Gonzalo, of course, was not satisfied with the demands of the French - I scared you half to death, and in the end I didn't get any good?

Of course, Gonzalo was reluctant to ask too much. This time he was just scaring the other party, and he didn't dare to really mess around. Therefore, he did not dare to make the other party surrender unconditionally. Otherwise, once the negotiations reach an impasse, the gains outweigh the losses. After all, on the premise that smallpox was no longer really used, the Spanish army was not sure to defeat the French army.

After thinking about it, Gonzalo came up with a way - that is, to ask the other party to hand over all the war horses as his own trophies. Then, let the other person go.

There were 5,000 French knights and 5,000 horses in the city. And the war horse dedicated to each knight, especially the war horse of the French knight, costs as much as hundreds of gold coins. If 5,000 horses are captured, it means that the income reaches 500,000 gold coins.

Gonzalo, who had studied in East Friesland, remembered the reason for Marin's fortune - the capture of thousands of French knights' horses, including those of the French knights themselves. Because the value was too high, Marin at that time was suddenly canonized from a small knight to an imperial barony by the emperor, and had an autonomous imperial barony.

Moreover, he also knew that Marin was very bold at the beginning, in addition to giving half of the spoils to the Venetians, he also secretly hid half of the war horses and sold them secretly, and finally obtained a huge amount of money, which laid the foundation for the formation of the North Sea State army and the annexation of the East Friesian Lamber.

These Marin were not revealed, but the Spanish spies later obtained the exact number from the French side, and deduced that Marin had only surrendered some of his horses to the Emperor. Because, there were 4,000 captured French knights, but Marin only gave the emperor 1,000 war horses, and he must have hacked a lot. However, those prisoners of war Marin did not dare to hide their secrets. Because, this ransom thing, Marin is a small person, and he can't negotiate with France.

It's just that it was the result of the defeat of the French knights after being ambushed by Marin. He did not defeat the French army trapped in the city, and he did not dare to ask for prisoners of war. Therefore, letting the French go and blackmailing a batch of war horses from the other side is already a big advantage.

When the conditions reached the city, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, was so angry that his liver ached. That's a war horse! A knight's most valuable asset! Generally speaking, the knight's most valuable asset is the war horse, and most of the knight's harvest is used to feed the horses. The second is a full set of plate armor, worth dozens of gold coins.

Charles III was a little reluctant, but what he didn't expect was that most of the 5,000 French knights in the city were willing to hand over their horses in exchange for leaving.

Many old knights clearly remember how many French knights died of syphilis. Smallpox is much more terrible than syphilis, and if they continue to throw the clothes and blankets of the smallpox victims, they may actually die. War horses are precious, but human lives are even more precious. Because, in the manor of those knights, there is not only one war horse.

You know, the wealth of the French knights is famous in Europe. The Kingdom of France was vast, and the average fief size of the knights was as high as 1,500 acres, much more than the 1,000 acres of the German knights and the 600 acres of the English knights. Therefore, the French knights had the confidence to come up with another war horse. And now, they cherish their lives even more......

Seeing that the knights were in a hurry to return home for refuge, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, did not say anything, and was ready to agree to the other party's conditions. At this time, Charles, Count of Nantes, spoke up to stop ......

"Wait, Lord Duke, I have some ideas!"

"What thoughts?" Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, was a little confused. At this time, what else can you play?

"That's right, the other party asked us to hand over 5,000 war horses, and didn't ask for those ordinary transfer horses, right?"

"That's ......"

Charlie explains:

"Lord Duke, the knight's horses I have found look relatively short, and they are not as majestic as some of the horses that change horses. Therefore, we might as well pass off some tall transfer horses as war horses, and replace those that look short. In this way, we can also reduce some losses......"

The Duke of Charles was also a little moved, but he hesitated:

"What if the Spaniards see it? Besides, we're going to have to swear an oath, and I don't dare lie and swear in front of God. ”

Earl Charles smiled and said:

"So, when you swear an oath to the Spaniards, when you swear an oath, don't talk about war horses, even if you are willing to give them the good horses of 5,000 knights. Good Horse ...... Looking at Gundam's majestic transfer horse, it can also be called a good horse...... Moreover, some of the horsemen transferred to the horses looked very majestic in themselves, and if it were not for the heavily armed knights who sat on them and charged, they could not be seen at all...... When the horses were given to the French, these pretended war horses were mixed in the innermost part, and the Spaniards could not see it in a hurry......"

"In addition, before we go out of the city, starve the horses that have been replaced, so that they will not be in a state of limbo, lest the Spaniards see ......."

Charles III thought about it, and it was really feasible. So, he asked his knights to sift through the horses, and replaced 800 horses that didn't look majestic and majestic with 800 horses that looked strong but were actually not explosive (the war horse dragged the plate knight to charge, which required strong explosive power). These 800 horses were hidden among the 5,000 horses, and it was really difficult for the Spaniards to see the problem.

Before going out of the city and swearing to the Spaniards, Charles III, according to the advice of Count Charles, starved the 800 replaced horses a few times, and only gave a small amount of forage to barely survive starvation. Therefore, on the day when the French army left the city, these 800 war horses lost their spirit, and they did not look like good horses......

What is the main difference between a war horse and a horse? War horses were mainly used for warfare, and European war horses in this era were mainly used to support high-headed horses with heavy armor knights wearing full-body plate armor to launch a charge. The main quality of a war horse is that it has great strength and can carry a knight wearing plate armor. At the same time, it must also have strong explosive power, which is easy to impact opponents. As for stamina, it's the third most important.

Because of the needs of war, war horses tend to accelerate very quickly. Just like the sports cars of later generations, they pull up the speed to the maximum in a short time. Therefore, ordinary people are actually not used to riding war horses, because war horses look a little neurotic. If you simply drive, the horse will rush out instead of slowly accelerating. If you are a poor rider, you may fall off if you don't pay attention.

The horse is different because it is a cart or a horse. So, endurance is more important than explosiveness. Moreover, their personalities are not as impulsive and hot-blooded as war horses, and they are often somewhat unhurried. They start slower but look smoother. When it comes to riding and driving, these ordinary riding horses are more comfortable.

But because this is an era of frequent wars, war horses that seem to be a little nervous tend to be more expensive. The horses ridden by the French knights, although they were good among ordinary horses, were only one-fifth of the price of war horses, that is, about 20 gold coins. And at this price, in the Middle East, you can already buy a good war horse.

Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, exchanged 800 ordinary riding horses for 800 war horses, which can save more than 60,000 gold coins......

However, Charles III's own mount was too tall and majestic to be taken away by the Spaniards. Therefore, when he made the oath, looking at his beloved horse who was taken away, Charles III was extremely sad.

And his sad expression just convinced the Spaniards that the French had indeed handed over their horses. Then, after the Spanish army had released the encirclement from the north, the French, cautiously using defensive formations, withdrew from the city of Naples and marched north along the Roman road to return home......