When the Spanish army gathered and approached the French defenders, the French had already filled 11 pits, leaving only three pits.
"Why are the French filling holes so fast? Do they need to dig the soil and fill the holes for a long time?" The Duke of Cabrera and Duke Domingo didn't understand very well. They led the army to intercept the French army from the side, but did not see the bags filling the holes. In their opinion, if they wanted to fill the tunnel, they should use shovels to dig the soil and fill the holes, which was very time-consuming. More than a dozen pits could be held back until the Spanish army was assembled. But judging from this situation, if they were slower, the French would escape...
At this time, the scouts who came back from scouting came in front and reported:
"The two dukes seemed to be the French who used sacks of food that had been used up, filled them with soil in advance, and filled them as soon as they saw a pit, so the speed was very fast!"
"Fill the pit with sacks of grain? This..." The two short-sighted Spanish dukes were both shocked by the French's slut.
However, there is no time to surprise them now. Because, when the French filled the last pit, the vanguard of the Spanish army finally caught up with the French army's broken rear...
"Spanish cavalry, charge!" Earl Lopez, who was in charge of the cavalry, ordered loudly.
Then, about 5,000 Spanish cavalry wearing backless half-body armor (only protective in front and unprotected in back, including leg armor), drove the Andalusian horse without horse armor, waved its saber and rushed towards the 10,000 French infantry that broke the rear.
But at this moment, with a military call, tens of thousands of French knights suddenly rushed out of the slant, frightening the five thousand Spanish cavalry in their backless outfits. They were half-heavy cavalry, and they were still somewhat different from the real knights. With the difference in number, they would fight hard with the famous French heavy cavalry if they were kicked by a donkey. So they quickly pulled their horses and turned back and walked around the side of the Spanish army.
The French knights saw many unicycle chariots with spears in front of the Spanish army. They knew that they could not get any benefits, so they did not attack, but retreated...
The five Spanish nobles all breathed a sigh of relief, and the Duke of Domingo cursed:
"The damn French people actually chose to run away on a rainy day. If it were sunny, our musketeers would have taught them how to be a human being!"
Speaking of which, the Spanish are also unlucky. The climate in Italy is the Mediterranean climate, which is hot and dry in summer and rarely rains. But they encountered this rainy day. Of course, the French have been waiting for this rainy day for a long time. Being able to encounter continuous rainy weather in Italy in the summer with less rainy weather can only be considered unlucky.
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Afterwards, both sides became cautious. The French retreated cautiously, and the Spanish chased them carefully. Then, during this period, crossbows became the main weapon for mutual damage. Unfortunately, the Spanish army mainly relied on long-range mesh guns, and there were few 500 crossbows. In contrast, France had about 1,500 crossbows. Therefore, in this drizzling weather, the French had the absolute advantage of each other.
But if you let the French go, the Spanish nobles will definitely be in trouble after they go back. So, even though they know there is no chance, the Spanish army also tightly grasped the French army and looked for fighter jets.
However, after two or three hours of entanglement, the French retreated into a narrow valley. Then, the French used a group of war chariots to block the entrance of the valley and let the crossbowmen hide behind the chariots and shoot fiercely, blocking the Spanish army's pace.
Then, the French also stopped to rest. The Spaniards tried to attack several times, but because the main firepower of the Spanish army was the mezzanine, it had no effect on such rainy days. Therefore, the Spanish attacks were easily repelled by the French.
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The two sides confronted each other until evening, the Spanish men began to build camps. However, the French sent a thousand plate-armored knights, abandoned their war horses, held swords with both hands, and suddenly rushed into the camp that the Spanish were building. They killed hundreds of Spanish men and left, making several Spanish nobles so angry that they stamped their feet.
This is not the end. When the Spanish army started to have supper, the French had already finished gnawing baguettes and gathered together. Under the leadership of the French knights who had dismounted on the horse and fought in stairs, they once again charged towards the Spanish camp, caught the Spanish off guard. They had no dry food in advance and had to cook dinner. Under the harassment of the French, the Spanish soldiers could not even have a good dinner.
Moreover, after the French knights dismounted the siege battle, they were no longer afraid of the Spanish's wheel chariots after they were no longer tied up by the war horses. Moreover, they also had 7,000 most elite Swiss spearmen to help with the battle, and they were stronger than the Spanish in the siege battle on rainy days.
After suffering several losses, the Spanish army, led by five generals, had no choice but to retreat...
"Let's retreat into the city of Naples!" Count Scudo, one of the five leaders of the Spanish army, suggested.
Then, he explained:
"Look, the city of Naples is tall and sturdy, much stronger than our original camp. Moreover, the houses in the city are much more comfortable to live in than the camp tent. And, don't worry about being attacked by the French at night."
After hearing this, the other people thought it made sense, so they nodded in agreement. Then, after returning to the camp, the Spanish army moved the supplies from the camp one by one into the empty city of Naples.
As for pursuing the French? Get up early tomorrow morning. Anyway, the valley where the French stayed is only more than an hour away from the city of Naples. The reason they chased for two or three hours was that neither side dared to go fast. After getting up tomorrow morning, they could still catch up. If the rain could stop tomorrow and the Spanish musketeers could exert their combat effectiveness, it would be even better...
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After entering the tall and sturdy city of Naples, the Spanish at the beginning, out of caution, sent people to conduct a large search throughout the city to prevent the French from leaving any ambush. As a result, no ghost in the city was seen, and everyone relaxed.
But they didn't know that there was a place they neglected...
At the same time, Louis XII ordered:
"Everyone, set up your tent quickly and hurry up and take a break!"
Then, he sent two thousand knights to take off the plate armor and horse armor and replace them with the knight's sword:
"Baron Victor, can you guarantee that you will clear the dozens of Spanish scout cavalry outside the valley and not let anyone go?"
The knight named Victor nodded solemnly and said:
"Your Majesty, please rest assured. Our spies have discovered a secret passage in this valley, which can go around the other party. As long as they block the other party's retreat, they can ensure that all the Spanish scouts will be killed!"
Obviously, the Spanish also left dozens of reconnaissance cavalry to monitor the movements of the French army. However, they were left by several Spanish generals to prevent the French from escaping. Once the French ran away at night, they would split their hands to report the news. But unexpectedly, the French did not want to run away at all, and planned to kill their lives...
More than an hour later, Baron Victor took two thousand French knights around the back, completely blocked their retreat, and killed dozens of Spanish scout cavalry...
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A few hours later, at about two o'clock in the morning, the French camp in the valley began to roar:
"Get up, get up quickly!" The commanders of each battalion began to urge the French soldiers to get up.
For an hour, the French army was ready to go and headed towards the city of Naples. However, the French commander repeatedly emphasized that no major movement is allowed...
Chapter completed!