Marin sighed when he left the palace of the Saxony Electorate in Wolms. In fact, he did not want to leave a document as a handle. However, it was difficult for Saxony Elector Frederick III to become the leader of the princes. In desperation, he could only leave a document so that he could trust him.
Fortunately, Frederick III did not know that he would use the war between Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow to expand his army tens of thousands, nor did he promise in his words that he would not expand his army, otherwise it would be impossible to end.
This is not a fault for Frederick III's negligence. He didn't know that Marin had such ambitions and wanted to kill France. So, it was not that Frederick III could not have thought of it, but that Marin was too brave to think about it.
When the Beihai Kingdom had a large army of 100,000, it would be too late for the German princes to unite against and join forces with France to send troops. Because the 100,000 army was enough for Marin to defeat the alliance between the princes and the French.
Moreover, the real ace in Marin's hand is the one-headed bullets and one-headed shells. Most of the 100,000 troops are actually auxiliary. But it is not possible to lack these people. After all, to defend the Beihai Kingdom's mainland, you have to suppress the opponent's resistance. If you really have to face the head-on battle, the Beihai Kingdom's army can defeat the French and the alliance of princes. But after defeat, you can't get any benefits and you can't kill the opponent. Instead, you can only watch the opponent go back and restore your strength. If the opponent learns the secret of the one-headed bullets and one-headed shells, then it's over.
Therefore, Malin would rather leave a document as a handle and temporarily stabilize the princes. When tens of thousands of troops are brought back, everything is settled, and then change his posture.
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After leaving Wolms Saxon Palace, Marin went to Wolms Habsburg House and found Etre Frederick III, the emperor's palace minister, to drink a drink. This wine was more like a complaint. Marin accused Etter Frederick III of the princes of his arrogance and domineeringness, and Marin also expressed serious helplessness about the "severe concessions" of the commercial terms "forced" signed with the princes.
However, although Marin "went through all difficulties", he still unswervingly supported His Majesty the Emperor to retake the entire Switzerland. In order to express his sincerity, Marin planned to provide an additional batch of about 2,000 clockwork carbines to the cavalry of the Habsburg family.
Swiss mercenaries were mainly spearmen, plus a small number of crossbowmen, as well as tomahawks and hammermen, which were specially used to deal with the plate-armored knights of the Habsburg family. However, they lacked muskets, mainly because muskets consumed a lot of gunpowder and lead bullets, which was quite costly. Swiss mercenaries were all poor mountain people, and were reluctant to use high-cost and expensive muskets, but preferred crossbows.
Of course, they also have enough ability to deal with the army of the Habsburg family, which is mainly plate-armored knights. The army of the Habsburg family is mainly plate-armored knights. When dealing with plate-armored knights, the spear handler inserts the bottom of the spear into the soil and tilts forward, which is enough to resist the impact of plate-armored knights. The spear handler who falls out of the horse is difficult to hurt them, but the extra-heavy infantry that uses to fight the fallen plate-armored knights. The crossbowmen among the Swiss mercenaries are actually mainly targeting the infantry of the Habsburg family. After all, infantry is not fully worn in plate-armor and cannot withstand the shooting of crossbows.
Marin equipped the Habsburg family's plate armor heavy cavalry with clockwork ignition carbines, which was actually specially prepared for the lack of muskets by Swiss mercenaries.
The knights of the Habsburg family wearing plate armor or leather bags and steel plates are not afraid of Swiss crossbows, and can approach the Swiss phalanx with a fire. Then, they fire with a clockwork carbine, causing casualties. Then, they slapped the horse and left. The Swiss were all infantry and could not catch up with them...
Although the hit rate of the smoothbore gun is very low, the Austrian knights can get closer and then fire and shoot at a distance of 20 or 30 meters. At this distance, the hit rate of the musket is already very high. Moreover, there is no fear that the Swiss spearmen will catch up. After all, where can the infantry catch up with the cavalry? If the opponent dares to chase out in a mess and does not maintain the formation locally, the Austrian heavy cavalry will likely use the opponent's scattered formation to launch a charge and defeat the opponent in one fell swoop.
Therefore, facing the Swiss mercenaries who lack muskets, the cavalry used carbines to shoot and ran away after shooting. In fact, it was very vulgar, but it was very effective.
In fact, this tactic is not only effective for Swiss spear formations, but also for plate armor knights. For example, the French plate armor knights...
If you encounter French Plate Knights, this army will change its gameplay - remove the horse armor and only retain the armor on the shooter's body. Then, use the "kite flying" method to tease the French Knights.
The war horse with horse armor removed will be more convenient to move, and it will be impossible for the French knights equipped with human-horse equipment to catch up with. The clockwork carbine can cause damage to the French knights and even shoot them off the horse.
Therefore, this "black shirt knight" is a very excellent mobile power.
In history, Charles V also hired a large number of black-shirted knights to deal with French plate armored knights. Because clockwork fired muskets are not afraid of wind and rain, it is especially suitable for attacking on rainy days. Even, it can crush the opponent's melee gun shooter on rainy days.
In fact, at the beginning, because clockwork was very expensive, it was just a backup weapon used by noble knights to defend themselves. But later in the battle, everyone found that the concentrated use of clockwork was very effective. Then, the established "Black Shirt Knight" appeared.
Because of the black-shirted Knight, France, which has always been dominated by the heavy cavalry of the plate armor, was beaten to pieces by Charles V's army. Fortunately, the cost of fire-firing a clockwork musket is very high and most people cannot afford it. Therefore, the heavy cavalry of the plate armor was not completely defeated.
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The Habsburg family is also because the cost of clockwork is high and the price of clockwork is expensive. Therefore, although Marin was supplied at a "discounted price", Austria still only owns 2,000 "Black Shirt Knights". Sadly, each of the "Black Shirt Knights" in the North Sea country has 5 clockwork carbines. In poor Austria, each of the Black Shirt Knights has only one clockwork musket...
Now, Marin has given away another 2,000 pieces in private, and finally let the Austrian black-shirt knights be equipped with two clockwork ignition carbines each.
Speaking of which, the "Black-shirt Knights" in Austria are very special. None of them are formal knights. However, they all come from the Knight family...
How to say, the knights in Austria think that the tactics of the black-shirt knight are too vulgar and not manly enough. Therefore, the knights refused to become the black-shirt knight. However, the emperor had to give him face. Because the knights in black-shirt had no high requirements for fighting on horseback, they only required good riding skills, and were also good at using muskets on horseback.
So, in the end, the knights recommended their own grooms...
It should be noted that when every knight goes out, except for those who have no money, many people will bring three to five entourages. Among these three to five entourages, one of them must be a professional groom who raises horses and guards horses for knights. Such people are very familiar with horses and often have good riding skills. However, they are not noble children, but ordinary serfs, and have a very low status.
Therefore, the "Black-Shirt Knight" and other "unhonoured" troops, the knights recommended their groom entourages to recruit. Then, the instructors secretly sent by the Beihai Kingdom selected 2,000 people who could use firearms calmly on horseback from those groom entourages, and formed the "Black-Shirt Knight" unit of the Habsburg family.
This unit has two sets of tactics. One is to wear a leather bag and a steel piece of armor, which attacks the Swiss infantry formation with crossbowmen. The armor is to wear a armor and is not afraid of bows and arrows, which can ensure its own safety to the greatest extent and cause blows to the enemy.
The second set of tactics is aimed at the French knights. When encountering French knights, the Austrian black-shirted knights will throw away the leather bags on the horses and put steel armor on the body to reduce the weight. Then, play kite tactics with the French plate armor knights.
Of course, there will be armored knights in the arms to protect the cavalry unit from being chased by the opponent's light cavalry. After all, these people are composed of groom entourages, and their cavalry combat level is very poor, or even almost none. Therefore, when encountering the opponent's light cavalry, those armored knights from knights must be protected by the knight's children.
It should be noted here that although they are both heavy armored cavalry, they can wear leather bags and steel pieces of armor, and the weight is almost half lighter than that of French knights with plate armor. Therefore, the mobility is also stronger.
Although the protection may not be as good as the plate armored knights, these armored heavy knights do not fight hard with the French knights. There are black-shirted knights when fighting against French plate armored knights. Those armored knights with armored knights can only protect the black-shirted knights from being injured by the opponent's light cavalry. French light cavalry is helpless when facing the armored knights with armored knights. After all, the protection level of both sides is not at the same level. Moreover, light cavalry is often not the children of knights, and their martial arts are not as good as those of the armored knights who are born in knights...
After sending out 2,000 fire carbines, Malin immediately gained the trust of His Majesty the Emperor and his palace minister. Then, both the Habsburg family and most of the princes who had benefited were no longer hostile to Malin. At least, it was less hostile. Only pro-French factions such as Anthony, the Duke of Lorraine, were still very hostile to Malin because of their interests and positions.
However, they only account for a few of the princes. Even if they jump up and down, as long as leaders such as Frederick III of Saxony do not nod, all their opinions can only be opinions and cannot be implemented.
Chapter completed!