Chapter 203 1503: The Battle of Europa (1)(1/2)
Valliardodo.
Ferdinand was anxiously waiting and learned from the reports sent by his subordinates to the south that Gonzalo had reached an agreement with Alexander.
They will attack Sevilla at the same time, and seize the city first, in order to conquer.
Ferdinand scoffed at the agreement, but had no choice.
He can only wait, waiting for news of victory or failure, whether to take the opportunity to eradicate the cancer of Gonzalo, or give him a chance to continue to be arrogant and domineering.
Another is Italy.
Maximian finally agreed to Ferdinand's request for troops, but the price he paid was high enough.
Among those conditions, Ferdinand must guarantee Juana's throne, and Spain after Juana's children inherited and unified in the future.
In addition to these, Spain's forces in the Vatican must also publicly support Maximian's annexation of Milan.
However, this time the emperor was somewhat relieved. He did not ask Ferdinand to send troops, nor did he ask him to make a clear statement on Austria's continued annexation of Lombardy.
Obviously, Maximian also knew that it was not realistic to make such a request at this time.
A female official with an ugly face walked from the deep of a slightly dark corridor, and bowed far from the king, "I'm sorry, your Majesty, the Queen cannot see you now."
"Why?"
Ferdinand suppressed his anger. He had been waiting for a long time, but he got such an answer, both as a king and a father, which made him unacceptable.
The female official looked embarrassed. She recalled the scene when the queen shouted rudely: "Let him go, I don't want to see him" and replied bitterly: "Your Majesty is taking care of the prince and can't take time to meet you, so please go back first."
Ferdinand stared at the nervous female official in front of him with a gloomy face. He knew that he should not take his anger on others. It was not their fault, but he still couldn't help but let out an roar.
"I am her father, her mother Isabella's husband, and her legal caretaker! How dare she treat me like this?"
"Your Majesty, please pay attention to your words!"
Although she was frightened, the female official still faithfully performed her duties.
Hearing Ferdinand's unceremonious words, the female official mustered up the courage to remind him.
"Madam, go and tell her I will come back. If she doesn't want to disturb her husband's tranquility, I hope to see her next time I come."
As he said that, Ferdinand turned around angrily.
Aragonese troops must have the permission of the Queen to enter Castilia.
Even as Juana's father, Ferdinand knew that he had to be cautious in this matter and could not stimulate the sensitive nerves of the Castilians.
So he had to come to see Juana, but he didn't expect this would be the result.
Ferdinand felt that his patience with Juana was almost exhausted, and he even admired how Isabella could tolerate such a daughter.
He began to consider whether he should take some necessary measures, but whether doing so at this time would make things uncontrollable, and he was a little unsure.
At this time, the only thing he could count on was Gonzalo.
"Gonzalo Cordoba, you have never let Isabella down, and this time I hope you don't let me down."
Ferdinand sincerely longed for Gonzalo to win for the first time.
A whistle passed over the head, and the sound was dull and mixed with a few sharp traces of sharp piercing the air.
However, the soldiers who heard the sound were relieved at the same time.
The shells flew over the head, which meant that I was safe. Although there were muffled sounds and a few shrill screams from heavy objects hitting the ground immediately behind me, at least I was safe now.
The Andalusian soldiers were equally fierce. The bloody nature of the years of struggle with the Moors inherited from their ancestors made them look down on the veteran soldiers on the European continent in many cases.
But now, listening to the whistling of artillery shells flying overhead from time to time, and the neat sound of gunfire shooting from the opposite position, the Andalusians were terrified and frightened.
The battle at the Lake of Two Sisters ended shortly after the arrival of Pope Alexander VI.
The appearance of the pope was the main reason for the end of the battle, but the commander of the troops who surrendered immediately knew that they could not hold on any longer.
This battle, somewhat beyond the expectations of the Alexander brothers and sisters, did not delay too long, and the casualties on both sides were not very large.
However, this battle made some coalition nobles who were still holding hope to feel real crisis and panic.
The entire battle was so fast from the beginning to the end that many people expected.
Bombardment, advancement, cavalry charge, hand-to-hand combat, the entire battle unfolds and develops in a seemingly plain and uncharacteristic way.
But this seemingly simple attack process caused the troops that were defending the narrow area with the lakes on both sides to fall into chaos in such a short time.
This made the coalition nobles who had originally hoped to slam the Sicilian spirit through head-on confrontation quickly abandon this somewhat unrealistic idea.
With the Guadavile River as the boundary, the city of Seville is divided into two halves in the north and south.
The northern city has the most prosperous streets in Seville. Whether it is the Governor's Palace, the Cathedral or the Grand Plaza of King Leonardo, it has become an important symbol of the northern city.
The city of Seville, built with these early buildings as the center, presents a wide urban pattern in the north and narrow south. The city was built with the sign of the Great Knights Castle in the south, which was built after the expansion of the city of Seville.
So when they heard that they were going to fight against the Sicilians for the city of Victoria, the generals under Gonzalo were very excited.
They were ready to quickly occupy the north of the city and then drive the Sicilians out of the south of the city, so when Gonzalo ordered the king's army to first rob the North Shore dock, the model army officers under his command were somewhat dissatisfied.
"I must keep you for greater use. Believe me, the next battle will not disappoint you," Gonzalo comforted them. "I know you desire honor and spoils, but sometimes you may only choose one of these two things, so I hope you choose honor, because as long as you defeat the Sicilians, you will be incredible in the future."
Like Alexander, Gonzalo chose to save the elite in his hands until the last critical moment.
Although Seville City is still there, both of them have regarded the city as their own possession.
Their eyes were all the same, and the real battle was after Davidia was captured.
The rumbling cannon sound that could be heard outside the city reached the Governor's Mansion, which frightened the nobles who were still entangled with Don Bawei.
Not all Andalusian nobles participated in the rebellion, and not all the nobles involved in the rebellion were brave and warlike knights.
Some of them have become accustomed to living a life of luxury, while others have purely regarded rebellion as a means of bargaining with Barrialido.
Their purpose was clear and their plans were very good. After showing their strength to the royal family, they sat at the negotiating table to argue. Perhaps this would take a long time to talk, which would be enough for them to run Andalusia into their own small kingdom.
By then, both Ferdinand and Juana in the future would have to accept a fait accompli.
But they were obviously wrong. Neither Ferdinand nor Don Bavie seemed to have the intention to just solve the matter on the negotiating table.
What they want is the result of only one person left in this war.
"We have to negotiate with them!"
A gray-haired nobleman almost shouted at Don Bawei at the top of his lungs. The veins on his forehead bulged, and the veins jumped without hearing a cannon. This made people worry if he would fall to the ground and die on the spot because he was too excited.
"Can't delay any more. We still have the opportunity and bargaining chips," another nobleman said anxiously, "It would be too late if they were allowed to attack the city."
Don Bawei looked at the nervous nobles, and he secretly despised these people in his heart.
When these people just occupied Seville, they all looked full of energy, as if they were the owner of Andalusia, but now they were scared to death by just hearing the sound of cannons, which made Don Bavi wonder how he thought he could have a chance to cooperate with these people.
However, it is no longer the time to consider these things. He knew that the two armies outside the city had launched an attack at the same time, which was indeed a bit beyond his expectations.
Originally thought it might turn into a melee between the three armies and give me the opportunity to take advantage of it, but now it has become like this. Despite the Catalans joining, Don Bavi knew that it was only a matter of time before Sevilla was lost in this situation.
He quietly looked at Mandosa beside him.
He noticed the master's gaze, and the follower bent down and waited for instructions.
"Go and make some preparations, you know what to do."
The follower nodded without a trace, then retreated. While the nobles were still entangled with the master, he quietly walked out through a small door.
"Do you think we will fail?" Don Bavi looked at the people. His voice was weak. Even though the sound of cannons in the distance sounded very small, it seemed as if he could suppress his tone. "Don't forget that we still have 4,000 people in our hands and Catalans, we may not be able to defend Sevilla."
"But what next, what should we do next?"
The old nobleman with gray hair asked relentlessly: "You married that woman of unknown origin. Do you think Ferdinand can let this continue? He must send us all to hell before he will give up."
"Just send me to hell," Don Bavi said in a sarcastic tone. Seeing the old nobleman's expression stagnated because of this, he took out a handkerchief and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. "Wait a minute, if it's really not good, you can hand me over to either of them, and then you are still the nobles of Andalusia."
"This is impossible," another nobleman came over and said angrily. "You are our leader, and we cannot hand you over to Ferdinand or some prince of Castile. We will fight to the end."
"I'm glad that there are people who can act like a real knight, but like I said, Ferdinand just wants me to live alone, and since that's the case, I'm willing to satisfy him."
Don Bavi's words made the people around him look at each other. They didn't know whether his words were sincere or forced to delay helplessly, but as the sound of cannons seemed to approach, everyone knew that it was more important to defend the city of Seville first.
Only in this way can they have bargaining chips to negotiate with the enemy.
Several thick smoke rose from the grass in the distance, and one of them could also see the turf splashing into the air and the shocking scarlet fragments.
The Sicilian army was advancing along the southern bank of the Guadavile River as planned in an orderly manner towards the city of Seville.
Although crossing the Kovones River was much smoother than expected, the delay in the two sister lakes had gradually slowed down the Sicilian attack.
For this reason, the officers of the Naples Regiment were a little nervous when they sent someone to report. They didn't know if they would be scolded by the Queen for this.
But then they were very moved because Ruosha did not express any dissatisfaction because of this.
But they didn't know that when they heard that the vanguard troops were temporarily intercepted in the two sisters' lakes, the queen brother and sister were actually secretly relieved.
Alexander's plan did not consider attacking Seville from the beginning.
In order to suppress the progress steps on the entire battlefield, he and Ruosha performed repeated deductions.
The final conclusion was that it was the best time to launch an attack when the Castile army and the noble coalition were in a tough battle.
This plan was originally a bit risky. After all, if Gonzalo advances too smoothly, it is likely that the royal army will occupy all strategic areas of Seville, resulting in the Sicilian army having to face the battle under unfavorable circumstances.
To be continued...