After receiving the transfer order, Gonzalo de Cordoba was completely stunned. Then, he stayed alone in the tent for a long time, and finally sighed:
"Your Majesty, you still don't trust the old minister after all!"
Yes, Gonzalo de Cordoba was not the direct line of Ferdinand II. Strictly speaking, he was a Castile and was promoted by Queen Isabella I. Although he later led his troops into the territory of the Kingdom of Aragon to fight and became the head coach, he was not Ferdinand II's man.
Therefore, after Queen Isabella I passed away, Gonzalo de Cordoba's status was a bit embarrassing. Fortunately, he did not have the reputation of history, because his phalanx tactics were learned from Marin. In addition, there was indeed no more powerful general in the Kingdom of Aragon, so Ferdinand II did not replace him, but instead entrusted him with important tasks.
Speaking of which, although Ferdinand II had a superb level of political struggle, his vision was really not very good. At least, it was far inferior to his wife Isabella I. During the voyage in Spain, Isabella I paid for sponsorships out of his own pocket, and a peerless general like Gonzalo de Cordoba was also promoted by Isabella I. In terms of vision, Ferdinand II seemed to be much worse.
Of course, he cannot blame him for replacing Gonzalo de Cordova. Because this happened too coincidental. Originally, Ferdinand II planned to withstand the pressure and continue to let Gonzalo de Cordova lead the troops. But a sudden serious illness made Ferdinand II realize that he was old and could die at any time. After all, he was 62 years old. At this age, among the European monarchs of this era, he could live a long life. Therefore, he had to worry.
Ferdinand II knew very well what his son was. Perhaps because he was protected too well when he was a child, he did not let him touch many dark sides, which led to Juan III being a little naive. Innocence is not a good quality for a monarch.
But he ignored the ability of Juan III's wife Margaret, who grew up in the court of the Netherlands Gente, where there was endless internal struggle and had rich experience in fighting. But Ferdinand II had a characteristic - he was extremely boyish over girls! In history, when his son Juan died, he ignored the danger of being infected with lung diseases and saved his son's body and suffered from pain. But after his daughter Juan became Queen of Castilla, he imprisoned his daughter on the grounds that his daughter was crazy to facilitate his regent Castilla, and had no family affection at all.
Therefore, he did not look down on his daughter-in-law's level as a "female person" and ignored 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 was usually more obedient to his father. Therefore, when Ferdinand II ordered the replacement of Gonzalo de Cordoba, Juan III's wife, Margaret of Austria, could not change anything despite opposition.
In this way, Gonzalo de Cordova handed over his military power with depression and went to Morocco to command the Italian mercenaries.
Recently, the remnants of the Vatas dynasty of Morocco and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe, supported by Venice and France, have indeed caused great trouble to the Spanish garrison in Morocco.
Now, with the withdrawal of the main force of Spain and the departure of the famous general Gonzalo de Cordoba, the remnants of the Vatas dynasty and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe have been rampant in the Spanish-occupied area in northern Morocco.
Those Italian mercenaries were fine to defend the city, but they did not dare to leave the city to fight against the Berber cavalry of the Vatas Dynasty and the Arab cavalry of the Saad tribe. They could only hide in the city and watch the two families rampant in the countryside in northern Morocco.
Now, Spain can control cities near the sea, such as Melilia and Tedouan. Because it is very convenient to supply these cities from the sea. The supply line of Fes, a famous city deep into the inland, has been cut off by the cavalry of the Vatas Dynasty. The reason why Ferdinand II transferred Gonzalo de Cordoba this time was to let him lead his troops to rescue the city of Fes and open up the supply line. After all, Fes is the capital of the Vatas Dynasty and has extremely important political significance. If lost, it will not only seriously affect the morale of the Spanish, but also lose control of the inland areas of Morocco.
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However, in this transfer order, only mentioned the transfer of Gonzalo de Cordova to command the Moroccan army, but did not say that he would take his men. But if he only relied on the more than 10,000 people guarding Morocco, Gonzalo de Cordova would not have the confidence to attack the Moroccan counterattack. After all, there were 20,000 or 30,000 cavalry in Morocco.
So, before leaving, Gonzalo de Cordoba made a request - he wanted to take away a group of officers, some musketeers and select 10,000 Minzhuang to take away!
Gonzalo de Cordoba knew that it was unwise to separate troops from the 50,000 troops on the front line and take them away. After all, the French were not vegetarians. Once the troops were too small, they would easily be defeated by the French.
However, if he only commanded more than 10,000 Italian mercenaries in Morocco, he would have no confidence in defeating the enemy. So he thought of starting a new job and training a group of new recruits.
He went to Beihai Kingdom to study and knew that Marin had relied on the group of new recruits he trained in the war. Although Beihai Kingdom retained many core secrets, he was still learned a lot of training methods by Gonzalo de Cordoba.
For example, when selecting soldiers, Beihai Kingdom will give priority to selecting tough mountain people. Moreover, when selecting, it is necessary to compete for martial arts and observe the winners...
In fact, in this regard, Gonzalo de Cordoba was fooled. He privately asked the soldiers of the North Sea to inquire about the details of the competition selection, but he had never seen it personally. Marin's unique selection criteria is - those who are not afraid of injuries and move forward bravely in the competition, not those who are successful.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! But the soldiers asked for face and they didn't understand that the standard for recruiting soldiers was bravery, and they thought they were good at performing. So, whether they lost or won during the competition, they brag about Gonzalo de Cordoba - I won the competition at the beginning... I will never admit that I lost...
Therefore, when it comes to the issue of military competitions, Gonzalo de Cordoba was also deceived and chose the wrong standard. Of course, this standard cannot be considered bad. After all, those who can win the competition have strong combat power.
Moreover, the trait of courage and fearlessness cannot see any problems when the army has not suffered major setbacks. If you fight a battle with the wind, it is absolutely right to choose those who win the competition. Because they have stronger personal abilities.
Only when fighting against the wind, the trait of courage and fearlessness will show importance. Generally speaking, if the army suffers more than 10% of casualties, it will easily retreat. But Marin selected the brave and fearless Erlangzi in the competition. Even if they encounter adversity, they will not retreat easily. Because when they first selected the soldiers, they specially selected their "more than traits". After all, the old saying goes well - "ruthless people are afraid of being stupid". Ruthless people are cruel when they have the advantage, but they are indecisive when they encounter adversity. But Erlangzi doesn't care, even if they are adversity, they will fight to the death with you...
Therefore, if you don’t fight against the wind, you won’t be able to see the advantages of Erlangzizeng…
Gonzalo de Cordoba used a wrong but consistent with the mainstream ideas. Through the competition, he selected 10,000 more capable strong civilians from the 60,000 Spanish civilians who accompanied the army and took them on a ship to Morocco, intending to train these 10,000 strong and brave civilians into an army like the North Sea Kingdom. Then, he used them to fight against Morocco's scimitar cavalry.
At the same time, he also took away a group of officers (used for training), 1,500 musketeers, and 1,000 wheelbarrow-modified Yu Dayou unicycle chariots...
Chapter completed!