Far northwest Africa, Marrakech, the old capital of Morocco. Spanish star Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba stood at the head of the city, his face full of melancholy.

It had been a few months since the Spanish army captured Marrakech, but the Moroccan dynasty of Wattas had not perished and was still active on Moroccan soil.

This war has been fought for a year, but it is far from over. The reason for this is that Marin's original guerrilla warfare proposal worked.

At the beginning, Marin secretly sent a letter to the Sultan of the Vattasi dynasty of Morocco through Venice and France. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad and Abu Abu, the leader of the predominantly Arab Saadi tribe in the south. Abdullah. Caim suggested that they put aside their prejudices for the time being and deal with the Spaniards together.

However, the two sides are not really united. Sultan Abu of the Wattas dynasty. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad was not happy to resort to the unseemly tactics of guerrilla warfare, but chose to be intimidating. And the leader of the Saad tribe, Abu Abu. Abdullah. The Kaim did not want to help the Wattas, after all, they dreamed of replacing the Wattas.

Of course, Abu. Abdullah. Qaim is not stupid. He knew that if the Spaniards forcibly annexed Morocco and eliminated the Wattas dynasty, they would be next. For, the French emissaries told him that the Spaniards were sure to promote Catholicism in Morocco, and that the pagans were either killed or expelled.

So, Abu. Abdullah. Kayim pledged not to stab the Wattas dynasty in the back this time. Unless, they beat the Spaniards.

In this way, the Vatas Dynasty, which was very weak at this time, finally did not perish immediately.

Reckless Sultan Abu of the Wattas dynasty. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Although Muhammad rejected the suggestion of guerrilla warfare, he was very sympathetic to the tactics of attacking the grain routes of the Spanish army.

The Spanish army was mainly infantry and was very large. Therefore, the transportation of grain and grass for the Spanish army must have been very important.

So, Abu. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad sent the last 8,000 regular cavalry, as well as tens of thousands of ordinary Berber herdsmen's cavalry, to attack the Spanish army's grain convoy.

At the beginning, because of the surprise, the Spanish army was indeed caught off guard, burned and robbed of a lot of food, causing the front-line army to almost run out of food.

But the famous Spanish general Gonzalo, who was leading his army to Marrakech. Morality. Córdoba took the opportunity to set up a bait and create a fake grain convoy, which appeared to be very large, in order to attract Moroccans to plunder. But in reality, Gonzalo. Morality. The army of Córdoba was ambushed nearby......

The cavalry of the Vattasi dynasty in Morocco were fooled and rushed to the grain convoy in a valley. To their horror, a large number of Spanish troops suddenly appeared on the valley......

That's it, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba relied on this attack and inflicted heavy losses on the Moroccan Wattas dynasty, wiping out more than four thousand Moroccan cavalry.

The remaining Moroccan cavalry fled back to Marrakech like lost dogs......

Fortunately, most of the more than 4,000 Moroccan cavalry that were wiped out were herdsmen from various tribes gathered by the Wattas dynasty. As for the regular cavalry of the Vatas dynasty, they lost less than a thousand people. And the reason why the Spaniards could not destroy the Moroccan army was because the Moroccans rode fast. And the Spanish army was mainly infantry, which was not easy to chase. And the number of cavalry is too small, and if you catch up, you will deliver food.

At this time, the Sultan of the Wattas Dynasty, Abu. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad was completely honest and began to use guerrilla tactics against the Spaniards, as advised by the Venetian envoys.

Then the Spaniards were out of luck......

After adopting a flexible and mobile strategy, the Moroccan cavalry of the Wattas dynasty no longer sought to attack the Spanish transport troops head-on, but began to resort to elusive guerrilla tactics.

Relying on the method of one man, two horses or even three horses, the Moroccan cavalry maneuvered throughout the Moroccan land. However, they who have suffered losses will never enter the city and the valley, and will focus on the areas where it is difficult to ambush in the plains. Moreover, their movements have become more swift and neat.

For example, when the Moroccan cavalry harasses the Spanish grain convoy now, it will never ink, burn the grain when it comes up, and run away after setting fire, without giving the Spaniards a chance to reinforce.

Their usual tactic was to quickly pour mutton fat onto the bags of grain after storming the guards of the grain caravans. Then, light the fire directly with a torch. After lighting the fire, seeing that the fire was difficult to extinguish, he ran away. By the time Spanish reinforcements arrived, they had already fled......

As for the supply of the Moroccan army? They don't need grain, just cheese. It doesn't matter if it's cheese made from goat's milk or mare's milk, they can eat it. And cheese is more common in Morocco, where animal husbandry is dominant. At the same time, Moroccan horses are also more tolerant of rough feeding, after all, they are raised free-range and can live by grazing.

Although it is not as resistant to rough feeding as Mongolian horses, it eats grain very infrequently. Unlike European war horses, they always need to eat food in peacetime. Even if you really have to eat food, it's a big deal to plunder the Spanish army's food convoy and let the horses eat a little open......

Therefore, although there were still more than 10,000 cavalry, the cost of raising cavalry was not too much for the Vatas dynasty. Unlike the Spanish army, if you don't have food for a day, it is estimated that it will be difficult.

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Under this almost rogue attack by Morocco, the Spanish army suffered greatly. Eventually, the commander of the Spanish army, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba decided to take a desperate gamble and quickly sent troops to besiege Marrakech, the last stronghold of Morocco......

In the eyes of the Spaniards, as long as the last capital of the Moroccans was breached, the Moroccans basically lost their roots. According to common sense, the Vattasi dynasty of Morocco, which lost all its new and old capitals, was basically tantamount to extinction......

But Jean Gonzalo. Morality. What Córdoba didn't expect was that the Moroccans did not choose to defend the city and fight the Spanish army.

When it was learned that the Spanish army and the grain and grass troops were about to arrive in Marrakech, after a fierce ideological struggle, the Moroccan Sultan of the Wattas Dynasty. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad finally decided to abandon Marrakech......

Before the arrival of the Spanish army, Abu. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad finally made up his mind and retreated into the Atlas Mountains with his surviving army and treasure and food.

So, Gonzalo. Morality. Although Córdoba captured Marrakech, the old capital of Morocco, it did not gain much. After all, Marrakech is about to be emptied.

Moreover, after the capture of Marrakech, the front of the Spanish army was stretched longer. And the supply lines are longer and more dangerous.

And the Sultan of the Wattas dynasty, Abu. Abdullah. Burtucali. Ibn . Muhammad, having hidden grain and treasure in the Atlas Mountains, sent his troops to attack the Spanish convoys.

That's it, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was surprised to find that after he captured Marrakech, he lost more of the initiative.

It's not that the Spanish army hasn't pursued and killed the cavalry of the Wattas Dynasty, but most of the Spanish army is infantry, and they basically can't catch up. And the only cavalry is too few in number, and it may be doomed to catch up with them. Therefore, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba found out that he couldn't do anything with those scoundrel Moroccan cavalry. So, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba stood at the head of the city and frowned.

Because, the financial pressure brought to Spain by the successive wars was too great. The consumption of food alone is an astronomical amount. And Spain's food prices are among the most expensive in Europe, and it would be too unlucky for Spain to fight a protracted war......

So, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba is now caught in a dilemma – trying to clean up the remnants of the Moroccan Wattas dynasty, but not being able to catch up. But without eliminating the remnants of the other side, it will be difficult to control the old southern capital of Marrakech. In particular, the other side has been harassing grain convoys from the northern coast to Marrakech, causing difficulties in the supply of grain to Marrakech......