君主论-the prince(英文版)-第12章

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and　the　republic　ofcitizens　unaccustomed　to　arms；　both　menced　to　enlist　foreigners。The　first　who　gave　renown　to　this　soldiery　was　Alberigo　da　Conio；　anative　of　the　Romagna。　From　the　school　of　this　man　sprang；　among　others；Braccio　and　Sforza；　who　in　their　time　were　the　arbiters　of　Italy。　Afterthese　came　all　the　other　captains　who　till　now　have　directed　the　arms　ofItaly；　and　the　end　of　all　their　valour　has　been；　that　she　has　beenoverrun　by　Charles；　robbed　by　Louis；　ravaged　by　Ferdinand；　and　insultedby　the　Switzers。　The　principle　that　has　guided　them　has　been；　first；　tolower　the　credit　of　infantry　so　that　they　might　increase　their　own。　Theydid　this　because；　subsisting　on　their　pay　and　without　territory；　theywere　unable　to　support　many　soldiers；　and　a　few　infantry　did　not　givethem　any　authority；　so　they　were　led　to　employ　cavalry；　with　a　moderateforce　of　which　they　were　maintained　and　honoured；　and　affairs　werebrought　to　such　a　pass　that；　in　an　army　of　twenty　thousand　soldiers；there　were　not　to　be　found　two　thousand　foot　soldiers。　They　had；　besidesthis；　used　every　art　to　lessen　fatigue　and　danger　to　themselves　andtheir　soldiers；　not　killing　in　the　fray；　but　taking　prisoners　andliberating　without　ransom。　They　did　not　attack　towns　at　night；　nor　didthe　garrisons　of　the　towns　attack　encampments　at　night；　they　did　notsurround　the　camp　either　with　stockade　or　ditch；　nor　did　they　campaignin　the　winter。　All　these　things　were　permitted　by　their　military　rules；and　devised　by　them　to　avoid；　as　I　have　said；　both　fatigue　and　dangers；thus　they　have　brought　Italy　to　slavery　and　contempt。1。　With　which　to　chalk　up　the　billets　for　his　soldiers。2。　As　Sir　John　Hawkwood；　the　English　leader　of　mercenaries；　was　calledby　the　Italians。CHAPTER　XIIICONCERNING　AUXILIARIES；　MIXED　SOLDIERY；　AND　ONE'S　OWNAUXILIARIES；　which　are　the　other　useless　arm；　are　employed　when　a　princeis　called　in　with　his　forces　to　aid　and　defend；　as　was　done　by　PopeJulius　in　the　most　recent　times；　for　he；　having；　in　the　enterpriseagainst　Ferrara；　had　poor　proof　of　his　mercenaries；　turned　toauxiliaries；　and　stipulated　with　Ferdinand；　King　of　Spain；　for　hisassistance　with　men　and　arms。　These　arms　may　be　useful　and　good　inthemselves；　but　for　him　who　calls　them　in　they　are　alwaysdisadvantageous；　for　losing；　one　is　undone；　and　winning；　one　is　theircaptive。And　although　ancient　histories　may　be　full　of　examples；　I　do　not　wish　toleave　this　recent　one　of　Pope　Julius　II；　the　peril　of　which　cannot　fallto　be　perceived；　for　he；　wishing　to　get　Ferrara；　threw　himself　entirelyinto　the　hands　of　the　foreigner。　But　his　good　fortune　brought　about　athird　event；　so　that　he　did　not　reap　the　fruit　of　his　rash　choice；because；　having　auxiliaries　routed　at　Ravenna；　and　the　Switzers　havingrisen　and　driven　out　the　conquerors　（against　all　expectation；　both　hisand　others）；　it　so　came　to　pass　that　he　did　not　bee　prisoner　to　hisenemies；　they　having　fled；　nor　to　his　auxiliaries；　he　having　conqueredby　other　arms　than　theirs。The　Florentines；　being　entirely　without　arms；　sent　ten　thousandFrenchmen　to　take　Pisa；　whereby　they　ran　more　danger　than　at　any　othertime　of　their　troubles。The　Emperor　of　Constantinople；　to　oppose　his　neighbours；　sent　tenthousand　Turks　into　Greece；　who；　on　the　war　being　finished；　were　notwilling　to　quit；　this　was　the　beginning　of　the　servitude　of　Greece　tothe　infidels。Therefore；　let　him　who　has　no　desire　to　conquer　make　use　of　these　arms；for　they　are　much　more　hazardous　than　mercenaries；　because　with　them　theruin　is　ready　made；　they　are　all　united；　all　yield　obedience　to　others；but　with　mercenaries；　e　and　betteropportunities　are　needed　to　injure　you；　they　are　not　all　of　onemunity；　they　are　found　and　paid　by　you；　and　a　third　party；　which　youhave　made　their　head；　is　not　able　all　at　once　to　assume　enough　authorityto　injure　you。　In　conclusion；　in　mercenaries　dastardy　is　most　dangerous；in　auxiliaries；　valour。　The　wise　prince；　therefore；　has　always　avoidedthese　arms　and　turned　to　his　own；　and　has　been　willing　rather　to　losewith　them　than　to　conquer　with　others；　not　deeming　that　a　real　victorywhich　is　gained　with　the　arms　of　others。I　shall　never　hesitate　to　cite　Cesare　Borgia　and　his　actions。　This　dukeentered　the　Romagna　with　auxiliaries；　taking　there　only　French　soldiers；and　with　them　he　captured　Imola　and　Forli；　but　afterwards；　such　forcesnot　appearing　to　him　reliable；　he　turned　to　mercenaries；　discerning　lessdanger　in　them；　and　enlisted　the　Orsini　and　Vitelli；　whom　presently；　onhandling　and　finding　them　doubtful；　unfaithful；　and　dangerous；　hedestroyed　and　turned　to　his　own　men。　And　the　difference　between　one　andthe　other　of　these　forces　can　easily　be　seen　when　one　considers　thedifference　there　was　in　the　reputation　of　the　duke；　when　he　had　theFrench；　when　he　had　the　Orsini　and　Vitelli；　and　when　he　relied　on　hisown　soldiers；　on　whose　fidelity　he　could　always　count　and　found　it　everincreasing；　he　was　never　esteemed　more　highly　than　when　every　one　sawthat　he　was　plete　master　of　his　own　forces。I　was　not　intending　to　go　beyond　Italian　and　recent　examples；　but　I　amunwilling　to　leave　out　Hiero；　the　Syracusan；　he　being　one　of　those　Ihave　named　above。　This　man；　as　I　have　said；　made　head　of　the　army　by　theSyracusans；　soon　found　out　that　a　mercenary　soldiery；　constituted　likeour　Italian　condottieri；　was　of　no　use；　and　it　appearing　to　him　that　hecould　neither　keep　them　nor　let　them　go；　he　had　them　all　cut　to　pieces；and　afterwards　made　war　with　his　own　forces　and　not　with　aliens。I　wish　also　to　recall　to　memory　an　instance　from　the　Old　Testamentapplicable　to　this　subject。　David　offered　himself　to　Saul　to　fight　withGoliath；　the　Philistine　champion；　and；　to　give　him　courage；　Saul　armedhim　with　his　own　weapons；　which　David　rejected　as　soon　as　he　had　them　onhis　back；　saying　he　could　make　no　use　of　them；　and　that　he　wished　tomeet　the　enemy　with　his　sling　and　his　knife。　In　conclusion；　the　arms　ofothers　either　fall　from　your　back；　or　they　weigh　you　down；　or　they　bindyou　fast。Charles　VII；　the　father　of　King　Louis　XI；　having　by　good　fortune　andvalour　liberated　France　from　the　English；　recognized　the　necessity　ofbeing　armed　with　forces　of　his　own；　and　he　established　in　his　kingdomordinances　concerning　men…at…arms　and　infantry。　Afterwards　his　son；　KingLouis；　abolished　the　infantry　and　began　to　enlist　the　Switzers；　whichmistake；　followed　by　others；　is；　as　is　now　seen；　a　source　of　peril　tothat　kingdom；　because；　having　raised　the　reputation　of　the　Switzers；　hehas　entirely　diminished　the　value　of　his　own　arms；　for　he　has　destroyedthe　infantry　altogether；　and　his　men…at…arms　he　has　subordinated　toothers；　for；　being　as　they　are　so　accustomed　to　fight　along　withSwitzers；　it　does　not　appear　that　they　can　no。Hence　it　arises　that　the　French　cannot　stand　against　the　Switzers；　andwithout　the　Switzers　they　do　not　e　off　well　against　others。　Thearmies　of　the　French　have　thus　bee　mixed；　partly　mercenary　and　partlynational；　both　of　which　arms　together　are　much　better　than　mercenariesalone　or　auxiliaries　alone；　yet　much　inferior　to　one's　own　forces。　Andthis　example　proves　it；　the　kingdom　of　France　would　be　unconquerable　ifthe　ordinance　of　Charles　had　been　enlarged　or　maintained。But　the　scanty　wisdom　of　man；　on　entering　into　an　affair　which　lookswell