Chapter 40 The Lost Dog

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What is even more unacceptable to the Allied top brass is that the Allied army's 6,000 light cavalry has been delayed, if they can enter the battlefield on time, this battle will be much easier, maybe now they have annihilated all the other side. It was because these 6,000 light cavalry had not been in place for a long time that this battle of annihilation turned into a headless pursuit and escape war, which did not achieve the goal of destroying the enemy's living forces and annihilating the French army here and saving it from continuing to endanger the rest of Italy.

On the one hand, the Allied high-ranking forces were annoyed, thinking about how these light cavalry would be severely punished when they returned, and on the other hand, they were also very worried, wondering if the French army had seen through their plan, but instead ate them with an army of 6,000 light cavalry, although this possibility was very small, because everyone could see that the French army was indeed the end of the crossbow.

So, what is the reason why these thousands of cavalry have been delayed? Due to the heavy rain, the communication with them was severed, and the Allied top brass could only wait for the rain to stop.

As for the Swiss soldiers who had snuck away like rabbits in front of their eyes, they could only send some scouts to see them after the fact, and they all knew that they had evacuated so early, and it would be difficult to catch up in a hurry. In particular, they didn't need their baggage and went into battle lightly, while the Allied side could not abandon their baggage to pursue, and the light cavalry that could pursue and kill from a long distance was delayed, which made them lose the possibility of being able to catch up with the Swiss soldiers in time.

The Allied top brass waited and waited, and finally, an hour after the heavy rain stopped, they waited for the news of the cavalry, and the news almost made them vomit blood, and they actually said that they were lost! Detoured back to the rear of the French army, the direction was clear, and it was fighting on Italian soil, and there were only a few roads, they actually got lost! This is a clear excuse! However, it is not easy for the Allied top brass to attack for the time being, because after all, it is only the alliance, and they cannot punish this kind of obvious delay in the strategic failure of the fighter plane without definite evidence. Therefore, they can only comfort this group of light cavalry with good words, and then conduct a private investigation in the future to see what happened, after all, there are so many thousands of cavalry, it is still easy to know what happened.

In this way, the Battle of Forvono ended in a hurry, and once again the French army successfully escaped. However, they couldn't imagine the specific situation, and it would be so tortuous. The French ruthlessly abandoned their staunch allies, the mercenary Swiss, and hurried back to France without the fact that the Swiss soldiers were fighting bloodily on the front line, and the Swiss soldiers actually managed to get out of the battlefield under the commander's keen sense of smell on the battlefield, making the Allies lose a lot of face.

In the end, the disability statistics showed that the Allied side lost several thousand soldiers, while the Swiss soldiers only had a few thousand in total, and most of them managed to escape in the end, which was more or less unacceptable to the Allied high-brass. The French army has been weakened to this extent, and the Swiss soldiers still have such a strong fighting force, so how strong will they be in their heyday? No wonder they can be famous on the European continent, no wonder they can gallop across Italy, dominate the world, there are profound reasons for this!

In the end, the Allied top brass decided that it was necessary to continue to pursue the French army, not to give them any chance to recuperate, and not to leave too much time for them to harm the Italian people, so after hastily making preparations, they set out with all their troops and pursued directly to the French road.

In this battle, although the French army did not take much advantage, but also caused the Allied forces that originally had a great advantage to suffer a lot of losses, so afterwards, the French army directly declared that they were the victors in this battle, and they successfully suppressed the arrogance of the Allied pursuers. But that's all for later.

As for the treasures obtained by the light cavalry, the truth was soon known under the detection of the Allied high-level officials, but they did not have much heart to investigate their responsibility for delaying the fighters, and they were all eager to negotiate with the cavalry commander to share the treasures together.

Under pressure, the light cavalry commander could only report the location of the treasure to the Allies and hand over the windfall to the Allies, who then divided and rewarded the Allied high-level for the division and reward. At this time, the light cavalry commander had only one thought, that is, why didn't he divide it into two batches in the first place? He was so remorseful in his stomach, regretting why he was so stupid and didn't know to hide a little beforehand.

After abandoning the Swiss mercenaries, Charles VIII hurried to France with a large group of French soldiers. Charles VIII was also a little afraid in his heart, if he hadn't sensed the enemy's plan in advance and wanted to make them dumplings, it is estimated that they would not have been able to return to France. Charles VIII was also even more glad to have abandoned the Swiss soldiers, although he was a little sorry for them, but their sacrifice was always meaningful and allowed the French army to get out safely.

However, Charles VIII always thought too simply, at this time he was not only abandoning his comrades, but the French army he led was still chased all the way, and he couldn't even go to the nearby villages to collect food, how could he maintain a good marching speed? How is it possible to make it all the way back to France?

On this day, Charles VIII was anxiously trying to find a way out of such a desperate situation, but he couldn't think of a way to solve the current desperate situation. Suddenly, there was a commotion outside, and then a soldier came to report to Charles VIII, saying that a group of soldiers outside suddenly went crazy and rushed out, wanting to be deserters, but they were discovered in time and chased back by the French cavalry.

When Charles VIII heard this, he knew that something was wrong, and now that deserters have begun to appear, it proves that the soldiers have endured to the limit, since there are one and there are two, and this situation will continue to happen one after another! Now, although he also understands why these soldiers fled, he can't refuse to enforce military law because of understanding, otherwise, the French army will collapse immediately in a moment or three, and all of them will flee!

Charles VIII instructed the soldiers to gather all the soldiers outside the main camp, and he would personally supervise the execution of these cowards who had escaped! Charles VIII knew that only by achieving the goal of deterrence could the collapse of the army be delayed as much as possible, and the longer it dragged on, the greater their hope of returning to France.

When all the soldiers had gathered, Charles VIII ordered all the soldiers who had escaped to be beheaded and hung on as an example. Sure enough, when the soldiers saw such a bleak fate for the deserters, they were all shocked and recorded that there was no escape for several days.

However, the lack of food and clothing is not something that can be eliminated by deterrence, after all, starvation is also death, and being beheaded is also death, it is better to fight to the death, maybe you can find a way to survive in this barren mountain and wilderness, so a few days later, soldiers began to flee one after another. And they all learned to be obedient, and no longer gathered a large number of people to flee together in broad daylight, but at night, secretly a few people went out under various excuses, and then never came back, or there were a lot of people who secretly walked over the wall at night.

In this case, Charles VIII was also helpless, and he had expected it, but he had been trying to maintain it and not let the army collapse too quickly.

As time passed, not only did the Allies gradually approach the French army, but people also began to starve to death within the French army, at this time, the French king could no longer maintain his former majesty, and the soldiers were not just fleeing, and some people began to lead their soldiers to mutiny, and the whole army was drawn and left in broad daylight, and Charles VIII did not dare to send troops to suppress it, because the suppressed soldiers were likely to mutiny with him.

Gradually, many soldiers and commanders no longer put Charles VIII in their eyes, anyway, the food in the French army is very small, and it is basically impossible to feed so many people. Charles VIII knew that they were doing this to send a clear signal, and they couldn't stand it anymore, and they were going to lead their men and start fleeing! Everyone dispersed, and the pursuers behind could not all catch up with them for a while, so that they would have the opportunity and time to find supplies, and it would be possible to barely survive to France.

Charles VIII was so depressed that he finally understood what it meant to be a betrayal and a lost dog, and that it was too far from his dream of conquering Europe! He licked his lips bitterly and said to Reed and Monsa, who had been with him for the longest time, "In the end, you will also betray me with them, right?" ”

Reed and Monsa showed not a frightened expression at this time, but a sad look, they knew that if they continued like this, they were not far from death, so they were not afraid that Charles VIII would condemn them and kill them at this time, they had just followed the king for a long time, and they had some feelings similar to friends with each other, and they were grieving for what happened to the king.

The two of them said in unison: "Your Majesty, rest assured, we swear to live and die with Your Majesty!" When Charles VIII heard this, his eyes closed, leaving his first tears since the expedition.

Finally, what should have happened happened, and several generals led their generals to flee in three ways, without reporting to Charles VIII before leaving. They are divided into three routes, whoever is caught up by the main force of the allies considers himself unlucky, at least the other two roads can get out of trouble.

In the end, Charles VIII was left with only a few guards by his side, and it can be said that he fled back to France across the Alps alone. After he returned to China, he still remembered to reconquer Italy, however, he had no chance in his life, because a few years later, he died in an accident, and the reason was particularly funny, because his oversized skull was broken by the door frame of a certain palace.