Vol 4 Chapter 158: Ready to fight

Tuscany in July is a very beautiful season. Although some hot but not very poisonous suns hold a ubiquitous huge parasol on their heads, this steaming fiery umbrella will be covered until August Low, then the weather will gradually cool down, and in September, the fields here will be painted with a layer of magnificent colors by the golden ears of wheat, then the entire Tuscany will be a dazzling view.
And now, walking on this plain, you can see a piece of lush green field.
Although the road to Montina has been simply repaired, it is still rugged and difficult to do, which makes Alexander somewhat miss the straight roads, but he knows not to say that he does not have the ability to build such roads, even if he is there. It won't do that, because it's a waste of resources.
Alexander could understand the necessity of the ancient Romans trying to build a huge transportation network in order to make it more convenient for the Roman legions to appear in those frantic provinces at any time, but he also knew that the Romans would at most achieve that point, if Asking them to invest more money and manpower to build those roads into the standard of the Roman city, no matter who made such a proposal, it would be regarded as insane and mocked.
Alexandria needed a road that allowed his army to pass through and facilitated the gradually prosperous business transactions. Although it seems uncomfortable to walk on the potholes now, look at the large grass on the roadside that is taller than people. He also felt a lot satisfied.
Montina ’s army marched much faster than other armies, or at least in today ’s era, his army ’s marching speed is already high enough to rank among the best in Europe. This is mainly due to the fact that the soldiers are almost forced A training method similar to hypnosis.
Rhythmic music can make people instinctively resonate. Every step they take can't help to follow the results of the beat movements, which can make people ignore the troubles caused by fatigue. Appropriate acceleration of the beat speed can make the army also Unconsciously speed up the speed of travel, and this acceleration can continue for a long time.
Marching further away requires regular training. Alexander heard that the recruits stepped on every day after being taken to Montina, and then was driven to curse the continuous march around the castle. I also heard that many people even Discuss in secret to find a chance to teach those veterans who are training them like crazy.
Those were the old Agri soldiers selected by O'Fray to specifically train the recruits. These people are of course trusted and have rich combat experience. Each of them participated in what Alexander experienced when he came out of Agri. In every battle, only such soldiers can make those recruits even dare not to violate their orders even if they can't express their hatred in their hearts.
Alexander is preparing to train these veterans, although some of them are actually under 20 years old, but their qualifications and experience are enough to be called "Uncle" in the team, and this title will even replace the team. The official title.
At this time, there was a "Uncle" beside Alexander.
This is a bald man with no hair on the left half of his head. His age is not large, it should be less than 30 years old, because he was almost lifted off by half in the battle of Oral town The ugly appearance of being ugly is one of the most terrifying training officers in the minds of many recruits.
The recruits called him Uncle Dan Fu, but Alexander knew that this was not his name, but the sailor from Pisa did not want to let more people know what he was originally called.
"Can the army be faster?" Alexander asked.
"It should be faster," said Uncle Danfu, and the recruits heard the answer that they would immediately yell at the exit. "When they were in Montina, they ran faster than this. Hang a few pieces of meat on them, and then chase after a few hungry dogs. "
Alexandria's corners of the mouth moved, and there was no stubbornness. He already knew a little bit about how these people trained the recruits. That would definitely not be a very pleasant thing, but as long as there was nothing wrong, he didn't want to take care.
If you want to quickly train a group of farmers from the mountain into qualified soldiers, how difficult or cruel the process is, just think about it.
Alexandria would not naively think that those disciplined armies were armed with so-called lofty ideals and beliefs, at least in this era or in the next century or two later, they were cruelly nearly unhumanly trained and The promise of rich loot after victory is always the only way to get a well-trained army that obey orders.
"Then let the front team speed up," Alexander gave the order to the messenger on the other side, and then he turned to look at Uncle Danford, "have you thought?"
"Adult, do you want me to learn?" Danford pushed the helmet on his head. Because of the scar on his head, his helmet always seemed to skew to the side, which made him look even more. There was a ruff "To tell the truth, I don't know if this is a good thing. I only know how to drive and fight if you know."
"It's not just you, all of you, I mean, you uncles, you have to learn, of course, this is after the battle," Alexander looked at the front of the team. "I heard that I will not fight in the future." It will only depend on you being able to wield a two-handed sword that is heavier than others. You should see that the two-handed sword is not so useful in front of the musket. "
"But lord, you have to admit that the two-handed sword is still very powerful. In Aural, you saw me with a sword and cut off the head of a Milan knight."
Speaking of his own pride, Dan Fu's habitually reached into the helmet and touched the scarred bumpy head, only to see Alexander looking at him, he secretly nodded.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, but I'm stupid. I can't learn the captain's skill."
"Even Alfrei just wanted to be a sculptor at first," Alexander smiled with a slight smile. He didn't know what the future of Alfrei would look like if he didn't follow him. Maybe he would be in Agri for life. Spent in the farmstead, maybe as he said he would become a good carver, but he knew that these should not be what Aufrei hoped.
O'Leary has a natural rigor, which allows him to record the places he passes with a wooden board and a carbon pen, and his keen observation of the terrain makes him always involuntarily consider whether his environment is in advantageous.
These habits made him a rare staff, and many battles gradually gave him the ability to be alone.
The main reason is that Aufrei is still very young, which gives him a more shapeable future.
If there is no accident, Aufrei will become Alexander's chief of staff in the future, and the veterans he chooses will become the grassroots non-commissioned officers in Alexander's future army.
Alexandria is still not short of people who can stand alone, because his army has not reached that size, but what he urgently needs is to be able to stabilize the grass-roots non-commissioned officers for him. This is also his determination to fight with the Genoese in this time. After the unexpected conflict has passed, the reasons for preparing these 'uncles' to go to school.
"If we encounter Genoese in the wild, how much confidence do you think we have?"
Alexander finally asked the question he was most concerned about.
Only soldiers like Dan Fu can give real answers to how soldiers are trained.
"The Genoese are very powerful, and we trained with them," Dan Fu's face sank slightly. "Adult, I have to say that many of our soldiers haven't seen blood, at least they can't compare with us."
Alexander nodded, and he knew who Danfu said ‘we’, which included Agri veterans, including Bohemians, including those sailors recruited from Pisa, and himself.
"We need them to be blessed," Alexander said to his men. "I also know that it is difficult for them to fight against the Genoese, but now we have no way. I believe that Calgino will not let this good opportunity pass. So he must be coming to us, he will stop us before we enter Montina. "
"That's it," Dan Fu whispered. As an uncle, he didn't care about how to fight or who to fight with, except for the dozens of men he usually trained and brought with him. Now Alexander's words still let him Some are confused about what is going on in the battlefield, but at least he knows Alexander's intention to greet him.
"Please rest assured, adults, we will take care of those men," Dan Fu raised his mouth, inadvertently showing a cruel smile. "Unfortunately this is not on the boat, otherwise I have a better way to make them obedient."
Looking at Dan Fu, Alexander suddenly appeared in his head wearing a black headscarf, wearing a large waistcoat, holding a scimitar in his hand, and wearing a black eye mask on his eyes, which made him start. I'm a little curious about what Dan Fu used to do at sea.
Even though the army of Montina crossed the North Arno River, even if it advanced faster, it still can't leave and immediately rush to Montina, because except the Bohemians can come and go, the whole team can't move so neatly Uniformity, this naturally delays the speed of the whole army.
More importantly, there are the five artillery pieces and ammunition of Gompati in the team.
This greatly restricted the marching speed of the entire team. When it was just dawning on the morning of July 12, when the camp of Montina ’s army was still, a rush of horseshoes broke the tranquility of this dawn. , Hurriedly crossed the still dark plains and ran towards the camp.
The guard soldiers heard the sound from afar, but they could only distinguish the direction and number of coming people from the sound of the hoof. They were holding the weapon nervously, just when a musketeer was ready to shoot at the same time to the camp While reporting, a familiar whistle came from the opposite side.
"It's a Bohemian, a scout sent out." Another sentry stopped his companion in time, rubbing his eyes as much as possible, so that he could see the blurry shadow that was close.
The Bohemians almost rushed past the guards non-stop, and as the hooves continued, the camp immediately caused a commotion.
When Alexander was awakened by Busako, he was dreaming. He dreamed that the currency issued in the name of the Vatican was rampant across Europe. However, when more and more people are using his gold coins, they will find that something is changing. .
Alexander laughed in his dreams. He said to himself that only he knew how this happened, and only he knew that it was a huge scam from the beginning.
It was at this time that Alexander was woken up by Busaco, and when he opened his eyes a little confused, what he saw was that Busaco seemed strange.
He did not know that Busaco had misunderstood what he was doing in his dream, and the news brought by the Bohemian scout immediately caught his attention.
Despite the long-anticipation, when he heard that Calgino's army appeared less than 20 miles away, Alexander could not help but utter a curse.
He knew that Calgino had made up his mind to intercept him halfway. Obviously the Genoese were too impressed with the defense of the Montina army, which made him even do a tentative trial of the castle of Montina The idea of ​​offensive didn't start.
On the contrary, Calgino clearly believed that Alexander, who was eager to return to Montina, was his prey.
Beating Alexander in the wild and then forcing him to surrender Montina Castle is indeed the best solution at present.
Calgino's speed is very fast, at least the only way from departure to occupation to stop Alexander's whereabouts is actually completed in one day.
This made Alexander unable to be vigilant. He knew that although this distance and speed were nothing to the Montina army, the Genoese could react so quickly, showing that Calgino was indeed a different opponent.
Alexander never underestimated Calgino, especially after experiencing the battle of Olar, Calgino's keen grasp of the fighter's move also left a deep impression on him. As for this man, he did not hesitate to spend in order to obtain honor. It may be a shameful move for others to buy money, but Alexander feels that this person obviously has the flexibility and keenness that ordinary people rarely have.
"Less than 20 miles?"
Alexander pondered a little, and he took out a map from his bag. This is a Tuscan map drawn by the merchants who passed by Aufrei after he provided him with the terrain, although the accuracy of such a map is actually how much. It is debatable, but at least this time it is very rare.
"It's right here."
A Bohemian drew a circle in one place on the map. Although the circle seemed a bit big, Alexander already knew the location of Calgino.
"This is indeed the road to Montina," Gumpatti took a closer look and said to Alexandria, "This is the flattest place. If we don't pass here, we have to cross the entire mountain area to the east, But if that happens, our losses will be too great. "
Alexander shook his head slightly, and he knew that the loss that Gompati said was referring to his artillery.
The mountainous area of ​​Alexandria knew that artillery was completely impassable, and even the Bohemian horses had a hard time passing by, and all the carrying weights in the team must be discarded.
But what really matters is not this, but the team can turn to the west after crossing the mountain area, and at this time, Kargino is likely to borrow the terrain to shift positions and then continue to intercept their way.
"This is probably the advantage of so-called inside combat."
Alexander deliberately pondered that he was not a military expert, and in addition to some vague concepts in his impression, he was not very familiar with this pure military technique.
However, despite his unfamiliarity, he also knew that Calgino had the terrain advantage, which forced him to either get tired of the detour, but even then it might still be intercepted again, or accept Calgino on this plain. Battle between.
Obviously, Calgino chose this place as the battlefield against him after careful consideration.
It is about a day away from Montina, which ensures that he will not encounter a pinch from behind when he attacks Alexander.
Calgino may even plan to wait for the defeat of Alexander's army, and then have time to turn back and meet the Montina reinforcements who may come to meet.
In this way, he can break through the enemies while avoiding the offensive and defensive warfare that hits Montina's army best.
"Fighting inside." Alexander murmured again in his heart.
"Adults, maybe we can turn into defense on the spot," Gumpati suggested. "Aufrei will surely come to rescue us, and then you can hit on both sides."
"Kargino also knows that Aufrei will come to support us. What do you think will happen if we defend in place?"
"Then he will have the opportunity to defeat Aufrei first, and then turn around to deal with us." Gompati sighed helplessly, he knew his proposal would obviously not be adopted, which made it a little annoying. Guys are really hard to deal with. "
"Calgino is a real soldier," Alexander also slightly sighed. This is one of the most difficult opponents he has encountered so far. This person even gave him a kind of seemingly not fighting an opponent of this era The illusion "Gompatti, now our only hope is that your artillery is as useful as you said, and there is the speed unique to our Montina army."
Alexander ’s words gave the officers around him a look. They knew that Alexander ’s speed was not their own ~ EbookFREE.me ~ but the army of Aufrei in Montina.
When Calgino chose the battlefield, the one-day itinerary was calculated according to his Genoese marching speed, and what was the marching speed of the Montina army?
Alexander looked at the map again, and a plain from the mountainous area to his army caught his attention.
"This is it," Alexander's finger tapped on the map. "If I were Calgino, I would choose the battlefield here."
Looking back at the place and recalling it a little bit, Comparty frowned slightly, and he finally knew why Alexander told him that his artillery was a hope for victory.
This is a very open plain, which can be said to be a good place to be born as a battlefield.
It is just for the Montina army that this may be a paradise born of fire, or perhaps a that has just fallen.
"Order it," Alexander looked up at the rising sun in the East. "Ready to fight!"