Received the assignment, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was stunned. Then he stayed alone in the tent for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh:

"Your Majesty, you still don't trust the old minister after all!"

Yes, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was not a descendant of Ferdinand II. Strictly speaking, he was a Castilian, and he was also raised by Queen Isabella I in the first place. Although he later led his troops into the Kingdom of Naples, the territory of the Kingdom of Aragon, and became the commander-in-chief, he was not a man of Ferdinand II after all.

So, after the death of Queen Isabella I, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba is in a bit of an awkward position. Fortunately, he does not have the same prestige as in history, because his phalanx tactics were learned from Marin. In addition, the Kingdom of Aragon did not have more powerful generals, so Ferdinand II did not remove him, but entrusted him with important tasks.

Speaking of which, although Ferdinand II had a high level of political struggle, he really did not have a good vision. At least, far inferior to his wife Isabella I. The Great Voyage of Spain was sponsored by Isabella I out of her own pocket, Gonzalo. Morality. A peerless player like Córdoba was also promoted by Isabella I. In terms of vision, Ferdinand II seems to be much worse.

Of course, remove Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba can't be blamed for this. Because, this is too coincidental. Originally, Ferdinand II was planning to resist the pressure and continue to let Gonzalo. Morality. Commander of Córdoba. But a sudden serious illness made Ferdinand II realize that he was old and could die at any time. After all, he is 62 years old. At this age, among the European monarchs of this era, it can be regarded as a long life. Therefore, he had to worry.

What level his own son was, Ferdinand II knew very well. Probably because he was too well protected when he was a child, and he didn't have much contact with the dark side, which caused Juan III to be a little naïve. And naivety, for a monarch, is not a good quality.

But he overlooked the abilities of Juan III's wife, Margaret, who had grown up in the infighting Dutch court and had a lot of experience in the struggle. But Ferdinand II had one characteristic - extremely patriarchal! Historically, when his son Juan died, he saved his son's body from suffering despite the risk of being infected by lung disease. But after his daughter Juana became the queen of Castile, he imprisoned her on the grounds that she was crazy, so as to facilitate his regent of Castile, and there was no family affection at all.

Therefore, he does not look down on his daughter-in-law's level of "a woman", and he ignores his daughter-in-law's help to his son. It just so happened that the Spanish army's actions in the Kingdom of Naples were dominated by the Kingdom of Aragon, and Juan III usually listened to his father. So when Ferdinand II ordered the removal of Gonzalo. Morality. After Córdoba, Juan III's wife, Marguerite of Austria, could not change anything, despite her opposition.

That's it, Gonzalo. Morality. Frustrated, Córdoba surrendered his military power and went to Morocco to take command of the Italian mercenaries.

Recently, the remnants of the Vattasi dynasty of Morocco and the Arab cavalry of the Saad, with the support of Venice and France, have indeed caused great trouble for the Spanish garrison in Morocco.

Now, with the withdrawal of the main Spanish force and the famous general Gonzalo. Morality. With the departure of Córdoba, the remnants of the Vatas dynasty and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe have wreaked havoc in the Spanish-occupied territories of northern Morocco.

Those Italian mercenaries were okay to defend the city, but they didn't dare to go out of the city to confront the Berber cavalry of the Wattas dynasty and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe, so they could only cower in the city and watch the cavalry of the two families wreak havoc in the countryside of northern Morocco.

Now, Spain can successfully control only Melilla, Tetouan and other cities close to the sea. Because, these cities are very convenient to supply from the sea. And the famous city of Fez, which is deep inland, has been cut off by the cavalry of the Vatas dynasty. This time Ferdinand II transferred Gonzalo. Morality. The reason for Córdoba's visit was to let him lead his troops to relieve the siege of Fez and open up supply lines. After all, the city of Fes was the capital of the Wattas dynasty and was of great political importance. If lost, it would not only seriously affect the morale of the Spaniards, but also lose control of the interior of Morocco.

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However, in this appointment, only Gonzalo is mentioned. Morality. Córdoba went to command the Moroccan army, but did not say that he should bring people there. But if you only rely on the more than 10,000 people who guard Morocco, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was not confident of fighting the Moroccans' counter-attack. After all, there were 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry on the Moroccan side.

So, before leaving, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba made a request - he wanted to take a group of officers, some musketeers and 10,000 people to take away!

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba knew that it would be unwise to divide the 50,000 troops from the front. After all, the French are not vegetarians. Once the forces are too small, they can be easily defeated by the French.

However, if he only commanded more than 10,000 Italian mercenaries on the Moroccan side, he had no confidence in defeating the enemy. So, he thought of starting a new business and training a group of new recruits.

He had gone to Beihai to study, and knew that Ma Lin had fought at the beginning, relying on the recruits he had specially trained. Although the North Sea Kingdom retains many core secrets, it is still used by Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba has learned a lot of training methods.

For example, when selecting soldiers, the Beihai Kingdom gave priority to the fierce mountain people. Moreover, when choosing, it is necessary to compete and observe and select the winners......

Actually, at this point, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was fooled. He privately inquired about the details of the selection of the Beihai Nation, but he had not seen it in person. And Marin's unique selection criteria are those who are not afraid of injury and move forward bravely in the competition, not the winner.

But the soldiers who were asked about this were all trying to save face, and they didn't understand that the standard of recruitment was bravery, and they should behave well. So, whether they lost or won the tournament, they all paid tribute to Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba brags that I won the competition...... Never admit that you lost......

So, on the issue of the contest, Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba was also deceived and chose the wrong criteria. Of course, this standard is not bad. After all, those who can win the competition are those who have strong combat effectiveness.

Moreover, the trait of bravery and fearlessness does not see a problem at all when the army has not suffered major setbacks. If you want to fight with the wind, you can't go wrong with picking those who win the competition. Because, they are more capable individually.

It is only when fighting against the wind that the trait of courage and fearlessness will show its importance. Generally speaking, if the army suffers more than 10% casualties, it will be easily defeated. But Marin used martial arts to select brave and fearless people, even in the face of adversity, they will not retreat easily. Because, when the soldiers were first selected, they were specially selected for the characteristic of being "relatively stunned". After all, as the old saying goes, "the ruthless are scared". Ruthless people are ruthless when they have an advantage, and they can't say for sure when they encounter adversity. And the two stunned don't care, even if adversity is with you, they will fight with you and play with your life......

Therefore, if you don't fight against the wind, you can't see the advantage of the two stunned soldiers at all......

Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba used the wrong but in line with the mainstream ideology, through a competition, from the 60,000 Spaniards who accompanied the army, selected 10,000 strong people who were relatively capable of fighting, and took them on ships to Morocco, intending to train these 10,000 strong and brave people into an army like the North Sea State. Then, used against the Scimitar cavalry of Morocco.

At the same time, he also took a group of officers (for military training), and 1,500 musketeers, as well as 1,000 unicycles converted from Yu Dayou's wheelbarrow......

In the previous confrontation with the French heavy cavalry, Yu Dayou's wheelbarrow played a major role, blocking the impact of the French cavalry on the flanks of the Spanish infantry phalanx. This makes Gonzalo. Morality. Córdoba realized that in Morocco, such a chariot that could withstand the onslaught of cavalry would still be useful. After all, Moroccan cavalry is a scimitar cavalry that can only fight in close combat......