Chapter 2153: One hundred thousand troops shortfall

It can be said that the natural conditions in North America are much better than those in Europe. There are fertile soil here, suitable for agriculture. There are also huge amounts of coal and iron ore, suitable for industrial development.

Also, there is no strong enemy here. Temeows are all primitive Indian tribes, none of them can fight. Maybe the Indian tribe’s jungle guerrilla is a little more troublesome, but Marin also has a trick-hire the most ferocious jungle warrior, the Sauron!

The Sauron can ride and shoot well, and is the best jungle warrior. But the Indian tribe, without even iron, could not fight the Sauron soldiers at all. As long as you learn from the Qing Dynasty and make good use of the Sauron soldiers, you can push the North American jungle flatly.

And developing in Europe is full of powerful enemies. Fa Yao native chicken, one is more ferocious than the other. The Banya Army has not yet become the fifth scum of the war, and it is considered to be a relatively strong combat power in Europe. After all, the current Banya can still wrestle with France. In later generations, Banya has been reduced to the level of brotherhood with Italy. Even Italy is not as good as it is. In Portugal, despite the five scum of land warfare, it is still relatively powerful at sea. If the North Sea country does its best at present, it may be able to win the Portuguese maritime power, but it will certainly suffer heavy losses.

This is not the point. The point is that European countries will form alliances against powerful enemies! Once a powerful country pushes horizontally, other countries will unite to fight against it. For example, Napoleon was united to death by a group of weak chickens who could not be singled out.

It is precisely because of the emperor's lesson that Marin dare not be so arrogant. Mainly, Marin didn't know how to make a machine gun. If you have a machine gun, it doesn't matter if all Europe is united. You can shoot as many as you come.

Without a machine gun, facing the cavalry is still very stressful. And European countries basically have cavalry. If the whole of Europe is united, not to mention a million cavalry, there will still be 500,000 cavalry. France alone, if a full-scale war breaks out, it can pull hundreds of thousands of cavalry. Didn't you see that Charles VIII was destroyed by eight or nine thousand knights, in a few years, Louis XII brought so many cavalry to Italy?

Although the French usually only dispatch 10,000 or 20,000 cavalry in each war, they will not be dispatched in full force. But Marin didn't dare to gamble, once the bet was lost, it would be subjugated. What if France goes mad, what about the nation's mobilization?

However, the appearance of an improved version of "Swarm" with an effect similar to a machine gun gave Marin the hope of defeating the mass cavalry. This time Marin went to fight the Muscovites with the purpose of testing a swarm of cavalry tactics. Once the test results are good, you will have the confidence to turn your face with France in the future, isn't it?

According to Marin's plan, once Edward VI dies, Marin controls England through the marriage contract between Caesar and Princess Margaret, France will surely turn its face with the North Sea country. At that time, the North Sea country will inevitably face the test of the French cavalry army. Even the German princes may join the war. Therefore, before he can take control of England, he must find tactics that can restrain the large-scale cavalry.

Moreover, it is necessary to ensure the tactics that can defeat large-scale cavalry. Otherwise, it is a bet on the national fortune. Marin is not a crazy little devil, he doesn't like to bet on national luck at every turn. What if you lose the bet?

But Marlin now has a good idea, and is planning to use the improved swarm with single-headed shells to focus on the plate armored heavy cavalry. After all, the swarms are bows and arrows, with limited damage to the plate armor. Used alone to deal with the Mongolian cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow that does not wear plate armor is no problem, but it is somewhat inadequate to deal with the French plate armored heavy cavalry. Therefore, it needs to be matched with a single-headed shell. The single-headed cannonball is extremely powerful, and the effect it produces is extremely **** and shocking. Maybe there is not a swarm of kills, but the deterrent is definitely strong enough to collapse enemies with a little mentality. After all, seeing comrades in arms shredded by cannonballs is very shocking and impactful. If the two are used together, not only can it cause enough damage, but it can also greatly damage the morale of the enemy and make the enemy fearful.

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In addition to tactical considerations, Marin also has another worry-not enough troops!

Adhering to the principle of "do not do it, or do it", Marin believes that you must either not fight the French. If you want to fight, you must defeat the French once. Otherwise, if they can't make a contribution at one time, even if the French loses, they can recover quickly and even retaliate.

Moreover, the French have a special feature-they can steal other people's technology!

Just as the Venetian glass mirror technology was stolen by France, Marin was also worried that the improved swarm technology and single-head artillery shell technology would be stolen by the French to deal with him. Therefore, Marin set the principle of "Never do it or do it".

But France is too big, and it is difficult for Marin to defeat France at once. The entire France has a population of 16 million, and the aristocratic population accounts for one-twentieth, that is, 800,000 people! And most of the nobles in this period were related to the military, even according to the ratio of one-fifth, there were 160,000 strong men. Aristocratic young men, almost like knights or wandering knights, can fight on horseback.

However, according to the life expectancy in ancient Europe, there are generally 3.5 people and 800,000 people in a household, and it is estimated that there are 228,000 strong people for every 3.5 people.

The ancient French were very martial, and duels were also very popular. Even if it is a civil servant, he knows how to make a few moves. After the war, the French turn to romance, and the combat power will only take a turn for the worse. France before romance, but very brave and fierce.

Marin may be able to defeat the French army once, because the cavalry recruited by the French army at a time is generally only 20,000 to 30,000. However, if it is urgent, they will not be unable to fully explode, more than 200,000 nobles and strong men, plus auxiliary militia...

Therefore, according to Marin's estimation, if you want to defeat the French at once, you must not only defeat the French cavalry on the battlefield, but also send troops to occupy large areas of France and reduce the French national power. In addition, a large number of soldiers must be stationed in order to reduce the possibility of France's counterattack.

Calculating this way, at least one hundred thousand troops must be dispatched. In this way, it can be guaranteed that after defeating France, it can also suppress the French counterattack. Otherwise, the result will be like the British in the Hundred Years' War. Even if they achieve a temporary victory and occupy a large area of ​​land, they will eventually be consumed by France.

At the beginning, the British had insufficient military strength. Even if they occupied a large area of ​​land, they were still unable to completely eliminate the French resistance due to insufficient military strength. Then, under the French counterattack time and time again, the national power was exhausted and finally defeated.

Moreover, the 100,000 army cannot be disbanded in a single battle. UU reading www. Uukanshu.com is the best, when it can gather new power in France, it can be defeated in time. After several more visits, France will completely admit defeat.

But the current North Sea country has only 4 legions in its territory, plus thousands of people hidden (including Cossack cavalry and Hungarian cavalry). Add up to more than 50,000 troops.

But the problem is that these 50,000 troops, when attacking France, can't come out in full force, and can dispatch up to 30,000 people. After all, Marin had to guard against stabbing the German princes in the back.

Therefore, for Marin, the lack of an army is a big problem. As for the two legions placed in the UK, Marin could not move either. After all, he wanted to guarantee his interests in England and suppress the idea of ​​King Edward VI's repentance of marriage.

Then, Marin needs a total of 130,000 to 150,000 horses. Once war with France, 30,000 to 50,000 are left to guard the mainland. The remaining 100,000 people want to break into the French hinterland, at least to occupy Paris. In this way, the confidence of the French can be destroyed to the greatest extent. At the same time, it can suppress their resistance.

With this calculation, the gap between the soldiers and horses of the North Sea has reached 100,000 people...

In other words, the current 50,000 people in the North Sea country are only enough to ensure local security. If you want to fight out, defeat France, and destroy its resistance, you need to add another 100,000 troops...