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032 Mercenaries

Levi, who robbed Vanne, did not attack other cities in the province of Morbien.

First of all, Li Wei's Black Dragon Legion suffered serious losses and could no longer bear the consumption of the war.

Secondly, the encounter in Vanne made other cities in Morbiang Province very vigilant. Once Li Wei sent troops, he would likely encounter two extremes.

Take the initiative to surrender and resist to the end!

Now that Li Wei is not rich in military strength, there is still a high possibility of encountering the second extreme.

Third, when Li Wei plundered so many spoils, he naturally had to digest them, especially the glory value and those young prisoners of war. If they were not converted into loyal and reliable line infantry, they would not only waste food, but also need to send a large number of soldiers to guard them.

In short, Li Wei does not have enough strength to provoke a new battle.

This is the flaw of insufficient foundation.

Of course, compared with most of the traditional fief nobles in the Kingdom of France, Li Wei was already pretty good. At least he formed a troops of thousands of people. Many fief nobles in the Kingdom of France had no time to react and were flattened by the riot farmers mobilized by a declaration of human rights...

The nobles of the French Kingdom did not expect that before King Louis XVI was dismissed, the Paris government actually banned their privileges and fiefs!

In fact, King Louis XVI was introduced to the Declaration of Human Rights, but it was a pity that it was useless...

The result is that the Declaration of Human Rights immediately hit the traditional conservative forces supporting King Louis XVI and suffered heavy losses!

At this time, many traditional fiefs and nobles in Paris had begun to flee the city of Paris.

"In three months, the Black Dragon Legion under my command will be expanded to more than 4,000 people. At the same time, the overseas mercenaries I contacted should also be able to arrive. At that time, I can try to attack Rennes, the capital of the Brittany region!

According to my speculation, there will definitely be construction points to be recorded for completion of system tasks. At that time, I will not have to rely solely on a Charles Town Training Camp to accumulate strength."

Under the auspices of Levi, the town of Charles and surrounding areas entered a time of peaceful development. At the same time, some "war intermediaries" went to Central Europe to recruit mercenaries with high commissions.

Li Wei did not intend to hire local mercenaries in France because he knew very well how popular the Declaration of Human Rights was in the Kingdom of France, and that the places where he fought in the future were in France. Are those French mercenaries willing to work for him when they saw Li Wei's brutal means?

If they hit the hometowns of those French mercenaries, will these mercenaries fight back?

Li Wei didn't want to bet, not to mention that the French mercenaries are not very famous among the mercenaries in the current world.

The most famous mercenaries today are the Swiss mercenaries and the German mercenaries.

The outstanding feature of Swiss mercenaries is their loyalty, and they have almost no counterattack or refusal to their employers.

Swiss mercenaries can be said to be the most reputable mercenaries of this era!

German mercenaries are due to their strong combat effectiveness.

Because the Holy Roman Empire at this time was neither sacred nor Roman, it was just an empty empire, and the countries below would have "friendly discussions" from time to time, and the area in Germany was very chaotic!

The ambitious Prussia has always wanted to replace the position of the Habsburg dynasty, the leader of the Holy Roman Empire. Other countries that ranked second, third and fourth were swinging back and forth between Austria and Prussia, waiting to be sold!

Even those small states that are not allowed to be annexed by major countries are not willing to be annexed by major countries and have been working hard to maintain their independence.

Therefore, the states in the German region basically took the route of military force and military force!

It’s not good to be strong in military force. What if a war breaks out one day and is annexed?

A big country like Prussia and Austria is not bad, with a large population, a large land area and abundant resources, so the pressure on violent soldiers is not high.

But those small states, even with only a few small cities, want to maintain their independence and independence, would be a reckless person with the whole nation!

Prussia has made a good start in the German region - the universal compulsory military service system!

As a result, in order to save the dog's life... Oh no, it's the country's life, all of them followed suit and played the national compulsory military service system.

Almost all young and strong men of appropriate age need to join the army!

Then, a very common problem arises, military expenditure exceeds fiscal revenue!

It makes all countries miserable.

So, these German states came up with a solution to financial difficulties - rent out their own standing troops!

Why are the combat effectiveness of mercenaries in the German region famous in the European mercenary circle?

Because 80% of the mercenaries in the German region are regular troops trained by various countries to fight their own family resources, which is the standard regular army of this era!

How can a mercenary with the combat effectiveness of a regular army be weak?

There is no war between China and Europe now. The standing troops of those states cannot be placed there to consume money, but if they are disbanded, they dare not. What if the annexation war suddenly breaks out after disbanding?

Therefore, renting out has become the norm.

The combat effectiveness of these regular armies of states is also there, and European countries also know the background, so it is more reliable to hire them to be thugs.

Those state governments also know that renting out their own standing army can effectively alleviate financial pressure, and they dare not let the renting of standing army be released to employers, even if their reputation is not as good as that of Swiss mercenaries.

The only shortcoming is that the employed price of German mercenaries is relatively high...

At least, the price is much higher than that of the Italian mercenaries!

However, as long as Li Wei is not mind-blowing, he will not hire mercenaries from Italy!

Going further east, it is the territory of the Ottoman Empire. Even if there are mercenaries, it is impossible to fight for Europe.

In fact, the range of mercenaries that Li Wei can choose is very small.

Excluding those miscellaneous mercenaries who have no fame and credibility, there are only three options.

Mercenaries from Germany, Swiss mercenaries from Italy.

The mercenary industry in Italy is considered a master's business, but the combat effectiveness of mercenaries in Italy is getting worse every year, and there is no big problem with credibility, but it is always awkward on the battlefield!

Therefore, the mainstream European tycoons now hire Swiss mercenaries and German mercenaries.

Especially Britain, which has developed colonies all over the world and has a small local population, has even maintained the battle sequence of German mercenaries in China for many years!

So Livi's options are only Swiss mercenaries and German mercenaries, but he prefers German mercenaries because the price of Swiss mercenaries is the highest in Europe!

Li Wei does not need Swiss mercenaries to act as the main force on the battlefield, so he does not have to pay such a high price.
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