Vol 4 Chapter 179: Harassment

The Genoa scout, who first discovered the enemy, almost escaped under the shadow of the bohemian wielding saber.
So when he fled back, he used more adjectives in his description of Cargino.
The words "cruel", "terrible" and "not seeing much" made Calgino frown, but at least he knew from the scout's description that his previous judgment was correct.
This is indeed a trap, although he also knows that this trap should not have been directed against him.
Calgino suddenly found things interesting.
He knew that the Venetians should always be coveting pizza, and even for this Alexander, he even fought against the Venetians in a pizza attack and defense.
Now that the Venetians appear, it means that Alexander, like himself, has to face two enemies.
All three have two enemies, which makes Calgino feel too interesting.
"Perhaps we don't have to leave here in a hurry," Calgino said to the people around him. "As long as I don't get hit by a pinch, I really want to land in Tuscany to watch a good show."
Naturally, the officers under his command would not object to Calgino's words, but the words in Machiavelli's ears suddenly became bad.
Of course Machiavelli knew what he said was that the Venetian had intervened in Romagna's affairs, and he knew that as long as Calgino continued to stay for a few more days, he would find himself deceived.
Then he will vent all his anger on his head.
Machiavelli felt that he had to find a way out for himself. He watched the Venetians begin to form a team under Calgino's order to prepare for the army of Montina. Machiavelli not only prayed secretly in his heart, but the count's action was not necessary. Destroy your lies.
The news that the Genoese became slow due to the formation of the formation quickly reached Alexandria. At this time, Alexandria had come to a narrow river channel not too far from the Genoese. Here, the road was changed because of a river bay. It was rugged and narrow. From Alexander's point of view, it was a good place to ambush.
"The Venetians will stop here," Alexander looked down the high of the river channel and looked down. "Cagrino is actually a very cautious person, otherwise he will not be dragged to Milan in Oral. We only attacked the Venetian after we were defeated by us. "
"Master, are we going to ambush them here?"
"No, we have to make them think that they will be ambushed," Alexander said to the people who questioned. "Be aware that caution is indeed the advantage of Calgino, but sometimes he is too careful because of him, so it is easy. Deal with. "
Looking at the bewildered look of his men, Alexander shook his head a little helplessly. These hunting guards were loyal, but there seemed to be no military talents among them that seemed to be possible.
Alexander ’s purpose was obvious, to delay holding Calgino, and then wait for the main force of Aufrei.
The creek seemed a bit steep. Alexander believed that with his knowledge of Calgino, the Genoese would not easily let the army pass through this seemingly dangerous place. He would first line up enough scouts to check it repeatedly. Only after confirming that there is no ambush will the team pass by.
And he is likely to divide the team into different sections, so that even if something unexpected happens, it will not threaten the entire Genoese army.
This is of course very cautious and appropriate, but for Alexander, this is exactly what he wanted, so that the Genoese have to delay at least nearly half a day.
The main force of Aufrei is coming, I believe that after the Genoese have completely passed through this river bay, there will be a fierce battle waiting for them.
"The people who sent us to harass the Genoese from time to time," Alexander ordered. "Now it's time for them to prove whether they are the best cavalry."
The best cavalry. This is the bohemians ’pride in themselves. According to their statement, when the Mongolians invaded Europe, almost all European knights were beaten down by the terrible Mongolian iron ride. The Bohemians were able to survive the war with the Mongols. Not only did they escape wisely, they even got rid of the main pursuit of Mongolia in the battle on the east bank of the Danube and successfully escaped the Danube.
It sounds like there is nothing to be proud of, especially when it is so courageous to be able to say escape.
But Alexander could understand the meaning of these Bohemians, and also understand what terrible shadow Mongolian Tieqi left in the hearts of Europeans.
This makes even being able to escape from the Mongolian sword become proud.
Thinking of these long past events, Alexander looked down at the river below.
A little further away, the smoke from the Genoese army could be seen vaguely. Until he saw the faintly visible dust, Alexander was relieved.
He did n’t know what caused Calgino to change his mind, but he had vowed that no matter what it was, he would have to thank that reason. If it ’s a person, as long as he can do it, he ’s willing to agree to what the person proposed Any condition, whether it is reasonable or unreasonable.
However, before that, he sent someone a message to Lucrezia of Pisa, and also informed the Pisa City Defense Forces to strengthen the alert.
Now that I finally saw the Genoese, Alexander's heart that had always been hanging was finally let go.
A small group of Bohemians quickly moved along the edge of the river channel. Several swaying black spots in the distance caught their attention. They guessed that it should be the scout sent by the Genoese again.
Because of the previous encounters, the Genoese apparently became more vigilant. When they saw the Bohemians, they immediately turned around and waited to escape, but the Bohemians did not intend to let them go so easily.
The Bohemian cavalry began to accelerate their horse speed, and they could not charge at this distance. On the contrary, the Genoese fled for life as soon as they came up. Obviously they were scared by their previous companions who were almost cut into pieces, but they did so. As a result, the mounts may not be able to support them until they rush back to their team.
The Bohemians kept up with the slow speed in their hearts. They just stared at the Genoese's somewhat difficult horse and rushed to the edge of the river, and then ran along the banks of the rugged dry river.
Guifali might not be a war horse, but these Genoese have travelled far before, and as far as they know, these scouts have been sent out to check them all the way.
In addition to the road ahead, Calgino also seemed to care about the safety on both sides of the local route, which made those scouts, whether soldiers or mounts, have not received a good rest.
In this case, the horse was still running, and the bohemian captain showed a cruel smile on his face. He greeted his companions, and the bohemian team was not as tight as a hyena staring at the prey in the wilderness. Followed behind slowly, chasing in the direction of the Genoese.
Calgino's order obviously caused no small trouble to the scouts. The previous non-stop investigation and the Genoese's apparent slowing down of the march made them have to run as hard as they could.
A scout's mount uttered a not-so-good noise, and the companion next to him looked at the man, and saw that the horse seemed to be running slower and slower. In the eyes, he urged the horse to continue running.
At the same time they secretly sighed in relief.
This single companion obviously can buy them a little time.
"The man's horse can't run anymore. I'll kill him."
A Bohemian cavalry in the distance saw the scouting scout. He reached for the handle and was stopped by the captain next to him.
"Don't care about that person, we continue to chase the guys in front of them, they are our goal, don't you notice that the packages they bring are very heavy?"
The captain's words aroused Bohemian cheering, and there was nothing more pleasing to them than plundering loot on the battlefield.
The lagging scout looked at the enemies that were getting closer and closer. If it were soldiers of other city-states, he might not be so afraid, even the Venetians would not be so afraid, but these Bohemians In their minds, they are already as terrible as the barbarians, especially the Genoese who have experienced the previous battles know how cruel and ruthless these Bohemians are.
A gust of wind passed, and a Bohemian flew away from him, followed by the second and third.
Looking at the companions who were stubbornly chasing ahead, the scout was stunned for a while, then suddenly laughed hysterically.
He could perceive the feeling of relief when his companions escaped, although it would be the same if he was replaced, but now he can see that those people are frightened and fled under the chase of the Bohemians, but apparently they have been unable to As he escaped, the man still laughed with malicious intent.
"Yes, catch up with them! Keep up with these Judas! There is a lot of stuff on them, it's yours!"
The man couldn't help but cheer for the Bohemians, not remembering the embarrassment when he had just escaped.
Until a flash of light suddenly rolled from his side with cold wind!
The scout instinctively glanced back, and he saw the knife light that was slashed in front of him, and a big rough face full of dirty beards.
The scout that was cut down with a knife fell on the ground and couldn't stop shaking, and at the same time those cries of fear and despair from the companions sounded not far away. There was no laughter.
As Alexander guessed, Calgino's caution about the complex terrain before him sent him more cavalry to check the situation.
But the news brought back to him by the cavalry made Calgino not only worried.
Especially when some scouts came back from the dead, Calgino felt humiliated and provocative when he looked at the bodies.
"It seems that Gombray didn't want to let me go."
Calgino vaguely felt the news that Alexander had sent him from the scouts, and it was clear that his attempt to attack Pisa completely angered Alexander.
"Diplomat, have you seen the pope's daughter?" Calgino suddenly asked Machiavelli next to him, and now the Florentine has become an advisor to Calgino.
"Yes," Machiavelli nodded.
"What does she do?"
"It's beautiful," Machiavelli thought for a while and then looked at the corpses in a row on the ground. "Trust me, General Lucrezia is enough to allow Earl Montina to do this crazy thing for her."
Calgino nodded, wondering if he understood the meaning of Machiavelli's words. He turned slowly around the bodies and then looked at Machiavelli again: "Then you think he will be crazy To what extent? "
Seemingly puzzled by Machiavelli's face, Calgino asked again: "Do you think he might take the risk of personally stopping me in order to stop me from invading Pizza?"
Machiavelli looked at Calgino in a daze, he didn't know how the Genoese suddenly came up with this idea, but after learning Calgino to take a closer look at the corpses on the ground, he suddenly realized that these Genoa scouts, But cavalry!
Only the Bohemians can catch up with these scouts and even kill all without leaving.
The hunting guards and bohemian cavalry almost never stayed away from Alexander.
"If this was done by the Bohemians, and Gombré loved Lucrezia as crazy as you said, maybe soon we can meet the Earl of Montina," Calgino saw. With a somewhat stunned look, Machiavelli suddenly walked over and hugged him hard. "I should thank you diplomat. You gave you a rare opportunity to attack Pisa."
Machiavelli allowed Calgino to shake his body, his mouth was a bit bitter, and his face was at a loss as he was at a loss.
He never imagined that things would suddenly change to what he was seeing, and that Alexander might be just as Calgino said, because he loves Lucrezia madly and would rather take all the risks, then he may really have arrived nearby.
Machiavelli's heart burst into anxiety, because he didn't know what Calgino would do next.
If Count Montina had an accident here, what would pizza look like?
Machiavelli knew that he should actually expect such a result.
After all, compared to Tomno, Alexandria is too strong. Even in Florence, many people think that Alexandria is probably the toughest ruler in the history of Pisa.
Even when the Pisa navy was rampant, no one ruler of Pisa could exert such great pressure on Florence.
So Machiavelli knew very well that, in the eyes of many Florentines, if Alexander died unexpectedly in the battle for Tuscany's domination, perhaps this was the best result for Florence.
But Machiavelli doesn't think so, even in his opinion, if Alexander really suffers, this is probably the worst thing!
Machiavelli does not deny that this idea has his own unknown selfishness, but he is still more considering the situation of Florence.
Previously, he said to Calgino that the Venetians might be involved in Romagna's affairs, not because of his nonsense, but that there is indeed a factual basis.
He has even accompanied the Architect Sazi quietly to meet those secret agents from Venice.
And his only impression of the Venetian is his great ambition.
Machiavelli didn't know what would happen if the Venetians occupied Pisa, and thinking of it would be no good for Florence.
On the contrary, Alexander ’s strength was disturbing, but as Machiavelli knew, Alexander did not seem to have much ambition for Florence.
As for Machiavelli himself, it was precisely because of Alexander's covert support that he was able to stand out in the new Florence administration. Compared with whom to choose, Machiavelli felt that it did not need to think much.
The Genoese team had to slow down because of the scouts. Calgino carefully re-dispatched enough scouts to the surroundings. Since guessing that Alexander might be nearby, and probably there are not many troops around him, Calgino felt he should not give up this rare opportunity.
As a result of this, the scouts quickly brought back news that made Calgino happy.
"Only cavalry, no infantry, no artillery?" Calgino asked the scouts over and over again. When the results of repeated inquiry proved his conjecture, Calgino couldn't help but ask Machiavelli curiously. Is Ya really so beautiful? Actually made Gombregan willing to take such a huge risk? "
Looking at how the Florentine seemed to do not know how to answer, Calgino burst out laughing: "Perhaps I should go and see what the pope's lady looks like later."
Machiavelli looked at Calgino unmovingly, and he could hear an ambiguous tone from the Genoese words.
"But since Gumbre is here, where is his Montina army?" Calgino suddenly asked. ~ Www.EbookFREE.me ~ Seeing that there were suspicious expressions around him, Calgino opened his mouth slightly. Smile "I guess they should be on the road, yes, that's why Gombray would use his cavalry to harass us."
"Count Montina is delaying our march?" An officer asked anxiously.
"Yes, Gumbre must be looking at us somewhere, and his cavalry is waiting along the way. He will harass us whenever he has the chance," Calgino stood straight and looked away, as if he wanted to find Alexander's hiding place. "He was waiting for us to get tired and sleepy, and then he launched a real attack on us."
Calgino's words caused a whispering discussion among the officers around him. For these people, a positive battle is what they are familiar with and good at. This kind of barbarian-like fighting method makes them kind of inexplicable. Anxiety and anxiety.
Especially as the sun is setting and the night is coming, looking at the wilderness that is slowly being covered with a dark veil, the Genoese can't help but have the illusion of being stared at by the beast.
"Order the camp." Calgino suddenly ordered. "I'm waiting for him here. I want to see how crazy that Gombre is."