The assembly of 60,000 troops was very moving. It can be said that the whole of France will act. In particular, the assembly of materials is the boss, and it needs to be mobilized from all over the country.

This is because France is still a traditional military system, that is, the mining system. In peacetime, the French standing army numbered more than 20,000 people. Most of them are stationed in Paris. If you want to send an army of 60,000, you must gather the knights of the whole kingdom of France, and the knights' subordinate army. And then there's the local infantry.

The so-called local infantry is actually the local security forces stationed in various places in peacetime. Its positioning is similar to that of the police force of later generations. However, there are many more uses than the police. For example, it also plays the role of collecting taxes and collecting grain in the countryside. Of course, not all of these local troops belonged to the king, and many of them were thugs of local vassals. And in the North Sea State, there are similar troops, but there are relatively few of them. For example, the mounted police force that Marin used to patrol the countryside to avoid foreign infiltration is of this nature.

However, the infantry in these places is okay to bully the common people in peacetime, but if you really want to talk about combat effectiveness, I'm afraid it won't work. Of course, it must be better than a levy army of improvised farmers. After all, these people are all eagle dogs raised by the state, and they are still a little fiercer than the common people.

The Beihai Kingdom is different from France, although Marin can also mobilize tens of thousands of people, but most of them are standing armies, which belong to several large battalions stationed in several places in the Beihai Kingdom. Once the war starts, they don't have to assemble from all over the country, they just move as a whole. The only trouble is probably the logistics.

However, the logistics of the North Sea Country are different from the logistics of France, and tens of thousands of logistics men in France need to collect grain from all over the country and transport it to the big camp. Because, Paris does not prepare so much military rations at all. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of the war, Louis XII ordered the dispatch of strong men from all over the country and the assembly of military rations at the designated places.

The North Sea Country is different, because Marin's grain storage in Aurich can meet the food needs of the army. After all, the North Sea country produces very high grain. In particular, the grain production of East Friesland was sufficient for the needs of the army.

Therefore, once the war began, Marin only needed to recruit tens of thousands of people on the spot in East Friesland. They don't need to transport food to concentrate it, they just need to bring someone over. Because big cities like Aurich and Emden not only have enough food, but also have enough wheelbarrows to transport food, as well as tents and other supplies. Since the materials are complete, there is naturally no need to go to all parts of the country to collect people's strong. As for the French side, because they have to transport grain from all over the country anyway, it is better to recruit people from all over the country. Anyway, the grain harvested from all over the country also needs to be transported by these people......

However, it is this difference that causes the two countries to start a war very differently. France is a national mobilization, and it is difficult not to attract attention. Moreover, the total time will be very long.

Louis XII was worried - by the time the French army was assembled, the Spaniards would have been ready. A prepared Spanish army and an unprepared Spanish army, that's not the same. In particular, if they had known that the French were coming, the Spaniards would have prepared enough ammunition to defend the city. If the musketeers of the Spanish defenders at the head of the city had enough ammunition, it would be of great help to the defenders.

In this era, European countries launched wars, in addition to the need to prepare food in advance, the same was true for gunpowder. Because saltpeter is not produced in Europe, the official needs to stock up on gunpowder in advance before starting a war. Otherwise, it will not be enough to fight a battle. Therefore, Louis XII did not want the Spaniards to prepare their defenders in Naples in advance. In particular, they were not expected to prepare sufficient food and gunpowder in advance......

"What to do? How to leave the Spaniards defenseless? Louis XII was distressed.

Then, the new Baron of Lafite, John Brown. Rafi sent this information back to Aurich via pigeons......

"Hide the actions of 60,000 troops and 8 people to play? Isn't that whimsical? Marin was a little speechless. Even the Beihai Kingdom, which does not need to mobilize food from all over the country, cannot conceal such a large military operation. Unless, the enemy does not realize that the other party wants to hit himself......

"Yes, if Spain had mistakenly thought that the French were not targeting them, they would not have been defenseless!" In Marin's mind, the phrase "pointing to the east and hitting the west" popped up......

Referring to the east hitting the west and the harmony of the east hitting the west, it actually has one meaning. However, it is more proactive to attack the east and west, which belongs to the initiative, and the focus is on the word "fighting". On the other hand, it is slightly unconfident and is more used to confuse the opponent, which is a tactical application, and has a bit of guerrilla warfare.

Louis XII wanted to conceal the Spaniards from mobilizing 60,000 troops, which was impossible. However, it can make Spain mistakenly believe that the other side is not targeting itself.

Therefore, Marin wondered if Louis XII could have escaped Spain under the pretext of using troops against Switzerland.

The answer was yes, and if Louis XII had put on the posture that he was bound to help the Swiss defeat the Habsburgs, the Spaniards would have believed it. After all, France and the Habsburgs did have a deep grudge. At the beginning, France grabbed a large part of the land of the Duchy of Burgundy, even the capital Dijon. Therefore, the two families are definitely a feud that cannot be reconciled. It is not surprising that the French used troops against the Habsburgs.

Marin, however, did not think it was appropriate. Why? Because even if the Spaniards believed that Louis XII was going to fight the Habsburgs, they would not stand idly by, but would choose to prepare for war and prepare to support the Habsburgs.

Why? This is because Spain and the Habsburgs were strategic allies. The two sides had signed an anti-French alliance and, for this purpose, they had even entered into marriage. For example, Spain married Princess Juana (Mad Juana) to Philip the Handsome King, son of Emperor Maximilian I, while Spain Ann married Philip's sister Margaret of Austria. Of course, Crown Prince Juan is now King of the Kingdom of Colora, and co-ruled Spain with his father Ferdinand II.

As allies and in-laws, if they learned that the French were going to attack the Habsburgs, the Spaniards would have to fulfill their covenant and gather their troops to fight the French. As a result, the mission to confuse Spain was largely unsuccessful.

How do you make the Spaniards know that France is massing a large army, but they are indifferent? Marin spread out the map of Europe and smiled when he saw the map of Italy......

Because, he saw the Duchy of Milan in northern Italy......

The current Duke of Milan is Ludovico. Sforza, but there is a problem in the Duchy of Milan, and that is - legitimacy is being questioned.

The Sforza family is not the old ruling family of the Duchy of Milan, but a newly rising nouveau riche family, somewhat similar to the Hoffmanns.

At the beginning, Ludovico. Sforza's father, Francesco. Sforza was only a mercenary leader, stationed in the Duchy of Milan. However, after the death of the Duke of Milan, Visconti had no children, so the Milanese declared the Duchy of Milan a republic. Then, Francesco, who had military power in Milan, took control of Milan. Sforza took the opportunity to take control of the newly formed Republic of Milan. Because of his wife Bianca. Visconti was the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Visconti. On this basis, Sforza declared himself Duke of Milan.

However, the people of the Orleans family on the French side were not happy. Because, Louis XII's grandmother Valentina was the official princess of the Visconti family, and was more qualified to inherit the Duchy of Milan than Visconti's illegitimate daughter Bianca.

Therefore, Louis XII demanded the succession of the Duke of Milan and planned to get rid of the Sforza family as a "tyrant......

Originally, everything went well, and Louis XII was in Italy with Charles VIII. Charles VIII went for the kingdom of Naples, while Louis XII stayed in Milan and drove out Ludovicco. Sforza, himself Duke of Milan.

But with the outbreak of syphilis, the French army was defeated and retreated to France. So, Louis XII also ran back to France. Later, he also succeeded to the throne of Charles VIII.

Originally, according to history, after Louis XII inherited the throne, he would have captured the Duchy of Milan and even captured Ludovico. Sforza.

However, this plane, because of the appearance of Marin, Ludovic. Sforza was not defeated. It is true that France plotted to seize the Duchy of Milan, but Marin gave Ludovico a crush. Sforza had the idea to keep his life alive and retreat to Graubünden, Switzerland, which was then controlled by the Habsburgs. Later, taking advantage of the departure of the main forces of the French army, Ludovic. Sforza recaptured the Duchy of Milan. Now, Ludovico, who had died in 1508, is still in history. Sforza is still alive......

However, Louis XII never seemed to have given up his claim to the succession to the Duchy of Milan. Therefore, it seems that France can use the seizure of the Duchy of Milan as an excuse to send troops to Italy this time......

Although the Duchy of Milan was an ally of the Habsburgs, they were not an ally of Spain. Louis XII sent troops to attack the Duchy of Milan, and the Habsburgs must have been in a hurry, because Maximilian I's third wife, Bianca. Maria. Sforza is the princess of the Sforza family. Of course, Bianca. Maria. Sforza died in 1510, but the two families were allies against France.

But this has nothing to do with Spain, which is an ally of the Habsburgs, but the allies of the allies are not necessarily their own allies.

Therefore, Louis XII used the attack on the Duchy of Milan as an excuse, and Spain would certainly not react much. Of course, Louis XII could not follow the example of Charles VIII and at the same time seek the throne of Naples. Otherwise, the Spaniards must be in a hurry......

Therefore, Marlin sent a carrier pigeon to John. Raffi sent instructions advising Louis XII to gather troops under the pretext of "retaking the Duchy of Milan". However, it must be denied for the time being that there were ideas about the Kingdom of Naples. In this way, the Spaniards do not pay much attention to it......

After receiving Marlin's secret letter, John . Lafite immediately entered the palace and presented Louis XII with a plan to "point to the east and fight the west......