Córdoba, the capital of the Uumeyed dynasty? But now it is just a republic city-state struggling to survive in the cracks of many emir states, but what right does an envoy of a mere Córdoba city-state have to demand an alliance?

The strong do not need to form an alliance with the weak, and in this era, it is the principle that all Normans followed, and Duke Rodrigo was no exception, and Duke Rodrigo was full of disdain for this city-state of Pun, which was trying to conquer the Norman kingdom.

However, at this time, after all, it involved the diplomacy of the kingdom, and even if he was the noble duke of the kingdom, he could not make the decision for William, so he said to Otto and Robert: "Foreign affairs are of great importance, and we cannot be good at it, so we should send the envoy of the city-state of Córdoba to Paris and ask your majesty to decide for your own decision."

Count Robert, please personally lead the troops to escort this envoy of the city-state of Córdoba north to Paris! ”

"You! Count Robert held out his finger and Duke Rodrigo was speechless in anger.

In Count Robert's view, Duke Rodrigo was avenging his personal vendetta, obviously taking revenge for his previous disrespect to him, trying to pull him away from the front and deprive himself of the opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

Just as Robert was taking a breath and was about to argue, his brother pressed his shoulder and said, "Don't argue, Robert, do as he tells you to do." ”

"Odo, do you want to let him separate you and my brother and swallow the battle exploits alone?" Robert said angrily.

"Everything is to be discerned by His Majesty William, the wise, and we have to obey the commands. After all, Duke Rodrigo was the commander of the theater personally appointed by His Majesty William, and there was no good result for openly disobeying his orders. Otto then persuaded Robert, saying.

Compared to the impulsive and irritable Robert, Otto has a more calm and mature temperament, and although he is also very angry, he will not be rash, which is a very valuable quality.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, and when I return to Paris, I'll report all Rodrigo's crimes to Your Majesty, and then I'll let Your Majesty punish him!" Robert gritted his teeth and said angrily.

"Don't act impulsively, it's all up to me." One of the things that Odo is most uneasy about Robert's younger brother is his impulsive and irritable personality, although Robert is a fierce general, and his irritable personality makes his command style more aggressive, but it also makes it impossible for him to manage his relationship with his colleagues.

As the elder brother of Robert's mother, Otto naturally has to bear the responsibility for his younger brother.

"Lord Rodrigo, my brother Robert has been offended a lot, and I ask for your forgiveness.

As for Robert personally escorting the Cordoban envoy to Paris, there was still no need for a brave general like Robert. Otto smiled and apologized to Duke Rodrigo on behalf of Robert.

"It's okay, I didn't take this matter to heart, and it was for his sake that Count Robert was sent back to France, and that marching and fighting requires composure, not impulsiveness and disobedience.

If Ling Di insists on staying here, I'm afraid it will hurt Ling Di. Duke Rodrigo shook his head and waved his hand.

Otto shook his head secretly, it seemed that Duke Rodrigo really had some grudges, and still did not give up the idea of sending Robert to escort the envoy of the city-state of Cordoba to Paris.

In desperation, Otto could only follow Rodrigo's arrangement for the time being.

"Robert, you should go to Paris early and return early, I expect that although the decisive battle is still some time, it is not far off, and you must rush back to Lleida before the decisive battle begins.

I believe that with your majesty's wisdom and wisdom, you will not be wronged. Before Robert left, Otto did not forget to tell him.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll be back soon." Robert nodded solemnly and promised.

"Take care on the road, be careful all the way!"

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The Moors who had previously retreated from Lleida were only part of the northern reinforcements of these emirs, as well as Moorish soldiers and mercenaries heading towards Zaragoza, and according to available intelligence, there may be more than 40,000 Moorish soldiers, as well as tens of thousands of slave soldiers and more conscripted militia.

That is, at least two-thirds or so of the forces are moving towards the core of the emir state, the emir state of Zaragoza.

In the face of the menacing Moors, the Castilles had to abandon many of the fortresses they had captured, and they shrank their forces in order to have more strength and crush their opponents.

The Great Brother of the Kingdom of Castile had been under their care, so the pressure from the enemy army did not affect Navarre, Aragon, and Barcelona much, but when the Castile retreated to the frontier territories, Navarre, Aragon, and Barceló would be under great pressure.

Navarre, Aragon and Barcelona are just three small states, and together they are not as good as the Kingdom of Castile, especially the Duke of Barcelona, who happened to have lost everything from the ground in Tarragona and other places.

It is believed that when the Moorish army crosses, the Dutch territory will suffer a great setback.

Faced with such a situation, neither the Normans nor the Castils could cope with it, especially since most of their armies were in the north and south, and it was even more difficult for the two sides to meet and fight a decisive battle.

However, fortunately, the two sides had a clear goal in the war, so it was not a big deal to be divided into two places by the Moorish army.

At this time, the three countries that dance in Zaragoza are Aragon, Navarre and Barcelona.

The Moorish army swept all the way, quickly retaking the territory occupied by the Three Kingdoms, and hurriedly besieging the capital of the Upper Aragon Kingdom.

In this case, both the Normans and the Spaniards were trying to repair and build walls to avoid the threat of being breached by the Moors.

Again, the Normans and the Castile seemed to have an inexplicable understanding, and they ignored the small group of Puns who tried to fish in troubled waters, and only continued to build up their forces in preparation for a decisive battle.

At the same time, there was a frequent exchange of emissaries between the Normans and the Castiles, and there was an exchange of views between William and Ferdinand I on the conquest of the emir state of Zaragoza.

Originally, William had set the condition that he would only take Lleida and Tarragona, but since the Castile people asked for more reinforcements, they naturally needed to pay more benefits.

William's side valued the Albaresin Country, and he wanted to swallow the entire country with the largest mask.