The knight corps did not wait long under this nameless mountain, and it was only about half a day before they saw the main force of the Chinese army slowly coming from a distance, and the troops were very orderly when they moved forward, and did not show much flaws for the enemy to take advantage of.

Although the knight corps was one step ahead of the Chinese army battalion as the pioneer, they did not really spread out and move forward at their maximum speed, because they still had to get supplies from the rear team every day, and they were also afraid that the march would be too fast and break away from the large army, so that it would be easy for the enemy to divide and surround and break each one. Therefore, the cavalry battalion marched every day and was very careful to keep only about half a day's distance from the Chinese army, which was actually a great constraint on its own leg strength, otherwise according to the speed of the cavalry, the Chinese army and the rear army would have been far away. However, unless it is to send light cavalry to raid a strategic target in the local area, the cavalry corps will patiently wait for the main force and echo the main army to move forward.

Charles VIII arrived first, and it wasn't long before the logistics troops followed. At this time, he was standing on the top of the hill with several commanders, looking at the Neapolitan castle in the distance, Fort Mordano, and at the same time observing the surrounding terrain with several commanders, and then scientifically arranging the camp.

Charles VIII looked at Fort Moldano in the distance, the smile on the corner of his mouth could not be hidden, and his eyes clearly showed extreme contempt, thinking that he could trample it under his feet immediately.

Angus was also looking at Fort Mordano in the distance, silently calculating in his heart where the artillery units should be arranged when the battle began, how many artillery pieces would be needed to bombard, and how much ammunition would be needed to blast through a section of the castle's walls or castle gates in a short time.

The cavalry commander stood there with a frown, not knowing what he was thinking. Obviously, the enemy's inability to shrink back was a pain in his head. What he expects is that since the Middle Ages, knights and knights will directly and vigorously face each other, and the two sides will face off with bravery and honor, so that it is enjoyable and in line with the honor of knights! But these Neapolitan defenders hid in the castle one by one as if they were greedy for life and afraid of death, which made him unable to do anything.

Tiger and Ryan stood by and whispered, discussing how to cover and support each other after breaking through the walls and entering the castle, and provide good cover for the cavalry and Swiss spearmen, so as to minimize the casualties of their own troops as much as possible.

Tedler stood there calmly, he knew the details of the French army, and knew that the castle in front of him was just an ornament in front of the French army, and there was no way to stop the French army's advance. When the walls were breached by French artillery, the next street battle was their challenge. However, Tedler has been in the army for many years, and he also knows what kind of mercenaries in Italy are, and their wars are no different from those of his family, and he will not pay attention to such an enemy at all.

Charles VIII observed for a while before turning around and saying to several commanders: "It seems that Naples is not ready for a big war, although a large army has also been stationed in the castle, but we don't have to take those mercenaries with weak combat effectiveness too seriously. Hearing Charles VIII speak, several commanders also retracted their minds and listened attentively to Charles VIII's speech.

"However," Charles VIII said, "we must not take it too lightly, because there are not a few cases in history where a good situation is buried because of carelessness, and finally ends up in a defeated and dead." Now that we have observed the terrain, the next step is to build the camp, which is the basis of our existence in Naples, and we must not neglect it. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, this is also what the minister wants to say! We have already brought all the tents and fences of the barracks, and then we will take local materials, cut down the trees on the surrounding mountains, sharpen one end, and bury the other end deep and half-obliquely into the earth, and insert them on the edge of the fence, so that the enemy can not come to attack our army camp at will, if they want to attack hard, these sharp trees will also make them suffer enough! Angus said

Ryan said: "Your Majesty, we also have to let the people dig trenches around the camp, each one must be several meters deep, so that our camp will be safer, and if the enemy wants to attack our camp, I am afraid that the price will be far greater than they imagined!" ”

Charles VIII said: "That's right! As the saying goes, if our attack does not go well, and then there is such a strong camp in the rear, we will also retreat and recuperate, without fear of being annihilated by the enemy in one go. Then you go down and make arrangements, get things done before the evening comes, and tonight in addition to arranging the necessary guards, the rest of the people will have a good rest, recover their strength, and tomorrow they will be in full swing, Moldano Castle! ”

"Yes!" Several Commanders replied aloud together. Then they dispersed and went to arrange their soldiers and civilian logistics personnel to build a barracks. Several of them have cooperated tacitly when they were in France for a long time, and they don't know how many times they have done similar things, so they are naturally familiar with it, and they are well arranged, cutting down trees and digging trenches, and building base camps with great efficiency.

When the sun sets, the red glow spreads all over the earth, you can see a huge military camp has been built, standing at the foot of the mountain, between the various tents of the military camp section scale, very regular distribution, there is an isolation railing on the periphery, and outside the railing is a close ditch, deep and large, near the junction of the trench and the railing, upside down this oblique stab to the sky of the wood, one end of the wood is buried deep in the ground, the cut end is facing the sky, the row of inverted sharp wood is like a beast of sharp teeth, making people look at the scalp numb. And outside this trench, there are two more trenches, both separated by some distance from each other. Such a camp can really be called impregnable.

That night, the French army camp had built a large camp, and after dinner, they rested early, leaving only the necessary personnel on guard. The French were all asleep soundly that night, all trying to save up energy for tomorrow's big battle.

In contrast to the grim atmosphere of the French army, which was extremely efficient in doing things, it was the extremely contemptuous and extremely poor efficiency of the Napoli side.

When Alfonso II heard of the movements of the French army, he began to gather several ministers to discuss, of course, only as a matter of routine. It was only when the French army crossed the Alps at an extremely rapid pace that Alfonso II began to get nervous.

Alfonso II asked the ministers present in a slightly panicked manner: "Ladies and gentlemen, how should we deal with the menacing French army?" ”

One of the ministers replied: "Your Majesty need not panic, although the French army is coming very quickly, it will take some time for them to reach our border, and after they arrive, they will definitely not be able to capture Fort Mordano in a short time. ”

Another minister said: "It will be a long time before they reach Fort Mordano, and in the meantime we will be able to keep the French out of the country by sending our troops to Fort Mordano to defend the fort!" ”

Alfonso listened to the calm analysis of several ministers, and the nervousness calmed down, secretly thinking that he was really too inexperienced, and he would feel nervous about such a thing. So he ordered the minister in charge of military affairs to immediately recruit an elite mercenary group to defend the city.

In this way, the Naples side hired several elite mercenary regiments and a local soldier to form an army to enter Fort Mordano before the arrival of the French army, and after entering, they began to deploy defenses. said that it was the deployment of defense, but in fact, it was just that some people were arranged to be on duty, and the nobles who led them here went to have fun as soon as they entered the city, and those mercenary leaders didn't take this seriously, feeling that they had participated in many wars before, so there was no need to be so nervous.

Three or four of the mercenary leaders gathered together and sat in the restaurant, boasting nonsense.

One of the thin commanders laughed loudly at the French army: "Do you say that this Dharma King is full of food and has nothing to do, and asks for benefits, and even pulls tens of thousands of people over to demonstrate, how much grain, grass and military resources will it cost?" ”

A short commander immediately said: "Yes, you can't attack the castle, and you can't enter Naples, as long as you bring some soldiers over to coerce it, isn't it better than anything else to make a mess?" Why drag a large group of people to Naples at such great expense? The military money and grass spent here, I feel very distressed when I think about it! It's better to be the king of a country, and the family background is thick! ”

Another middle-aged ruler said, "This Dharma King may not have a very good brain, but I heard that he has a big head, so why is he so stupid to think about problems?" If I were the King of the Dharma, at home and abroad, I would collect a few peerless beauties and drink and have fun with them every day, wouldn't it be better than pulling a large group of people here to bask in the sun and rain? ”

Everyone burst into laughter, and they all ridiculed the middle-aged commander, saying that he was careful of overindulgence, and he would be miserable if he couldn't do it anymore. A group of people eat, drink, and talk nonsense, but they are also very happy.

The group was very happy, but the other two more cautious mercenary leaders couldn't be happier. The two men stood on the walls of Fort Mordano, staring solemnly at the French camp opposite, discussing each other in low voices, and their voices hid a trace of fear.

One of them was a middle-aged mercenary leader, with a beard on his face and shrewd eyes, and said solemnly to a young commander next to him: "I heard that there are mercenaries Swiss spearmen in the troops from the French army this time, this is a group of madmen, madmen who dare to fight hard and fight to the death!" They are the powerful troops who have really experienced life and death, and have fought countless battles, and the battles that our mercenaries in Italy usually fight are simply weapon fights, and they cannot be compared with this group of madmen at all! ”

The young commander's face was a little pale, his lips were slightly purple, and he also said solemnly: "Not only have they brought Swiss mercenaries, but they are also a well-trained elite army themselves!" As he spoke, he stopped, pursed his lips, and subconsciously stared at the French camp in the distance, and said, "You see their camping methods, which almost make the enemy have no chance to steal the camp, and the troops are also very strong!" Not to mention those noble knights, the level is top in the mainland. Look at their ranged crossbowmen and archers, all of them dressed in light armor and looking neat and tidy as they march, apparently trained on a regular basis! ”

"Yes, the view army is like this, it's really not good! When the two of us start fighting, don't fight for merit, see that the situation is not right, and retreat immediately when the French army is about to break through the city wall! After the French stormed the walls, we were not their opponents at all, and the two were not at all on the same heavyweight! ”

However, they had no idea that the next development of the war would make them stunned and frightened!