Chapter 1047： Over the mountains

Marin ’s previous worries were very prescient. Sure enough, all the food he had stored in Clark Village, west of Siena, was taken away by the Siena defenders who had gone out of the city to "requisition", even a white bar Stay.

In the village of Arani in the valley a few kilometers away, the second place selected by Marin, it was fine. Why? Because the village of Arani is in the mountains, there are no roads leading to the outside world, and vehicles cannot pass through. Earlier, Marin had stored grain here, but he hired a group of donkey mules who were good at walking the mountain road to carry the grain into the mountain.

In such a place, even if you grab food, you can't transport it without a car. You ca n’t count on the group of mercenary uncles carrying the food out of their own ... So, the villages with difficult mountain roads, fortunately escaped the disaster looted by the army ...

In ancient times, there was always the saying that "the soldiers and the bandits are not separated." Ancient officers and soldiers were generally honest in peacetime. But once the war broke out, these officers and soldiers who were supposed to "protect the home and protect the country" immediately turned into gangsters, robbing the people while robbing the people while using them as gangsters. Therefore, in order to prevent the generals from disturbing the people, the Ming dynasty reluctantly set the rule that "guest forces should not enter the city". The so-called guest army is the foreign army passing by. Not allowing them to enter the city is just afraid that they would take the opportunity to rob the people in the city. There are many wealthy households in the city, and there are a lot of shops. It would be bad if the passing army had any bad thoughts.

The Huaxia Army did not really disturb the people until the Red Army launched "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions." Bald Jiang himself is not weak, but his army's military discipline is not good, everywhere in the name of "communicants", robbing the common people, and ruining his reputation. Where did the communist army sing "Three Disciplines and Eight Attentions" aloud first to calm people's hearts. In such a contrast, it is strange that the bald Jiang does not lose his country.

When Marin rushed to the village of Arani in the mountains, 50,000 pounds of barley had been hoarded here, all of which were bought at high prices in nearby villages. Moreover, the mules hired by Marin had not yet returned. Because Marin needs these mules to transport the grain out of the mountain. When the army arrives, these grains must also go outside the city of Siena. It is not impossible for soldiers to carry food out of the mountains, but it is a waste of their physical strength. Therefore, Marin rented a long contract in advance, in order to let these mules help carry the grain out of the mountain and reach the front line.

Marin, dressed as a merchant, arrived in the village of Arani in the valley and stayed there. Then, hundreds of Marin's men also came one after another to the valley where the Alani village was located. They mainly come to protect the safety of Marin. After all, Marin is the real core of the North Sea. In the event of an accident, the hegemony of the Beihai Kingdom disappeared. Moreover, after the arrival of these hundreds of people, a warning post was set up every day on the mountain road leading to the outside world, and the mountain people were not allowed to go out. Because they were afraid that the mountain people would go to Siena to whistle. In fact, they are too worried. The people of Arani Village are experienced. During wartime, they never go out to avoid being fooled by outside chaos. Of course, their vigilance is not useless. At the very least, it is possible to guard against outside troops entering the mountains. If the enemy is found, at least Marin can get time to escape into the mountains.

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Marin waited comfortably in the village of Arani to wait for the arrival of his men, while Kahn and others were harder. Because they are going to land on the wading in the winter of the end of November ...

The landing site is in the village of Eric, a small coastal fishing village in the northwest of the province of Grosseto in the Republic of Siena, located northwest of the city of Grosseto.

The reason for choosing here is mainly because of the recent ...

The straight-line distance of the village of Erice from Siena is less than 70 kilometers, and the distance from the city of Grosseto to Siena is more than 10 kilometers.

However, there is no decent road from the village of Eric to Siena, even if it is a decent mountain road ...

Of course, this is not to say that the village of Eric has no way to Siena. What is said here is "no road", in fact, there is no road where you can take a carriage. But if you are on foot, you can also cross the mountains to Siena. Moreover, the donkey mule in the mule can also barely walk up the mountain to Siena.

Malinte walked this mountain road before, and found that the road was very ups and downs. After going up and down for a while, people can walk on foot, and the carriage can never pass. Because, some road sections are too steep. Even if people pass by, it is not used to walk, but to "climb". Therefore, this road cannot transport goods at all, and can only take some pedestrians on foot. Or, some donkey mules can also pass. But in some passages with too steep slopes, donkey mules can't crawl over ...

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In Italy at the end of November, even if the temperature was higher than in Germany, it was very cold. The soldiers waded and landed, mostly trembling with cold.

Fortunately, some spies saved a lot of firewood early in the village of Eric. Therefore, as soon as everyone went ashore, they immediately sat around the fire. At the same time, take out the sugar **** pieces that have been prepared and chew in your mouth.

On the first day, everyone wasted their time on landing and fire. It wasn't until early the next morning that the army regrouped and prepared to march east.

Immediately before departure, the Italian spy sent by Marin as a guide suddenly asked whether it would be possible to requisition a group of donkey mules, a lot of them.

Kahn was a little strange, so he asked through the translator:

"Don't you say that some mules are hard to climb over?"

The Italian spy who gave Kilknik explained:

"There are such sections, but there are few, only a few sections. Moreover, the mule is difficult to climb over because he is carrying heavy objects. If in that limited section, the heavy objects of the mules are unloaded and the soldiers are carried over , The mule can still climb over. "

Kahn suddenly, and then sent people to the nearby village to collect donkey mules, but actually found dozens of burles mules. In the mountainous area, some farmers simply raise mules to help their groceries. At this moment, their mules were forced by Kahn. Of course, Kahn gave money, not in vain.

Then, four generals, Kahn, Stade, Steindorff and Heinkes, led 15,000 warriors with large backpacks, and 50 donkey mules full of food, started in the Siena mountains "Crossing the mountains and crossing the mountains" style march ...

Experienced Stade ordered the army to be divided into two parts-the first part was 14,000 soldiers. In the back part, there are 1000 soldiers guarding 50 donkey mules carrying loads. Each mule carried about three hundred pounds of cargo. In addition to food, they are also responsible for carrying gunpowder barrels. After all, although this army did not carry artillery, the musketeers also consumed gunpowder. Stade asked the musketeers to bring some gunpowder, and the rest let the mules pack. And the 1,000 soldiers walking behind are not only responsible for protecting the donkey mule transport team, but when they encounter steep slopes, they are also responsible for carrying the goods and even pushing the mule's buttocks to climb the **** ...

In addition, all spearmen's spears were also ordered to saw off the spears, leaving only 3 meters in length. This is because the Swiss-style spear that is five or six meters long is too heavy to carry the mountain road. After half the saw, it is more convenient to carry. Not only that, it can also be used as a crutch for climbing. Moreover, when in Siena City, when fighting street fighting, the spears that are five or six meters long will not open. The army of Beihai has experienced many city street battles, summed up the experience and lessons-the spear of street battle, the best length is two or three meters. Moreover, the one who is at the forefront is the best sword and shield soldier ...

But ~ www.novelhall.com ~ Mudun is heavy. Generally chosen as sword shield soldiers, they are relatively strong, and can move the wooden shield with their left hand. Or, it is simply left-handed, and it is convenient to use a wooden shield.

Therefore, the proportion of swords, shields and soldiers in an army is not high, and it can only be a minority. Marin knew that at the time of the Ming dynasty, a kind of light rattan was popular in the southeastern region like a wooden shield. It's a pity that Marin hasn't seen the rattan card yet, and I don't know what to do. Moreover, there must be old rattan suitable for making rattan brand. In Qi Jiguang's Yuanyang formation, there are rattan players, and their status is important. It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, the rattan soldiers belonged to elite special forces called "Tiger Yiteng soldiers". Because Kang Mazi felt that the rattan soldiers were too fragile, he later ordered the private sector to prohibit the private manufacture of rattan badges. Then, with some Southern-style swordsmanship handed down from generation to generation, people will find that their left hand is always waving blindly-in fact, their left hand should have been equipped with rattan cards ... except that the Qing Dynasty prohibited people from owning rattan cards. Blindly gestured ...

The advantage of rattan is light, and it is not easy to split like a wooden shield. It ’s definitely not good to use against muskets, but it ’s absolutely impossible to deal with the Aborigines ... If the whole army holds a rattan card, the Aboriginal attacks will have little effect ...

Of course, that is the future. For now, the 2,000-sword shield soldiers selected by Marin can only carry heavy metal shields over the mountains ... Fortunately, with the support of their comrades, they are also the largest in the selected army. Lux. Otherwise, just climbing a mountain with a heavy wooden shield is very sad ...