Conquer the Dawn of Heaven

Among the towns along the lower reaches of the Ebro River, Gahir is not a big place, or if it weren't for the small town there is something called Maison Conte Donburi, many people would not think of this place.

Or if it were not for this small city to be the closest town to the Ebro River in the upper reaches of Zaragoza, not many people would remember this place.

There is a very smooth road from Gahel to Zaragoza, which should be attributed to the remains of the early Moorish rule.

At that time, the Moors built a temple in Gahel, and then Moors often went there to pray. Over time, they built a fairly unobstructed road.

It was precisely by virtue of this fairly smooth road that Ferdinand was able to reach the front line faster than he expected. This originally made him think that he could stop the enemy’s invasion in time, but now for Ferdinand, this road is Become the key to ensuring that he can hold Zaragoza.

The king arrived in Gail late at night and did not attract much attention. Ferdinand acquiesced to the guard's move to take away the king's flag without authorization, but he sent people to find the generals who had lost contact immediately after arriving in Gail. .

It seems instinctive. The Aragonese all regard Ghael as a temporary refuge. Except for the scattered soldiers who ran away at night because they lost their way, the vast majority of Aragonese soldiers continued. To Gahel.

So the whole town suddenly became full of people like headless flies.

The soldiers clashed everywhere in the dark, yelling, because the tension and anxiety at the time of defeat became so bad tempers that fights and fights occurred everywhere, and in some places people even died.

This situation irritated Ferdinand but was unable to do anything for a while. It was not until the officers who had been whereabouts, and some even came directly to see the king, that the situation improved somewhat.

Some Aragonese generals began to restrain the troops. They made a simple reorganization of the assembled soldiers. Although only roughly assigned the soldiers to a few men who could be found, at least after dawn, the Aragonese army finally looked It's not so messy anymore.

During this period of time, Ferdinand spent the whole night in anxiety. He was worried that the enemy might win and pursue the attack. Although the night gave him some breathing time, if the enemy launched an attack after dawn, it would still be difficult for him to hold on. Of Earl City.

Recently, he can put all his hopes on the reinforcements from Zaragoza. He only hopes that he can hold on in Gaeldo for a while. As long as the reinforcements from Zaragoza come, the form will change somewhat. .

More importantly, he doesn't believe that the coalition can advance so endlessly. The extension of the supply line will make the coalition sad. If it weren't for the rebellion in Valencia, Ferdinand would even let the enemy go deep into Aragon.

Because then the coalition forces not only have to leave the upper reaches of the Ebro River, he can also take advantage of it.

But now he cannot take this risk.

He is very worried that if the Castilians cut off Zaragoza’s contact with the outside world, it will be very detrimental to Valencia’s counter-insurgency. He must keep abreast of the movements there, and even let the entire kingdom of Aragon People know that he has not yet faced the predicament of being besieged in the capital.

"Your Majesty, I must remind you that this is probably what the Duke of Rome Theesia wants you to do." After learning that Ferdinand had ordered to defend Gahel, a general had to put forward a different opinion. "The Duke should have been Guessed your decision, so he knows that you can't tolerate Zaragoza's siege. If that's the case, it would be dangerous for us to cling to Gahel.

The reminder to the general Ferdinand did not give much explanation. He believed that these nobles were still loyal to him, but they either did not consider more as he did, or were purely worried that they would be defeated again here, so Only hope to be able to resist the enemy with the strong walls of Zaragoza.

"I have made a decision, and you only need to do what you need to do," Ferdinand said to his generals in such a not very polite tone, his expression was slightly tired, which made him look It seems that I am getting older. I originally used pearl powder to care for the corners of my eyes, and wrinkles appeared because of the night running. "I have considered too much, and I believe Zaragoza will not let me down."

"This war will be lost." When he first walked out of the house where Ferdinand was temporarily resident, a general said to his friends around him with a melancholy face, "Our king doesn't know who he is fighting, I mean he has been I don’t know our enemy yet, but we have already seen it."

"Perhaps Zaragoza can send reinforcements in time. If that happens, the situation may not get worse," the knight who replied after looking at the embarrassed soldiers in the distant street couldn't help being optimistic about himself. The attitude raised doubts. "At least we had more troops than them at that time, didn't we?"

Asking his comrades back, the general sighed: "I hope you are right, but believe me, as long as there is a beginning on the battlefield, bad things will always appear one after another. I hope we Don't be so unlucky."

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When the boat gang lightly touched the rock on the pier, Tiego's body shook slightly.

After half a month, he returned to Valencia again.

And this time, he no longer planned to leave.

Just because he didn't want to embarrass everyone, Tiego didn't let his family go ashore. He temporarily arranged them in the rocky barrier, but he had made up his mind and didn't want to return to his hometown in Palma.

A person who is always reluctant to leave his hometown is worthless. His father taught him this way many years ago, so Tiego left home and went outside.

Only this time he simply took all of his family away from Parma, because for him, he will either enter the capital of the future unified kingdom with glory in the future and become a prominent upstart, or go into exile in a foreign country and kill him. The only certainty is that he will never return to his hometown.

On the shore, Maria de Luna stared blankly at Tiago being helped by the servants to get to the shore, then turned and walked slowly along the pier alone.

Tiago followed and walked slowly beside her.

"You brought all your family out?"

"I have sent someone to say hello to you in advance," Tiego said, looking at Maria de Luna's still expressionless face, he said helplessly "They won't meet you, I will take them Arranged elsewhere."

Maria de Luna glanced at Tiego, and then asked in a tone that sounded calm but involuntarily aggravated: "What are you going to do in the future, I mean to whom do you want to be loyal?"

Hearing this question from the Duchess, Tiego stopped. He looked at Maria de Luna with a somewhat wary look. After a while, he tentatively asked: "Madame, did you do something without authorization? ?"

Seeing that Maria de Luna seemed to be arguing, Tiego continued without waiting for her to speak: "Madam, I know you very well, as you know me, so please listen to my advice not to have any problems. Realistic thinking, because then you will find yourself in a very awkward situation in the end."

"I just want to do something for my son. He is the Duke of Gandino and is now the only heir to the Borgia family. Then he has the right to be the master of Valencia."

With some surprises, Tiego seemed to have thought of looking at Maria de Luna with helplessness. Although she had vaguely guessed what she did, she could not help but feel annoyed when she confessed by herself: "Madam, I think you still haven't understood who you and I are doing things for, and maybe you think this is no different from the tricks you used to do, but I want to tell you that you are wrong!"

Maria de Luna looked at Tiego in a puzzled way. She really couldn’t understand why this person was so persistent or even stubborn. She didn’t believe that he was purely loyal, especially when he did something to her. After those things, Maria de Luna felt even more that the man in front of him could not resist the temptation to wealth and power.

"Are you afraid of them, but I want to forget that they also need you now, so you can make a condition to them, that is what you deserve," Maria de Luna still said unwillingly "Help me get Valencia for my son, and we can be your backing to give you more support, if you want, I can even give you an heir who is more in line with your identity."

Tiego's breathing couldn't help but become heavy. He knew what Maria de Luna's promise meant, and it was indeed very tempting.

For a while, he thought this was really a good suggestion. Whether it was the support of the future Duke of Valencia, or the heir with noble blood, this was what he dreamed of.

But soon, Tiego woke up from the wonderful fantasy. He pondered for a while and wondered how to answer, and then he took Maria de Luna's face and stared into her eyes and said seriously: "Listen well, Madam, this suggestion of yours is too tempting, so I warn you not to really try to do these things, neither to me or to others, or you will regret it."

After that, he lowered his head and roughly kissed Maria de Luna's lips in a nearly punishing manner.

When Tiego saw Ofley, the young chief of staff was staring at the wine glass in front of him.

Beside, a young woman who didn't look like a maid in her clothes was holding a tray in her arms and looking at the young general expectantly.

"This is a real Cypriot wine, a treasure from my father's cellar," the young woman recommended seriously, with a funny smile on her mouth, because she was curious because she had never seen such a shy person. , Even exceeded the desire to seduce this young man "Of course, if you can attend the banquet held at my house tonight..."

"I'm sorry, miss, he may not be able to go anywhere," Tiego promptly relieved Offley, he dismissed the somewhat disappointed young woman in a few words, and then looked at the slightly embarrassed young general with amusement." As long as you nod your head, there will be a large number of women willing to become your mistress."

"That Ashley would kill me," Ofley said hurriedly, and then quickly distinguished "I mean it's immoral."

Tiego curled his lips. He did not expect that the rumor that the Chief of Staff of the Roman Theesian Army was afraid of his wife was true, but it was obviously not his business: "I want to know if we can hold Valencia?"

"Are you asking me to tell the truth?" Offley's rather relaxed tone made Tiego breathe a sigh of relief, but Offley said, "Of course I can't keep it."

Tiego stared at Offley in a daze. He wanted to make sure if he was joking.

But he was disappointed, he already knew the answer from Offley's expression.

"Even if Gompatti is here, he is not sure that he can hold Valencia. This is because Ferdinand will never tolerate the loss of Valencia." Offley was not ashamed of having no way. Seriously, "If I tell you that you can hold on, it's just because of vanity, but I'm a soldier, so I must tell you the truth."

"But I don't think you are so nervous. Tell me if there is any other way?" Tiego asked unwillingly.

"Don't you have any other methods?" Offley showed a rare cunning, which is very rare for him. "I am a soldier, and I am not interested in those tricks in the court, but I'm not stupid, so you better tell me the truth, otherwise I can't direct this battle."

Tiego was silent, and after a while he finally shook his head helplessly: "Some of our friends are in Zaragoza. Actually, all this is arranged by the Duke, but the nobles of Valencia hope..."

"They want to be more dependent on the new king in the future, don't they?" Offley's expression gradually became serious. "Or do you think that the future Aragon and Castile will still be two completely different countries. ?"

"Of course I don't think so," Tiego sat down and looked at Offley. For the first time he felt that the soldier in front of him might be a good candidate for cooperation. "What are you going to do?"

"Tell me everything, my duty is to defend Valencia, and you have to cooperate with Lord Duke to give Ferdinand a fatal blow."

Tiego nodded slightly. At this time, he felt that Alexander would choose to make Oblayi the Minister of Military Affairs of Castile, not just because of his performance in the army.

Loyalty may be the more important reason for him to obtain this position.

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At the entrance of a narrow alley, a carriage stopped.

A man wrapped up in a thick robe hurriedly got out of the car and walked into the alley.

At the door of an inconspicuous tavern at the corner of the alley, two lazy men who seemed to be idle were standing.

There are such people everywhere, so no one will look at them.

The man passed between the two lazy men and walked into the tavern, and then the two followed him in. One of them led the man through the tavern and walked back, while the other locked the door and guarded the tavern. in.

In the secret room behind the secret door blocked by several wine barrels connected to the tavern, the Archbishop of Zaragoza, who had been waiting for a while, was finally relieved to see the man entered.

The man respectfully kissed the archbishop’s hand, and then looked at him with enthusiasm, and said: "My lord, we have made all preparations, and His Majesty the Pope has agreed that you still retain the indisputable bishop rights to the Diocese of Aragon. , What about you?"

The muscles on the archbishop’s face moved slightly, imperceptibly. He had been waiting for this answer for a long time. Even though he had done so many secretly against Ferdinand before, he still had a chance to stop until the last moment. .

But now he knew that he couldn't stop, or that he felt he had got what he wanted after getting the promise of Alexander VI.

In the morning of this day, Ferdinand's attendant suddenly hurried back.

He also brought back bad news about the failure of the town of Rome, although it has not been fully spread, but it has caused an earthquake-like reaction in the court of Zaragoza.

I believe that by tomorrow, the whole Salahsai will know that the king has been defeated in the town of Rome, and perhaps the whole city will be in chaos by then.

In fact, at this time, nobles are quietly making arrangements.

Although it has been a long time, people have heard too much from their ancestors about the famous siege that Zaragoza encountered in the early years, so quietly sending family and property outside the city has become the most important thing in front of many nobles. Things to do in a hurry.

The archbishop is also very anxious. He is worried that the war will have results before the pope and his deal have a settlement. If that happens, his weight will be reduced a lot in the future.

As for Ferdinand's victory, of course he had thought about it, so even at this time he did not express any overly obvious attitude towards Valencia's announcement of his return to the papal sanctuary.

But now he felt it was time to clarify his attitude.

"You just wait here."

The archbishop gave such instructions to the people. He even hurriedly left before explaining what he wanted to do. It was only after getting into a car across the street that the archbishop couldn't help but hesitate a little.

Then he knocked on the car board with the wooden stick in his hand, indicating that the driver could leave.

Gahell’s morning was a bit cold~www.ltnovel.com~ Ferdinand had to put on a thicker coat. When he came out of the house, he saw some soldiers hurriedly carrying various tools and tools for strengthening the walls. Material, this made him a little relieved.

Although Gahel does not have any solid fortifications, if it is purely defensive, he can still hold on for a period of time. At that time, Zaragoza’s reinforcements will arrive and the situation will be reversed.

Ferdinand thinks so, and the situation is indeed developing as he envisioned.

The chief attendant has sent someone back to the letter. Although Zaragoza was indeed a little panicked as he guessed, the archbishop had promised to send reinforcements immediately.

"Just stick to it for a few days, only a few days, everything will change."

Ferdinand encouraged his general and himself in this way, and then he received a report that the coalition forces were marching towards Gahel.

Two days after the victory in the town of Rome, after a short rest, the Allied forces of Cassie advanced southeast along the Ebro River, their purpose is to capture Gahel.

On October 16, 1502, the fortified battle of Gahel started.