Eagle’s Glory

Under Andre's command, the guards soon dispersed into several teams, preparing to divide their troops into several groups to chase the suspicious targets. hairy

Agnes, on the other hand, was given "first choice" and designated a target herself.

Of course she didn't do this with any intelligence, it was just a matter of luck. At this point, she could only choose to believe in her luck.

Now that she has chosen a target, Andre no longer neglects and allocates manpower to Agnes.

In order to prevent anyone from despising Agnes because she was a girl, he sternly warned these people to obey Agnes' orders.

Some people were confused about Andre's arrangement and couldn't figure out why she would be involved in this matter, but after others asked them to whisper, they suddenly understood and no longer had any doubts.

Agnes faced everyone's curious or scrutinizing eyes. Although she couldn't hear what these people were whispering, she knew that they must be communicating in private. "She is His Majesty's lover. If you don't listen to her, there will be no good end." ".

This kind of thing would have made her feel ashamed or angry, but she had no time to care about it at the moment - catching the murderer was more important than anything else at the moment. hairy

It was an hour after the shooting that she arrived at the scene, and now almost more than an hour had passed, which meant that the murderer had already left her behind for a long time.

Time was running out, every minute and every second was precious, and she had no intention of caring about other things.

Under Andre's order, the grooms took out the fast horses that they had carefully taken care of from the stables. In order to take care of Agnes, they also assigned the best horses to her. After a brief thank you, Agnes He got on his horse with his temporary subordinates.

There were no electric lights in this era, so once night fell, even the palace would be plunged into darkness in most places. Guards holding lanterns and torches were able to gather at night.

Under the light of the fire, the girl in uniform looked heroic, with murderous intent in her eyes. She no longer looked submissive and submissive in front of Aigron - or in other words, she had regained her past appearance.

The assembled guards dispersed into several teams and rushed out of the Fontainebleau Palace from all directions. Such a big movement immediately caused a commotion among the surrounding garrison.

In order to ensure his own safety, after entering Fontainebleau, Aigron set up a two-layer defense circle around Fontainebleau. The ones he trusted most were the old subordinates he brought back from Greece.

They stayed in the palace as trusted guards to serve as the first layer of defense, and the troops who first surrendered to him also gained his trust and could be stationed close to the palace, forming a second layer of defense. hairy

At this time, due to the commotion in the palace, the military camp, which had already reached bedtime, suddenly exploded. A large number of officers and soldiers were awakened from their sleep, and then made even greater noise.

Fortunately, Andre had already anticipated this situation. He sent several cronies to inform the officers stationed in the surrounding areas, informing them that "Your Majesty wants to arrest important fugitives" and ordered these officers to suppress the riots in the military camp and continue to rest.

He didn't plan to mobilize these people to follow them to arrest people. After all, they were operating at night, so many people would only get in the way, and might even cause greater trouble.

After receiving the explanation from the palace envoy, the officers quickly suppressed the commotion in the military camp, and soon everything calmed down again. At this time, Agnes galloped on her horse and led her temporary subordinates through the cordon. , chasing in the direction of Paris.

It's a good weather tonight. There are not many blocking dark clouds in the sky. The half-moon moon hangs high in the sky, pouring moonlight generously onto the ground and illuminating everything around it.

With the help of the light from the sky, Agnes flew quickly on the road, her thoughts gradually blurred in the cold wind blowing against her face, and there was only one obsession left in her mind - to find the person who quietly left the palace. carriage, and then uncovered the murderer hiding inside.

All this depends not only on her efforts, but also on some luck, because she knows that the probability of getting nothing is quite high. hairy

She was never a devout believer, and after a series of changes in her family and herself, she no longer believed in God's mercy.

But now, she is still praying to God sincerely, hoping that after torturing her so many times, the Almighty Lord will show mercy and help her fulfill her wish at this moment.

Just once!

The girl riding a horse galloped under the moonlight. Because the speed was too fast, the strong wind roared in her ears. Unknowingly, her eyes were already a little bloodshot, and she frowned. , the originally cheerful and bright girl looked a little scary now.

That's it, keep moving forward! Whether it is victory or defeat, there must be a result.

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At this time, Gaudin, just as Andre guessed, was hiding in a carriage and driving quietly towards Paris. hairy

In fact, before taking action, he had already been mentally prepared for the failure of the action. After all, various unexpected situations often occurred when the plan was implemented. He might be discovered when he sneaked into the palace, and Bianca might also resist fiercely.

He was even prepared to trade one life with Bianca in extreme circumstances - anyway, there were not many places where the Duke of Orleans needed him now, and it would be a well-deserved death for him to repay the price of his mistake with his own life.

Unexpectedly, I was lucky enough to sneak in smoothly, and Bianca let him shoot without any resistance.

After firing the shot, he successfully escaped from Fontainebleau. Since his actions did not alert the guards, he was not blocked along the way and ran out of the palace with the pass.

However, there was no joy in his heart that "the work was done".

Gaudin is a calm and rational person who can put aside his personal feelings and think and weigh objectively and rationally.

So he knew that everything he was doing now was, to put it bluntly, just "stopping losses", but it was inevitable that the situation would turn against the wind. As Talleyrand and others increasingly openly sided with the King of Rome, his own It may be difficult for the benefactor to make a comeback. If the situation deteriorates further, his dream of the crown will eventually come to nothing. hairy

But the more this happens, the less he can bow his head and plead guilty, at least he cannot be regarded as a criminal who murdered the King of Rome - even if he is exiled, he still has a chance to make a comeback. If he is caught in a cell, everything will be over.

So even in order to preserve the last bit of capital, he had to kill his old friend Bianca.

How is Bianca doing now? Before leaving the room, he had already seen Bianca lying in a pool of blood. If she had not received timely treatment, she might have died of excessive blood loss...

But if she gets "timely treatment", it means that she has been found to have been assassinated, which means that she may no longer be safe, so Gao Dan himself doesn't know what he hopes will happen.

Let fate decide everything - he could only come to this conclusion in the end.

At this point, because he was disappointed with his benefactor and the situation, he had given up his original aggressiveness, and instead had the idea of ​​​​going with the flow. He could no longer control the overall situation, so he was willing to let fate dictate.

Sitting in the carriage, he kept looking up at the moon in the sky. The cold moonlight could not warm his heart, but it could attract his attention and make him less painful. hairy

Just when he was lost in thought, the carriage was still galloping towards Paris. With the help of the moonlight, he could see that there was no longer farmland in the distance, but the lights of dotted houses.

A little further ahead is the temporary dividing line between the spheres of influence of the King of Rome and the Duke of Orleans. It is the suburbs surrounding Paris and serves as their unwritten buffer zone. No one is stationed on either side to avoid taking the initiative due to a firefight. Notorious for starting a civil war.

And coming here means that he should be safe... Gao Dan thought to himself.

According to his previous plan, as long as he goes a little further, there will be people to support him. As long as he meets them, he will be completely safe.

Is it really safe?

At this moment, he suddenly felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He stuck his head out of the car window and looked in the direction he came from. hairy

Then, the scene in his eyes caused his blood to freeze like the moonlight.

Just in the distance of his sight, a few stars were moving slightly in the night, approaching him.

No, this is not starlight, this is the light of a lantern.

Apparently, a group of people were riding horses chasing the carriage along the road, and judging from the speed at which the light approached, they were much faster than the carriage.

At this moment, what surged through Gao Dan's heart was not anger and surprise, but a helpless relief.

Has it finally been discovered...

It seemed that they soon discovered that Bianca had been shot, and then sent people on fast horses to chase and search for suspicious targets. hairy

And this means that Bianca was discovered in time.

Old friend, you are lucky for once... He smiled slightly.

But now, it depends on whether you are lucky or not.

"Someone is chasing us from behind, please speed up!" he shouted to the driver in front of him.

"This is already the fastest speed. Don't forget we are at night!" the coachman responded helplessly. "If we speed up any further, I will not be able to control the carriage if there is any situation on the road!"

"Don't worry so much, speed up!" Gao Dan was still reluctant, "Now it may only cause an accident, but if you are caught up by someone behind you, you will definitely die!"

His threat worked. Seeing that the situation was pressing, the driver naturally did not dare to neglect anymore. He whipped the horses desperately, trying to get them away from the chasing enemy as soon as possible. hairy

The two horses neighed in pain, but under the pressure of their owners, they could only accelerate forward with all their strength, and the carriage began to shake violently.

The light of the horse lantern was already weak, and now it was even more difficult to see the situation on the road clearly. There were a lot of sweat on the driver's forehead. He could only rely on his usual accumulated experience to desperately control the carriage that was gradually getting out of control.

However, despite his efforts, the lights from behind were still approaching them mercilessly, and the speed was frightening. It was conceivable that the people behind were equally reckless about life and death.

Gao Dan knew that at night like this, although the light of the lantern was weak, it was eye-catching enough, like a beacon guiding the way. The people behind seemed to have discovered his target, so they were already trying desperately to catch up.

While urging the driver to continue accelerating, he estimated the distance between the two sides.

Soon, he came to a desperate conclusion - the riders on the horses would soon catch up with him.

Although he was depressed, he did not want to sit still and wait for death. hairy

He looked anxiously ahead and then at the fire approaching him from behind.

There is still some distance between him and the person who will pick him up. If he continues like this, it will be obvious that he will be intercepted after a while and will have no time to join them.

No, we have to think of another way.

He gritted his teeth.

"Quickly put out the lantern!"

"Are you crazy?" The driver was already struggling to control the two horses. After hearing this order, he became even more angry. "If we turn off the lantern in this situation, we don't need them to kill us. We will kill them directly." Died in a rollover accident!"

Of course Gao Dan knew that what the other party said was true, but he had other plans. hairy

"Slow down slowly and stop... Since we can't run away, let's find a place to hide!"

His consideration was very simple - since they were conspicuous targets on the road and it was impossible to escape from the pursuers no matter what, he might as well hide in the dark night and then hide and look for another opportunity to escape.

Although this is also very dangerous, it is better than sitting still and waiting for death.

After understanding what Gao Dan meant, the coachman thought about it and felt that this was the best way now.

So he slowly drove the carriage and began to slow down.

While paying attention to the speed of the carriage, Gao Dan estimated the distance of the pursuers behind him. He knew that there was not much time left for him.

Before the carriage stopped, he immediately opened the door of the carriage and jumped out. hairy

"Don't follow me, let's run separately!"

His intention is to distract the pursuers. If he is lucky enough, his accomplices will block the gun for him.

The coachman didn't say much nonsense. After Gaudin jumped out of the carriage and left, he stopped the carriage. Then he threw the lantern to the ground and stepped on it to extinguish it.

Then, he jumped from the driver's seat and left in the opposite direction where Gaudan disappeared.

Everything was hidden in the darkness again, and the originally noisy sounds gradually subsided, as if they were swallowed by the darkness.

With the help of the moonlight, Gao Dan sneaked carefully along the corner of the house.

He doesn't know where his fate will go, but at this time he can accept any judgment. hairy