Zaragoza, the capital of the Kingdom of Aragon in Spain, King Juan III of Castile, who had just finished his visit to the North Sea and the Netherlands, is convincing his father, King Ferdinand II of Aragon.
Ferdinand II did not continue to be single since Queen Isabella I passed away, but instead found a new queen, Gemanny of Foova. This Queen Gemanny, born in 1488, is 10 years younger than Juan III, and is only 20 years old this year.
Juan III felt very embarrassed about this stepmother who was ten years younger than him. Damn, he was already young enough. However, this stepmother was so young... And his father, Ferdinand II, is already 56 years old...
Therefore, Juan III tried to avoid contact with her stepmother who was younger than her, so as not to be embarrassed by both sides. Ferdinand II also knew this, so he never took Queen Gemani to Toledo, the capital of the Kingdom of Castilla, but just left her in Zaragoza to avoid embarrassment.
Moreover, Ferdinand II has also been "I'm talking about teenagers" recently. He is focused on staying in Zaragoza and Queen Gemani, who is younger than any of her children, is busy creating villains together, intending to create a younger brother and sister for her son Juan III, especially her younger brother...
The fact that Juan III almost died of illness ten years ago left a huge psychological shadow on Ferdinand II. Ferdinand II had one son, Juan III. If this only son died, the Trastamala dynasty in Aragon would be extinct.
Therefore, this reminded Ferdinand II that a son is too unsafe, it is better to have more sons. Ferdinand II had no feelings for those daughters. He could even bear the death of Princess Catherine. But Ferdinand II still loved his only son Juan III.
Originally, Ferdinand II was a very powerful person. However, since his son Juan III ascended the throne as King of Castilla, although he was still the regent, he gradually stopped going to Toledo. Of course, Juan III's approach also made him very happy - Juan III still respected his father very much and asked him for many things. Therefore, in the past two years, Ferdinand II has gradually gone to Toledo, but is busy creating villains with the young Queen Gemani.
In fact, Juan III now has a son with Princess Margaret of Austria. Moreover, the son's name is coincidentally called Marin... However, just as Juan is John's Spanish name (Charles of Charles V, Carlos in Spanish), Juan III's son is Marion in Spanish. This is Juan III's name for his son to commemorate Marin's life-saving grace. Moreover, Juan III believed that Marin's luck was too great and he actually got from a wandering knight to a grand duke. Therefore, giving his son the name may bring good luck...
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Back to the point, Juan III came to Zaragoza this time to follow Marin's advice and wanted to march into Morocco. In terms of national strength, the Kingdom of Castile is actually stronger than the Kingdom of Aragon. However, the Kingdom of Castile now lacks top generals. Although the most famous Spanish general Gonzalo de Cordoba was an officer of the Kingdom of Castile at the beginning, he has not been returned since he was seconded to the Italian battlefield by Ferdinand II in 1495. Now, Gonzalo de Cordoba is still the kingdom of Naples under the control of the Kingdom of Aragon as the highest commander of the local garrison.
Juan III was very clear that to destroy the Kingdom of Morocco, not only a powerful army was needed, but also a reliable general who could command the army to win. Obviously, the most famous general in Spain is Gonzalo de Cordoba. Therefore, Juan III came to ask Ferdinand II for Gonzalo de Cordoba. In addition, he also hoped that the Kingdom of Aragon could produce part of the army. After all, it was quite difficult to destroy Morocco by relying solely on the Kingdom of Castile.
Unlike the Kingdom of Castile, the Kingdom of Aragon has been actively participating in Italy's hegemony over the years. Therefore, in the battle, a group of outstanding officers emerged in the Kingdom of Aragon. These officers played a huge role in the war between the Aragon army and also had rich combat experience. Unlike the officers of the Kingdom of Castile, they have never experienced war since the defeat of the Kingdom of Granada in 1492.
Marin once gave Juan III an idea - to ask Ferdinand II for Gonzalo de Cordoba, as well as a group of Aragonese officers with rich combat experience, to fight against Morocco. After all, Juan III planned to dispatch tens of thousands of troops to annex the Kingdom of Morocco in one fell swoop.
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"What, do you want Gonzalo?" Ferdinand II frowned and continued:
"But, Italy cannot do without Gonzalo. You know, the French are still very powerful. If there is no famous general in charge, I am worried that the French will fight back..."
In the mind of Ferdinand II, the rich Kingdom of Naples was very important. Gonzalo was there, so he could rest assured.
Juan III said confidently:
"Please don't worry, my father. I think, now the French have no time to care about Italy!"
"How do you say this?" Ferdinand II frowned.
Juan III had communicated with Marin for this, and his wife, Margaret of Austria, was also a smart strong woman, who also helped him analyze it. So he said confidently:
"Father, you should know the battle in the English Channel the previous year, right?"
Ferdinand II nodded naturally, nonsense, who doesn't know about this classic naval battle?
Juan III nodded and continued:
"In that naval battle, the French lost too much supplies and even owed a lot of debts. Therefore, I think France has not had enough financial resources to do things in Italy in the past two years... In addition, the French have to support Switzerland's affairs against the Habsburg family..."
"In addition, I recently heard that King James IV of Scotland was attacked and killed recently. I think the French must have to turn all their attention to Scotland. After all, Scotland is a traditional ally of France, and the French must not watch the traditional allying allies easily annexed by their archenemy England..."
After thinking about it, Ferdinand II thought that Juan III's idea made sense. France is now full of trouble and has to interfere in matters of Switzerland and Scotland, and it is really hard to do its best to send troops to Italy. In this way, the Kingdom of Naples in Italy is not very dangerous now...
Moreover, the Mushket musket, which is now promoted in the Spanish army, is absolutely fine to use it to defend the city.
Finally, Ferdinand II let go:
"Okay, I agree to let General Gonzalo help you attack Morocco. In addition, the Kingdom of Aragon can also send 10,000 troops to assist in this attack on Morocco!"
Chapter completed!