Vol 7 Chapter 261: The "Great Gonzalo"

About half a month ago, in an unremarkable house in Seville, a pair of brothers and sisters who had just experienced a "fierce battle" had an equally fierce argument during their break.
At that time, Ruosha was very angry, even in a harsh tone like "I am your queen" that she had never seen before, expressing strong opposition to Alexander's trip to the north.
In Ruosha's view, such an adventure is neither wise nor necessary.
"We have a strong enough army, and look at Gonzalo. Although he retreated to Córdoba, he did not make any positive actions. This is enough to prove his strange attitude, so we may just send people Just persuade him, why take the risk?"
Ruosha tried hard to dissuade Alexander, and never stopped when she knew he was going to the north alone.
Whether in front of others or in private, she has always wanted to persuade Alexander to change her mind, especially when the two had a secret meeting, Ruosa even used some special techniques that she had learned from Mrs. Olga. It is to dissuade Alexander.
It's just that this time Alexander was as stubborn as ever, which annoyed Ruosha.
Seeing that he was still angry because of the intense activity just now, so that his skin was stained with a rosy-red color "beauty", Alexander was almost ready to fight again.
But looking at Ruosha's serious expression, he knew that if he couldn't persuade this stubborn sister, his trip to the north would definitely not come true.
And his answer to Ruosa was: "I don't have so much time wasting on Ferdinand."
The battle of Seville proved the powerful combat effectiveness of the Sicilian army.
All arguments are pale in the face of huge strength.
The Queen of Sicily supported the Duke of Rome Thesia to become the King of Castile, and the powerful army she possessed became her greatest support.
Just this is enough to make many people look at Alexander differently.
This is also one of the main reasons why he thinks he can take this trip.
But as he said, he didn’t have so much time to spend time with Ferdinand in this southwestern corner of Europe.
Many things have happened in history during this year, but because of Alexander, the world has become more exciting.
The Ottomans' completely different results on the sea and land have caused the situation in the eastern Mediterranean to appear strangely.
At sea, the Ottoman navy has almost swept the eastern Mediterranean, and if they wish, the forwards of their fleet can even break into the Adriatic Sea and wreak havoc.
But on land, the defeat after the Battle of Bucharest forced them to change their strategy. Today, the main targets of the Ottomans are Poland and the Russians who have emerged on the vast eastern grasslands.
As for the Balkans and Austria, because they have not escaped from the defeat in Bucharest, they cannot threaten there for the time being.
This is a truly rare opportunity for Alexander.
He didn't want to fight the Ottomans for centuries like in history.
His goal is the new world.
And because of this goal, he couldn't fight in the Iberian Peninsula. Even if he won, the future Spain was devastated by a long civil war and suffered huge losses.
It was because of this idea that Alexander decided to go north.
He wants to solve the civil war that may bring huge losses to the country through better methods.
And he knows very well that a prolonged civil war is likely to lead to foreign forces taking the opportunity to intervene, which he absolutely does not want to see.
French, Portuguese, and even Austrian.
He will not forget the impact of the Spanish Throne War in history, and he will not forget that he is now in the 65-year period of the Italian War.
If this war really continues like this, it may really be fought for more than half a century.
This is not a good thing for Alexander.
Therefore, he must use the most effective method to resolve the Iberia throne dispute as soon as possible. In this way, it is obviously impossible to rely solely on victory on the battlefield.
Because of this, Alexander decided to go north despite Ruo Sha's strong opposition.
However, he was not so arrogant that he thought that as long as he went to someone else's site to reveal his identity, the other party would obediently bow to him.
He waited until Gonzalo finally showed his attitude.
Gonzalo would agree to go north secretly with him, which actually did not reassure Ruosa much.
Even though Gonzalo’s identity will become the biggest stain in his life if he goes against it, Ruosa doesn’t think this is enough to guarantee that he will not betray.
There is only one reason for Ruosha to believe that he will not betray—he takes his family relatives in Cordoba as hostages.
The Cordoba family has a small estate in Montinha, not far from Cordoba, where Gonzalo was born 51 years ago.
When I heard that Gonzalo agreed to go north with Alexander, Ruosa did not express any further opposition, but unceremoniously sent troops across the Genil River and occupied the southwestern bank of the Guadaville River in the southwest of Cordoba. Montinha.
The Queen of Sicily’s attitude is very clear. Either this trip to the north will end successfully, or even if Gonzalo fails, she must send her precious brother back safely, otherwise she will not hesitate to deal with Cole in Montinia. The Dowa family started.
This is actually a bit of a rascal, even a hooligan, but Ruo Sha doesn't care what others say about her.
Of course Alexander would not send himself obediently to the victim just because of a promise, even though he wanted to come, Gonzalo had no reason to betray him.
In the last few years of his life, Gonzalo lived a leisurely and peaceful life.
Far away from the vortex of power and the battlefield filled with gunpowder, he spent the last and most comfortable days of his life quietly in his hometown.
In fact, if you think about it, you will find that Ferdinand is very kind to Gonzalo.
After Isabella's death, in the face of pressure from all sides, Ferdinand racked his brains to maintain his rule, while trying to recover power from the unruly nobles.
Among them, Gonzalo is undoubtedly the representative of those powerful nobles of Castile.
With military power in hand and a prominent background, he is the most favored general of the former queen and the minister of the current queen.
But these are enough to make Gonzalo a thorn in the eyes of others.
What's more, his unruly character made him humiliate Ferdinand face to face more than once.
But even so, Ferdinand's punishment for him was only to deprive him of power, and then let him stay cool.
Sometimes Alexander thinks about it and feels that if he replaces himself, he may not have the capacity of Ferdinand.
But he also knew that this seemingly tolerant punishment and easy and peaceful life were the most intolerable to Gonzalo.
After being deprived of military power in history, Gonzalo died in a gloomy hometown within a few years.
Although it seems that the fever he contracted during the conquest of Italy seemed to be the culprit, but Alexander knew that it was the life that seemed peaceful and peaceful but was actually consuming his life invisibly. .
Gonzalo de Cordoba was born on the battlefield.
When he was forced to live away from the battlefield and had to live a uniformly peaceful life, the vitality of his life gradually disappeared until he finally left this world.
Alexander felt it necessary to save this true war genius and master.
Compared with Gonzalo or Ruosa, Alexander felt that he was actually mediocre.
At least during the Battle of Seville, he found that as the scale of the war expanded, he was gradually unable to grasp the situation on the battlefield.
Perhaps in a higher strategy, Alexander can boast that no one knows what to do better than him, but on the specific battlefield, as the number of troops invested by both sides increases and the scale of the battle is getting bigger and bigger, Alexander knows This is beyond his ability.
He needs more capable men.
Ruosa is indeed a rare good helper, but she is the Queen of Sicily first.
This identity is destined to become the future "Alexander Empire", rather than the commander-in-chief of Castilla or Rome.
Alexander wants someone to be his Gompati or Obley in Castile.
Whether it is prestige or military talent, Gonzalo de Córdoba is the best candidate.
"Gonzalo de Cordoba." Alexander sat in the garden looking at the night sky and laughed. "Let me see if you are worthy of my respect."
The Tagus River in June and July is a stern and kind mother to the people living on the Meseta plateau.
After entering May, most of the Iberian Peninsula will usher in a long dry period.
This period is very difficult. Whether it is in the city or in the countryside, people have to fight endlessly for that little water source.
Even many years ago, Castile and Aragón fought more than once to fight for water.
Even now, every time it enters the drought period, there will still be conflicts that erupt due to competition for water.
This period is very torturous for people living near the largest river in the Iberian Peninsula, and it is the most difficult day of the year for people in other places.
But for some people, the dry period of the Tagus River is a good time for them to make a fortune.
Because inland river transportation was suspended with the advent of the dry season, many merchants had to count on shipping goods to the north and south by sea. This way, it was almost in the center of the Iberian Peninsula, and the Tagus River, which eventually poured into the Atlantic, became the most shipping at this time. Busy river.
And because the Tagus River will flow into Portugal, this will make the trade between businessmen of the two countries more frequent.
The war did not prevent the merchants from making money. On the contrary, the war caused a shortage of various items, which allowed those merchants with fast mobile phones to see rare opportunities.
Those businessmen took the risk to travel between the two countries. Although they might lose money in doing so, once they succeed, the rewards are amazing.
However, on this day, the dock on the Tagus River was not very friendly to the merchants. Many merchant ships had to be stranded on the dock because an army was passing by.
The Samanares River is not very long, and because of its low water level in such a season, it has become one of the most difficult rivers to navigate on the Meseta Plateau.
Although it is not very far from Madrid to Toledo, traveling by water is undoubtedly much more comfortable than land, and it is faster.
Several river boats flying the same flags were struggling upstream. These boats were filled with large numbers of soldiers and their horses.
The scorching sun over the head and the steaming steam under the feet made the people on the boat miserable.
Traveling in such a season is originally a very bad experience. If it is a march, even river transportation is enough to make people collapse.
A naked man with a pair of wide pants underneath, leaning on the stern deck of a pergola made of wooden boards.
Sweat dripped from his head along with the wine he had just used for showering, but the hot breath did not make him feel a bit cool when the sun was exposed.
"My lord, if this goes on, maybe everyone in Toledo will have heat stroke before they wait, and there will be no way to fight a war," a subordinate complained to the man. "Of course if the weather is not so hot..."
"If it's not so hot, if it's autumn, if the Duke of Rome Theesia doesn't come to Toledo at all," the man interrupted, he looked up at the top of his head and wiped the sweat off his face. "Of course I did. I hope so, but we can only pray that this job will end soon."
"My lord, is the Duke of Rome Theesia really in Toledo?" The man lowered his voice and asked, "I mean why he was going there. I heard that the Sicilian army has already occupied Seville. Then he shouldn't be with that one. Is the queen together?"
"I don't know about this. How do those old men think we shouldn't be in charge." The man took a sip from the wine glass, and then poured the rest of the wine on his head.
"Speaking of this, I said sir," his voice lowered, and even leaned against the man's disgusting appearance. "The duke, I mean, he is really kind as people say. The son of King Rick?"
The man frowned and leaned in disgust, then looked at him lazily with a curious expression on his face.
"Does it matter? Do you think this is something we should take care of?"
"But if he is really King Enrique's son, we will arrest him and hand him to Ferdinand, is it a bit... I mean..."
Seeing the subordinate stretched out and made a "little" gesture, the man stared dissatisfiedly under his eyes.
"We are soldiers, and we eat and fight. I didn't even take that share and thought about the'should or not' money, or do you think you have enough money to think about these things?"
The subordinate who had been reprimanded closed his mouth obediently, but the look on his face seemed a bit unwilling.
"Don't think about it, when we get to Toledo, we will arrest the Duke of Rome Thesia, and then send him to Vallariddo. What we are waiting for is a large bounty."
The man said that he wanted to drink, and then he remembered that the glass was empty.
"Go and get me another glass of wine," he instructed his men, "and let everyone move around, and I will enter the Tagus River after another dock."
In response, the subordinate turned and walked towards the bow, but soon returned empty-handed.
"Why didn't you get the wine?" the man asked dissatisfiedly. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
"My lord, the river in front seems to be blocked." The subordinate pointed in the direction ahead.
"How come there is such a thing?"
The man immediately became annoyed. The river channel that was already difficult to walk during the dry season was blocked again. This might make him think that he would be able to reach Toledo within 2 days and then catch the plan of the Duke of Rometesia who had not had time to escape. Fell through.
The man hurried to the bow, but did not see the imagined scene of a large number of ships blocking the river.
Only one boat appeared to be lonely on the shore.
But looking at the flags flying on the boat, the man's face showed a look of surprise.
He pointed to the boat and looked back at the men next to him a little unexpectedly.
"Yes, my lord, that's the flag of the Santiago Knights Commander."
Seeing the man's seemingly uncertain expression, his subordinates answered his doubts.