Chapter 2055: Musketeer Guards Changed to Dragoons
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"Unlucky Johnny" is indeed a qualified diplomat. He used a tactful tone to explain Marin's attitude of "the more he thinks, the more he gets angry, and the more he thinks, the more he loses". Coupled with his bitter and bitter appearance, the Portuguese monarchs and ministers easily believed in Marin's attitude of "the more he thinks, the more he gets angry, the more he thinks, the more he loses".
In addition, Manuel I was a little guilty, afraid that Marin would find out what he did on the old ship. So he readily agreed to Marin's request and signed a subsidiary agreement. Of course, before signing the subsidiary agreement, he also sent someone to find out. According to the information obtained from the Arab businessman, the Luzon Islands are indeed directly south of Dongfan Island, so there should be no problem. Therefore, this matter is settled, and Marin does not have to covertly occupy the Philippines. The second is to publicly order Kong Tai to occupy it.
On the European side, as long as Portugal nods, almost no one will object. At least, before the rise of the Netherlands and England, no country would have an opinion on this.
As for the Ming Dynasty, there is no problem. Although it is said that during the Yongle period, there were barbarian chieftains on Luzon Island who came to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty in the name of "Luzon Kingdom". However, there has been no official communication between the two sides since then. There are still contacts among the people, but since there has been no official contact for more than 90 years, the Ming Dynasty probably will not protect them. Besides, Cebu Island is not on Luzon Island either, and secondly, it is in the south of Luzon Island.
Now that Portugal has promised the North Sea State to occupy the Luzon Islands (Philippine Islands), Marin does not have to rush to occupy Luzon Island. The second is to send people to occupy Cebu Island first and develop the copper mines on Cebu Island first. When the relationship between the Ming Dynasty is established, it is certain that the Ming Dynasty will not be angered, and then troops will be sent to occupy Luzon Island.
Of course, that was an open occupation. In the early stage, it is no problem to send an "expedition team" to cruise around Luzon Island and find a suitable landing point to land and colonize. Even if Mingchao asked, he said he was doing business.
If it doesn't work, Marin can also support an indigenous leader of Taiwan Island to become the new "King of Luzon" and then pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty... Anyway, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty would not care about an overseas fan island. It doesn't even care about Taiwan Island, which is close at hand, let alone Luzon Island, which is farther away?
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Of course, these are things for the future. It may take nearly a year to send someone to notify Kong Tai. Kong Tai then sent people to Japan to recruit wandering samurai, recruited aboriginal soldiers on Taiwan Island, and then captured Filipino aborigines to mine. Then go to recruit landless farmers from Fujian to reclaim wasteland and farm land on Cebu Island... All of this will not be able to produce copper in three to five years...
So, there is no need to worry at all. And Marin's actions on the side of the Grand Duchy of Moscow are the most anxious. Because according to intelligence, as long as they get the weapons and armor purchased by the Teutonic Kingdom, the Grand Duchy of Moscow will immediately launch a war against the Smolensk region, and take the opportunity to defeat the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and force it to cede the Smolensk region. this time,
It will probably happen within a year, at most a year or more.
Therefore, the war against the Grand Duchy of Moscow is currently the top priority. But now, Marin has a problem, that is-the geographical span of this war is too large!
From the East Frisian region to Moscow, the distance is more than 2,500 kilometers. Converted into Huali, it is more than five thousand Huali!
People say that exile is three thousand miles, which is only three-fifths of this distance! That is already a parting of life and death, the distance of five thousand miles...
Alas, the guy with difficulty is not so big!
At the beginning, Napoleon's expedition to Russia was farther than this. Moreover, Napoleon has been preparing since 1811. But it was not until June 1812 that the hundreds of thousands of French troops arrived at the border between Poland and Russia. Then, after the war was launched, there were also various difficulties. But Tsarist Russia did not take the initiative to fight decisively. Second, it took the initiative to retreat to avoid the French army, dragging the time from summer in June to winter in December. After all, relying on severe cold and hunger, Napoleon's hundreds of thousands of troops were dragged down.
Therefore, while Marin seeks to defeat the Grand Duchy of Moscow, he is also afraid of following in Napoleon's footsteps and being dragged down by the cold winter in Eastern Europe.
And if it wants not to be dragged down by the cold winter in Eastern Europe, then the North Sea country must make a quick decision. Moreover, the army must be flexible and move fast!
In this way, the Cossack cavalry became the most suitable. But the problem is that the Cossack cavalry is light cavalry and is not suitable for attacking fortified positions. As for the infantry, their maneuverability is too poor, and they only march forty or fifty kilometers a day. This is still the army of the Beihai Kingdom. Switching to infantry from other countries, Xingjun's 30 kilometers a day is not bad. In this way, the distance of 2,500 kilometers will take more than 50 days to run.
This is still based on the fact that the other party did not send troops to stop it. In addition, it does not take into account the large amount of waiting time needed to cross the river when the big river along the way is blocked.
Counting the luggage, it is estimated that it will take several months to march and fight to transport food and grass...
Even if we set off in spring and fall outside Moscow, it will probably be autumn. If you can quickly take Moscow City, that's all. If you are held back by the enemy, you will definitely not be able to survive the winter...
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But fortunately, Marin didn't lead troops to occupy Russia, but just defeated the opponent's main force, and then robbed hundreds of thousands of serfs by the way. Therefore, there is no need to fight steadily, and there is no need to fight to the death with the opponent's main force.
In this way, the army sent by the North Sea State is needed, not only with strong combat effectiveness, but also with strong mobility. For example, if a Cossack cavalry with one man and three horses only carries a backpack of compressed biscuits, it can march hundreds of kilometers on average every day. 2500 kilometers, but twenty days of effort.
However, the Moscow army generally used spears, formed formations, and had musketeers. Just sending Cossack cavalry is sending food. Therefore, Marin must also dispatch musketeers and cannons to break the enemy's formation.
But the artillery was too heavy and had to follow the infantry. As for the one who could keep up with the cavalry, Marin remembered only Gustav II's cavalry gun-the three-pound gun.
The three-pound gun is relatively light, and it can be pulled by a horse-drawn horse and can travel tens of kilometers every day. Although it can't keep up with the light cavalry march, it is much faster than following the infantry. As long as you bring a large number of horses and pull three-pound guns, you can still carry enough artillery to the battlefield.
As for the musketeers... Marin thought about it, and decided to advance the dragoons that only appeared after 1552 decades in advance. Moreover, it was used as the main force to attack the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
The so-called dragoons are actually musketeers on horseback. With the mobility provided by horses, dragoons can travel as fast as cavalry and arrive at the battlefield quickly. Then, it's also very convenient to escape...
Of course, in this war, Marin intends to bring a large number of steel nail slugs, so he is not worried about being defeated. As long as there is enough ammunition, you can definitely beat the opponent to doubt life. After all, the slug is too accurate. Ordinary smoothbore guns have only one-seventh hit rate from 50 meters away. 70 meters up, you can win the prize...
But this slug can still hit a human target at a distance of 100 meters, with a hit rate of more than half. At a distance of 150 meters, there is a half chance of hitting... This terrifying hit rate, against the musketeers of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, can knock the opponent out...
It's just that the number of people is not enough...
Even if Marin's current 1,000 musket guards are all converted into dragoons, there are only 1,000 muskets. Arranged into three teams, each team has only 333 people. Even if all 333 people hit the target, only 333 enemies were killed or wounded in one round. After three rounds of shooting, a maximum of 1,000 enemies can be killed or injured. This kind of damage is really nothing to the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow with hundreds of thousands of people at every turn...
Therefore, Marin decided to expand the number of musket guards to 3,000. Moreover, they all turned into dragoons. Their archery is not a big problem, the problem is to learn to ride a horse, and learn to ride a horse for a long-distance raid...
So, in the next time, Sauer was ordered to go to the army and military schools in various places to recruit young and loyal musketeers to join Marin's musketeer guards, bringing the number of people to 3,000. Then, these young musketeers will use the Eastern European Mongolian horses bought from the Crimean Khanate to practice the long-distance march of one man and three horses, and the dragoon tactics of quickly dismounting and lining up to shoot...
There is still at least a year before the war in Eastern Europe. Marin believes that such a long time is enough for his 3,000 dragoons to finish training and form a strong combat force...
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