The Rise of the European Emperor

Of course, Gonzalo was not satisfied with the French's request-co-authoring me scared you half to death, but you didn't get any benefits?

Of course, Gonzalo is not willing to ask too much. This time he was just scaring the other party, and he didn't dare to really mess around. Therefore, he did not dare to let the opponent surrender unconditionally. Otherwise, once the negotiations reach an impasse, the gains will outweigh the losses. After all, under the premise that they did not dare to use smallpox, the Spanish army was not sure of defeating the French army.

After thinking about it, Gonzalo thought of a way-to ask the opponent to hand over all the horses as his own spoils. Then, let the other person go.

There are 5,000 French knights in the city, and 5,000 horses. And the horses dedicated to each knight, especially the horses of the French knights, cost as much as hundreds of gold coins. If 5,000 war horses are captured, it means that the income has reached 500,000 gold coins.

As Gonzalo, who had studied in East Frisia, he clearly remembered the reason why Marin made his fortune back then-the horses of thousands of French knights were captured, including those French knights themselves. Because the value was too high, Marin at that time was canonized by the emperor as an imperial baron from a little knight, and had an autonomous imperial baronship.

Moreover, he also knew that Marin was very bold at the time. In addition to giving half of the spoils to the Venetians, he also hid half of the war horses and sold them secretly. In the end, he obtained a huge amount of funds to form the Beihai Army and annex the East. The foundations of the County of Frisia were laid.

These Marin did not disclose, but afterward the Spanish spies obtained the exact figures from France, and deduced that Marin only handed over some of the horses to the emperor. Because there were 4,000 captured French knights, but Marin only handed over 1,000 horses to the emperor, which must have hacked a lot. However, those prisoners of war Marin did not dare to hide their secrets. Because, for the matter of asking for ransom, Marin is a little man, and he is still unable to negotiate with France.

However, that was the result of the French knight's defeat after being ambushed by Marin. He did not defeat the French army besieging the city, and he did not dare to take prisoners. Therefore, letting the French leave and extorting a batch of war horses from the other side has already taken advantage of it.

When word of the condition reached the city, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, was furious. That's a war horse! The most precious treasure of the knight! Generally speaking, the most valuable asset of a knight is the war horse, and most of the output of the knight's benefice is used to feed the horses. The second is a full set of plate armor, worth dozens of gold coins.

Charles III was a bit reluctant, but what he didn't expect was that most of the 5,000 French knights in the city were willing to hand over their horses in exchange for leaving.

Many old knights clearly remembered how many French knights died of syphilis that year. Smallpox is much more terrifying than syphilis. If the other party continues to throw in the clothes and blankets of smallpox victims, they may really die. War horses are precious, but human life is even more precious. Because, in the manors of those knights, there is not only one war horse.

You know, the wealth of French knights is well-known in Europe. The Kingdom of France has a vast land, and the average land area of ​​the knights is as high as 1,500 acres, which is much more than the 1,000 acres of the German knights and the 600 acres of the English knights. Therefore, the French knights have the confidence to come up with another war horse. But now, they cherish their little lives even more...

Seeing that the knights were eager to return home for refuge, Duke Charles III of Bourbon did not say anything, and was ready to agree to the other party's conditions. At this time, Charles, Earl of Nantes, stopped him...

"Wait a minute, my lord, I have an idea!"

"What do you think?" Duke Charles III of Bourbon was a little puzzled.

At this time, what else can be played?

"That's right, the other party asked us to hand over 5,000 war horses, but didn't ask us to hand over those ordinary transfer horses, right?"

"Is such that……"

Charlie explained:

"My lord, I found that the horses of some knights look rather short, and they are not as powerful and majestic as some of the draft horses for transfer. Therefore, we might as well pretend some tall draft horses for transfer as war horses, and those who look like The dwarf horses are replaced. In this way, some losses can also be reduced..."

The Duke of Charles was also a little moved, but he hesitated:

"What if the Spaniards see? Besides, we're bound to swear, and I wouldn't lie and swear before God."

Earl Charlie smiled and said:

"In this way, when you swear an oath with the Spaniards, don't say war horses when you swear, even if you are willing to give them a good horse with 5,000 knights. A good horse... looking at the majestic transfer horse, it can also be called For good horses...Moreover, the draft horses used by some knights look very majestic in themselves. If the knights in full armor did not sit on them and charge, they would not be able to tell that they were not war horses...Give the horses to the French At the time, these fake war horses were all mixed in the innermost part, and the Spaniards couldn't see it in a hurry..."

"Besides, before we left the city, we starved the displaced horses a few times to make them less energetic, so that the Spaniards would not notice..."

Charles III thought about it, and it was really feasible. Therefore, he asked his knights to select from among the horses, and replaced 800 draft horses with 800 draft horses that looked strong but were actually not explosive (war horses dragging plate armor knights to charge requires strong explosive power). A horse that doesn't look mighty and majestic comes down. These 800 draft horses were hidden among the 5,000 war horses, and it was indeed difficult for the Spaniards to see the problem.

Before leaving the city to make an oath with the Spaniards, Charles III starved the 800 displaced horses for a few meals according to Earl Charles's suggestion, and barely survived starvation with only a small amount of fodder. Therefore, on the day when the French army left the city, the 800 horses lost their energy, and they did not look like good horses...

What is the main difference between a war horse and a draft horse? War horses are mainly used for war, and the European war horses of this era are mainly tall horses used to support heavy armored knights wearing full-body plate armor to charge. The most important quality of a war horse is that it is strong enough to carry a knight in plate armor. At the same time, it must have a strong explosive power to facilitate the impact on the opponent. As for endurance, it is the third most important.

Because of the needs of war, war horses often accelerate very quickly. Just like the sports cars of later generations, the speed can be pulled to the maximum in a short time. Therefore, ordinary people are actually not used to riding war horses, because war horses look a little nervous. You simply drive it, and the horse will rush out instead of slowly accelerating. A person with poor riding skills might fall off without paying attention.

The draw horse is different, because it is used to pull a cart or ride on the road. Therefore, endurance is more important than explosive power. Moreover, their personalities are not as impulsive and passionate as war horses, and they are often a little unhurried. They start slower, but seem smoother. When it comes to riding on the road, these ordinary riding horses are more comfortable.

But because this is an era of frequent wars, war horses that look a little nervous are often more expensive. The horses ridden by the French knights, although they are considered good among ordinary horses, are only one-fifth of the price of war horses, which is about 20 gold coins. And at this price, good war horses can already be bought in the Middle East.

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, replaced 800 war horses with 800 ordinary riding horses. Calculated, he could save more than 60,000 gold coins...

However, Charles III's own mount was too tall and majestic, and it was inevitable that it would be taken away by the Spaniards. Therefore, during the oath, Charles III was extremely sad to see his beloved horse being taken away.

And his sad expression just convinced the Spaniards that the French had indeed handed over their horses. Then, after the Spanish army let go of the siege to the north, they cautiously used a defensive formation, withdrew from the city of Naples, marched north along the Roman Avenue, and set off to return home...

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