what path Cosimo was taking.
At the same time in the Bonaroti estate, Ernst and Countess Mosetti were watching the doctor clean up the wounds of the Count of Bonaroti.
Ernst received the news of the rebels' march towards the small town of Bonaroti at the beginning, but because he was afraid of Andrei's new appointment and other rebels, Ernst did not rush to the rescue, but arranged for a dozen guards to go to observe the situation.
As soon as the guards arranged to go out, Count Bonarroti had already appeared in the hall with the support of old Bazaari, and saw Count Bonarroti who was a little embarrassed, a little weak, and smiling at them with abrasions, Countess Mosetti covered her mouth and snorted softly, and then hurriedly trotted over to check on Count Bonarroti's injuries.
Seeing the intimacy of the couple, Ernst was embarrassed to stay in the lobby, called the equally happy old Bazali, told him the news of the town, and allowed him to take the more than 100 young people to the town to help him.
"Why didn't you see Butler Parker?"
Without seeing Parker, Ernst looked at a servant who had just helped Count Bonaroti into the door with some confusion, and the originally happy servant instantly lowered his mood when he heard this: "Parker's butler was shot in the abdomen, and he has already helped to see it, and there is no problem with his life, but there may be some side effects in the future." ”
Because it was in the lobby, Countess Mosetti naturally heard this, she glanced at Count Bonarroti, who was also depressed, and then the servant, who was very worried, asked, "Is it nothing serious?" ”
"It's okay madam, Parker's body is very good, but it may be a little inconvenient to move in the future, and things that are too heavy can't be moved."
It might have hurt a nerve, Ernst had secretly guessed.
PS: Thank you to the dragon's guards, flashy and flashy, new era * old man, new era * old man, N Xueyi N, "_ desolate_" for the reward, these days I have been busy making up for the exam, and it is really a sin not to thank you! Excuse me! Forgive me!!