King of German Mercenaries

Deep in his mind, Marin remembered Count Tilly, who was famous during the Thirty Years' War. This product relied on the Spanish Phalanx learned in Spain, and spread across Europe, "one trick is fresh and the other is delicious." In the end, it was this trick that led to the empire's title.

不是 If he did not meet Gustav II, the more powerful “founder of the modern army,” and was killed, the goods would probably be promoted to the Duke.

Tilli was not a knight, and by the 17th century, the knight had completely fallen. This guy relied on the infantry tactics of the Spanish Phalanx, and grew from a little mercenary boss to a big European fame.

In fact, Marin has long been effective in emulating Count Tilly's ideas. However, before, he considered that even the smallest Spanish square had more than a thousand people.

In the Emperor Army, there are more than a thousand people qualified to command-even infantry, the minimum requirement must be a nobleman. But Marin is just a trainee knight, not a knight in captivity, not a nobleman. Therefore, he hadn't thought about joining the team himself before, but planned to mix aristocratic status first.

Because the German mercenaries have just emerged, all officers must be nobles. Civilians in the army, at best, are noncommissioned officers, that is, positions between officers and soldiers.

The mercenaries before the emperor, in fact, were relying on the men and women convened by some local nobles. To be more precise, the emperor's biggest military reliance at present is the Swabian League (both the big and small princes of the Swabian region, including the Württemberg country).

In other words, the current generals in the emperor's army are mainly large and small aristocrats of the Swabian system. As for the officers of noble origin in other regions, only a minority.

This is also no way out. At the beginning, the former emperor Frederick was very impetuous, and fought with Hungary. As a result, even his old nest, Austria, was lost, and Vienna was lost. Therefore, not many people were willing to support the incapable Habsburgs at that time. However, Maximilian I, who took over as emperor, had not supported him since the beginning of his throne. Moreover, many electors and their supporters still want to restore the system of electing the emperor and break the monopoly of the Hapsburg family on the throne.

The Swabian League stood firmly on the side of Maximilian I at the most difficult time of Maximilian I. Even the first time that Maximilian I formed a German mercenary was a nobleman of the Swabian Department, who strongly supported and took the lead in responding.

For example, Frederick II, Earl of Hohenzollern in the Swabian League, responded most actively to Maximilian I. Even later, this guy became the emperor's best base friend, and Maximilian I trusted him so much that he gave him all the political power. Now the Earl is the supreme commander of the army controlled by the Habsburgs.

Because of this, the emperor's early army, most of the Swabian generals. Mercenaries elsewhere have yet to develop. It is not until the 16th century that mercenaries in other parts of Germany develop.

不管 But anyway, in Germany, mercenaries are still a new group, and it has not formed a fixed habit. In other words, at this moment, Marin can lead the trend, rather than follow the trend. Because the tide has not yet formed yet.

Although, according to the hidden rules of ancient Europe, officers should be nobles. However, although Marin was not a noble, he was also a descendant of the noble. Therefore, barely counted as the "owner" of the nobility. Pull up a team yourself, and it is the lowest infantry team, and there is still no one to embarrass yourself. If you were born as a serf and wanted to pull your own team, you would not be recognized by the aristocracy. This is ancient Europe.

After negotiating with his two clever men, Kohler and Schwartz, Marin decided to use the name of a formal knight to recruit those young people who were not elected. Of course, recruiting the best of them.

The reason why He lied about being a formal knight was to win people's trust. In ancient Europe, the prestige of nobles was very high, although there were many scums. The aristocracy recruits the army, everyone must think that it is doing business, it should be to protect the country and protect the country.

哪个 If any civilians would pull up the team, they would probably be considered by the authorities to form a bandit team, and then send troops directly to 剿 ...

To this end, Marin played the Huffman family emblem-a shield, a knight carrying a black cross flag ...

In medieval Europe, there was no national flag, but each aristocratic family had its own emblem. Only the aristocratic family will have the emblem representing the identity of the family. A family crest like the Huffman family implies that this is a knight family. And those royal families often have a crown on their emblem.

In fact, Marin, as a wandering knight who was driven out of the family, should not be allowed to play the original family crest. Because from the moment he was kicked out of the house, he should start a new stove, no longer belonging to the Huffman estate on the Ruhr River.

现在 But now, for the sake of convincing, borrowing the family crest is fine. Moreover, he is indeed from this family. Even if the old Huffman and Adler knew it, they wouldn't say anything. Besides, he just intends to deceive the civilians who are from the bottom of society. He does not deceive the aristocracy and does not have to bear any legal responsibility.

Uh ...

Next, Marin named the knight of the Huffman family, and began to fool those unlucky ones who were out of luck but had good strength.

To this end, Marin personally selected at the contest. Because as long as one hundred people, Marin can choose one.

Marin's selection criteria are different from ordinary people. First of all, he naturally wants a stronger person. But strength is not the only criterion. For example, those who failed, Marin's requirements for martial arts are not the most important.

The most important thing for Marlin is the mental performance of those losers in the competition. For example, an indomitable fighting spirit ...

Marin knows that on the battlefield, it is not your martial arts that are good. Psychological tolerance and courage are also very important. Those with poor mental quality can easily collapse when encountering disadvantages.

But the mental quality is difficult to judge. Generally speaking, for a winner, you can't see his mental quality. Depends on a person's psychological quality, mainly when the person fails.

Only when a person encounters failure can he show his fragile and unbearable side. Those who are unwilling to fail and those who calmly face failure are qualified for their psychological qualities.

对于 For the military, it is the most rare quality to have an unwillingness to lose when losing. If you look at it with a colored eye, you can also think that such people are brave.

Of course, while being brave and fierce, but also maintaining obedience to discipline, this is the best soldier. Otherwise, it ’s not soldiers, but robbers who are fiercely fighting and not being disciplined.

Uh ...

For a few days, Marin selected more than 200 young people who were unwilling to fail. Moreover, these people have an indomitable spirit in the duel and are not afraid of injury.

Then, Marin asked Kohler a few and asked them to talk to the rented courtyard ...

He Marin told these people that the emperor's second batch of funds will definitely expand the army once it is in place. After all, the French have 60,000 troops. The emperor wanted to fight the French, at least tens of thousands of people.

It is a pity that these people who failed in the application should go home now. And Marin, in the name of the Huffman family, UU Reading. Www.uukanshu.com intends to form a mercenary regiment by himself, first staying near Vienna and focusing on training and improvement. After the emperor starts recruiting for the second batch, he will apply for the job as a whole to increase his chances of being selected.

"Mr. Hoffman, why should we listen to you?" Questioned the young man who was taciturn.

Marin was not angry, but said with a smile:

"Because I came from an aristocratic family, I have learned how to command the army!"

"This ..." No one squeaked immediately.

You know, those who came to apply for spearmen are basically from poor people. There is basically no culture, let alone understand command and fight. In the face of these rough people, Marin can show his cultural level, and the other party is unable to refute ...

那么 "What about this salary?"

"I'm not an emperor, how can I have so much money ..."

"Then you still solicit us? Do you want to command us without giving money?"

"I have no money to pay my salary, but before the Emperor's second recruitment, I can provide you with food for free. Presumably everyone is from a civilian family. There is no money. Staying in Vienna for a long time, eating is also a big expense. I can Pay for the meal ... "

Uh ...

"Well, just do what you say, you train us with the commanding method of the army that the nobles understand, but you have to control ..."

In the end, 80 people succumbed. The remaining one hundred and dozens of people were either unruly, disobedient to command, or looked down on the small temple of Marin and refused to give in.

As a result, Marin eventually recruited 80 good young people and formally formed the "Huffman Mercenary Regiment" of Megatron Europa ...

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