"Lord Gonzalo, what kind of tactic is this? How does it feel less ...... Aboveboard? Halfway through, the Spanish knight Fernando couldn't help but ask. Because, this approach is too non-"European".

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba sighed and said:

"You don't understand, this method is indeed not very fair, but it can't stand it! This is what I learned from Ma Lin, the Grand Duke of Beihai Kingdom, who has always been not very upright in his work, and often plays with intrigues. But he always wins! I'm about to leave Morocco, and in order to avoid a deterioration of the situation in Morocco, I have to play a trick. Hopefully, this time we can cripple the enemy in one fell swoop......"

At the beginning Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was ordered to go to the North Sea Country to learn from Marin the Marin Phalanx (Spanish Phalanx). Because taking into account the good relations between the two countries, coupled with the good relations between the two countries, Gonzalo. Morality. The guilt of Córdoba, the original creator, Marin taught him very carefully. Even, when Marin was free, he returned it to Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba told some classic examples of Eastern warfare. For example, night raids, ambushes and whatever, and even the case of how he ambushed Charles VIII in the first place is also explained.

It's just that Gonzalo was still a European aristocrat with a strong sense of justice, and he didn't take those seriously, and even despised those despicable methods. Therefore, later he mainly used the phalanx tactics he learned, as well as various brighter tactics, and rarely used those intrigues.

But after more than ten years of fighting, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba found out that Marin's intrigues, although despicable, are not easy to use! Not to mention anything else, Charles VIII, the dignified king of France, with eight or nine thousand French knights, was easily solved by Marin with one or two thousand men. This ratio of benefits is simply unbelievable.

Originally, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba wasn't going to use those intrigues either. But he knew that after he was transferred to Italy, he was unlikely to return to Morocco for a long time. And if he leaves, it would be good to be able to hold a few major cities at the level of Italian mercenaries stationed there. As for the vast countryside, the Moroccan scimitars must be left to their own devices......

Therefore, before leaving, he must find a way to give the Moroccan resistance a hard blow, preferably to cripple the enemy. In this way, even if he leaves, the situation in Morocco will not deteriorate.

It just so happened that his men caught the enemy's secret agent, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba decided to take advantage of the opportunity to carry out tactical deception against the Moroccans...... Well, Marin seems to have introduced the term at the beginning......

It was probably a leisure moment when Marin had and Gonzalo. Morality. Cordoba talked about the "Battle of Maling" fought by Sun Bin during the Warring States Period in China, and mentioned the allusion of "reducing the stove to lure the enemy". At that time, Marin mentioned that this is called "tactical deception......

But Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba didn't take it too seriously after hearing about it, after all, in Europe, the use of intrigue is despised. Even if your opponent is defeated by you, you will not accept it.

The reason why Marin was despised by the German princes, in addition to his low background and the fact that he had served the emperor, was not bright enough, which was also an important reason why he was despised and ostracized.

This is not the shameless 18th century. The European aristocracy also cared more about face and dignity. Suddenly, there was such a shameless and unscrupulous person as Marin, although everyone was very envious of his achievements and despised him as a person. And this, too, is Gonzalo. Morality. The main reason why Córdoba is so reluctant to learn from Marin.

……

It's just that this time it's different, this time it's against Moroccan infidels. Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba believes that even if the means are not above board, the other side cannot blame itself. Because, the two sides are not people of the same world. There are basically no sequelae of using dishonorable means against infidels. And then, Gonzalo did just that......

In the middle of the night, Gonzalo finally returned to the city of Fez and quietly entered the city. And inside the city, Ramos, the commander of the Recruit Corps, has been waiting for a long time.

"My lord, what shall we do now?" Ramos asked.

"First of all, the city gates were sealed and people were forbidden to go out. At the same time, the whole city is searched, and the presence of any non-military carrier pigeons is strictly prohibited, so as not to leak the news......"

At this moment, a guard suddenly came to report:

"Report, someone was found in the east of the city to release carrier pigeons overnight, and the person has been captured by us!"

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba frowned and asked:

"Does the man who released the carrier pigeons know that our troops out of the city are fake?"

The report's guard shook his head and said:

"No, according to the letter we got from the second spare pigeon tied to the leg of the second carrier pigeon that we didn't have time to release, they thought it was the main force that left during the day. As for our arrest a few days ago, the secret letter said that it was a cruelty to the people of Thira by the infidels, and speculated that it might be a means for us to extort the inhabitants of Fez...... "In Europe in this era, it is not the exclusive preserve of kidnappers to arrest people for ransom, and the nobles often do it. Of course, find some decent excuse first.

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"It's good if you don't find it, it's good if you don't find it......"

Then he laid it out:

"The order goes down, and starting tomorrow, the south gate of the city of Fez will be open all day, but not a single resident will be allowed to leave the city. Then the fighters of the new legion, all lay in ambush into the houses and alleys on both sides of the street near the south gate......"

"What? Your Excellency, are you going to put the enemy into the city? "Ramos Legion Captain was taken aback.

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba nodded and said:

"Yes, to put the enemy into the city! Whether it is the cavalry of the Berbers or the cavalry of the Arabs, they all rely on the advantage of coming and going like the wind, so we can't do anything about them. ”

"This time, I'm going to take the initiative to put them in the city. The cavalry has lost its speed advantage on the plains, and it is not as good as the infantry! ”

"But what if our soldiers can't defeat the enemy? You know, the soldiers of our legion are all new recruits, and only the 1,500 musketeers are veterans......" Ramos said hesitantly.

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba nodded and said:

"I know, that's why I chose the street at the south gate as the main battlefield! There were a lot of buildings on the side of that street, and I had the 1,500 musketeers ambush on the rooftops. Once the fight starts, they will shoot at enemies in the street from the rooftops of the building. Whoever is strong in combat will concentrate on shooting. 1,500 muskets, enough to throw the enemy into chaos. Then, our men will take the opportunity to rush out of the alley, and they will definitely be able to catch the opponent by surprise. Although the soldiers of the Legion were all new recruits, they were also selected through competitions, and they were much better than the average conscripted soldiers. They used spears, and as long as they were gathered together, the Arab cavalry with scimitars could not beat them. Remember, spearmen must stay close together and meet their enemies with the densest of spears! ”

"Yes, understood!" Ramos said seriously.

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba thought for a moment and added:

Also, remember to place more obstacles on the road. In this way, the enemy's cavalry could not rush up in the streets. The cavalry lost their speed and could only be stabbed in the face of the spearmen......"

"Okay, I'll arrange it. By the way, my lord, what kind of tactic is this? Ramos asked curiously.

"Close the door and hit the dog!" Gonzalo thought for a moment.

In fact, he wanted to say "catching turtles in urns", Marin once said, but he had never seen what an urn looked like, nor had he seen a turtle (there is no such thing in Europe), so he replaced it with Marin's explanation of "catching turtles in urns" "Closing the door and beating the dog......