Chapter 40: Attack (Royal Palace)

In history, Michelangelo has been known as a sculptor for centuries, and is regarded as one of the three Renaissance masters by future generations. However, in addition to the sculptures respected by the world, this master has extraordinary talents in architecture. History, especially the extraordinary achievements in the study of the history of ancient architecture in Italy, are rarely mentioned.
Even when Alexander first met Michelangelo, he was completely fascinated by the unique "style" of "Xiaomi", and never thought that this person would have too much intersection with himself, let alone what will happen. use.
But now Alexander can't help but admit that this future three-character figure is really too helpful for him.
Combining Michelangelo ’s Norman architectural sketches and the archaeological results of ancient buildings excavated in Palermo ’s later generations, Alexander has drawn a piece of this piece that is more detailed than Michelangelo ’s drawings. Map of Norman architecture.
Two holes in different directions are right in front of you, one leads to the Cathedral of the Assumption, and the other leads to the royal palace.
Alexander even remembered some details of the underground tunnels that later generations saw when visiting the Sicilian palace. This was because he was deliberately walking to some quieter places because of curiosity. The result happened to hit a couple in a secluded corner. The situation was quite embarrassing to all three.
Because of this, Alexander remembered that later the tour guide seriously reminded all tourists, because this underground maze is too complicated, even professional archaeologists do not dare to go into the depths easily to prevent getting lost, so everyone is required to follow the signs as much as possible. Go on the logo, not personal action.
"I'm going to the cathedral." The bald mercenary said without hesitation, his eyes gleamed with cunning light, which was very different from the rugged appearance.
Alexander nodded. He knew that the bald head was chosen because of the huge wealth accumulated in the cathedral for many years. Although there are countless gold and silver in the palace, it was dwarfed compared to the cathedral, not to mention the cathedral. They are all priests. Although they will face their enemies without help, the mercenaries are more willing to eat single food than wealth.
During the speech, Osborne already shouted that the Aragonese soldiers who came with him walked towards the opening of the palace. For the tailor, everything came from the palace. If Gomez had something wrong, then he would Following the fall, the tailor knew what he was like in Palermo's mind. Although many years of carefulness made him not worried that he would be hanged once the palace fell, but once there was no backer, just think about those The creditors who had defaulted on various debts came to the door and it was enough for him to sweat.
Alexander is also going to the palace, and he is not worried about whether the bishopric will be attacked. Alfonso has decided to cooperate with the French, not just the bishopric. It is estimated that even Pope Alexander VI, who is far away in Rome, will not let go In his heart, he just didn't know what benefits the French had granted him, so that he not only hesitated against the Holy See, even his own family in Aragon betrayed him.
Alexander remembered that Osborne said that Alfonso was born in the family of Aragon, and that the family power was great, but at this time, he could no longer ask them.
The Yongdao Road leading to the palace was obviously formed over the years with the gradual transformation of these ancient buildings. Some places are not even underground, but some kind of secret that is slowly formed between the gaps of different style buildings in different eras. The road, narrow from both sides, could only be seen over a narrow wall that a person passed sideways. The sky was very dark, and no star was visible.
"Have you heard anything?" Osborne asked Alexander, who was following him, anxiously. He had heard the screams from the wind more than once. It seemed that something was happening in the distance, but Because I was in the corridor halfway between the two big palaces, I couldn't hear what was happening. "Could it be that those people have already entered the palace?" Osborne asked in fear.
"I don't know, but there seem to be a lot of people." Alexander also had some feelings. He didn't expect the French to dare to play so big. Only now did he know why Orleans would suddenly come to Sicily like a wind.
One did not hesitate to attack the bishopric, and one even sent people to attack the Sicilian palace and attack the palace.
No matter who he and Alfonso hooked up with first, these two people are really bold.
Walking ahead, a soldier raised his weapon and the team stopped. At this time, the road has been slightly relaxed, but the trend is also obviously upward, and the distance is estimated to have reached the vicinity of the palace.
Alexander went to the front and accidentally saw a person lying on the ground. When he saw the face clearly, he couldn't help but stunned.
Mr. Zioni, husband of Mrs. Neodola.
"He is still alive."
The soldier said, grabbing Zioni's tight collar and pulling, Mr. Zioni spit out a heavy gasp from his throat.
"It seems that you are not very lucky, Mr. Zioni," Osborne looked at this man with a sullen face. "I really underestimated you before. I didn't expect you to be involved in this matter. Last time that happened at your home. The thing is that you are a ghost? "
"The clown, the scumbag," Zioni spoke because of the injury, but he still struggled. "Can you imagine the anger of a husband, the anger of a man!"
"You are a man now," Osborne snorted "Tell me what is going on, how many of you have entered the palace?"
Zioni coughed and laughed, and he began to bleed in his mouth: "A lot, we have a lot of people, as much as you can't imagine, the entire Palermo people are our people."
"Shut up, you counsel," Osborne, regardless of his injury, grabbed Gioni's shoulder and shook it, because the angry tailor even shouted out the Aragonese rural dialect that had not been spoken for many years. "Say I think Listen, tell me where your people are, otherwise I will kill you. "
"They have gone to the palace, and his wife," Zioni's consciousness gradually blurred, his head drooped softly, and his mouth made an ambiguous voice. "Neodora, I don't forgive you , I will go to to find you, you ... "
Osborne pushed Cioni's heavy body hard, he was a little anxious, although he didn't know how this unlucky husband would die here, but think about what he said and want to hear the disturbing ones The chaotic voice made the tailor's forehead soaked in sweat.
Alexander was also anxious. Zioni's last sentence made him uneasy, thinking that Sophia was in the palace, as if still beside Mrs. Palace, he also sweated in the palm of his hand, and his heart jumped.
The road ahead is always upwards. After walking a few steps up a narrow staircase around a stone pillar, the fierce cry was clearly heard into people's ears.
"God, rebellion?" Osbourne's face was pale, and the dagger held in his hand shivered like he nodded.
If he was n’t worried about Sophia, Alexander might ridiculously answer: "Your Majesty, it ’s a revolution."
But now he is not in this mood, listening to the yelling and shouting outside, and the sound of vague weapon collision, Alexander is anxious, he pushes the person in front up the stairs, seeing that it has leaked from the end of the stairs The light coming in and the unshakable shadow, Alexander shouted, "Rush out!"
When faced with confusion, people always have a tendency to blindly follow. Alexander ’s cry made the Aragonese instinctively rush forward. When the frontmost person rushed out of the thick secret door and rushed out, the scene in front of him made him stunned. .
The originally magnificent palace was in disarray. Several men with fierce faces were wielding swords to kill the hiding people. They saw the Aragonese who suddenly rushed out of the secret road. One of the gangsters raised something Things, didn't wait for the soldier to react. A slamming thunder, accompanied by rising smoke, the Aragonese only felt a black shadow passing by their eyes. With the hat flying, the right half of the face There was a sudden pain, but behind him came a short scream!
The soldier turned his head in amazement, and then he saw a hapless ghost followed by a rush, and was hit by a rifle. His head was stained with blood, and he fell on the ground and couldn't moan.
The sudden attack scared the previous soldiers to stop, but then he found that only one of the other people opposite was holding a musket, and he was shuffled. He immediately shouted and raised his sword to take the lead. Rushed past!
When Alexander came out of the secret road, the Aragonese soldiers had already dealt with those who invaded the palace.
Is full of people fighting each other, the two sides can't even see the enemy at all in the night, just rushed up by instinct, and then used the sword and the short spear to fight each other.
At this time, a louder and louder shout was heard outside the palace, and people could vaguely hear the shouting: "Royal Palace! Royal Palace!"
No one knows how to spread it. When the chaotic trampled crowd finally slowed down, some people in the crowd started shouting "Ominous! Punishment!" And "Here is hidden in the palace!"
If it is usually, this kind of naive provocation may not have much effect. After all, it is no longer the most foolish era, and Sicily is not Aragon or Castilla.
But the sudden appearance of the living people in the fire coffins and the terrible trampling that followed saw everyone into madness.
Perhaps it was to get rid of the terrible scene that I saw, or simply to find an excuse to panic selfishness or even cruelty to escape from others when I escaped, many people immediately shouted, and then more and more people Go to the closed gate of the palace.
The fighting in the palace became more and more fierce. The enemies who sneaked into the palace before were completely strangled with the Aragonese soldiers.
Alexander walked through the palace and ran along the corridor. A gangster who tried to block him just raised his weapon and did not want a flower in front of him. Alexander, who was in a hurry, used his short sword as a flying knife and smashed it on his forehead!
"Sophia!"
Alexander's cries echoed in the palace.
Although the entire palace was panic due to the accident on the square, making sneak attacks easier, there are still enough guards in the palace.
Just because it was so unexpected, many soldiers died even before they understood what happened.
The sneak attack was successful at the beginning. When the suddenly appearing enemy began to kill in the palace, Gomez even thought that a few rioting people broke in.
Although he was a little surprised, he was not in a panic ~ EbookFREE.me ~ but ordered the guards around him to catch these "madmen" as soon as possible.
But with the roar of muskets not far away, he realized that something might not be right, but it was a little late.
Several suddenly appearing enemies blocked Gomez and the two remaining guards at the entrance of a corridor before they understood what happened, and the two soldiers had no time to sandwich the palace, Close to the stone column and backed into Langting, they were surrounded by those people.
"I am the Sicilian Palace Gomez!"
Gomez shouted loudly that he was not trying to remind the other person of his distinguished identity. From the moment these people appeared, he realized that he had guessed wrong before. Apparently they came to kill themselves. The local guards came to rescue themselves as soon as possible.
But what he exchanged for it was not the rescue of the guards who swarmed, but several gangsters who had been running to other places rushed over to him.
What made Gomez even more frightened was that he heard two of the gangsters shouting in French.
French, actually French!
Fear made Gomez tremble at this moment. He did not expect that the French would suddenly attack the Sicilian palace. Even more terrifying. He also saw several people running towards the backyard, where his wife and children stayed. .
"Don't hurt my family!"
Gomez uttered an almost pleading cry, but the answer was that the figures in the distance had broken into the yard, and the horrified cry that followed the yard.
"Oh God!"
Gomez rammed forward regardless of the guard's obstruction, and then he paused suddenly, looking down at the half of his sword, and then fell to the ground.
Gomez, the palace of the Kingdom of Sicily, was killed!