Chapter 1561: Repeat the trick

The arrears of hundreds of thousands of gold coins are really drizzle for Marin. Because the total value of Marin's wealth is estimated to be tens of millions. But it is a pity that it is all grain and other goods, not cash.

There is no way, now there is a shortage of money throughout Europe, and a lot of gold and silver are spent every year to purchase spices in India or various Asian specialties from the Middle East. Therefore, even though Marin's wealth is staggering, he can't afford to pay too much cash. In particular, last year he fought a war with the princes of the Eight Kingdoms. Although the Eight Kingdoms were eliminated, he spent almost the same amount of cash. Otherwise, he will not support the Fugel family to develop the Tyrol silver mine.

The benefits of supporting the Fugger family are also obvious. For example, Marlin, who is short of money, can receive the cash flow support of the Fugger family.

For example, Marin promised to pay hundreds of thousands of Gulden gold coins for Hungarian prisoners of war, and he could easily borrow them from the Fugel family. The Fugger family obviously has a branch in the big city of Prague. The branch manager Dijol had already received instructions from the headquarters of Augsburg through the Flying Pigeon Biography, and personally came to the Royal Palace in Prague, willing to provide a loan guarantee for Marin to pay the Hungarian prisoners. In response, Vladislas II naturally raised his hands in welcome. After all, the Fugel family with millions of cash is currently the richest man in Germany. Their guarantee credibility, but that is a drop in the bill.

The only thing that made Vladislas II depressed was the flying letters from the Hungarian capital Pest. The Hungarian nobles agreed in principle to sell prisoners of war to Marin, but they had to go two thirds ...

In other words, if Marin paid 300,000 gold coins for prisoners of war, the Hungarian nobles would divide up 200,000 gold coins. According to the normal rules of stolen goods, Vladislas II, the monarch, deserves half. But the Hungarian nobles believed that many of those prisoners of war were serfs under their rule. If they were sold to Marin, they should be more deserved ...

But in fact, those Hungarian nobles did not care about the life and death of those serfs. Because there is no shortage of people in the Kingdom of Hungary!

At this time, the Kingdom of Hungary had a population of more than 4 million. Moreover, although the Great Plains of Hungary has been developed to a certain extent, the developed part of the Great Plains of 100,000 square kilometers accounts for only a small half. On the vast plains, there are a large number of free herders, or employed half serfs. If the rebellious serfs were gone, it would be a big deal to send troops to grab some free herdsmen on the grasslands and come back as serfs. Anyway, by taking advantage of the great opportunity of rebellion, as long as a "rebellious associate" is arbitrarily accused, free pastoralists and self-cultivating farmers can go home and become serfs. Anyway, these people are indifferent, if they are not obedient, they will be killed by rebellion ...

Therefore, to sell tens of thousands of serfs, for the Hungarian nobles, it is no pity. Big deal, then send someone to catch some free people and come back as serfs. This year, there is no law, what the nobles said is the law ...

In history, the nobles killed 50,000 Hungarian farmers who participated in the uprising without hesitation. But now there is Marin, who is the "panker" who is willing to buy prisoners of war, and they must be reluctant to kill them. Because it's all money!

Moreover, these gangs of Hungarian nobles were also happy. Because this war of suppressing peasants, which was doomed to lose money, not only did not need to pay large commissions, but also made money in reverse. For nobles with generally poor economic conditions, it is absolutely a pie ... …

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According to the current plan, Marin is willing to send 15,000 troops, and Sigmund I can get thousands of wing cavalry there. In addition, Vladislas II can also bring together 10,000 Bohemian warriors, plus the seven or eight thousand people raised by the Hungarian nobles, the total number can reach 37,800.

However, Vladislas II was more wary of the combat power of the more than 30,000 hussars in the Hungarian Uprising of more than 80,000.

The Magyar people are born warriors on horseback except for those who have been peasants. More than 30,000 hussars, gathered together, the fighting power is absolutely very powerful. If it were n’t for this characteristic, the Holy See would not choose to come to Hungary to form a crusade—they just took a fancy to the Magyar.

If on the frontal battlefield, more than 30,000 hussars charged, it would definitely overwhelm and shock the earth. The total number of troops he has gathered is more than 30,000, so he is not confident.

The Hungarian peasant uprising and the peasant uprising in Württemberg are fundamentally different, because the qualities of the officers on both sides are completely different.

The leaders of the Württemberg Peasant Uprising are also illiterate peasants, or handicraftsmen such as blacksmiths, and have no professionals who understand the military and command the military.

The Hungarian peasant uprising is different. Their leader, George, is an officer of the Hungarian border guards who was born in a small noble family. In his crusade, there are many professional low-level officers, in addition to the most peasants, there are a group of fanatic missionaries, and fanatic young students.

Moreover, before leaving, George Dorao also trained the army professionally. Therefore, they are much more powerful than the peasant rebels who knew nothing about Württemberg. What's more, they have more than 30,000 hussars ...

The only good news is probably that George Duo had divided the army into three parts because of fear of insufficient grain and grass. Among them, the gang of civilian troops responsible for monitoring the capital Pez has been eliminated. In the northern mountains, there are also 20,000 or 30,000 people. As for the main part of going south to Szeged, there are more than 50,000 people ...

If the current 80,000 people are gathered together, the more than 30,000 mercenaries that Vladislas II has put together are really difficult to start. However, they are divided into two parts, that is to find their own way.

After all, even if the main force of the rebel army, that is, the more than 50,000 people led by George Rao, most of them are new farmers. The mercenaries formed by Vladislas II are mostly veterans of the battle, and the capabilities of the two sides are completely different.

The only thing that disappointed Vladislas II was the more than 30,000 Magyar hussars who had been pulled from the grasslands of the southern region by George.

Without this cavalry, Vladislas II could arbitrarily send 10,000 troops to wipe out tens of thousands of peasant troops. But once the opponent has cavalry, even if it is not a professional cavalry, such a large scale can pose a huge threat to the repressed army.

"How do I deal with the 30,000 hsars?" Vladislas II annoyed.

Marin, who had planned to resign to Vladislas II, remembered the way to deal with the peasant uprising in Württemberg, and he moved:

"Your Majesty, maybe ... I have a way ..."

"What way?" Vladislas II asked hopefully. He was also very clear about Marin's tricks. All the German nobles who were defeated by him slammed his "sinister meanness". Because, Marin often does not use normal means to deal with his opponent ...

Then, Marin said that he was going to feed the jaw bean flour in the horse feed of the cavalry of the Württemberg Peasant Uprising, which aroused great interest in Vladislas II:

"Really? Is there such a magic drug? I don't know, can we also send people into the gang of mud-legged rebels in Hungary to give their horses feed?"

Marin shook his head and said:

"It's too late. The other party has been in the army for a long time. At this time, it was impossible to send agents to mix in. It is impossible to get to an important position. If you are not enough, you can't control the feed for horses ..."

Marin's words were very pertinent, Wolfe's gang, but from the beginning to join the team of Kasbar's uprising. Moreover, there is the life-saving grace of "covering the other party from the city". After that, he also led the battle of ambushing the aristocratic coalition of Württemberg before he was trusted by the leader Kasbar.

On the other side of Hungary, the rebel army has long been formed, and the positions of officers have long been determined. At this time, sending people to mix in can only start from the bottom, and the ghost knows whether it can reach the top. If you can't handle the horse's feed, even if you have croton, you can't do it.

"Then what should we do? The croton you mentioned is useless?"

Marin shook his head:

"No, it's still useful!"

"how to use?"

Marin explained:

"Now sending people to mix in, it is definitely difficult to get a high position. However, we send people in, but we can reach the quartermaster of the rebels! Warhorse feed must be sent through the quartermaster's hand ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ as long as We spend a lot of money to buy quartermasters and mix croton powder into the feed eaten by the war horses before leaving the station the next morning, we can definitely abolish the fighting strength of the opposing cavalry! "

"Are you sure you can buy each other's quartermaster?" Vladislas II was a little uncertain.

Marin said from himself:

"I heard that the quartermaster of this rebel army was served by a local Jewish businessman who was proficient in accounting. If anyone else was not sure, the Jewish businessman ... hehe, as long as you give enough money, you are in Promise a noble title, definitely do! "

Vladislas II suddenly-Nima, it is indeed easier to buy merchants, not to mention the most profitable Jewish merchants ...

If the 30,000-thousand-horse cavalry that is the most threatening to the opponent can be abolished, then the final decisive battle is definitely a win, and it is a lying win. After all, without the overwhelming impact of the overwhelming 30,000 hussars, even if there were 80,000 peasant troops, it would only be 80,000 lambs to be slaughtered. Without war horses, those hussars armed with sabers can never beat well-trained mercenary infantry. What's more, there are 5,000 Polish wing cavalry and 5,000 Cossack light cavalry in this coalition. In the face of the Hungarian peasant army who lost the cavalry, there is already an answer to the victory ...

Thinking of the benefits, Vladislav II did not hesitate to agree on a plan to use a knighthood plus a lot of money to buy the other Jewish businessman quartermaster, and selected a Magyar spy to prepare to join the rebel army. Go south to implement this plan.

Marin also planned to send people to use flying pigeons to pass the book, and ordered the country to grind all the remaining crotons that were originally intended to be planted into croton powder and send them to Prague to take the agent of Vladislas II. Hungary. As for croton without seeds, this problem is easily solved. Big deal, next time I will send a merchant ship to Daming and buy it back ...