"Sir Gonzalo, what kind of tactics is this? Why does it feel so... open and honest?" On the way, Spanish knight Fernando couldn't help asking. Because, this approach is too "European".
Gonzalo de Cordoba sighed and said:
"You don't understand. This method is indeed not very open and honest, but it can't stand it! This is what I learned from the Beihai Grand Duke Malin. He has never been very open and often plays conspiracies. But he always wins every time! I'm leaving Morocco. In order to prevent the situation in Morocco from deteriorating, I have to play conspiracies. I hope that this time I can destroy the enemy in one fell swoop..."
At that time, Gonzalo de Cordova was ordered to go to the Beihai Kingdom to learn the Marin phalanx (Spanish phalanx) from Marin. Because of the good relationship between the two countries and the guilt towards the original creator Gonzalo de Cordova, Marin taught him very carefully. Even when Marin was free, he also told Gonzalo de Cordova some classic examples of Eastern wars, such as night attacks, ambushings, and even explaining the case of how he ambushed Charles VIII.
However, Gonzalo was a European aristocrat with a strong sense of justice at that time. He did not take those things seriously, and even despised those despicable means. Therefore, later he mainly used the square tactics he learned and various relatively bright tactics, and rarely used those conspiracies.
But after more than ten years of war, Gonzalo de Cordoba discovered that although Marin's conspiracy was despicable, it was useless! Not to mention anything else, Charles VIII, the dignified French king, with eight or nine thousand French knights, was easily solved by Marin with one or two thousand people. This profit ratio was simply unbelievable.
Originally, Gonzalo de Cordoba did not intend to use those conspiracies. But he knew that after being transferred to Italy this time, he would not be likely to return to Morocco for a long time. If he left, it would be nice to be able to defend several major cities with the level of Italian mercenaries stationed in the local area. As for the vast rural areas, the Moroccan scimitar cavalry would definitely let the Moroccan scimitar cavalry do whatever they want...
Therefore, before leaving, he must try every means to give Moroccan resistance, and it is best to cripple the enemy. In this way, even if he leaves, the situation in Morocco will not continue to decay.
Just so happened that because his subordinates caught the enemy's spy, Gonzalo de Cordoba decided to take the opportunity to perform tactical deceptions on the Moroccans... Well, Marin seemed to have introduced this term at the beginning...
It was probably a leisure time. Marin once told Gonzalo de Cordova that the "Maling Battle" fought by Sun Bin during the Warring States Period in China, and mentioned the allusion of "reducing the stove and luring the enemy". At that time, Marin mentioned a mouthful, which was called "tactical deception"...
But Gonzalo de Cordoba didn't take it too seriously after hearing it. After all, in Europe, using conspiracies is despised. Even if your opponent is defeated, you will not accept it.
The reason why Marin was despised by the German princes was not only because of his low background and his former service to the emperor, but also because of his lack of openness and integrity in methods, which was also an important reason why he was despised and rejected.
These days, it was not a shameless 18th century. European nobles were still more concerned about face and dignity. Suddenly, a shameless person like Marin, who would do anything to win, was envious of his achievements and despised his character. This was also the main reason why Gonzalo de Cordoba dared not learn from Marin easily.
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However, this time it is different. This time it is targeted at the Moroccan pagan Gonzalo de Cordoba, who believes that even if the means are not open and honest, the other party cannot blame him. Because both sides are not from the same world. There are basically no sequelae when using disgraceful means to pagans. Then, Gonzalo did this...
In the second half of the night, Gonzalo finally returned to the city of Fes and quietly entered the city. Inside the city, Ramos, the commander of the new recruits, had been waiting for a long time.
"Sir, what should we do now?" Ramos asked.
"First, block the city gates and prohibit people from going out. At the same time, search the entire city and strictly prohibit any non-military carrier pigeons from existing to avoid leaking news..."
At this moment, a guard suddenly came to report:
"Reported, someone was found in the east of the city to release a carrier pigeon overnight, and the person had been captured by us!"
Gonzalo de Cordoba frowned and asked:
"Does the person who released the pigeons know that our troops leaving the city are fake?"
The report's guard shook his head and said:
"No, based on the letters tied to the legs of the second spare pigeon that we had not had time to release, they thought that the main force was the one who left during the day. As for our arrest of people a few days ago, the secret letter said that it was a pest of the people of Takara, and speculated that it might be a means for us to blackmail the residents of Fes..." In this era, arresting people for ransom was not the patent of kidnappers, and the nobles often did it. Of course, we should find some decent excuses first.
Gonzalo de Cordova breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"It's good if you didn't find it, it's good if you didn't find it..."
Then, he arranged:
"The order will continue. Starting tomorrow, the south gate of Fes City will be opened all day long, but no resident will be allowed to leave the city. Then, the soldiers of the new army will be ambushed into the houses and alleys on both sides of the street near the South Gate..."
"What? Sir, are you going to put the enemy into the city?" The leader of the Ramos legion was shocked.
Gonzalo de Cordova nodded and said:
"Yes, we must put the enemy into the city! Whether it is the Berber cavalry or the Arab cavalry, we have no choice but to do anything to them."
"This time, I plan to take the initiative to put them into the city. The cavalry has lost their speed advantage on the plains, and they are not as good as infantry!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind! "But, what if our soldiers can't defeat the enemy? You must know that the soldiers in our army are all new recruits, and only those 1,500 musketeers are veterans..." Ramos said hesitantly.
Gonzalo de Cordova nodded and said:
"I know, so I chose the street in the South Gate as the main battlefield! There are many buildings on the side of that street. I let the 1500 musketeers ambush on the roof. Once they start fighting, they will aim at the enemy on the street from the roof. Whoever has strong combat power will shoot at the enemy. 1500 muskets are enough to make the enemy mess. Then, our people will take the opportunity to rush out of the alley and will definitely catch the opponent off guard. Although the soldiers of the legion are all new recruits, they are also selected through competitions, which is much stronger than the general recruited soldiers. They use spears, and as long as they gather together, the Arab cavalry who use scimitars will not be able to defeat them. Remember, during the battle, the spearmen must be closely attached and welcome the enemy with the densest spears!"
"Yes, understand!" Ramos said seriously.
Gonzalo de Cordoba thought about it and added:
"Also, remember to place multiple obstacles on the road. In this way, the enemy cavalry will not be able to rush up on the street. The cavalry will lose speed and will only be stabbed when facing the spearman..."
"Okay, I will arrange it. By the way, sir, what kind of tactic is this?" Ramos asked curiously.
"Close the door and beat the dog!" Gonzalo thought for a while.
Chapter completed!