Florence is not Rome, the headquarters of the Holy See, nor is it San Gimignano, controlled by the Pazzi family.
It was impossible for Rodrigo to arrange a large number of guards in Florence to protect himself. This approach would only indicate his position to the local rulers.
Once he finds a place where a large number of guards gather, Lorenzo will definitely arrange for countless soldiers to flood Rodrigo's hiding spot as soon as possible.
Before the plan was launched, Lu Xiao and his brothers from the Brotherhood discussed this matter and finally concluded that Rodrigo would most likely only bring a small number of personal guards and hide in a secret location not far from the scene of the incident.
Watch the situation secretly.
Francesco, whose plan suffered a disastrous failure, is now unable to think calmly at all. There is a high possibility that he will subconsciously flee to where Rodrigo is and seek instructions from the Grand Master for the next step.
Lu Xiao did not rush to assassinate Francesco, but followed him closely from the rooftop.
At this time, Rodrigo was no longer at Uberto's home. Seeing the failure of the plan with his own eyes, he immediately moved his hiding place.
Francesco pushed away the unknown crowd who were far away from the scene of the incident, and stumbled into a quiet two-story courtyard.
Lu Xiao, who was following behind, slowed down. He had already seen the archers hiding behind the bunkers on the roof of the courtyard.
Just as the Brotherhood had guessed, in order to avoid a large number of troops and arouse Lorenzo's suspicion, the number of guards around the mansion where Rodrigo was hiding was greatly reduced.
There are only five archers on the roof. Counting the heavy-armored guards guarding the courtyard, there are only a dozen archers in total. Compared with the situation in San Gimignano, where the Spaniards responded from behind, there is a big difference.
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There were only five archers on the roof to keep watch, and in order to avoid the ideas of the Florentine guards, these Templar archers seemed a little timid and did not dare to patrol openly.
With the help of the bunkers where these archers were hiding, Lu Xiao first targeted one of the archers hiding behind the chimney, and used long-range shooting to shoot him at a precise point, removing one corner of the all-round sight surveillance.
Now that there was a loophole in the surveillance perspective, the next step was easy. Lu Xiao used arrows and personal assassinations to kill the archers on the roof one by one, completely eliminating surveillance from high places.
The two-story courtyard chosen by Rodrigo has a rather strange structure. There are no windows around the entire mansion, and there is only one entrance and exit, the main entrance of the courtyard.
'I'm quite prepared.'
Lu Xiao hid behind the chimney and carefully observed the guard positions below.
The remaining eight elite Templars all wore heavy full-body armor. Although their mobility was devastatingly affected, their defenses were also strengthened to the greatest extent.
The sharp hidden sword is not impossible to penetrate full body armor, but every time a heavy armored guard is killed, it will cause a lot of wear and tear on the thin hidden sword, making a frontal attack half the result with half the effort.
After thinking for a while, Lu Xiao took out two bottles of translucent liquid from the small package around her waist.
He tore two small strips of cloth from the hem of the assassin's jacket and soaked them into the opened bottle. Lu Xiao then used a flint to ignite the strips of cloth. This was how two original bottles of incendiary bombs were made.
The liquid contained in the vial is relatively primitive kerosene.
As early as the 9th century, there were records of the use of kerosene lamps in Baghdad in the Middle East, but more efficient modern kerosene did not become available until the 19th century.
"boom!"
Lu Xiao waved his arms and threw two bottles of Molotov cocktails into the courtyard, hitting two artificially planted green belts.
"Fire! Put out the fire quickly!"
"Enemy attack!"
Two fire bombs falling from the sky caused quite a commotion. The elite heavy-armored guards were divided into two waves. One team went to find water to put out the fire, while the remaining people hid behind the barriers of the building and looked for the attackers.
trace.
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A few minutes ago, Francesco De Pazzi hurriedly rushed into the small courtyard, panting, and under the guidance of the guard, he met Rodrigo Borgia, who had just been transferred here.
"idiot!"
The first time they met, Rodrigo pointed angrily at Francesco and cursed: "The plan has failed, what are you doing here? You have completely forgotten the retreat plan prepared in advance? You want to lure the assassin here and kill me."
Did you serve it in one pot too?!"
Francesco, who had yet to catch his breath, was stunned for a moment. After he was out of danger and calmed down, he realized that he had made a foolish judgment in the crisis.
"It should be fine, I didn't feel anyone following me."
"Bang!"
Rodrigo angrily kicked Francesco away: "If a stupid pig like you notices it, can an assassin still be called an assassin?"
"Get out and get ready! We need to withdraw from Florence as soon as possible and consider the long term, you..."
"boom!"
Two consecutive explosions from outside the house interrupted Rodrigo's order. The Spaniard took a step back and alertly called the guard outside the door.
"What happened?"
"Your Majesty Cardinal, there is an enemy attack! Please stay in the room for the time being!"
Rodrigo glared at Francesco angrily: "Is this what you said about not being followed?"
"The hiding spot has been exposed. The assassins and the Medici family's large forces will come at any time to launch an encirclement and suppression. We can't stay here anymore and be prepared to break out!"
"How many enemies are there?"
The guard captain shook his head: "I don't know yet, the enemy has not launched a second round of attacks yet."
Rodrigo lowered his head and thought about it: "We can't wait any longer, protect me, and start evacuating now!"
"yes!"
"You! Come here."
Rodrigo pulled Francesco, who was at a loss, in front of him: "The Pazzi family is mainly responsible for this failure. If you can protect me from leaving Florence smoothly, I will consider helping you to be beautiful in front of the Pope."
Say a few words."
Francesco wanted to curse his mother, but the Spaniards made it clear that they wanted him to be used as bait and a human shield.
But now the situation is stronger than the people. If Rodrigo does not get help after the situation calms down, the Pachi family, which has completely offended the Medici, is destined to fall into decline and never be able to turn around again.
"Please feel free to leave it to me, Master. As long as I, Francesco, am still here, you will never be harmed!"
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Lu Xiao, who was standing on the roof to observe the situation, did not jump down and attack rashly. Facing a large number of heavily armored guards, it was difficult for him to kill them all head-on.
The plan of using fire attack to arouse Rodrigo was indeed smoked out of his lair. The old fox asked Francesco to stand in front of him, and under the protection of the heavy armored guards, he quickened his pace and prepared to evacuate from the small courtyard.
Lu Xiao had already fully drawn the bowstring and was ready to shoot the rocket in his hand the moment Rodrigo showed his head.
"Whoosh!"
"Ahhhh! Save me, save me!"
The arrows with white cloth-wrapped arrowheads were not very lethal, but Francesco, who was hit by the arrow, was ignited by the kerosene attached to the rocket, and fled in panic, disrupting the originally neat formation of the escort.
In order to avoid being affected by the flames on Francesco's body, Rodrigo and his guards subconsciously stayed away from this active fire source.
Lu Xiao took this opportunity to jump off the roof, and while still in the air, he ejected the hidden swords of his left and right hands at the same time. When he landed, he first eliminated the two heavily armored guards who were distracted to avoid the fire.
He cut Rodrigo's neck with his backhand, temporarily interrupting the blood circulation to his head. The fat Spaniard rolled his eyes and fell unconscious on the spot.
Under the sudden attack and Francesco's random collision with howling ghosts and ghosts, the scene turned into a mess.
The guards who proposed rescuing Rodrigo first and those who advocated killing the enemy first had differences, and they could not unify their ideas for a while.
Lu Xiao took this opportunity to use his hidden sword and boot blade at the same time, and killed three people again with a strange attack pattern that the Templars could not imagine.
Lu Xiao's thin, excellent-level boot blades were enhanced for sharpness rather than strength. During close combat, the boot blades were broken by heavy armor, and the hidden sword was also severely worn, which greatly affected his combat effectiveness.
Lu Xiao's main purpose was not to rush into the crowd and attack Wushuang, but to hit Rodrigo who was unconscious on the ground.
Relying on a round of attacks to frighten and push back the remaining enemies, Lu Xiao dragged Rodrigo off the ground and ran outside.
The action patterns Lu Xiao took before and after were too different. He had the advantage but when he suddenly retreated, he was so decisive that the enemy could not react.
The Templar Knights, who were half a beat slower, followed closely behind Lu Xiao, shouting, "Chase! We must take back the master!"