Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

Standing on a rocky barrier not far off Valencia, you can look out over Moon Bay in the distance.

This beautiful name comes from the unique terrain formed by the huge high cliffs along the coast of Valencia.

Moon Bay is located on one side of this steep bank, and the entire bay is like a full moon surrounded by a bend.

The bay is small, but the sandy beach stretches with calm waves, the sea is blue and clear, and the steep walls on both sides wrap the bay in it, making it very quiet and secret.

The Romans once built a military port here. With the fortress also built on the rocky island not far away, they can warn of threats from the sea at any time, so the navy stationed in Moon Bay does not have to worry about it because it was attacked by the enemy. Was blocked in the harbor.

Later, the Moors also took a fancy to this place. They put the fleet in Moon Bay, and at the same time they began to build a long-term castle on the rocky island.

This is the origin of the famous rock barrier on the sea off Valencia.

The walls of the castle, which are almost flush with the cliffs that are straight up and down, are already integrated with the entire rocky island. Even if you don't look closely, it's hard to tell which is the cliff and which is the castle.

However, the reputation of the reef castle was not very good. In addition to being Valencia's fortress on the sea, it is also a notorious prison.

Whether it is the famous Jiangyang thieves or the aristocrats who have suffered a crushing defeat in the power struggle, many famous figures before are held in prisons on Rocky Island, and once they enter this place, few people can get out alive.

And with the gradual changes in the situation in the Mediterranean, although the Ottomans came fiercely, they did not threaten Iberia for a while, so the scale of the garrison guards did not expand, but the prison site here gradually expanded a lot.

The people trapped here are of all shapes and colors, and some of them are even more horrible, so the rocky castle is a terrible place in the eyes of Valencians. No normal person wants to approach this island full of rocks. In the eyes of many people This is synonymous with evil and bad luck.

Offley was now standing on a spot on the western wall of the reef barrier, looking at the opposite coast.

Because it is not far away and the weather is very good, not only can you see the clear outline of the coast, you can even vaguely see the roads that stretch inland.

Offley, who had been stayed by Tiego almost forced, was originally dissatisfied, but soon he discovered that things didn't seem to be as bad as he thought.

Alexander VI came from Valencia. Before he became Pope, people always called him Rodrigo of Valencia in the Vatican. Although he was called this because of custom, it was more of an Italian xenophobia.

Except for a handful of popes in history, almost all came from various dioceses in Italy, and even the cardinals were very few outsiders.

Therefore, as the nephew of Sistins IV, Rodrigo Borgia was somewhat excluded from the Cardinal Conference.

Only in the end he became Alexander VI, which was something that many people did not dream of when he first arrived at the Vatican.

Many people think that Valencia will be honored to have a pope. In fact, for Valencians, although the Borgia family went to Rome to enjoy the glory and wealth, the family actually Never left this city.

Valencia belongs to the Borgia family. During this time, Offley finally realized the significance of this sentence.

As a key criminal wanted by the king, Tiego did a little bit at first, and as the nobles visited him, he became unscrupulous.

Maria de Luna also cleverly cooperated with her lover. The two frequently visited the local dignitaries. They also held banquets at their farm not far from the city all night. The wine was on the table. And the food made even the wealthy nobles dumbfounded.

Moreover, even the officials dispatched by Ferdinand to Valencia each received their expensive gifts, which made those people turn a blind eye to each of them.

Later, Maria de Luna simply proposed to reopen her house in Valencia. After all, the palace with the large rose garden was much more comfortable to live in than the farm outside the city.

This made the officials more or less embarrassed, because they knew that if Tiego would also live in the city, it seemed a bit unreasonable.

After some bargaining, Tiego promised that he would never appear in front of anyone publicly, which made the officials feel more or less acceptable.

So on a sunny afternoon, the Palace of Gandino in Valencia opened its doors again, which had been closed for a long time, and for a while, visitors were like clouds. As for Tiago’s promise that he would not appear in public, he also followed The grand masquerade party held that night with everyone wearing masks disappeared.

At the dinner, the nobles of Valencia toasted to the man wearing a gold mask studded with rubies sitting next to the Duchess of Gandino. They celebrated his return to the crowd, and some people quietly hinted to him that he might pick up. Everyone can talk about business.

Tiego saw the obligation of a hostess very much. He frequently clinked glasses with the guests, and at the same time he did not hesitate to let out all the good wine hidden in the cellar to entertain the guests.

In addition to the male host Tiego, the young women present also noticed a strange young man.

It was a foreign youth who seemed a little shy. He sat quietly not far from the Duchess. According to the position of his seat, it seemed that he was very close to the Duchess or Tiego.

Although wearing a mask, it can also be seen that this young man should have a good appearance, and he looks not only physically strong, but also has the unique temperament of a soldier, which is the same as those Valencia who have been consumed by wine and women to lose their brave temperament. The nobles are completely different.

Those women couldn't help but developed a keen interest in this mysterious young man, and many began to inquire about his origins, but it was surprising that no one knew who this man was, let alone where he came from.

Young, mysterious and charming single men are always able to attract women's attention, and when Tiego is about to take the young man away, he actually finds it difficult to get rid of many hot eyes.

"Captain, if your ability to command soldiers is half as strong as to seduce women, we don't have to worry about anything."

Before entering a very secret room on the second floor, Tiego said to Ovélay in a teasing tone, then he opened the door and led Ovlay into the room.

As the door opened, people in several rooms looked towards the door.

Seeing the strange youth brought in by Tiego, those standing or standing could not help showing a look of alertness.

None of them wore masks, and Offley recognized a few of them at once.

These people have all visited Thiago in farms outside the city. These people have different identities, but one thing is the same, that is, each of these people is a key figure who holds great power in Valencia.

"I brought you a friend," Thiago made an introduction gesture. "If you think our future actions are still a bit risky, then he is the best insurance. Okay, friends, let us all speak frankly. point."

As he spoke, he reached out to Ofley.

Offley took off the mask and saw that those people were still puzzled. He glanced at Tiego. After he nodded and acquiesced, Offley said: "I’m Agri’s Honore Obley, Chief of Staff of the Army of the Principality of Rome, and the newly appointed Minister of Military Affairs of Castile."

There were a few low gasps in the room instantly, and the people who were sitting stood up one after another. They stared at each other in amazement, as if they were all at a loss for the unexpected news.

"Everyone, do you have any questions?" Tiago asked with a smile when he saw those people unexpectedly, and then continued without waiting for someone to speak, "Since there is no problem, let us discuss what to do. ?"

Some people seemed to want to refute Tiago's attitude of not giving others a chance to speak at all, but after seeing everyone else tacitly agree, they finally did not speak.

"We are going to capture Valencia," Tiago said without hesitation about the purpose of these people gathering together under the guise of a masquerade. "We have discussed it many times before, but now we don’t want to Arguing about whether to do this, but how to do it."

No one questioned this time. Before so many times in the city and the farm back and forth, they always argued about whether such extreme measures should be taken. But now, as Tiego said, since he has made up his mind, the only thing is The only consideration is how to succeed and avoid failure.

"The archbishop supports us," said a man who wore a gorgeous black robe, but always inadvertently revealed the priestly behavior. "The archbishop wants me to bring you a message, and he will always pray for us. , And will announce to the Valencian people their support for us at any time."

"The nobles of Valencia support the Borgias," another person said. "We know that His Majesty the Pope is like the father of each of us. He did a lot for us all when he was the Archbishop of Valencia. , And now he has been protecting us."

This man’s words were approved by the people. They began to recall everything that Alexander VI had done for them, while Tiegor explained in a low voice to Offley: "The Pope was born in Valencia when he first became king. For this reason, not only did Valencia’s tithe for 10 years be exempted, but he also requested Ferdinand’s exemption for the same period of grace.”

Offley nodded slightly. He had heard of this before, but only by being there can you truly appreciate how the local people are grateful to Alexander VI, and what Borgia has in Valencia Kind of huge impact.

It is probably because of such a certainty that he dares to take risks. Offley glanced at Tiego beside him.

In the impression of Offley, Tiego has always been a businessman. Although I heard that his tricks in the Battle of Seville have been fiercely teasing the rebels and even Gonzalo, he went into battle shirtless as he is now. Shot, but it was also very unexpected by Offley.

"What? No, why do you think so."

When the conspiracy was over, those people either returned to the ball and continued to have fun, or after they quietly left the back door, Tiego said this with surprise to Offley who had told him about his feelings.

"I am a businessman, and in the future I will hold an important position in Her Majesty's court. I am not a soldier, and I can't hold a sword or a gun, so you do all these things."

"how about you?"

"Me? I'll go back to the country with the Duchess after tonight, and then I will go home, and the Duchess will go to her land of Gandino."

Seeing Tiego taking it for granted, Offley began to think that this man just wanted to be the businessman he imagined.

Like that Grogning, he always hides in a safe place and gesticulates, and then jumps out to take advantage when all the dust falls.

Offley felt a little disgusted with this person.

Tiego’s words really counted. On the second day, he drove out of the city with Maria de Luna early. When he came to the gate of the city, he did not forget to say hello to the guards. Ask him if he had fun at the prom yesterday.

Then amidst the tacit laughter of both sides, the carriage left the city.

They did not stay at the farm for long, and Maria de Luna, who had been packing up a long time ago, left the farm with her son at noon and went to Gandino.

Tiego also took a few guards, ready to return to his hometown on Balearic Island.

Before breaking up, Tiego asked Ofrei seriously: "Tell me how sure you are. If you fail, I will immediately flee to Rome Thesia with the whole family, but if we have been there for so long. The effort was completely wasted."

Offley thought for a while. He admitted that he was actually very nervous. Unlike his previous command and plan, he was suitable for a group of complete strangers to cooperate this time, and what he wanted to command was not the Roman Thesia army he was familiar with. .

It's just that he also knew that Tiego was right. This was a great opportunity.

For the Duke who is now at war with Ferdinand, if something happens to Valencia, it will undoubtedly be a huge help.

"You just have to ask people to inquire carefully about the news from Valencia every day," Offley said. "Of course you are also prepared. If you fail, you can take the whole family and run away."

"I don't want to hear bad news," said Thiago Tonang. "You know that I have 4 children in my family. I had a bad life in the past and I wanted to run around to support my family every day. Now I finally have a chance to get ahead. , I have to make my family stand out in Balearic, I have to make my son prosperous, so you don’t fail in the end."

Listening to Tiego's words, Offley was a little surprised.

What he saw was that Tiego had been with Maria de Luna, and he seemed to be totally unable to think of his own home. This also made Offley, who has a strong sense of family, very uncomfortable. one of the reasons.

It's just that he didn't expect that the businessman still cares about family.

"Don't worry, even if you fail, it will only delay your time to get ahead," Offley smiled. "This war between your lord and Ferdinand will definitely be won. I believe I am not blindly optimistic, but It was decided by the armies of both sides."

Tiego nodded. He knew that Ofley was right. In addition to the Castilian army, the strength of the almost new Sicilian army was what he saw with his own eyes, and the commander of such a coalition It's Gonzalo again.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is almost a contest between the military forces of two different eras.

At the port, the two of them boarded a long-awaited Clavel sailing ship. This is a cargo ship used by the East India Company to transport silk. This ship will go all the way to Genoa, but will stop at Balearic halfway.

In the name of sending supplies to the people on the rocky barrier, the cargo ship temporarily stopped at the rocky barrier, and Offley quietly landed on the island with the supplies that were brought to the island.

There, a special army of castle guards and prisoners awaited him.

The cargo ship then turned to the southeast, heading for the Balearic Islands.

Standing on the west wall of the castle, looking at the cargo ship gradually disappearing into the sea, Offley looked towards the coast again.

"According to the plan, the first is Moon Bay," Offley said to the garrison commander and warden standing aside. "Seal the Aragon fleet there in the harbor, and everything will be much easier next."

The commander of the garrison nodded silently, and he also looked at the clearly visible entrance of the bay in the direction of Moon Bay, where there was an Aragonese fleet that had moved in when it retreated after failing to fight Redbeard.

"Tell your people, I don't need them to be brave, but I want them to obey orders. You let them understand."

Ofley’s expression was calm. At this time, he could not see the shadow of the little stonemason at all, and he was no longer a young man who seemed shy and restrained at the ball. At this time, he was the chief of staff of the coalition army, the Castilian army. Secretary of State.

The commander of the garrison nodded again. He turned out to be a taciturn person, but the stained whip in his hand also showed that he was a cruel and ruthless person.

The sea was calm and the open sails allowed the Clavel cargo ship to sail smoothly towards Mallorca, the largest island in the Balearic Islands.

Standing on the deck, Tiego was emotional and excited. He hadn't been home for a long time. Thinking about the children and wives in the family, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

It is not very far from Valencia to Mallorca. When the sun sets and rises, and then westward again, the shadow of Mallorca can already be seen.

Tiego's home is in Palma, the largest seaside city on Majorca. This city with the same name as Palma in Italy also has many traces of Romans, which is why the city is also called Palma.

When Tiego knocked on his door late at night, his return surprised and excited the whole family.

His wife hugged her husband tightly and kept kissing, while the children kept yelling around their father.

After a long period of trouble, Tiego blasted the children back to his room like a flock of sheep, and then walked into the bedroom under his wife's almost blazing eyes.

But Tiego got busy on the second day he just came back.

Without giving any explanation, he asked the servants at home to pack them up, and told his wife that he didn't care about anything except valuables.

"But the current home is all your years of hard work." The woman looked at the things in the house reluctantly. "And why did we move out suddenly, or go so far away. I have never left Parma in my life. , But you told me that I was going to Rome."

"Don't don't, don't all," Tiego said while busy ordering people to pack things. "We may not have to move, but if we must leave, I believe my new home has everything you can think of, and everything you can't think of. ."

From this day on, Tiego dropped out to inquire about the news. UU Reading www. Uukanshu.com, he spends a lot of money to let people live on the islands closer to Valencia. He always asks local people and people on the shore for all the news about Valencia, and then rushes back to report to him without any detail.

The woman noticed Tiego’s strangeness, and then think about the rumors that her husband seems to have an ambiguous relationship with a noble lady, and think about the husband’s sudden return home. She can’t help but worry about whether a jealous noble master is chasing her home. Man now.

The wait is always long, and Tiago spends every day in anxiety.

In the port, there are always two ships on standby at any time, which is what he prepared for himself.

Finally, one day someone he arranged brought back an important news.

The Archbishop of Valencia suddenly announced Valencia as the pope's sanctuary.

Hearing this, Tiego who was standing at the door of his house suddenly jumped up, and then he rushed into the house excitedly and hugged the oncoming wife and shouted excitedly: "We don't need to move anymore, no, we still have to Moving, we are going to Valencia, then Zaragoza and Madrid!"