Chapter 1763: French withdrawal
Gonzalo is certainly not satisfied with the requirements of the French-co-authoring me to scare you to death, but you ca n’t get any benefits?
Of course, Gonzalo was also reluctant to make excessive demands. This time he just scared the other party and didn't dare to mess up. Therefore, he did not dare to let the other party surrender unconditionally. Otherwise, once the negotiations are at an impasse, it will be worth the loss. After all, under the premise of not really using the smallpox, the Spanish army was not sure to defeat the French.
After thinking about it, Gonzalo thought of a way to let the opponent hand over all the horses as his loot. Then, let the other party leave.
There are 5,000 French knights and 5,000 war horses in the city. The horses dedicated to each knight, especially the horses of the French knights, cost hundreds of gold coins. If 5000 war horses are seized, it means that the income has reached 500,000 gold coins.
, Who had studied abroad in East Friesland, clearly remembered the reason why Marin made a ruin that year-seized thousands of French knights' war horses, including those French knights themselves. Because the value was too high, Marin at that time was suddenly a small knight from the emperor's book to the baron of the empire, and he owned the autonomous baron empire.
Moreover, he also knew that at the beginning, Marin was very bold. In addition to distributing half of the Venetian loot, he also secretly hid half of the horses and secretly sold them. Finally, he obtained huge amounts of money to form the North Sea Army and annex the East Friesland laid the foundation.
These Marin did not disclose, but afterwards the Spanish spy got the exact number on the French side, inferring that Marin only handed over some war horses to the emperor. Because there are 4,000 French knights captured, but Marin only handed over 1,000 war horses to the emperor. However, those prisoners of war Marin did not dare to hide. Because of this ransom demand, Marin, a small person, could not negotiate with France.
Only, that was the result of the defeat of the French knight after being ambushed by Marin. He did not defeat the French army trapped in the city, nor did he dare to ask for prisoners of war. Therefore, letting the French leave and blackmailing a batch of war horses of the other party is already a big advantage.
The condition reached the city, and Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, was very angry. That's a war horse! Knight's most valuable asset! Generally speaking, the most valuable asset of a knight is a warhorse, and most of the output of the knights is used to feed the horses. The second is the full set of plate armor, worth dozens of gold coins.
Charles III was a little reluctant, but what he did not expect was that most of the 5000 French knights in the city were willing to hand over their horses in exchange for leaving.
Many old knights clearly remember how many French knights died in that syphilis. Smallpox is much more terrible than syphilis. If the other party continues to throw the blankets of the dead of smallpox in, they may really die. Although horses are precious, human life is more precious. Because, in the manor of the knights, it is not only a war horse.
Know that the wealth of the French knights is well-known in Europe. The land of the Kingdom of France is vast, and the knights have an average enclosed area of 1500 acres, which is much more than the 1,000 acres of the German knights and the 600 acres of the English knights. Therefore, the French knights had the confidence to come up with another horse. And now, they cherish their lives ...
Seeing that the knights were eager to go back to seek refuge, Duke Bourbon Charles III did not say anything, and was ready to answer the conditions of the responding party. At this time, Charlie, the Earl of Nantes, stopped him ...
"Come on, Lord Duke, I have a little idea!"
"What's the idea?" Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, was a little puzzled. At this time, what else can you play?
"This is the case. The other party asked us to hand over 5,000 war horses, but did not ask for the transfer horses, right?"
"Is such that……"
Charlie explained:
"Master Duke, I found that some of the horses of the knights looked shorter, and it might not be as powerful as some of the transfer horses. So, we might as well pretend that some of the tall horses are used as imperial horses. The short war horses are replaced. In this way, some losses can also be reduced ... "
Duke Shire also moved, but he hesitated:
"What if the Spaniards see it? And, we must make an oath. I dare not lie and swear in the presence of God."
Count Charles smiled and said:
"In this way, when you swear with the Spaniards, when you swear, do n’t say war horses, even if you are willing to give them the good horses of 5000 knights. Good horses ... Looking at the magnificent transfer to the horse For a good horse ... Moreover, some horses that the knights transfer to look like they are very majestic. If they are not fully equipped knights who sit up and charge themselves, they ca n’t see that they are not war horses ... Give the horses to the French At that time, these impersonating horses were all mixed up, and the Spaniards could not see it in a hurry ... "
"Besides, before we leave the city, we hungry the replaced horses a few times to make them mentally weak, lest the Spaniards see it ..."
Charles III thought about it, and it really worked. So, he let his knights select from the horses, and used 800 horses that looked strong and actually not explosive (the horses dragged the plate armor knight to charge, which required a strong explosive force), replacing 800 The horses that didn't look mighty and majestic came down. The 800 horses are hidden among the 5,000 war horses, and the Spaniards can hardly see the problem.
Before leaving the city and swearing by the Spaniards, Charles III, following the suggestion of Count Charles, starved the 800 horses that had been replaced and gave them a small amount of forage to barely starve. So, on the day when the French army left the city, the 800 war horses lost their spirit, and it was not like a good horse at first glance ...
What is the main difference between a horse and a horse? War horses are mainly used for warfare, and European war horses in this era are mainly used to hold high-horse horses with heavy armor knights wearing full-body plate armor to charge. The most important quality of a warhorse is its strength and ability to carry a knight wearing plate armor. At the same time, it must also have a strong explosive force to facilitate the impact of opponents. As for endurance, it is the third most important.
Because of the need for war, horses often accelerate quickly. Just like the sports car of later generations, the speed is maximized in a short time. Therefore, ordinary people are not used to riding horses, because horses look a bit neurotic ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ If you simply drive it, the horse will rush out, instead of slowly accelerating. If you have poor riding, you may fall if you do n’t pay attention.
Is different from pulling a horse, because it is a cart or a ride. Therefore, endurance is more important than explosiveness. Moreover, their character is not as impulsive and **** as a horse of war, and it is often a little unhurried. They are slower to start, but look smoother. In terms of riding on the road, these ordinary riding horses are more comfortable.
But because this is an era of frequent wars and chaos, it seems that some neurotic war horses are often more expensive. The horses ridden by the French knights are not bad among ordinary horses, but the price is only one-fifth of that of war horses, which is about 20 gold coins. And this price, in the Middle East, can already buy a good horse.
Duke Bourbon Charles III replaced 800 war horses with 800 ordinary riding horses. Calculated, it can save more than 60,000 gold coins ...
However, Charles III's own mount was too tall and majestic to avoid being taken away by the Spaniards. Therefore, when he swore to look at his love horse, Shire III was very sad.
And his sad expression just convinced the Spaniard that the French did hand over the horse. Then, after the Spanish army released the siege from the north, carefully with a defensive formation, they withdrew from the city of Naples, headed north along the Roman Avenue, and set off to return home ...
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