"Oh, Tony, would you like another drink?" Cardinal Orsini was trying hard to persuade his deputy to drink.

He was so enthusiastic that even though Tony was opposed to drinking in the military, he had no choice but to drink several drinks.

On the border between the Roman Church State and the Principality of Siena, on the side of the Roman Church State, the happy Roman army was holding a banquet.

Although the contract with Austria has not yet been signed, the Medici prince sent to replace him has not yet arrived.

However, the Cardinal Archbishop of Orsini was already relieved. After leading his troops across the border, he immediately held a banquet.

Although the Roman Church State gained nothing from this contest, and the Medici family even lost money, the Orsini family made a fortune.

He got at least one-fifth of the looted goods in Siena, and he made a lot of money.

After making so much money, he naturally had no objection to the real election of the pope who wanted to take away the command. It is only natural for people to want to support their nephew.

Anyway, what is handed over is only the commanding power of the large army. The control of each regiment is still in the hands of the nobles, so there is nothing to worry about.

Besides, after the Colonna family established itself with the Principality of Siena as its core, the power of the Orsini family in Rome greatly increased. Although the Colonna family still has a lot of power in Rome, a branch of the Colonna family is still active in Rome.

But Orsini still received many interests that originally belonged to the Colonna family.

It is impossible for a real elected pope to cause trouble to the Orsini family at this time.

The two sides now need each other, so Cardinal Orsini persuades him to drink with great enthusiasm. Therefore, Tony has to give face, and he has to drink even if he is reluctant.

In fact, the entire Roman army except the Swiss mercenary team did not attend the banquet at Tony's insistence. All the soldiers were eating and drinking. They did not know the true determination of the Pope to continue fighting. They only assumed that peace had been restored.

They were also very satisfied with this expedition. There were almost no casualties and everyone had a share in the harvest.

Although the Swiss mercenaries did not participate in the robbery, they received a large share of the loot under the coordination of the Cardinal Archbishop of Orsini, so their morale is now very good. The Swiss' ancient military regulations also made them unwilling to fight with the Roman soldiers

Drinking together, the chaos in the camp now makes them look down on the rabble.

This attitude really cannot be called arrogance.

The Swiss did have reason to be conceited. They were the only Roman army that sent out sentries. Although in theory some of the other Roman troops should have stayed alert instead of attending the banquet, in fact no one was on alert at all.

This time, a banquet for the whole army was prepared. It was very sumptuous. Anyone who didn’t partake of the wine and meat would be a fool, like the Swiss.

However, it was the alarm of these fools that prevented the Austrian army's forward from rushing directly into the Roman army's camp.

Boss Sirica led a dozen people to easily kill ten Roman sentries on a commanding height. They also received abundant supplies and ate in confusion, but the two Swiss who were hiding in the grass and feeding insects relied on the darkness of the night.

Escaped Boss Sirica's sweep.

Although these two fools were hit by the "spider web" after firing the resounding arrows and were hacked to death by the swarming Austrians, they fulfilled their duties.

"Spider Web Technique" was performed by the only mage subordinate of Sirica Boss.

He is no longer a simple low-level mage, but a trickster like Lurna. The limitations of his talent have brought him to the end of the road of magic, but after being specially trained by Sirica to become a trickster, his

The strength is still greatly increased.

But in any case, the deaths of these two Swiss fools were valuable. Unlike those smart Roman soldiers whose deaths were meaningless, they bought a little reaction time for their comrades and compatriots at the cost of their lives.

The Swiss mercenaries quickly formed a formation on the road connecting Rome and Siena. When Boss Sirica rushed to the roadside, a phalanx of more than 500 people had been established.

More later Swiss are still joining in.

Although their compatriots were defeated in the Battle of Bicca and did nothing in the Battle of Pavia, these Swiss Guards, who have been relied on by successive elected popes to rely on the Great Wall, are still one of the most powerful infantry of this era.

In the dusk, a fighting group is forming.

Ladislaus adhered to the principle of learning victory from victory, and placed more and more emphasis on surprise attacks and night battles in his military deployment. This strategy seemed to be ineffective for the Swiss.

After just a few glances, Boss Sirica was able to confirm that this force was definitely not something that his mere vanguard of a dozen people could humiliate.

But he has to crack this hard nut.

The Swiss Guards were on the east side, and the other Roman troops were on the west side.

The Roman city defense troops and noble private soldiers in the west were still unorganized, and the camp was noisy.

The Austrian army coming from the north went directly towards the weak side. The Austrian army's formation stretched very long after marching, and there was no way to expand immediately. Although the Roman army was in chaos, it was not under much pressure.

Boss Sirica and his men need to cover Count Slam's archer troops to delay the Swiss Guards from supporting those pig teammates.

At the same time, they also had to deal with the small group of knights who came out of the Roman army camp. Some Roman officers could still see that their hope now lay with the Swiss Guards.

Of course, Austria's combat operation was not a temporary decision. The Roman army was divided into strong and weak, and it was a long-standing custom to set up separate camps.

This organizational method reflects the particularity of the Roman ecclesiastical state.

As a country that is very old, the aristocratic history of the Roman Church State is older than that of most feudal nationalities. These ancient families rely on the stability of religion and can no longer produce outstanding figures after dozens of generations. Even if they are talented

People will eventually be completely assimilated into the ancient traditions.

Its upper echelon is very stable, which can be said to be very corrupt, but as a religious organization it does have a very dynamic part, and this dynamic part is reflected in the combat effectiveness of the Swiss Guard on the battlefield.

"Prepare, prepare, prepare, let go!"

"Prepare, prepare, prepare, let go!"

Before Tony ordered the charge, Count Slam led his men to fire two rounds of volleys at the Swiss. However, because they did not dare to get too close and the Swiss were all wearing heavy armor, the shooting effect was quite limited.

However, it still delayed Switzerland for a while.

The Swiss formed a formation against the bows and arrows of the Austrians, and then launched a charge. Unlike the ancient phalanx that could only advance slowly, the Swiss halberd phalanx could run quickly in small steps without losing its formation.

Boss Sirica's men were able to deal with a small number of Roman soldiers, but there was nothing they could do against the Swiss counterattack.

"Retreat." Count Slam knew very well that his archers and Sirica's scouts were the elites of the Austrian army with a small number, and they must not make any mistakes. Therefore, as soon as the Swiss launched their charge, they ordered a retreat without hesitation.

The cool night breeze blew on Tony's head, and his drunkenness was almost gone.

After hearing the alarm, Tony returned to the Swiss Guard as quickly as possible.

Although he drank a lot, his ability to protect the country allowed him to still maintain sufficient judgment.

The Swiss only charged less than a hundred steps north before the Austrian skirmishers retreated, completely giving up the rear and flanks of the main force that had entered the western camp to the Swiss Guards.

Tony could see that in the hastily set up camp, the attackers and defenders were fighting in a melee. The Roman army seemed to be gradually recovering from the panic, or the attackers gradually lost their formation and organization, and the battle became a pulp.

paste.

Although there were constant reports from frontline officers, the number of enemies attacking the camp was consistent with the intelligence, and should be between three and four thousand.

But Tony still felt something was wrong.

Although the skirmishers who had distanced themselves began to shoot arrows again, this time their distance was even further, and Tony was confident of launching an attack despite their harassment.

The Austrian army in the camp will definitely not be able to withstand this flanking attack.

But Tony was not moved by this good prospect at all, and his doubts were confirmed by Count Slam's too quick and too determined retreat.

The enemy still has a backup plan.

Tony has always been in the first row of the square. His eyes have been blessed by Sirik and can also penetrate the darkness.
Chapter completed!