Warlock Royal Family

In the next few days, Ladislaus set up a bridge between Chancellor Sazastan and Frundsberg, planning to go to Xuefeng to find the ultimate mystery of necromancy.

Even if you can't find the legacy of the legendary Lich, just a winter ghost, it may give Prime Minister Sazastan a new understanding of necromancy, and then find a way to prolong life. The most life-related magic.

It's just that they can't go there for the time being, they still have guests to entertain, and the Duke of Bourbon has already come to the door.

On April 4th, the French army reached the city of Novara, and a decisive battle was imminent.

Among all the senior officers, Old Colonna was the oldest and most experienced, and he also showed his sophistication in arranging the camp.

The camp was chosen to be west of the north-south main canal of the Bicka Manor, close to the avenue leading to Milan.

The ditch is wide enough that a wooden bridge is even built over it.

To the west of the camp is a swampy wetland belonging to the Po River system, and to the south is a tributary of the Po River. The French army can only choose to attack from north to south.

Several great nobles gathered in the uncultivated fertile fields. They were discussing the proposal of the old Colonna. The old Colonna advocated the construction of a long wall on the land between the swamp and the ditches as a response to the shocking force of Switzerland. The position of the halberd soldiers.

Treasurer Fugger firmly opposed the proposal because the supplies needed to build even the simplest long wall would be a logistical disaster, and he argued that once such insurmountable presuppositions It is very doubtful whether the Duke of Bourbon will accept this battle.

Prime Minister Sarzastan and the Marquis of Pescara also thought that Old Colonna had taken it for granted.I have never heard of a field battle where one side would attack such a pre-set position. Although Bikka is indeed stuck on the main throat leading to Milan, it only needs to attack the enemy army protected by a long wall.The trouble of detours is nothing.

The French army still has other routes to reach the city of Milan. At that time, the Habsburg army can only fight to relieve the siege.

Although under the attack of Milan City and the siege army, the open plain under Milan City is an excellent place to take advantage of the French army's numerical superiority.

Of course, it is not that no one supports the old Colonna.

"The Duke of Bourbon will definitely attack our camp." Ladislaus said firmly. Of course, he said this not only because he had just received several silk shirts sewn by Mrs. Susan Facchetti, but because there were many Good reason, "The food and fodder of the [-] army is a real logistical disaster for the Kingdom of France. The detour is not only to consume at least a week's more food and fodder for the army, but also the supply line to avoid our harassment. It’s going to be a big circle. The Duke of Bourbon’s siege of Piacenza and Mantua has consumed so much of their reserves, they must be just trying to hold on.”

"Your judgment is entirely based on speculation. If the French really resisted the pressure and bypassed it, it would be useless to build this long wall." Fugger's treasurer still firmly objected.

"Even if they really take a detour, it will greatly reduce the difficulty of our attacking the supply line. How can it be said that it is useless, not to mention acting as the Grand Duke to recapture Milan. Our supply situation is much better than the French. We can't stand it." Now, their life will only be more difficult." Ladislaus also received the first batch of Black Continent trade income, and Laciris spent a lot of money to open up the situation.However, three thousand talers were sent over, and the letter from the female shipowner thanked the female head of the Colonna family for her support in various aspects.And told Ladislaus that if she can continue to get the support of the Colonna family and the Orsini family, she will soon be able to provide more than ten times the profit every six months than the first time.

This letter was sent to Milan together with the revolving crossbow captured in Siena.It is impossible to transport large trebuchets for long distances. Although the rotating crossbow is difficult to withstand the journey, the bumpy road will make these machines fall apart, but a few of them were sent to the battlefield in time. Small trebuchets and strong crossbows are very useful for large-scale field battles. important equipment.

The old Colonna didn't need to say anything, and Ladislaus naturally understood that the cheap father-in-law was asking for his support.

The Roman army of the old Colonna, excluding the private soldiers of the Colonna family, was the weakest part of the entire Habsburg coalition army. If they fought in a square formation, they were likely to be hit hard by the opponent.

In order to win the aid of Ladislaus, he specially asked his daughter Susan to sew several new shirts for her lover. Of course, several maids also did a lot of work, but on each dress, There are at least one or two buttons, which the Marquise herself sewed on!

At that time, regardless of victory or defeat, the Colonna family is bound to suffer a great loss, not to mention the disaster that will be brought if it becomes a breakthrough in the local area.

In order to avoid this problem, the old Colonna specially proposed a special tactic.

"Deploy the Spanish Arcane Corps evenly on this narrow front that can only accommodate 4000 to 500 people. While hindering the French army from taking advantage of their numbers, the Arcane Corps can be easily protected by the long wall. Cast two or three rounds of acid, and then throw the javelin." This tactic of putting the Spaniard in the first row was of course the old Colonna's favorite.

"The Kingdom of France has a great number of field trebuchets, and thousands of crossbowmen from Liguria, even with the protection of the long wall,

It is also difficult for us to gain the upper hand. "Sarzastan, on the contrary, doesn't mind the Spaniards being in the first row, and doubts the feasibility of this tactic purely from a military point of view.

"If we fight on open ground, if we want to form a formation with the same length as the French army, our thickness is only half that of the enemy, and the French cavalry is numerous and powerful. It will be very dangerous to concentrate on any one of them." Colonna the Elder The "any one" in the mouth obviously refers to the Roman army under his command.

This self-acknowledgment of his lack of combat power finally made the acting Grand Duke Ferdinand and Sazastan decide to build the long wall.

In the next few days, Treasurer Fugger and Sherlock purchased a large amount of materials needed to build the wall. Such an urgent need naturally made the merchants, including the Venetians, reap a lot of money.

At a cost of more than 4 talers, a one-meter-high wall covering the entire front was erected in mid-April.

From the swamp to the irrigation canal, there was no other way to attack the Habsburg army except to force through this long wall.

It's just that the Duke of Bourbon will really attack this rather troublesome line of defense because of the supply difficulties? . .