At the same time, a whole division led by Chuchey also took a boat to enter the Odiel River west of Huelva and landed in the port of Corales on the west bank. Corales was just a small town, so naturally they easily occupied it.

He obviously could not hide this from the Marquis of Sorok in Huelva City, nor from the West Carlos IV in Cartaya City. The situation of Carlos IV has already said before that for Sorok, he is a little hesitant now.

Qiu Qiyi deliberately logged in here casually, obviously for him to see how many people there were.

But he couldn't say anything about his suffering.

The most important thing is that all his family in Seville have now become prisoners of the Truchens. No matter what he does, he is afraid of the mouse. After he withdraws from the Port of Faro in Portugal, he has been staying in Huelva. Except for his lack of confidence to regain Seville with his own strength, he stays here to wait for the army of Carlos IV.

There is also a meaning of being at a loss.

Sorok, a large Andalusian aristocratic family of Moorish descent, was at first a royal family of the Spanish Arabian Wumaiye dynasty. Later, after the rise of the Iberians, the ancestor surrendered first and finally won the throne of the marquis of Andalusia in the world town of Andalusia (the marquis of Europe were originally placed in the border areas).

Later, the Sorok family continued to marry the Spanish royal family and had gained high trust from the Iberians. The kingdom competed with the Moroccans and Algiers for Tangier, Ceuta, Melilla and other places in North Africa, and was basically completed by the Sorok family.

At this time, there were still many Moors who remained in Andalusia. They still believed in Islam and were good at cavalry warfare, but they all swore allegiance to Soroc in the Qing Dynasty in the city of Cordoba and made considerable contributions to the war in North Africa.

Therefore, the Spanish royal family chose to believe them and were all led by Soroc.

This time Soroc led 15,000 people to the west to Portugal, including 5,000 Moor cavalry!

Unlike the Spanish cavalry, the Moorish cavalry do not use muskets, they are all scimitars, and can also walk in the desert at night. They have natural sensitivity to geography and roads, and are an extremely special existence in the Sorok sequence.

In order to win over them, the Kingdom of Spain deliberately kept the largest mosque in Córdoba, the capital of the former Wumaiye Dynasty (north of Seville, southern foot of the Baedic Mountains).

When Chuchey's army landed on the west bank of the Odiel River, Sorok, who had been in Huelva for a long time, could have sent his Moorish cavalry to attack him over the stone bridge, but he did not do so.

On the one hand, it is naturally because both sides of the stone bridge are Truchen's warships, and the artillery on the warships can be completely prevented from moving west with dense fire nets.

On the other hand, I am naturally afraid that my family will suffer an unexpected accident.

For the Moors, they were eager for Andalusia to be in chaos. They were willing to work for the Spanish sincerely because the Spanish Kingdom was too powerful and North Africa had no place to stand, so they had to live in Andalusia.

However, they would not rebel casually. Many of their families were captured in Seville and they also had a deep hatred for the Truchens.

In this case, both Sorok's new army and the Moors adopted the attitude of watching the wall.

Chucey occupied the city of Corales on the west bank of the stone bridge, and also guarded by a battalion of marines. He personally led a whole division's army with a tight formation - a cavalry brigade in front and two infantry brigades in the back, and began to advance towards Kartaya.

Kartaya.

Unlike Ayamonte in the west and Corales in the east, because the nearby terrain is open, Cartaya is a big city. That is because the Piedras River flowing through this city does not go directly to the sea, but needs to enter a narrow and long Shazhou first.

If a ship wants to enter the Piedras River, it must first pass through a narrow Shazhou river channel from the east, and then enter the main road. Westerly winds are prevalent here all year round. For sailboats, it is almost impossible to use the wind except paddles.

Therefore, Cartaya is extremely good for defense, and it has become an outpost for the Spaniard to attack Portugal westward. The city is built very large, almost the same as Seville and Huelva.

Carlos IV arrived here and took the First Division and the Hunting Battalion into the castle to rest. The other two divisions were arranged outside the city. The east part of the city was the division of Questa, Earl of Aragon, and the west part of O'Neill.

O'Neill, former descendant of the Spanish Visigothic dynasty.

All the news soon gathered at night with the efforts of the hunters. In the city hall of the city, Carlos IV, Marquis of Alfonso, Earl Questa, and Earl O'Neill held an emergency meeting.

Previously, Carlos IV had issued a death order to Sorok of Huelva in the name of the crown prince. Once Truchen's army attacked Cartaya, he had to cross the Odier River to attack his side and behind.

Unlike the Guadiana River and the Piedras River, the upper reaches of the Odiel River are shallower and can be completely wading through the water due to a large amount of water diversion and irrigation.

"Your Highness"

It seems that he feels a lot of pressure. Although he has figured out that there are only five brigades of the Truqin Army, the combat power of the Truqin Army has long been resounding throughout Europe. Although he sneered at the saying that "a brigade of Truqin is comparable to a division in Europe", he still recognizes the combat power of the same army as his side.

From the beginning they easily took Manila, which can be seen from Algiers.

Before this, the Spaniards had attacked Algiers many times and returned without success. However, the Truchens only took a few days to capture the city and also independent the Sultanate of Algiers from the Ottoman Empire. This combat power is not comparable to that of the Spaniards.

"Sorok is not reliable"

As soon as these words were said, the few people sitting there looked terrified.

"Why?!"

Alfonso is the teacher of Carlos IV. He has always relied on him and even said so. Although he was a little stressed before, he was still full of confidence and finally became a little scared.

"Your Highness, all the soldiers and civilians in Seville became prisoners of the Truqins, including Sorok himself, and the families of a large number of military generals were in the hands of the Truqins"

"What about the Moors? Most of their families are in Cordoba"

"Yes, I want to say this too. Your Highness must bring out the promises His Majesty has made before"

"This..."

It turned out that Carlos III had expected the harshness of the war with the Truchens in the morning. In order to make the Moors stand on their side completely, he asked Carlos IV to take out the edict to enthrone the Moorish leader Rashid as the Earl of Cordoba at a critical moment.

Of course, if everything goes well, you can not take it out.

"Your Highness! Things are already very urgent. The Truchens have always been elusive. The reason why they keep the stone bridge leading to Huelva is obviously the idea of ​​killing the Sorok army in one go. Otherwise, they will blow it up like treating the Ayamont Stone Bridge"

"They also understand that Sorok will not come out easily. In order to force him, he will definitely attack us overnight. Field battles are not what our army is good at, but the Moors are extremely good at"

Carlos IV didn't want to get the Moors so quickly.

Cordoba, controlling the key to the Baedic Mountains, has an unexplained historical significance. If the Moors become the title of the title there, it would make him feel like a thorn in his throat.

He did not answer immediately, but looked at Questa and O'Neal's two division commanders.

"Are you ready for field battle?"

Questa said: "We have a cavalry brigade in our army, all of which are arranged on the periphery. Now we have been resting for half a day and can be dispatched at any time."

O'Neal also answered.

Carlos IV nodded, "The Truchens have occupied Corales on the west bank of the Odiel River and controlled the bridge. Even if Sorok and others want to come, they can only take a detour."

Alfonso looked anxious, "Your Highness, more than thirty miles upstream of Corales, horses can easily pass through, so Sorok's infantry naturally cannot pass through the bridge directly, but once the Moors who are good at field battles appear, they will become the biggest constraint of the Truchens..."

As he was talking, there was a burst of rapid footsteps outside, and then a messenger appeared.

"Your Highness, the Truchens are starting to attack!"

"So fast?" Carlos IV couldn't help but gasp, but he still didn't want to take out the enthronement of the Moors so soon, "Are they coming from infantry or cavalry?"

"It's a cavalry"

“How many people are there?”

"I don't know very well, but according to the hunters' observation of their torches, it should be a brigade"

Carlos IV thought to himself, "At night, their firearms should not be very advantageous. O'Neill and Questa each have a cavalry brigade. If they still cannot win, it will be a shame for my Spanish kingdom"

Then he said: "You can send the enthronement of the Moors first, but don't take it out early in the morning, but people go there first and wait until the critical moment before taking it out."

"Your Highness!" Alfonso was anxious and couldn't help but shout.

Carlos IV glared at him, "Truchen only has one cavalry brigade, and we have two. If we add the first division, then there are three. At night, we can only fight with sabers. No matter how powerful Truchen is, it is impossible to defeat all three cavalry brigades in one night, right?"

"Your Highness, there is a cavalry brigade of Truchen on the east bank of the Piedras River. He has not appeared now. He must be ambushing in the dark, just waiting for the emergence of our reinforcements!"

Carlos IV is still unmoved, "Okay, no need to say anything more. I will ask someone to take the edict to Huelva and wait for the middle of the night. If the war is beneficial to us, or if it is unbeaten, then there is no need to pay the price of Cordoba"

"If it doesn't work, you can also take it out immediately. Teacher, it's not that I'm stingy, but that Cordoba is too important. Our country has allowed them to have a mosque there. If I give them the entire city, I'm really a little..."
Chapter completed!