Alexander's praise surprised Ofleiil and even overwhelmed him.

But looking at Alexander's face full of joy, Oflaiyi could still understand his mood now.

Kargino wasn't mistaken, there was no plan for this seemingly perfect flanking battle, and neither side knew what was going to happen next even before the fight was about to begin.

The fact that he was able to sustain the arrival of Ofleiyi was not so much a bold decision after the keen discovery of the fighter plane, but rather Alexander's understanding and trust in him.

Ofleiyi was not the kind of person who would just hide in the castle and wait for help, or hope to get the enemy away, as Alexander knew from the time he knew the young man.

Alexander had imagined what his men would one day be like.

Gompati would be a very good artilleryman and defense master, and he would be a nightmare for the enemy for a long time, because with his dedication to artillery and the perfection of his skills, he might be able to become a figure that will be forgotten by future generations, both friend and foe.

Ulliu, on the other hand, would become the head of his court, and the Moors now held such a position, at least in the presence of Alexander's men, that he had established himself as not only the lord's most trusted servant, but also sometimes his agent.

This can be seen from the fact that many Pisan officials prefer to go through Uliu, rather than others, in the hope of getting some news about Alexander.

Alexander also envisioned Caro's future.

A good cavalry officer, perhaps not alone because of his talent and character, is still trustworthy and can be used anywhere on the battlefield when necessary.

But now that Carlo is gone, Alexander has secretly asked himself if he will regret his original decision, and he has also thought about whether he will forgive Carlo if he chooses again, but every time he finds that he will still make that kind of harsh decision in the end.

Carlo's tragedy is not that he acted in disobedience, but that his near-intense hostility towards non-Agri had made him desperate for honor.

What does the future hold for Oflaiil?

Attentive, young and energetic, Alexander felt that he could be a competent chief of staff.

And in this battle, Oflai's actions proved that his guess was correct.

The Genoese casualties were not as great as expected, perhaps as a result of Calgino's timely decision, and when the battlefield was cleared, the Montinas soon discovered that there were not many casualties on the battlefield except for the Genoese left flank forces, which were forced to surrender.

On the contrary, despite the victory, the Montinas under Alexander's own command suffered no fewer casualties than the Genoese, especially the casualties caused by the rout in the battle, which accounted for a large part.

It can be said that if Ofleiil had not felt it in time, Alexander's defeat would have been a matter of time.

"There are a lot of prisoners this time," Ofleiyi glanced at the results of the seizures sent by his men, and handed them to Alexander, "Gompati's artillery has done a great job this time. ”

"So he has already offered me to buy new artillery," Alexander smiled "almost 500, huh? ”

"It's almost the bulk of the Genoese left," Ofleiil was a little curious, "I think Gompati's luck was so good that he actually killed all the officers of the Genoese left wing with just one shot." ”

"May this good fortune always follow him, otherwise there will not be many good days for him in the future," Alexander said, setting aside the results of the statistics, and he also thought it strange to Gompati's good fortune, but as he said, as the war progressed, the power and importance of artillery would soon become known.

At that time, just as cavalry is the only one that can fight the cavalry, Gompati's artillery will inevitably be the first target for the enemy artillery to destroy.

"What are you going to do with those prisoners, as well as their wounded soldiers, after all, we already have a lot of wounded soldiers who can't take care of ourselves." Oflaiyi asked in a low voice.

The end of the battle was only the beginning of all sorts of troublesome things that followed, cleaning up the battlefield, burying the corpses, housing the wounded, and disposing of prisoners.

A series of complicated affairs can hold an army firmly in check, which is why many precedents in history have been used to give up a great opportunity so easily that the enemy has a chance to breathe.

Now that these troubles were also haunting Alexander, he couldn't help but wonder if he should set up a special staff to take care of these tedious matters.

However, he also knew that with the current situation, he could only think about it, not to mention that he did not have enough competent staff officers under him, even if there were such people, with the development of the army and the Italian war that would soon break out in the future, the first thing that could be useful could only be considered by supplementing the combat troops, rather than concentrating on his own side and specializing in those tedious affairs.

Alexander couldn't help but think about establishing a special military school as soon as possible, but he didn't think about where to start for a while.

Fortunately, despite being bogged down by these chores, the Genoese were clearly not the kind of enemy to fight back as soon as they had respite.

In fact, after Calgino's retreat, although he quickly gathered and regrouped his troops, he did not stay but retreated to the north until he retreated to the town of Oral, where he had fought before.

After requisitioning the house in the town as a temporary barracks, Cardino decided not to retreat.

However, he did not intend to wait for an opportunity to fight back, but after getting out of bed after a good night's sleep, he began to write letters without bothering to eat.

Cargino's letters were written quickly, and sometimes he would stop and think about crossing out some of the things he had written before and start over, but he obviously did not have the habit of throwing away the things he had written before, so he wrote down a letter with much more words than anyone else, and there were all kinds of alterations and cross-out rewrites on the letterhead.

"Genoa must be made known everything, even what he thinks should be changed," Cargino said to one of his cronies, "so I want you to tell your family as much as you can about what you have seen and know when you report to your family what is happening here, so that only then will the stubborn ones know what to do with this Gombray." ”

"Your Excellency, do you think it is possible for the Council to authorize a new attack?"

"I don't know, it's not going to turn against us right now, and if old Rovere incites those members against us in Parliament, maybe that's the only battle we'll have."

After Calgino finished speaking, he walked back and forth in the room a little helplessly, and then sat in the chair a little weakly, hung his head and said weakly: "Go and ask someone to bring me something to eat, I haven't eaten for 2 days, and let them send some more ink, and I have to write a letter." ”

Speaking of this, he raised his head and smiled at the cronie: "This time it was addressed to Gombray. ”

Alexander received a letter from Cardino the day after his return to Montina.

The joy or excitement of the victory did not last long, but the tragic appearance of his army when it returned to Montina was a cause for many Montina to talk about.

Although the army had been reorganized, the indelible smoke and fatigue of the soldiers still made the victorious army look a little defeated.

It wasn't until he saw the escorted captives that Montina became excited.

"Look at them, these people obviously don't know what awaits them in the next few years," Alexander said to the two men who followed him, "and believe me, they will soon get used to seeing things like this very often." ”

"My lord, are the French really going to call soon?" Gompati asked in a low voice, "I've heard that the French artillery is very powerful, and we used French artillery in Pisa before." ”

Alexander nodded, he knew that Gompati was talking about the artillery that had been intercepted in the harbor to defend Pisa, which had been destined for Malta.

"Next year at most," Alexander replied, "Charles' death has forced the French to postpone another invasion, but I believe the Duke of Orleans will not give up this opportunity easily." ”

"Is that new king powerful?" Ofleiil asked a little worriedly, unlike Gompati, who paid more attention to things on the battlefield, but Ofleiil was very aware of Montina's current situation, "My lord, maybe the French will attack us." ”

"So why do you think Genoa suddenly decided to take over Montina, and they really just wanted to prevent the Venetians from entering Romagna?"

Seeing that Offleiyi seemed to be lost in thought, Alexander did not bother, but let him think and explore for himself.

Alexander did not tell Ofreil that he had dealt with the Duke of Orleans, so it was clear to him, both personally and historically, that Louis XII had no less ambitions for Italy than his predecessor.

Alflei's grasp of the situation surprised Alexander, especially in this almost inexplicable battle with the Genoese, and Ofleiil had proved that his judgment of the battlefield situation was quite surprising.

So Alexander didn't intend to influence him too much, as long as he grasped the most basic historical trend, and let the specific things be done by someone who was better at it, at least in terms of intuition about battlefield judgment, Alexander thought that he was no better than Oflai.

Ashley was already standing on the fork in the road from the town to the castle, and next to her was Pomperney, whose face was full of dissatisfaction.

Ashley smiled at the sight of Ofrey, and she looked up and down for a while, as if to make sure that Ofrey was missing something, before her eyes fell on his face.

"As a soldier, you don't look decent today." Ashley deliberately tilted her chin.

"Yes, after all, I just fought, and when it comes to the explosion of a cannonball not far away, I'm lucky to be able to come back with such a full beard." Oflaiyi said a little listlessly.

"God, what's going on?!" Ashley's face that was deliberately pretending to be arrogant changed instantly, she was a little panicked, she took Oflaiyi's hand and couldn't help but look up and down, and then suddenly raised her head and stared at Gompati with some anger, "Don't you also have a cannon, why did you let him encounter such danger?" ”

Gompati stared at the scene in front of him with some dumbfoundedness, and then simply turned his head away from the two men.

"My lord, I'm glad you're back," Pomperney glanced at Ofleiil with some disgust, he felt that his daughter had become stupid in front of this guy, he was sure that this guy must be lying, "You haven't been back in a while, you know, we're about to get started." ”

Hearing the small complaints of the craftsmen, Alexander smiled, he knew that Pomperny was still very concerned about the construction of the castle of Montina, especially after seeing the construction plan of the future castle of Montina, Pomperny could no longer pretend not to care.

After all, it was of great significance to him to be the overseer of the construction of such a military fortress that was destined to become a model.

In the vaults of Montina Castle, Alexander summoned all the people in the realm who were eligible to see him, including the leaders of the Genoese soldiers.

The Genoese were now in an awkward position, with the Montinas treating them as outsiders and the defenders simply treating them as enemies.

So apart from food and all necessary supplies, the Genoese could only stay in a camp far from the castle, and in order to prevent the Genoese from mutiniing, Ofreil ordered their weapons to be concentrated before leaving Montina.

Now the leaders were standing in front of Alexander with suspicion, indifference, and some hostility.

After all, their situation is no different from that of the captives.

"You were sent according to the agreement between the cardinal and me, so I want you to follow the terms of the agreement, and I will pay you what you have promised, and if you do better, you will find that you will get more."

Alexander looked at the Genoese leaders standing in front of him, and he noticed that the men looked relieved when they heard this, but there were also two people whose faces remained gloomy and unmoved.

Alexander secretly wrote down the names of the two men as he pondered who would replace them.

He didn't have that much time to buy people's hearts, especially these Genoese soldiers, whom he needed to fight for him, and this need was urgent, especially after the field battle with the Genoese, and he wanted to master these Genoese as soon as possible.

Agri's bravery in the field convinced Alexander that his army was becoming a formidable force to stand up to any enemy.

In the face of the Genoese, who had a huge advantage in field experience, the Montina soldiers had already performed far beyond Alexander's hopes.

But Montina's army was still on the verge of complete collapse, and Alexander was well aware that, as he himself said, the victory should have belonged to Ofley, not to him.

It was Ofleiuil's resolute determination and keen insight that ultimately led them to this victory.

And the good performance of Montina's army on the battlefield also proves the importance of these Genoese soldiers.

In the face of Genoa's crossbows and spearmen, Montina's army's musket units, which were far superior to their opponents, played a key role, and even nearly broke the enemy's formation at long range.

But as soon as the two sides approached, the weakness of Montina's army's lack of melee troops, or rather the lack of that resolute bravery in close combat, was exposed.

Today's musket technology has not yet developed to the point where it can completely suppress cold weapons.

For the current army, the combination of hot and cold is still the best choice.

The epitome of this should be the Spanish phalanx of Gonzalo who was about to shine in the Italian War.

Alexander needed the Genoese army, but that didn't mean he needed disobedient leaders.

It's just that there are too many things to do now, at least for those Genoese captives, and he needs to find a way to find a place for them as soon as possible.

Alexander wasn't stupid enough to kill them all, no Italian city-state had done so, not even the mighty monarchs.

Think about the fact that the British had done this kind of killing in the Battle of Crecy, but at the cost of losing their last chance to gain a foothold on the mainland.

And because he had to consider that he had a Genoese army under his command, Alexander couldn't do anything like that.

In fact, Alexandre was still very interested in these Genoese captives.

The Genoese were perhaps not the best soldiers, at least if they were Swiss mercenaries, and Alexander doubted that Gompati could capture their left flank so easily.

However, in addition to mercenaries, many local soldiers in the Genoese army were also quite qualified sailors, and for the countries bordering the Mediterranean, experienced sailors were highly valued regardless of the era.

Sure enough, the day after Alexandria returned to Montina, a Genoese emissary brought Calgino's letter.

In the letter, Cargino graciously congratulated Alexander on his victory, and after showing enough respect for the enemy, he offered Alexander a considerable ransom.

"10,000 florins?"

"Yes, the Earl's money is enough to ransom the captives," the messenger looked out the window, and he noticed that the captives were being driven to work in the open space outside the castle, and the messenger pouted as he watched them carry stones shirtless, "and forgive me for saying this, because your artillery commander eliminated their officers with great ease, so the ransom of nearly 20 florins for each of these soldiers seems to be a bit high." ”

The messenger's words made Alexander raise an eyebrow slightly.

"Have you forgotten that this is only a ransom and not a reparation, has Calgino lost his mind because of the defeat, and that as the first to provoke the war and lose, it should bear all the losses caused and pay the reparations after the defeat?"

"My lord, we have not yet failed, and the takeover of Montina was the decision of the Genoa Council, and you have committed a felony by refusing to carry out the orders of the Council and the Doge, according to the decree of Genoa."

The emissary's fierce voice echoed through the small main hall of the Château de Montina, and he straightened his back and stared at Alexander with an unmistakable look.

"I don't think we have anything left to talk about," Alexander slowly stood up, and he slowly stepped down from the main seat and stood before the messenger, "Listen, I am the Count of Montina, and my title comes from my fiancée, not from the Genoese Council as you say. So you can go back and tell your generals and councils that if they can't give me a satisfactory answer on this matter, then I'll consider consulting with the Venetians about Romagna's dominion. ”

Alexander's words made the originally arrogant messenger's face show a trace of sluggishness, and he looked at Alexander in amazement, because he didn't know how to answer, his face became extremely ugly.

Alexander ignored the man and turned to the door, listening to the Genoese shouting behind him because they were stopped by the guards, Alexander shook his head slightly and walked out of the main hall.

"My title comes from my fiancée, my fiancée," Alexander whispered to himself as he walked until he came to the door of the vault and paused for a moment, then gently pushed the door open and smiled at the person who turned to look at him, "Welcome home, Barondi." ”

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