Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong - Chapter 369 Regret

With the cooperation of the North African Army, Zhao Wen quickly led his men to launch an attack on the Castile Dynasty in Spain.

At this time, the Castile Dynasty was in a state of panic after hearing about the various deeds of the Song Dynasty army.

Just imagine, countries and forces like the Kingdom of France and the Holy Roman Empire were unable to stop the advance of the Song Dynasty.

Can they, a mere Kingdom of Castile, stop the other side?That is obviously impossible!

When King Alfonso VII of Castile saw the French soldiers retreating to Toulouse, he felt even more helpless.

"The nobles and knights of France have all gone back."

The butler beside him said to the other party.

Alfonso VII also replied: "From now on, we can only rely on ourselves."

And swords.

This is a Lord who does not believe in evil.

He once had a dream of unifying Spain.

Unfortunately……

a few days later.

Outside Toledo.

In the north, there were 60,000 troops of the Kingdom of Castile led by Alfonso VII himself, while in the south, there were 35,000 Chola-North African coalition forces led by Zhao Wen himself. The two sides started a battle 20 miles outside the city.

However, Alfonso VII obviously underestimated the power of the artillery and the hatred of the Muslims towards them. In less than an hour, he and his army were defeated and had to flee.

The king of a country was beaten and fled in panic.

But Toledo is just a small town on the border after all.

Although it is called the capital, its size is actually limited.

So whether it is lost or not, it actually has no big impact on the overall situation.

Once the morale is destroyed, it will be difficult to recover it.

The final result of this battle was that the Chola and North African coalition forces chased and killed nearly 20,000 people for hundreds of miles, leaving the land barren. The remaining 40,000 people either hid in the mountains or ran to Madrid behind.

Madrid is only one hundred and fifty miles away from Toledo.

Seven days later.

To be honest, Alfonso VII had already considered surrendering at this time.

of course!

Whether to surrender or not depends mainly on how they fight in the next battle to defend the city.

If we can't even defend the city, there's no point in not surrendering.

Zhao Wen organized people to attack the city.

down one day.

Alfonso VII had been beaten so badly that he had completely lost his temper.

At dusk, they had to leave the city and surrender.

When Zhao Wen asked the other party why he surrendered so easily.

Alfonso VII also replied: "If I had not surrendered, I would be a dead body now."

Zhao Wen didn't say anything else.

Anyway...

It's just what I say.

This piece of land in Spain is quite large.

Although Alfonso VII said that he had surrendered, if you want to completely control such a large area, you can only say...

This is indeed a bit difficult!What's more, everyone here is someone else's family, so it would be difficult for you to get involved.

Then maybe they will continue to fight you.

It seems that at most, all I can do is let the other party continue to stay where they are, and then when the time comes, I will come over to collect the tax.

That's all.

of course!

only……

How can I transform all these people into my own people and make them follow me diligently in the future? This is the problem!Since the other party has surrendered, let's just stay put for now.

Let's first let all their nobles and their families gather here in Madrid.

Then see if there are any that look better.

However, he heard that women in these places like to cheat.

to be frank!If he really did that, he would easily be cuckolded.

After staying in Madrid for almost a month, people like Alfonso VII's daughter were brought to Madrid as hostages one after another.

As for Alfonso VII's wife, she had died five years ago.

It just so happened that there were wars everywhere in Europe at that time, so who would have the time to care about you?

otherwise……

Alfonso VII's next wife might be a princess from France, the Holy Roman Empire, or somewhere else.

Of course!The nobles of France and the Holy Roman Empire would probably look down on Alfonso VII.

Zhao Wen chose the youngest daughter from among the other party's daughters, who was exactly twelve years old this year.

If we count my age in terms of lunar calendar, I would be thirteen.

Then he told Alfonso VII that he wanted to take her as his concubine.

Alfonso VII initially thought it was his wife.

When I finally heard the translation, it turned out to be concubine.

I was so angry that my face almost turned green.

Speaking of which...

I don't know what's going on with this Christian.

Alfonso VII could only accept this request reluctantly. Anyway...

This daughter.

Isn't it just a tool for marriage?

With the addition of Alfonso VII.

For example, Portugal, which is located on the western coast of Spain, was definitely recovered.

But Zhao Wen’s ultimate goal is not Spain and Portugal.

It's England instead.

Yes!

Block the other party’s way to the sea.

As for why we do this...

What Tianzu meant was that such an important waterway must not be allowed to be controlled by these Europeans.

After that, they could sell them as many spices as they wanted and make as much money as they wanted.

Of course!England is still a little far away from them.

Next…

They should first cooperate with Han Shizhong to seize the southern region of France.

In fact, Tianzu also said this.

There are only so many resources in this world.

If you eat one more bite, others will have to eat one less bite.

only……

If we carry out massacres indiscriminately, we will certainly encounter strong resistance.

Just adapt to the situation.

For example...

You can let the surrendered soldiers participate in the next war, such as the war against France.

In this way, the loss of soldiers on our side can also be reduced.

The key is……

Alfonso VII did not give him a chance to refuse.

Alfonso VII simply opened the city gate, took off his armor, and surrendered in white clothes.

Could Zhao Wen really chop the other person to death in front of everyone?If this gets out, it will have a very bad impact.

After staying in Madrid for more than a month, Zhao Wen ordered a Muslim general to lead 10,000 people, together with the remaining 30,000 people of Alfonso VII, to set out by land to reach the Pyrenees first, and prepare to cross the Pyrenees and then prepare to attack Toulouse in France.

As for Zhao Wen, he would go back first, sail the ship to Portugal, and clean up Portugal. After that, he would lead his troops from the west to see if he could encounter the English navy, or land directly from the west of France.

after all……

No matter what.

That is what Zhao Wen did.

soon……

This gave Alfonso VII an opportunity.

to be frank!Alfonso VII did not want to rebel. After all, he was clearly aware of how powerful the other party was.

The thought that he would not be able to be king in the future and would have to pay taxes to the other party made him feel uncomfortable.

You still have to pay 30%!This is telling the truth!

Who wouldn’t feel regretful if they thought about it?result……

On a dark and windy night while camping in the wild.

Somehow, there seemed to be a voice in his heart telling him that you are the king here!then……

A cold knife pierced the Muslim general's heart.

at the same time……

The remaining 10,000 Muslim troops were immediately caught in a bitter battle.

Most of them were captured and killed by Alfonso VII's men.

Only a few people were able to escape capture.

A few days later...

A Muslim soldier covered in blood quickly informed Zhao Wen, who had not left far away, of this information.

But it’s probably too late to catch up now.

The only targets were the surrounding cities and Christians.

They massacred all the Christians in the surrounding towns.

For a while...

And Alfonso VII really did not dare to turn back and fight Zhao Wen again.

Instead, he sped up his escape to the north. It seemed that he wanted to take his men across the Pyrenees Mountains and join the French nobles.

in fact……

Why bother doing this?But sometimes, that's just the way it is.

Alfonso VII also captured some Muslim soldiers alive, hoping to force the secrets of the artillery and muskets from their mouths.

however……

These were the Berbers recruited by Zhao Wen from North Africa. They had only joined the Chola army for a short time. How could they know the secrets of the artillery and muskets?

Dozens of people were killed, and some of them were even strung together to make candied haws and shown to the surviving prisoners.

Alfonso VII had no choice but to accept the reality.

at the same time……

All the information was passed on to Toulouse.

The French nobles who were defending Han Shizhong in Toulouse at the time were also a little puzzled when they heard about this.

There must be something hidden from them! ?Alfonso VII was so cruel that he even deceived himself.

He told all his subordinates that this was actually his plan.

And the people under his command could only say - they dared not refute.

Anyway...

They even won a great victory in which they annihilated 10,000 enemies.

Such a record can be said to be the most severe defeat ever seen since the Song Dynasty invaded the west.

Although there are still many doubts about this matter.

but……

and……

Although Alfonso VII failed to obtain the secrets of cannons and muskets, he learned the number of Zhao Wen's troops.

The total number of Zhao Wen’s men added up is no more than 50,000 or 60,000 at most.

It’s a pity that I was unable to obtain the number of people on Han Shizhong’s side.

It depends on whether the Song Dynasty will come from this side.

In fact, from this perspective, it is really not a wise approach.

after all……

It takes a lot of effort to cross the mountains.

therefore……

They thought that the enemy would most likely attack directly from the sea.

It depends on whether the enemy attacks from the waters west of France or from the Mediterranean Sea, the direction of Rome, Italy.

at the same time……

Han Shizhong was also advancing westward little by little.

The only problem here is that on their way to Toulouse, whether it is the mountains in the north or the Kingdom of Aragon in the south, it is difficult to guarantee whether the other party will send people to hijack their food supply.

Therefore, in order to strengthen control over the food routes.

Han Shizhong also had to explore bit by bit.

Anyway...

The initiative is now in their hands, so they are not in a hurry.

The ones who should be anxious are the French nobles.

Then some of the remnants of the Holy Roman Empire fled to Toulouse and provided intelligence to the people here.

This offer made them not know how to fight.

It also affects their morale.

(End of this chapter)