After reaching an agreement with Caesar Bogia, Julius II sent troops one after another to take over several other cities in the northeast of the Pope. However, after taking over those cities, a total of 2,500 people were scattered.
In this way, there were only 4,500 people and a 100-man Pope Guard left in the city of Rome. According to the previous plan, the Pope's army would send troops to attack the Republic of Florence, but at least 2,000 people would have to guard the city of Rome. So, you can't attack only with only 2,500 people, right?
Therefore, Julius II and Schwartz discussed and planned to recruit a new group of soldiers. After training, they would replace the East Friesian army that Saw went to guard several other cities in the Pope. They even took over the mission of the East Friesian army to station Rome. Then, all the 7,000 East Friesian army under Schwartz were sent to attack the Republic of Florence.
Originally, Julius II planned to directly recruit existing Italian mercenaries, but Schwartz firmly disagreed:
"His Majesty the Pope, the young master once said that Italian mercenaries are the worst-disciplined army in Europe. In terms of individuals, Italian mercenaries are not much worse than German mercenaries. But with more people, Italian mercenaries become a group of pigs..."
Julius II looked a little ugly. No matter what, he was an Italian. Is Schwartz a mocking Italian mercenaries in front of him? Is it appropriate?
"Are you going to the German region to recruit soldiers? You know, Schwartz, this is Italy. If I hire German mercenaries all of them, I will be criticized." Julius II said that since the emergence of the Holy Roman Empire, the Germans and Italians have fallen in love and fight each other for hundreds of years. During this period, many "marching into Rome" incidents occurred. Many Emperors of Shenluo led the German army to march into Rome. On the one hand, they asked or coerced the pope to help him crown him as emperor, and on the other hand, they also showed off their military power to the Romans.
Therefore, the Romans, who were bullied by the Germans many times, actually had resentment towards the Germans. If German mercenaries were occasionally invited to Rome, it would be nothing. Or, there was no need to have a certain number of Germans in the army. However, all the soldiers of the Pope use Germans, and the Romans' faces would not look good. Therefore, Julius II meant that the newly recruited soldiers were best Italians.
"That's it..." Schwartz said after thinking about it:
"Or, we can select a new army from the Italian peasants..."
"Italian peasant?" Julius II frowned and said:
"Farmers also have combat effectiveness?" Julius II was a little dissatisfied with what Schwartz said, choosing farmers instead of Italian mercenaries.
"Haha, Pope, do you know? The 7,000 soldiers and horses under my command, except for some officers, were once farmers in the German region..."
"What?" Julius II screamed in surprise. The army of the East Frieslander country is powerful in combat. Julius II always thought that they all came from the German warrior family.
"I was one of the few attendants who first followed the young master. Since the young master recruited soldiers for the first time, I followed the young master. At that time, the young master proposed that when recruiting soldiers, there were four to four notes..." In fact, this "four to four notes" was the recruitment request of Qi Jiguang from Malin Village, which is also an important guarantee for the strong combat effectiveness of the Qi family army...
"Then four, four, don't?" Julius II also became interested.
"About the four, first, don't want the people in the city and those who look very clever..." The people in the city are very slick and have a wide range of knowledge, so they are unwilling to be cannon fodder. The same is true for clever people. They are not easy to fool and will not be willing to be cannon fodder. As soldiers, those who are not willing to be cannon fodder are not good soldiers.
"Second, don't hold office or soldier in the government..." Those who have served in the government, that is, civil servants, are a hundred times more cunning than gangsters in the city, are never suitable for fighting hard. However, many of those who have served in the army are old soldiers. Such surviving veterans are generally good at protecting themselves and escaping. If they recruit, they are easy to lead new recruits. Therefore, even if they have strong combat power, they cannot be asked.
"Third, those who are over 40 years old and those who are white..." Men over 40 years old have lost their physical strength and are not suitable for long-distance marching, and their explosive power is no longer enough. And those who are white... obviously lack outdoor exercise and lack physical strength...
"Fourth, those who are very brave and those who are very brave are not afraid of..." Those who are very brave are not afraid of it. This is easy to understand, because there is no need for cowards on the battlefield. But those who are very brave are not afraid of discipline... This is about the issue of discipline... Those who are very brave are often disobedient and easy to do things that disobey. However, the army that has always been strong requires a group of obedient, not disobedient stupid and bold...
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"As for the four keys, first, standard farmers (or miners) work every day..." Such people do physical work every day and have guaranteed physical fitness.
"Second, you must have big, thick skin and strong flesh..." He is strong and resistant to beatings, this is a good soldier...
"Third, people with a clear vision..." Those with dissipated eyes, either sick or drug use... or, they have been masturbated too much and have weak physically...
"Fourth, I'm going to be a little scared when I see the officials..." Only by being afraid can I discipline me.
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Julius II was stunned for a long time after hearing this "Four and Four Don'ts", but he was a smart man after all, and finally understood part of the meaning of "Four and Four Don'ts". With Schwartz's commentary, he began to admire his son-in-law who looked a little uncontrollable.
Of course, our Pope doesn't know that his son-in-law is indeed unrestrained. However, he can't resist reading many books. There are precedents of Marshal Qi that can be imitated, and Marin who is unrestrained can also select and train elite soldiers...
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So, what is your opinion?" asked Julius II. Julius II knew that although Marin was nominally the army of the East Frieslander country, the management and training of the army were actually captured by Schwartz. Therefore, Schwartz would never miss this great opportunity when he came to Italy to help. At least, he had to let Schwartz help the training office with his own army.
"According to the young master's previous choice, we mainly choose from mountain people and farmers. Italy is mountainous, so it is easy to find mountain people. At that time, look for some honest and honest mountain people in the territory of the Pope."
"Okay, I'll leave this to you. At that time, I will ask that little brat Marin to reward you." If Marin heard this, she would definitely roll her eyes - the rewarding person would ask your son-in-law to come, how stingy you are...
"By the way, what did you think about the officers of the new army?" Julius II suddenly remembered this very important question. Soldiers are stupid, and officers are the guide lamps for soldiers. Therefore, to control an army, you must first control the officers in it.
"This... the officer is recommended by the Pope. You can use the Rovere family and the ally family. But please remember that you must be appointed to obey orders. Our army will definitely not welcome those who do not obey military rules. Even officers who violate military rules will be punished severely."
"I understand this. Now I will find people from my family and allies to recommend suitable children to serve as officers."
Since he wanted an army under his control, Julius II naturally hoped that those officers would belong to his own people. Fortunately, he had been in Rome for decades and had many old subordinates. In addition, the Rovere family is also a large family, and there are also many young juniors.
In this way, the "Pope Legion" that followed the "Papal God of War" to storm Italy was established under the discussion of Julius II and Schwartz.
Chapter completed!