"Damn!" Louis XII stomped his feet in anger. So, he commanded in a loud voice:

"French cavalry, attack, kill this group of bastards Spanish cavalry!"

However, at this time, tens of thousands of French peasants were blocked at the north gate. Although the French knights were ready to go, they couldn't get out at all.

In desperation, the French knights had to make a detour from the east gate to attack the Spanish cavalry blocking the French peasants. However, as soon as they left the east gate, behind the fortifications of the Spanish earthen wall + trench outside the east gate, a dense gunfire rang out - the Spanish Mushkert muskets were fired......

The French knights were tough, but that was for cold weapons. Faced with a 50-gram overweight projectile of Mushquet muskets, the French knights had no choice but to flee back to the city in disarray, leaving behind dozens of corpses......

Then, an embarrassing scene arose - tens of thousands of people blocked the north gate of the city of Naples, in a dilemma. Inside the city, the French knights desperately prevented the peasants from turning around and preventing them from returning. Outside the city, the Spanish backless cavalry stared fiercely at the French peasants, and those who dared to run out drew their swords and hacked them to death.

As for driving the peasants into the city? The Spanish bareback cavalry tried, but were beaten back by the French musketeers at the head of the city......

The French also brought a lot of musketeers this time, and in order to prepare for the war, Louis XII sent people to Nuremberg, Germany and other places to buy a lot of German arquebuses. Although it was not as powerful as the Mushkert musket and could be used to defend the city, it had no problem. What's more, there are even more terrifying French cannons in the city......

As a result, the three forces of the French army, the French peasants, and the Spanish cavalry were stalemate at the north gate of Naples......

For the next few days, the three forces were deadlocked on the side of the North Gate, and no one could move. In the glory of knighthood, the French knights were unwilling to attack their own peasants, so they could only block those French peasants and prevent them from turning back. And the peasants did not dare to go out, because the Spaniards would kill them......

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At this time, the French army was very anxious and didn't know what to do. After all, such a stalemate is not the way to go.

So, John. Rafite couldn't help but secretly release carrier pigeons in the middle of the night and asked Marin for help......

The carrier pigeon flies very fast, traveling hundreds or even thousands of kilometers a day, and Marin was also very quick to receive the news. Learned that Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba's goods are so shady, Marin is not happy. After all, Marin intended to make Spain and France desperate, not to let Spain abuse France. Marin quickly wrote back to John. Rafi, gave advice......

"What? Let those tens of thousands of peasants starve for a few days and then throw bread out of the city? Louis XII was a little surprised.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the reason why these peasants dare not go out is because they are afraid of death. However, starving them for a few days makes them jealous and hungry for food. At this time, we threw bread out of the city, and these hungry peasants would go out of the city to pick it up...... "John. Raffi said respectfully.

"Okay, that's it!"

Then, the French army stopped distributing food to the tens of thousands of peasants. Three days later, many French peasants were already dizzy from hunger, when news suddenly came that a lot of bread had been thrown outside the city walls!

So, for the sake of bread, these hungry French peasants desperately squeezed out of the city, and even had a stampede. When they managed to squeeze out of the city and picked up bread outside the city walls, they were shocked to find that the gate behind them had been closed......

Then the French peasants cried and wanted to go back. However, the French soldiers in the city all retracted their heads and pretended not to see them......

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"There are great people in the city!" Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba sighed. Originally, he thought that the peasants were just lying on the side of the city gate, so that the city gate could not be closed. As a result, the French had a simple ploy to get the hungry peasants to run out and collect bread on their own......

After thinking about it, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba sent men to capture the French peasants who had left the city and used them as cannon fodder for the siege. Although it is not very useful, he can always give an explanation to the country and prove that he Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba is not a coward......

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Of course, Marin's strategy is much more than a "bread plan". Along with the bread plan, there is another clever plan......

"What? Back to the carbine? What do you mean? Louis XII was a little confused.

John. Lafitte mounted his horse and performed a "return pistol" tactic with a knight, then explained:

"'Returning to the gun' means that if we pretend to run away, they will chase us. But if we suddenly attack them coldly, they will be taken by surprise and easily defeated......"

"Specifically?"

"Pick a rainy day, and our 20,000 cavalry and tens of thousands of elite infantry will escort Your Majesty out of the city, pretending to flee back to the country. The enemy will definitely send someone to chase after you, because Your Majesty is here. At this time, our knights suddenly attacked back, and it was easy to break the enemy......"

"How do you know we're going to win? The strength of the enemy is not weak......"

"Your Majesty, the ministers know that the enemy is not weak, but their not weak is based on the premise that there are a large number of arquebuses to restrain our knights. The reason why they chose a rainy day is because their arquebuses are useless on rainy days! And, in the course of the pursuit, the Spaniards must have left the cover of their rogue trenches and earthen walls, right? When the time comes, when they are in pursuit, it is just the opportunity for our knights to charge......"

Louis XII and his generals deduced it, and it was so. On rainy days, the enemy's arquebuses were useless, and in the middle of the pursuit of the French, they certainly could not have dug trenches and piled up earthen walls at any time. Taking advantage of their unstable foothold, the French knights suddenly turned back and killed, and they were indeed able to catch their opponents off guard......

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But how do you convince the enemy that he really wants to return home? John. Raffi continued (as instructed) to give:

"Your Majesty, you can secretly send someone out of the city in the middle of the night, and then bring a false piece of information from the country, deliberately captured by the enemy cavalry, so that Gonzalo can see this information. As for the content of the intelligence, it is said that there is a rebellion in Paris, and it is necessary for Your Majesty to bring troops back to suppress it...... In this way, it ......is reasonable for Your Majesty to hurry out of the city and return home with 20,000 knights."

"Okay, that's it!"

Then, a few days later, on a rainy morning, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba's men intercepted a piece of information from mainland France. Seeing the intelligence, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba is delighted. At the same time, he learned that one of the two messengers had fled into the city......

Then, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba found that 20,000 French knights were escorting King Louis XII out of the city in a hurry through the north gate......

"Is this to drive back to China to quell the chaos? Can't let them go back easily! "Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba didn't have time to think about it, so he sent 30,000 troops to pursue the French......

But halfway through, in an open area, the French knights, who had been hurrying back, suddenly turned around, divided into two groups, outflanked left and right, and killed the pursuing Spanish army......

The Spaniards were immediately confused and immediately changed their defense. But then they realized that the musket of Mushkert, which they were so proud of, could not be used at this time. Because, it's raining in the sky......

This kind of outflanking tactics used by the French knights made the Spanish infantry very uncomfortable, after all, the European knights were popular for frontal charges. Therefore, the focus of the Spaniards' defense is also in the front row. However, this tactic of choosing the "waist" of the enemy on both sides is really obscene. In the beginning John. When Lafite brought it up, it was refuted by many French generals. But John. Rafi said that this was the classic tactic of the Mongol cavalry that once swept across Eurasia, and everyone reluctantly accepted it. Moreover, it is indeed quite stupid for the cavalry to be equipped with the enemy's spear array in front of it......

The Spaniards were also obviously stunned by the "new tactic" of the French "waist" sticking knives in the "waists" on both sides, and before they could react, they were disrupted by the French.

As a result, Francis, the commander of the Spanish battle, had to loudly order the elite troops in the front row that had not been attacked to gather and retreat to a high ground.

The French did not have time to take care of them, but were busy slaughtering the Spanish recruits and the old and weak behind them. And after Francis retreated to a nearby high ground with more than 10,000 remnants of infantry, the French were helpless. After all, when the cavalry rushes to the high ground, it is definitely a gift to the opponent's head. And I can't rush it......

The blame is on Italy's rugged terrain, and it's rare for the French to find such a flat area. It's not realistic to find a large plain in the southern part of the Apennine Peninsula......

Therefore, Louis XII and his knights were helpless against the approximately 16,000 Spanish infantry who were huddled on the high ground to defend.

Moreover, precipitation is scarce in the Apennine Peninsula in summer. After all, it's a Mediterranean climate with dry summers. After the end of the war, Louis XII found that the precipitation was weakening and was about to stop. So, he changed his face and hastened to order the army to return to the city of Naples. Because, as soon as the weather improves, the Spaniards' muskets will be able to flourish......

But in any case, this "return to the horse gun" tactic was extremely successful, and it actually wiped out tens of thousands of Spanish infantry. Although most of them were old and weak and new recruits in the back row, it was also a brilliant and huge victory......

So, when he returned to Naples, Louis XII and his French knights were full of pride......