Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Under Guyu's arrangement, the Mongolian army dismounted directly about a few hundred meters away from the Roman city and began to rest on the spot.

"Let me ask you, how many defenders are there in the city?" Guyu looked at the assassin in front of him and asked.

"Reporting to Prince Guyou, there are about two thousand defenders inside, and the number of cavalry is even more pitiful, only about two hundred people." The master assassin said.

"Well! If there are only two thousand people, I don't need to guard against them. I will send an order for the brothers to have a good rest and arrange for two hundred people to stand guard." Guyu said.

Just kidding, there are only more than 2,000 soldiers, not even half the number of Mongolia. With this small number of troops, he will not be able to match him even if they increase several times.

There is no need to even prepare them for a decisive battle out of the city. As long as more than two hundred cavalry dare to rush out, the Mongolian army can teach them how to behave in one face-to-face encounter.

"Prince Guyou, the fighting power of the defenders inside is not very strong. They were originally the troops of the Papal State. These Papal State troops are the worst among European countries. They have never experienced any war at all." The assassin in charge of the connection said.

is not that right! When the fleet of the Eastern Roman Empire brought them over, they gave them a detailed explanation of the situation in the city of Rome.

The combat effectiveness of the city's defenders is really not that good.

Otherwise, the Pope would not be so passive in the struggle with the Holy Roman Emperor!
"Well! Inform everyone to get off their horses and have a rest, let the horses eat some bean cakes that they carry with them, and replenish some dry food for yourself. There is a tough battle to be fought tonight." Guyu said.

At this time, in the city of Rome, many people were confused when they saw Mongolian soldiers dismounting and resting a few hundred meters away.

Including the Pope on top of the city.

"Why didn't these Mongols launch an attack or plunder the people in some surrounding villages and towns?"

"That is to say! According to Mongolian custom, they should send an envoy into the city, but they didn't even send an envoy, so they just rested outside the city?"

"These bastards completely look down on us. They are resting so close to the city wall. We only need to lead the cavalry to rush out and catch them off guard." A younger member of the Templar Knights said.

is not that right? You came to attack the city, and you actually started to rest so close to someone else's city. This is unbearable for me!

"Are you rushing out to die? Look at how many cavalry the Mongols have outside, and there are hundreds of cavalry walking around, wearing armor. As long as we dare to rush out, these Mongolian troops will be armed in an instant." A veteran knight master said.

This fool couldn't see the situation clearly. The reason why the Mongols acted like this was because they knew the situation in the city and the limited number of our cavalry. They didn't dare to rush out to fight. If they rushed out, they would be dead. That's why they dare to rest at such a close distance, and they are not the kind of people who set up camp.

Without setting up camp, it was obvious that the Mongols were planning to enter the city to rest. In other words, these bastards wanted to capture the city quickly and were just taking a short rest. This group of Mongols did not put their defenders at all. In eyes.

"Damn it, Your Majesty the Pope! Please give me a hundred knights, and then organize some horses in the city. I should also be able to organize two to three hundred cavalry. Let these people go out with me to frustrate the Mongols." One. The Templar Knight of the church spoke.

"No, you can't go anywhere. If a hundred knights are lost outside the city, then the effective strength of the city will be weakened.

You are the real guardians of this city. The situation here should soon reach the ears of the Holy Roman Emperor, and he will definitely send reinforcements by then. "The master knight responsible for guarding the city said.

Are you kidding me, are you going out to die? The enemy is all cavalry! In this case, in a field battle with them, you must have at least the same number of cavalry to hope to win.

Their last hope now is to defend the city. Then. Waiting for the reinforcements sent by the Holy Roman Empire, when an army of this size comes to the rear, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire will never sit idly by.

It's just that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. They have no idea that at this time, the Holy Roman Emperor is bringing tens of thousands of cavalry troops to attack the so-called military supplies storage fortress of the Mongols.

"Now that the Mongols are not attacking, it is a good opportunity for us. Your Majesty the Pope, you can send some priests and priests to appease the people in the city and encourage them to let all the men join in defending the city. With more people, there will be more strength. "As long as we have enough people, we can definitely defend this city and Rome," the master of the Knights in charge of defending the city said.

"Master Qadri! Although I am the Pope, I really don't know how to fight in this place. I will leave the matter of defending the city to you. Don't worry, the people in the city will obey our orders and I will comfort them. This is As long as we devote ourselves to praying, we will be able to overcome the test that the Lord has given us." The Pope looked at the knight master in front of him and said earnestly.

Waiting for the Holy Roman Emperor's rescue, what a joke, that fool can't come to the rescue at all. The reason why these Mongolian cavalry came to Rome is because of this bastard.

He must have wanted to kill the Pope, so he let these Mongolian cavalry come over. He wanted to kill someone with a borrowed sword.

Therefore, the Pope did not expect Frederick II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, to send reinforcements at all.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty the Pope, unless they step over my corpse and the corpses of all our Knights, these Mongols will never board our tower." Knight Master Kadri said.

The Pope nodded and immediately organized his priests, as well as a large group of priests and bishops, to give speeches in various places in Rome. Call on everyone to take out all the money in their hands.

If there is no money. The poor could send men from their own families to defend the city.

A whole day. The carpenter under Xiao Huang's hands. Priests and bishops conducted fund-raising activities in various areas of the city of Rome.

They told all the people that the money was used to deal with the Mongols, and that the money would be distributed to the soldiers fighting on the front line. Many people also believed that the people of the Papal State were generous and contributed their own property.

After all, being able to live in the city of Rome means having a little bit of property, but some ordinary civilians who work in the city of Rome and live outside the city have little spare money, so these people can only go to the city towers to serve as defenders.

some of. There was an army of assassins under Zhang Yong. They pretended to be businessmen from Persia and infiltrated into the defenders.

At this time, the sky was gradually getting dark. Dozens of Zhang Yong's assassin troops immediately sneaked up to the defenders at the city gate and quietly took out the daggers hidden in their sleeves. A few took out small pocket crossbows and aimed at the soldiers guarding them in the distance.

With the sound of whooshing! Several soldiers standing far away, with a short arrow stuck in their throats, covered their necks and fell to the ground. Similarly, a dozen defenders also had their necks wiped off with daggers by the assassins.

At this time in the Vatican, Pope Gregory IX was directing his priests to load all the money collected throughout the day into a truck, as well as some gold and silver jewelry from the Pope's treasury.

"Move quickly and be careful when carrying it."

"Everyone should move quickly and be sure to load all the precious items into the truck." Several Templar knights were directing the servants to carry the items.

The noble Pope never thought that this city could still be defended and that reinforcements would come. Now the most important thing is to save his own life and the Holy See.

He would lead some archbishops and some Templars loyal to him out of the city secretly, and then seek refuge in France.

"Your Holiness, we must take away some precious books in the Vatican. These are our treasures." A priest came over and said.

The Pope only asked people to install gold and silver jewelry, as well as some precious antiques, and some precious books in the Yellow Hall. A certain Pope seemed not to take away them at all.

These are precious knowledge. What is the use of those gold and silver jewels that you took away? What we should really take away are these books.

"I will select some very precious ancient documents and books to take away, as well as other documents and classics.

Just stay here! Even if it is destroyed by the Mongols, there is no need to be sad, because these things have been recorded in the hearts of us archbishops, bishops, priests, and priests, and we can always find a place to write them out silently. "Pope Gregory IX thought for a moment and then said.

Just take away some of the more precious ancient classics! For example, the original Bible, the New Testament and the Old Testament, as well as some precious writings.

Some other useless books were left behind. Even if these books were destroyed by the Mongols, the higher-ups of the church could write down the contents afterwards.

"Pope! This is a huge amount of books. You, you can't just give them up. These gold, silver, jewelry, and money are of no use to us at all.

Even a large part of it was donated to us by the people in the city just today. Is it really okay for us to leave here with this money? "The bishop gritted his teeth and said.

"You bastard, what are you talking about? These gold and silver jewels can allow us, the Roman Church, to continue to maintain its prestige in the future. There is no use in taking these books out. Anyway, they are already in our minds and will be written down in the future. good.

Moreover, this is money donated to God by the people in the city, and as I am God’s spokesperson, I am qualified to use the money donated to God. We need to spend money everywhere on the way to escape. "The Pope said.

The bishop wanted to say something else, but was stopped by his colleagues beside him, and then shook his head at him.

"No need to persuade, the Pope will never take away these important books. If you feel it is a pity, just take a few of them with you!"

"Alas! He doesn't deserve to call himself Pope at all." Some of the accompanying bishops shook their heads. These people all entered the Pope's library privately, and each of them brought a few precious books.

Under the bright lights, the Pope had prepared more than a dozen carriages and planned to leave the city of Rome overnight.

At this time, hundreds of guards at the city gate have been eliminated by Zhang Yong's assassin army. The city gate has been opened, and the Mongolian soldiers outside the city are pouring into the city crazily.

"Enemy attack, enemy attack, the Mongolians have entered the city. Yes, someone opened the city gate." After seeing a large number of Mongolians rushing into the city, several other soldiers on the tower also discovered something was wrong.

But at this moment, it was already too late. A large number of Mongolian soldiers had already rushed into the city with scimitars in hand.

They raised their swords and killed everyone they saw. Except for the assassins in white robes, everyone became the dead souls of the Mongols.

A large number of Mongolian soldiers began to pour into the city, like an endless stream.

Some of the sleeping defenders didn't even realize what was going on. They were startled by the Mongols who rushed into the tent on horseback. What greeted them was the bright light of the Mongolian swords.

"Kill me! Kill me!" Guiyu, escorted by several thousand households, entered the city, waved the steel knife in his hand, and shouted.

This knife was made by Zhang Yong during his expedition to Xixia more than ten years ago. Even after more than ten years, it is still extremely sharp.

A large number of Mongolian soldiers took out the bows and arrows they carried with them, then lit the bows and arrows and started shooting freely. The whole city was instantly ablaze.

"Don't be afraid, unite, drive them out, drive these Mongols out." Under the organization of the Templar Master, more than a hundred knights and the remaining 1,000 defenders quickly gathered in together.

"Damn it, how did these Mongols get in?"

"Someone secretly opened the city gate. We don't know who it is. It's probably some businessmen who were blinded by profit."

"These damn businessmen, as long as you give them money, they are willing to do anything, even work for these devils."

"Okay, stop talking, my brother, now take someone to inform the Pope and ask him to send some soldiers to help. We must drive the Mongols out, otherwise, we will be finished." Master Ka of the Knights Derry said to the brother beside him.

They have only gathered some remnant soldiers here, but there are still some private troops in the Pope's Vatican City. If these troops can come to participate in the battle, they still have a chance of survival.

"Reinforcements, where are the reinforcements? The Pope has packed his things overnight and plans to escape." A Templar Knight sighed and said.

"what!"

The Mongols also discovered this organized army, and the two thousand households focused on them on the spot. Two Mongolian thousand-man teams rushed towards them one after the other.

"Fight! Kill!"

Before the saber arrives, the arrows arrive first.

The first wave of bow and arrow shooting caused many Templar knights on horses to fall down. Then, the Mongols focused on taking care of the few knights still on horses, and smoothly chopped them down with their sharp sabers.

The remaining infantry had little ability to resist in front of the Mongolian cavalry.

At this time, the city of Rome was in chaos.

"Pass my military order and order two Mongolian families to lead the team. Go around the city and kill some people who want to escape, especially a certain pope." Guyou said.

He had promised Zhang Yong that he would capture a certain pope alive.

"Prince Guyou, don't worry, I will take someone there right now and I will definitely catch the Pope."

"Pass my military order. If anyone can capture the Pope alive, he will be made a member of the Hundred Households. He will never break his promise." Guyou said.

He originally wanted to divide the families into thousands of households, but only the Khan of Mongolia could assign thousands of families. As a prince, he could only be divided into hundreds of households.

"Prince Guiyou has an order. Anyone who captures the Pope alive will be granted a hundred households. Anyone who captures the Pope alive will be granted a hundred households."

"If you capture the Pope alive, you will seal hundreds of households!"

"Ho! Roar! Hundred households, hundred households!"

After hearing this reward, all the Mongolian soldiers rushed towards the inner city of the Vatican as if they were drunk.

At this time, in the inner city of the Vatican, a certain pope had a look of horror on his face. He couldn't believe his eyes.

The Mongols who were still outside the city only had one night, and they invaded the city even less than one night.

He had just packed his luggage, but before he could escape, these Mongols came over and killed him.

"His Majesty the Pope, hurry, hurry, I will escort you away, you must not let these Mongols catch you." A Templar Knight immediately came to the Pope and said.

"Coco, what should I do with my luggage? What should I do with these dozens of carts of gold and silver jewelry?" Pope Gregory IX looked at him with a heartbroken face as he looked at the gold and silver jewelry that he had finally collected over the years, as well as the gold and silver jewelry he had obtained over the years. said the Pope's estate.

At this time, he was holding in his hand the scepter of all the popes, the cup from which Jesus drank during his crucifixion, and the two artifacts from Mongolia that he had robbed before.

These things are all carried by him as the Pope.

"Your life is the most important now. I have to escort you away, eh!" Before the Templar finished speaking, a sharp arrow shot through his throat.

At the same time, countless Mongolian soldiers rushed out and began to slaughter all the servants, priests, and some church members present.

"The person who wears white robes, wears a crown, and holds a scepter is the Pope." A Mongolian cavalry shouted and rushed towards the Pope.

"Capture the Pope alive! Capture the Pope alive!"

"Oh God! Oh God! You, you devils, you devils, what do you want to do?" At this time, Gregory IX was completely frightened. He held his papal scepter and stood tremblingly. land.

A large number of Mongolian cavalry have surrounded the Pope. (End of chapter)