For this pure spear array, Marin is very dissatisfied. Because, in the face of the line of firearms, the spear array has become a live target. However, for now, it is very difficult to find a group of musketeers in the German region. Not to mention the danger of using a musket and the price of gunpowder. When he entered the forest to hunt, Marin thought - can you replace the gunmen in the Spanish square with archers first? You know, the trump card in the French army is the Swiss spearman. The Swiss spearman is a pure melee unit with no long-range strike capability. More critically, the Swiss spearmen are basically poor people, and most people have no money to buy expensive plates to protect the bows and arrows. For this era, bows and arrows may have lost their effect on the French knights wearing plate armor, but for those Swiss spears in strange costumes, they are not equipped with armor. Moreover, the infantry wearing a plate also can not walk.
Thinking of this, Marin summoned all the mercenaries and asked:
"Are you among those who are good at archery?"
Everyone, look at me, I look at you, no one responds. But a mercenary raised his hand and called:
"report!"
"speak!"
"Headmaster, I don't shoot arrows, but I know people who shoot arrows!"
"where is it?"
"Beyond the city of Vienna, many people from the hunter also came to apply for infantry."
"hunter are applying for infantry?"
"Yes, some people don't know the news. I don't know if the empire is a spearman, but I think I will accept the archers. Others are directly planning to change jobs."
"Very good, thank you for the news, add a meat dish tonight tonight." Marin said with satisfaction, and told the head of the class Tara (one of Marin's attendants, more culinary talent, Marin teaches He gave him a handful of dishes, and he added a braised venison to the guy who provided the message.
Afterwards, Marin took Kohler and Sauer and rode back to the point of recruitment outside the city of Vienna, and began to explore. Then, Marin simply raised the flag and publicly recruited the archers. But at this time, the recruitment of infantry has ended, and only a small number of people have stayed here. Many hunters, after seeing that the empire did not recruit archers, actually went home. Marin tried hard to recruit eight archers near the recruiting point in the west of Vienna. Then he rushed to the east of the city and the south of the city, and spent all his time trying to recruit people. In the end, Marin only recruited 20 archers. As a last resort, Marin could only take the 20 people back to the station in the town they are staying. In fact, more than 20 people will shoot arrows outside Vienna. However, most people do not believe Marin as a hairy child. Only these 20 people are more likely to flicker, believe Marin, willing to go with him. After returning to the station, Marin first arranged for the 20 people to lay sandals and arranged for these people to take a bath to change clothes (in the mercenary group, Marin forced everyone to take a bath to wash clothes).
After that, Marin set up another team to let Sauer train the people in a ready-made way. First of all, of course, let them take off their right foot shoes and teach them to distinguish between them.
Then, it is physical training and shooting training. These hunters are all with their own bows and arrows. Because the principle of mercenary this year is that the equipment comes with it.
What surprised Marin was that with these hunters, the mercenary group needed meat, and they didn't have to go out in person. As long as you bring a few hunters into the mountains and cooperate with each other, you can bring enough meat to the mercenary group. It can not only improve food for everyone, but also save a lot of money.
As for the local tax official, if the ordinary hunter is in doubt, he will be blackmailed. However, the Marin 100 is stationed here, and they are recognized by the empire. The local sheriffs and tax officials are afraid to put one. Not to mention that there is no aristocrat in this town, only a few Gentleman (the status is equivalent to a knight)
But there is no fighting power. Even the average baron, facing the mercenary group of 100 people, dare not say anything. Because, this year's mercenary popular robbery, and rogue gangs are no different. Now, people in the town of Robach are praying that the "Hoffmann Mercenary Corps" will not go to the town to rob, where can they offend the mercenary group? Fortunately, Marin pays great attention to military discipline. It is strictly forbidden for mercenaries to do things like stealing chickens and dogs. Otherwise, military law will be issued. Of course, Marin may promise, after hitting Italy, they can do some robbery if he allows.
You must know that in this year, you are willing to be a mercenary. In addition to eating and drinking, you have to make a fortune. Because it is common for mercenaries to rob. Moreover, in the Middle Ages, agriculture in the Italian region was the most developed. This also makes the economy of the Italian region generally better than the German region. Not only that, the Italians are good at doing business, and there are many wealthy businessmen there. Going to Italy to fight, many people have been waiting for a long time. Because, there are a lot of Italian rich people waiting for them to rob. Marin knows that being willing to be a mercenary is not a good thing. They are not kings. If they force their thoughts of robbery, they may be betrayed. Therefore, Marin also promised to agree to their robbery in Italy. But he also demanded that robbery can be, not allowed to kill and hurt people. In addition, it is not allowed to oppress the poor, nor to glare the food of ordinary people. Because if you rob the food of the poor, they may starve to death. They are mercenaries, not demons.
Because the 100 people who went to Marin were basically newbies, not the veterans who used to be mercenaries, the conscience was not annihilated. Therefore, they also agreed with Marin's request. Besides, if you want food, you can get enough of the nobles. If it is to grab the food of civilians, it is not necessary. Moreover, if there is more food, there is no way to take it all away.
In the days that followed, the archer's training progress gradually caught up with the spear. So Marin began to try to mix the spearman and the archer and began to try to change the formation.