King of German Mercenaries

When Maximilian I was ready, he informed Marin early. At the beginning of May, when Maximilian I sent troops from Innsbruck, Marin also took 300 cavalry to the south, ready to "rescue".

Of course, on the surface, Marin did not go to "rescue", but to respond to the emperor's call, defected to the emperor, and "entered Rome" with the emperor.

If he really wanted to accompany the emperor to fight, Marin sent a phalanx of infantry, which would be worthy of the emperor. Because he is only the earl of the small country, and he has to guard against neighboring countries, naturally he cannot dispatch the main force.

However, the phalanx of infantry was too slow, and this time Marin knew that he was not going to fight. Therefore, he simply took 300 cavalry south. 300 cavalry, in terms of function, is no smaller than a phalanx of infantry.

Moreover, among the 300 cavalry, 200 were newly formed "black knights" by Marin. The reason why Marin brought them this time was to train troops by the way.

Because, the black knights have just been formed, and there is still a lack of training. It's not that these people have no fighting literacy. After all, these people are also selected from the army, and most of them were musketeers in the past. However, it takes a lot of practice to run and shoot on the horse, and to maintain the formation and run out of a semi-circle.

So, along the way, Marin marched while supervising the knights in black jerseys practicing horse shooting and running half-circles. However, because the number of clockwork muskets provided by Da Vinci was really limited, only 30 were shipped in the second batch. Therefore, the black knights now have a total of 50 carbines, which are only enough to equip 10 people.

This is also impossible, and it is very labor-intensive to build a steel spring. Therefore, Leonardo da Vinci and a few great craftsmen were able to make 50 clockwork flaming carbines, which is not bad.

There is no way to expand production. Da Vinci once proposed to hire more craftsmen who are good at making clockwork to participate in the manufacture of clockwork muskets. But Marin didn't agree at first, because hired craftsmen were prone to leaking secrets.

The few Italian master watchmakers that Marin hired made Marin very uneasy, and sent spies to follow him every day, for fear of them leaking secrets. If more craftsmen were hired, it would be too late to mark people.

If you want to be safe, it is better to use craftsmen from serfs. They were serfs, they were not allowed to leave at will, and they were easier to control. Unlike those original craftsmen, they are all middle-class in the city, and even have the right to vote, and they are all hard-to-serve uncles.

However, it takes too long to train some talented young serfs into master craftsmen who are good at making clockwork.

In the end, Marin chose a compromise plan - that is to go to cities such as Nuremberg and Milan, and hire some craftsmen who are good at making clockwork.

However, these craftsmen are only responsible for making stainless steel clockwork according to the requirements given by Da Vinci. And the other parts of the clockwork gun, they are not involved. After these craftsmen built the clockwork, Da Vinci took a group of apprentice craftsmen to assemble the clockwork, steel column, flint, trigger and safety system, as well as the barrel and wooden support with rivets and screws.

In fact, in the whole clockwork musket, other parts are easy to build, and ordinary craftsmen can do it. Only the steel spring is more difficult to build.

Leonardo da Vinci discussed it with Marin, who also proposed the concepts of "modularity" and "standardization". As long as the various parts of the clockwork musket are subcontracted to craftsmen who are good at making a certain part, it can not only improve the quality, but also be more efficient. Of course, strict process standards must be established. To this end, Da Vinci led people to make a batch of vernier calipers for everyone to use. Especially the barrel, Marin requires that the caliber must be uniform.

When the hired craftsmen who make steel clockwork are in place, as long as you get enough steel clockwork, you can assemble as many clockwork muskets as you have.

but,

That's for later. For now, the black knights under Marin can only make do with the Mushkert musket.

However, the Mushkert musket was too bulky to shoot right away. Therefore, Marin had to first train them in the way of the later "dragon cavalry".

The so-called "dragon cavalry" is not the cavalry riding the dragon in the novel, but just a group of mounted musketeers. These musketeers, in order to enhance their mobility, traveled on horseback. However, after arriving on the battlefield, after all the horses were placed under unified supervision, the musketeers dismounted and formed, which was no different from the way the infantry musketeers fought.

However, during the journey, Marin arranged for some black-shirted knights to use the only 50 carbines every day to practice shooting while the horses were running. In order to let everyone feel the riding and shooting of the musket, Marin simply asked the knights in black shirts to carry a carbine to practice the riding shooting of the musket. 200 black knights, in groups of 50, change every day, taking turns to practice and experience musketeing and shooting. Others practiced dragoon tactics from time to time, confirming the tactics Marin learned from the Internet in his previous life, so that it would be convenient to form dragoons in the future.

Because, Marin intends to completely replace the draught horse with the purchased Polish cattle. Therefore, in winter, thousands of draught horses may be freed up. Except for some who were dragged to breed mules with donkeys, Marin really planned to select some horses to form "dragon cavalry".

Anyway, the horses of the dragoons have no requirements at all, they only need to be able to carry people on the road. On the battlefield, the dragoons dismounted directly to fight, leaving the horses behind.

Therefore, Marin is fully qualified to train the musketeers into dragoons. No, during the journey, Marin asked the black knights to practice musket cavalry tactics, and also let the black knights who could not be assigned carbines practice dragoon tactics, so as to provide an example reference for Marin to form dragoons, okay. Find and fix problems.

As for the 200 black knights, there are 100 scouts led by Sauer. This unit is not a front-line combat unit, but it is very important. Of course, in terms of horse fighting skills, they were much better than the musketeers Marin had chosen. Because they were formed relatively early, and they were Marin's entourage very early. In addition to learning half-baked scouting skills from Sauer, he also learned to fight and charge on horses with a knightly light sword.

This time, Marin took them to let them experience the mountainous terrain of Switzerland and exercise their vision and reconnaissance ability. After all, one day Marin will bring an army to Switzerland to help the emperor fight. Marin has a strong feeling that one day, he will take the army and compete with the Swiss mercenaries...

Not only that, but with 100 scouts accompanying them, it can greatly improve the safety. Because of these 100 scouts, there are people who send dark sentries at night, and there are a lot of them. When marching in the daytime, there are scout cavalry guards on the front, rear, left, and right of the main Marin team, and each of them carries a few Chinese-style double-shot cannonballs "designed and manufactured" by Marin. As long as the enemy is found, a double-shot cannon blasts into the sky, which can produce a very good early warning effect. In addition, these scouts already have a certain fighting ability and are used for accompanying protection, which is more suitable.

In addition, in addition to the 300 cavalry, Marin also brought two Mongolian doctors, Mozhigen and Baatel, as well as a large amount of alcohol, gauze, and the gold sore medicine prepared by the two Mongolian doctors.

Although I know that the emperor is cheating, but I have to do a full set of dramas, so that I can look professional. Therefore, Marin brought all the drugs that he should bring.

However, Marin didn't expect that the medicine he brought did come in handy. Because, Maximilian I was really hurt...