Vol 4 Chapter 160: early morning

The night was vast, and occasionally a wolf howl came from the plains in the distance, and even closer were the sounds of birds and cicadas.
The stream that the scouts said was not too far from the hill, so if you listen carefully, you can hear the sound of water flowing faintly.
Although it is called a creek, the river is not narrow, and because of the turbulent water flow, it takes a little more risk to cross the river.
The night light casts on the rugged river surface, and you can see a rugged strip of stars shining on the ground.
There are also a lot of mosquitoes in the night. Even when Alexander was sitting on a stone and looking at the moonlight above, he could see the dark shadows fluttering, and at the same time he was seeing the continuous wave of Gompati not far Hurrying around with arms.
"Sir, can't you sleep?" Gompati came to see Alexander and he was not surprised. In fact, many people in the whole camp couldn't sleep.
Unlike the previous battles in Oral or Chimone, tomorrow's battle will be a real field battle.
Because of hasty preparations, although preparations have been made as far as possible, there are still not many fortifications to rely on, nor are there any housing yards and favorable terrains for them to use.
Even this hill is only slightly higher than the nearby low-lying land. It can be said that this will be a battlefield that thoroughly tests the strength of Montina's army.
As I thought, tension is inevitable.
Alexander doesn't think that tension and fear are bad, or that when a person's fear reaches a certain level, it will completely collapse, or it will stimulate the power that was not available in the past.
How many times this may have been proved to be fully achievable in the past, and the purpose of a well-trained army is actually to guide this fear in a favorable direction.
Alexander always felt that the original battle in Chimone Mountain was more meaningful than in Oral, because in that unfavorable situation, the army he attacked frontally had been pressed at the foot of the mountain and could not move forward, but they did It has never been defeated, which is more valuable to Alexander than to rely heavily on the town ’s terrain in Oral to teach the Milan cavalry.
Now it is another test, and the enemies he faces are also very interesting.
The Genoese army is dominated by infantry. They have a rather rigorous formation and proud pride of crossbowmen. Although they are different from the British longbowmen, they rely on more skilled mechanical skills than the British. Their crossbows cannot be compared with longbows in distance, but they are more terrifying in power.
And they also have a rather tenacious sword and shield soldier, which can ensure that they also have a strong combat power in close combat.
"The Genoese are not easy to deal with," Gumpati looked at the river in the distance. "If I can, I really don't want to meet them here."
"Since we are not the people who decide the situation, then we are not qualified to decide who is the enemy, but we are qualified to choose the battlefield that is beneficial to us," Alexander said to Compati. The enemy is also a difficult one, since we have nothing to complain about. "
"Yeah," Compatiti scratched his head, then looked back at Alexander. "Master, what are you going to do after this battle, I heard you have decided to build a school, right?"
"Yes, a school for training officers," Alexander nodded. "We need professional officers, do you need professional artillery, too?"
"Speaking to adults, we need that kind of talent," Gumpati nodded, and then he seemed to remember something hurriedly away, and after a while he walked back with two bulging things. "Look at this Master, this thing is useful without being complicated. "
As a result, Alexander looked carefully at one of the in his hand.
The ball is very heavy, although it is not the real iron ball that can still fall, and feel the bump on the surface of the ball, Alexander looked at the moonlight carefully.
"This is a shotgun?" He suddenly understood what this thing was for, and then looked at Gompatti with interest. "How did you make this thing?"
"It's not me. This one was actually made by that little Pompeii." Speaking of which, Comparti blinked mischievously.
"Ashley's father, artisan Pompeii?" Alexander was a bit strange. He knew that the artisan was helping him build a castle in Montina, while his daughter was helping him train the army. In this small court, it can be regarded as a high weight.
"Yes, my lord, I originally asked him to help me make some stone bullets for training, but I didn't expect him to do this kind of thing, and also said that he went to Milan a few years ago and saw someone doing this. thing."
"Milan?" Alexander's eyes narrowed slightly. He remembered someone who seemed to be in Milan now. If Pompeii saw what that person did, Alexander would never easily ignore it. He re-emphasized that heavy Hold the cannonball and observe it carefully. Then I was surprised to see that the protrusion on the surface of the cannonball was not a random tip, but that it seemed to have a certain direction to the side.
And he also vaguely felt several shallow grooves on the surface of the shell that seemed to sag.
"Pompeni said that these shells were not used to attack the city," Gumpati said with a mocking smile. "Of course, if anyone used such small shells to attack the city, it would be a fool, but he said that this thing was used specifically. Deal with ... "
"Infantry," Alexander whispered, his eyes set on the plain between the foot of the mountain and the river.
"Yeah, that's what Pompeni said," Gompati was a little surprised, but then he forgot about it and said excitedly, "When he gave me this, he said it was very useful for infantry, but so far I have n’t really tried it yet. "
"Then you can try it tomorrow," Alexander looked calm. Although he had felt the horrible killing of the structure from the appearance of the shells, he did not think that using this kind of thing had How cruel "Remember, tomorrow I will let the Bohemians go all out, and all you have to do is concentrate all the artillery on the Genoese formation."
Speaking of which he glanced at the shells in his hand.
"How much of this thing do you have?"
"Not much. Pompeni said that making this thing is time-consuming and laborious, so I only brought two boxes. Originally, I was going to take advantage of this experiment outside of Pisa City, but who knows that Tom who just opened the first shot Neo was terrified. "
Alexander grinned silently at the complaint of Gompati.
Whether Tomnio is really frightened, and whether those who betrayed Tomnio are really willing to vote for him, depends on the outcome of the next battle.
If the previous battles and the subsequent entry to Montina made him just stand firm in Romagna, then the next battle is the entry key to whether he is eligible to compete for the power of Tuscany and Romagna.
"Tomorrow," Alexander stood up and stretched his back, then turned his head and looked at Gumpati shiningly. "Don't be stingy after hearing my order, as long as you don't explode all the shells, believe me. Maybe we will lose a lot in this defeat, but if we win, we will get much more than you think. "
Gompati nodded slightly, he understood what Alexander meant, and looked into the bushes where all the artillery was hidden not far away. Gompati licked his lips.
The tense mood suddenly faded, and at this moment he even looked forward to dawn.
The Montina suddenly stopped marching a few miles away. When he heard the news, Calgino, who had decided to rest on the spot, was slightly stunned for a while, and then he exhaled slowly.
Originally, I didn't underestimate my opponent, but now Calgino is somewhat annoyed that this Gumbre is entangled.
He knew that the other party was procrastinating like him, but he did not expect Gombré to even deliberately want to fight him.
But after careful thought, Calgino had to admit that if he continued to delay, it would only benefit Alexander in the end.
Calgino didn't know whether Montina's defenders would take the opportunity to attack his back, which forced him to devote some of his attention to the safety concerns behind him.
This also made him realize that Alexander obviously also thought of the situation he was facing.
"If the mountain doesn't matter, I will go to the mountain."
Calgino said to himself, and then ordered: "Order it, prepare to march tomorrow morning."
Early morning on July 12, 1498.
The long summer day started early.
Perhaps it was excitement, more nervousness, and even the horn was not sounded, the whole camp was already full of vocal and lively.
Some veterans walked around in the crowd, and from time to time yelled at some of the older recruits who were older than them, or deliberately told a crude joke to make people laugh.
The senior officers were very serious.
Their rare full-body cloaks, shiny breastplates glowed with dazzling light in the rising magnificent morning light, and the short cloaks that were locked on the shoulders of the armor only to the waist fluttered with the wind. This decoration is greater than The costumes used by the Montina soldiers were all longing for a glory.
Because this means more wealth than status.
A group of cavalry in dark red tops and bras appeared, and the soldiers immediately became quiet.
They were waiting, and sure enough they soon saw the person they were looking for from the cavalry.
Alexander didn't wear armor outside. He always felt that the full body armor was simply an active coffin that was wrapped around his body. It was really useless except to increase the risk of escape.
Alexander had always wondered why Sophia was so obsessed with that kind of armor, even when she ran away, she never forgot to bring her set of small body armor.
Later, I think that it was only because of seeing Ruosha's armor that was purely used for decoration, it was so stubborn.
As the scale of the battle gradually expanded, Alexander no longer needed to stand at the forefront of the battlefield as before, and if he really needed to draw a sword to fight, the armor seemed useless.
Seeing a burst of shouts from the soldiers of Alexandria, these were mainly Aggris.
The natural and intimate relationship with the lord made the Agri people more inclined to obey orders. These soldiers formed the core of the Alexander army, and in his vision, these Agri people will become indispensable in his future army. The backbone.
The Hunting Guards advanced westward along the of the hill, and as he watched the team slowly advance along the way, Alexander took a deep breath of the morning air.
Scouts kept running back and forth, and one by one news reached Alexander.
The Genoese army has begun to gather.
The Genoese are entering the lowland from the other end.
The Genoese army has reached a distance.
Feeling a little disturbed, the officers immediately shouted and suppressed.
Gradually, the slightly edgy whisper lowered, and the soldiers' eyes were turned to a moving black spot that had appeared faintly in the distance.
Immediately, Alexander owed slightly to look across the river, and from the towering reeds, he could see countless figures walking through the thick jungle, moving forward slowly.
Alexander sat down and looked at the sides of the team.
According to the plan, the Aggris as the main force were arranged on the right wing of the entire front. This place was closer to the hill. Alexander knew that once the battle began, this would become the most intense place for the two sides to compete.
A small group of cavalry ran past, watching the bohemians whistle to him, and Alexander raised his hand slightly.
Although not large in size, the bohemian cavalry in groups were running rapidly in the middle of the team. Their successive whistles made the originally tense atmosphere calm down. When the bohemians finally began to gather, toward the whole When the left wing of the battle line was concentrated, the Aggris also heard the horn from the opposite side.
The Genoese team moved forward slowly but rigorously. Calgino was actually a bit worried when passing the large bush.
He was afraid of a sudden attack, and thought that the enemy might ignite the entire bush, he sent several teams to scout in front of the whole army.
What surprised Calgino was that Alexander had no idea of ​​burning the bushes, so when he finally came out from the grass full of mosquitoes and almost a person tall, he looked like him, his face was The mosquito bites were full of bulging soldiers, and Calgino suddenly turned back and said to his entourage: "Order, and be polite to him after capturing the Gombray, at least this man is a real knight."
The follower, who was scratching the red and swollen neck, immediately ordered to leave, and Calgino walked slowly with the itch on his body.
In front of him there was a small river that was not wide, the river was very clear, and the of the beach was barely visible from the river bed on both sides. Calgino estimated that the river should not be deep.
The report brought back by the scout proves his guess. The stream should be more precisely a stream. Looking at the branch that was soaked in the scout's thigh, Calgino looked at the opposite side. The Montina Army smiled.
"They are waiting for us to pass, or want to let us pass." Calgino looked carefully at the enemy opposite, and he noticed that the right side of Montina's army seemed to tilt backwards deliberately, which made him unable to pay attention to that. Although the seat is not high, there are some conspicuous hills on such an open and low plain.
"Gombré seems to have done something on that mountain." Calgino pointed away with his whip, and he still remembered Alexander's actions in Chimonet, which convinced him that there should be an ambush there. .
"Adult, there seems to be those Agries," a Genoese officer said suddenly, he jumped on horseback and stood upright for a closer look, then he jumped down and nodded affirmatively "Yes, I see After those southerners, their military uniforms are a little special. "
"Agris in Gombré territory?" Calgino looked at him habitually, then he couldn't help looking at the hill, and said to himself, "So, he put his main force on the right?"
"It should be the case. The Agrig of Count Montina is a soldier of his territory. It is said that all his guards are also composed entirely of Aggris." The officer said affirmatively.
"I'm sorry, Master," a scout hesitated a little, but still bravely refuted "but we seem to have found a lot of cavalry on the left wing of the earl."
"Cavalry?" Calgino looked back. He was actually a bit worried about the bohemians in Alexandria that had given him a headache. If the scout could no longer tell him the exact location of the bohemians, he was even thinking about it. A team should be sent to prepare for the bohemians who are haunting.
Calgino jumped from the horse immediately. He picked up a branch and quickly swept the ground. Looking at the gradually forming Alexander's front, he first twisted his eyebrows slightly, and then tapped the center of the front with the branch.
"We have to separate the Montina," Calgino said to the officers around him. "Obviously he laid out on that mountain, maybe he concealed an army, but these are not the most important, The key is why Gumbre placed the cavalry on his left wing. If he tries to attack us from the side, we only need to tighten the formation to block his cavalry, so I think he only does this for the purpose of forcing us. Slow down the speed of attacking his army, "
"Adult, there are many Musketeers in Montina's army." An officer reminded.
"Yes, that's his purpose ~ EbookFREE.me ~ Calgino's eyes narrowed slightly, raised his head slightly excitedly and said" He hopes to force us to slow down so that we can use it while we are walking The long shot of the Musketeers caused us casualties. "
"Then we have to speed up, are we adults?"
"Yes, we have proud crossbowmen. Maybe they can shoot at a distance that is not as long as a musket, but as long as we get close to them, Gumbre will know how powerful the Genoese are."
With that said, Calgino stood up straight and looked across the river.
"Crossing the river!" Calgino ordered first, and then glanced at the hill on the right flank of Montina. "Order our heavy infantry to prepare to take the mountain."
Just after Calgino's order was just issued, a golden dawn just shone down from the top of the hill through the gap in the jungle.
For a time Calgino's eyes lit up and then suddenly went black.
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