The Rise of the European Emperor

Speaking of it, Palgani is actually unwilling to get this ugly "black pot" helmet. However, because the mercenary group's business is not good and the funds are difficult. Originally, the standard helmet of the "Gentleman Mercenary Corps" was to have a spear point on the top of the helmet, and then put some feathers on it. That way, it looks more handsome. Moreover, it is also a popular style in Europe.

Unfortunately, because he had no money, Palgani had no choice but to order an iron helmet without a spear on the top of the hat. Because, it can save a lot of money. After all, helmets are now handcrafted by blacksmiths. It would cost a lot to install a spearhead on the iron helmet. Only a few officers have eyes on their heads so that they can insert some feathers. Therefore, Marin saw that the 800 "backed the blame" purely because the "gentleman mercenary group" was short of money, and the spearhead on the top of the helmet was cut corners. However, this is also more like the steel helmet of later generations. If it is worn on the head, it is actually quite handsome. But on the back...

Marin also realized that in the future, the helmets of his own army must not be dyed pure black. Otherwise, it would be like a scapegoat on your back...

"Hey, I don't know if these Italians will survive in the end..." Marin said with emotion.

After all, he was the one who lured these 10,000 Italian boys to Germany. Moreover, sending them to die...

However, Marin still underestimated the cunning of these Italians. Italy has a strong business atmosphere, and ordinary people are more savvy and profit-seeking than the simple and honest German people. Therefore, compared with the Germans, the Italians are a little more preoccupied and unwilling to suffer.

This kind of quality, when used in business, is an excellent quality. However, if it is used in the army, it will be very unlucky. Because, a small businessman who cares about every detail is most afraid of losing money. And dying in battle is very disadvantageous. Therefore, business-minded Italians are often unwilling to risk their lives and fight the enemy. If they see something wrong, they will surrender quickly...

In other words, Italians are like the kind of urbanites and smart people that Qi Jiguang refused to recruit. This kind of person is easy to flee for self-protection on the battlefield, which leads to the defeat of the army.

The Germans, on the other hand, have a somewhat simple and honest personality. Such a person is most suitable for being a soldier. Because, even in the face of difficulties, those honest German soldiers will persist and are not used to opportunism.

so,

Marin's worries about those Italian mercenaries were unnecessary. Because, in the face of adversity, these "smart" Italian mercenaries will choose to surrender, and will not be foolish and desperate...

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Of course, the Italian mercenaries will not surrender casually before showing their defeat. After all, people are lucky, especially those who think they are clever—maybe...if...you can win...

Therefore, before despair, the Italian mercenaries will not easily admit defeat. Only when you see that you can't beat it will you give up.

In addition, as a well-known "failed general" in Italy, Palgani actually has a magical talent - to escape...

After all, on the battlefield, it is also a skill to survive after losing, and not to be captured. And Palgani is just the best at escaping. Moreover, he escaped with his men.

Palgani is not good at finding fighters, so it is difficult to win battles. However, he has a talent - when he is defeated, he can catch the enemy's weak point, and lead his men to flee for their lives...

Therefore, even though he often loses battles, many Italian mercenaries are willing to follow him because of this skill. After all, when Palgani fled for his life, he took his brothers with him and did not abandon his men casually. And the kind of mercenary leader who only cares about escaping alone, as long as he does this a few times, no one will follow him anymore...

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From Aurich to Oldenburg, only seventy or eighty kilometers away. Therefore, although the Italian mercenaries marched slowly, they would still be arrived first by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. Because, the coalition forces of the princes of the eight countries had just arrived in Osnabrück at this time. As usual, the coalition forces entered the city and looted it. Because they were busy looting, the speed of the coalition army's march would definitely not be fast.

Therefore, Marin was not worried at all that the Italian mercenaries arrived in Oldenburg later than the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms.

Moreover, Marin still left behind-2000 Cossack cavalry, who had already lurked halfway from Osnabrück to Oldenburg.

If the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms advance slowly, the four Cossack cavalry regiments will ignore it. But if the coalition forces speed up their pace, then the Cossack cavalry will take the initiative to attack and harass the opponent, not to confront the opponent head-on, just to delay the opponent's march. In this way, the Italian mercenaries can be guaranteed to arrive at Oldenburg first.

And Marin's arrangement really worked - the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms sent out a 200-man light cavalry squadron, which was easily wiped out by the Cossack cavalry regiment.

This move really aroused the panic of the coalition forces of the princes of the eight countries, and all countries sent scout cavalry to inquire about the news. However, at this time the Cossack cavalry had already run away, and they ran away at night.

Because the Cossack cavalry did not let go of an enemy cavalry, the princes of the eight countries were a little uneasy. In this way, they are more cautious. The marching speed, which was already very slow, slowed down even more. A few days later, the coalition forces continued northward because they found nothing wrong. At this time, the Italian mercenaries had already entered the city of Oldenburg and deployed their defenses according to their methods...

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At this time, what is our traverser Marin doing? Alchemy... Ah no, it's really engaged in chemical production...

The things Marin produced this time are a bit overwhelming. Because, it has a very awesome name - aqua regia!

Yes, it is the aqua regia that can dissolve gold and silver!

Of course, Marin didn't want to use aqua regia to dissolve gold and silver or do some wet alchemy. He engaged in Wang Shui to deal with the big iron gates of the capitals of the princes of the eight countries...

As long as Marin "comes back", he will definitely beat the Allied Forces of the Eight Kingdoms back quickly. However, it is not easy to destroy the eight vassal states.

Those small counties are not bad, they are easier to fight. Among the eight vassal states, the capitals of the Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Principality and the Brunswick-Lüneburg Principality with strong financial resources have all been replaced with large iron gates that cannot be bombarded by artillery. Even Gelden, the capital of the Earl of Gelden, has four large iron gates as city gates. Of course, the country of Gelden was a pure iron gate built when it was still the Principality of Geddes because of its strong financial resources. As for the other small counties, including the moderately powerful Saxony-Lauenburg Duchy, the capitals are still made of oak gates...

For the oak city gate, Marin had already prepared - to burn the city gate with gasoline...

In the past two years of Marin's absence, Kohler's men have not stopped going to the Vistula Valley in the Galicia region of Poland to buy oil. In two years, a lot of barrels have been saved.

Before making a move to engage in aqua regia, Marin first extracted as many as 30 barrels of gasoline. Then, according to the old custom, red dye was deliberately added, and something unpleasant was added, so that people could not ask where it came from.

In this way, as long as they attack the cities with oak gates, they can directly burn the gates with gasoline. Then, when the door burns out, send someone to blow it up...

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But for the steel city gate, it is not easy to use. And if sulfuric acid is used, the reaction speed of dilute sulfuric acid is slow, and concentrated sulfuric acid is easy to react with iron to form a film, causing the reaction to stop.

Therefore, it is better to use hydrochloric acid. But Marin suddenly remembered—if there is hydrochloric acid, why not just prepare aqua regia with the fastest reaction speed to corrode the steel city gate? After all, aqua regia is a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid.

Concentrated marlin nitrate has been produced a long time ago, which is to react with concentrated sulfuric acid and saltpeter to obtain nitric acid. It is not difficult to prepare hydrochloric acid, just use concentrated sulfuric acid and salt to heat and react.

So, Marin, who was idle and bored, was refining hydrochloric acid and preparing aqua regia in the laboratory when others were busy fighting...

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After the preparation of aqua regia, it is really powerful. But when trying to destroy the iron gate, there was a big accident - the soldiers used were poisoned...

It turned out that after the nitric acid in aqua regia reacted with iron, it produced poisonous nitric oxide gas that could cause people to faint. The soldier who used the glass container of aqua regia was leaning against the iron city gate holding the container. As a result, the poisonous nitric oxide gas rose up, and the soldiers fell into a coma after inhaling the poisonous gas. Then, the glass in his hand fell to the ground and poured directly on his feet... Then, the soldier's right foot was severely corroded and burned. Although he survived, his right foot was disabled...

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"This... using aqua regia is so dangerous, it seems that you have to get a gas mask..." Marin was dumbfounded... Fortunately, he didn't do it himself this time, otherwise, he would be the one who was disabled...

"Dangerous goods are really not that fun. No wonder the countries of later generations strictly control these things..." If aqua regia is splashed on someone's face, it is much more serious than sulfuric acid... After all, aqua regia is the legendary "corpse water"... …

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