Vol 6 Chapter 68: On the renault

The River Reno is a river that originated in the southern foothills of the Alps. After passing through the fertile Lombardy Plain, the river finally flows into the Adriatic Sea.
The river surface of the Reynolds River is not very wide. Even if it is approaching the estuary, the widest part of the whole river is not within one mile. And because the drop is not large, the flow rate of the river is gentle. If a person is good in water, it can be hot. Take a good dip in the river in summer, or if you want to walk less, you can swim directly across the river.
However, such a river, which does not seem to be very large, is obviously a trouble for an army. If there is another hostile enemy on the other side of the river, if you want to cross the river, you must pay a certain price.
Caesar ’s invasion of Ferrara ’s army had nearly 5,000 people, which is the largest amount he can get now. In fact, he has been thinking about learning Alexander ’s early methods, relying on a small but well-trained Small forces, if so, he can keep the army as good as possible while keeping his finances under less pressure.
Alexander ’s battle in Livorno impressed Caesar too much, not only because he became a captive at the time, but more importantly, it was because of his status as a captive that he was able to see him in person at close range. How did the army of Montina fight, and his army was under the advantage of obviously more than the enemy, and how he was beaten by the army of Montina and fled.
It was because of this experience that Caesar was obsessed with the miniaturized elite army. He hopes to train an army that fully obey his command and can fully exert its power. This army must meet his current conditions in terms of combat effectiveness and expenditure, and a trip to France makes Caesar even more Seeing that the wealthy French King had to make various compromises with those French nobles in preparation for the war, this included slowing down the service system of the lords that had been implemented since the time of Louis XI, that is, all qualified French nobles had to There is a fixed period of time during the year to serve the king in the king ’s court, instead of maybe not seeing people in a year, but once he shows up, he either reaches out for the benefit or hopes that the king will solve the trouble for them.
But in order to invade Italy, Louis XII had to announce the temporary suspension of this national policy. Although this was done for a larger goal, Caesar saw many frustrations in it.
The Fa King made such a compromise only in order to get the support of the domestic nobles and organize a large enough army.
This stimulated Caesar, and he further strengthened his belief that he would build a small but powerful army, but this is temporarily impossible at present, because he did not have so much time to train the army, so he started from Alexander VI. After receiving money from the world, he organized as much mercenaries as possible. His purpose was to use this army to win Ferrara first. After he had a foothold in Romagna, he gradually realized His purpose.
It was just the sudden participation of Montina's army that made Caesar nervous.
Caesar's situation today is that although Ferrara in front of him is weak, but there is a terrible opponent suddenly behind him, then he took advantage of the arrival of the Montina army and first won Ferrara to form a fait accompli Fact, and then whether to talk or talk, never spit out Ferrara's fat, or take advantage of Ferrara's courage to turn around and block the Montina people on the south bank of the River Reno.
Caesar knew that his father would find a way to buy him time, but he would not be sure how to negotiate with Old Rovere. Because of this, he became forward looking and thinking about how to decide.
But Caesar finally made arrangements.
He first sent people into Ferrara, and straightforwardly ordered the Ferrara to surrender in order to win without a fight. At the same time, he sent an army of about 2,000 people to the north bank of the Reno River, controlling the two seats on the Reno River. After a wooden bridge that was less than 2 miles away from the two ends of the town across the river, the Pope's troops felt relieved.
Since ancient times, rivers have often been natural barriers, as large as the borders of a country, and as small as a line of defense on the battlefield. Rivers can always give the defending party some psychological sustenance and a sense of security.
Although the Reno River is not wide, Caesar believes that this river is the key to his resistance against the Montina Army. Considering that the Roman Empire used the Rhine as a natural border barrier to block the invasion of barbarians for so many years, Caesar I believe that the army of 2,000 people organized by his own management, even if he cannot defeat the Montina, can support him to win Ferrara.
Then, it was the negotiating table.
At this time, Caesar, who had heard that the Montina were worried about sending troops, dropped the letter a little, and he also had the mood to start writing. He felt that it was time to let Lukrezija come forward, lover and wife, which one Can it have a greater impact on Alexandria?
When Gompati ’s army reached the south bank of the River Reno, the Pope had built a simple line of defense on the north bank.
In fact, in this era, the two sides facing each other across the river often did not need fixed work in most places, except for the breast wall built near the two bridges and the simple fort built on the high ground slightly behind. Gompati saw the pope on the opposite side. The army just put a long line on the bank of the river.
Although the depth of the team was so thin that you could directly see the local people who were standing and watching the lively behind, the Pope Army had indeed established a river bank defense line.
The Balkan strikers began to test on the bank of the river. They rode along the river and yelled back and forth, trying to attract the attention of the enemy and mobilizing them. At the same time, some of the previously selected literate and hyphenated soldiers in the team used carbon The pen quickly wrote down the number of different enemy units and flags on the writing board.
These things will eventually be copied out in two copies, one directly to Gompati who is the battlefield commander, and the other to be kept as a file for the future Montina military intelligence department.
Looking at the enemy's layout, Comparty frowned slightly.
Obviously, the battle in Livorn had given Caesar a heavy blow, but he also learned a lot.
At least Caesar was not clever this time. From the reaction of the Pope ’s army, Gompati guessed that Caesar should give this interception force a death order. No matter what means the Montina army used to lure the enemy or provoke it, they must die. The dead guard was near the two wooden bridges.
Gompati feels that such enemies are really annoying, because they will not care what you do, but only guard their own one-acre three-point land, which makes people feel helpless.
"It seems to be a strong attack." Gompati finally came to this conclusion. He didn't care whether he was going to fight a vicious battle. Compared with Bucharest, the upcoming battle by the Renault River really didn't make him feel much. Patty knew in his heart that this war was not entirely determined by the victory or defeat on the battlefield, and even to what extent the war should be maintained was not determined by the battlefield commander.
This is what Gumpatti hates. Everything on the battlefield is determined by the transaction behind it, not the commander's talent.
But even so, Gompati decided to make the most of his current opportunities, so he sent Busaco to force Bologna, just to take into account various reasons outside the battlefield, he had to tell Busaco not to approach Bologna too early .
Gompati hoped that by threatening the retreat and the supply line, he would force Caesar to wisely choose to withdraw himself from Romagna.
But now it seems that his pains are in vain. When he heard that Caesar seized the north bank of the River Reno, he already knew that things might not be good.
"Order to prepare for a strong attack." Gompati gave the order neatly.
Once the determination is determined, it must be implemented resolutely and decisively, otherwise any forward looking and backward looking will only bring bad changes to the war situation.
Gompati boarded a plateau near the river bank and looked across the bank. The flow of the Reno River was not very urgent. This at least ensured that the Pope could not throw away all kinds of debris from the upstream and damage the bridge.
So what if you cross the river from elsewhere?
This idea was quickly rejected with the return of the scout.
Because there is only one town across the river in this whole river, all the boats can only be found here, and to Kampatti ’s slight disappointment, he did not find much in the town on the south bank. Ferry boat.
A small number of boats that can only carry a few people at a time are of little value. Apart from bringing fearless sacrifices, Compatti can't think of any use.
The Pope built two forts on the high side of the opposite bank. Although it can be determined from the scale that the number of artillery should not be large, it is still a big threat.
To this end, Gompati decided to send a small force to try out the attack first. He knew that it would probably cause some bad effects due to predictable failure, but he did not intend to take it easy before determining the real threat of the enemy ’s artillery. Send troops to the enemy's artillery range.
The army in charge of the attack was a light infantry of the Balkans. These soldiers wearing gray cloth uniforms, using short axes and shields were often used as fast arms that penetrated into the enemy formation during the battle quickly and caused chaos to the enemy. Unlike the heavy infantry used as a hammer-like impact, these Balkans rely not on excellent equipment but on their sturdiness and flexibility to deal with the enemy.
The movement of the Montina army caused a commotion on the opposite side of the Pope Army. After confirming that the Montina people were not harassing and seducing, but really wanted to cross the river to attack, there was a panic among the Pope Army, but soon among the officers Slowly calmed down under the scolding.
The officers began to yell back and forth to urge the soldiers to enter the temporarily constructed fortifications, and stood behind the low chest wall. The pope watched uncomfortably and watched the Balkans who had assembled across the bridge.
Many people in the Pope's army have heard about the Montina army, and some of them have participated in the original battle of Livorno, so when the Balkans were seen, the Pope's soldiers immediately caused a wave of confusion.
"Don't panic, haven't you seen them across the river," an officer lashed the helmet of a soldier standing at the front with a whip. "They are across the river. As long as they hold the bridge, the Montina won't pass!" "
The officer ’s screams seemed to have played a role, and the soldiers who were originally nervous began to gather to the sides of the bridge, especially when they saw the Balkans with the axe and shield opposite, and there was a loud roar among the pope. sound.
"What are the barbarians doing," a mercenary in half-hull armor pushed the flat helmet on his head and asked suspiciously, "Don't they just rush over like this, just know that a group of old women with crutches can also take them Go back. "
The mercenary's words caused a burst of laughter, and the somewhat confusing pope's army began to become wild.
"Let them rush over," an officer of the Pope's army commanded to start "and then teach these barbarians."
The soldiers' breathing became more rapid. Although these Balkan weapons appeared to be rather crude, the reputation of once fighting Ottomans made the Pope Army soldiers nervous and inexplicable in the face of these "barbarians".
The Balkans began to divide into two teams to advance from the bridge upstream of the town. After careful observation, Gompati decided to arrange the troops on the larger open area outside the town on the upstream bridge.
"Their artillery was a bit troublesome to install." Gompati looked at the enemy artillery on the high ground across the coast and murmured.
The Pope placed the artillery at a high level in the middle of the distance between the two bridges upstream and downstream, so that their artillery almost completely controlled the only traffic throat on the river.
The Balkan Light Infantry was very fast. They just launched a little offensive when they just stopped at the bridge. The Balkans who swarmed up held shields and hatchets, or wielded sabers along the road towards the bridge. Rushed across.
There were several quick orders from the Pope's army.
A muzzle of black holes protruded from the ranks. With several successive commands, when the Balkans rushed to the bridge halfway, a gunshot rang from near the bridge on the other side.
A scream came from the bridge at once. Although the number of musketeers of the Pope's army arranged on both sides of the bridge was not large, because the bridge deck was narrow, the crowded Balkans became obvious targets, almost as long as they were facing the bridge. The Balkans on the bridge were immediately hit with flesh and blood and screamed.
After several shouts, an officer in the Pope's army issued an order to attack.
A team of spear soldiers crowded towards the bridge, and the attack on the Balkans made the pope army soldiers who were previously fearful gradually get rid of the fear, especially when they realized the spear in their hands. After being significantly more dominant, their actions became bolder.
Looking at the collision between the two soldiers who finally collided on the bridge and the weapons that came from the bridge, the fierce fighting and the screams of screams, Gompati's attention was completely focused on the enemy on the other side. Artillery position.
Although it is not very clear, but you can vaguely see the figure flashing running on the artillery position of the Pope. Gompati raised his arm and stretched his thumb in front of his eyes to calculate slightly, then shook his head a little frustrated.
The artillery he carried was more than enough to hit the opposite shore, but it was not enough to suppress the enemy ’s artillery range, and once the force was to be crossed, the narrow bridge deck of the two bridges would inevitably become the most dangerous section, if the Pope ’s command The officer is too conservative, maybe he will directly order the artillery to blow up the bridge, but if the other party ’s commander is a person who dares to take risks, then he is likely to order to deliberately give up the bridge on the north bank, and then use the favorable terrain of the artillery, right The Montina army set foot on the north shore and inflicted mass casualties.
Gompati didn't know which method the commander of the other party would choose, but no matter how he chose it, it would make the battle stuck.
Gompati knew Ferrara didn't have much time for him to make a step-by-step arrangement, or transfer enough artillery from Montina.
"Order the cavalry to be ready," Compatiti gave the order, and then he went straight to the artillery position in the town because he was not at ease. "Guys, maybe we can't hit their artillery, but let us It is always possible to teach them infantry. "
Gompati's words caused a burst of cheers from the gunners. Some of them climbed onto the nearby roof and watched carefully. When they saw some of the Balkan light cavalry wearing hats with obvious red paint on their heads, the gunners Immediately loudly report the approximate distance observed to Gompati below.
"The distance between the nearest surveyor and the enemy is ..." Gompati muttered while taking out a thick book from his pocket, and then marked the numbers and the book he had heard in advance. Good numbers correspond to each other. When he finds the similar numbers, he immediately compares the formula results that have been done later. "Okay, listen, install No. 4 wooden bolt!"
Following Gompati's order, the gunners took out a huge triangular wooden peg from the compartment of a box marked with many marks, and then he slid the wooden peg into the hole under the gun rack with a hammer groove.
"Let's teach them," Gumpati shouted, watching the artillery point at the Pope's army shooting at the bridge on both sides of the bridge across the river without stopping firearms and crossbow arrows. Gumpati's mouth slightly moved. , Issued the command "fire!"
A low but permeable sound of artillery sounded from the town ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Then the dark artillery shell quickly swept across the river and rushed towards the Pope on the opposite bank with a nearly straight track.
Across the wide river, Compatibi could not hear the terrible sound when the shells penetrated the enemy's queue, but he heard the frightened screams that followed from the other side.
One of the Pope's troops arranged on both sides of the bridge even abandoned the position without waiting for the second round of artillery shells to retreat and retreated. On the river beach they left a few and indistinct shapes. The corpse, and at the same time, Gompati issued a new order to the artillery.
"Shoot at the enemy ’s rear on the bridge, remember to drive the shells as far as possible. I do n’t want to be chased and cut by the Balkan barbarians because of the misfire."
Watching the gunners start to get busy again, Gompati came to the edge of the open field, a team of cavalry not far away was ready, when the sound of the gun sounded again, and then there was chaos from the rear of the pope army fighting the Balkans on the other side. During the hustle and bustle, Gompati raised his arm and swung down hard!
On August 2, 1499, the Montina Army crossed the Reno River!