The Rise of the European Emperor

As soon as he returned to Aurihi, and before Marin was firmly seated, news came that Gonzalo led his army to break through Fez, the capital of Morocco's Wattas dynasty.

"What? Why so fast? Moroccans are too useless, right?" After receiving the information from Kohler, Marin was extremely depressed.

After carefully reading the information, Malin's brows wrinkled directly into Sichuan characters:

"Has this Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Mohammed been kicked in the head by a donkey? With more than 60,000 machete cavalry in hand, it is a waste to choose to fight positional warfare and city offensive and defensive warfare with the Spaniards. The mobility of the cavalry..."

Morocco has a small population, about 500,000 to 600,000 people. However, most Moroccans are nomads, and men are basically able to ride horses and are good at making machetes. Therefore, although there are only a few hundred thousand people, the Wattas Dynasty can also gather more than 60,000 main cavalry.

Of course, the 60,000-odd cavalry, or the 10,000-odd Sudanese Imperial cavalry, belonged to the main cavalry. The other 50,000 people were mostly tribal cavalry with temporary signs. But even so, more than 60,000 main cavalry were enough to defeat the armies of most European countries.

Therefore, although only separated by the Strait of Gibraltar, Spain and Portugal could never defeat Morocco. They could only build strong fortresses along the coast, and rely on the fortress for defense and seek a foothold. This is because the Spanish and Portuguese armies are no match for the tens of thousands of Moroccan machete cavalry in the wild.

Of course, that was before. In the past, Spain and Portugal could gather a maximum of 10,000 or 20,000 troops, and could not fight against tens of thousands of Moroccan cavalry. But since Spain obtained the nautical chart of Marin and the spice trade of Calicut in southern India, the pockets have been bulging. In addition, the Spaniards learned Marin's "Marin phalanx" (Spanish phalanx) and defeated the French army. In addition, Margaret of Austria also helped hire 20,000 German mercenaries, and cooperated with 30,000 Spanish troops who knew how to use the "Marin phalanx", so that Spain finally had the confidence to defeat Morocco.

Under the leadership of the famous general Gonzalo de Córdoba, the Spanish army of 50,000 first encircled the points to help, frustrate the spirit of the Moroccans, and then attacked the enemy to save them. They besieged Fes, the capital of the Wattas Dynasty, and they were defeated. Moroccans. Today, only 8,000 main cavalrymen of Morocco's Wattas dynasty, which originally had more than 60,000 machete cavalry, fled to the old capital of Marrakech with Sultan Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Mohammed.

But Marin knew that it was only a matter of time before Gonzalo would eliminate Gonzalo if Abu Abdullah Burtukalli ibn Muhammad still clings to the stupid idea of ​​sticking to Marrakech.

But the problem is, Marin bewitched Spain to attack Morocco to dig a hole for Spain, not to give territory to Spain...

Moreover, the failure of the Moroccans, purely due to the incompetence of the commander,

lead to such a catastrophic failure.

If Marin were to command the more than 60,000 machete cavalry of the Wattas dynasty in Morocco, he would never choose to confront Gonzalo's army of 50,000.

Unless Gonzalo's 50,000-strong army is only huddled along the coast, where it can be replenished from the sea. Otherwise, Morocco's curved cavalry would have the opportunity to use movement and break-ins to attack the Spanish supply lines once the Spanish army went deep inland.

In order to destroy Morocco this time, Spain used 50,000 troops and nearly 50,000 people, adding up to nearly 100,000 people. With so many people, the need for food is enormous. If the Moroccans lure the Spanish army deep inland, then use large cavalry to cut off supplies. The Spanish army, then, had only one option—return to the sea. Otherwise, just the consumption of supplies can drag itself down.

As for the protection of supply lines, that is also unrealistic. Because the Spanish army together with the German mercenaries, the cavalry added up to no more than five or six thousand people. Moreover, most of the two thousand German cavalry were heavy cavalry. As long as the Moroccan scimitar cavalry chose to roam, the Spanish cavalry was no match at all.

However, Marin really overestimated the commanding level of Abu Abdullah Burtukali Ibn Muhammad, the Sultan of the Wattas Dynasty in Morocco. Obviously there are more than 60,000 highly mobile light cavalry, but they want to face the Spaniards. After defeating the city of Tetouan, they retreated directly to the city of Fes. When the Spanish army marched into Fes, they did not send anyone to harass the supply lines of the Spanish...

In a word, in Marin's eyes, Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Mohammed's military talent is estimated to be similar to that of a pig.

Now, Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Muhammad has only 8,000 regular cavalry left. In addition, probably more than 10,000 tribal cavalrymen could be recruited from each tribe.

In addition, it should be pointed out that the Wattas Dynasty, including the previous Marin Dynasty, were all regimes established by Berbers. And the Arabs who are more capable of fighting than the Berbers are currently only a minority in the Moroccan population. However, their fighting power must not be ignored.

For example, the Arabs currently in the Saad tribal alliance in southern Morocco are definitely an armed force that cannot be ignored.

The Saad are currently in Morocco's relatively arid and barren southern region and are not very populated. However, their strength is very strong, and they can make up more than 10,000 Arabian scimitar cavalry.

These Arabian scimitar cavalry are more powerful than the Berber scimitar cavalry of those cottages. How powerful are the Scimitar cavalry of the Saads? In the original history, around 1554, the Arabian machete cavalry of the Saad Dynasty defeated the coalition of Berber cavalry and Ottoman Turkish cavalry of the Wattas Dynasty at that time, and directly eliminated the Wattas Dynasty. Next, they defeated the Turkish intervention army and completely controlled the whole of Morocco.

Turkey in 1554 was at its peak, when the Sultan of Turkey was the famous Suleiman I, the man known as the Great Emperor. In this way, the Moroccan Arab cavalry of the Saad Dynasty still strongly pushed the Turks back, which shows the power of the Arab cavalry of the Saad Dynasty.

Of course, that was the Saad dynasty decades later in the original history. Today's Saad people already have objections. However, the strength is still not enough, only the appearance of more than 10,000 cavalry. Moreover, most of them were ordinary herders cavalry, not all regular cavalry. But in general, the Arab cavalry of the Saads is more powerful than the Berber herdsmen cavalry of the same grade. Even, it is not much worse than the regular Vatas dynasty guard cavalry.

Marin actually didn't care about the combat effectiveness of the Arab cavalry of the Saad Tribal Alliance, but he was worried that the Saad people, who had long hated at this time, would foolishly stab the Wattas Dynasty in the back. Originally, the Saad rebelled around 1511. Now, they are almost ready to rebel. Once retreated to the south of Marrakech, the remnants of the Wattas dynasty clashed with the Saads, who had long been opposed to it. Well, the Spaniards would probably die of laughter.

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So, Marin now wants to send messengers to remind the Wattas Sultan Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Muhammad to be careful of Saad stabs in the back. If necessary, it would be best to persuade Saad to join him against the Spaniards first.

As for the Spaniards wooing the Saads to deal with the Wattas dynasty, Marin never worried. why? Because Spain is a fanatical Christian country, and there is a terrible fanatical religious institution like the Inquisition. Therefore, the Spaniards were unlikely to join forces with the pagan Saads.

Of course, Marin did not expect the Wattas Dynasty and the Saads to join forces sincerely. As long as he is at this critical time, it is enough for the Saads to sneak attack the Wattas Dynasty from behind without being stupid.

As for the participation of the Wattas Dynasty, there are still 8,000 main cavalry, and they can recruit several thousand to more than 10,000 herdsmen cavalry. With such strength, as long as he is not stupid or squeamish and confronts the Spaniards, he can still hold on for a long time. The premise is that someone needs to remind Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Muhammad this idiot...

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To this end, Marin sent two groups of people to seek the Sultan Abu Abdullah Burtukali Ibn Muhammad of the Wattas Dynasty, and Abu Abdullah, the leader of the Saad. kaim.

Sending people to see Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Mohammed was naturally a reminder to use the mobile advantage of the machete cavalry to attack the Spanish supply lines and sabotage the Spanish plan to invade the entire Morocco.

Although there are not many cavalry in the Wattas Dynasty now, the supply line used to attack the Spaniards is still barely enough. After all, there were not many Spanish cavalry. As long as the Vatas dynasty began to take advantage of the cavalry to fight guerrillas with the Spaniards, the Spaniards, who were mainly infantry, would definitely have a headache.

As for the group of people who went to see Abu Abdullah Qaim, the leader of the Saad people, they were naturally advised to at least be neutral in this war. If possible, it is best to pull Abu Abdullah Burtukalli Ibn Muhammad. After all, if the Wattas Dynasty is over, the Saads will not be able to escape.

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However, Marin never wanted to be known that he did this kind of backstabbing. Therefore, Malin specifically asked Kohler to order the Paris branch of the North Sea Chamber of Commerce to hire French people to go to southern Morocco to meet Abu Abdullah Burtukali Ibn Mohammed and Abu Abdullah. kaim. In this way, even if the Spaniards find out, the French will be found in the end. Anyway, France and Spain are enemies, and they fought to death in Italy before. This shit pot is buckled on the head of the French, and the Spaniards will definitely believe it. Even the French, the sworn enemy of Spain, would happily take over the dung pot after learning about it. Because the French will definitely be very happy with things that can bring bad luck to their enemies...

The Spaniards, who were happy to capture the city of Fes, could not imagine that their "close friend" Marin was planning to stab them in the back. And the French King Louis XII, who was busy deceiving the Holy See, did not expect that this guy Marin was planning to detain him...