Vol 5 Chapter 19: Loot plan

? Ivo Drana looked at the neatly arranged team in the distance and made a weird sigh. If you listen carefully, you can feel a lot of things in this sigh.
In addition to being surprised, there was a faint fear.
The smoky smoke slowly dissipated, and the pungent choking smell in the air faded away, but Ivo Drana never seemed to wake up from that emotion.
Drana is not without seeing the power of muskets. The Ottomans have the most advanced and powerful firearms force in the world. When some people of insight in Europe began to figure out how to effectively use firearms, a new type of weapon, on a large scale. The Ottoman guards, composed of musketeers, have begun to sweep everything on the battlefield.
The artillery owned by the Ottomans is also recognized as the most powerful and largest in number.
From the Urban artillery that played an important role in the capture of Constantinople, to the various cannon artillery that is gradually emerging at sea, to the field artillery that has appeared on the battlefield, the Ottomans are frightening in the field of war. The way of guiding the revolution of world military technology.
However, many of these things are only legends or there is not much vibration, but now when I see the power of a rifle volley, Drana is really shocked.
The loud noise, the terrible destructive power, and the shooting speed that made him feel incredible, Drana felt that his previous plans were quietly cracking in the bursts of gunfire.
Among them, what impressed him most was the high speed of repeated fires of these muskets. Although it was only three consecutive rounds of shooting, Drana knew that the short time interval between these three rounds of shooting was something he had never experienced.
The musket is no longer a novelty, and because of the high interest in firearms, Europe is everywhere studying how to make the musket more powerful, more reliable experts and smart people who want to make a fortune. .
So if anyone can invent a musket that shoots fast, it's not a novelty.
But the shooting speed of this army in front of him was really beyond Drana's expectations. The kind of continuous shooting that seemed to him to be almost not brief made him feel a chill in his heart.
He was a little difficult to imagine what to do if almost the same number of infantrymen faced such an army, perhaps more troops were probably just being shot on the approaching road.
Perhaps only cavalry can rely on unusual speed to rush into front of these musketeers when they are too late to shoot more ammunition, and then massacre them in close combat.
However, Drana also knows that although this idea is correct, the reality is not necessarily that he will develop as he thinks, because the other party cannot ignore the possibility of facing a cavalry charge.
Looking at the Genoa Sword and Shield soldiers lined up behind the Musketeers, Drana licked his lips. Although he had not seen the power of these Sword and Shield soldiers with his own eyes, he had heard it before.
And watched them quickly penetrate through the gap between the two sides of the meeting as soon as the musketeers finished shooting, and then with the subtle audible bursts of sound, they built up the stable formation of their famous shields, and wore them with the musketeers. With the same dark red uniform and Agry spearmen armed with spears, Drana felt that he had seen the full picture of a powerful combat formation.
"I heard that you have a lot of mines in the territory," Alexander said to Drana who couldn't change his face. "Maybe we have more opportunities to cooperate."
"What do you want?" Drana asked cautiously. He felt that he had put forward the conditions just after seeing this shocking scene for himself. Alexander was obviously threatening him.
"I need a lot of things, but you do n’t have to worry about me looting from you," Alexander saw Drana ’s worries. "But I hope you can help me. Bosnia is actually very rich, otherwise the Ottomans wo n’t bother. Trying hard to completely conquer this land. "
"Do you want to plunder those well salt mines," Lanna first thought of this, Bosnia has the largest land salt mine in Europe, which is an unimaginable wealth for the inland far away from the coast, whether it is Vienna Prague or Krakow, these places are all popular with Bosnia's land salt. On the tables of wealthy people in those cities, salt and honey are not just simple condiments, but symbols of wealth and status.
Because Bosnia was once the richest country in the Balkans, Sarajevo's prosperity made many other Balkan countries jealous. While lamenting God's unique grace for Bosnia, the struggle for those land-salt producing areas has never stopped.
In addition to the coveted large salt wells, Bosnia also has the same abundant coal, iron, copper and a large number of natural nitrate mines, and the memory of these things, Drana is not less than others know.
"What benefits can I get?" Drana stroked the smooth top of the head. "Be aware that this is Bosnia, you can leave at any time, and for me, this is my hometown, helping outsiders do not meet our rules here."
"What if I can help you get enough salt mines?" Seeing Drana's eyes moved, Alexander continued: "There are more coal and copper mines. I think you are interested in these things."
This time Drana didn't speak immediately. He found a stone to sit down and turned his head to look at the distant army standing in the snow.
"You trained them well," Drana said in a question. "From here, it looks like those people are not living soldiers but just a lot of tin men."
"So what are you going to do?" Alexander did not give Drana the time to blame. He invited Drana today to watch the exercise, and even wasted a lot of ammunition to show the power of Montina's army, but not just to listen to these. "You get Mine, and I get the ore, which is fair to all of us. "
Delana nodded lightly, which was hardly noticeable. This benefit was indeed too great for him, and even made him feel throbbed by the devil.
"And I need soldiers," Alexander looked at his army in the distance. "I need you to find enough soldiers for me."
"We don't have that many soldiers," Drana's eyes suddenly became alert, and he looked at Alexander coldly. "At least in my territory, you don't have to make a decision, and even the other people's territory, you better be extinguished." For this idea, you must know that the peasants are all strong laborers, and no noble will agree to your request. "
Alexander only smiled at Drana ’s hostile look. Of course he knew exactly what the men in the territory meant for these nobles, farming, grazing, mining, and if necessary, they were called to become soldiers of the territory, for the nobles to lead People are also a fortune.
"I didn't want you to provide me with soldiers. I'm talking about refugees who fled from the south," Alexander said with a smile. The woman brought back by the scouts not only gave him a pretty good Ottoman translation, More importantly, through that woman, he knew more about the refugees in the south.
For the nobles of Northern Bosnia, these refugees are a big headache. After accepting a part of the manpower that enriched their territory, more and more refugees began to worry these nobles, and then they were a bit afraid.
Those peasants from the southern Balkan Mountains obviously have a violent temper and a stubborn and tough style. Such people can become very capable leaders. They will not be hard-working when they work hard, but as long as they are given a place to live. Balkan farmers can become good farmers, miners or soldiers.
But if this number is too large, it ’s a bit bad, at least for Lanna, he has begun to worry about the wanderers who appear on the border of his small territory from time to time, and is instructed to pay attention to the movements of the refugees at any time. At the same time, he had to draw some people from the congregation to form a few small teams to tour in his own territory, which actually made Drana tired of the increased burden.
"Do you want to choose soldiers from those refugees?" Drana was a little surprised, but immediately realized that the nobles could not promise to provide their own people to Alexander, then the only source of soldiers that Alexander could find was the refugees. " It is indeed a good group of soldier seeds, but it is not easy to deal with. Some of them have caused trouble, and most of the rest are also headaches. "
"You don't have to worry about this, I have a way to make them behave well," Alexander said with a confident smile. "I just need you to help me gather those refugees from nearby, and I will use those salt mines in return."
"Are you going to rob those salt mines?" Drana immediately thought of something. "You will make trouble for me like this, and if I recruit too many refugees, it will also attract the attention of the Ottomans. Know that many locals are actually Collusion with the Ottomans, whistleblowing and betrayal are not a burden for them. "
"I'm just plundering those local methods, and you're just kindly taking in those refugees, you can rest assured that I won't cause you trouble," Alexander comforted Drana. In his view, this Bosnian nobleman is actually very useless, although A heart full of ambitions and dare not take a step forward, but think about it and understand why the Duke of Karl recommended him to him, does such a person fit his needs exactly? "But I want you to provide me News from some local nobles, especially those who you think collude with the Ottomans. "
Ivo Drana had no eyebrows and protruding eyebrows moving upward. He knew what Alexander meant, just because he knew he was still hesitant, and he jumped violently immediately.
Such a list is actually a kind of tacit agreement between him and Alexander. He helped Alexander to convene to select refugees, and Alexander shot the nobles according to the names he provided.
"If I need to take a break, I will return to Caniola in time, and then I will look for an opportunity to come back again," Alexander continued, saying he would dispel Drana's worries completely, "You just need to keep me informed. I will attack the Ottomans and their vassals who are trying to enter the North. If there is a chance, my army may even cross the Naousawa River, which will require you to provide me with information. Of course you will get the same many, those with The industry of the Bosnian nobles colluded by the Ottomans will let you know what real wealth is. "
"It's a very dangerous thing," Drana said tentatively. "I mean you have to be careful about such big things. You can't believe anyone here."
Alexander nodded silently, of course he knew this, and even Drana might not really be trustworthy.
Alexander has reason to believe that if enough benefits are given, Drana, like everyone else, will betray him without hesitation.
Drana ’s territory is not very large, but he is very rich. This is because his territory has enviable copper mines and salt wells, so there is not much food for Drana.
But even this was enough to cause the jealousy of Archduke Carniola. Before Alexander set off, Karl also proposed to hire the Montina army to sell well salt from his territory in Drana.
Of course, Alexander would not agree to such a thankless thing. Although this would allow him to become the largest private salt seller in European history, this was not what he needed.
Looking for Sophia and the large copper mine that cares for Hungary is something he has always missed, and as time goes by, the threat from France is getting closer and closer.
According to the original appearance of history, Caesar will definitely come back with the French this time. Thinking about the scene when old Luo Weilei returned to Rome with the support of Charlie Charles, Alexander felt that Caesar would definitely be more eager to prove his strength than old Luo Weilei. .
So Alexander set his time to return to Italy in the early summer, so the time was unconsciously urgent.
The territory of Ivo Drana is a bit far from the city of Siya, which not only has to cross the Chacaran valley, but also passes through a hilly area, and because the Chacaran valley is adjacent to the Principality of Caniola, it gradually became This is a place where neither side will easily set foot.
As Alexander said, if the situation changes, he can quickly enter Caniola from here, and then wait for the opportunity to return. This alone makes his actions much more convenient.
But Alexander also knows that because of this convenience, he needs to be more careful, because once someone is staring at him, it is easy to find the escape route from where he often appears. He may enter Caniola.
Alexander wanted to get enough benefits in Bosnia, not to trouble himself, so the first thing he had to consider was a safe retreat.
As for the goal to be dealt with, he quickly found it.
Although Siye City is not big, it is quite famous in North Bosnia. This is because there are abundant salt wells and a large number of copper mines near Siye City. It can be said that the entire Siye City was built on a huge mine.
A group of men all over the body walked down a path down the mountain, which led directly to the city. The clothes were condensed with pale white traces of lime slices on their clothes, indicating that they were workers of salt mines on the mountain. After years of work, their clothes were eroded by bittern into hard armor. Some people even did an interesting experiment, using a dagger to stab a piece of these workers ’clothes, and the result was continuous. After two exertions, the clothes were pierced with a small hole because of the broken fragments of the brine.
Most of the workers in these mines are locals. Although many places cannot grow food because of the soil quality, the mines still feed a lot of people, especially when the Bosnian kingdom has not been destroyed before. The mineral deposits here not only allow those nobles The lords made a fortune, and even the ordinary locals had a good life.
But now all these scenes are gone, and the Ottomans not only blocked the road to the south, but also blocked the river, so that the well salt of the city of Siye could not be transported from the Naousawa River by river Shipped to Greece or shipped out via Croatian roads, and worse, the Ottomans sent a "Sekler" to Siye.
As one of the means by which the Ottoman Empire ruled over the occupied territories, Sackler and the Sultan-appointed Pasha or Governor were different. Seckler was more often sent to those who belong to Ottoman in name, but in essence How many still maintain independent regions.
In these places, Sudan, which has been recognized as a monarch, does not have much influence, and some are even purely nominal. Most of these places are either remote or sturdy, and Seckler ’s role is to represent Sudan in these. Locally exercise nominal sovereignty.
Northern Bosnia is a very typical place of this kind. However, compared to the other places, Seckler in Siye City should be regarded as a real occupier.
Siye City is rich in resources ~ EbookFREE.me ~ But the nobles here are not very powerful, and because of the mines in their respective territories, those nobles have attacked each other since a long time ago, and the Ottomans The arrival of did not make them unite.
The Ottomans have taken seven or eight successively in the city of Seychelles, and their main purpose is to collect ore from Sudan for those mines.
Iron, coal, copper, tin, and saltpetre, any one of which is enough to be regarded as precious ore is the purpose of these Sacklers. They cunningly use the mutual hatred and short-sighted differentiation of local nobles to disintegrate. These Ottomans are in the west. The wind and rain in Yecheng created various contradictions, and their purpose was to gradually control the resources of Siye.
The workers walked along the mountain road into the city. They had been working continuously for several days. Apart from praying and eating and sleeping every day, there was hardly a moment of hard work that made them suffer enough. Now they are planning to go to the city Have a good time.
The men whispered vulgar jokes while walking, the city of Sie in the distance was already clearly visible.
At this moment, the workers heard the sound of horseshoes rumbling.