Chapter 1762: The French were scared
In addition to giving advice to several gangsters close to southern France, Marin also sent people to notify the principality of Lorraine, which is close to France but not close to southern France. After all, Marin did not dare to guarantee that the French blockade would be successful. If French southerners took the mountain trail and broke through the blockade line around Lyon, they might pass smallpox to Lorraine.
Therefore, it is best to prepare for the border area on the border with France on the Principality of Lorraine to avoid the spread of smallpox to Germany. Although Anthony Duke of Lorraine didn't like Marin, Marin's advice was still heard. After all, everyone knows that the smallpox is terrible.
Of course, Marin also sent advice to King Juan III of Castile, Spain, and sent a full set of anti-epidemic and isolation procedures. Spain actually has a countermeasure. After all, Gonzalo had learned this when he was studying in East Friesland, and he had already advised the two kings of Spain. But Marin still sent the advice. After all, Gonzalo learned incompletely. In addition, Marin has already given suggestions to the emperor, and the emperor's daughter Princess Margaret is the Queen of Spain Castilla, and they should be reminded in their ally-level relationship.
In fact, Marin is eager for the Spaniards to die a little more. But that was impossible, and he gave the emperor advice, and the emperor would certainly tell his daughter. Therefore, since Spain knows that the full set of plans is inevitable, it is better to speak out on its own initiative, or to fall in love.
While half of Western Europe was preparing for the spread of smallpox, a major event also occurred in the Kingdom of Naples in the southern part of the Italian peninsula ...
Gonzalo knew how to prepare and isolate the smallpox epidemic. Under his command, smallpox in the Kingdom of Naples was finally contained after it spread to hundreds of villages. The Gonzalo army blocked all roads leading to the outside world in the epidemic area, and ordered the musketeers to shoot any Naples who dared to escape outside the epidemic area.
In this way, smallpox was finally controlled in hundreds of villages on the south side of Mount Vesuvius, but the affected population was only tens of thousands. Compared with the 2 million people in the Kingdom of Naples, it is nothing.
Of course, this is not a big deal for Gonzalo. The big thing he is doing is to scare the French soldiers stationed in Naples ...
To tell the truth, if the Spaniards want to storm the city of Naples, the difficulty is very great. After all, there are 35,000 elite French troops in the city, including 5,000 powerful French knights. If you want to attack, you're crazy. Therefore, Gonzalo did not chaos, and chose to stay for a long time.
Under normal circumstances, the Spanish naturally had no choice but to use the 35,000 French troops in the city of Naples. However, this smallpox epidemic gave Gonzalo a chance ...
Of course, Gonzalo had no brain damage to send smallpox patients into the city. The Pope's anger would not be able to withstand the French's refusal to let it go. Pope Julius II's attitude is clear-whoever spreads smallpox will be fined! Even, the communicator may be taken to Rome for trial and executed with a stake.
Gonzalo is not alive yet, so naturally he will not throw the smallpox into the city of Naples. Although there are no more civilians in Naples, all are French soldiers, but this trick cannot be used casually. As long as it spreads, there is a danger of being punished and executed.
But Gonzalo has his own way-don't let the smallpox really spread into the city of Naples, right? Am I scaring the French head office?
So, Gonzalo asked the craftsman to build dozens of trebuchets, throwing some old clothes and blankets into the city by throwing stones. And, threatening to say that this is the clothes worn by smallpox patients, the owner of the clothes is dead ...
The French army in the city suddenly became chaotic because of fear ...
How terrifying smallpox is, everyone in Europe knows it. And the clothing left by the dead of smallpox disease may indeed infect smallpox!
In the Americas, European colonists used this method to kill many Indians-they gave blankets used by the dead of smallpox disease to the Indians, and then the Indian smallpox began to ravage. The Indians' resistance to smallpox was indeed worse, and then many, many people died. Tens of millions are said to have died, but there are also data on the massacres of old Americans and other European and American colonizers. But in any case, smallpox also caused at least 10 million deaths for the Indians.
Even though the European medical standards in this era were extremely backward and what blood-letting treatment is still popular, Europeans know that blankets and personal clothing left after smallpox patients die cannot be retained. They gave the Indians blankets for the dead of smallpox disease to the Indians. Because Europeans are so stupid, it is also an example of poor people who have picked up blankets used by smallpox patients to get smallpox. Although they do not understand the principle of viruses, they also know that the personal clothing and blankets left behind by smallpox patients are "unclean".
Therefore, many French soldiers were frightened to see the Spaniards throwing the old clothes and blankets of the so-called "smallpox deceased" into the city.
But 35,000 people are crowded in a city, there is no retreat, no escape. Once smallpox really spreads, most people are hard to escape. Only a small number of people who have had smallpox dare to say no fear.
Therefore, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, and Charlie, Earl of Nantes, were very scared and lost the courage to continue their resistance.
Gonzalo also sent someone to yell, issued an ultimatum to the French-if not to leave, continue to throw clothes and blankets ...
Uh ...
Actually, those old clothes and blankets are just things that Gonzalo robbed from nearby villages. They look very old. Moreover, it smells bad. After all, Europeans in this era were not used to bathing, and it was strange that old clothes and blankets tasted good.
This kind of "original" thing just scared the French in the city. Shire III and his men no longer heard about the news, and learned about the recent major event in the outside world through small pigeon biography-smallpox broke out. Moreover, the former governor of Venice Dalmatia Toleni did send smallpox patients to Naples ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ originally came to harm the Spanish army, but it seems to be harmless.
In a blink of an eye, the Spaniards actually threatened them with the clothes and blankets used by the "deceased smallpox deceased", and they also believed ...
After all, Naples is the epidemic area, and it is not surprising that there are clothing and blankets for the dead of smallpox. Therefore, they all believed in the threat of Gonzalo.
In order to save the lives of the soldiers in the city, especially his "precious" lives, French Commander Charles III of Bourbon decided to admonish ...
The European nobility in this era had no idea of fear of defeat. Even if it is defeated, there is nothing terrible. The opponent will not kill himself, but will let his family redeem himself with a ransom. After going back, the king would not treat himself like that. After all, a duke is not a cat or a dog, and the king cannot move lightly. At most, it was not favored and reused by the king.
However, the king ’s favor and reuse are insignificant compared to his own life ...
His idea was also unanimously supported by French officers in the city. The French officers of these nobles were not afraid of death because it was glory. But what if it dies in the hands of smallpox? Can't even get credit ...
Therefore, they have always supported the negotiation between Charles III, Duke of Bourbon and the Spaniards. On the condition of ceding peace to Naples, the Spanish were asked to let them go ...
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