King of German Mercenaries

For several days, Marin arranged for Schwartz to lead his soldiers to practice pit digging and ambush in the middle of the night in the hilly area on the west bank of the Tarot River. And Marin himself, with Sauer, riding a horse, each carrying a telescope, went to quietly reconnaissance near Fornovo.

Because of the binoculars, Marin and Sauer didn't need to come close to scout. They just need to stand on the high slope of Hexi and use binoculars to scout.

Moreover, in order to facilitate the investigation, Marin and Sauer did not wear heavy armor, and each carried only a light sword and a telescope.

In the early morning of July 6, Marin arranged for the entire phalanx to continue to rest and recharge, while taking Sauer to continue to investigate.

The weather was good in the morning and the roads were relatively dry. After waiting for a while, Marin finally waited for the French army on the south bank of the Tarot River and the Italian coalition on the north bank...

"Great, it's finally here!" Marin was very excited. He endured for a long time, but did not dare to interfere in the military affairs of the Italians, because he was afraid that the Battle of Fornovo would not start. Today, the two sides are still fighting in Fornovo, proving that his "foresight" is useful and exciting.

"Master, do you know that they are going to fight here?" Sauer was surprised. Because he has a feeling that Marin seems to know that the two sides are going to fight here.

In fact, Sauer guessed right, Marin really knew that the two sides were going to fight here. The problem is, Marin is afraid that his little butterfly will affect the battle. But fortunately, the battle went on as planned.

It was determined that the two sides would start the war here as scheduled, and Marin couldn't wait. He left Sauer to continue to observe on the high slopes of the west bank, while he himself planned to return to the camp to prepare.

As for how to prepare? Of course, he was going to dig up the road along the north bank of the river...

The French army fled at night. If they took the road in this plain area, Marin really couldn't stop the French. Because, besides the Tarot River, there is also farmland on the side of this road. You cut the road, and the French can still walk through the fields.

Therefore, Marin's plan is to directly dig the embankment of the Tarot River to flood the road and the nearby farmland. In this way, the French cavalry will not be able to take this road, otherwise they will be deeply mired in the mud. Heavy cavalry is inherently heavy, and if the horse's hooves get stuck in the mud, it will be difficult to escape, and the danger will be great.

As for the excavation time, Marin tentatively scheduled for the afternoon. Because, according to records, there will be a heavy rain in the afternoon. By then, the soil will be soft and easy to dig. At present, the soil is very hard and digging is laborious.

After returning to the camp, Marin took a break and asked Schwartz to call him during lunch. After all, he was going to lead someone to ambush the French in the middle of the night, so he had to rest, otherwise, dozing off in the middle of the night would affect the battle.

As for poor Sauer, you need to continue to observe the battle between the French and Italian forces. At the same time, before the break, Marin arranged for a group of people to go to both sides of the northwest-facing mountain road ahead of time to arrange an ambush.

This mountain road is not a mountain road, it can only be regarded as a road in a hilly area. On both sides of the road, there are many hills and hills, which are very suitable for ambush on both sides.

Marin had seen many war movies in his previous life, and ancient people liked throwing stones and fireballs from the hills the most. However, it is going to rain heavily in the afternoon, so don't even think about throwing fireballs. Because firewood is definitely difficult to ignite under heavy rain. Therefore, Marin directly intends to use the stone.

To this end, the people sent by the team were responsible for collecting small and medium-sized stones in the entire hilly area, and transporting them to the high slopes on both sides of the mountain road at the ambush site using the unicycles used to transport the goods during the Marin march.

Of course, Kohler, who led the team, is not stupid. He did not let all 100 soldiers under him act as coolies to carry stones, but sent these 100 soldiers to a nearby village to capture 1,000 Italian farmers to help collect and carry stones. In this way, Kohler completed Marin's instructions well with the least effort.

When it was noon, Marin woke up,

And Kohler also came back and reported that he had completed the task of moving stones.

"So soon, Kohler, you're not fooling me, are you?"

"How can you, young master, I sent these 100 people to a nearby village to catch 1,000 Italian peasants doing this. How can you be so fast if you want the soldiers to do this?"

"With you, why didn't I think of it..."

"Master, you are thinking about big things. Small things like this are the easiest to do." Kohler flattered.

"Don't talk about it, are those farmers still there?" Marin suddenly thought, since Italian farmers can move stones, why not let them help dig the road... If his 1,100 men are asked to dig the road in the afternoon and dig for a long time, At night, who has the strength to fight the French?

"I'm about to dismiss them..."

"Don't let it go, Kohler, you're giving these farmers something to eat, and they've got work to do in the afternoon."

"Yes, Master!" Kohler quickly sent someone to keep the group of Italian farmers and distributed some inferior brown bread.

In the afternoon, the sky really started to rain heavily. Sauer came back and reported that the two sides are currently dispatching troops, but they have not yet fought. It is estimated that the fight will not start until the afternoon.

Marin settled down, knowing that things weren't out of control. So, after the torrential rain, when the rain was a little lighter and the two sides were about to make contact, he sent people to escort the peasants, with the shovels and the shovels and picks of the peasants (Italy agriculture was the most developed in Europe at this time, The agricultural tools here are highly metalized), and they began to dig the embankment on the road behind the coalition forces that could not be seen...

At first, the local farmers were reluctant to dig the embankments. Because if the embankment is dug, some of them live near the embankment, and the fields of the manor will also be submerged.

But under the pressure of the soldiers' spears, they had to obey Marin's arrangement and start digging the embankment...

When the Venetian infantry crossed the Tarot River and stabbed the Swiss mercenaries of the French army on the south bank, Marin took Italian farmers to dig the embankment of the Tarot River...

When the Swiss mercenaries repelled the Venetian infantry, Marin finally dug the river bank. Then, the Tarot River, which had already swelled due to the heavy rain, washed away the riverside avenue and rushed directly into the fields by the river...

After the river flooded the riverside road and the nearby fields, Marin did not stop, but led his troops to suppress the peasants, and went to the ambush site in the hilly area to dig a hole.

Since it has labor without money, it is reluctant to let its soldiers dig pits hard. Then, this group of poor Italian peasants continued to be escorted to the mountain road, arrived at the ambush site, started trenches and trapped horses, and arranged simple dead stumbling lines under the command of soldiers who knew Italian.

The place Marin chose to set up an ambush was about a dozen kilometers away from the battlefield, with hills and mountains on both sides of the road. If the French want to take the mountain road, they must pass through here. Moreover, this distance is also outside the reconnaissance distance of French scouts without binoculars.

When Marin directed the Italian farmers to dig trenches and trap horses, it was already seven or eight in the evening, and it was already dark. At this time, Sauer came to the news that in the French army camp, the French cavalry had just finished dinner and fed the horses, and seemed to be getting ready to go...

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