Marin's previous worries were very prescient. Sure enough, the food he stored in Clark Village west of Siena was stolen by the Siena defenders who had left the city to "collect grain", and they did not even leave a white stick.
In the valley a few kilometers away, Yalani Village, the second place chosen by Marin, is nothing wrong. Why? Because Yalani Village is in the mountains, there is no road leading to the outside world, and vehicles cannot pass. Previously, Marin stored food here, and hired a group of donkeys and mules who were good at walking on the mountain road to carry food into the mountain.
In such a place, even if you rob the grain and have no car, you can't transport it out. You can't expect the group of mercenaries to carry the grain out by themselves... Therefore, the villages that are difficult to walk on the mountain roads have been lucky enough to escape the disaster of being looted by the army...
In ancient times, there was always a saying that "the soldiers and bandits do not separate their families". The ancient official army was generally honest in peacetime. However, once war broke out, these officers and soldiers who should have "defended the country" immediately turned into evil bandits, and while suppressing bandits, they looted the people in the name of suppressing bandits. Therefore, in order to prevent soldiers from disturbing the people, the Ming Dynasty had no choice but to set the rule that "the guest army was not allowed to enter the city." The so-called guest army was the passing foreign army. If they did not allow them to enter the city, they were afraid that they would take the opportunity to rob the people in the city. There were many wealthy households and a lot of shops in the city. If the passers-by had evil thoughts, it would be a bad idea.
The Chinese army did not really disturb the people until the Red Army launched the "Three Disciplines and Eight Notes" to the public. The bald Chiang himself was not weak, but the military discipline under his command was not good. He robbed the people in the name of "brethren" and defeated his reputation. Where did the Communist Army sang "Three Disciplines and Eight Notes" loudly to calm the people's hearts. With such a comparison, it would be strange if the bald Chiang did not lose his country.
When Marin arrived at Yalani Village in the mountains, he had already stocked up 50,000 pounds of barley, which were purchased at high prices in nearby villages. Moreover, the batch of mules hired by Marin had not yet been returned. Because Marin needed this batch of mules to transport the grain out of the mountain. When the army arrived, the grain must also follow the army to the outside of Siena. It is not impossible to ask the soldiers to carry the grain out of the mountain, but it is too wasteful of the soldiers' physical strength. Therefore, Marin rented a long appointment in advance, so that these mules could help carry the grain out of the mountain and arrive at the front line.
After Malin dressed up as a merchant, he arrived at Yalani Village in the valley, and stayed there and refused to leave. Then, hundreds of Marin's subordinates also came to the valley where Yalani Village was located one after another. They mainly came to protect Marin's safety. After all, Marin was the real core of Beihai Kingdom. If an accident happened, the hegemony of Beihai Kingdom disappeared. Moreover, after these hundreds of people arrived, they set up guard posts on the mountain road leading to the outside world every day, and mountain people were not allowed to go out. Because they were afraid that mountain people would go to Siena City to report. In fact, they were also worried that Yalani Village had experience. During the war, they never went out to avoid being cheated by the rioters outside. Of course, their alert was not useless. At least, they could guard against the outside army entering the mountain. If they found the enemy, they could at least buy time for Malin to escape into the deep mountains.
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Marin was waiting for his subordinates to arrive in Yalani Village, while Kahn and others were more troubled. Because they were going to wade in the winter at the end of November...
The landing place of Jiao Eric Village is a small coastal fishing village in the northwest of Grosseto Province, the Republic of Siena, located in the northwest of Grosseto City.
The reason I chose here is mainly because...
The straight-line distance between Eric Village and Siena is less than 70 kilometers, while the distance between Eric Village and Siena is more than 10 kilometers.
However, there is no decent road from Eric Village to Siena City, even a decent mountain road...
Of course, it is not that Eric Village really has no road to Siena. The "no road" mentioned here actually means there is no road to take a carriage. But if people hike, they can also cross mountains and ridges to Siena. Moreover, donkeys and mules among the mules can barely take mountain roads to Siena.
Before, Marin walked this mountain road and found that the road was very ups and downs. It was okay for people to walk on foot, but the carriage would definitely not be able to pass it. Because some sections of the road have too large slopes. Even if people pass by, they do not need to walk, but "climb". Therefore, this road cannot transport goods at all, and can only take some hikers. Or, some donkeys and mules can also pass it. However, in some passages with too large slopes, donkeys and mules cannot carry goods over...
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At the end of November, even if the temperature in Italy was higher than that in Germany, it was very cold. The soldiers wade in the water and mostly shivered from the cold.
Fortunately, some spies stored a lot of firewood in Eric Village in advance. So, as soon as everyone got ashore, they immediately sat around the fire. At the same time, they took out the slices of sugar ginger that had been prepared long ago and put them in their mouths to chew.
On the first day, everyone wasted their time on landing and grilling the fire. It was not until the next morning that the army regrouped and prepared to march eastward.
Before leaving, the Italian spy sent by Marin to act as a guide suddenly proposed whether a batch of donkeys and mules could be requisitioned and many baggage could be carried.
Kahn was a little surprised, so he asked through the translation:
"Didn't it mean that some sections of mules are difficult to climb over?"
The Italian spy who flirted with Kirnik explained:
"There are such sections of roads, but few, only a few sections. Moreover, it is difficult for mules to climb over because they carry heavy objects. If the heavy objects carried by mules are removed and the soldiers carry them over, the mules can still climb over."
Kahn suddenly realized that, then sent people to nearby villages to collect donkey and mules, but he really found dozens of mules that were carrying goods. The local area is full of mountains, and some farmers simply raised mules to help people carry goods. At this moment, their mules were forced to be collected by Kahn. Of course, Kahn gave the money, not for nothing.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Then, four generals, Kahn, Stadder, Steindorf and Heinx, led 15,000 soldiers carrying large backpacks, and 50 donkeys and mules carrying food, began a "crossing mountains and ridges"-style marching in the Siena Mountains...
The experienced Stad ordered the army to be divided into two parts - the front part is 14,000 soldiers. The back part is 1,000 soldiers guarding 50 donkey mules with cargo. Each mule carries about 300 pounds of goods. In addition to food, they are also responsible for carrying powder kegs. After all, although this army does not carry artillery, the musketeers also consume gunpowder. Stad asked the musketeers to bring some gunpowder himself, and the rest were carried by the mules. The 1,000 soldiers walking behind were not only responsible for protecting the donkey mule transport team, but also for carrying goods and even pushing the mule's butt to climb the hill when they encountered steep slopes...
In addition, all spearmen's spears were ordered to cut off the spears, leaving only 3 meters in length. This is because the five or six meters long Swiss-style spears are too heavy to carry on the mountain road. After the saw is half short, it is more convenient to carry. Not only that, it can also be used as a crutch for mountain climbing. Moreover, when it comes to Siena, when the street battle is fought, the five or six meters long spears cannot be used. The army of the Beihai Kingdom has experienced many urban street battles and summarized the experience and lessons - street battle spears, preferably two or three meters long. Moreover, the one that is headed in the front is the best sword and shield soldiers...
However, the wooden shield is heavier. Generally, those who are selected as sword shield soldiers are stronger and can dance with their left hand. Or, they are just left-handed, and it is also convenient to use wooden shields.
Therefore, in an army, the proportion of sword and shield soldiers is not high, and they can only account for a minority. Malin knew that in the Ming Dynasty, a kind of rattan that was popular in the southeastern region with an effect such as wooden shields but very lightweight rattan. Unfortunately, Malin had never seen rattan cards, so he didn't know how to do it. Moreover, there must be old rattan players suitable for making rattan cards. Qi Jiguang's mandarin duck formation had rattan players, which had an important status. It is said that in the Qing Dynasty, rattan soldiers were elite special forces, named "Tiger-clothed rattan soldiers". Because Kang Mazi felt that rattan soldiers were too stunning, he later ordered the people to ban private rattan cards. Then, some southern sword techniques passed down from later generations, people would find that their left hands were always waving - in fact, their left hands should have rattan cards... However, the Qing court prohibited the people from possessing rattan cards, and they could only gesture with their left hands...
The advantage of rattan cards is that they are light and not easy to crack like wooden shields. They are definitely not good to deal with muskets, but they are definitely thrilling against indigenous people... If the entire army holds rattan cards, the attacks of the indigenous people will basically have no effect...
Chapter completed!