Chapter 2055： Musketeers changed to Dragoons

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"Unlucky Johnny" deserves to be a qualified diplomat. In a tactful tone, he expounded Marlin's post-event attitude of "the more he thought about it, the more he thought he would lose." Coupled with his bitter and feuding looks, the Portuguese monarchs easily believed in Marin's attitude of "the more you think, the more angry you are, the more you lose.

In addition, Manuel I had a guilty conscience, fearing that Marin would find his hands and feet on the old boat. So he happily agreed to Marin's request and signed a subsidiary agreement. Of course, before signing the ancillary agreement, he also sent someone to understand it. According to the information obtained from Arab merchants, the Luzon Islands are indeed just south of Dongpan Island, so there should be no problem. Therefore, this matter is determined, and Marin does not need to covertly occupy the Philippines. The second is to openly order Comte to occupy it.

In Europe, as long as Portugal nods, almost no one will object. At least, before the rise of the Netherlands and England, no country would have an opinion on this.

On the Ming Dynasty, there was no problem. Although it is said that during the Yongle period, there were chiefs on Luzon Island who came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the name of "Luzon State". However, since then, there has been no official exchange between the two parties. There are still contacts between the people, but because there have been no official contacts for more than 90 years, the Ming Dynasty should not protect them. Besides, Cebu Island is not on Luzon Island, the second is to the south of Luzon Island.

Now that Portugal has promised the North Sea country to occupy the Luzon Islands (Philippines), Marin does not need to rush to occupy Luzon. The second is to send people to occupy Cebu Island and develop copper mines on Cebu Island first. When the relationship between the Ming Dynasty is established, it is certain that the Ming Dynasty will not be offended, and then troops will be sent to occupy Luzon Island.

Of course, it was an open occupation. In the early stage, it was no problem to send an "expedition team" to cruise around Luzon and find a suitable landing point to colonize. Even if the Ming Dynasty asked, he said he was going to do business.

If it doesn't work, Marin can also support a Taiwanese indigenous leader to become the new "King of Luzon", and then pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty... Anyway, the Ming Dynasty civil servants would not care about an overseas island. Not even the island of Taiwan, which is close at hand, let alone the island of Luzon that is farther away?

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Of course, these are things for the future. It will probably take nearly a year to send someone to inform Kong Tai. Kong Tai sent people to Japan to recruit wandering warriors, recruited aboriginal soldiers on Taiwan Island, and then caught the indigenous Filipinos for mining. Then recruit landless farmers in Fujian to cultivate wasteland on Cebu Island...All of this, within three to five years, copper cannot be produced...

So, don't worry at all over there. And Marin's actions on the side of the Grand Duchy of Moscow were the most anxious. According to intelligence, as long as the arms and armors that the Teutonic State helped to purchase, the Grand Duchy of Moscow would immediately launch a war on the Smolensk region and take the opportunity to defeat the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and force it to cede the Smolensk region. This time, it will probably happen within a year at most for more than a year.

Therefore, the war against the Grand Duchy of Moscow is now the top priority. But now, Marin has a problem, that is-the geographical span of this war is too large!

The distance from East Friesland to Moscow is more than 2500 kilometers. Converted into Huali, it is more than five thousand Huali!

People say that exile for three thousand miles is only three-fifths of this distance! That's a farewell to life and death, this distance of five thousand miles...

Alas, the difficulty guy is not so big!

At the beginning, Napoleon's expedition to Russia was farther than this. Moreover, Napoleon has been preparing since 1811. But it was not until June 1812 that hundreds of thousands of French troops arrived at the border area between Poland and Russia. Then, after the war was launched, all sorts of troubles went wrong. But Tsarist Russia did not take the initiative to fight a decisive battle. The second was to retreat actively, avoiding the French army, and dragging the time from the summer of June to the winter of December. After all, the severe cold and hunger dragged down Napoleon's hundreds of thousands of troops.

Therefore, while Marin sought to defeat the Grand Duchy of Moscow, he was also afraid of following Napoleon's footsteps and being dragged down by the winter of Eastern Europe.

And if you don't want to be dragged down by the winter of Eastern Europe, then the North Sea country must fight quickly. Moreover, the army must be flexible and fast!

In this way, the Cossack cavalry became the most suitable. But when it came to the problem, the Cossack cavalry was a light cavalry, not suitable for attacking fortifications. As for the infantry, the maneuverability is too poor, marching only forty to fifty kilometers a day, this is still the army of the North Sea country. For infantry from other countries, 30 kilometers per day is not bad for Xingjun. In this way, it takes more than 50 days to run for a distance of 2500 kilometers.

This is still based on the fact that the other party has not sent troops to stop it. In addition, it did not consider the large amount of waiting time required to cross the river when the large river along the way was blocked.

Counting the weight of the baggage, it is estimated that it would take several months for the marching to carry food and grass...

Even if it starts in spring and falls outside Moscow, it is estimated that it will be autumn. If you can quickly take down Moscow City, if you are dragged down by the enemy, you will definitely not be able to survive the winter...

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But fortunately, Marin did not lead troops to occupy Russia, but only defeated the opponent's main force, and then grabbed hundreds of thousands of serfs by the way. Therefore, there is no need to fight steadily, and there is no need to smash with the opponent's main army.

In this way, the troops sent by the North Sea country are not only strong in combat effectiveness, but also strong in maneuverability. For example, if a Cossack cavalry with one man and three horses only carries a backpack of compressed biscuits, the average march can reach hundreds of kilometers per day. 2500 kilometers, but twenty days of effort.

But the Moscow army generally uses spears, and it also forms battles, and there are also musketeers. Just send Cossack cavalry, that is to give food. Therefore, Marin must also dispatch musketeers and artillery to break the enemy line.

But the cannon is too heavy and must follow the infantry. As for those who could keep up with the cavalry, all Marin remembered was the three-pounder gun of Gustav II's cavalry.

The three-pounder gun is lighter and can travel dozens of kilometers every day when it is carried by a horse. Although he couldn't keep up with the light cavalry marching, it was much faster than following the infantry. As long as you carry a large number of horses, you can still carry enough artillery to reach the battlefield instead of pulling a three-pounder.

As for the Musketeers... Marlin thought for a while and decided to bring out the Dragoons that only appeared after 1552 ahead of schedule. Moreover, it was used as the main force in the attack on the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

The so-called dragoons are actually musketeers on horseback. With horses providing mobility, dragoons can travel as fast as cavalry and reach the battlefield quickly. Then, it’s easy to escape...

Of course, in this war, Marin intends to bring a large number of steel nail bullets, so he is not worried about losing. As long as the ammunition is sufficient, you can definitely fight the opponent into doubting life. After all, the accuracy of the single-headed bullet is too high. Ordinary musket, the hit rate is only one-seventh from 50 meters away. 70 meters up, you can hit the jackpot...

But this single-headed bullet can still hit a human-shaped target at a distance of 100 meters, with a hit rate of more than half. At a distance of 150 meters, there is a half chance of hitting... this terrifying hit rate, against the Musketeers of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, can shoot the opponent out...

It's just that the number of people is not enough...

Even if Marin's current 1,000 musket guards are all converted into dragoons , there will be 1,000 muskets. Lined up in three teams, each with only 333 people. Even if all 333 people hit the target, only one round would kill and wound 333 enemies. After three rounds of shooting, up to 1,000 enemies were killed or injured. This kind of damage is nothing to the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which has hundreds of thousands of people at every turn...

Therefore, Marin decided to expand the number of musket guards to 3,000. Moreover, they all turned into dragoons. There is no big problem with their shooting skills. The problem is that they learn to ride horses, and they learn to ride long distances...

So, in the following time, Sauer was ordered to go to the military and military schools in various places to recruit young and loyal musketeers, join Marin’s musketeer guards, and bring the number to three thousand. Then, these young musketeers will use Eastern European Mongolian horses bought from the Crimean Khanate to practice long-distance marching of one man and three horses, and dragoon tactics that quickly dismount and line up to shoot...

There is at least one year left before the war in Eastern Europe. Marin believes that this long time is enough for his three thousand dragoons to complete the training and form a powerful combat force...

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