The Rise of the European Emperor

How to recruit 50,000 elite mountain people under the eyes of the princes? This question has troubled Marin for a long time. Even if he convenes his subordinates to hold meetings all the time, he has no clue. After all, the German princes are too strict with Marin now.

It's no wonder that the princes are strictly guarding against death, because Marin has too many troops. In the local area alone, there are 40,000 legions on the surface. Before, even Austria, which had the largest standing army, had only about 14,000 standing troops. This is because Austria is the emperor's territory and there are many enemies, so it maintains a standing army of tens of thousands of people.

For an ordinary prince, he generally maintains a standing army of at most three to five thousand people. Unlike Marin, there are 40,000 legions in the mainland, and there are two 10,000 legions in England.

What the hell, increase the number of troops, what is this for? To unify Germany? Therefore, it is reasonable for the princes to prevent Beihai from continuing to recruit troops.

Not to mention that the princes are vigilant, even the ally of His Majesty the Emperor is very afraid of Marin. The 30,000 Austrian immigrants sent this time are basically thin and poor, and they are not suitable for military service at first sight. Those who are suitable for serving as soldiers have long been intercepted by His Majesty the Emperor himself for his own use. After all, Austria is about to launch an attack on western Switzerland and needs to expand its troops.

Austria's recruitment criteria are almost the same as those of the North Sea country. Because, Austria's current top prize, Frundsberg, was mixed in the North Sea Army. For Marin's set of recruiting principles, not to mention fully understanding, but also a general understanding.

Therefore, these 30,000 Austrian farmers have long been screened by Frundsberg. They were all thin or weak people who were not suitable for serving as soldiers, so they were given to Marin. Even after training, this group of people would at most assist in defending the city, and it was basically difficult for them to be used in field battles.

On the contrary, among the 10,000 immigrants sent by the Netherlands, there are some seedlings suitable for serving as soldiers. However, the talents of the peasants in the Netherlands are far inferior to those of the mountain people in southern Germany, and at most they are similar to the serfs in the North Sea. Even if it is selected, it will be used by the second-line troops at most. The main battle force had to be fierce mountain people. After all, outrageous people come from poor mountains and bad waters.

Well, it can also be said that troublesome people come from poor mountains and rivers. Just like in later generations of China, in some mountainous areas in the north, there is a slogan that reads "It is illegal to rob a police car". Recruiting troops in this kind of area is definitely a good choice... The premise is that you must be obedient. Otherwise, it would be unbearable to mutiny at every turn.

In fact, why are later generations of devils so fierce? Because most of the devils are mountainous areas. Devils have a long string of islands, but there are only a few plains in total. The largest Kanto Plain is only 17,000 square kilometers, which is a little bigger than the capital.

Therefore, strictly speaking, most of the ghost areas are mountainous areas, and most people are also mountain people. Of course, that was before industrial development. By the time of the 21st century, most of the population of the Wa country was basically in the big cities on the coastal plain. Unlike before World War II, Japan's urban population was only 24, and most of the people were farmers in the mountains. The Osaka division formed by people from the wealthy Osaka area was the weakest division of the Japanese army during the Anti-Japanese War, and it fought with the Guo army.

That is to say,

Japan in the 21st century is actually not scary. Because, before World War II, there were many fierce mountain people. In the 21st century, there are many dead houses in Japan. If you really want to do it, it's not that scary at all.

Of course, on China's side, people's bravery has also degraded. A group of only children is also an embarrassing task. Therefore, compared with bravery, in the 21st century, everyone compares badly. If you really want to be brave, you have to be an Afghan bandit who is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes... He is an authentic mountain man, and he has the blessing of faith, he is arrogant and stunned. That is to say, in the 21st century, everyone is competing with advanced weapons. If they compete in bravery, the world's powerful countries will give up in front of them.

Of course, what is being said here is personal bravery. In addition to personal bravery, there is also the quality of the army. Huaxia has done a good job in this regard, with hard training and good ideological education. But within China, there are also differences. The soldiers from the poor valleys in the north and west were obviously more aggressive than those in the cities and the southeast. Without him, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes.

And, it's not set in stone, either. In ancient times, because the central plains were developed, the Chu land in the south was a wild frontier with a low degree of development. Therefore, the Chu people at that time were more aggressive. Therefore, the main force of the anti-Qin period was the warriors from Chu, not the people from the Central Plains. The soldiers of Danyang during the Three Kingdoms period were also the mountain people of Danyang County at that time.

Later, due to the great development of the south of the Yangtze River, the southerners became rich and their combat effectiveness declined... Then in the Ming Dynasty, dozens of Japanese pirates could run rampant in the south of the Yangtze River. However, Hideyoshi Toyoda's 200,000 Japanese pirates could not beat the northern frontier army of the Ming Dynasty in North Korea. Of course, the price paid by the Ming Dynasty was also very heavy. After losing tens of thousands of elites, they lost the ability to suppress the Jurchen ministries in Liaodong, allowing the wild boar skin to rise.

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Marin's distress lasted for a long time, until the arrival of a person gave him great inspiration...

This person is called Shi Beier, and he is a mercenary leader from the Principality of Württemberg. This Shibeier has a certain origin. Of course, it doesn't mean that he has a great background, but that he has a certain relationship with Marin.

Schieber is a mountain villager in the Principality of Württemberg, and he doesn't know Marin himself. However, his uncle, Bauch, was once a mercenary under Marin's command.

This was more than 20 years ago. That is, 1494, the year Marin just crossed. That year, Shibel's uncle Bauer left home to make a living and joined Marin's mercenary army. Together with Marin, he ambushed King Charles VIII of France and won a big victory. At the same time, all the mercenaries at that time received hundreds of gold coins.

However, Bauch did not continue to follow Marin. At that time, there were originally thousands of mercenaries, but only 400 followed Marin to the territory of Texel Island. Most of the others took the money and returned to their hometowns.

This is the case with Bauch. He took the money, returned to his hometown, built a house and married his wife. However, after experiencing the glory of defeating the French king, Bauer inevitably likes to mention the glorious past of that year.

And Schieber, as Bauch's eldest nephew, often listened to his uncle tell about this legend. Therefore, under the influence of Bauch, Schieber became a fan of Marin. Moreover, when he grew up, he even recruited a group of friends to form a mercenary group.

In the early days of the formation of the mercenary group, his uncle Bauer also gave a lot of guidance. For example, how to train, how to play straw sandals. Therefore, Shi Beier's mercenary group not only learned the most elementary training methods of the Marin army. Moreover, everyone wears straw sandals, known as the "straw sandals mercenary group".

Later, Shi Beier's "straw sandal mercenary group" expanded to 500 people, and participated in many battles among the princes, and performed relatively well.

However, because Shi Beier is an admirer of Marin, he often defends Marin in public and quarrels with others. It's so hard to die, his previous employer was an opponent of Marin. After hearing Scheber's remarks, he terminated the employment contract with him.

Shi Beier was a little dumbfounded, and wanted to find a new owner to make a living. But the lord and the nearby princes all greeted him, and said that Shi Beier was a supporter of Marin. Then, he was a tragedy...

Originally, Shi Beier planned to take his men down to join His Majesty the Emperor. However, the nearby lords took strict precautions to prevent him from going to the emperor.

In desperation, Shi Beier took people to Bohemia to look for opportunities. But Bohemia has been calm recently, and there has been no war. Originally, Vladislas II also planned to provide more reinforcements to Lithuania when the war broke out, and planned to hire Shiber's "straw sandal mercenary group". However, the Lithuanians were afraid of spending money, so they only needed 2,000 mercenaries, and the mercenary group of Shibel failed to get the contract. Of course, it's also his luck that he didn't catch up with his death...

Without an employment contract, everyone has to drink northwest wind. Then, Shi Beier's 500 men ran away, and there were only more than 300 people left.

At this time, Shi Beier suddenly remembered—maybe, he could go to his idol Marin?

It turned out that when he was in Württemberg, those princes not only prevented him from going to the emperor, but also prevented him from going north to join Marin. However, because of the marriage relationship between the Jagiellonian dynasty and the Hoffman family, the Kingdom of Bohemia did not restrict the "straw sandal mercenary group" from going to the North Sea country.

Then, Shi Beier brought more than 300 men, via Poland, to the North Sea country...

Originally, Marin didn't think much of a pheasant mercenary group like the "Straw Shoes Mercenary Group". However, the arrival of Shi Beier gave Marin great inspiration. Therefore, Marin made an exception and personally interviewed Shi Beier, and accepted the "straw sandals mercenary group"...