Vol 6 Chapter 10: Ferrara ’s miserable world

Ferrara was called Fular in ancient times, and it fell into the hands of northern barbarians as an outpost to invade the Roman territory. However, it has not been very valued here, so it was not officially held in the 12th century. .
Ferrara ’s towns are small in size, because they are located in the Po River Delta with plenty of water and mainstream, so the city has become a hub for water transportation.
The arrival of the Montina army caused a small disturbance in the local area. This era is too chaotic, and the army is mostly bad and barbaric. It is rarely heard that any army has strict discipline. Sometimes soldiers and robbers The difference between them is just the size of the crime.
So the Ferraras were careful to avoid this sudden army, they stared at these foreign soldiers with vigilance, watching this strange team with some bright and sloppy, the locals secretly talked about where they came from of.
This era is really too chaotic, so even neighbors who are close to each other sometimes do n’t know what other people are like, so the Ferrara people do n’t know that this army that frightens them is actually theirs. neighbor.
Alexander was a little bit excited, because entering Ferrara meant that he would be home soon. He had sent someone to send a letter to Barendi. In fact, this was just an attitude. I believe that even Lucrezia of Pisa, who is further away, must be Already knew he was back.
When the Montina army camped outside the city, Ferrara finally sent a representative, and this person Alexander also knew.
Shortly after he returned to Pisa with Lucrezia for the second time, Ferrara once visited him in Montina, but Alexander at that time was indeed just a small person. Although he got pizza, he was in great size. In the eyes of most people, it is not a person who can play a big role. The reason why the Ferrara people will notice him is that it is simply a long-term investment in the relationship between him and Lucrezia.
The Ferrara speculates that maybe one day he will become Lucrezia's official husband, or at least get some attention from the pope because it is her lover, so perhaps he can establish a relatively stable relationship with the pope.
The Ferraras obviously took things a little too simple, or maybe they thought they were under the shadow of Venice for a long time, and they worried that they might be swallowed by the Venetians at any time and panicked, so they urgently needed a backer. .
So the attitude of Ferrara ’s emissaries at that time was compliment but with obvious restraint, because they thought Alexander should be very clear that they really wanted to please not him but the pope,
This time the Ferrara sent the former messenger, but this time the attitude was completely different.
It's just that Alexander's attitude is still the same as before, showing obvious indifference to the Ferrara,
Alexander didn't want to care about Ferrara's things, or rather he would like to see how he maintains the status quo.
Ferrara is a buffer between Venice and Montina, although this place is not completely between the two, and Montina and Venice are directly bordered near the northeast, but there is a relatively weak in the middle The third party, but both sides have defaulted.
In fact, in the past few days in Venice, in addition to thinking of ways to make money, Alexander and the Secretary of State also held some other talks, including Ferrara.
During the meeting, after the Venetians made it clear that they would not annex the port on the Po River, they also showed a very tough attitude against someone taking Ferrara, and they hinted at warning that once Ferrara ’s sovereignty was threatened, Venice Will not sit back and watch.
Alexandria could understand how the Venetians were so tough. They regarded Ferrara as an important hub for transporting goods and obtaining wealth through the Po River to inland Europe. The precious goods from the Adriatic sea were only sold. Going out can become wealth, and the numerous water networks of the Po Delta are one of the important channels through which the Venetians can penetrate Europe.
The Venetians could not tolerate someone controlling the ports of the Po River to the Adriatic Sea, let alone the control of Ferrara, which directly affected the entire Po River Delta.
In this matter, Alexander made a compromise.
He made it clear that he would neither seek Ferrara ’s dominance nor support anyone ’s pursuit of this right.
When looking at the expression of satisfaction of the Secretary of State, Alexander thought that his elder husband Rovere a few years later, in order to make his own son the Duke of Ferrara, took advantage of the chaos in Italy at the time, and everyone launched their own The war of small scale but benefited a lot.
But Alexander believes that by then, everything may have changed again, but at least as he agreed with the Venetians, they all believe that a free Ferrara is more in the interests of both parties than being annexed.
Perhaps several hangs in the outskirts of Venice worked. Although the Balkans were still rude and rude, they did n’t do anything too bad in Ferrara. This is entirely due to the hunt that was temporarily assigned by Alexander as a law enforcement team. The guards, these brightly dressed clothes, in addition to the weapon and the hanging of a knotted wooden stick on the belt, not only caused the fear of the Balkans, but also aroused the interest of the Ferrara women. Whenever these were too instrumental When soldiers pass the street, they always attract the curious eyes of Ferrara.
The beard must be shaved, as long as it is not in the military uniform, it must always be neat and tidy, the breastplate is bright enough to reflect the silhouette, and as to wipe the boots, this once made the hunting guards feel too ridiculous regulations have become daily work .
If you do n’t take a bath or sloppy clothes, you have to get a stick. When some people are forced to grill themselves in the face of the company, they throw the clothes into a hot pot which is hot, and then execute a soldier stick behind them. After urging around the team for a few laps, he looked at the companions who were looking at the thing shaking their heads under their belly, and the hunting guards became the most instrumental soldiers of this era.
Alexander knew that this kind of good habit could not be fully promoted in the whole army for the time being, especially the Balkans. It was very difficult to restrain those people on the battlefield, and if they were to be obedient and take a shower every day, they would know this What an arduous task.
Therefore, what Alexander needs to do now is to try his best to put all the power that can be used into the newly formed Balkan and Greek legions, and then let this army form the most basic combat power as soon as possible.
Alexander did not remember exactly when Louis XII invaded Italy, but he remembered that this time Louis followed the plan of his predecessor, Charles VIII, and attacked Milan first.
"Uliu doesn't know how to do things." Alexander listened to the chatter of Ferrara opposite him. He didn't care about the Ferrara people's proposal to obtain the right to join the free trade zone at this time. He is more concerned about whether the preparations have been perfected when the war is coming.
"Consultant, I am very honored that you are willing to join our trade union, but you may have heard that more of these things are handled by my sister, Countess Kosencha, so you can send someone to take your I plan to send her, I believe she will give you a suitable answer. "
Alexander ’s slightly perfunctory attitude embarrassed the ruling. Although it has been determined after several consecutive trials that Alexander seems not interested in forming an alliance with Ferrara, it is also so cold that they are willing to take the initiative to join the Free Trade Union. Pull people did not expect.
The ruling eyes glanced at the diplomat sitting by the side. This person became an important member of this meeting because he had visited Alexandria and met Alexander. However, from the face of the diplomat who was also not good-looking, the ruling did not see Something gratifying.
Seemingly aware of the chill in the atmosphere, Alexander tilted slightly towards the ruling, which made the ruling seem to see hope, and he also leaned forward with a glint of hope in his eyes.
"Dear Excellency, I think you should have a good relationship with the Venetians. Although they are all businessmen who only value money, but because of this, they would like to see a reliable neighbor. Perhaps they are keen to build on the sea. A few colonies were built, but that was obviously to protect their interests in the Mediterranean, and what they really cared about was to make a fortune, so as long as they understand your importance, I believe those things you worry about should not happen. "
The ruling face was completely white, and the Ferrara officials sitting on his side had even different looks, and some even showed anger.
Such an obvious rejection was something that the Ferrara people had never thought of before, and they were even ready to be blackmailed by the other party.
The Ferrara people are too afraid of Venice. They worry that Venice will annex them one day. In order to protect their city-state, they are already prepared to pay a huge price.
But they were ruthlessly rejected, and from Alexander's words, they were surprised to find that he actually meant to support the Venetian.
This left the Ferraras at a loss, they did not understand why the Alexander Conference rejected their offer, and if they thought about it, they would even find out that he supported the Venetians ’intention to annex Ferrara.
The meeting broke up, and Ferrara got nothing but a fair-looking supply list.
On the way back to the barracks, Gompati finally couldn't help but ask the same question as the Ferrara: "Adult, why did you reject the Ferrara, didn't you always want the trade zone to expand as much as possible?" You just want Ferrara to be a buffer between us and Venice? "
"No, Gompati, it's not just that," Alexander stopped and smiled at Gompati. "I did this so that we can work harder in the future. Believe me, Ferrara will become overwhelmed. One of the straw bales in Venice, but it is by no means insignificant. "
The Ferrara ’s expectations of Alexandria shattered with his refusal. When someone spread the words of Alexander in the meeting, the Ferrara felt that they had been deceived and betrayed.
In Venice and Montina, these two wolf-like neighbors were going to eat and devastate Ferrara. The rumors spread everywhere in the city. Many citizens took to the streets because of their anger. The slogans of "Ferrara" and "outsiders get out" poured into the ruling mansion in the city center. Although such a small number of people, the actions of these people terrified Ferrara officials.
They tried to stop the people, but they were lifted up by the angry people and thrown into the famous Fountain of Six Angels. As the officials struggled to climb out of the fountain, the people began to demolish the houses and carriages built on the roadside. Spokes became weapons, and then they started towards the rose garden where Count Montina stayed.
No one knows how this sudden restlessness happened. Some people do n’t even know why they took to the streets to drive the Montina, but that ’s how it happened.
Large groups of Ferraras marched toward the Rose Garden with various weapons, and they firmly believed that they were just and "real Ferraras".
But when they walked not far from the rose garden, they were stopped.
The whole team of Balkan soldiers was stuck in the street far away. Looking at the Ferraras with various weapons in their hands, the eyes of the Balkan soldiers showed a cruel and hot excitement.
"Spearman, move forward!"
With an order, the Balkans began to line up on the street in a scattered manner. It was not rigorous, and some crooked lines blocked the street, but in spite of this, the sharp spears in their hands flashed under the hot sun. The terrible cold light caused the uneasiness of the Ferrara people.
"They will do it to us."
Some people started shouting, trying to remind others, but more people didn't quite believe that the Montina army would really strike them.
People began to approach slowly, and both sides could quickly see each other's appearance and their faces flushed and eyes widened because of tension and excitement.
The Balkans stared at the crowd opposite. Many of them remembered their companions who had been hanged in Venice before, but they also remembered the words said by the landlord's master, "Rape and atrocities in peacetime are absolutely impossible Tolerate, because that is a pure crime. "
The Ferrara felt the excitement of the Balkan soldiers, as if bloodthirsty beasts were waiting for their prey to fall into their mouths.
"What are they waiting for, are we waiting for us to go and do it!"
Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted, and his words caused panic among others. The crowd stopped to look at each other, and many people saw fear shrink from the eyes of others.
"No, I'm not here to do this," a Ferrara suddenly threw away the stick in his hand, he stepped back and hit the person behind him, which made him immediately scream, and then this guy suddenly Push away the people who are in front of you and desperately escape to the alley.
The crowd was turbulent, people pushed each other, and they all seemed to want to push others to the front. When the opposite Montina army began to slowly approach them, as the panic shouted out of the crowd, fee The Lala people began to run away in a panic like crazy.
"Pull them with a spear!"
An officer in the line commanded loudly, and a complaint mixed with dissatisfaction and frustration immediately sounded among the Balkans, and it seemed that they regretted not being able to open the killing ring, but they still chased the Ferraras from behind according to the order. The spears were raised high from far away, and the streets were screaming with wind and screams.
The Balkans drove the Ferraras around the street like they drove the flock, but they were not driven at random. Once someone wanted to escape from the alley, some soldiers would chase them and raise their arms. At this time, the Balkans had a terrible and brutal appearance on their faces, and that look made the Ferraras doubt that if they continued to try to escape from the alley, then the soldiers would next without hesitation. Dead hand.
The crowd was driven to gradually gather in the ruling mansion, watching the crowd of people outside the courtyard of the mansion with the spears covered in blood and flesh and blood, and the officials of Ferrara were very angry and some were old. Even because of the excitement, the body trembles and can only stand firm when supported by others.
A Balkan officer wearing a half-hull armor and a saber on his waist squeezed through the crowd. He walked to the iron fence door and knocked on the railing with a wooden stick in his hand. He said impatiently to the officials staring at him. : "Listen, these people are trying to attack Lord Earl, but the adults are kind and have forgiven their crimes. Now they are handed over to you, and you will solve the rest yourself."
After the officer said, he shook the stick in his hand, and immediately a string of blood splashed on the stone floor at the entrance of the mansion.
Ferrara officials stared angrily at these savage Balkans, and at this moment they suddenly felt that Venice was even more lovely than the brutal Earl of Montina.
"Why should we endure such insults?" An old noble yelled angrily, presumably he still maintained the bloodiness of Ferrara's only battle against Bercanido in Venice, but others were hearing After his words, he only responded to him with silence.
"Maybe we really should go to the Venetian, isn't this what they want us to do," the archon sitting on the throne stared blankly at the door, his forehead raised his hands as he said the words. Unable to tremble, he then said in a slightly self-deprecating tone, "I just don't know what benefits the Venetians gave Gombre, and actually let him do so for them."
Gompati had the same doubts as the Archon. Although it was already known that Alexander used such a brutal method to push Ferrara to Venice, he did not have any good intentions, but he still did not understand the meaning of this.
However, Alexander could not wait to explain it to him. When the sky was just dawning, Alexander, who had left the large army alone with a 200-member hunting guard, hurriedly embarked on the road to Montina.
In the early summer morning, the air was refreshing, smelling the fresh flowers on the wilderness, and Pagasos fluttered his mane while running forward while making a cheerful snort.
"Passos, are you homesick too?" Alexander laughed and patted Pappassos' neck, which seemed to attract a trace of dissatisfaction from the war horse. Pappassos shook his head hard and put the long The mane even flicked to Alexander's face, and then it continued its pace and ran forward along the road between the fields.
A black spot on the roadside in the distance gradually came into view. It was originally a Benedict doctrine built by a traveling monk here, but now it has become the boundary between Fira and Montina.
The team gradually approached, and could vaguely see a team of people under the boundary monument.
Alexander took hold of the reins, UU read books www.uukanshu. com He looked forward, and then his legs squeezed the horse belly.
Pagasos began to let go and ran forward, Alexander rushed far ahead of the hunting guards, except for the Balkan soldier named Sher who had been stubbornly followed closely, all the hunting guards could not help but slow down Horse speed slowly pulled away from Alexander.
Under the boundary stele, Barendi stood at the wagon and clenched her fists. When she saw the team appearing on the road in the distance, her face was already so excited that she could not be restrained. When Alexander's figure finally appeared in her eyes and quickly approached Barendi began to run forward desperately.
With a sigh, Pagasos almost stood up and was held tightly by the reins, waiting for the horse's front hooves to stand firm. Alexander had jumped from the horse, and then he swept Valenti like a whirlwind. His arms.
"Remember what I said to you, when Xia Cingming was looking at the road to the east." Alexander took Balenti up and carried her to the carriage. "I realized myself Promise, let me know now how you welcome your husband back. "
As the door slammed shut, after a brief silence, Barrondi groaned uncontrollably in the carriage.