Vol 6 Chapter 9: Parting way

June is a beautiful season, but it is also a parting season.
Although Sophia repeatedly expressed reluctance, the day of separation was inevitable.
When a special comfortable carriage came to the front to greet her, Sophia couldn't bear her heart tightly and hugged Alexander's neck tightly. She strangled him with both hands and tried so hard to nearly suffocate Alexander.
Her body kept clinging to Alexander, seeming to let the two people rub together at this moment.
"Reassure that I will be by your side when the child is born," Alexander comforted softly, seeing Sophia's already sad face hear a word of anger instead of expressing gratification, Alexander thought a little Immediately afterwards, I understood where the
error
of my words was. But you can rest assured that I went to see you because I missed you, not just for children, and you should know that I always ranked first in my mind. "
Sophia seemed to want to laugh when she heard this, but at the thought of making a separate but sad hum.
Alexander gently stroked Sophia's hair, pulling her hair bun slightly to make her head back, and Alexander kissed her lips under her body.
"Obey, keep in mind that there is something to discuss with Bodepede, and if someone needs help, send me a letter in time." Alexander also felt unspeakable worry, if the previous Sophia was facing life Difficult, so now she has to face something that has never been experienced before. Compared with the tricks and power dumping in the impending court, the hardship faced by a gypsy is completely negligible.
Although he was reluctant, he came when he parted. A horn sounded from the road in the distance. As several fast horses rushed towards them, Alexander raised his head and looked at Nashan from near and far. .
Nashan looked at Alexander with complicated eyes. He did n’t really like his son-in-law very much. In Nashan ’s opinion, Alexander was not the best destination that Sophia could choose. Of course, he would not want Sophia to follow Jeep. Saiyan wanders around and suffers, but in Nashan's mind, he feels that Sofia's best choice is a small land, a comfortable little castle, and a country noble who is loyal and honest although not very rich.
But now, Nashan does n’t know if Sophia ’s way is right, but at least he knows that everything is no longer determined by him, so when he sees Alexander, he does n’t even know what kind of mood to face This pair of young men and women.
"Help me take care of her, Nashan." Alexander said two steps forward to Nashan who jumped off the horse and walked in front of him. "I'm not at ease."
"Then you shouldn't leave her like that, she is pregnant now," Nashan said angrily, and then looked at the depressed Sofia, he took her over and let her lean on her shoulder. Well, she is my daughter and she is pregnant with my grandson. I will take care of her. "
Alexander nodded gently, he wanted to say nothing but felt that there was a block in his throat for a while.
Eventually Alexander walked over to the carriage and opened the door. He hugged Sophia again, and then took her carefully to put it on the car.
"I will see you when our child is born," Alexander kissed the tears on Sophia's cheek. "Remember what I told you, we will never be separated one day."
"Ah ~ ah!"
Sophia whispered twice, she clenched Alexander's hand tightly until Nashan next to the carriage made a sound reminder, and then the horse walked slowly, and the car moved forward slowly.
"Hunting guard!"
Busako, who was not far away, issued an order, and the hunting guard raised the saber in his hand at the same time.
The Wallachia team started off slowly. They pulled a long black line on the road, which looked like a slowly creeping black snake from a distance.
After all, the road from Venice to Wallachia is still very long.
Alexander had been watching Wallachia's team gradually disappearing on the horizon before taking people back, but instead of returning to Venice, he went to his military camp outside the city.
The Montina military camp was set up on the Durte hills not too far from Venice.
This is a high-lying hilly area in the north of the city of Venice. After turning this hill, there is a road directly west. After passing less than 20 miles, this road will fold to the south. There is a small but famous city called Ferrara.
According to Alexander ’s order, the striker of the Montina army had already set off along this road half a day earlier. In this army of nearly 8,000 people, because there were nearly half of the Balkans, Alexander had to temporarily reorganize his The army, while expanding the Balkans from one regiment to two regiments, he ordered that enough middle and lower rank officers be drawn from each regiment to add to the newly established Greek regiment.
Alexander ’s vision is very simple and clear. In the establishment based on the cities from which they came, Pisa, Genoa, Montina, and the two Balkan regiments formed the backbone of the entire army. This total is about The army of up to 6,000 people, together with the Agri regiment with the spear soldiers and musketeers of the Agri phalanx as the core, constitutes the most important combat force of the entire Montina army. It may be difficult to deal with the French or the well-trained and large number of opponents that Gonzalo has, but it is more than enough to compete with the troops of other Italian city-states.
The remaining 2,000 Balkans from this army, on the orders of Alexander, established a new organization, the Greek Legion, which was significantly larger than any army today.
The Congress of Alexander considered the establishment of a large number of legions because he was inspired by Gonzalo.
Gonzalo has formed a set of nearly perfect tactics that complement each other in his repeated research on the future Spanish phalanx. In this tactic, Gonzalo proposed for the first time to use the thick formation to form a powerful one. The idea of ​​hitting the fist, smashing the enemy formation with violent means like an iron hammer.
Firm and powerful but unshakable, the future Spanish phalanx is like an active giant hedgehog. In front of this huge phalanx composed of hundreds or even thousands of people, it is formed by the combination of a spear and sword shield and a sharp firearm. The sturdy giant array of far and near once made the whole of Europe tremble in front of it.
Alexander didn't know when he would meet Gonzalo on the battlefield. He didn't want to be a stepping stone to Gonzalo's fame. At the same time, he had a different view of the future war.
How long the Italian war will last, Alexander does not want to let himself fall into the almost endless disputes of the Apennine peninsula, Dagama ’s fleet is about to return, the door to the new world has been slowly opened, and the Mediterranean will soon be laughed at by people For the European baths, the Mediterranean Sea is really too small compared to the vast expanse of Atlantic Ocean and the almost Pacific Ocean.
And to face the boundless ocean, the first thing to do is to move towards the Iberian Peninsula!
Alexandria needs a brave and heavy brigade that can be put into battle at any time. This will be a completely different army. The soldiers of this army must be brave and fearless, because they will gradually abandon the previous tactics and equipment. , Appeared on the European battlefield with a new look.
This Greek army of nearly 2,000 people is the key to his realization of this vision.
This army is called the Greek Legion, not the Greek Legion, just because he has decided to try to break the current formation of the ancient Roman combat brigade.
An army that is much larger than today ’s individually-formed army, while maintaining mobility, is one of the largest troops in the army between the completely independent army and the large army. This is a new military establishment, which may not attract much attention now, but it will surely cause a military change in the near future.
Alexander looked at the Balkans who were leading their respective supplies in the yelling and screaming of the quartermaster. He noticed the resentful look on the side of Busako, and smiled.
"Busak, if I let you serve as the commander of the new Greek Legion, what do you think?"
Alexander's sudden inquiry made Busako stunned. After thinking about it, he finally shook his head: "No, sir, I don't think it's suitable for this."
"So who do you think is suitable for commanding this legion?" Alexander asked with interest.
"Gompatti? Ofolai? Or someone else, but I'm really inappropriate." Busako shook his head regretfully after thinking about it. "I tried it, my lord, I know I might be able to be Excellent guard, but it is not suitable for me to command a large army. If I can, I would rather be a regiment leader than a regiment leader, which is too difficult for me. "
Alexander said nothing more, but there was a smile of relief on his face. As Busako himself said, he was indeed more suitable to be a soldier than a commander of the army. Maybe he will eventually become one day as the army expands in the future. He is a true army commander, but at least he is really not suitable for commanding such an obviously large force that can determine the fate of the entire army.
"Busak, I forgot to tell you that you are going to be the commander of the Second Balkan Regiment," Alexander said of his plan. "You want to help me keep an eye on the guys who are making trouble all day long, know that soon we will To enter one of the richest regions in the world, I think you have seen how the Balkans envy Venice this time, but this time they have no chance to enter Venice, but what they have to face next is It ’s a lot, so you have to control them.

"Adherence, Master." Busako nodded his tribute. When Alexander turned to look at the soldiers in the distance, Busaco finally let out a sigh of relief.
The longing desire has finally come true, which makes Busaco feel that the hot sun above him is not so unbearable.
Among all the veterans who left Agri with Alexandria, apart from the regrettable Carlo, a lot of people have become officers who can each be their own. The most dazzling nature is Ofrei, which makes Busaco unable to Not too jealous.
The battle against Ottoman in Bucharest gave Busako hope, but although he built a proud record that made everyone jealous, Alexander did not immediately give him the reward he deserved.
But Busaco also knew that this was because the count did not want to stimulate the Ottomans too much, but it was only in this way that his heart inevitably suffered, but today he finally got his wish.
In fact, from the time when the second group of the Balkans was known, Busako ’s heart was tense. He thought carefully about who would become his competitor for a long time. When he finally discovered that no matter what his qualifications, trust seemed to be his own After the most suitable, his heart became even hotter.
Busaco didn't think that Alexander might give the regiment to Gompati, but he quickly rejected the idea.
On Alexander's side, Gompati is undoubtedly as important as Aufrei. If we consider the commander of the new army, Busako believes that the position of the newly formed Greek regiment seems to be more suitable for Gompati.
And indeed, Alexander solicited Gompati's opinion.
"How do you think you will command the new legion?"
When he heard this inquiry from Alexander, Compatibi narrowed his eyes slightly and thought about it, then sighed helplessly. He had already heard what Alexander meant by asking this question. Obviously, the count did not think he was suitable for everyone. It's a hugely tempting job.
"I do n’t think I ’m suitable. I still want to build an artillery of sufficient size as soon as possible, and please allow me to suggest to you again that this artillery must not be a simple vassal, but must form an independent force. "Gompatti took the opportunity to put forward his proposal again. Although his idea has been opposed many times, and even many officers privately think that he intends to use artillery to highlight his personal importance, but Gumpati is still close to Stubbornly insisted on his own view, "Master, artillery must be used intensively to exert real power, otherwise it will be completely useless once dispersed, so in this matter I always think that the attention you give artillery is obviously not enough."
Alexander chuckled happily. He knew that Gompati was so chattering at this time trying to improve the importance of artillery. Although he did have such ideas, the main thing was to show him that he did not care too much about the army commander.
After all, if you count all the troops including the guarding of Montina and Pisa, the number of the Montina army is about 10,000, and a 2,000-person army will be five-fifths of the entire Montina army. One's strength.
Who should hold such positions?
The Venetian mood is very complicated for the arrival and departure of the Montina army.
Although it didn't take long, the Venetian merchants' money bags suddenly swelled with the arrival of the Montina.
Jews are savvy, but more often the reason they can succeed is not just simple savvy, but more decisive decisions.
On the second day after the Venetians sued them for malicious competition to provide the 16-year interest-free loan lawsuit to the Alexander army, the Jews sent the guarantee of the first capital to the Chamber of Commerce of the Venetian Merchants. It is assumed that the Montina army can obtain various mortgages in advance.
This deeply stimulated the enthusiasm of the merchants, and Alexander's subsequent assurances to the merchants that they would purchase additional materials made the Venetians almost crazy.
They began to search all kinds of supplies for the Montina army. When they knew the exact time when the Montina army left, almost everyone went crazy and joined the blacksmiths, the stables, and the cannons. Field, and short sales of all the things in his hands to the big purchase of the Montina people.
It ’s a lot of money and stupid. This is the Venetian impression of Alexander and his army because of such a big business that even some Balkan soldiers sneaked out of the barracks and ran into nearby towns to loot, violate women, and even After igniting the house for fun, some Venetian merchants offered to provide compensation to the injured local people in order to quell possible disputes.
This made many Venetians who heard the news couldn't help but love and hate the Montina army, their generosity, and their tyranny.
For this behavior, Alexander responded to the Venetian with a simple hangman, but to the surprise of those who knew him around him, he did not reprimand the commander of the Balkan regiment, Rona Pannoni, and he was not in When executing the death sentence, say something like "If you commit this again, it will be a role model."
And the explanation to the Balkan guard named Sher in a small chat made many people gradually understand the true attitude of adults.
"Robbery is certainly not a good thing ~ EbookFREE.me ~ But this is a good way to ensure that an army has enough energy. After all, anything can happen in war, but this one When it is suitable for war and when it penetrates into enemy lands, such looting is more about attacking and deterring the enemy, but looting in peacetime is absolutely intolerable, because this is pure crime rather than bravery.
After saying these words, Alexander noticed that Schell seemed to hurriedly take out a rough book and wrote something. Speaking of Schell was the only literate Balkan farmer Alexander had seen, this was because he had always treated him as The priest's uncle herds the sheep.
As for the Alexander meeting, telling a guard around him, this is also to let Sher pass his words. In addition to letting his soldiers understand his attitude towards this matter, he also wants them to know that he is not against using a certain These methods stimulate morale.
It was just that Alexander did not expect that his words were quickly known by another person as he returned to Italy, and then he was introduced to his own book called "On the Monarchy".
On June 14, 1499, the Montina army entered Ferrara. This was a very special day, because on this day, in the castle of Shennonsau in the Loire Valley of France, French King Louis XII officially announced that he would enter Italy again. !