Creed of the heavens

The last time Ezio and Petruccio saw Mario was very young, they no longer remember Mario's appearance.

Seeing the blank eyes of the two nephews, Mario slapped Ezio on the back in astonishment: "What? Don't you know me? I'm Mario."

Ezio was grinned by Mario's big hand that slapped his back. He forced a smile and replied: "Uncle Mario, it's been a long time."

"The journey was not bad. I only encountered a group of robbers blocking the road and a few wild beasts trying to attack at night. They were all dealt with by Lu one by one."

Mario pampered Petruccio's hair, and finally let go of the two of them and walked in front of Lu Xiao.

Patting Lu Xiao's shoulders heavily with both hands, Mario nodded in satisfaction: "Compared to when you left a year ago, your body is stronger. It seems that you haven't relaxed your exercise because of the bustling and extravagant city life. very good!"

Ezio twitched the corner of his mouth and complained: "This guy is quite boring. I asked him to go to a brothel to relax several times but was rejected."

"Hahaha!"

Mario laughed and waved for the three to follow: "Ezio, it seems that you are a typical city person who indulges in enjoyment. I'm afraid Monteriggioni will disappoint you. There are no brothels here, but I promise you This vacation time will never be boring."

"Giovanni entrusted me to train you strictly in the letter. You have just arrived today. I will give you a day to rest and adapt."

"From the day after tomorrow, get up on time at 5 am. During this time, I will teach you how to fight as a man and how to protect the most important things with your own hands."

Ezio's expression suddenly became stiff: "Huh? 5 o'clock?!"

After arranging for the servants to send the dejected Ezio and the exhausted Petruccio to the guest room on the second floor, Mario led Lu Xiao into the study and started talking about business.

"Lu, we meet again after a long absence. I was supposed to hold a banquet to treat you well, but the current situation does not allow us to relax. Let's get straight to the point."

Mario took out a map and spread it out on the table, reached out and tapped heavily on a castle: "San Gimignano, the fief capital of the Pazzi family."

"Due to the grievances between Auditore and the Pazzi family, the two sides have come and gone in the past ten years, and I have led troops to attack San Gimignano many times."

"San Gimignano today is completely different from before, and the defensive strength is simply not the same."

Mario bared his lips and said in pain: "Maybe Rodrigo's matchmaking, the Pazzi family newly purchased a large number of cannons, and San Gimignano was armed to the teeth by them, and the frontal attack is almost impossible. It is possible to break through the defense of the city wall."

"The scouts I sent to sneak into the city didn't respond. It's probably more ominous. To be honest, I really can't do anything about this well-defended city."

Although Mario is the leader of the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins, because of his personality, he has never learned the orthodox infiltration and assassination skills, and he behaves more like a brave mercenary leader in battle.

Lu Xiao smiled understandingly: "I understand, this time I am here to help you."

"Florence cannot be lost, and neither can the Medici family. For this reason, we need to obtain more detailed information from San Gimignano."

"I intend to sneak into the city myself, but I need your support and feint attack to help me distract some of the defenders."

Mario thumped his chest heavily: "No problem! I surveyed in advance, and there are some leaks in the city wall near the west gate of San Gimignano, and the Pazzi family has never had time to repair it."

"I will lead the mercenaries to launch an attack from the east gate to attract the defenders as much as possible, and I will leave the task of sneaking into the city to you."

Chapter 31 Grossata Tomb

Mario, who has a strong personality, has always been the same. Ezio and Petruccio only had a day of rest and wandering in Monteriggioni.

In the early morning of the next day, Mario forcibly pulled him up from the warm bed at the sound of Ezio's wailing.

As for Petruccio, he still has some privileges at such a young age, he can sleep until 7 o'clock in the morning and then get up for training.

When Ezio cried for his father and mother under Mario's mercenary training, Lu Xiao and Mario led the troops and hurriedly left the castle.

Before dawn, a group of people marched quietly and hurriedly across the wilderness of the Tuscany Great Plains, and finally arrived at the city of San Gimignano before dawn.

"boom!"

As soon as the formation was formed, the impatient Mario immediately pushed the cannon dragged by the rook all the way to the front line, and first aimed at the city gate of San Gimignano that had just been closed urgently.

This cannon was like blowing up the gunpowder magazine in the city, and the soldiers of the Paqi family who defended the city hurriedly adjusted the shooting angle of the cannon.

Due to the sharp increase in the number of cannons, the Patch family had to urgently train a group of artillerymen. One of the reasons why Mario chose the east gate to attack was because the recruits assigned here were the worst.

"Boom boom boom!"

There were several cannon shots in succession, but none of them fell within 20 meters of the mercenary position, which was outrageous.

"Hahahaha!"

The mercenaries deliberately laughed loudly at the top of the city, and at the same time Mario ordered his side to fire again.

There is no harm if there is no comparison. The accuracy of the well-trained mercenaries is far higher than that of the Patch family recruits. One of the shots was even very accurate and destroyed one of the defense guns, and the soldiers guarding the guns were also bombarded. People are turned on their backs.

Under Mario's arrangement, the rude mercenaries began to shout abuse into the city, firmly attracting the hatred of a large number of soldiers.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lu Xiao moved quickly along the shadow of the south corner of the city wall, avoiding the Pazzi family soldiers who were focusing on the east gate, and quietly came under the west wall of San Gimignano.

really.

Just like the information provided by Mario, a small part of the city wall on the southwest side of San Gimignano has collapsed, and the wooden scaffolding put up by the construction workers responsible for the repair is still in place.

Because of the sudden start of the war, the entire city wall repair site was empty at this time, and the soldiers didn't have time to remove the scaffolding, which happened to be convenient for Lu Xiao to climb and enter.

The attack on the east gate attracted most of the defensive forces of this small city, but a certain number of defenders were still kept at the head of each city gate to prevent the enemy from attacking from east to west.

When Lu Xiao climbed up to the top of the city along the scaffolding, most of the defenders near the battlements focused on the east gate, stepping on their feet to check the situation in the direction of the battlefield.

Pulling up the hood, Lu Xiao squatted down and started to move. The leather boots with a small amount of noise reduction made almost no sound.

"cha"

The slight popping sound of the blade did not arouse anyone's vigilance. The soldier who was stabbed into the heart from behind opened his eyes wide. The scream that should have been exited was covered by Lu Xiao's left hand wearing a glove, and he lost all his strength and fell backward unwillingly. .

Gently hiding the corpse behind the arrow holder, Lu Xiao continued to move without anyone noticing, and assassinated five soldiers who were standing apart in almost the same way.

After kicking these corpses into the grass under the inner city wall one by one, and clearing away the surveillance eyes from the top of the city, Lu Xiao didn't stay any longer, but tightened her hood and blended into the crowd of San Gimignano.

The roar of cannons inside and outside the city made the residents of the city very uneasy, worried that the flames of war would burn into the city and destroy their originally peaceful life.

Walking in the direction of the crowd walking and discussing, Lu Xiao's vigilant eyes under the hood looked around.

Even if the city's defense has been strengthened under the banknote ability and the supply channels provided by Rodrigo, San Gimignano is only a small city after all.

Although it is much bigger than Monteriggioni, Lu Xiao standing on the top of the fort tower can easily have a panoramic view of the entire city structure.

As for the soldiers in this fortress tower?Naturally, Lu Xiao cleaned them up one by one.

San Gimignano differs from the design structure of Monteriggioni and Florence, and the design concept of the whole city seems to be developed in the direction of a fortified city.

There are many towering surveillance towers in the city. The most striking fortress tower is called the Grossa Tower by the locals, and it is also the most tightly guarded. It is the tower that Lu Xiao just cleared.

Standing on the highest point of the city and using the passive skill of clairvoyance, Lu Xiao scanned the city with lightning eyes.