Although he was an adult, it may not be until long before Louis the Younger Dauphin realizes the meaning of Louis XIV's words—a time when people still can't understand what a unified nation and nation are, let alone fight and die for them, and it involves the problems of democracy (not modern democracy), feudal division, and the constant conversion of territorial ownership (up to a nation) through marriage, war, and even buying and selling since ancient Greece and Rome.

Why did Louis XIV build the Palace of Versailles, why did he build four academies of art after the great victory between Flanders and the Netherlands, why did he spare the Huguenots, why did he let the Viscount of Tillenne and his third son, the Duke of Hallebull, go to the Netherlands and Flanders, precisely because he could not continue to put up with these nominal courtiers, princes in the true sense of the word, in the far east, where even children knew that they had to clench their fists to attack, but here the lords and knights were always eager to tear the country apart。

While this is a matter of course from their standpoint, it is conceivable that Louis XIV of France would have been just another Leopold I without a series of battlefield and mall victories that had won the king's voice, even if his country was threatened, he had to rely on the aid of friends and even enemies.

"But don't be too anxious," Louis said, shaking his son's hand, "What I want to hand over to you must be a complete and powerful France." You ......" he thought for a moment and didn't continue, among the three sons, he loved Luciano the younger, that is, the Duke of Colonna, but the most favored was Louis the younger, and Louis the little Louis would inevitably have heavier responsibilities in the future than the other children, and he was even likely to be called a mediocre person - because the glory of the Sun King could still shine on Europa for half a century if it were not accidental, and now Louis XIV already had the Netherlands, Flanders and France, with a large colony and an unrivalled land army, left little room for Louis XV in the future, but he would continue to explore until the last moment.

Louis has expectations and guilt for this child.

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Louis the Younger may not have understood the demands of Louis XIV and that a country could only have one voice, but the current Vauban generals, Marshal Schaumberg and Count Henry, and King Ludwig I of Poland have understood the implications.

Especially Vaubana, of course, he was born under the Prince of Condé, but the Prince of Condé was also quite skillful in managing the army, and when he arrived under Louis XIV, he was slowly spoiled - Of course, what is said here is spoiled, and it is purely for a soldier who is accustomed to His Majesty the King, who stands silently but firmly behind him like a battle flag, to the unimpeded logistical supply created by the Marquis de Loiss, to the excellent ordnance and the abundance of horses, to the spirited, well-dressed, strictly disciplined and determined soldiers......

When he was entrenched in Ljubljana, he didn't feel anything because he was surrounded by almost all French soldiers, but when he withdrew from the Sava River and merged into the coalition forces, it was as if he had suddenly entered a chaotic, filthy and stinking ghetto from a grand, clean, well-organized palace.

There are people everywhere.

These people, you can't even call them soldiers—worse than what Vauban had seen in Camnico before, because the people who roamed Camniko were at least the generals and princes' own soldiers, some of whom looked like beggars, some of whom looked like madmen, and some of whom looked like bandits, not to mention weapons, and even ragged or naked, with only fur or cloth scattered around their bodies.

As Vauban's procession passed through the so-called camp, their eyes were fixed on their clothes, muskets, horses and wagons, especially those who were wounded, and a Tatar ran up to Vauban, who ordered all the soldiers to draw their weapons and placed more soldiers next to the wagons of the wounded, so that the tragedy that followed— The slightest negligence on the part of the guards at the side of one of the carriages, and the wounded in the carriage were immediately dragged out of the carriage, and they were so frightened that they rushed forward and struck them with the butts of their guns and stabbed them with bayonets before they snatched the men back from the crowd of soldiers.

The wounded man who was snatched back was already naked in tens of seconds, his silk underwear, his beautiful pants and coat, his boots, socks, the cross on his neck, and even the bandages on his body were cut and snatched away, and the wound collapsed, and when he returned to the castle, he found that his beautiful chestnut hair had also been cut off a large lock.

Because hair can also be sold for money.

He later said that he had no doubt that if the other French soldiers had not taken him back, they might have eaten him raw, and he had let others see the bite wounds.

There were many more like this, and it was precisely because of this incident that Vauban remained silent for the rest of the trip, even if he saw that the trenches, bunkers, and protective walls he had designed were either shoddy or non-existent, and that the cement, iron tools, and even mud and sand could be exchanged for money, and that the soldiers would rather die in the battle later than spend their efforts on fortifications.

They were lucky - they were separated from the Ottoman Turks by the Sava River, and before they burned all the ships they could find, maybe the pagans would not be able to cross the river at all, and even if they could cross the river, they would be exhausted, and even if they still had the strength to shoot with their knives, the one who died might not be themselves, so why bother to make yourself so hard.

Vauban frowned as he crossed the so-called coalition front, and as soon as he returned to Camnico, he went to meet the king and asked him to retreat further afield.

"I suspect that as long as the Ottoman Turks cross the river, they will be able to drive straight in. Vauban said unceremoniously.

Schaumberg on the side blushed a little, but he was a member of the Holy Roman Empire before, and of course he knew what virtues those mercenaries were, especially those who were placed at the forefront, they must be the worst and most worthless kinds, and he could imagine that these people were ready to flee as soon as the battle began, and Leopold I must have prepared enough warlords for them.

"You may not trust our allies," said Louis, "but trust the fortifications you have built for me, my dear friend, and if you think there is a safer place around you than Castle Hill, then point it out." ”

Count Henry, on the side, was a little worried - for the sake of his father, Ludwig I, he would laugh now, after all, the castle hill had been fortified by Vauban, which had been fortified for months, and was almost equivalent to rebuilding, with a large amount of food and munitions, enough soldiers, and a water source that came from deep underground and unpolluted. He even dared to guarantee that the castle would never be breached within three months, and that the French reserves were on the border and ready to be drawn at any time.

"And I can't leave," said Louis, "you have not forgotten that I am the commander here." ”

Everyone bowed in unison, and Louis XIV wanted to compete with Leopold I for the position of commander, precisely to ensure that Leopold I could not be the fisherman in the competition between the snipe and the clam competition.

"With all due respect," said the Dauphin Louis the Younger, "father, Leopold I has never had the slightest kindness towards us, and towards France, and will certainly be our enemy in the future, so why should we come to his aid?"

Louis leaned back on the table and propped up his chin, "This is a battle of faith, we are a natural alliance, as a Catholic country, of course we should put aside our prejudices and unite with the outside world when facing the infidels." ”

"Less grandiose?"

"I'm going to look at the power of Leopold I, look at his allies, look at the Ottoman Turks—and look at ours, this is the first war our soldiers and generals have encountered—I mean, Vauban," he called out suddenly, and Vaubant quickly straightened up: "You hadn't thought of such a scene before. ”

"Completely beyond my imagination. Vauban said.

"No matter how much imagination is in the face of the enemy," said Louis, "the only way is to see with your own eyes, hear with your own ears, and feel with your own ears." He pressed little Louis on the shoulder: "Although I should send you back to Paris, I still want you to see the war after that." ”

"Your Majesty......" The people present spoke in unison, and they also showed dissatisfied looks quite unanimous.

"Gentlemen," said Louis XIV, "what do you think will be the next time the Dauphin will see this grand spectacle?

"But Your Majesty ......"

"The Prince of Orleans is still in Paris. Louis said lightly: "If you do not have any faith in me, in yourself, in the Dauphin—then I tell you that there is a third and a fourth heir in Paris." The sentence was so heavy that no one dared to answer, but the crown prince Louis Jr. stood up: "I can feel your feelings, considering your worries, but I am here to support my father, my king, I am an adult, I may be the commander in chief in the next war, I must stay here, gentlemen, I believe that you can guarantee my safety with my father, I will be with my father, and witness your victory for France!"

Louis comfortingly touched his son's shoulder.

"Then this is the end of the matter," he turned to little Louis, "and now go back to your room and get some rest." ”

The Dauphin Louis knew that what was going on was not for him to be involved in, so he bowed to the king and withdrew.

Louis had sent Vauban to Ljubljana, not to show off, but to prevent the capable general and his army from being forcibly drawn into the chaotic and chaotic war that would follow - he certainly saw more than Vauban, and his spies could fill a whole room with information every day - mainly because there was too much chaos in the coalition army, as the saying goes, "the vassals of vassals are not my vassals" Leopold I did not have many troops under his command that could directly command, and he relied on a few powerful princes, and the knights and knights under these princes also had their own intentions - not necessarily bad intentions, but even if they were well-intentioned, soldiers who could not obey orders would also lead to the worst consequences.

Here you can see the biggest difference between a professional army and a mercenary army, the generals in the professional army can carry out their will to the smallest squad, and even the highest-ranking regiment commander and captain in the mercenary army may not obey the orders of the commander-in-chief- The orders they receive are often extensive, such as guarding a village or something, and only so, the more sophisticated the machinery, the harder the gears, whether these people can complete the task is still in between, let alone let them do complex work such as turning to detour to disperse and aggregate.

"Is it good to know the Ottomans?" said Louis, "their army has only one voice - the Grand Vizier." ”

The number of coalition forces could not be compared with the large army of the Ottoman Turks, and they had too many voices here.

Vauban nodded: "The Ottoman Turks have no tactics, but their soldiers are not afraid to die. ”

"As long as there is a Grand Vizier," said Louis, "they will fight to the last man." ”

"It's a strange tradition," Schaumberg said, "so in general, the enemies of the Ottoman Turks would focus on the middle battalions." ”

"It's also a place that is tightly surrounded by several powerful legions, like a stamen wrapped in petals. Louis said: "So I sent Vauban as a pioneer and went to Ljubljana, and my generals lived up to expectations and won a brilliant victory for me." ”

"It's all because you gave me enough gunpowder and cement. Vauban said.

"But only you willingly obey," said Louis, "I have shown my sincerity, so that they cannot ask us to do more, and these cowardly wicked men have begun to coerce His Majesty Ludwig I." ”

Speaking of this, Count Henry could not help but look angry and worried, as the king of Poland with a precarious foundation, to intimidate the great nobles and Schlachita, and win the battle against the infidels, there is no doubt that it is the best means, but the problem is that the Prince of Condé is already in his fifties, although he is strong, but he has fallen from the peak, "You will go to your father from tomorrow." Louis said, "With medicine and wizards." ”

There were also wizards in Poland, but these wizards Condé did not dare to use them.

"And Marshal Schaumberg, tomorrow your mission is to raid for Ludwig I. ”

Schomberg stood up, bowed slightly, and sat down.

"Vauban and I stayed in the rear. Louis said to Count Henry, "Go and tell your father that tomorrow you can attack tentatively, but I do not think that our victory will come so easily, but it does not matter, as long as our lives are safe, we can try many times, and the Grand Vizier of the Ottomans may not be able to do so." ”

"Do you think we might have to hold on to Kamnino?"

"That's the biggest possibility. Louis said, "Fight 250,000 people head-on, unless I'm crazy." ”

(The next two updates are in this chapter, one in three hours and the other before eleven o'clock.) ）