The Rise of the European Emperor
Chapter 1568: Back to the carbine again
When the Spanish army assembled and approached the French rearguard, the French had filled 11 pits, leaving only three pits unfilled.
"How do the French fill the pit so quickly? Don't they take a long time to dig the pit?" Duke Cabrera and Duke Domingo didn't quite understand. They took a large army to intercept the French army from the side, but they didn't see the bags that filled the pit. In their view, to fill the tunnel, it should be to use a shovel to dig and fill the hole, which is very time-consuming. More than a dozen pits can hold back the French army no matter what, until the Spanish army is assembled. But looking at the situation, if they slow down, the French will run away...
At this time, the scouts who came back from the front reconnaissance reported:
"My lords, it seems that the French used the sacks that had run out of food, filled them with soil in advance, and filled the holes as soon as they were seen, so the speed is very fast!"
"Fill the pit with sacks of grain? This..." The two short-sighted Spanish dukes were stunned by the French manipulative operation.
Now, however, is no time to surprise them. Because, when the French filled the last hole, the vanguard of the Spanish army finally caught up with the broken French army...
"Spanish cavalry, charge!" Earl Lopez, who was in charge of the cavalry, ordered loudly.
Then, about 5,000 Spanish cavalry wearing backless half-plate armor, driving Andalusian horses without horse armor, brandishing sabers, quickly rushed towards the broken 10,000 French infantry.
But at this moment, with the sound of a bugle, tens of thousands of French knights suddenly rushed out from the slanting stabs, scaring the five thousand Spanish cavalry in halter suits. They are light cavalry, and only when their brains are kicked by a donkey will they fight recklessly with heavy cavalry. So, they quickly reined in their horses, turned around and retreated, going around to the side of the Spanish army.
The French knights saw many unicycle chariots with spears inserted in front of the Spanish army, and they knew that they could not get any benefits, so they did not attack by force, but retreated...
The five Spanish nobles breathed a sigh of relief, and Duke Domingo cursed:
"Damn the French, they choose to escape in the rain. If it is sunny, our musketeers will teach them how to behave!"
Speaking of which, the Spaniards were also unlucky. The climate on the Italian side is Mediterranean, with hot and dry summers and little rain. Unfortunately, this rainy day was met by them. Of course, the French have waited a long time for this rainy day. It can only be considered unlucky for the Spaniards to encounter continuous rainy weather in Italy in the rainless summer.
...
Afterwards, both sides became cautious. The French retreated cautiously, and the Spaniards also pursued cautiously. Then, during this period of time, bows and crossbows became the main weapon for killing each other. But it is a pity that the Spanish army mainly relies on matchlock guns for long-distance, and there are rarely only five hundred bows and crossbows. In contrast, in France, there are about 1,500 bows and crossbows. Therefore, in this drizzled weather, the French had an absolute advantage in the mutual shooting between the two sides.
But let the French go like this, and the Spanish nobles will definitely be unlucky after returning. Therefore, knowing that there was no chance, the Spanish army also clung to the French army, looking for opportunities.
However, after two or three hours of entanglement, the French retreated into a narrow valley. Then, the French blocked the entrance of the valley with a group of chariots, and let the crossbowmen hide behind the vehicles and shoot fiercely, blocking the pace of the Spanish army at once.
Then the French also stopped to rest. The Spaniards tried to attack a few times, but because the main firepower of the Spanish army was arquebus, it was useless in this rainy day. Therefore, several attacks by the Spaniards were easily repelled by the French.
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The two sides confronted each other until the evening, and the Spanish peasants began to build the camp. However, the French sent a thousand plate armored knights, abandoned their horses and held two-handed swords, suddenly took a small path and rushed into the camp that the Spaniards were building. The noble stomped his feet.
And that was not all, when the Spanish army began to eat their supper,
The French over there had finished eating their baguettes and gathered together. Under the leadership of three thousand dismounted French knights, they charged again at the Spanish camp, catching the Spaniards by surprise. They didn't prepare dry food in advance, and they had to make dinner now. Under the harassment of the French, the Spanish soldiers could not even have a good dinner.
Moreover, after the French knights dismounted and fought without the entanglement of the horses, they were no longer afraid of the Spanish unicycles. Moreover, they also have 7,000 of the most elite Swiss spearmen to assist in the battle, and they are stronger than the Spaniards in infantry battles on rainy days.
After several losses, the Spanish army retreated helplessly under the leadership of five generals...
"Let's retreat into the city of Naples!" Count Scudo, one of the five leaders of the Spanish army, suggested.
Then, he explained:
"You see, the city of Naples is tall and strong, much stronger than our original camp. Moreover, the houses in the city are much more comfortable to live in than camps. Moreover, you don't have to worry about being attacked by the French at night."
Several other people listened and thought it made sense, so they all nodded in agreement. Then, after returning to the camp, the Spanish army moved the baggage in the camp into the empty city of Naples one by one.
As for chasing the French? Get up early tomorrow morning. Anyway, the valley where the French stayed was just over an hour away from Naples. The reason why they chased for two or three hours just now was because neither side dared to move fast. After getting up tomorrow morning, as long as you march quickly, you can still catch up. It would be even better if the rain stopped tomorrow and the Spanish musketeers could display their combat effectiveness...
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After entering the city of Naples with high and strong walls, at the beginning, out of caution, the Spaniards sent people to conduct a large-scale search throughout the city to prevent the French from leaving any ambushes. As a result, no ghosts were seen in the city, and everyone relaxed.
It's just that they don't know that there is one place they have neglected...
At the same time, in the valley camp of the French army, Louis XII ordered:
"Everyone, quickly set up the tent and take the time to rest!"
Then he sent two thousand more knights, who took off their plate and horse armor and replaced them with knightly swords:
"Baron Victor, can you promise to clear out the dozens of Spanish scout cavalry outside the valley, and not let anyone go?"
The knight named Victor nodded solemnly and said:
"Your Majesty, don't worry, our people have already discovered a secret path in this valley, which can go around behind the opponent. As long as the opponent's retreat is blocked, the Spanish scouts can be guaranteed to be killed!"
Obviously, the Spaniards also left dozens of scout cavalry to monitor the movements of the French army. However, they were left behind by several Spanish generals to prevent the French from escaping. Once the French run away at night, they will send people back to report. But unexpectedly, the French didn't want to run away at all, and planned to kill them...
More than an hour later, Baron Victor led two thousand French knights to the back, completely sealed off their rear, and killed dozens of Spanish scout cavalry...
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A few hours later, at about two o'clock in the morning, the French camp in the valley began to make noise:
"Get up, get up!" The commanders of the battalions began to urge the French soldiers to get up.
An hour later, the French army was ready to go and marched towards the city of Naples. However, the commander of the French army has repeatedly emphasized-absolutely no big disturbances are allowed...
Obviously, this is another "back to the carbine"...
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