Chapter 35: Acting square chief

Marin was actually a little dissatisfied with this exercise. As for what? Mainly those archers.
In fact, the archer's injuries are very large. Even if there is no arrow, the simple arrow body can hurt people within 50 meters. However, his group of egg archers were scared by the emperor's prestige. During the exercise, he retained his hand and did not dare to hurt the emperor mercenaries who were being printed. Therefore, at the point of 50 meters, everyone did not dare to pull the bowstring to the end, lest they would be "temporary workers" and hurt those "formal workers". Otherwise, when the opponent's 100 people rush to 10 meters before, there are absolutely no more than 40 people, and up to 20 people can be considered good luck.
In response, Marin decided to collectively punish the archers afterwards. But the emperor summoned suddenly, and he had to deal with the emperor first.
"Congratulations, Knight Marin, your military talent can surprise you."
陛 "Thank Your Majesty for compliment!" Marin began to think of being humble, but suddenly remembered that this is Europe, not Huaxia, does not need modesty. So he changed his mouth ...
"You are indeed very talented, Marin Knight. Your two trenches are really difficult to break. What I want to ask is, if you command a complete square, the enemy will go to the flanks and avoid you from the beginning. What will you do with the trenches and spikes? "Count Frederick asked earnestly.
"Master, if I command a complete Phalanx, if my Phalanx meets the enemy alone, I will dig trenches in all four directions, and no one will rush in. If my Phalanx is not Against the enemy alone, my flank will definitely be protected by friendly forces, so don't worry about that. "
"This is also true. This kind of defense is really difficult for the enemy to break through. But what if the enemy has artillery?"
"All get down ..."
"Get down?" The emperor and the count looked at each other.
"Yes, how can human flesh resist artillery shells? If my army faces the enemy alone, when the enemy fires, I will let everyone lie down and avoid artillery. When the enemy infantry comes up, we will continue to fight. .Because when the enemy artillery fires, the enemy infantry will not charge, so as not to accidentally hurt their own people. "
"What if your Phalanx is with allies?"
"Then you have to listen to the command of the coach. After all, you have to watch the coach move on the battlefield." Marin looked at Count Frederick, knowing that he was afraid he would not listen to the command, so he simply said that he loved to listen s answer.
Sure enough, Count Frederick nodded with satisfaction after listening ...
不过 "However, Cavalier Marin, your square matrix seems to have only defensive function, not offensive function?" Emperor Maximilian I asked.
Maximilian I knew the military well. He saw that digging trenches blocked both the enemy and himself. If you give up the trench to attack, your defensive ability will be greatly reduced.
"Yes, Your Majesty, for the time being, this square array does not have any sharp offensive methods. The specific method is being considered ..." Marin said honestly.
"You are honest!" The emperor smiled.
"How can the minister lie before the emperor's 陛?" Marin said seriously, pretending that the emperor's heart was dark.
The emperors and kings of the West are different from the East. Oriental rituals are strict, and the lowest-level nobles like Marin talk to the emperor in the east. They have no qualifications to stand up, and they cannot even look directly at the emperor's face. Because the Eastern Emperor is in control and controls the life and death of the world. In the West, the emperor and king are just the biggest lords. Moreover, because the tax law is incomplete, once the war has begun, the emperor and king even ask low-ranking nobles to raise money and pay taxes to help them through difficulties. Therefore, in Europe, the emperor was not so high above the lower nobility. Of course, in the presence of serfs and civilians, the emperor and king must be supreme. The existence of the aristocratic parliament made it imperative that European imperial kings not offend the noble class. Otherwise, want to raise taxes to deal with the war? Everyone voted against you ...
Moreover, in the Middle Ages, ordinary people were mostly illiterate. If the emperor wanted to appoint officials, he had to rely on the highest literacy class. In the East, although the literacy rate is not high, the emperor can choose to select talents from the reading civilians. Therefore, the Oriental emperor can suppress the nobles at will, and launch the beheading at noon with a little resistance. The western emperor must rely on the aristocracy, otherwise the country cannot be reorganized.
The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire is actually a hard-fought emperor. It sounds like the emperor's name is more powerful than the king. But in fact, the Holy Roman Emperor, like Zhou Tianzi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, had no real power at all. But better than Zhou Tianzi, the Holy Roman Emperor at least owns a relatively large direct territory like Austria. And Maximilian I, through marriage, took control of the Principality of Burgundy no less than Austria. Therefore, the difference between the Holy Roman Emperor and Zhou Tianzi is that the emperor is also a powerful prince and can participate in hegemony.
I really count, the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor is far worse than that of the French King. After all, France has had regular taxation since Charles VII, making the French king's money bag much stronger than the Emperor Shen Luo. Moreover, through the efforts of several generations of kings, the king of France reclaimed the privileges of many vassals and strengthened centralization. Had it not been for the powerful enemies of Britain in the north of France and the containment of powerful nations of Spain in the southwest, perhaps France would have the conditions to eat away the princes of the Holy Roman Empire. Later, in the 17th century, France did eat into the territory of the Holy Roman Empire, that is, Alsace and Lorraine.
After the "Thirty Years' War", the French took advantage of the weakness of the Shinra Empire and cut off the wealthy Alsace and Lorraine, the largest iron mine in Europe. It is precisely because of this that it has caused grievances between Germany and France for hundreds of years.
Of course, no matter how poor Maximilian I was, he was also the only emperor of Europe in this era. In terms of popularity, the emperor was significantly higher than the French king.
France, for its part, killed himself, and there was a traditional rival in the north to the British. It was also to scour Shen Luo and Spain, but before they were tossed, they went to Italy. Therefore, although France's financial situation is very good, it is very difficult to achieve grandeur and hegemony because of being beaten by groups.
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Maximilian I found that he admired the little knight who was "faithful" to himself, but was a little entangled in his heart. why? This has to mention some European habits of this era.
In medieval Europe-even in the 18th century, officers in the army were generally nobles, and there was basically no possibility for civilians to serve as officers. Of course, "civilians" from aristocratic families are excluded. Those noble children who came from aristocratic families but could not inherit the title, have a very special title in Germany-Juncker. Strictly speaking, Marin is a Junker.
By convention, the supreme commander of the imperial army is usually the title of a duke or an earl. The commanders of the following legions and squares are generally barons (the empire does not have the rank of viscount, only the Netherlands and Lombardy have the title of deputy count, which can be regarded as the viscount).
Maximilian I believed that UU reading www.uukanshu.com. Marin was able to command a square matrix. However, Marin's status is too low. He is just a guy who has just been promoted to a formal knight.
The knight, in the Imperial Army, generally served as the company commander (usually about 250 people) and the squadron (usually about 25 people). Not to mention, Marin is not an old knight, just a new knight.
Moreover, Marin's team did an excellent job in the exercise, but the emperor did not dare to guarantee that Marin's mercenary regiment could guarantee such sharpness in a real war. After all, real war must face the test of death. Those who performed well in training and exercises may be a mess after the actual war.
Maximilian I was not incapable of elevating Marin to baron, but he also had to consider the feelings of other nobles. And appointing a knight to be the leader of the square, it does break some tradition.
But the emperor thought again and again and decided to give it a try. This is because he has violated the tradition of mercenaries in the Empire. Therefore, he doesn't mind breaking it again, and of course, he can't go too far.
In the end, the emperor appointed Marin as the acting front leader, responsible for a 1,000-person infantry formation. As for the troop sources, they were selected directly from the recruitment site.
The reason why I added the word "agent" in front of me was to avoid stimulating old nobles. If Marin is strong enough to perform well in the following battles and make great achievements, the emperor will not be rewarded. He can be promoted to be a baron and appointed Marin as the official party leader. But if Marin does not perform well next time, the emperor can completely remove the position of Marin Frontier and reduce him to company captain. Of course, provided Marin was alive ...
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