Vol 3 Chapter 187: Lay down

The sound of artillery from outside the city and the shouting of the looming battle in the near future made the people who were trapped in the clock tower already exhausted because of hunger and sleepiness even more worried. Many people struggled with their weak bodies. Climbing to the highest level, looking through the window to see what is going on outside, but besides being more anxious, they have nothing to gain.
Zaloni also stood among these people. He was as anxious as others, but he was a little excited in his heart.
Unlike other former Republic officials, he was a member of the Zaroni family. He was welcomed by the Republic government because of sympathy for the riots. In fact, the Republic government also needed the support of him so as to obtain those nobles. Our understanding, so Zaloni can become a member of the new Republican government.
However, Zaloni knew that the government actually did not trust him, and his sympathy for the republican government was more because of the rebellion caused by the unwillingness in the family. With the escape of the Zalloni family, he has changed. Becoming an ordinary citizen of the Republic of Pisa, Zaloni, who had some longing for the Republic, was a little lost in his heart.
Now the sudden arrival of the Venetian makes Zaloni seem to see a glimmer of hope.
He certainly knew that the Venetian's intention was to annex pizza, but this did not prevent him from having his own mind.
In fact, in this era, any attempt to annex others will take a great risk. In addition to the unpredictable military adventures, it is more important to bear all kinds of diplomatic accidents and blows.
Not to mention, as long as you look at the King Charles VIII who has just returned from the feathers, you can know that even if it is as powerful as the King of France, once it shows too much ambition, it will be resented and even resisted from other countries. This is not the case. Out of righteous indignation, but purely out of fear and taboo.
No one wants to see others become stronger and stronger. If Venice wants to annex Pizza directly, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of other city-states, and the Venetians are now fighting the Vatican, and it is impossible to have the energy to annex a city-state. Then they The only way is to support local puppets.
Zaloni recognized himself as noble, of pure blood, and more importantly, his identity can be said to be just right, both as a member of the noble family in the front and a member of the republican government in the back. Once the Venetians captured Pisa, There is really no one better than him as the person to rule the city for them.
"Duke Zaloni, Duke Giovanni Zalloni." Zaroni thought so secretly in his heart that his name was born to support the title Duke.
Suddenly there was a riot next to him, and Zaloni watched with a few excited eyes next to him, and saw a young and beautiful figure walking slowly towards the leaning tower, looking from above, walking forward in the sun The legs of the young lady who moved slightly seemed to shake the long skirt out of the waves, and because she looked from the top down, she could vaguely see a gully running through the two slightly raised peaks on her chest.
"This woman is really the Pope's daughter?" Zaloni suddenly moved in his heart. He felt that this was a rare opportunity. After the Zaroni family escaped, it was said that they fled to Rome to seek the Pope's asylum. If she was really Alexander VI The daughter of the world, as long as she can have a good relationship with this woman, maybe you can get the support of the pope, of course, this must be under the premise that her identity is indeed Lukrezija.
Zaloni hurriedly ran down from the tower, in fact, others were doing the same, because they saw a group of servants behind Lukreziya brought food.
These officials have been hungry for almost 2 days, plus a whole night without rest, they were already exhausted by this time, they saw someone coming to deliver food, and even some people have begun to shout to ask outsiders to remove the blockage Stones, let them go out of this clock tower.
Lucrezia stood a little far from the clock tower and looked at the people who prodded their heads from the second-floor window, and she frowned slightly, and looked at them with some disgusting eyes.
She was really reluctant to believe that just being hungry for two days would make these people lose their restraint and even seem to have given up their dignity. She vaguely remembered that she once decided to go on a diet with Julia because of fear of gaining weight, and then the two of them In addition to eating only fruit and drinking a small amount of wine, I actually did not eat a bite for three days. Although on the third night, the two people could n’t bear the hunger and ended the painful dieting exercise, but She still didn't think it was too uncomfortable.
But in front of them, these people seemed too sick, and Lucrezia ordered the servants to put down the food, and then looked at the pitiful appearance of those people who were drooling but could only stare at the scented food, and then chuckled in complacency. Smile.
Although the smile of the beauty is so beautiful and attractive, the meals are obviously more attractive to those who are already hungry. Some people have yelled and took off the few pieces of jewelry from the body and throw them to the guards and servants outside to let them help His own things came in, and when the head opened, the bell tower immediately threw down all kinds of jewellery like rain, and later even weapons and gorgeous clothes were thrown down.
The guards and servants happily stooped down to pick up on the ground, these things not only made them make a fortune, but also saw the ugliness of the old masters, which made them even a little grateful to this beautiful lady .
"Lucrezia Borgia, ma'am, please wait!"
A call caught the attention of Lucrezia, who had just turned around and left. She looked back and saw Zaloni waving at her in a window on the second floor.
"Ma'am, I have something to tell you!" Zaloni shouted anxiously, knowing that there were not many opportunities, and if he could not attract Lukrezia's attention, then only those people in Tari would not let him go "I Can help you, I can give up the Venetian attacking pizza! "
Everyone heard Zaloni's words, and people's eyes were fixed on him for a while, while Lucrezia under the tower was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but step forward and showed a concerned look.
"Can you stop the Venetian?" Lucrezia asked suspiciously.
"Of course, Madam, you forgot that I am a member of Zaroni's family," Zaloni never thought that one day he would be so excited and proud to announce his surname, because of his incompetence in the family, every time When someone mentions that he is a Zaloni, he is often not pride but bitter in his heart. "I can negotiate with the Venetian, please believe my lady, this is the only opportunity for you and Pisa. Pizza is impossible. Those who can withstand the Venetians, instead of waiting for them to conquer the city, let me negotiate with them, and maybe win a favorable position for Pisa! "
When Zaloni's cry was almost exhausted, he sweated and stared at Lucrezia below, and then his fate would be decided by the young woman.
Lucrezia looked up at Zaloni above for a while, no one knew what she was thinking at this time, then she nodded slightly to Zalloni, but then ignored him and turned away.
Zaroni stared at Lukrezija, who left in amazement, and for a moment did not understand what was going on. When he finally realized that she had really gone like this, Zalloni's face suddenly changed.
Then he saw the people around him staring at him with strange eyes.
"What are you doing?" Zaloni asked nervously.
"Are you going to negotiate with the Venetian?"
"Is this the only chance?"
"It turns out that you have been thinking about letting outsiders occupy Pisa, and then restoring your Zaroni's rule!"
"You shameful traitor, a spy hidden in the Republic!"
People shouted with anger and approached. Some of them were already anxious because of the 2-day imprisonment, and some were irritable because of hunger. Their eyes were no longer gentle or even cruel. Led to Zaloni and flew up.
The screams from behind the bell tower reached Lucrezia's ears that were leaving. She stopped and listened slightly, then a slightly naughty smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, and then walked towards the city hall.
Lucrezia's mood was slightly better because of the news on the battlefield.
The Pisa made an unexpected first move, which gave the Venetian a shot. The Venetian, who was originally full of confidence, was beaten slightly by two rounds of shelling. Although they immediately started to organize the attack, whether it was due to The accident of the two strikes was that they lacked enough siege equipment because they did not expect that the Pisa would prepare in advance. The Venetian attack was unexpectedly subjected to strong resistance.
When Lucrezia heard the news, she was really surprised.
Although they knew that even if they were captured by the Venetians, they would not treat her, but there was too much danger of accidents on the battlefield at any time.
So when he heard the gunfire, Lucrezia ’s first thought was to regret not having listened to Alexander ’s words and escaped from Pisa early.
Now listening to the Pizza who actually resisted the Venetian attack, which surprised Lucrezia, at the same time, he felt that Alexander had made her unexpectedly competent.
Lucrezia's mood improved for a moment, so when someone heard that the officials trapped in the bell tower were yelling, they were ordered to make some food for them.
Thinking of Zaroni, Lucrezia couldn't help feeling a little funny.
Obviously the Pisa thought that the Venetian was about to win, so he thought his opportunity came.
Lucrezia thought, now he must be unclear by the people who were with him.
The Venetian is very powerful, and Lucrezia has heard many people say that.
This reminded her that even in Rome, the Venetians thought it was not easy to deal with, especially the old Venetian man named Barbarig, who seemed to have caused her father a headache more than once.
Thinking of this, Lucrezia felt that Alexander was really amazing, at least now he blocked the Venetian out of the city.
"As long as the reinforcements come, everything will be easier."
Lucrezia told herself that she had sent someone to leave Pisa by boat from the port with her autograph. I thought that if Alexander could hold the Venetian for a few more days, Alexander VI would be able to send reinforcements when he got the news. Come to rescue them.
This idea made Lucrezia's mood much better. The tension caused by Alexander's previous hijacking because of running all the way has now disappeared. Sometimes I recall that she felt that this trip was really a bit wonderful.
Lucrezia, who was in a good mood, did not let herself sit down in the city hall, but began to frequently receive the ladies of pizza, although she could not understand for a time which of these ladies ’husbands were nobles and which were Republicans, but she feels that she should do these things.
Just as when she was in Rome, as Giovanni Sforza's wife, she also wanted to associate with the ladies.
Everything seemed to have no change. The only thing that made Lucrezia feel a little regretful was the cannon sounds that could be subtly heard outside the city at that time, and the atmosphere that was affected because the Pizza people seemed to become more and more anxious.
Lucrezia did not know that when she thought the Venetian was "but this is so", Alexander was facing a huge crisis!
The Venetians, who had been hit by two rounds of artillery blows in a row, did panic for a while, and even a company hesitated because it was "taken care" of the artillery that was placed on the opposite side exactly twice, but this chaos was only a short while later It ended with the sound of drums that sounded again.
The Venetians were organized again under the urging of the officers, and this time they immediately moved quickly towards the low wall without hesitation.
When a cannonball passed through the arc of the Venetian's head, but no one could be injured, the Venetian burst into cheers.
And looking at the muzzle that had been lifted as much as possible, many of the Pizza people's faces became heavy.
In the distance, the Venetian swords and shields began to slow down. They no longer need to worry about the Pisa's artillery. They were now vigilantly holding their shields in front of each other, overlapping each other, forming a tight line of defense, and keeping their eyes on. Facing the low wall not far away.
"Defense formation, watch out for crossbow arrows and musketeers!"
The officers walking in the line loudly reminded the sword shield soldiers in front, and sometimes screamed to warn a soldier who walked too fast or too slow so that there was a gap in the formation.
Suddenly a horn sounded, and the sword and shield soldiers immediately used to keep their heads behind the shield. Almost at the same time, with the large wind and screams, the soldiers only felt that the shield was struck by something powerful!
"Beware of strong crossbows!"
A sergeant standing in the front row shouted, and he kept reminding people nearby to hold the shield close.
Suddenly, with a loud noise of "Bang", a crossbow pierced through the shield in the hand of a soldier, and the barbed arrow pulled the shield and flew backwards. In a scream, the shield rolled in the crowd. Hit the ground.
"Block the gap!"
The sergeant immediately shouted, he threw it up desperately to pick up the shield with the half-bow crossbow hung on the ground, and did not know which guilty ghost had cut off the of the shield. Blocked the gap that just appeared with a shield.
"Don't stop moving forward, do you want someone to shoot you as a hedgehog?"
The officers behind shouted angrily. Unlike the soldiers, although they were being hit by the enemy, they already saw the shadow of victory.
"After attacking, the Pizza did not have heavy infantry!"
The captain, who was simply bandaged at this time, immediately saw the enemy's embarrassment at the moment when he saw that the enemy was shooting continuously with the help of a low wall cover.
"Their heavy infantry contract has just expired. At this time, these mercenaries simply couldn't fight us head-on," the captain shouted to the people around him while waving his arms "Let our people rush up, those low walls Useful to us! "
The people around the captain were obviously encouraged, and they rushed forward to convey the order. As the shouts rang from the company, the Venetian seemed to become manic at once.
They roared and desperately rushed to the low walls under the cover of sword shields and shields.
When rushing to the wall, the halberds who had been prepared already poked the long halberd with branches toward the enemies hiding behind the wall.
At the same time, the spearmen in the back row also shouted to pierce the spear front from the gap, whether it is an enemy behind the wall or a wall that does not seem to be strong, they ca n’t poke everywhere. Sharp spear tip.
For a time, with the low wall as a line, a terrible dogfight killing began.
Alexander stood on the back wall and looked down. He saw a few Venetians who had just overturned the low wall because they rushed too hard, before they stood up and were cut to the ground by the rushing pizza.
He also saw several sailors standing in front of the wall. They apparently regarded the low wall as a boat gang. The skilled cooperation of several people even blocked the enemy several times across for a time.
But the land is obviously not a ship, and these crews are not facing pirates or sailors like them ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Their resistance lasted only a short time, with several spears piercing one at the same time The human body shoved him back, and the ferocious sword shield soldier finally seized the opportunity.
They squeezed the sailors on the opposite side with the shield in their hands, making their hacking in vain, and then looked at the opportunity to stab the long sword fiercely through the gap of the shield.
When the long sword was retracted, the sword was already covered with plasma, but the sword shield soldiers did not stop their hands, but squeezed and prodded continuously, until none of the enemies on the opposite side could still stand.
A scream screamed one after another on both sides of the low wall, plasma was splashing on the low wall at any time, and some people fell on both ends of the wall at any time.
Suddenly, with a dull roar, the low wall on the right could not stand the squeeze and torture of the two sides. As the smoke rose, the low wall fell down!
Gompati, who saw this scene, exclaimed. He stretched out his finger in that direction, and as he called, people saw the Venetians swarming into the gap of the pushed down low wall!
The last line of defense outside Pisa was broken!