The Rise of the European Emperor

In fact, most of the grievances back then were caused by Ferdinand II himself. Ferdinand II was naturally romantic, and before marrying Isabella I, this guy already had two illegitimate children.

It's just that Isabella I didn't know it back then, and was dazzled by love, so she married this playboy without hesitation. It was not until after her marriage that Isabella I saw the essence of Ferdinand II clearly. Therefore, Isabella I was not so enthusiastic about Ferdinand II later.

Then, because they had to manage their respective countries, the two lived apart for a long time. And because Gonzalo de Cordoba was honest and loyal, sometimes, Isabella I would complain to him. And Gonzalo de Cordoba is an excellent listener, and has been quietly listening to the Queen's complaints. Speaking of sad places, the queen sometimes even hugged Gonzalo de Cordoba and cried.

Apparently, someone at Toledo's court had seen such a scene from a distance. Thus, the rumors of Queen Isabella's affair with Gonzalo de Cordoba emerged.

When Ferdinand II learned about it, he was naturally furious. Instead of reflecting on his own debauchery, he blamed Gonzalo de Cordoba for the reason for the discord between the husband and wife. Then, the two tied the knot.

Well, of course Ferdinand II made a major mistake. But Gonzalo de Cordoba also has certain responsibilities. His responsibilities are that he is too handsome, and he doesn't get married...

He is handsome and hangs around the queen who has left her husband all day long. No wonder Ferdinand II misunderstood him. If he was ugly, it wouldn't matter so much. In addition, this guy is so enthusiastic about military affairs that he forgot to find a wife. His irresponsible earl father didn't help. Then, this guy became a golden bachelor...

A handsome golden bachelor hangs around his wife all day long, but he is not there... Let alone Ferdinand II's narrow-mindedness, it is easy to think too much about a normal man...

Therefore, most of the grievances between the two were blamed on Ferdinand II, and Gonzalo de Cordoba himself was also responsible.

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Although he knew that Ferdinand II had a deep misunderstanding with himself, Gonzalo de Cordoba accepted the transfer order without hesitation, planning to leave Morocco and go to Sicily to take over the army.

But before leaving the city of Fes, his subordinates reported that they had captured a spy sent by the remnants of the Vatas dynasty, and they were looking around for news that Gonzalo de Cordova was about to leave.

It is also Gonzalo de Cordoba who is too famous. Since he came to Morocco with 10,000 elected strong civilians, some officers and 1,500 musketeers, he has been harassing Watas in northern Morocco. The remnants of the dynasty and the troops of the Saad tribe retreated tacitly.

No longer often come to northern Morocco to harass.

The main reason is that the Moroccan was scared by Gonzalo de Cordoba before, and he was a little afraid of him. The name of a person, the shadow of a tree, Gonzalo de Cordoba is a well-known player throughout Europe, and he is also very famous in Morocco. Hearing that he was coming, the remnants of the Vatas dynasty and the Saad tribe were so scared that they did not dare to send troops to the north to harass them.

And Gonzalo de Cordoba didn't have time to pay attention to them for the time being, because he was busy training those 10,000 recruits. According to the recruit training process learned from the Marin Army Middle School many years ago, this batch of recruits must be trained for at least three months before they can basically form combat effectiveness.

And now, three months have not yet passed, Gonzalo de Cordoba naturally has no energy to send troops to attack the Moroccan Resistance Army.

However, before he had trained his soldiers and horses, the transfer order came, which forced him to interrupt the training of the recruits and prepare to leave Morocco for Sicily.

However, the spy in front of him gave Gonzalo de Cordova a great inspiration...

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Originally, Gonzalo de Cordoba planned to leave Fes quietly and head for Sicily. But he didn't expect that the Moroccan resistance forces were so concerned about his whereabouts, and even sent spies to find out...

From this, Gonzalo de Cordoba deduced that once he left Fes, the remnants of the Moroccan Watas dynasty and the Saad tribe would definitely make a comeback and even attack important cities like Fes . After all, Fez was once the capital of the Vatas dynasty...

So, Gonzalo de Cordoba decided to set up a trap to lure the Moroccan Resistance Army into it...

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"Savaro, I entrust you with a task - send someone to spread the news privately, saying that I will leave Fez soon and go to Italy!"

"Ah?" Adjutant Savaro looked confused...

"My lord, let's keep this matter a secret, okay? If the enemy finds out, they will definitely come back to attack Fes!" Savaro persuaded.

Gonzalo de Cordoba raised his eyebrows and said:

"I know, but I just want to let the Moroccans know the news and come to besiege Fes!"

Savaro asked with a half understanding:

"Then what shall we do next?"

"Let's spread the news first!"

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While Savaro was walking around with news, Gonzalo de Cordoba forcibly summoned all the Moroccan youths in Fez, and then trained them to stand in line...

The city of Fez was originally the old capital of the Moroccan Watas dynasty, so it has a large population. Gonzalo de Cordoba easily recruited tens of thousands of local young men, and trained them in the camp in the city. In just a few days, the tens of thousands of Moroccan lads walked in a decent way.

So, 10 days later, when it was time for the legendary "Gonzalo de Cordoba to leave", a large team of more than 10,000 people walked out from the north gate of Fes. And the one walking in the front is the legendary first general in Spain, Gonzalo de Cordoba...

And after the army marched out of the city, there was always a group of local Moroccan herdsmen in a distant place, always following them on horseback, but not too close. But if these people want to get closer to reconnaissance, they will be attacked and intercepted by the few hundred cavalry led by Gonzalo de Cordoba.

But these Moroccan spies don't know that if they have the opportunity to observe closely, they will find that this so-called "Spanish army" is actually disguised by Moroccan youths in the city, and it is not a real army. However, because of the distance, the spies couldn't see clearly. Otherwise, the false information that "Gonzalo de Cordoba has left with an army of 10,000" will never be considered...

That night, Gonzalo de Cordoba asked his adjutant Zavalo to continue to lead tens of thousands of civilians from the original city of Fez who pretended to be regular troops, and continued to march towards the northeast port city of Melilla with great fanfare. .

And Gonzalo de Cordoba himself quietly led hundreds of trusted cavalry, wrapped the horse's hooves with wool, and put a simple mask on the horse's mouth to avoid alarming others in the middle of the night. Then, a group of people quietly returned to the city of Fes at night, ready to take the remnants of the Moroccan Vatas dynasty...