Chapter 55: Internal and External Enemies
Keth had always worried about Fed, and when she heard Avi say this, she immediately nodded in agreement, and Marcus didn't pay much attention to the internal disputes within the church, or his deputy head of the sect.
After Avi quickly explained, he turned to look at Satnam, the other party and the other mercenary group leaders were still stunned, but the leader of the torn mercenary group, "Sharp Claw", also shouted: "Of course Lao Tzu is going to save the Pope! Let Lao Tzu see what kind of person is so bold that he dares to attack the Pope!"
After receiving the reply from the two mercenary groups, Satnam confirmed the choice of all the regiment leaders - the Potato Mercenary Group and the Tear Mercenary Group went to the rescue of the Central Castle together.
The mercenary groups of the other church alliances led their subordinates and set off outside the city as a special force ambushing outside the city. This Einsatzgruppen is estimated to have 8,000 men, with five main mercenary groups as the main force, and then dozens of church knights as guides. On the other hand, Satnam was only willing to send his deputy Rashad and a few church knights to accompany him to rescue the castle, and the head of the regiment said that he would leave most of the church knights to protect the archbishop, believing that no one knew if there were any enemies lurking in the city.
The leaders of the mercenary regiments knew in their hearts that the archbishop and the head of the Knights, Satnam, did not want to see anyone come to the rescue, regardless of whether the enemy of unknown origin succeeded or not, and they were all happy that they had chosen the right choice.
After the order was given, the people set out for their destination. Avi immediately asked Hughes to inform the subordinates of the Potato Mercenary Group, but the leader of the Tearing Mercenary Group, "Sharp Claw", stopped him, "Boy, don't you have to worry about it, don't you see our mercenary group? You can just stay behind!"
Avi and Marcus also expressed their gratitude to the commander of the "Sharp Claw", and it was ideal to be able to keep their men from taking risks, so the few squadron leaders only needed to find Fid and Ayana, and then hand over the main battlefield to "Sharp Claw". However, Hughes still thought that the other captains in the rear should be notified first, so he left first.
On the way to the castle, Avi whispered to Keth and the others: "I had slept soundly at night, but the wind was blowing outside, and the windows were blowing, and I saw a figure in a daze," he thought he was dreaming, so he ignored it, "and then I saw a slightly larger figure, and I didn't know if I really saw it at the time." ”
After Avi's "hazy" explanation, Kesi and the others complained about why Avi didn't say it earlier, but they all said that what Avi saw should be Ayana and Avi who went out one after another. Patrick had not spoken, and he now only wanted to know if Fede was still alive.
"Wait a minute, our first task is to find Fid and Ayana," Marcus really couldn't understand why the two of them were running in the direction of the castle at night, and it was in such bad weather, "As for the Pope and the second prince Amsol and the others, it will be handed over to the head of the 'Sharpclaw'. As he said this, he turned sideways to look at the "Sharp Claw" who was walking in front, and the other party had quickly gathered three hundred people, and was running at full speed in the direction of the castle where the Pope was located in the pouring rain.
"Although Avi says that Fyld and Ayana are running in that direction, no one knows if they are really there," Greif walked last, his big harpoon on his back had pierced the cloak, "I don't think we should be too risky, since they are going in the direction of the castle, if they are either related to the Pope or the invaders, who knows if they have been now"
"Don't guess!" cried Kiss, "I'm sure Fed wouldn't have done anything like attacking the Pope, and I think he might have been there to stalk that weird girl." The Duke's daughter felt that this was the only thing she knew that Fidel might do, and that it was not Fidel's style to disappear hastily.
None of the others refuted it, nor did they echo it, and neither Marcus, Avi, nor Patrick believed in their hearts that Fidel would do such a thing, after all, they had experienced life and death with them. But the fourteen-year-old girl was not trustworthy at all, and the main reason was that the other party never showed trust in them.
When I came to the outer part of the castle, I could already see many armed members of the church standing outside the castle, and many of them were similar to their clothes. But the lighter ones, all of whom are members of the Papal Guard, are trying to storm the castle by any means. The deputy commander of the regiment, Rashad, and his men walked in the direction of the city gate, leaving the mercenaries behind, completely unconcerned.
At this time, the sky was still mercilessly throwing large raindrops, and there was no sympathy for those who had no tiles to cover their heads. The group of Potato Mercenaries stood in front of the main entrance to the castle, and Sharp Claw had already rushed forward with his men.
"Hey, who are you?!" a prefect of the Church had just let Rashad got, and now he had stopped "Sharp Claw", he had received an order that might not have been to storm the castle and rescue the Pope, but anything else.
"Sharp Claw" raised his hands, and two steel claws that shimmered silver in the dark night and heavy rain gently slashed towards the chief, who quickly jumped back, and when he saw the comer clearly, he immediately got out of the way.
"Come with me, little ones, there's an underground way into the castle!" cried out Talon, and even some members of the Papal Guard heard his shout, and ran after him to the side of the castle.
"Shall we follow along?" Matthews asked Marcus.
Marcus One-Eyed is well aware of his brother's character, and since he has accepted the task of repelling the invaders, he must now be wondering how to smash the heads of those enemies with the golden axe on his back.
"Okay, you'll go with the leader of the Ripping Mercenary Regiment," Marcus said, patting his brother on the shoulder, "If you run into Deputy Captain Feder or Captain Ayana, remember to protect them." ”
Matthews grinned, then took off his cloak and tossed it aside, quickly following the hundreds of people in Talon.
At this moment, the Knight Chief of the Church Order, Kiro, rode from behind, followed by more than a dozen Church Knights.
"Captains, let me lead you into the castle!" said Kiro in a hurried tone, speaking to Avi before he could dismount. The knights behind him quickly jumped off their horses and drew their weapons as if the enemy were in sight.
"Enter the castle?" Avi looked at the gates that were surrounded by ecclesiastical forces, and then at some of the papal guards who had run away with the Tearing Mercenary Regiment.
"Yes, I know there are other secret passages that can enter the castle, and a few of them will follow me. When Kiro said this, he deliberately lowered his voice, and the church forces standing outside the castle did not hear him.
The group of the Potato Mercenary Regiment exchanged a look with each other, isn't this Kiro the archbishop's confidant? It stands to reason that he should stand outside the castle and prevent the others from going in to rescue the Pope! How could he suddenly suggest that there is a way in?
Just when Avi and the others were puzzled, Kiro whispered to Keth: "Actually, I am the Pope's person, and I have been lurking by the archbishop's side before, and now I can't care so much about saving the Pope!"
Keth also asked in a low voice, "Does Archbishop Arthur Auerbach really know about this attack on the castle?"
Kiro looked left and right for a moment, and then replied mysteriously: "This matter was made by the head of the Knights of the Church, Satnam, the archbishop doesn't know, but the archbishop must hope that those attackers succeed," he said here and pointed back to the church forces who were patrolling outside the castle, but did not want to attack the castle to save people, "These guys have all received orders, and they will definitely not step further into the castle, they are here waiting for news from the people inside!"
Kiro didn't say anything more, gesturing for the group to follow him in the direction of a dark alley. Avi, Marcus, Corn, Patrick, and Greif immediately followed Kiro and headed inside. After a few turns, I came to the front of a wooden house. After Kiro knocked a few times in front of the door, a man who looked like an ordinary woman opened the door and let the group of more than a dozen people walk in. Seeing that the room was not very spacious, the woman immediately opened a hidden entrance to the tunnel, and then motioned to the chief knight Kiro to go inside. Kiro nodded to Keth and the others, and was the first to head down the secret passage. The others followed him into the secret passage leading to the castle's interior.
"This road is a secret passage that connects the underground palace of the castle, it was built a long time ago, and not many people know about it," Kiro walked at the front, still holding torches in his hand, while the dozen or so church knights who followed him walked at the end, and their weapons had been taken out, "It is very likely that those so-called intruders of unknown origin entered through these secret passages, and there are several secret passages connecting the palace below the castle like this." ”
Avi noticed that the passage was well sealed, and even though the streets had been turned into a small river by the torrential rain, there was no trace of water in the area. It's just that the light of this secret passage is very dim, and if it weren't for Kiro and his men with torches, Avi and they would definitely have to go in the dark.
"How many of those invaders are there?" asked Keth to the handsome chief knight.
"I don't know, but there must be a lot," Kiro didn't look back, he walked in front with a torch in one hand and a knight's sword in the other, "Satnam has already counted Prince Amso's guards of less than a hundred men, and those attackers are most likely a group of powerful mercenaries. ”
"Wouldn't it be dangerous for us to walk in like this?" asked Avi.
Kiro paused for a moment, then continued, "I saw that 'Sharpclaw' was also walking in the direction of another major underground passage with people, I guess they can be our striker, right, what about your partner who is very good at archery, why didn't she come?"
Avi and Keth glanced at each other, "She's drunk too much, too." Avi replied.