However, no matter how eager Louis XII was to take action against Italy, he would not choose to take action before spring plowing. After all, this era was the age of agriculture, and France was even more of an agricultural power. Louis XII was crazy and gave up spring plowing and directly attacked Italy.
After all, the logistics of the 60,000 army requires at least 60,000 civilians. Even this time, more than 80,000 civilians may be used. Why? Because the proportion of French knights is too high. 2,000 plate-armored knights, the logistics pressure is no less than that of 40,000 infantrymen, or even greater.
For example, war horses eat 5 times the food and grass every day that ordinary soldiers are, which is much harder to serve than people. As for the pack horses used by knights to transfer to passengers, they do not need to eat the whole process of the essence. However, the food consumed is also more than that of ordinary infantry.
Moreover, there are logistical considerations when choosing to send troops after spring plowing. The reason is very simple - after spring plowing, the forage grows, which can be said to be "rich in water and grass". At this time, the pack horses can eat grass as the main and feed as the supplement. Even if the war horses are warped, they can eat some fresh green grass to replace a lot of food, which is very economical. If large-scale cavalry is dispatched in winter when the grass is withered, because green grass cannot be used instead of part of the food consumption, the consumption of food and grass is simply unbearable...
Such a huge food consumption has led to the fact that although France has huge potential for explosive troops, it is not daring to summon too many troops to fight. It is nothing more than a shortage of food and grass. If it exceeds 50,000 troops, even the French king will easily go bankrupt.
Fortunately, this time, the Venetians hated Spain and provided a large amount of funds to France, allowing Louis XII to dispatch an army of 60,000 including 20,000 plate-armored heavy cavalry this time. Otherwise, Louis XII would really have no confidence.
It is not easy to fight a national war. Louis XII had the blood and tears left by Charles VII, the unlucky predecessor, so he was naturally too cautious. In addition to sending 60,000 troops to Italy, Louis XII also ordered the areas bordering the Aragon Kingdom to be prepared to resist the invasion of the Aragon Kingdom. To this end, the local lords had already made plans to recruit more than 10,000 troops. Of course, their mission was relatively simple, and they did not need to repel the Spanish army, but only needed to defend many cities and fortresses in the southwest. After all, in this era, in order to ensure the smooth flow of the supply line, no army would bypass the strong city fortresses, so as not to cut off the logistics supply line of the army. As long as the important cities and fortresses in the southwest are guarded, it would be possible to delay Spain's possible counterattack army.
On the other hand, the Venetians were not idle either. In order to drag 20,000 Spanish troops to Morocco, the Venetians provided a large amount of weapons and supplies to the remnants of the Vatas dynasty in Morocco, and encouraged the remnants of the Vatas dynasty to attack everywhere, so as to delay the 20,000 Spanish troops stationed in Northern Morocco, so that they could not support the Italian battlefield. Moreover, the Saad tribe south of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco was also funded. Anyway, as long as Spain dared to transfer the 20,000 troops stationed in northern Morocco to the Italian battlefield, the two local Moroccan forces of the Vatas dynasty and the Saad tribe will take the opportunity to attack northern Morocco, so that Spain cannot take care of each other...
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But so far, the Spaniards have not realized that the French are going to attack them. Why? Because the Spanish intelligence personnel in Paris have been cleaned up...
Speaking of which, this matter has an important relationship with Marin. Since a group of formal spies were trained, Marin's intelligence personnel have become more professional and more powerful.
Then, while collecting intelligence, more than a dozen professional spies sent to Paris suddenly discovered a group of spies from the Spanish, who were traveling...
Of course, the Spanish spies were not professional, and their professional level was still at the level of ancient fine works, and their confidentiality was not good. The professional spies from Beihai easily found out several spy dens in Spain in Paris.
In order not to be stunned all of a sudden, Marin deliberately let the spies of the North Sea Kingdom in Paris sell the detailed information made by Spain to the Count Dult, who was responsible for intelligence in the Kingdom of France. In this way, several spy dens in Spain in Paris were uprooted by the French. The Spanish, for some time, were probably difficult to control the actions of the French.
This ensures that once the French attacked the Kingdom of Naples, the early stage will definitely be smoother. However, if the Spanish, who had strong financial resources reacted in the later stage, it would be difficult for the French to get a bargain. After all, the Spanish now have gained huge profits from the Indian spice trade and have enough financial resources to gather a considerable number of troops to fight against the French.
Moreover, the Spanish army is currently very strong. If they prepare in advance, even if France dispatches more knights, it will be useless. Because the Spanish infantry musketeers are particularly suitable for defending the city, so don't even be able to take down a big city by then. In that case, the fun will be great.
After all, Marin's original intention was to weaken France and Spain at the same time through this war. It would be best if both sides fought for many years. Therefore, one side must not be beaten. It is best if both sides suffer great losses.
In this way, Spain cannot get information in advance. Otherwise, with Spain's current strength as a strong army (Spain was really a bug in this era, with a strong army and a strong navy, and it looked like the protagonist of destiny), and with famous generals like Gonzalo de Cordoba, they would definitely deal with the French as grandsons.
France has a greater chance of coming and going with Spain only if it takes the Kingdom of Naples first. After all, once the French occupy the city first, even if the Spanish army is very strong, there is no way. Because the defending party is more advantageous.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! What? Are you worried that France will beat Spain? That's unlikely. Although France has a strong military force, its tactical thinking is backward and there are too many people.
What's more, Spain now has money through the monopoly of the spice trade. Although Spain is currently at a disadvantage in its military strength, it is not a problem to raise tens of thousands of troops as long as it is willing to spend money. Not to mention anything else, there are tens of thousands of Italian mercenaries waiting to be hired. The existence of the famous general Gonzalo de Cordoba and the existence of the Spanish quadron, now known as the "Marin square", has left Spain in an invincible position. Even if it is unlucky in the early stage, it can always find the place in the later stage.
If it really doesn't work, even if I suffer a loss in the early stage, Marin will help Spain. How to help? Of course, it is recommended that Spain "surround Wei and save Zhao". Your French army is strong, right? No problem, if I can't defeat Naples, I will change it to attack the core area of ​​France.
Anyway, the Spanish navy has an absolute advantage over France. At that time, it will be very convenient whether it is besieged Marseille or Bordeaux. Even if England is willing to cooperate, it can directly send troops to besiege Paris. In this way, the heavy troops accumulated by the French in Naples will lose their meaning - if they lose their homeland, what is the significance even if they occupy the Kingdom of Naples?
Anyway, Marin has decided to act as a messenger. At that time, no matter which side occupies a large advantage, Marin will secretly support the weak side, try to ensure that both sides are evenly matched, and fight on the Italian battlefield. It is best to fight forever...
Chapter completed!