Chapter 148： Italian War

Since Lao Zhangren was going south to fight for the Pope's position, Marin immediately approached Kohler and asked him to send all Italian information for his own reference.

Marin has always been very concerned about the situation in Italy, not that he has an idea for Italy. Rather, there are two major powers in Spain and France breaking their wrists in the Italian battlefield, which is very worthy of attention.

Between the two countries, there is a battle between the dragons and the tigers. The victory or defeat of either side has an important impact on the situation in Europe. However, Marin is convinced that Spain will win the final victory. Because there is a famous general called Gonzalo de Cordoba in the Spanish army. What's more, this famous general also learned from himself the "Marin Phalanx", which restrained the French plate armor.

The arms of the French are actually very monotonous, mainly the plate armor knight and the Swiss spearman. In addition, supplemented by a certain number of artillery.

And Gonzalo de Cordoba had not only large-scale musketeers and spearmen, but also artillery, and Spanish light cavalry used as auxiliary. As for the heavy cavalry, Gonzalo de Cordoba took out his face. Why? There are too few Spanish heavy cavalry, and he has only a few hundred people in his hands. In front of the French tens of thousands of heavy armor knights, it is simply shameful, it is better not to take it out ...

Italy is a pit that trapped two European overlords, France and Spain. If the French are not stuck in Italy ... well, it seems that Germany is not very easy to fight ...

Unless the French take the initiative to abandon land hegemony and go on a big voyage, there will be a way out. Otherwise, neither Italy nor Germany is a troublesome existence.

Italy is big fat in the eyes of the great powers, and Germany is hard bones. Because the combat effectiveness of Italian soldiers is very stubborn, but in the German area, people are generally armed. If the French dare to expand in the direction of Germany, the German princes who were originally scattered will surely unite. At that time, the French will not be able to walk around.

In short, it is really difficult for the French to fight for hegemony. To the southeast is the "Giant Pit" Italy, and to the southwest is the "Little Overlord" Spain. As for the east, it is a group of brutal and aggressive German lords ... not easy to mess with ...

Spanish, too, to be honest, the kingdom of Castile was considered a pit by the kingdom of Aragon. Because Ferdinand II, king of the Kingdom of Aragon, was also salivating in Italy and never forgetting it.

Therefore, the confrontation between Spain and France in Italy is actually a hegemony between the Kingdom of Aragon and the French in Italy. As for the Kingdom of Castile, it was actually dragged into the water by the Kingdom of Aragon.

If it was developed according to the original history, Spain was even worse, and was dragged into the "super tiankeng" by the Habsburg family-the hegemony with the native chicken ...

The Kingdom of Castile originally had huge profits in the American colonies. If it were not the marriage of the mad girl Juana, she could have made a fortune with a muffled voice. However, because of the emergence of Charles V, the huge profits obtained by the Spaniards were used by Charles V in the German religious war and the war with the native chicken. Of course, head-to-head competition with France also cost a lot of money.

In short, because of the Habsburg family's entry, the Spanish hard and hard earned gold and silver from the Americas were all squandered into the German theater ... In the end, the colonial empire Spain was dragged into bankruptcy by the European conquest ...

Of course, this is the original development route in history. But since Marin saved Prince Juan, the history of Spain has been changed. However, at the same time change, there is Spain's national policy.

Instigated by Marin, the mediocre guy, America is described as a terrible place where terrible syphilis is everywhere. Moreover, Marin also made a heavy investment, sending the real Indian route to Spain, so that Spain's attention was completely transferred to India. Then the Americas were abandoned by Spain and only one colony of Hispaniola (Haiti) was used to grow sugar cane.

Of course, the Spaniards are not bad. Because, in the early Americas, there was really no oil or water. Only after Spain conquered the Aztec empire in Mexico and the Inca empire in Peru did they get a lot of gold and silver. Prior to this, the Spanish colonization in the Americas was actually not profitable. Marin dedicated the Indian route to Spain. Although they diverted their attention, they also brought a lot of immediate profits to Spain.

Therefore, Spain at this time, in the process of competing with France for Italy, has more confidence. Because, the last time the fleet returned, the spices returned from India made the royal family earn a few hundred thousand dollars, enough for the Spaniards to smash money and the French.

Because of the money, the Spanish kings were also generous when they let Gonzalo de Cordova lead the army against the French. Originally, Gonzalo de Cordoba led only 10,000 Spanish troops against the French, and the troops were very shabby. You know, as the opponent's French army, the total number is as much as 40,000.

This time, because the two kings had money, the army under Gonzalo de Cordova was not 10,000, but doubled to 20,000.

Just like this, when the French army of 40,000 went south aggressively, Gonzalo de Córdoba did not evade its sharp edges one after another, as in the original history, but chose to just face directly ...

So, also in April, the Spanish and French troops broke out in the disputed area-the Capitana Valley ...

The famous battle of the Spanish phalanx, the Battle of Charinola, is gone, replaced by the Battle of Capitana ...

Of course, this phalanx is no longer called the Spanish phalanx, but the "Marin phalanx" ...

Using the knowledge of the "Marin Phalanx" learned from Marin, Gonzalo de Cordova ordered his men to use engineer shovel imitated from the Eastern Frisian army in the Capitana Valley Spain On the side of the control area, two deep trenches were dug to prevent the French knight's charge.

Moreover, unlike the original "Marin phalanx", because the trench was dug deep, a lot of soil was dug. In the original "Marin Phalanx", the trench was dug shallow, and there was not much soil excavated, and it was randomly piled on both sides of the tunnel.

And Gonzalo de Cordova commanded the trenches dug by the Spanish army, because it was deeper, it also dug more soil. To this end, Gonzalo de Cordova made a move, and simply piled up the excavated soil on the side close to his own army, and built up the earth wall as a bunker for the musketeers. In this way, the Spanish musketeers, when shooting, can completely use these earth walls as bunkers to resist the archery shooting and artillery bombardment.

When the French army of 40,000 arrived in the Capitanata valley, they encountered the "Marin phalanx" expelled by the defensive Spanish army ...

The French relied on their strong military strength, and without any temptation, they launched a charge ... Then, naturally, a large group of French knights fell into the pit ...

In desperation, the French stopped the knight's charge and changed to shelling and archer shooting. However, the Spanish army hid behind a thick and thick earthen wall, and suffered little damage.

When the French army pushed the Swiss spear forward, the Spanish musketeers took their heads and used genuine Musquete muskets (Marlin's cottage ~ www.novelhall.com ~) to beat the Swiss lancer in a slap ... ... even if I rushed up, I couldn't climb two deep pits ...

At the same time, the wise Gonzalo de Cordoba remembered Marin's original "teaching", sent a large number of Spanish light cavalry, circumvented the French army, and attacked the French supply line. The French sent heavy cavalry to chase down, but where did they run past the Spanish light cavalry?

In this way, while the two sides engaged in positional battles, the French supply line was also seriously threatened by the Spanish light cavalry ...

After a week of fighting, the French lost thousands of people, but they still could n’t get the Spanish. Moreover, their supply line is also seriously threatened, there is a danger of food shortages. In desperation, the remaining 30,000 troops of the French army had to withdraw north, giving up the confrontation with the Spanish army ...

After the victory of Capitana, Gonzalo de Cordoba gained a great reputation and became a European star. However, Gonzalo de Cordoba was too modest to push the credit to Marin. Said his "Marin Phalanx" was taught by Earl Marin. Moreover, the tactics of attacking the French supply line were also taught by Marin ...

After reading this piece of information, Marin was so depressed that he almost vomited blood—Nimad, Gonzalo, you old kid, did you give me fame, or help me pull the hatred of the French ... it's a pitman ... …

Marin was once sanctioned by the French because he defeated Charles VIII. Later, when Charles VIII died, French talents relaxed the sanctions on him. Now, the old boy Gonzalo de Cordova has defeated the French army. Everyone says that Marin taught him this. Isn't it Marlin?

Marin can already predict that after Charles VIII, another French king (Louis XII) will add Marin to the "blacklist" ...