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Chapter 45: Ambush 2
Chapter 45: Ambush 2
On the night of September 6, after a heavy rain during the day, the sky seemed to be much cleaner. Although there are still some clouds, it is already very thin. Plus the moon is hanging in the sky. Therefore, there is still a little visibility, although very low.
The French army was running, fearing to alarm the Italian coalition and the Swiss who did not know that they had been abandoned. Therefore, the French did not ignite torches. Because the torch is too conspicuous at night, you can see it at kilometers away. If the 8000 French cavalry is holding a torch, anyone can look at the movement of the French army.
In the middle of the night, the horse could not run because it could not see well. If the enemy troops use the infantry and run, they might catch up, they may not be slower than the cavalry. If you are attacked by the enemy, you can't escape. Under the night, the cavalry was not as powerful as the pikemen. Moreover, Charles VIII arbitrarily abandoned Swiss mercenaries. At that time, Swiss mercenaries may not be willing to help them run. Therefore, the order of Charles VIII is that at least you must leave Fornovo surrounding and when they could not see any of the lights of Fornovo, then you can light up the torch. Before this, the French army could only rely on the faint starlight and the faint moonlight that was blocked by dark clouds.
This mountain road, because some places have a large slope, it is not suitable for carriage, only horses and pedestrians. Therefore, the road is harsh, there are still a lot of grass and stone on the road, and it has not been completely leveled.
Marin was teaching everyone how to scare the French, suddenly Sauer rushed back and said to Marin:
"Sir, the French are here!"
Marin was shocked and he began to get nervous in his heart. But in order not to affect everyone, it is easy to say: This chapter is updated by
"French is coming, soldiers, remember, after the battle starts, you must catch Charles VIII! Whoever catches Charles VIII live, I reward him with 10,000 gold coins!"
"10,000 gold coins..." A lot of mercenary saliva for the money as a soldier could not help but flow out. Under the spur of the Marin prize, many people have forgotten the tension, and only the money is left in their eyes.
When the Frenchman got closer and closer, Marin let everyone climb to the hillsides on both sides. As for the mountain, there are only the gullies, wooden pickets, trapped horses and squats that are blocking the French side.
In fact, Marin originally intended to bring people directly in the array below, forcibly blocking the French army. Doing that, although there is a good chance to block the French. However, under the circumstance of the French, they are desperate and could become death soldiers driven by desperation. Because they have no choice but to go this way.
However, the 1,100 people under Marin are all newcomers who have never fought a battle. Let them fight their first battle against the 8000 French Knights who are desperate, the requirements are too high. If you lose, you die here.
"If they are not happy?"
"Nothing serious, they are just some timid farmers, if the young master gave me 20 people, I promise to bring them all back."
"Good, organize the thousand Italian farmers as soon as possible. You take them to the back of the French, and they will be more ignited, and the formation will be a little thin. It looks like thousands of people. Then, when you are close to here, Let them yell together 'catch Charles VIII alive' and scare the French." A reminder by Kohler, Marin also thought of a way.
"What if the French sent people to fight? This group of farmers can beat the French." Kohler was worried.
"Be reassured, you gather the team, bring enough torches to make each person takes two. When the team reaches a certain distance, stop, don't make a noise. Wait until I find signs of breaking the defense of the French. After that,you immediately bring the the torch to ignition and start to make noise."
"Young master, but I am worried that the French will send a broken army to stop me..."
"You are stupid? The troops that are broken are intercepted by us. Because if they are going to fight with you, we can break their way."
"Yes..."
"And, I will send people to the back of the French army to smash some big stones and block the road they are marching on. The French are escaping and may concentrate on cleaning up the stones in front, and may not be careful to clean up the back."
"I am relieved of this, Master, I will go!"
"Well, I will give you 50 people, so that you can hold the farmer."
"Thank you, Master!" Kohler took 50 soldiers to Tara and the village where the Italian farmers were. Tara itself carries 10 people, plus 50 people from Kohler, the total number is 60, which is enough to force the 1000 farmer.
However, Kohler needs to hurry and make time to make a torch. Marin asked, and each person had to take two torches to scare the French as much as possible. Then, let the 2000 torches go loose, go out of the battle of thousands of troops, and confuse the French.