King of German Mercenaries

一 In the early morning of the next day, after Marin got up and finished washing, he made a piece of black bread without soil and simmered it. After filling his stomach briefly, he went out for shopping.

Last night, Marin thought about it in the middle of the night, and strengthened his determination to return to the Emperor of God Luo Maximilian I. Because, although Maximilian I was a poor ghost, as an emperor, he could give himself a high status.

As a traverser, I also saw so many traversing novels, and a lot of ways to make money in my head. But in this age of aristocracy, there is no status and no wealth can be kept.

Therefore, Marin needs to use the emperor to obtain a high enough social status to stop others from thinking about his wealth. And how to obtain social status (ie title)? It's very simple.

As a graduate of history, Marin has read Western history and knows that in the "Thirty Years War" that took place in the 17th century, there were two genius military strategists, Wallenstein, Tilly.

These two big brothers, all from ordinary declining little noble families, are not children of big nobles. However, relying on the meritorious service of commanding mercenaries to fight for the great aristocracy, the bottom line of the two aristocratic circles was a mixed Duke (Wallenstein) and a Count (Tilly).

Marin may not have the talents like Wallenstein, but it is no problem to play against Tilly by relying on a set of "Spanish General". At least, he knew how to play the Spanish Grand Families. General Cordoba, the original author of the Spanish Grand Faction, had to wait until 1503 to figure out the prototype of the "Spanish Grand Families" that spanned more than a century. And this tactic, Marin is very clear.

Even, Marin knows the Dutch Morris Square, which is more powerful than the Spanish Grand Square, and the Gustaf Lines, which are close to modern warfare.

As for the dwarf artillery tactics, let alone talk about it. Tactics after the mid-19th century were useless. Because there are no such advanced weapons. After all, Marin was a liberal arts student, and although he did well in science, he was not professional. So, at most he got a flintlock or something. If he wants to get a rear gun, he can't solve the problem of bottom fire. This technology requires professionals in chemistry to solve ...

Of course, the above is purely Marin's YY. If you want to display your "talent", you must first mix in the mercenaries recruited by Maximilian I. Otherwise, nothing is possible.

In the meantime, to mix into the German mercenaries formed by Maximilian I, they must first arrive at the habsburg family's nest-Vienna.

收 Since the recapture of Austria from the Kingdom of Hungary in 1490, Maximilian I moved his office from Burgundy to Vienna. Although the emperor often went to live in Innsbruck in western Austria, many important matters were handled in Vienna. Such a major event as recruiting troops must also be done in Vienna.

Now, to go to the army, you must go to Vienna. However, from Bonn to Vienna, it is about 800 kilometers away, which is more than 1,600 miles.

Marin is now wearing heavy armor and carrying a huge cavalry gun. Although Carl is a good war horse, but with such a heavy load, he can only walk more than a hundred miles a day, stop and go, or he can't bear it.

In fact, ordinary plate knights, when they go out, will bring 5 attendants to help themselves with armor and knight guns. Before the war, he was also responsible for putting on plate armor on the knights and supporting them on the horses. It is also because Marin does not have plate armor pants, otherwise, he cannot do it himself. Because, plate armor pants, after all, are all metal, cumbersome and inconvenient, and it is a great obstacle to the horseman.

Marin figured out that it would take at least ten days to reach Vienna by himself. And with less than 1,000 finnies left in his hand, it was simply not enough. Because he lives and eats and drinks himself, about 15 fennies a day (usually about 5 fennies are for meals, and he eats pretty well). And the **** War Makar, who eats more than him, eats 10 fenny feed a day.

The war horse is very delicate. If the war horse is allowed to eat grass for a full month, and the body is not supplemented with feed, chances are that the war horse will not be able to move the knight in heavy armor. Because the fodder for war horses is mainly oats (there is no soy in Europe this time, soya is still in East Asia and India, and it will only be introduced to Europe as early as the 18th century), and there are still a few eggs or something to beat. These things were more expensive in medieval Europe where agriculture was backward ...

Marin is not a person who grabs a ticket and then sits down to eat. In order to successfully reach Vienna, Marin decided to try hunting along the way to improve his life.

After all, Marin in the previous life often took home-made England longbow and went hunting in the mountains after his hometown. He had a good archery skills.

After making a decision, Marin began to pay attention to the shops selling bows and arrows while shopping in Bonn ...

After strolling a few streets, Marin quickly found a weapon shop selling bows and arrows. Looking at the dazzling array of bows and arrows in the weapon shop, Marin frowned.

why? Because there is no English longbow that Marin is most familiar with. Later Marin himself made an England longbow himself, and used it to hunt many times in his hometown. Therefore, for bows and arrows, Marin has only touched one kind, and is also proficient in only one kind-England Longbow. Although Marin used English longbow instead of Chinese fir to make England longbow, Marin used to use England longbow.

The biggest difference between England's longbow and other bows and arrows is that the body of other bows and arrows is forcibly bent and fixed, and then its fixed shape is fired and heated. Although this method is more efficient to make, it will damage the tension of the bow and reduce the range. If you want to get a higher range, you can only use a hard bow with a higher pull.

英格兰 The body of England's longbow is bent by "taming the bow". The wooden bar used to make the bow is fixed on a bracket, and then the two ends of the wooden bar are tied by a rope. Next, the bow trainer will pull the rope and hang it on a node not far away, so that the wooden bar begins to bend slightly. After waiting for a while, the wooden bar adapts to such a degree of bending, and then increases the bending degree ... and so on, until the wooden bar adapts to the degree of bending required to make a long bow.

In fact, the secret of making England's longbow is a secret unique to Britain for a long time. Because, the English Longbowmen are the British's let go. It was not until around 1596, that is, in the late reign of Elizabeth I, that the British officially gave up their longbow soldiers. But at that time, Europe was already a world of muskets.

However, the elimination of the Longbowmen is not because the Longbowmen's ability to kill is not good, but because the Longbowmen's training costs are too high. An excellent longbow soldier may need to be trained for more than ten years and at least a few years.

For example, Marin's previous life was proficient in the use of the England longbow, and it took him seven or eight years to become proficient in archery hunting. At the beginning, Marin was shooting arrows, which was not as reliable as the national football. After all, he didn't have a teacher's instructions, and he practiced archery by relying on online tricks. Even the production of the England Longbow was a post I saw on the Internet around 2006 and was made according to the steps on the post.

Longbowmen need so much time to train, but what about Musketeers? It only takes a week or two to train. On the battlefield, no matter how long you have trained, whether it is a bow and arrow, or a gun, it is still dead and injured.

英国 The cost of training the British longbowmen is very high. Even more, the Longbowmen became the second most privileged class in Britain after the Cavaliers. And every dead longbow soldier is a huge loss to Britain.

The musketeers are different. Any serf who is honest and hand-to-hand can catch a training for a week or two and use muskets to fight. Even if dead, supplementation is convenient. The musketeers are dead, and it's a big deal to catch a group of strong men to train for a week or two. But if longbow soldiers were to be destroyed systematically, it would probably not be possible for many years.

Moreover, the biggest difference between longbowmen and musketeers is that they can deal with enemies wearing plate armor. The longbow soldiers, however, are at a loss for plate armor. For various reasons, the British eventually gave up the longbowmen who had made them proud, and switched to using the Musketeers.

However, the muskets shined, in fact, after the appearance of the Spanish grand square in 1503. It's 1494, and the Musketeers haven't made their mark. Even firearms only appeared around 1450.

This year, it is not as fast as technology later. The rifle gun has been around for more than 40 years, and no one has noticed its excellent combat effectiveness. Similarly, flintlocks appeared in France at the end of the 16th century, but it was not until the mid-17th century that flintlocks became widespread.

It's no wonder, you know, the Middle Ages are still the world of the church. All scientific knowledge is actually suppressed by the church, and the spread of science and technology is very slow. Moreover, new technological knowledge also needs to prove itself.

For example, the rifle was notorious for its popularity in Europe after Gonzalo de Cordova defeated the French army with a spear and musket in the battle of Tsarinoola. Similarly, flintlocks were only valued by European nations after they shined in the Thirty Years' War.

In Europe now, muskets are still rare. Even cities like Bonn sell fewer guns. There are several shops selling bows and arrows.

Moreover, the current steel technology in Europe is not enough, and the guns produced are always explosive. For example, King John II of Scotland died in 1460 because of an artillery bomb. It will not be until the 16th century that European steel technology is further developed that the gun bombing accidents will be greatly reduced.

没有 Because he did not have the familiar England longbow, Marin had to retreat and bought a recurve bow with a pulling force of about 60 pounds and 30 arrows.

In fact, whether it is Marin in future generations or Xiaomarin now, it can pull a strong bow of 100 pounds. It is needless to say that Marin in the later generations is a magnificent rural young man. He does not have a lot of farm work, so he has great strength.

However, although Marin in this life was only 16 years old, he also received knight martial art training from an early age.

However, Marin knows that a strong bow like the England Longbow is good for adults. If you pull more of this strong bow in your youth, it will easily cause deformation of the back spine. For example, it has been verified in later generations that some medieval England longbowmen, because they trained and stretched their bows as a child, deformed the spine.

Marin's current body is still a 16-year-old teenager growing up. He didn't want to have a long spine because of using a strong bow. Therefore, he chose a 60-pound ordinary recurve bow as his hunting weapon.

However, the original Marin did not use bows and arrows in the memory, and later Marin was only familiar with the England longbow. Therefore, it took Marin several days to become familiar with the use of the recurve bow.

After testing, the effective range of this recurve bow is within 100 meters. However, the distance that can be aimed is only about 50 meters. It may not be enough for killing the enemy, but it is enough for hunting.

After becoming familiar with the use of the recurve bow, Marin left Bonn and started to hunt with the recurve bow while heading towards Vienna ...

But what makes Marin so depressed is that for a long time, he has not hit his prey ...

Why is this? It's very simple. Marin is so stupid. She wants to learn Mongolian cavalry. Then, the cup ...

Speaking of them, Marin's shooting technique is modern, which is very good. It is OK to shoot prey in the jungle.

But that's on the ground ...

Moreover, Marin hunted in the past, and UU reading www.uukanshu.com usually took bows and arrows, quietly touched the jungle, saw the unprepared prey, and attacked successfully. This is basically equivalent to shooting a fixed target. For prey moving at high speed, Marin's hit rate is actually not high.

Riding and shooting arrows on the horse ... hey, it's all tears ...

The concept of riding on a horse and sitting on a car in the future is completely different. The car has a shock absorption device and the road is very flat. And riding, it was bumpy up and down ...

So, Marin, who wants to play riding and shooting, clearly aimed at his prey, but the horses bumped up and down, and the arrows immediately hit the gray machine ...

Moreover, he was riding a horse, and the sound of the hoof inevitably alarmed the prey, causing the small animals to run around in advance. While Marin just shoots fixed targets more effectively, it is a bit helpless for small animals moving at high speed.

七 For seven days in a row, Marin failed to hit a prey by riding and shooting. Fortunately, he had some savings in selling red deer before he would otherwise starve to death. Again, it was because of his savings that he dared to play like this.

"It's not easy to ride and shoot!" Marin looked worried.

I think about it, the Xiongnu and the Mongolians started riding slingshots on sheep at the age of five. When you grow up, you basically practice riding and shooting for more than ten years. Even so, they have been practicing for more than ten years as an "old driver", and dare not say that they can hit the running prey steadily on a horse running at high speed, let alone a novice?

So, although riding and shooting is handsome, it can only be mastered through many years of hard work and some talents. For a semi-slinger like Marin, riding and shooting is basically a gamble probability. The prey shot by him are all unlucky eggs that should hit ...

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