Chapter 297: Milan changed hands

A mountainous group of wolverine knights in the mountains of northern Italy, on the south side of the Telina valley linking the Mistel valley in Graubünden, Switzerland ...
卢 Duke Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, with his remaining 1500 Hussars on his way to the Valley of Telina ...
After more than a year of hard work, the Principality of Milan was defeated. After all, the strength of the Duchy of Milan and France are too different. Although this time the Principality of Milan prepared 35,000 troops, it was very weak in front of 30,000 French troops. why? Because the military quality of the two sides is too different ...
French cavalry are knights and apprentice knights from the knight family. Infantry is more powerful, the most capable Swiss mercenary in Europe. In contrast to the Milan army, the cavalry are all light cavalry, and the infantry are also Italian mercenaries of average combat effectiveness. The combat effectiveness of the two sides is completely unequal.
Fortunately, after Ludovico Sforza reminded Marin, he did not send Trivulzio and Count Caiazzo to command the soldiers. Therefore, the Principality of Milan did not have a large-scale surrender of France this time. As a result, the Principality of Milan has lasted longer than before. Moreover, this time, the Milan army mostly hid in the fortress to defend, and did not enter the battlefield with the French team. Therefore, to a large extent, this has offset the lack of combat effectiveness of the army.
Therefore, the French had to fight protracted siege. After all, neither the French knight nor the Swiss mercenaries could fly, making it difficult to easily overcome the tall walls.
However, the French still have a killer 那就, that is-artillery ...
Scrutinizing with no hope of storming, Louis XII simply sent people back to China to pull the guns ...
Then, after the French brought in a batch of 12-pound bronze heavy artillery from the country, they blasted several Milan forts ...
Although, the fortresses of the Milanese are made of stone and are very sturdy. However, after all, it is not a bastion structure that is anti-artillery. So, after a few months of bombing, the solid stone walls were also bombed ...
Then, the French captured several fortresses on the Milan border, and came down to Milan ...
As a large city of 100,000 people, Milan's urban defense must be extremely strong. With more than 10,000 people, the Duke of Milan relied on the solid city of Milan to fight the French ...
The walls of Milan are not comparable to those fortresses on the border. Because the city of Milan is large and prosperous, the Duke of Milan was willing to spend money to strengthen the walls. The French heavy artillery bombarded for a long time ...
However, after the spring of 1500, the Milanese themselves had a big problem ...
It turned out that Milan was out of food ...
After all, the city of Milan has a population of 100,000, and with the 16,000 troops involved in the Duke of Milan, the daily consumption of food is an astronomical figure.
However, a few months after the siege, Milan ran out of food and signs of instability soon appeared in the army ...
In desperation, Ludovico Sforza, having to take the 2000 cronies Hussars, opened the East Gate late at night and broke out from the French defensive gap. During the breakout, 500 cavalrymen were stopped by the Swiss ...
Like this, Ludovico Sforza with only the remaining 1500 Hussars and his most loyal contestant San Severino fled to the Telina Valley where the fort was built.
The general ran away, and the city of Milan naturally surrendered. As soon as Ludovico Sforza ran, Milan surrendered the next day. Louis twelve swaggered into the city with a large army. Sure enough, Trivulchio and Count Caiazo, two anti-bones, immediately came out to kneel and lick the Fa. Due to Marin's reminder, the two were not reused in the previous battles and were also monitored. So they have no chance to betray. But now that the French have entered the city, they immediately jump out and say they want to be a puppet army ...
Fortunately, before the Duke of Milan listened to Marin's advice, he built a strong fortress in the Telina Valley, and quietly saved a lot of money here. More than that, there are 4,000 troops stationed here, led by a close friend of Ludovico Sforza. Even the young son of the Duke of Milan was brought here long ago ...
He has enough money and food, and 5,500 soldiers and horses, plus the terrain required by the Telina Valley and Graubünden controlled by Maximilian I, even the French must weigh it.
Because there is only one narrow valley in the Telina Valley, it can be described as "one man is in charge and the other is not open." What's more, the Duke of Milan also built a strong defensive fortress in the valley in advance. The steep terrain and strong fortress will make it difficult for you to break through.
Moreover, the northern part of the Telina Valley is the emperor's territory, which can continuously transport supplies from the Graubünden area. I believe that if the French came to attack the Telina Valley, Maximilian I would never sit idly by.
Therefore, under these circumstances, Ludovico Sforza, who has enough money and army, can stay in this place for a long time.
You know, after several fortresses on the front line were breached, Duke Ludovico Sforza sent his relatives early and escorted 200,000 gold coins here. By the way, he also sent his son over. With this money, and the large amount of money and food that existed here before, the Duke of Milan with more than 5,000 men, it is no problem to persist here for several years. What's more, even if he had no money and no food, Emperor Maximilian I would definitely lend it to him. Because, Maximilian I naturally did not deal with the French ...
Then, after Ludovico Sforza ran with more than a thousand people, Louis XII did not send soldiers to beat him. From the direction of escape, Louis XII thought that the Duke of Milan had fled to Austria. Obviously, the French were unwilling to turn their backs on the Shen Luo Empire. Moreover, Louis XII did not know that Ludovico Sforza had secretly transferred away a large amount of money and food ...
You know, UU reads www.uukanshu. The Principality of Milan is the second richest country in Italy and richer than Naples. Because, although the agriculture of the Principality of Milan is comparable to that of Naples, the handicraft industry of the Principality of Milan is too developed. Therefore, the Duchy of Milan has many taxes, second only to Venice, and second in Italy. Even though the Duke of Ludovico transferred more than 200,000 gold coins, 300,000 gold coins and a lot of other belongings were left in the palace, leaving Louis XII full.
Also, after the French army entered the city, in this Italy's largest city (larger than Venice, but not rich in Venice), he robbed and robbed more valuables ...
The robbery lasted for five days and almost cleaned the citizens of Milan. Therefore, the citizens of Milan City resent the French army very much. A feeling of dissatisfaction breeds among the citizens ...
Ten days later, Louis XII continued to lead the army south. Because he had to attack the kingdom of Naples. As for Milan, Louis XII left a few anti-skeleton rule in Milan. Its commander was Trivulzio, the earliest Frenchman.
Before he left, Louis XII also plundered a lot of food from all over the Principality of Milan to supply the army. Moreover, he only left 7000 troops for Trivulzio to prevent Trivulzio from getting bigger. At the same time, Louis XII did not leave any food for Trivulzio, and only gave 20,000 gold coins as military expenses.
But where is the money? In desperation, Trivulchio continued to rob the citizens after the French had robbed it again, and sent troops to the countryside to grab food ... In this way, Trivulzio was completely in the eyes of the Milanese. douchebag. At this time, the Milanese began to miss the "Moorish" Ludovico Sforza, who had been cursed by them ...