The Rise of the European Emperor

Just as 15,000 mountain infantry marched from the village of Eric to the city of Siena, the soldiers of the Fourth Army, under the command of Saqqara, also launched a landing battle along the coast of Grosseto Province.

However, the landing points of the Fourth Army and the Mountain Infantry Corps were different. The landing point of the Fourth Legion is Talamone, a large port near the city of Grosseto...

Talamone is the mouth of the province of Grosseto and the main mouth of the Republic of Siena. Generally speaking, the imports and exports of the Republic of Siena pass through the port of Talamone, then through the city of Grosseto, and connect to the capital city of Siena through the only mountain road...

But at this time, because the army of Maximilian I attacked Radicofani, all the soldiers and horses of Siena were transferred to the southeast front.

At this time, there were only 2,000 mercenaries in the province of Grosseto, most of whom were stationed in the city of Grosseto, guarding the only mountain road leading to Siena in Grosseto. As for the soldiers and horses left in Talamone Port, there are only more than a hundred people, and they are all just decorations...

Under the powerful attack of the Fourth Legion, Talamone's port guards were quickly defeated and surrendered...

After the capture of Talamone, the large army of the Fourth Army began to land slowly, instead of wading and landing like the Mountain Infantry Corps.

This is because the terminal in Talamone Port is sufficient and there is no need for wading to land. In addition, the task of the Fourth Army is not in a hurry. Their task is to transport the luggage to the city of Siena. Grosseto is only 80 kilometers away from the city of Siena. If it is a normal march, even if it is a mountain road, it will take almost three days. Of course, they first have to take down the city of Grosseto that is blocking the intersection...

In addition, the occupation of Talamone by the Fourth Army is of great significance. Because, as long as the port of Talamone is occupied, it is tantamount to cutting off the possibility of the French reinforcing Siena by sea. Because the main port for Siena to communicate with the outside world is Talamone. As long as the port is under control, there is no need to worry about the French army sending reinforcements.

Even if the French army sent reinforcements, it would be useless if they landed in other areas. Because, if they want to go to Siena, they have to take the only mountain road where Grosseto is located...

After taking control of Talamone Port, Saqqara left two thousand Frisian sailors to guard Talamone Port. And he himself, with the main army and the strong men, and 5,000 Frisian sailors, marched towards the city of Grosseto...

However, Saqqara's behavior is very strange. He first let the 5,000 main force and 5,000 Frisian sailors escort the luggage and food and grass slowly behind, and then he personally led the 5,000 main force to go into battle lightly, and walked around the city of Grosseto by a small road. He pretended to be going to attack the city of Siena, completely ignoring the 2,000 defenders in the city...

The Sienese general Pinaiati, who guarded Grosseto, was confused,

Still, Pinayati is cautious. Although, he was very worried that this army would lose the chance to attack Siena. However, he didn't dare to lead troops out of the city to pursue them rashly. Because, he has few soldiers, so he can't beat the opponent. After all, he only has 2,000 men, and the enemy army passing under his nose has 5,000 men...

For safety reasons, he first sent people to conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Talamone. However, all the spies he sent were intercepted and killed. The spies sent to the northeast reported that the enemy army showed no sign of stopping at all, and seemed to be rushing towards Siena...

After much consideration, Pinayati determined that the 5,000 troops were going to attack the city of Siena. Moreover, the other party is not worried about sending someone to report. Because, going to Siena is just such a mountain road...

Although there was no information coming back from the southwest, Pinayati couldn't care less at the moment. If the city of Siena is really unprepared to be attacked, then the Republic of Siena will be finished.

So, he resolutely made up his mind, personally led 2000 mercenaries to open the city gate, and chased in the northeast direction. As for the city of Grosseto, he arranged for the guards in the city to be responsible for the defense... If something goes wrong, he can send cavalry to chase and notify him... Although the combat effectiveness of those folks is poor, they can't wait until their army returns. It's not a problem to wait for two or three days before the aid...

In this way, General Pinayati took two thousand soldiers and horses and chased Saqqara's army...

But he didn't expect that the spies in Grosseto had already been monitored by scouts from the Fourth Army. The difference between the spies of the two sides is that the Scouts of the Fourth Legion have binoculars, while the spies of Grosseto observe with the naked eye...

So, shortly after General Pinayati came out with two thousand mercenaries, Saqqara got the news...

Then, Sakala set up an ambush on the mountain road, learning from Marin at the time...

As a result, it was natural that General Pinayati, who was eager to rescue, was ambushed...

In fact, Pinayati is more cautious. While pursuing, he kept sending cavalry to scout ahead. However, the whereabouts of his scouts have long been exposed to the eyes of scouts from the Fourth Army with the help of binoculars.

Then, Sakala set up a game—Sakala personally led three thousand men to ambush on the hillsides on both sides at night, but erased the traces of the ambush. The remaining 2,000 people continued to march northeastward with great fanfare...

The mountain road is narrow and there is only one road. The scouts sent by Pinayati couldn't judge how many enemies were on the mountain road ahead, so they reported that the enemies were still rushing forward...

Then, the hapless General Pinayati led his men into the ambush circle...

When General Pinayati led two thousand soldiers into the ambush circle, for a while, rolling stones and arrows fell on the hillsides on both sides of the road, making the Sienese army who lacked armor protection cry their fathers and mothers (wearing armor) Armor can't drive the mountain road)...

After fighting for just over an hour, Pinaiati's 2,000 Siena army collapsed and began to flee in the direction of Grosseto...

And Saqqara, unhurriedly led the army to chase after him. But what Pinayati didn't know was that on the way, a group of men and horses, dressed in tattered Italian costumes (imitating the costumes of rout soldiers), also took advantage of the chaos to mix into the rout of the Siena army...

Because Saqqara was chasing closely, Pinayati had no time to stop and count the routs, so he could only run away with the routs until he retreated into the city of Grosseto...

But Pinayati hadn't breathed a sigh of relief, and before he had finished his dinner, Saqqara's army entered the city of Grosseto. At the time of dinner, they gathered together, took away the city gate in the northeast of Grosseto, and put Saqqara's army into the city...

That night, General Pinayati and hundreds of defeated soldiers under his command became prisoners of Saqqara. And the next morning, another 5,000 soldiers and civilians of the Fourth Legion escorted the food and grass to the southwest gate of Grosseto City...

So far, the Fourth Army has completely controlled the only important road leading to the southwestern coast of the Republic of Siena. At the same time, it also cut off the possibility of the Republic of Siena receiving assistance from the outside world (it is impossible to the north of Siena City, although there is the Franciscan Avenue leading to Florence, but Florence and Siena are sworn enemies, and are still in the under the control of the Holy See)...