Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Unlucky Jeska
Everyone went to help, and drove Nurhachi down with all hands and feet. Jeska walked to the side and called out to two of his men who were guarding the area, telling them to gather everyone and prepare a demonstration of the chariot and artillery.
"Which ones are we going to use this time?" He asked through Zerik.
"Drag 'Big John' and 'Big Paul' out." Guo Kang said.
Jaskka nodded, and went down with her men.
"I'm in charge of these artillery, guns, and the like." Guo Kang explained: "I like to tinker with new things, and I like to look at these things, so they let me take care of them. ”
"I want to show off the strongest field firepower here at the moment, and then pair it with the car formation to make a demonstration. What I just said is the name of the two cannons. ”
"That's the name of the saint." Zhu Rangna said.
"Yes." Guo Kang nodded: "You also know that the current firearms, whether they hit or not, or even whether they blow up, are very metaphysical things." Therefore, everyone likes to name a religious figure who has performed well, which is also considered auspicious. ”
"That's understandable." Zhu Wenkui nodded: "On the Ming side, there is a precedent for cannonballs to be crowned generals. Looking at it this way, everyone's thoughts are indeed similar. ”
"Doesn't my father want to recruit a general every day, so let him buy a cannon." Jeanne laughed.
Zhu Wenkui actually really thought for a moment.
"Father ran around, with inconvenience. Our side...... I don't need any cannon for anything. He replied solemnly.
"I mean, my father can't recruit anyone anyway, so I might as well give him a cannon to comfort him." Jeanne rolled her eyes, but had to explain again.
"Isn't my father already trying to recruit people?" Zhu Wenkui pointed at Jieshika and defended Zhu Yunwen: "Guo Gongzi said that this person seems to be quite strong. This can at least prove that my father can do something else besides cutting the domain......"
“……”
Jeanne was speechless for a while, but Guo Kang was a little curious.
"I have the impression that Captain Jeska has fought quite a few battles." He reminded: "From the experience of the past war, at least something can be seen." Didn't you even read his resume? ”
In his own world, Jan Jeska, like other old mercenaries, traveled all over Europe in search of a suitable employer. He fought for the King of Bohemia many times, and although many times it was a daily job such as roadblocks and robberies, it was also considered hard work.
Moreover, it is believed that he took part in the Battle of Greenwald, helping the Polish-Lithuanian decisive defeat of the Teutonic Knights; It is also suggested that he may have been hired by the English to take part in the Battle of Agincourt, where he nearly crippled France.
Jeanne, the French village girl of that world, once threatened to eliminate the Hussites when the British were settled. If this resume is true, it seems that it is normal to fight.
It's a pity that Jaskar had been dead for several years at that time, and it wasn't long before Jeanne herself was captured by the British, so everyone couldn't see who could fight better, the village girl saint or the peasant heresy.
Of course, the world doesn't have to think about it so much. Even if the original Jeanne is there, with a super heresy like the Purple Horde, the Hussites are probably not on the list......
"We did." Zhu Wenkui said: "But Captain Jeska is very miserable. Although he has a lot of combat experience, there is really nothing to be told. ”
"Isn't that a matter of course?" Jeanne complained: "He has at least seen the world, and has been in contact with kings and nobles. If he wasn't miserable, I don't think he would even take refuge in his father......"
"What's wrong with him?" Guo Kang always felt that something was wrong.
"This person is too unlucky, I don't know if he has the ability, anyway, every time he chooses a side, he chooses the wrong side." Zhu Wenkui said: "I heard from my father that when he met Jeska, this person was already going bankrupt. ”
"At that time, the conflict between Bohemia and the HRE had just ended, and a group of mercenary captains who had made a fortune gathered in the tavern. Most of them wore conspicuous striped clothes, booked a table, and began to brag vigorously in an attempt to increase their popularity and get better offers. ”
"My father found out that Jeska was the only one standing and drinking and wearing a fancy dress."
"He's very tall; pale complexion, with some scars between wrinkles; A raged gray beard. Although the clothes are flowers, they are dirty and torn, and it seems that they have not been mended or washed for more than ten years. In short, when you look at it, you can see that it doesn't mix well. ”
"What's going on?" Guo Kang was a little surprised.
"I heard people talk about it behind their backs, and Jaska turned out to be a lord, but her family property was too small and she couldn't do business; So he got poorer and poorer, and he got to the point where he was about to beg for food. Fortunately, he was able to command the war, so he organized mercenaries for others and exchanged them for a bowl of rice to eat. ”
Unfortunately, he has another shortcoming, which is bad luck. Whichever army he joined, the employer would have finished up with both men and treasures, and the commission and booty would be completely gone, and he would have lost the ransom of his subordinates. A few times, the money to organize the mercenary team was gone. ”
"I've heard him say that too." Jeanne also answered: "Earlier, the Polish-Lithuanian army was reorganized and prepared to attack the Teutonic Knights. Believing that the Polish side could win, Jeska took his men to join the coalition army, and also invested all his wealth in it, expanding into a larger mercenary group, ready to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune. ”
"But before the war, the Teutonic Knights found themselves weak and strategically unfortunate. The head of the regiment, Rong Geun, and others were very worried and asked for help from their hometown, but Sigismund and others of the HRE were busy with internal power struggles and could not give them enough support. ”
"In desperation, at the suggestion of a Hanseatic contractor providing logistics, the Order approached the Purple Horde and sought a coalition against Poland and Lithuania. The Purple Horde immediately agreed, requisitioned troops north, and sent a large number of Mongol pirates to attack the Polish-Lithuanian coastal territories. The Rus', who were under the jurisdiction of the Khanate, also took action and were very active in making trouble for Poland. ”
"At first, the Poles didn't take it too seriously, but it wasn't long before a large fleet of pirate ships gathered and landed near Danzig, breaking through the Polish forts set up there."
After the breach, the Mongol pirates drove in and plundered everywhere. Some people also rushed all the way along the Vistula River, and they were all about to rush to Warsaw. The Poles had to divide their forces to expel and encircle the pirates, resulting in fewer troops to fight and insufficient supplies. ”
At this time, the Teutonic Knights took the initiative to march and encountered the allied forces south of Marienburg. The coalition forces, which were not in good shape, failed to take advantage of their strengths and were quickly defeated by the cavalry and new artillery of the Order. The Polish Chinese army was defeated by the charge of the knights, and the flags were lost. The others also scattered. ”
"Jaska's capital has lost all his money in this battle." Zhu Wenkui shook his head and said, "However, he still has prestige." Hearing that England was preparing to recruit troops and continue the war with France, he contacted the mercenary manager again and prepared to participate, hoping to turn the tables around. ”
But at this time, due to the previous reduction of the feudal domain by my father, the French nobles joined the British army, and the army was quickly full, and there was not enough logistical capacity to maintain a larger scale. The king of England dismissed the other mercenaries, and Jeskar was sent back while he was still on the way. ”