Perhaps most of the time, most observers, including the French themselves, would consider themselves and the Spaniards to be of the same weight class, but on this night the Spaniards proved that they are the superior elite.

Born during the Reconquest Movement, this Spanish army was built with all the efforts of Ferdinand Trastamara, the eponymous grandfather of the contemporary Emperor Ferdinand, and Gonzalo Córdoba, the greatest soldier in Europe in the fifteenth century.

It is indeed the most elite force of this era, a unique and super-class force.

On a snowy and windy night, they successfully conducted a battle maneuver that will go down in war history forever.

Although they were half an hour to an hour behind the Austrian army, they behaved more professionally and orderly during the formation process. All non-commissioned officers and officers took advantage of the negligible morning light to count and reorganize their men regardless of fatigue.

Then they reported the status of their units to their superiors as quickly as possible. The entire Spanish army had a clear hierarchy and rapid reporting.

Although the Austrian army put a lot of effort into Ladislaus, it was still unable to compare with this best army. The advantage of starting early was chased back by the Spaniards when they were forming their formation.

Of course, for decades to come, Frundsberg would insist that it was because he and his men were busy assembling the revolving crossbows that the Spaniards had caught up.

Although Ladislaus was very proud of his troops and respected France as a powerful opponent, history told him that the Spanish army was at its peak.

In the thirty years from 1494, when the French army first invaded Italy, to 1525, Spain had never suffered a defeat in a battle involving more than 10,000 people. This army full of religious fanaticism and martial spirit wanted to defeat the entire country.

The world knows that the glory and glory of these thirty years were no fluke.

Before dawn on February 24, 1525, more than 4,000 of the 25,000 Habsburg allied forces were left behind, but the remaining more than 20,000 fought out of the wind and snow, plunging the entire French army into chaos.

Less than a mile before the French camp, the attack formation was launched under the stunned gaze of the French.

Not only that, when Ladislaus realized that the French army's camp was very loose, he made an even more amazing move.

The Austrians and the Arcane Corps, under the personal leadership of Ladislaus, directly inserted themselves into the gaps between several French camps.

In order to better siege Pavia, the French army established several camps dispersedly. The advantage of the scouts in the battle in the past few days also made the French King and his staff feel that there was no need to gather the troops together to prepare for the field battle. After all, once the troops gathered

The blockade of the city of Pavia will inevitably be weakened, and the defenders in the city may have the opportunity to collect firewood and break out of the siege.

Today, this arrangement has become downright stupid.

Under Ladislaus's brave advance, the connection between the various units of the French army was about to be lost.

"Your Majesty, we must attack immediately. The Habsburg army is cutting off the communication between our camps." Knight Bayar shouted anxiously to his monarch.

"No, Your Majesty, we have no time to stop them from forming. The best option is to hold on to the camp." Marquis Lautec objected to the attack. He was very confident in the camp he was responsible for building. Although it was scattered, the place where the King of France was located

The gendarmerie cavalry camp and several nearby infantry camps are still quite strong.

"The snow has stopped. They can freely maneuver and concentrate their forces on any of our camps. What if the enemy storms our main camp?"

"The enemy has come all the way through the snow. They must be close to their limit. As long as they hold on for a few hours, they will show their flaws."

"There are only a few troops defending the trebuchet camp. What if the enemy attacks our siege camp and seizes our trebuchets to attack us? This kind of camp cannot cope with the attack of trebuchets at all."

Several senior generals quarreled fiercely. They finally focused their attention on their monarch, hoping that he would make a decision.

King Francois knew that he had to make a decision quickly at this time, but he found that he seemed to be extremely thirsty suddenly. Although he tried hard to speak, he could not speak at all.

After watching the fireworks all night last night, King François was always in a very good mood. While playing cards, he announced to his ministers his ambitions to expand territory, dominate the world, and lead a holy war army to recapture Constantine.

fortress and restore the glory of the Roman Empire.

The huge gap between ideal and reality made him unable to accept it, and he lost his judgment for a while.

What's worse is that this is not his problem alone, his subordinates are in a bad mental state.

From the joy of the enemy's escape to the shock of the surprise attack, the gap was too big. Their condition was worse than that of the Habsburgs who had marched hard all night.

On the Habsburg side, things were actually a little better at this time.

Ladislaus's tiredness was completely overcome by the excitement of his spirit, and the blood blisters on the soles of his feet that had been tormenting him in the middle of the night could no longer be felt at this time.

Sazastan and Fugger were also extremely excited. Although the camp built by Marquis Lautec was well organized, the heroes had the same idea. Sazastan successfully predicted the layout of the French camp.

The king's gendarme knights, French infantry, Swiss infantry, and siege equipment were all exactly as Sazastan predicted.

"I really admire you, His Highness Sazastan." Fugel expressed his heartfelt admiration.

At the critical moment, King Francois showed that he was not an extraordinary commander like Caesar and Alexander the Great. He hesitated under pressure for a critical ten minutes, and the French army watched helplessly as the Habsburg forces shuttled between their camps.

This is fatal procrastination.

It was not just the Austrians whose morale was high. According to Sazhastan's instructions, the Spanish quickly occupied the camp where the trebuchet was located.

At the same time, the Austrian army set up revolving crossbows at key positions, making it difficult for the French troops in each camp to support each other.

This is a key step in turning away from customers.

When the first heavy crossbow arrow shot into the French camp, King Francois finally knew that he could not wait any longer. Once the trebuchet fired on his side, it would be a big deal.

"Attack, as long as there are gendarme knights, we will not lose." Francois still has great confidence in the 500 gendarme knights and 1,500 janitor cavalry around him, although the Spanish army has been extremely powerful in the past thirty years.
Chapter completed!