However, no matter how eager Louis XII was to do anything to Italy, he would not have chosen to do so before the spring ploughing. After all, this era was an agricultural era, and France was a big agricultural country. Louis XII went crazy, so he gave up spring ploughing and went directly to Italy.

After all, the logistics of an army of 60,000 requires at least 60,000 people. This time, more than 80,000 people may have to be mobilized. Why? Because the proportion of French knights is too high. 20,000 plate armor knights, the logistical pressure is by no means smaller than 40,000 infantry, or even greater.

For example, war horses eat 5 times more grain and grass than ordinary soldiers every day, and it is much more difficult to serve than people. As for the pack horse used for knight transfer, it is not necessary to use the whole process. However, the food consumed is also more than that of the average infantryman.

Moreover, the choice to send troops after spring ploughing also has logistical considerations. The reason is very simple - after spring ploughing, the grass grows, which can be described as "abundant water and grass". At this time, when the army is dispatched, the pack horse can eat grass as the main thing, supplemented by fodder. Even a war horse can eat some fresh grass to replace a lot of grain, which is very economical. If a large-scale cavalry is dispatched in the winter when the grass and trees are withered, because it is impossible to replace part of the grain consumption with grass, the consumption of grain and grass is simply unbearable......

With such a huge consumption of food, although France has a huge potential for explosive troops, it does not dare to gather too many soldiers and horses to fight. Without him, there is a shortage of food and grass. If there were more than 50,000 troops, even the king of France would easily go bankrupt.

Fortunately, this time, the Venetians, because of their hatred of Spain, provided France with a large amount of money, so that Louis XII could send an army of 60,000 troops, including 20,000 plate armor heavy cavalry. Otherwise, Louis XII really didn't have much confidence.

It is not easy to fight a national war, and Louis XII has the blood and tears of Charles VIII, the hapless predecessor, so he naturally acted too cautiously. In addition to sending 60,000 troops into Italy, Louis XII also ordered the southwestern regions bordering the Kingdom of Aragon to prepare to resist the invasion of the Kingdom of Aragon. For this reason, the local lords have made plans to recruit more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. Of course, their task was relatively simple, not to repel the Spanish army, but to hold many cities and fortresses in the southwest. After all, in this era, in order to ensure the smooth flow of supply lines, no army would bypass the fortified fortress, lest the logistical supply lines of the large army be cut off. As long as the important cities and fortresses in the southwest are well guarded, they can hold back the possible counterattack of Spain.

On the other hand, the Venetians were not idle. In order to drag the 20,000 Spanish troops in Morocco, the Venetians provided a large number of weapons and supplies to the remnants of the Moroccan Wattas Dynasty, encouraging the remnants of the Wattas Dynasty to attack everywhere, so as to hold back the 20,000 Spanish troops stationed in northern Morocco and make it impossible to support the Italian battlefield. Moreover, the Saad tribe south of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco has also been funded. Anyway, as long as Spain dares to transfer the 20,000 troops stationed in northern Morocco to the Italian battlefield, the remnants of the Vattas dynasty and the Saad department, the two major Moroccan local forces, will take the opportunity to attack northern Morocco, so that Spain will not be able to deal with each other......

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But so far, the Spaniards simply did not realize that the French were going to do something against them. Why? Because, the intelligence of the Spaniards in Paris was purged......

Speaking of which, this matter also has an important relationship with Marin. Since cultivating a group of full-fledged spies, Marin's intelligence officers have become more professional and powerful.

Then, a dozen professional spies sent to Paris, while collecting intelligence, suddenly discovered a group of colleagues - Spaniard spies......

Of course, the Spaniards' spies were not professional, and the level of professionalism was still at the level of ancient meticulous work, and the degree of secrecy was not very good. The professional spies of the North Sea Kingdom easily explored several Spanish spy dens in Paris.

In order to keep the French from being stunned all at once, Marin deliberately let the spies of the North Sea Kingdom in Paris, through John. Lafite sold the Spanish intelligence to the Count of Durt, who was in charge of intelligence in the Kingdom of France. In this way, several Spanish spy dens in Paris were uprooted by the French. And the Spaniards, for a while, I am afraid that it will be difficult to control the actions of the French.

In this way, it is guaranteed that once the French make a move against the Kingdom of Naples, Italy, the early stage will definitely be relatively smooth. However, in the later period, the Spaniards, who had deep pockets, reacted, and the French must have found it difficult to bargain. After all, the Spaniards now had enough money to amass a sizable army to fight the French, having reaped the windfall profits from India's spice trade.

Moreover, the Spaniards currently have a strong army. If there is preparation in advance, no matter how many knights France dispatches, it will be in vain. Because, the musketeers of the Spanish infantry are especially suitable for defending the city, and the French army will not be able to take even a big city when the French army is dispatched. In that case, it's a lot of fun.

After all, Marin's original intention was to weaken both France and Spain through this war, preferably for many years. Therefore, there must not be a situation where one party is hanged and beaten. At best, both sides lose a lot.

In this way, Spain could not get the information in advance. Otherwise, with the strength of Spain's current army power (Spain is really a bug in this era, the army is very strong, the navy is also very strong, and it looks like the protagonist of the Mandate of Heaven), plus Gonzalo. Morality. A famous player like Córdoba will definitely pack up the French as grandsons.

And France, only on the premise of taking the Kingdom of Naples first, will have a greater chance to come and go with Spain. After all, once the French took the city first, the Spaniards, even if they had a strong army, would have nothing to do. Because, after all, the side defending the city is more advantageous.

What the? You say you're worried that France will beat Spain? That's unlikely. Don't look at the strength of the French army, but the tactical thinking is backward, and the number of people is not very useful.

What's more, now Spain, through the monopoly of the spice trade, has money in its hands. Don't look at Spain's current military disadvantage, but as long as you are willing to spend money, it is not a problem to gather tens of thousands of troops. Among other things, there are tens of thousands of Italian mercenaries waiting to be hired. And the famous Gonzalo. Morality. The presence of Córdoba, and the presence of the Spanish phalanx, now known as the "Marin Phalanx", put Spain in an invincible position. Even if you are unlucky in the early stage, you can always find the field in the later stage.

It's really not good, even if you suffer losses in the early stage, Marin will help Spain. How can it help? Of course, it is recommended that Spain "encircle Wei and save Zhao". You're a big French army, aren't you? No problem, I can't beat Napoli, so I'll just attack the heart of the French mainland.

In any case, the Spanish navy had an absolute advantage over France. When the time comes, it will be very convenient to besiege Marseille or Bordeaux. Even, if England is willing to cooperate, it can directly send troops to besiege Paris. In this way, the heavy army that the French had accumulated in Naples was meaningless - what was the point of losing the homeland, even if they occupied the Kingdom of Naples?

Anyway, Marin has already decided to act as a-stirring stick. When the time comes, no matter which side occupies a greater advantageous position, Marin will secretly support the weaker side, try to ensure that the two sides are evenly matched, and tear up on the Italian battlefield, preferably until the end of the day......

This is the stunt of the British, who later became known as the "European-stirring stick", and it has been tried and tested. However, at this time, the one who acted as a-stirring stick became Marin, and the time was also advanced by hundreds of years. Perhaps, in the history books of France and Spain in later generations, it will be written like this - Marin. Hoffman, that is a "European-stirring stick", doing something immoral......