Since the old man was going south to compete for the Pope, Marin immediately found Kohler and asked him to send all the information about Italy for his own reference. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Marin has always been concerned about the situation in Italy, not that he has ideas about Italy. Rather, on the battlefield of Italy, there are two major powers, Spain and France, wrestling their wrists, which is very noteworthy.

The victory or defeat of either side will have an important impact on the situation in Europe. However, Marin was convinced that Spain would emerge victorious. Because, there was a man in the Spanish army named Gonzalo. Morality. A famous player in Córdoba. What's more, this famous general also learned a relatively complete "Marin Phalanx" from himself, and he restrained the French plate knights very much.

The French are actually very monotonous, mainly two types of soldiers: plate knights and Swiss spearmen. In addition, it was supplemented by a certain amount of artillery.

And Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba had a large number of musketeers and pikemen, as well as artillery, and Spanish light cavalry as auxiliaries. As for the heavy cavalry, Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba didn't even have the face to take it out. Why? The Spanish heavy cavalry was too few, and he had only a few hundred men in his hands. In front of the French tens of thousands of heavily armored knights, it is simply embarrassing, it is better not to take it out......

Italy is a pit, a trap for the two European hegemons, France and Spain. If the French do not fall into Italy...... Well, it seems that Germany is not very easy to fight......

Unless, on their own initiative, the French give up the land hegemony and instead engage in great voyages, there will be a way out. Otherwise, neither Italy nor Germany is an existence to be messed with.

Italy is the big fat in the eyes of the great powers, while Germany is the hard one. Because, the Italian soldiers are very scumbag, and in the German region, people are generally martial. If the French dared to expand in the direction of Germany, the German princes, who had been scattered, would definitely unite. When the time comes, the French will also not be able to eat and walk around.

In short, it is really difficult for the French to engage in hegemony. To the southeast is the "giant pit" Italy, and to the southwest is the "little overlord" Spain. To the east, there was a group of aggressive and impoverished German lords...... It's not easy to mess with......

The Spaniards too, to be honest, the Kingdom of Castile was pitted by the Kingdom of Aragon. Because, King Ferdinand II of the Kingdom of Aragon also coveted Italy and never forgot it.

Therefore, the confrontation between Spain and France in Italy was actually a struggle between the Kingdom of Aragon and the French for hegemony in Italy. As for the Kingdom of Castile, it was actually dragged into the water by the Kingdom of Aragon.

If the original historical development was followed, Spain was dragged into the "super sinkhole" by the Habsburgs - a struggle for hegemony with local chickens......

The Kingdom of Castile originally had the huge profits of the American colonies, and if it weren't for the marriage of the madwoman Juana, it would have been able to make a fortune quietly. However, because of the appearance of Charles V, the windfall profits obtained by the Spaniards were used by Charles V in the German Wars of Religion and the war with the native chickens. Of course, a lot of money was spent on the head-on battle with France.

In short, because of the Habsburgs, the gold and silver that the Spaniards had worked so hard to earn from the Americas were squandered in the German theater...... In the end, the colonial empire of Spain was dragged bankrupt by the European hegemony......

Of course, this is the original historical development route. But since Marín rescued Prince Juan, Spanish history has been changed. However, at the same time, there is also the national policy of Spain.

At the instigation of Marin, the lewd fellow, the Americas were described as a terrible place where horrible syphilis was everywhere. Moreover, Marin also spent a lot of money to give the real Indian route to Spain, so that Spain's attention was completely diverted to India. The Americas were then abandoned by Spain, leaving only one colony, Hispaniola (the island of Haiti), for the cultivation of sugar cane.

Of course, the Spaniards were not at a loss. Because, in the early Americas, there was really no oil and water. It was not until Spain conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico and the Inca Empire in Peru that large quantities of gold and silver were obtained. Prior to this, the Spanish colonization of the Americas was not very profitable. Marin's dedication of the Indian route to Spain, although it diverted their attention, also brought Spain an immediate and substantial profit.

Therefore, at this time, Spain was more confident in the process of competing with France for Italy. Because, the last time the fleet returned, the spices transported back from India made the royal family earn a million hundreds of thousands of gold coins, enough for the Spaniards to spend money and the French to shake hard.

Because of the money, the Spanish double king in Jean Gonzalo. Morality. When Córdoba led his army against the French, he was also a lot more generous. Originally historically, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba led only 10,000 Spanish troops against the French, and the troops were very shabby. You must know that the total number of French troops as opponents is as high as 40,000.

This time, because the two kings had money, Gonzalo. Morality. The army under Córdoba is not 10,000 people, but has doubled to 20,000 people.

In this way, when the French army of 40,000 marched south in a menacing manner, Gonzalo. Morality. Instead of evading its edge as it had done in its original history, Córdoba chose to go straight to the front......

So, also in April, the Spanish and French armies fought a great war in the disputed area of the Capitanata Valley......

The famous battle of the original Spanish phalanx, the Battle of Tsarinora, was gone, and was replaced by the Battle of Capitanata......

Of course, this phalanx is no longer called the Spanish phalanx, but the "Marin phalanx......

Using the knowledge of the "Marin Phalanx" learned from Marin, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba ordered his men, using sapper shovels modeled after the East Frisian army, to dig two deep trenches on the Spanish-controlled side of the Capitanata Valley to guard against the French knights' charge.

Moreover, unlike the original "Marin Phalanx", because the trench was dug deep, a lot of soil was dug out. In the original version of the "Marin Phalanx", the trench was dug shallowly, and there was not much soil dug out, and it was randomly stacked on both sides of the tunnel.

And Gonzalo. Morality. The trenches dug by Córdoba under the command of the Spanish army were deeper and more earthy than they were. To this end, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba had an idea, and simply piled up the excavated earth on the side of its own army, and built an earthen wall to serve as a bunker for the musketeers. In this way, the Spanish musketeers, when shooting, could use these earthen walls as cover to resist the enemy's bow and arrow fire and artillery fire.

When the French army of 40,000 arrived in the Capitanata Valley, they were met by the "Marin phalanx" formed by the Spanish army, which was super defensive......

The French, relying on their strong forces, launched a charge without even probing...... Then, naturally, a large group of French knights fell into the pit......

In desperation, the French stopped the knightly charge and switched to artillery and archer fire. However, the Spanish army hid behind a high, thick earthen wall and suffered very little damage.

When the French army brought the Swiss spearmen forward, the Spanish musketeers rushed forward and beat the Swiss spearmen to the ground with genuine Mushkert muskets (Marin's was a copycat...... Even if you rush up, you can't climb two deep pits......

At the same time, the clever Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba remembered Marin's original "teaching" and sent a large number of Spanish light cavalry to go around the rear of the French army and attack the French supply lines. The French sent heavy cavalry in pursuit, but where could they outrun the light cavalry of the Spaniards?

In this way, while the two sides were engaged in positional warfare, the supply lines of the French army were also seriously threatened by the Spanish light cavalry......

After a week of fighting, the French lost several thousand men and still could not do anything with the Spaniards. Moreover, their supply lines are also seriously threatened, and there is a danger of running out of food. In desperation, the remaining 30,000 troops of the French army had to retreat north and give up the confrontation with the Spanish army......

After the victory at the Battle of Capitanata, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba has made a name for itself and has become a European star. However, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was so modest that it went so far as to put the credit on Marin. It is said that his "Marin phalanx" was taught to him by Count Marin. Moreover, the tactics of attacking the supply lines of the French army were also taught by Marin......

When Marin read this information, he was so depressed that he almost vomited blood - Nimade, Gonzalo, you old boy, do you want to make a name for me, or help me win the hatred of the French...... It's just a dead dad......

Marin was once sanctioned by the French for defeating Charles VIII, and then it was not until Charles VIII died that the French relaxed the sanctions against him. Now, Gonzalo. Morality. The old boy of Córdoba defeated the French army, and when he met people, he said that the ability was taught to him by Marin, doesn't this pit Marin?

Marin could already predict that after Charles VIII, another French king (Louis XII) would put Marin on the "blacklist......