King of German Mercenaries

By June 30, 1495, Marin finally led his troops to the vicinity of Parma. However, Marin did not lead the team to the Italian coalition station to join the Italians, but hid in the hills and mountains on the west bank of the Tarot River, a tributary of the Po River (the largest river in Italy). Then, he sent people to nearby towns and urgently ordered 500 sapphire shovels…

The reason for ordering 500 sapper shovels is that they will be used to dig trenches. Marin was planning to contain the 8,000 French knights who had escaped from the French army. If the French were on a level ground and the French were not afraid of rushing hard, Marin's phalanx was so small that it was not enough for the enemy to attack. Moreover, there are many French people, and you can also choose to copy and shock on all sides.

Therefore, it was very important that the French cavalry could not be charged. And to block the French cavalry charge, trenches, horse pits, tripping ropes and pickets are good choices.

The heavy cavalry charge is different from the infantry charge. The heavy cavalry really makes him charge, as long as there are enough numbers. Even "Like a Forest" is hard to resist.

However, laying out enough trenches, horse pits, trip lines and pickets in front of "Like a Forest" can do wonders.

In the face of these traps, any cavalry would be forced to slow down. When the speed of the cavalry slows down, then the impact will be gone. At this time, if you want to climb over the trench and hit the spear formation, you will definitely die.

Not to mention trenches and pickets, these are the means used in Europe. It's just that Marin's two trenches are more obscene than the one popular in Europe now. The horse traps and tripping horse ropes are more oriental.

The horse trap is actually a trap for hunters. A pit is dug on the flat ground and covered with grass. This kind of simple trap is easy for the infantry to see. But the cavalry was different. They rushed over from a distance and had no time to observe the ground. Even if the traps were simple, the enemy cavalry who came back quickly from a distance could not be discerned. When it was identified, the warhorse could not stop the car at all, and could only watch and step into the trap. Then, people turned their backs.

As for the tripping horse, not to mention it, everyone in China knows that Guan Erye was stunned by the tripping. There are generally two types of trip cables - dead trip cables and live trip cables.

The so-called dead tripping horse rope is to set up two wooden stakes on the ground and connect them with ropes. Horses rush over, and if their hooves get caught on the rope, they will overturn the horse. However, the enemy can also see this kind of deadly tripping. If you have good riding skills, and the horses are obedient, you can avoid the deadly tripping horse rope.

The live tripping horse rope is controlled by the soldiers. When the enemy cavalry rushed over, the soldiers on both sides suddenly pulled up the tripping rope, and the horse and the knight had no time to react, so they were overcast...

It stands to reason that it is better to trip Ma Suo alive. However, live tripping Masuo also has its own shortcomings - if the soldiers ambushing in the wrong direction, it will be troublesome. Soldiers in ambush may themselves be exposed to the enemy's butcher's knife.

Marin had few people and could not stand the loss of personnel, so they decided to use the dead tripping rope. After all, the dead tripping horse cable technology is simple and the cost is very low. Although, the single dead stumbling horse rope is easy to be avoided by the enemy, and even the war horse can jump directly over it.

However, Marin uses a combination of traps. Just in front of the dead trip Ma Suo, there is a horse trap. Often, even if you drive your horse to jump over the sling, you will just fall into the horse pit... Besides, Marin planned to ambush the French cavalry in the middle of the night, even if the sling was dead, the French cavalry would be hard to find...

In the next few days, Marin sent Sauer to investigate while investigating the terrain. After all, there is more than one road to the northwest of Fornovo, and Marin is not sure which way Charles VIII will take. Because, first of all, he didn't know where the French army's camp was.

When Charles VIII escaped, he must start from the French army camp, take the most convenient road, and avoid the direction of the coalition forces to avoid being intercepted.

Therefore, in order to determine the direction of the French army's retreat, we must first know where the French army is stationed.

Then at the same time also need to know the coalition station. Finally, based on these circumstances, we can determine the escape route of the French army.

However, even if he knew about the French camp, Marin did not dare to set up an ambush directly. Because, before escaping, the French will certainly find their way first. The French have a lot of cavalry, so there is no pressure to send a scout. Therefore, if you want to set an ambush for the French, you must avoid the detection of the French cavalry. However, it is necessary to ensure that the ambush is in the right place. If the French run away from the other way, the small square of myself will not be able to catch up. Because the opponent used cavalry, and his side was infantry.

So, these days, while ordering all the members to practice digging trenches and trapping horses, Marin took Sauer and a few horses out to explore the terrain and roads.

In the end, Marin determined that there were two main roads to the northwest of Fornovo. One is a smooth road on the plains. However, after crossing the Tarot River, this road must first turn to the north-east direction. The French take this road, and it is not a shortcut. Moreover, there is the possibility of being overtaken by the coalition forces. Because the coalition army seems to be by the river, as long as you go north, you can hold the road.

The other road goes across the hilly area and goes straight to the northwest. After passing through the hilly area, you can reach the banks of the Po River. Then, along the Po River, you can go to Asti, the important town of Piedmont under the Duchy of Savoy. Asti was also the most advanced military fortress and gathering place after the French army entered Italy. As long as they reach Asti, the French army is basically safe. Moreover, Charles VIII will not stick to Asti. As long as he, the king, leaves, it doesn't make much sense for the coalition to storm Asti.

The road in this hilly area has many dirt slopes and low hills on both sides of the road. In Marin's opinion, this road is the most suitable for setting an ambush.

Moreover, if the French army marches during the day, it may be difficult to set up an ambush. After all, Charles VIII is not incompetent, and will definitely send scout cavalry to explore the way.

However, after the Battle of Fornovo, Charles VIII ran away overnight. Marching in the middle of the night, as long as Marin's men do not light torches and make no noise, it is difficult for the French scouts to spot the ambush in the middle of the night.

But the question is, how to get the French army to take this mountain road instead of the flat road...

Because of this, Marin has suffered a lot...

"Master, what are you thinking?" Kohler came over graciously and gave Marin a pizza.

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm just worried about how to make the enemy take one of the paths instead of the other according to my vision." Marin took the pizza and said while biting it.

"Is that so... Master, you destroyed the other road, didn't you? The road is not easy to go, so the enemy can only take the road you want them to take?" Kohler said with his head tilted.

"Breaking the road?"

"Oh, it is indeed a way!" Marin patted his head.

Then, Marin began to assemble the people, intending to dig the smooth road. Exactly, Marin had 500 sappers in his hand. Each shovel can be used by two people in turn to keep digging.

However, Sauer told Marin that the coalition might reach Fornovo by this road. If Marin digs the road, the coalition may not be able to reach Fornovo as Marin envisions.

Marin thought about it for a while, but decided to give up on destroying the road for the time being. Because, he didn't want to affect the progress of the Fornovo battle because of his own destruction.

However, he decided that in the day after the war between the two sides, he would quietly come to this road with his men and horses, dig the road, and bring in the river water to block the way of the French army.

Then, go to the ambush site on the other road and wait for the French army to come at night...

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