《君主论·第十三章·援军·混合军与自己的军队》第2节
The Florentines, being entirely without arms, sent ten thousand Frenchmen to take Pisa, whereby they ran more danger than at any other time of their troubles. The Emperor of Constantinople, to oppose his neighbours, sent ten thousand Turks into Greece, who, on the war being finished, were not willing to quit; this was the beginning of the servitude of Greece to the infidels. Joannes Cantacuzenus, born 1300, died 1383. 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 the ruin is ready made; they are all united, all yield obedience to others; but with mercenaries, when they have conquered, more time and better opportunities are needed to injure you; they are not all of one community, they are found and paid by you, and a third party, which you have made their head, is not able all at once to assume enough authority to injure you. In conclusion, in mercenaries dastardy is most dangerous; in auxiliaries, valour. The wise prince, therefore, has always avoided these arms and turned to his own; and has been willing rather to lose with them than to conquer with the others, not deeming that a real victory which is gained with the arms of others.
注释摘要
这段论证紧承前面关于雇佣军的批评，转而讨论另一种同样不可靠的武装力量，即援军。马基雅维利对援军的警惕，甚至超过了对雇佣军的警惕。他举出两个例子来证明这一点，一个是十五世纪末佛罗伦萨进攻比萨的军事行动，另一个是十四世纪中叶拜占庭帝国约翰六世引入土耳其军队的事件。佛罗伦萨在长达数年的比萨战争中，由于自身缺乏强有力的军队，于一四九九年请来一万法国士兵助战。法国军…