The Rise of the European Emperor

Soon, the first batch of French farmers were forced to train by Gonzalo de Cordoba for a few days, and they were already able to form a decent formation. The main thing is - if you don't line up, you will be whipped by the Spaniards...

At the same time, they also put on the gray inferior woolen vests that marked the Spanish army-this is what Gonzalo de Cordoba learned from Marin.

In Europe at present, the monarchs of all countries are very poor and have no money to distribute uniform uniforms to all soldiers. Therefore, the current army soldiers wear all kinds of clothes, which look very uncoordinated.

When Gonzalo de Cordoba went to the North Sea State to learn the phalanx tactics from Marin, he was very envious when he saw the black cross vest with a white background worn by the army of the North Sea State. Because this can greatly improve the uniformity of the military appearance, and it looks very deterrent. Moreover, a woolen vest made of poor quality wool is not much money. What's more, Spain is a big wool producing country.

Therefore, after returning home, Gonzalo de Cordoba also suggested that the Spanish army should issue uniform vests. At the beginning, the two Spanish kings actually tended to dye their vests in red and yellow (the flags of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon are both red and yellow, and the Spanish flag of later generations is also dominated by these two colors. ), use a yellow cross on a red background, or a red cross on a yellow background. It looks very beautiful in this way, and it also expresses Spain's piety to Catholicism.

However, after the Spanish ministers calculated, they realized that the red and yellow dyes in this era were really expensive! The cost of the dye used to dye vests is enough to buy several low-quality woolen vests...

So, in the end, the Spaniards abandoned their plan to dye the waistcoat. But in order to distinguish it from the vests of the Beihai country, they specially selected gray wool that is not popular in the market, and spun them into gray vests. Then, use the blood of cattle and sheep to draw a cross on the gray cloth vest. After the animal blood dries up, it becomes a red and black cross shape. Then simply soak it in lime water to remove the perishable components in the blood and disinfect it. A low-cost red and black cross vest with a gray background is made...

The cost of this vest is very low, and it is easy to make and mass-produce, so it is very popular with the military supply department. Anyway, the Spaniards don't eat the blood of animals, they let it go for nothing.

Therefore, most of the Spanish soldiers now wear a gray-bottomed red and black cross vest over their clothes, and they look very neat.

And in the past few days, Gonzalo de Cordoba asked the officers to train those French farmers severely, and at the same time asked the local Naples women to cut and make this kind of vest with inferior wool cloth, put it on the French farmers, let They look like Spanish soldiers...

...

Sure enough, when the offensive was launched on the first day,

The French didn't know that they were farmers from their own country, but thought they were Spanish soldiers, so they opened fire violently, killing thousands of "Spanish soldiers" in one go.

Louis XII also smiled and said to his generals:

"Haha, it seems that this aggressive method really works!"

But in the afternoon, some French soldiers defending the city felt wrong:

"Why do they cry in French when they get shot?"

Therefore, some French soldiers defending the city asked loudly in French to the French peasants who were climbing the siege ladder:

"Who are you?"

At the beginning, many French peasants were afraid to speak, because the Spanish officers who trained and tortured them strictly forbade them to speak, and they would be beaten violently. Therefore, these peasants climbed the siege ladder for most of the day, and the French did not realize the problem.

At this moment, when they heard the inquiries from their own soldiers, most of them did not dare to answer because they were afraid. But there are still brave men who rushed forward on the ladder and shouted in French:

"Gentlemen, let me go, the Spaniards forced us to climb the wall with swords. I don't want to die!"

One person took the lead to speak, and other French farmers also begged:

"Yes, my lord, let us go. If we talk, we will be beaten to death by the Spaniards!"

The French officer guarding the city was taken aback, then thought about it, and made up his mind:

"I will let you come up, but you have to throw away your shields and weapons first! Then come up for inspection first!"

In fact, the so-called "shields and weapons" are nothing more than the shape of a shield sawed by the Spaniards. Even the "weapons" are wooden swords, painted with something gray, which look like real swords from a distance... It can be said that the Spaniards are quite professional in using French farmers as cannon fodder this time. Unlike the last time, the French forced the local peasants to break through the city wall. They only broke the door, did not process it, did not give fake wooden swords, and did not have a red and black cross vest with a gray background. You can tell that it is a local farmer at a glance...

But the diorama will be dismantled sooner or later. As a brave French farmer speaks, the idea of ​​using the French farmer to consume the opponent's bullets has gone bankrupt...

"General, are we still driving those French peasants to attack the city walls?" the subordinate asked.

Gonzalo de Cordoba waved his hand indifferently and said:

"Naturally, arrange for people to continue rushing to the city!"

"Then arrange Italian mercenaries to pretend to be French farmers and rush up together?" the subordinate continued to ask. It seems that this is also an important means for the French to take the city of Naples.

However, Gonzalo de Cordoba shook his head and said:

"Don't use this trick, it's useless. After all, it was 'invented' by the French first. Using this trick against them won't work..."

Sure enough, the French military officers used the method of "throwing away weapons and accepting inspections" to avoid the possibility of enemy spies hidden in the peasant ranks.

The next day, most of the group of French farmers who rushed to the top of the city were put up by the French defenders. And the Italian mercenaries who tried to mix in among them revealed their secrets one after another when they were inspected, and were arrested or killed...

...

"Should we continue to let the French farmers rush?" the adjutant asked Gonzalo de Cordoba.

Gonzalo de Cordoba thought for a while and ordered:

"Continue to let the Italian mercenaries escort them to the city!"

"Why? General, after these French farmers were taken into the city by the French, they could easily become the helpers of the French army, making it more difficult for us to attack the city..." The adjutant did not understand.

Gonzalo de Cordoba smiled and said:

"Francis, take a long-term view! In a short period of time, those French farmers rushing to the top of the city can indeed bring help to the French army. However, we keep transporting farmers from the south of France and let them rush to the top of the city, you know what does that mean?"

The adjutant named Francis shook his head, expressing that he did not understand...

Gonzalo de Cordoba exhaled and explained:

"No matter how well-prepared the French are, their food is limited. In order to save food, the French drove all the Neapolitans out of the city. If we keep letting the peasants go into the city, then these French who rushed in The peasants will also consume the food in the city... When the French run out of food, it will be difficult not to surrender..."

"What if... what if the French army doesn't give those French farmers food?" Francis asked.

Gonzalo de Cordoba said himself:

"Louis XII didn't dare. If he really did this, those ordinary soldiers of the French army would inevitably feel the same feeling of 'the rabbit died and the fox was sad'. At that time, the morale of the French army will be weakened..."

Francis suddenly realized:

"It turns out that my lord is calculating the food and grass for the French army in the city!"

Gonzalo de Cordoba nodded:

"That's right, I was just calculating the food and grass for the defenders in the city. Once the food and grass are not enough, it will be difficult for the enemy to not mess up..."

"High... really high..."

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