The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, Marin did not necessarily want the emperor to send a large army to fight with Siena. Originally, if Marin sent troops alone, Siena's attention would definitely be on him. Then, a strong attack could not be avoided.

However, if the emperor's army joins, it will be different. Marin didn't need the emperor's army to attack Siena at full strength, as long as they helped create enough momentum.

If he went to Italy under the pretext of "entering Rome", then the emperor's army must have been ostentatious enough to attract the attention of the whole of Europe.

In that case, Marin quietly transported troops from the sea to Italy, which would be very inconspicuous. If the emperor's army launched a massive feint in the east, then the army of Siena would definitely be attracted to the east. Then, the west side is empty...

Although, the mountainous area of ​​Siena is rugged, which is not conducive to marching. After landing on the west coast, the journey to Siena requires climbing over mountains. However, this is not a problem for Marlin at all...

why? Because Marin recruited the army at the beginning, he gave priority to the mountain people from Württemberg and other places. Therefore, more than half of the soldiers in Marin's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd regiments were formerly mountain people in southern Germany. Do the mountain people have any problems going over the mountains? Absolutely not!

Therefore, this time, Marin intends to select all the soldiers and soldiers under his command who were born in the mountains. Then, take advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's army to divert the attention of the Siena army on the eastern front, quickly land on the west coast of Siena, and then directly take the mountain road to rush to the city of Siena, attack the city by surprise, and catch the opponent by surprise!

That is to say, even if Maximilian I sent troops, he was just pretending to launch a feint in the east. Then, grab most of the attention of the Republic of Siena. And Marin's real killer move is to lead the team in person, land from the west coast, and then climb over the mountains to make a surprise attack on the city of Siena.

However, there is a problem with this. That is, if you go over mountains and mountains, the artillery can't be carried. After all, it is impossible for Marin's army to climb mountains with artillery. Not even cavalry.

Therefore, this time, Marin could only dispatch infantry. Also, artillery cannot be used during siege. And if there is no artillery, there are only two options - first, night attack, send people to use grappling hooks to climb the city wall in the middle of the night, and then open the city gate; second, use gunpowder keg to blow up the city gate...

However, now Siena City seems to have replaced the iron gate, and it is very difficult to blow it open...

So, there is only the tactic of grabbing the hook and climbing the city head in the middle of the night?

"No, there are other ways!" Marin suddenly remembered, it seems that he can also use the method of combining the inside and the outside, and the more stupid method of digging the tunnel...

So, Marin asked Kohler to arrange spies, enter Siena first, buy a yard near the west gate, dig tunnels and combine the inside and outside. However, it is estimated that it will take a long time to dig a tunnel through the city wall under the eyes of the opponent. So, this one needs to wait. But fortunately, Pope Julius II did not rush to take Siena immediately. So, it's okay to give a few months to dig tunnels.

In order to ensure the success rate, Marin sent two excavation teams to start excavation from two places inside the city wall and outside the city wall. Moreover, the two tunnels are unrelated. In this way, Marin also has multiple options.

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After the arrangement was made, Marin enthusiastically sent away the special envoy of Emperor Maximilian I and asked the special envoy to tell the emperor that this year's coronation is not a problem...

Of course, Marin didn't say the second half - the price is not small...

After all, now that the war in Switzerland has not stopped, even if the emperor does not need to provide his own army rations, it is not so easy to raise an army of 20,000. Fortunately, these 20,000 troops are only used to support the scene, and there is no need to really fight. Therefore, people can be allowed to make up the number.

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After that, Marin arranged for Schwartz to go to the army to select infantry from mountain people to join the expedition to Italy. Moreover, according to memory, Marin began to build a complete set of mountaineering equipment for later generations.

First of all, you should prepare a few more pairs of straw sandals. Although straw sandals are not afraid of slippery climbing, they can face rocks and wear a lot. Therefore, during the Long March, the Red Army made straw sandals in their spare time. Then, when marching, they carry spare straw sandals on their backs, lest they wear out and have to be replaced.

Then there are the walking sticks and grappling hooks to avoid having nowhere to go when climbing. Then there is the sleeping bag, because the mountaineering can only carry one bag, and the baggage troops cannot be accompanied. So, don't think about setting up a tent, just get a simple sleeping bag. In cold weather, sleeping bags are not enough to resist the cold. Therefore, Marin decided that the army must be dispatched by autumn at the latest, and must not be delayed until winter.

The last thing is food, because it is a surprise attack over the mountains and mountains, and it must not be able to bring much food. Fortunately, Marin invented compressed cookies. And put on a big pack of compressed biscuits and you can eat them for days. When the maple candy from Canada arrives this spring, Marin plans to make a large batch of compressed maple biscuits, just in time for the soldiers to carry them over the mountains.

Of course, everyone has to be equipped with a kettle. After all, mountain climbing is a physical activity, and you must be hydrated. Moreover, you must drink water when eating compressed biscuits, otherwise you will choke to death.

What's more, after the infantrymen who were born in the mountains are selected, Marin will give them special training for several months, specially training them to climb mountains and wading with large bags. However, it seems that there are no mountains in Beihai Kingdom...

"Why don't we go to the mountains in northern England for training?" After making up his mind, Marin decided to secretly transport the selected people to northern England for training, specializing in training for rapid marching over mountains and mountains...

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Just as Marin was arranging matters related to sending troops to Italy, preparations for Emden's first porcelain and silk auction were in the final stage.

Many representatives of the great aristocrats from Germany and abroad arrived in Emden City one after another, causing the hotels in the city to be unable to stay. For this reason, Marin had no choice but to evacuate the people and arrange the people to live temporarily in the military camp outside the city. Then, invite those representatives to live in the vacated dwellings. Of course, those who vacate their houses will also receive rent.

Then, the busiest one is probably Emden's official treasury...

Why? There is no complete banking system these days. Therefore, many representatives of the great nobles who came to participate in the auction brought a large amount of cash directly.

The cash of this era is not the banknotes of later generations, but genuine gold and silver coins. The gold and silver coins brought by the representatives of the great nobles were all very heavy. Fortunately, they didn't use copper coins, otherwise they wouldn't fit.

Therefore, Emden's official treasury has been busy depositing gold coins and issuing certificates for the representatives of the great nobles these days. After all, it is impossible for the representatives of the great nobles to go to the auction with a money box on their backs. Therefore, Marin's approach is to let them lock the money in the box and deposit it in the official Emden treasury. At the same time, the treasury helps to count the amount of currency and issue a currency certificate.

At the time of the auction, the representatives of the great nobles, as long as they hold the currency certificate, can prove that they have enough funds to participate in the auction, and go to the treasury for total settlement after the auction ends...

Of course, there were also some nobles who deposited their money in the banks of the Hanseatic League. They would hold money orders from the Hanseatic Bank and take part in the auction.

However, Marin also does not know whether their money order is genuine. Therefore, at this auction, Marin invited representatives of the influential big banks of the Hanseatic League to come over and ask them to verify the authenticity of the bank draft on the spot.

Of course, this is mainly for those merchants and petty aristocrats. For those big nobles, they still disdain to deceive people with fake money orders. Because they can't afford to lose that person...

Before the official auction is held, the statistics of those coins are finally completed, and then, just wait for the auction to officially start... 8) For more wonderful novels, welcome to visit everyone's school