Volume V: Bloody Tomahawk Castle Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Isabel's reminder frightened Blanca, who feared that there were really British spies hiding in the prison, and that if the two spies secretly released all the prisoners, the prisoners would rebel and the consequences would be dire. www.biquge.info So he immediately ordered that 200 prisoners be taken to the sea to be shot, so as to deter those who tried to rebel in such a bloody way.
Hales felt that this would not serve as a deterrent to the prisoners, but would provoke rebellion among the prisoners, so he tried to stop Blanca's atrocities, "Blanca, please wait a minute, this will not solve the problem at all, we should respect the law and deal with these prisoners according to the law, instead of relying on killing and blood." β
Blanca shook his head, "Mr. Graham, you don't know, there have been many prisoners who have tried to escape from prison and assassinated me, and if they don't kill them, they will not only eat more of our food, but will also come up with more ways to escape from prison and even kill you, don't you think these prisoners are not worthy of pity? β
"Allow me to say a word. Isabel chimed in, "I conclude that there must be an enemy lurking in the prison, and this enemy is extraordinary, and we need to be more careful." β
"If there really is an enemy lurking here, then aren't our lives in danger?"
"That's exactly what I'm worried about. β
"So what should I do?"
"Are there any other armies on the island?"
"Two miles away there is a barracks with four hundred soldiers, and Major Trathan Gravel is the highest commander there. β
"Very well, now secretly inform him that he should be stationed outside the prison with the army of four hundred men, just in case. β
"I see what you mean, Isabel, this is a good suggestion, so that even if there are many enemies lurking, even if the prisoners do rebel, we can work together and avoid fighting alone. β
"Exactly. β
"Then I'll tell Trassen myself right now. β
"Okay, bring some more people, and Mr. Graham and I will guard this place for you. β
Blanca then led a group of men out of the gate, and they headed east, heading straight for Major Gravel's barracks.
Isabel looked at Blanca's distant figure and said, "If Blanca is also a Blood, he will definitely be Henks's right-hand man." β
"I'm afraid he won't have that chance. Hales said.
"Henks likes a subordinate like Blanca who is ruthless to his enemies. β
"Henks prefers wise subordinates. Isabel, you have made great progress, and your advice is exactly what I have in mind. β
"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Graeme, I don't think what I have done is enough, and if His Majesty will give me a chance, I promise to surprise him greatly. β
"What do you mean by 'opportunity'?"
"Army. β
"At the moment, it's not very likely. β
"At the beginning, I suggested that he mobilize local prisoners from all over the country to build mobile islands and spaceships for the sake of the country's strength for free, as long as he can hand over those prisoners to me to manage, I can surprise him. β
"If he had said yes, he might have taken your advice. β
"But there are many ministers in the court who are unanimously in favor of peace, and I am afraid that sophisticated weapons such as mobile islands and spaceships, which consume material, manpower, and financial resources, will not be recognized. β
"If a king has to listen to his ministers in everything, then the king might as well be wrong. β
"The king today is a man of justice, and some of the ministers are his elders. β
"Even so, the king should put truth first, not personal feelings. If a country does not have a strong military strength, it is destined to be a country that will be divided, so only by establishing a strong military defense can the country achieve stable development in all aspects such as military, science and technology, economy, and people's livelihood, and this is the truth. If he has to put his feelings above the truth, then he is destined to be a slave to his feelings, and you will not have to work for him in the future. β
"When you say that, I'm really worried about him. β
"You don't have to worry, these things are nothing compared to your parents and people. β
"Actually, what the king lacks is an army, and if the military power of the country were in his hands, he would not be so embarrassed, and I would not have come to this place. Nowadays, the military and financial power of the country are in the hands of a few ministers, and Frederick, as king, is even more insecure, which I can feel. It would be better if the ministers were dedicated to the king and the people. If they use their power for personal gain, and there is a recurrence of the corruption of the 17th century, it will really be irreversible. β
"You don't have to worry about these things, the king sees it better than anyone else. β
"You're right, I should have taken care of the matter in front of me first. At present, there is an unknown enemy hiding in the prison, ready to find an opportunity to rescue his accomplices and even incite the prisoners to rebel. It won't be long before this uninvited guest will jump out on his own. β
"We have to be more careful, since they dare to come, they must be fully prepared. β
"If you dare to come alone, you can see that the person who comes is not good. β
"I should be able to guess this uninvited guest. β
"Listen to it and see if you think the same way. β
"Oh well. I think there are two uninvited guests. β
"And both are bloods. β
"One is my enemy. β
"He once killed your most faithful squire, Drac, and Vanessa, your maidservant, who was like a sister to you. β
"And burned down my castle in HelsingΓΈr. β
"The other is our old enemy. β
"This old enemy has a double-edged axe. β
"He once split your mask with the axe in his hand. β
"Spencer Farrus. β
"Casto Braden. β
"It seems that we think the same thing. But what are they doing here?"
"Quite simply, they know you're here. β
"You mean they're coming at me?"
"Could it be that I'm here to kill you?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out. β
"You killed General Gambier and the Duke of Wellington in England, and you have become the enemy of all England, and the British hate you so much that they can only send these two men who have hurt you to assassinate you. β
"If it really were the two of them, I would never let them slip away again. β
"Put away your thoughts of revenge, in this case, if you hate your enemies and are only bent on killing them, it means that you have lost your judgment. Don't underestimate Spencer and Castor, they won't show up easily while you ...... More patience is required. β
"Even if they kill me, what's the use? I don't understand what they think. β
"Whether it is the British Department of Military Exploration and Military Medicine, or the French Strange Barracks and Denmark's Ninth National Defense, they are all the elite departments of the country, and assassination and intelligence theft are like probing for these elites, and they leave no trace, but if they reveal their identities during the operation, it is difficult to save their lives. You're different, even if you reveal your identity in action, it's very difficult for the enemy to catch you, you're the elite of the elite, you're a ghost, how can the enemy tolerate a ghost doing whatever they want right under their noses?"
"Actually, the British are not terrible, since the death of General Nelson, the power of the British Navy is not as good as before, that Admiral Gambier is just a replacement, and the British Navy is completely negligible today. The Duke of Wellington, though he was of great prestige and had a great deal of experience in land warfare, had been slain by me, and had been slain by me along with Admiral Gambier, and the British army had no successor, so what could they do to rival Napoleon?
"If Spencer and Casto are really just coming at you, it could also be a communiquΓ© vendetta that the British government doesn't know about. β
"Whether the British government knows it or not, the Assassins have already arrived, so we are waiting for the two Assassins who do not know whether they are alive or dead to take the initiative to show up. β
"Even if Casto is easy to deal with, that cunning Spencer, you may not be his opponent. β
"Why?"
"You don't know him, we can assume that if you are killed, where will they go next?"
Isabel pondered, "If I were him, I would go straight to Copenhagen, because it is the center of the country and the residence of the king, and I will assassinate the king and plunge the country into infighting." β
"Your ideas are too kind, the real Spencer is ten times more ruthless than you think. β
"Do you know him?"
"Actually, I had a relationship with him because...... He's an old classmate of mine. β
"You've known each other for a long time. β
"Not only did I know him, but he was also a very good friend when I was young, I went to school with him at Tinax Academy, Tinax Academy will not be an impression on you, your father must know. In the beginning, Spencer was the best student we had in the school. β
"Smarter than you?"
"His grades are indeed outstanding than other classmates, but he is not the smartest, because he always speaks and does things without concealment, likes to show his talents in front of others, likes to tell others his details, and no matter who he faces. β
"Such people are often the dumbest. β
"He met with me many times in private during the war that Henks waged, and we both wanted each other not to go to war, but in the end we went to war and fought each other. It wasn't until the fall of Fort Scarford that he changed, suspicious and cautious, and never trusted any of his old friends again. β
"Because you were among the men who stormed Scarford Fortress. β
"That's right, Henks ordered the killing of all the Evil Spirit Bone members in the castle, whether they surrendered or not. That battle turned many friends into enemies, and the war changed everything. From then on, Spencer was afraid to make friends with anyone, and he vowed revenge on Henks. β
"Henks is too powerful, can he get revenge?"
"I only know that at that time, Henks's wife was secretly assassinated, and the identity of the murderer is still a mystery, and I estimate that it is likely to be done by Spencer and others, I just estimate, but there is no evidence. Henks is his enemy, and your father is Henks's right-hand man, so he won't give up until he kills you. Spencer has a trait that he will punish his enemies by killing their families. Henks and your father are far away in the Alps, and there are so many people around them that Spencer will die if he doesn't get close. What about you? You are now far away from the group, and it is inevitable that you will not be the target of his hunting. If you don't go to London, he won't necessarily believe that the masked ghost is you. β
"I met him once when I was very young, and I have never forgotten what he looked like. After all these years, I'm grown, why does he still recognize me?"
"The smell. The smell of our bodies does not change, and Spencer's sense of smell is very sensitive, as long as he can remember the smell, no matter how young he is, he will not forget it. Now it seems that there will inevitably be a battle between us and them!"
"You're one of his targets too. β
"I don't care, I'm the same as him, I'm a person with no worries, even if I die, I die without regrets. You have parents, you have a family, and if you die, your parents will be heartbroken. Can you really bear to make your parents sad?"
"So, I should live well?"
"You have to remember that you would rather kill someone else than let someone else kill you, especially in the face of some uncaring, unorganized, non-believer. β
"I see, I hope Blanca brings in more troops soon. β
At dusk, the sky improved, and at the same time there was a beautiful scenery, that is, the burning clouds. Although the night was approaching, the last rays of the setting sun would still cause severe allergic reactions to the skin of those Blood-Clansmen. Isabel wears a dragon leather coat with only her face exposed, and as long as she has her back to the sunset, she can be unharmed. Hales, on the other hand, could burn his skin at even the faintest rays of sunlight, so he could only hide behind a tree and wait for the sun to set completely before daring to come out of it.
Suddenly, a heart-rending scream came from a corner of the prison, and because of the obvious sound transmission effect in some parts of the prison, it sounded like the victim was right in front of him. The screams were accompanied by the barking and scolding of dogs.
This baffled Isabel and Hales, who instinctively looked in the direction from which the sound was coming and quickly ascended the battlements. For unknown reasons, many prisoners armed with iron weapons ran to the courtyard and tried to break out of the gate, some were shot or wounded by the soldiers, and some tried to fight the soldiers, but were soon brutally stabbed to death with bayonets by the soldiers. At the same time, the barking of the vicious dog seemed to be much quieter, and it changed from the original howl to a frightened whining. Then, the sound of barking dogs and scolding was heard from several places at the same time, and judging by the sound, there seemed to be an unprecedented chaotic atmosphere in the prison, which was occasionally mixed with bursts of gunfire.
Hales was suddenly uncomfortable, and he knew that someone had opened the cell and begun to incite the prisoners to rebel.
The Tomahawk prison entered its most chaotic moment in history, with soldiers and prisoners mingling, many killed in the riot, and some of the surviving soldiers quickly assembled in the courtyard, and then ascended the battlements, occupied the high ground, and shot the prisoners who burst out. In order to further the uprising, some of the prisoners deliberately released the caged beasts, preferring to be killed by the beasts that broke out of their cages and caused more trouble for the soldiers.
There are only a few hundred soldiers guarding the prison, but there are more than 1,000 prisoners, and now these more than 1,000 prisoners have rebelled en masse, and the consequences can be imagined.
Seeing that more and more prisoners began to pour into the courtyard from different exits in all directions, the soldiers had to engage in bloody hand-to-hand combat with the prisoners, despite the desperate efforts of the soldiers to block it. Tomahawk became a chaotic war zone between man and beast.
Isabel finally couldn't hold it anymore, and the killing instinct that had been in her bones for a long time exploded instantly. She put on her mask and jumped into the courtyard, then took out the glittering chain blade and began to slaughter the rebels in a frenzy. Her chain blade was like a python, quickly winding around the rebels, then tightening them, and instantly cutting them into several pieces, resulting in many mutilated corpses in the courtyard. When many prisoners saw the death of their compatriots, their legs went weak in fright, for fear that they would become the next corpse. Isabel's outstanding performance greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers, and the soldiers regrouped and, under the leadership of the commander, used powerful fire to stop the prisoners who tried to break through the prison gates.
The rioter is supposed to be in prison, so Isabel has Hales and the soldiers seal the gate here, while she rushes into the prison desperately, intending to make the riot come and go. She really wished that her enemies, Spencer and Casto, were already in prison. She warily walked through a messy corridor where the bodies of several soldiers and prisoners were on fire, and it looked like a terrible battle, and several cells were on fire, but she didn't care. Halfway through, there were occasional prisoners hiding in the darkness who suddenly came out, but it wasn't enough to pose any threat to her, and those who tried to attack her would inevitably die under her chain.
In order not to destroy or lose the manuscript that she had worked so hard and time for, she quickly went to her cell and was relieved to find that everything was intact. Next, she took off her mask and began to pack up the manuscripts and carefully place them in the box.
Just as she was packing up and about to walk out of the cell with the suitcase, a man with a bloodstained gauze and only two red and swollen eyes suddenly appeared at the door, pointed a gun at her, and said viciously, "Long time no see." β
Although the voice was familiar to her, she couldn't remember it for a while. "Who are you?" she asked.
"Vanessa's eyes are beautiful, I wonder if you've noticed?"
When she hears the name of the maid who is like a sister to her, she immediately realizes that this person is Vanessa's murderer and her old enemy Casto. She had gritted her teeth with hatred for this man, there was no doubt about the fact, "Casto, you did send it yourself. β
Casto quickly used his hand like dead bark to peel off the bloodstained gauze that covered his face, revealing a face suffering from pemphigus foliaceus, a horrible look that inevitably made people feel numb. "Remember me?" he said coldly.
"This will be your grave. β
"I know what you're capable of, and the gun in my hand can't stop you. β
"Then why are you still stupid? Lay down your arms and prepare to die. At the same time, a person came out of the corner of the hallway, this person was no stranger to Isabel, and when she saw this person, she was stunned for a moment, "Spencer." β
"My angel, when did you become so blind?" said Spencer with a smirk.
"It seems that Hales is right, and it is indeed the two of you. You've been hiding in the box for so long, you must have been crushed by the gold coins, right?"
"Looks like you already knew, we did hide in the box, but you knew it a little late, and if you had known, there wouldn't have been this riot tonight. β
"yes, it's all because I didn't think of it in the first place. β
"Now, we've blocked your way, and you're fighting to the death. β
"Since you're all here, let's break it off again. Before she could finish speaking, she quickly raised her hand to knock out Casto's gun, and then swung her chain blade, revealing her bloody fangs, and attacked Spencer, showing the killing nature of the Bloods.
Spencer and Castor instinctively counter-attacked, and the two sides immediately fell into a fierce duel to the death.
When fighting, any wall that is cut by the chain blade will inevitably leave deep scratches. Spencer's weapon is still a double-edged axe, while Castor wields a sword. At one point, the two sides fought from the corridor of the high-level prisoner's section to the rooftop, and then from the rooftop to the patio, and there was still no winner.
There was already a scuffle in the prison, and some large and small objects kept falling from the height of the patio and were broken. In order to stop the riots, the soldiers shot and killed the rioters at will, or released vicious dogs to brutally bite the prisoners. In retaliation, the prisoners began to destroy and burn some items at will, and even more ruthlessly tortured and killed those soldiers who had laid down their arms.
The scuffle narrowed the inside of the prison, and Isabel was outnumbered by a two-out-one situation, so she feigned defeat and reached the highest roof of Tomahawk Castle, where Spencer and Casto continued to chase after her, seemingly intending to kill her.
The moonlight was bleak and the night wind was blowing.
Tomahawk Castle ushered in the "hellish hour" since its establishment, accompanied by the sound of tragic deaths and gunfire, and the strong smell of blood, terror and death filled the entire prison.
Hales and several officers led more than 100 soldiers to stand in a dense firing formation in front of the prison gates, shooting at the prisoners who rushed out of the prison. However, the number of prisoners is too large, and they are killed from different directions, so the soldiers are inevitably a little nervous, and it will also affect the speed of reloading. Even the black slaves who were not accustomed to the local environment took up sticks to resist, and in the end, the more than 100 soldiers guarding the gate could not resist it and quickly retreated outside the prison gate.
Hales draws his sword and kills several thugs, while seeing Isabel on the roof of the house fighting to the death against two archenemies. As a senior mentor, he has an obligation to protect Isabel's safety, which is not in vain the Siegfried family's trust and support for him. So he quickly climbed the battlements, climbed the high walls as if he were walking on the ground, and the moment he reached the ridge, he formed a flanking attack on the enemy from where Isabel was.
Spencer and Casto are back-to-back, ready to fight to the death.
Faced with Hales's sudden appearance, for some reason, Spencer quickly calmed down, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, saying: "My old classmate, long time no see!"
Hales took two steps forward, "It's a shame that old classmates meet in such a way!"
"The prisoners have broken through the gates, and the inhabitants of the island are afraid of being killed. β
"Blanca is already on his way back to prison with his troops, and he'll be settled. β
"No wonder Isabel has escaped death again and again, it turns out that you are pointing her out. β
"Was it a surprise?"
"No, I guessed it a long time ago. Remember when I was in London? If you hadn't shown up in time, I would have taken her life. β
"If you know I'm coming, why did you come to die?"
Spencer knew that Hales was a difficult guy to deal with, and in order not to delay any longer, he turned his face to look at Isabel, "My angel, you are lucky today." With that, he immediately jumped down, followed by Castor. After landing as light as moths, the two of them ran all the way north, then jumped up, plunged headlong into the dark sea, and disappeared.
It was a pity to let the enemy slip away under her nose, but Isabel controlled her revenge, she did not pursue, but looked at the dark ocean not far away, and did not speak for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a chaotic and crisp sound of horses' hooves in the courtyard.
"It's Blanca back. Hales said.
Isabel looked at it, and Blanca had indeed returned with a large group of men. So, she jumped off the high roof of the house, landed firmly in front of Blanca, and asked, "Blanca, there are a lot of prisoners." At the same time, she saw a tall officer beside Blanca.
Blanca smiled coldly and said, "I know, but I have been slaughtered by our heroic Major Travel. β
The tall officer interjected: "These prisoners should have been killed a long time ago, they have been eating the food we have provided, and they are trying to get revenge on us, so they deserve to be killed." β
"You're Major Gravel?" asked Isabel the tall officer.
The officer immediately dismounted, took the initiative to shake her hand, and kissed the back of her hand gentlemanly, "Hello, beautiful angel, I am Major Gravel, you can also call me Trassen." β
"Thank you for making it in time. β
"No thanks, it's my duty. β
Unable to swallow his breath, this was the first time he had ever been in charge of the Tomahawk prison that he had encountered such a large riot, and he feared that it would be difficult to bring the prisoners to their knees without bloody means, so in order to make the prisoners tremble at the sight of his name, he ordered a search of all the surviving prisoners in the prison and then gathered them together for execution.
Fearing that Blanca's cruelty would provoke public outrage in Europe and even affect the name of the king, Isabel asked, "Blanca, if the king asks about the prisoner, how would you answer?"
"You don't have to worry about this, I'll be responsible for all the consequences. "The king will not pursue the matter, and Europe will not pay attention to it, and now the focus of all Europe is on Napoleon." β
Speaking of Napoleon, Trassen was in high spirits, interjecting and saying, "Yes, I heard that Napoleon has gathered 700,000 troops and is ready to send troops to Russia." β
"700,000, that's not a small number!" said Hales, "an army that looks like a huge army, but hides a deadly danger." If I were Napoleon, an expedition to Russia would only require 300,000 men, and the remaining 300,000 would remain at home just in case. β
"Mr. Graeme, we, as allies of Napoleon, should bless him. Blanca said.
"An army of 700,000, which is a national effort, the army eats more than 700,000 pounds of food every day, and all the wealth that France has accumulated over the years has been moved, do you think Napoleon is really wise to do this?"
"Of course, as an ally of France, if our ally takes Russia, it will be equivalent to taking the whole world, and at that time, our country will still be the most powerful country in Northern Europe, and we will also take the opportunity to recover the Nordic Empire. β
"Don't think about anything else too simply. β
"Don't think too much, Mr. Graeme, just serve the king and clear the way for the future Nordic Empire, and when the empire is restored, the king will crown you a duke. β
"Then wait until the Norse Empire is restored. β
"Look, there's a ship coming to sea. A soldier shouted pointing to the sea.