Chapter 2061： Grab a throne by the way

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Fortunately, several major legions of the North Sea State have been updated in the past few years. A large number of young southern mountain people were recruited to replace several veterans in the old legions who had reached their forties. After training in the past few years, the original southern mountain lads have also become veterans.

Of course, there was not much battle to fight in the past two years. Like the five thousand young dragoons and black knights, these young infantrymen lacked actual combat experience. Fortunately, they have been trained for longer and have a better foundation. As long as you are more cautious, you can practice with a few small battles first, see the blood, and then go to the war.

The configuration of the infantry is much simpler, such as winter clothes. The reason why the cavalry is equipped with a down jacket with a higher cost is to reduce the load of the horse in the future, so that the horse will not be too strenuous.

Infantry is not as delicate as cavalry and horses, and more durable. Therefore, the quality of their winter cold-proof clothing is much lower-that is, the clothes...

The quilt is a straw hood, which is woven with thatch. Not only can prevent cold, but also rain and snow. The only drawback is that it is a bit heavy. But it didn't matter, because Marin equipped the infantry with a lot of light wheelbarrows. When marching, the infantry marched with a wheelbarrow. On the wheelbarrow, there were not only weapons and equipment, but also a small amount of food distributed, as well as clothes and armor.

When encountering an enemy attack during the march, these wheelbarrows will be pushed to the front and side of the formation to block the enemy's charge. Then, the soldiers will quickly pick up the spears from the car and put on the armor...

The thatch woven garment is often the cheapest simple armor. Of course, in dry weather, the clothes are generally not worn, so as not to be ignited by the enemy with rockets. In the rainy and humid weather, these princesses are themselves armors with good protection. Especially after being damp, it seems to be able to withstand feather arrows and lead bullets to a certain extent. Of course, the feather arrows and lead bullets here refer to the feather arrows and lead bullets that have lost more than half of the kinetic energy flying from a distance, not the kind of feather arrows and lead bullets that are shot close to it.

In addition, infantrymen generally wear straw sandals woven by themselves. Moreover, each person also issued leggings to facilitate long-distance marches. This is historical experience. At the beginning, Hong Jun had traveled 25,000 miles with straw sandals and leggings.

The endurance and toughness of this group of mountain infantry is no worse than that of the Hong Jun. After all, they are used to traveling long distances. Moreover, the large plains in central and eastern Europe are far less difficult than the Hong Jun’s original difficulty.

Moreover, they can actually save most of the journey. This is because the thousands of ships ordered by Marin can be used not only to transport immigrants, but also to transport troops.

At that time, the cavalry could only travel by land because they were carrying three horses. As for the infantry, all the way to the east coast of the Baltic Sea can actually be reached by boat. After docking, you need to disembark and walk.

And thousands of ships, transporting 20,000 infantry, it is not too easy. Not only can it transport soldiers, but there is also spare capacity to transport enough food, trolleys, artillery and ammunitionGet cash]Follow vx public. Public number [Book Friends Base Camp You can also get cash !

As for Minzhuang who is accompanying the army, Marin does not plan to bring it this time. Because he intends to conquer on the spot...

Anyway, I planned to take the Muscovites back home, so I simply waited for the army to land and directly conscript the local strongmen with the army. Transport food supplies and even artillery for the army. As for some of them resisting? If you resist, kill it. And the rest are surely suitable immigrants who are honest and obedient...

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According to information from the Grand Duchy of Moscow, this war may start in the Smolensk region. Because the goal of Vasily III of Moscow is to encircle Smolensk after the armor is in place. Then, while besieging the city, defeated the reinforcements of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In the end, Smolensk was forced to surrender. At the same time, it also forced the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to agree to cede the Smolensk region.

Historically, Ivan III led an army to besiege the city of Smolensk for two years before forcing Smolensk to surrender. During the siege, Lithuania organized a counterattack but was defeated. No way, the number of Russian troops is too much. Even if the 40,000 Moscow troops were defeated in the Battle of Orsha, Moscow's huge manpower reserve made them quickly pull up the army again, withstood Lithuania's counterattack, and kept Smolensk, the fruit of victory.

It can be seen from the fact that the Muscovites entrusted the Teutonic State to order 50,000 sets of weapons and armors, it can be seen that the size of the army touched by the Grand Duchy of Moscow is at least 100,000. In Lithuania, thirty or forty thousand people can be dispatched to the sky. In the Battle of Orsha, the defeated 40,000 Moscow troops were actually only part of the Russian army. However, the troops sent by Poland and Lithuania of less than 30,000 people are the main force that the two countries can produce. This is the difference in human resources between the two countries. Because the systems of the two countries are different, Lithuania and Poland must obtain the consent of the nobles to recruit troops, and the nobles will certainly not come out to support the royal war. The Oriental-like system of the Grand Duchy of Moscow can recruit as many people as possible.

The population of the Grand Duchy of Moscow is so large that Marin does not need to bring any civilians when sending troops this time. Because the locals can recruit many civilian husbands.

However, out of security considerations, Marin still intends to bring a group of local folk husbands. Mainly, these national husbands are more reliable. Letting them keep the ammunition and food is even more reassuring. The civil servants of the Grand Duchy of Moscow who were forced on the spot allowed them to transport materials, but let them keep the materials, it would not be reassuring.

Fortunately, Marin's original route was to enter Lake Ladoga from the Neva River, and then follow the Volkhov River to the south, reaching Tver, before landing. Therefore, most of the materials don't actually have to travel too far on land.

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In addition to plundering the population, Marin also has a very important goal to enter the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which is no less important than hundreds of thousands of people.

What is the goal? It is forcing Vasily III to give up his claim to the Byzantine throne!

Although Maximilian I had already bought the Byzantine throne from the last Byzantine emperor Andres Pariologs under the advice of Marin. But the problem is that Andrés Pariologos had previously sold the Byzantine Crown to Charles VIII. Now, the French are also arguing that they are the orthodox successor to the Eastern Roman Empire.

Fortunately, under the mediation of the Holy See, whoever can conquer Constantinople and be crowned in the Sophia Cathedral will be the legitimate Byzantine emperor ever since.

However, because the clan sister of Andrés Pariologs married Ivan III of Moscow as a continuation, she also gave birth to Vasily III. Then a new problem emerged-Vasily III believed that it was unreasonable for his uncle Andres Pariologos to sell the throne privately. The throne of the Eastern Roman Empire should be inherited according to blood, not sold to outsiders.

Therefore, Vasily III and his mother, Princess Sofia, have always claimed that the so-called throne bought by Maximilian I and Charles VIII is illegal, and that he is the orthodox heir of the Eastern Roman Empire.

And Maximilian I, in fact, did not particularly care about the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire. Because, he obviously did not score the strength of Constantinople.

But Marin has! Therefore, Marin intends to use this dispatch of troops to capture Vasily III and force him to publicly announce that he will abandon the fight for the Byzantine throne, and to publicly support the throne obtained by Maximilian I is legal...

As for why he supported Maximilian I's throne...

It's very simple-Marin plans to exchange for the throne from Maximilian I or his heirs at a high price. For example, after the emperor's death in 1519, his heirs wanted to compete for the emperor's position, they couldn't do without his financial, political and even military support. At that time, Marin can completely bring the throne over and let himself have the addiction of being an emperor... Well, the European emperor, playing games in his previous life, he especially wants to be an emperor, although he has always been very non-chief...

The dispatch of troops this time, while robbing the population, settled the throne dispute by the way, and laid the foundation for the uninitiated fight for the European emperor. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone. When he really won the throne, Marin wanted to tell everyone out loud-I, Marin, the King of Europe! Not a non-chief!