The Rise of the European Emperor

After all, Gonzalo de Cordoba was a famous general of his generation. After finding it difficult to destroy the enemy and stationed in Marrakech to supply supplies, he made up his mind and sent someone to apply to Juan III and Ferdinand II for the withdrawal of the army. Marrakech, meanwhile, destroyed the ancient city of Marrakech.

Marrakech is located in the Inner 6 region of southern Morocco, at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. It is an important ancient city in Morocco. But the problem is that Marrakech is far from the sea, and it is located in the south far from Spain. Spain wants to control Marrakech at a relatively high cost. If the main force of the Vatas Dynasty is wiped out, it is not a bad idea to send troops to garrison here. But the problem is that there are still more than 10,000 cavalry in the Vatas dynasty that have not been wiped out. Not only that, these cavalry also used their high mobility to fight guerrillas, which caused the Spaniards a headache.

And if Gonzalo wanted to chase the opponent, the infantry would not be able to catch up, and there were too few cavalry, so if he chased him, he would die. Therefore, the shameless guerrilla tactics of the large-scale cavalry of the Huatas dynasty stumped a generation of famous generals Gonzalo de Cordoba.

Ultimately, Gonzalo de Cordoba decided to relinquish control of Marrakech and temporarily withdraw from southern Morocco.

In addition to the difficult supply factor, Spain still does not have the strength to take care of the southern region, which is also an important reason. After all, Morocco is not much smaller than Spain. It is too difficult to control the entire area of ​​Morocco.

Therefore, Gonzalo de Cordoba's opinion is to concentrate the existing forces and first complete the control and digestion of the northern part of Morocco centered on Dufes. After all, the northern region of Morocco is next to the mainland of Spain, and it is very convenient for Spain to send troops to control it. Unlike southern Morocco, the distance is too long and difficult to control.

After the control of northern Morocco is completed, the northern part of Morocco will be used as the rear, and then go south again to completely wipe out the remnants of the Vatas dynasty.

Gonzalo de Cordoba believes that after losing the important agricultural area in the north (the south of Morocco is relatively dry, and the grain-producing areas are mainly along the northern rivers), it is difficult for the Huatas Dynasty to maintain the scale of more than 10,000 cavalry for a long time . After all, war horses need food, and the cost of raising them is not low.

Although it is said that Arabs and Berbers are nomadic peoples, the Berber horses they raise mainly eat grass. However, once the mission is out, it also needs to be fed with concentrate. The main reason is that once the cavalry attacked, the horses ran wildly with the soldiers on their backs, which consumed a lot of physical energy. After all, the cavalry, together with their weapons and armor, weighed more than a hundred catties. Heavily armed soldiers who weighed more than a hundred catties ran wildly, and they would never be able to carry them without feeding concentrate. Even Mongolian horses, which are resistant to rough feeding, can eat grass at ordinary times, but in order to ensure their physical fitness when going out in battle, they still have to be fed fried soybeans. Even old cattle, which are more resistant to thick silk than horses, must have extra meals when plowing the land, otherwise they will not be able to carry it.

Therefore, Gonzalo de Cordoba felt that after losing the northern grain-producing area, it would be difficult for the Huatas dynasty to maintain a cavalry team of tens of thousands of people for a long time. Then, it got poorer and poorer until it couldn't support so many cavalry. At that time, it will be easier for Spain to dispatch a large army to encircle and suppress.

At the same time, Gonzalo de Cordoba proposed to expand the size of the light cavalry while digesting the territory in northern Morocco. If you want to completely eliminate the guerrilla scimitar cavalry of the Watas Dynasty in Morocco, you must also prepare a large-scale light cavalry. Because the heavy cavalry can't catch up with the opponent.

After Spain has trained a light cavalry team of at least seven or eight thousand people, the remnants of the Moroccan Watas dynasty are probably too poor to support too many regular cavalry. At this time, by dispatching the Spanish light cavalry, they can easily encircle and suppress the remnants of the Vatas Dynasty, and completely complete the control of the entire territory of Morocco...

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Gonzalo de Cordoba's suggestion is still very pertinent, because Spain is indeed unable to eliminate more than 10,000 guerrilla scimitar cavalry at present. Mainly, I really can't catch up...

The father and son Ferdinand II and Juan III finally agreed to Gonzalo de Cordoba's proposal and allowed him to withdraw his army back to Dufes in the north.

As for the ancient capital of Marrakech, it is naturally destroyed, so as not to become the old nest of the Vatas dynasty...

In this way, before the evacuation, Gonzalo de Cordoba made the 40,000 to 50,000 people who accompanied the army stronger, and launched a vigorous demolition in the ancient city of Marrakech...

The city was not big in this era, and the Spanish labor force was sufficient, so the demolition of the ancient capital of Marrakech soon came to fruition. The old royal palace in Marrakech and the ancient Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech were all demolished by the Spaniards.

At the same time as the forced demolition, Gonzalo de Cordoba also sent troops to loot, ransacked the whole city, and took away all valuables in the city. Moreover, all the houses and furniture that could be ignited were set on fire...

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After the Spanish army withdrew, Abu Abdullah Burtukali Ibn Muhammad, the sultan of the Watas Dynasty, rushed into the city with his army, hoping to take back the ancient capital. But after entering the city, Abu Abdullah Burtukali Ibn Muhammad, the sultan of the Watas Dynasty, was horrified to find that the whole city was in ruins...

In this way, even if Marrakech is taken over, the destroyed city cannot be used. Want to re-enable? Okay, take the big bucks out...

But after losing the capital of Fez and the northern agricultural area, the Wattas Dynasty lost its main source of income and had no money to rebuild Marrakesh. So Marrakech is kind of abandoned...

In this way, after losing the southern political center and economic center like Marrakech, the chances of the Watas dynasty Sultan Abu Abdullah Burtukali ibn Muhammad coming back are even lower. Without the economic support of the prosperous city, Abu Abdullah Burtukali Ibn Muhammad, the sultan of the Watas dynasty, is actually no different from the chiefs of the nomadic tribes in Morocco. After losing the money, the strength of Abu Abdullah Burtukali ibn Muhammad will only become weaker and weaker, and finally he will be reduced to something similar to those ordinary nomadic chiefs...

And when Abu Abdullah Burtukali ibn Muhammad's strength dropped to the level of ordinary nomadic tribal chiefs, the tribes in southern Morocco may no longer be willing to listen to his orders. After all, everyone's strength is about the same, so why listen to you?

The sultans of the Vatas Dynasty did not have any noble blood like the Hashemite family, nor did they have huge influence. Moreover, the Wattas Dynasty also usurped the throne from the previous Marin Dynasty, and it has only been 37 years since the success of the usurpation, and it has not been generally accepted in the hearts of the Moroccan people. As long as the strength declines, it will be difficult to gain universal recognition.

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After the Spanish army withdrew to the north, it began to control and cleanse the northern part of Morocco. Originally, according to Gonzalo de Cordoba's idea, it should adopt a gentle policy towards the locals and win over the hearts of the people first.

However, at this critical moment, the Spanish Inquisition suddenly jumped out and demanded to be in charge of religious affairs in northern Morocco...

Gonzalo de Cordoba suddenly felt dizzy, because the Inquisition was a group of fanatical religious lunatics who liked to oppress heretics the most. But Morocco is basically all Allah, and in the eyes of these Catholic fanatics of the Inquisition, they should definitely be "purified". Therefore, Gonzalo de Cordoba can foresee that Morocco will definitely not be peaceful in the future...

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