The Rise of the European Emperor

Lately, Marin's luck seems to have been good. No, not long after Columbus returned, Draka also returned from the Canary Islands with good news.

Because when Aben arrived in the Canary Islands, he stuffed a bag of gold coins into Baron Sandro, the controller of the Canary Islands. Therefore, Baron Sandro was very concerned about this matter.

However, Baron Sandro did not contact the Wattas dynasty in Fez. Because, the Wattas dynasty completely lost control over the Moroccan region south of the Atlas Mountains.

The Saad tribe now controls the area south of Morocco's Atlas Mountains. The Laayoune region is also one of the vassals of the Saad tribe.

Therefore, it is better to talk to the Saad tribe, who dominates the south, to talk to the Fez court, which has lost control. So, Baron Sandro sent someone to contact the chief of the Saad tribe, Abu Abdullah Qaim, to discuss the purchase of the Laayoun area.

Abu Abdullah al-Qaim (the founder of the Saad dynasty) was very puzzled and wondered why Marin wanted to buy the small oasis of Laayoun. Moreover, Marin's name shocked Abu Abdullah Kaim. Because, the Wattas Dynasty in Morocco is now notified, but it is a branch of the Marin Dynasty. Of course, it was a shock. After all, Marin is European and has nothing to do with Berbers.

During the secret negotiation, Draka naturally followed the "script" designed by Marin, and said earnestly that he wanted to buy a batch of Arabian horses, stock them here, and plan to build this place into a horse breeding base.

Abu Abdullah Qaim felt a little amused. He knew about Laayoun's situation. There is only a long oasis lake there, and only the edge of the oasis lake has pastures suitable for grazing. More than 10 kilometers away from Oasis Lake is the desert area. Strictly speaking, the Laayoune oasis, and the main control area of ​​the Saad tribe, are separated by the desert.

Therefore, Abu Abdullah Qaim did not take Layoun very seriously. In fact, the Laayoun tribe is not a branch of the Saad tribe, but a small tribe attached to them. This tribe, with a population of more than 4,000 and about 1,000 cavalry, is not strong, but not weak. Moreover, they don't offer many offerings to the Saad family every year, only a few dozen sheep.

When Draka carefully proposed to buy Laayoun with 10,000 gold coins, Abu Abdullah Kaim was immediately moved...

That night, Abu Abdullah Qaim and the Saad tribe's religious leader (Sharif) Mohammad ibn Abd Rahman had a consultation.

Coincidentally, the Saad tribe is also gathering strength now and wants to create a rebellion against the Wattas Dynasty. So, they finally agreed to Draka's offer.

However, they also put forward an additional condition - that is, every year, Marin will sell them a large number of iron ingots privately...

Obviously, this iron ingot was used by the Saad tribe to make weapons. In North Africa, iron is also very precious. Because the local does not produce iron. Even if there is iron, it is controlled by the Wattas Dynasty.

The Arabian cavalry is very simple, as long as a war horse, a white robe, and a machete can be played. For them, the Arabian machete is the weapon. However, to build a machete requires iron. The Saad tribe lives in the barren land in the south of the Moroccan mountains, and only the Sousse River Basin is richer. Therefore, they are also very iron deficient. If Marlin agrees to sell their iron every year, they agree...

So, Draka quickly boarded the ship and returned to ask Marin...

In addition, Abu Abdullah Qaim also told Draka that the Laayoun tribe was only their vassal tribe, not their subordinates. So, although the Saad tribe sold Laayoun to Marin. However, Marin needs to send his own troops to conquer this tribe...

Marin cursed in his heart, but he didn't feel anything.

After all, if a small tribe of 4,000 people can't handle it, it will be too frustrating. Moreover, this tribe, a tribe in the desert, has nowhere to escape. Because, leaving the Oasis Lake in Laayoune, they all died of thirst... Also, to the north were the Saads who sold them, and to the south and east were deserts. Even if you escape, it's a dead end...

And, as it happens, Marin thinks that the output of his own steel plant is too high, and there is no place to sell it. Since the people of the Saad tribe want to buy it, they should sell it.

As for the Saad, will they turn around and retake Laayoun when they become stronger? Marin said he completely ignored it. Because, after getting the Laayoune area, he will send people in Laayoune to use reinforced concrete to build a sturdy town, not afraid of Moroccans attacking. Moreover, because this area is located by the sea, Marin can send ships to support at any time, and there is no problem in supporting it for a long time...

Coincidentally, Marin also wanted to test the combat effectiveness of the Lancers who had been trained in the Teutonic country for several months. Therefore, Marin planned to take the 1,000 lancers to Laayoun to fight against the other 1,000 tribal cavalry.

If you win, everyone will be happy. If even a third-rate unit like the tribal cavalry can't win, it means that the training of the lancers and the wall charge has failed...

As for the dead man, Marin didn't think about it. The big deal, pay some pensions. Moreover, these wandering knights recruited from the Teutonic Kingdom are actually unlucky bastards who were driven out of their homes. Even if Marin wanted to pay the pension, he didn't know who to give it to...

So, Marin quickly settled down and agreed to the conditions put forward by the Saad tribe. Then, began to prepare soldiers and horses, sent ships to the Teutonic State, and pulled soldiers and horses to the Canary Islands. Then, land in Laayoune and kill the Laayoune tribe by the lake in the oasis of Laayoune.

Even, in order to give the opponent a chance to react, Marin planned to let the lancers launch a wall charge after the enemy cavalry had gathered. He wants to see if the wall charge is as awesome as the Internet says...

However, arranging troops to fight in Laayoune is a very complicated matter. Because, to station troops in the Canary Islands, the consent of the Spanish royal family must be obtained.

To this end, Marin had to send someone to apply for this matter to the Spanish double kings. Also, transporting 1,000 lancers and their horses to the Canary Islands and transporting them to Laayoune also required a lot of ships...

In short, there is still a lot of preparation work here. After the preparations were completed, Marin decided to personally lead the troops to conquer this small clan.

In order to ensure safety, Marin decided to bring another 1,000 infantry with him. In this way, even if the lancer fails, under the protection of the infantry, he can retreat completely, and calmly retreat to the warship and leave...

However, this is unlikely. Because the Lancers have a high probability of victory. Moreover, he decided to take the veterans of the 1,000 infantry with him for protection. As long as the opponent dares to charge, his own infantry can defeat the opponent. After all, the opponents are only tribal cavalry with a militia nature, not regular cavalry...