Chapter 1537: Gonzalo left and 2 stunned soldiers
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Receiving the transfer order, Gonzalo de Cordoba was completely ignorant. Later, he stayed alone in the tent for a long time, and finally sighed:
"Your Majesty, you still don't trust the old man!"
Yes, Gonzalo de Cordoba is not the heir to Ferdinand II. Strictly speaking, he is a Castilian and was originally pulled by Queen Isabella I. Although he later led troops into the territory of the Kingdom of Naples, where the Aragon kingdom lay, and became the coach, he was not a Ferdinand II after all.
Therefore, after the death of Queen Isabella I, Gonzalo de Cordoba's status was a bit awkward. Fortunately, he didn't have the prestige in history, because his phalanx tactics were learned from Marin. In addition, there is indeed no more powerful general in the Kingdom of Aragon, so Ferdinand II did not remove him, but instead entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.
Speaking of this, although Ferdinand II has a high level of political struggle, his vision is really not very good. At least, it is far inferior to his wife Isabella I. Isabela I sponsored it on his own during the Spanish voyage. Gone with the help of Isabela I, a peerless figure like Gonzalo de Cordoba. In terms of vision, Ferdinand II seems to be a lot worse.
Of course, he cannot be blamed for the replacement of Gonzalo de Cordova. Because this is too coincidental. Originally, Ferdinand II intended to withstand the pressure to continue to let Gonzalo de Cordoba take over. A sudden illness made Ferdinand II realize that he was old and could die at any time. After all, he is 62 years old. At this age, among the European monarchs of this era, they can all be regarded as longevity. Therefore, he had to worry.
Ferdinand II knew exactly what his son was. It was probably too well protected when he was a kid, and he didn't let him touch the dark side, making Juan III naive. And naivety is not a good quality for a monarch.
But he neglected the ability of Juan III's wife Margaret. Margaret grew up in the endless court of the Nederland Gent, and he has rich experience in struggle. But Ferdinand II has a characteristic-extremely patriarchal! Historically, when his son Juan died, he kept his son's body in disregard of the danger of being infected by lung disease. But after his daughter Juana became Queen of Castile, he imprisoned his daughter on the grounds that he was mad, so as to facilitate his regency of Castile, and he had no affection at all.
Therefore, he didn't quite think of his daughter-in-law's level of "a generation of women," and ignored the help of his daughter-in-law to his son. As it happens, the Spanish army's actions in the Kingdom of Naples are dominated by the Kingdom of Aragon, and Juan III usually listens to his father. Therefore, when Ferdinand II ordered the replacement of Gonzalo de Cordoba, Juan III's wife, Margaret of Austria, despite her opposition, could not change anything.
In this way, Gonzalo de Cordoba surrendered his military power with frustration and went to Morocco to command the Italian mercenaries.
Recently, the remnants of the Vatas dynasty in Morocco and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe, with the support of Venice and France, have indeed caused great trouble for the Spanish garrison in Morocco.
Now, with the withdrawal of Spain's main force and the departure of the famous general Gonzalo de Cordoba, the remnants of the Vatas dynasty and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe have rampaged in the Spanish-occupied area of northern Morocco.
Those Italian mercenaries, defending the city is okay, but they dare not go out of the city to fight against the Berber cavalry of the Vatas dynasty and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe. They can only shrink in the city and watch the two cavalry. Rampage in the countryside of northern Morocco.
Now, the cities that Spain can control smoothly are the cities close to the sea, such as Melilla and Tetouan. Because these cities are very convenient to supply from the sea. In the famous city of Fez, which went deep inland, the supply line was cut off by the Cavalry of the Vatas Dynasty. The reason why Ferdinand II transferred Gonzalo de Cordova to this is to let him take the soldiers to the Fez city to siege and open up the supply line. After all, Fes is the capital of the Watas dynasty, and its political significance is extremely important. If it is lost, it will not only seriously affect the morale of the Spaniards, but will also lose control of the inland areas of Morocco.
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However, in this transfer order, only the transfer of Gonzalo de Córdoba to command the Moroccan army was mentioned, but he did not say that he should be led. But if only relying on the more than 10,000 people who guarded Morocco, Gonzalo de Cordoba was not confident to fight the Moroccan counterattack. After all, there are 20,000 or 30,000 cavalrymen in Morocco.
Therefore, before leaving, Gonzalo de Cordova made a request-he wanted to take a group of officers, some musketeers and pick 10,000 people to take away!
Gonzalo de Córdoba knew that it was unwise to separate troops from these 50,000 troops on the front line. After all, the French are not vegetarian. Once the strength is too low, it is easy to be defeated by the French.
However, if he only commanded more than 10,000 Italian mercenaries from Morocco, he also had no confidence in defeating the enemy. So, he thought of starting a new battle and training a group of recruits.
But he went to Beihai for training, and knew that Marin had fought against the recruits he had specially trained. Although the North Sea State retains many core secrets, Gonzalo de Cordova has learned many methods of military training.
For example, when selecting soldiers in the North Sea, priority is given to the brave mountain people. Moreover, in the selection, we have to observe and select the winner ...
In fact, at this point, Gonzalo de Cordova was fooled. He asked the soldiers of the North Sea privately for details of the contest selection, but he had never seen it himself. And Marin's unique selection criteria are-people who are brave in the competition and are brave to move forward, not winners.
But the soldiers who were asked about this matter were all face-saving. They didn't understand that the standard of recruiting was bravery, and they behaved well. So, no matter if they lost or won, they boasted to Gonzalo de Cordova-I won at the competition ... I would never admit that I lost ...
Therefore, Gonzalo de Córdoba was also deceived to choose the wrong standard for the contest of picking troops by force. Of course, this standard cannot be considered bad. After all, the people who can win the competition are very powerful.
Moreover, the courageous and fearless trait can't see the problem at all when the army has not suffered major setbacks. In the event of a smooth battle, it is true to select those who have won. Because, their personal abilities are stronger.
Only when fighting against the wind, the courage and fearlessness will show its importance. Generally speaking, army casualties exceeding ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ will easily retreat. However, Marin selected the brave and fearless stunners in the competition. Even if they faced adversity, they would not retreat easily. Because, when the soldiers were first selected, they specially selected the feature of "comparing the two fools". After all, the old saying is good-"scarred". Ruthless people are ruthless only when they have an advantage, and they can't be sure when facing adversity. No matter what Er Leng Zi, even adversity will die with you, and die ...
Therefore, if you don't fight against the wind, you can't see the advantage of Er Leng Zi Bing ...
Gonzalo de Córdoba used the wrong but mainstream way of thinking. Through the competition, from the army of 60,000 Spanish civilians, he selected 10,000 strong men who could fight, and took the ship to Morocco. , Intending to train these 10,000 strong and brave civilians into an army like Beihai. Then, used to fight against the scimitar cavalry in Morocco.
At the same time, he also took a group of officers (for training), and 1500 musketeers, as well as 1,000 unicycle modified Yu Dayou unicycles ...
Previously, when opposing the French heavy cavalry, Yu Dayou's unicycle played an important role, blocking the impact of the French cavalry on the flanks of the Spanish infantry square. This made Gonzalo de Cordova realize that in the battlefield of Morocco, such a chariot that can withstand the impact of cavalry will still be useful. After all, Moroccan cavalry are scimitar cavalry who can only fight in close combat ...
