In fact, Marin did not necessarily have to be sent by the emperor to send a large army to fight Siena. Originally, if Marin had sent troops alone, Siena's attention would have been on him. Then, a strong attack could not be avoided.

However, with the addition of the emperor's army, it would be different. Marin didn't need the Emperor's army to attack Siena with all his might, as long as they helped to build up enough momentum.

If he had gone to Italy under the pretext of "marching on Rome", then the emperor's army would have been swaggering enough to attract the attention of all of Europe.

In that case, Marin quietly transported troops from the sea to Italy, which would be very inconspicuous. If the Emperor's army had launched a massive feint in the east, then Siena's army would have been drawn to the east. Then the west side was empty......

Although, the Siena region is mountainous and rugged, which is not conducive to marching. After landing on the western coast, getting to Ciudad Siena requires a mountain crossing. However, this is not a problem for Marin at all......

Why? Because Marin recruited troops at the beginning, he gave preference to the mountain people in Württemberg and other places. Therefore, more than half of the soldiers in the first, second, and third armies of Marin were former mountain dwellers in southern Germany. Is there a problem for the mountain people to cross the mountains? Absolutely nothing!

Therefore, this time, Ma Lin plans to select all the soldiers from the mountain people under his command. Then, taking advantage of the opportunity of the emperor's army to divert the attention of the Sienese army on the eastern front, he quickly landed on the west coast of Siena, and then, directly took the mountain road, rushed to the city of Siena, attacked the city by surprise, and caught the opponent by surprise!

In other words, even if Maximilian I sent troops, it was just a show and a feint attack in the east. Then, take away most of the attention of the Republic of Siena. And Marin's real killer move is to personally lead the team, land from the west coast, and then cross the mountains and mountains to surprise the city of Siena.

However, there is a problem with this. That is, if you go over the mountains, the artillery will not be able to carry. After all, it was impossible for Marin's army to climb the mountain with artillery. Even cavalry could not be brought.

Therefore, this time, Marin could only send infantry. Also, artillery cannot be used during the siege. Without artillery, there are only two options - first, a night attack, send people to use grappling hooks to climb the city walls in the middle of the night, and then open the city gates; Second, use a powder keg to blow open the city gates......

It's just that now Siena City seems to have been replaced with an iron gate, and it is very difficult to explode it......

So, there is only the tactic of climbing the city head in the middle of the night?

"No, there's another way!" Marin suddenly remembered that it seemed that he could still use the method of combining the inside and the outside, as well as the more stupid method of digging tunnels......

So, Marin found Kohler and asked him to arrange spies, enter Siena first, buy a courtyard near the west gate, and dig tunnels and combine the inside and outside. It's just that it is estimated that it will take a long time to dig a tunnel through the city wall under the nose of the other party. So, this one needs to wait. But fortunately, Pope Julius II did not rush to take Siena immediately. Therefore, it is still okay to give a few months to dig tunnels.

In order to ensure the success rate, Marin sent two excavation teams to start digging inside and outside the city walls. Moreover, these two tunnels are unrelated. In this way, Marlin can also have multiple options.

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After arranging, Marin enthusiastically sent off the envoy of Emperor Maximilian I and asked the envoy to tell the emperor that this year's coronation would not be a problem......

Of course, Marin didn't say the second half of the sentence - the price is not small......

After all, now that the war in Switzerland has not stopped, it is not so easy for the emperor to raise 20,000 troops even if he does not have to contribute his own military rations. Fortunately, these 20,000 troops are just used to support the scene, and they don't need to really fight. Therefore, it is permissible to take people to make up the numbers.

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Later, Marin arranged for Schwartz to select infantry from mountain people in the army to join the expeditionary force to Italy. Moreover, according to his memory, Marin began to build a full set of mountaineering equipment for later generations.

First of all, you should have a few more pairs of straw sandals. Although straw sandals are not afraid of slippery, they can face rocks and wear a lot. Therefore, the Red Army during the Long March was all made of straw sandals when they were idle. Then, when marching, they carried spare straw sandals on their backs, lest the straw sandals wear out and not have to be replaced.

Then there are walking sticks and grappling hooks to avoid having nowhere to focus when climbing. Then there was the sleeping bag, because the climber could only carry one bag, and it was impossible for the baggage troops to accompany him. So, don't think about setting up a tent or something, just get a simple sleeping bag. And on cold days, using a sleeping bag is not enough to resist the cold. Therefore, Marin decided - by autumn at the latest, troops must be sent out, and by no means until winter.

Finally, there is food, because it is a surprise attack over the mountains, and you must not be able to bring much food. Thankfully, Marin invented the compressed biscuit. And with a large packet of compressed biscuits, you can eat it for days. When the maple sugar arrives in Canada this spring, Marin plans to make a large number of maple sugar compressed biscuits to be carried over the mountains by the soldiers.

Of course, everyone has to have a kettle. After all, climbing a mountain is physical work, and it is definitely necessary to replenish water. Moreover, you must also drink water to eat compressed biscuits, otherwise you will choke to death.

In addition, after the infantry from the mountain people was selected, Marin would conduct special training for several months, specifically training them to carry large bags to climb mountains and wade through rivers. However, it seems that there are no mountains in the Beihai Country......

"Why don't you go to the mountains of northern England for some training?" After making up his mind, Marin decided to secretly transport the selected people to the north of England for training, and specially trained the rapid march over the mountains and mountains......

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While Marin was arranging his expedition to Italy, preparations for Emden's first porcelain and silk auction were in the final stages.

Many representatives of the great German and foreign nobles arrived in Emden, and the hotels in the city could not be accommodated. For this reason, Marin had no choice but to evacuate the people and arrange for them to live temporarily in the military camp outside the city. Then, ask the delegates to stay in the vacated houses. Of course, those who vacate their houses will also receive rent.

Then, the busiest, probably the official vault of Emden......

Why? There was no banking system in place these days. Therefore, many representatives of the big nobles who came to participate in the auction directly brought a large amount of cash.

The cash of this era is not the paper money of later generations, but the real gold and silver coins. The gold and silver coins brought by each representative of the great nobles were very heavy. It's a good thing they didn't use copper coins, otherwise they wouldn't have fit.

Therefore, the official treasury of Emden is busy depositing gold coins and issuing vouchers to those representatives of the great nobles these days. After all, those representatives of the great nobility went to the auction, and it was impossible to go with a money box on their backs. So, Marin's approach was to have them lock the money in a box and deposit it in the official vault of Emden, while the vault side helped to count the amount of money and issue a monetary certificate.

At the time of the auction, the representatives of the great nobles, as long as they have a monetary certificate, can prove that they have enough funds to participate in the auction, and after the auction is over, they will go to the treasury for general settlement......

Of course, there were also some nobles who deposited their money in the Hanseatic Bank. They would hold a Hanseatic bank draft and participate in the auction.

However, Marin also doesn't know if their money order is genuine. Therefore, for this auction, Marin invited representatives of the influential banks of the Hanseatic League to verify the authenticity of the bank drafts on the spot.

Of course, this was mainly aimed at those merchants and petty aristocrats. For those big nobles, they still disdain to deceive people with fake money orders. Because, they can't afford to lose that person......

Before the official auction takes place, the coins are counted, and then the auction begins......