Chapter 933： Pope borrows soldiers

I don't know why, black people don't seem to be good at raising horses and riding horses. Therefore, sub-Saharan Africa has never seen a black country known as cavalry.

Both the Mali Empire and the Songhai Empire had cavalry, and they were not small. However, those war horses were bought from North Africa through the gold trade route in the Sahara Desert.

In essence, the Mali empire and the Songhai empire are in fact agricultural countries with backward agricultural technology. They are not as good at riding horses as the Arabs in North Africa. Therefore, the black country in West Africa, which seems to have cavalry, actually does not understand cavalry and has low combat effectiveness.

And those nomadic people, such as Mongolia, such as Persia, such as Arabs ... Those nomadic people, who lived on horseback from an early age, as long as the scimitar is given, ordinary nomads can also serve as cavalry. In this respect, the Mali empire and the Songhai empire, which are "impressive", cannot be compared.

How bad is the black cavalry in West Africa? When Morocco destroyed the Songhai Empire in 1590, it only sent three thousand soldiers to defeat the main force of the Songhai Empire with tens of thousands of cavalry and more infantry, and then destroyed this country ...

Moreover, of these three thousand people, only half of them were Moroccan cavalry. The other half, actually Spanish mercenaries, use a matchlock ...

If it is replaced by Tatar cavalry, it is estimated that these three thousand Moroccan expeditionary forces will be shot out. More than 10,000 black cavalry in the Sanghai Empire were purely like goods, and they were defeated in one hit ... The Inca Empire had never seen a horse, and it was justified by the Spanish cavalry. But then the Sanghai Empire had tens of thousands Famous cavalry!

Anyway, black people have never been in a country known as cavalry. The main reason is that there are few nomads on horseback grazing among black people. Nomads on horseback have no fighting power. Regardless of whether they are Mongolians, Tatars, Persians, or Arabs, those herdsmen should not be underestimated as long as they ride horses and raise scimitars.

The cavalry in the farming country is sometimes fierce, but more often it is just like the goods. It was not until the emergence of cavalry in modern times that the nomadic cavalry's advantage was truly lost. Prior to this, the cavalry of nomads were Diao.

This is because the cavalry of the nomadic peoples are extremely superb. Not to mention how powerful the horse battle is, even if the frontal confrontation fails, those nomad cavalry can rely on superb riding and turn around to steer their horses to escape. The cavalry of the farming country, even if they defeated the opponent, could not completely eliminate the cavalry of the nomads. And if it is defeated, and riding is not good, no one can escape ...

Therefore, relying on the guerrilla-like tactics of "can hit and fight, but can also run away", the cavalry of nomads has always been a headache.

Marin provided black horses on the grasslands of Senegal and asked them to ride and shoot. It definitely opened a Pandora's box. However, the good thing is to teach black people. If you teach the Indians who are brave and belligerent, it is estimated that something big will happen ...

But in any case, Africa has nothing to do with Marin. The black people are very powerful, and the bad luck is also the Portuguese. Marin is happy to read the Portuguese jokes ...

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Considering the difficulty in hunting rhinos and elephants, Marin decided to provide locals with a matchlock, and it was a large Musket large musket. The bullets of the Musquete muskets weigh up to 50 grams and are full of impact. They are excellent weapons for hunting rhinos and elephants.

However, because the rhinoceros is too thick, even a 50-gram lead bullet may not penetrate. At that time, only the rhinoceros can be injured, but not the rhinoceros. And this is very fatal.

Because, injured rhinos are extremely dangerous, they will go crazy after being injured, and then become unstoppable like a tank. If it is crushed or hit by such a beast-shaped tank, there is absolutely no life.

Therefore, while supplying the local blacks with the Musquette muskets, Marin decided to produce a batch of steel ball bombs specifically for hunting rhinos and elephants.

This is because, although steel **** are lighter than lead balls, they are far harder than lead bullets. The soft lead bullet hits the rhinoceros, although it can use the kinetic energy to cause damage to the rhinoceros, it is absolutely not fatal. As long as the lead bullet can't break the rhinoceros's thick skin, it can't kill the rhinoceros and can only be hit hard.

Unlike steel balls, steel **** are absolutely hard enough. Hit the rhinoceros, it will not be deformed, but only hard. And the hardness of the steel ball, encountering rhinoceros, is definitely a failure of rhinoceros. As long as it penetrates into the skin, it is easier to hit and kill the rhinoceros.

In later generations, many shotgun bullets that hunt wild boars and elephants will also choose a copper shell lead core, the surface of the warhead is hard copper, and the lead core is built in. In this way, the kinetic energy of the bullet is sufficient, and it has the tough power to break the hide ...

The bullets of the Muskete musket are large enough ~ www.novelhall.com ~ is also very powerful. The knight wearing the steel plate armor can't stop it, not to mention the rhino? Replacing it with steel **** can definitely cause fatal damage to the rhinoceros.

In fact, the steel-core single-headed bullets that Marin had worked before were more suitable for hunting rhinos. Because the steel-core single-headed bullet has sharp steel nails, it is easier to break the rhinoceros defense.

However, considering that the steel core single-headed ammunition is one of the top secrets of the North Sea State, Marin ultimately did not choose to use the steel core single-headed ammunition for black people in Senegal. Instead, it is steel balls. Although the weight of lead **** of the same volume cannot reach 50 grams, steel **** also weigh about 35 grams. Under the powerful kinetic energy of the Muskete musket, the 35-gram steel ball is enough to hunt rhinos and elephants. The only trouble is that the production of steel **** is much more difficult than lead balls.

Fortunately, this type of steel ball is larger. Using the sand turning method, although it is more difficult, it can also be cast. After all, the steel ball also weighs 35 grams. Even if the accuracy is not enough and there are defects, it can be polished. Moreover, the bullet can be wrapped in leather and pushed into the barrel, without being so precise. Anyway, as long as the diameter of the steel ball does not exceed the inner diameter of the barrel ...

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Just as Marin was busy murdering rhinos and elephants on the Senegalese grasslands, people came from Rome ...

Here came the ambassador of Pope Julius II and an important steward of the Rovere family, one of the confidants of Julius II, named Skony.

Since it was the secret envoy of the Pope's father-in-law, and the secret envoy of the confidante level, it was naturally a heavy news.

Marin personally received Skony and invited him to enter the royal palace to discuss matters. Sure enough, the news brought by Scone was heavy enough that the Pope's master wanted to start the Republic of Siena and needed Marin to send troops to support ...