When Maximian fell into the difficult choice of being east or west, in Iberia, his family member Ferdinand was also facing a very annoying multiple choice question.

Seville's failure was not what Ferdinand had expected.

Although he hated Gonzalo very much, Ferdinand never denied his military talents. On the contrary, Ferdinand always believed that Gonzalo was the greatest general he had ever seen, and there was almost no one.

But this general, who had high hopes for him, was hit hard in Seville.

When he heard the bad news, Ferdinand began to be suspicious.

He did not doubt the truth of this matter, but suspected that Gonzalo and his enemies secretly colluded in the play.

But as more and more information about the battle in Seville was sent back to Valladolid, Ferdinand had to gradually accept that Gonzalo was indeed defeated by the pair of siblings.

But this made Ferdinand irritated and thundered.

He began to curse Gonzalo's incompetence in private in front of a few close friends, and finally he couldn't bear his anger, and publicly expressed his disappointment at the failure of the Seville battle at a court party, even a very stern expression. , He "is very doubtful whether certain generals have the ability to undertake important tasks."

Such words surprised the people present at that time. People did not expect Ferdinand to express such a direct question to Gonzalo, which made many people secretly wonder what the king meant.

Ferdinand was indeed angry, but of course he had not reached the point where he lost his mind, so after writing a dissatisfaction with Gonzalo, he immediately wrote a personal letter.

In the letter, he still made a complaint, but between the lines revealed the meaning of still trusting and relying on the other party.

Ferdinand knew that Gonzalo had never regarded him as his own monarch, although there was no way to annoy him.

For him, as long as Gonzalo can honestly remain loyal to the Castile royal family, it is a blessing that he still uses this person, so even if he is arrogant and rude, Ferdinand can only endure as much as possible.

Today's top priority is how to deal with the abominable siblings.

Ferdinand has now felt the real threat.

After the Battle of Seville, most of Andalusia in southern Castilla has almost fallen into the hands of the pair of siblings.

Unlike the Tang Bawei rebellion, which he never regarded as an opponent, the brothers and sisters have now become Ferdinand's serious problems.

He now finds himself underestimating the shameless siblings.

The elder brother coveted his daughter's throne, while the younger sister stared at his crown.

In the eyes of others, this is just a fight between two Astamala and another Astamala.

Some people have even referred to this war in private as the "Second Battle for War."

This is of course absolutely unacceptable to Ferdinand. His announcement prohibiting people from using this confounded audio-visual statement is an order that severely punishes those with ulterior motives who try to legalize a nonsense invasion.

But even so, Ferdinand can still feel that there are some subtle changes in the atmosphere in Valladolid.

Especially after the Toledo Noble Council sent someone to send him a letter, Ferdinand felt a stronger sense of conspiracy.

What made Ferdinand angry was that the noble council proposed to mediate between the two parties as an arbitrator. Of course, Ferdinand could not accept it anyway.

He knew that the elders who had been hiding in Toledo did not actually care who was winning or losing, or even who would become the king. The only thing they cared about was whether their rights were lost.

But this is absolutely unacceptable to Ferdinand.

He knew very well that if he accepted the noble council’s proposal, it would undoubtedly mean that the Gombré had the qualification to compete for the throne, but this was absolutely unacceptable to Ferdinand.

However, Ferdinand calmed down immediately after his anger. He determined that there must be some dirty deal in it. Although he could not say "how much did Gombray give you, I will double Ferdinand", he immediately dispatched His court minister rushed to Toledo with "good faith".

At the same time, while waiting for the news from Torreto, Ferdinand ordered the appointment of Gonzalo as the Governor of Andalusia, with full authority to direct the next war.

When Gonzalo received this appointment, it was already June.

The traces of the hot summer are particularly prominent here, and it is hot everywhere. The small palm canopy on the top of the tall palm tree can't provide the ground with even a little shade. When the day is the hottest, people have to hide Enter the house.

Because if it is outside in the open air, it may take a long time to get dizzy.

Gonzalo was sitting under a pergola. On the table in front of him was a drink filled with ice cubes and fruit juices. The crimson fruit juices flowed over the lower part of the ice cubes, making the original transparent ice cubes appear completely different. colour.

There are several portal-shaped shelves in the open space in front, and one person is tied to each shelf.

These people hung their hands apart at the two ends of the portal frame, and their tops have been stripped off, revealing a sweaty dark back.

In the courtyard, a group of soldiers also stood, most of them were in ragged clothes, and some were barefoot.

Gonzalo looked at the few people who were hanging there with his back to his face. His gaze swept over the soldiers who were about to take off with the sun above him, and took a sip of the iced drink on the table.

"Sir, do you start?"

Gonzalo nodded to the inquiring executioner. The fiery weather made people want to say nothing.

"Start~"

Following the order of the Execution Officer, a few burly men, also shirtless, walked past with a long leather whip.

They stopped not far from those people, and began to wave their whip following the slogan of the execution officer.

"First time!"

"Slap~"

"Second time!"

"Slap~"

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The leather whip brought a hot air in the air, whipped to the back of the light, accompanied by the scream of the beaten, a scarlet blood swelled immediately on the back.

The leather whip fell on the prisoner's back, and every effort was made so much that even after only a few strokes, the big men were already breathless.

The beaten people were comatose, their heads drooped weakly, their legs curled softly on the ground, and their arms were still dragged by the rope and dragged on the gantry.

"Adult?" The execution officer came over and whispered instructions.

"Go on," Gonzalo said quietly, seeing the executioner's hesitation, he raised his finger to the soldiers sweating under the sun. "Let them see what kind of punishment these people should receive, I don't want to see Until my soldiers escape again..."

"It's an adult."

The executioner responded. He had followed Gonzalo for a long time, knowing that the adult also had a ruthless heart under the tolerant and kind appearance.

The sound of the whip beating on the flesh was dull with a shocking tear.

That's the sound when the corners of the leather whip pull human flesh apart.

The most tenacious one of those people had also collapsed. He was swayed left and right with the whip twitched by his dangling hands, and there was only a rough gasp in the throat that could no longer scream.

Finally, the Executioner raised his arms to stop the executioners who were already soaked in sweat and sweating.

"Send these people back to their troops," Gonzalo said coldly.

He looked at the uneasy soldiers and stood up and walked to the edge of the pergola.

"Some of you may be complaining, or some people may think that I am a devil, but you must know that these people are deserters, they are not throwing away their own responsibilities but you, they throw you alone to the enemy."

There was a commotion among the crowd, and the soldiers looked at each other, because they didn't know whether Gonzalo's words were right, and many people showed suspicious expression on their faces.

"You now suspect that you are standing here alive, but is this fair to those who have died? The deserter is taking away the chance that others may live."

Gonzalo's words obviously worked, and some of the soldiers started shouting loudly. They spit at the deserters who had been placed in front of their ranks, scolding them with the dirtiest words.

And there are more and more people doing this, and the original grudge against Gonzalo was vented to the deserters at this moment.

"Send someone to stare, I don't want to see a few corpses on the street tomorrow morning," Gonzalo told his men. "Weathers like this can easily cause plague."

Hearing his orders, the person standing aside glanced at Gonzalo. He noticed that the general was only worried that the corpse would cause plague, but apparently did not want to stop those soldiers from lynching, which made the man already understand Gonzalo. Meaning.

"Destroyer should be hanged on the street."

Gonzalo said disgustedly, and then waved his hands to bring back the sun-dazzled teams who had been standing under the sun for a long time.

When the eyes became empty, Gonzalo, who was originally indifferent, suddenly exhaled, and his face was exhausted.

"I really didn't expect a deserter to appear in my army one day," Gonzalo muttered.

"Adult, this is nothing. There are deserters in all the army, isn't it? In fact, there were many of our soldiers before..."

"But this time is different," Gonzalo interrupted the adjutant's words with a stern tone of anger. "You don't know, don't these people escape from the battlefield, they are on the road to retreat, this is me Absolutely not allowed."

The men watched Gonzalo silently, and everyone knew why Gonzalo was so angry with the deserters.

The adjutant said it was true that there were deserters in all armies. When Gonzalo's expedition to Italy failed the first battle with the French, there were a large number of soldiers who fled to escape.

But even then, Gonzalo did not hate deserters like this.

As Gonzalo said, this time is different.

After retreating from Seville, the Castilian army went north all the way until it stopped in Cordoba.

These deserters escaped on their way back to Cordoba.

Obviously, these soldiers have been completely frightened by the Sicilian army. Although they survived the battle in Seville, they don’t seem to think that they will have such good luck in the next battle, so they Choose to be a deserter.

For an army, it means that the soldiers have no hope of winning, and for a general, it proves that his men have lost faith in him.

This is what makes Gonzalo unacceptable anyway.

He can tolerate soldiers escaping because of timidity, but he absolutely cannot tolerate doubts about him.

To make matters worse, once this sentiment of failure spreads, it will spread in the army like a plague. By that time, the whole army may have been defeated before fighting the enemy again.

Gonzalo looked at several people around him. These were his men who followed him for a long time. They understood that he also worshipped him. He gave them the honor, status and wealth they longed for. The same people also worked for him. .

Now he is facing a very difficult choice.

"Sir, the Knight of Don Deglial is still waiting for you." The adjutant whispered aside.

Gonzalo's big chin moved. Of course he knew that Don De Clair was waiting for him, but now he didn't want to see him immediately.

The Cavaliers of Don de Quellar were unaccounted for during the Battle of Seville. The last time he heard from him, he was still trying to defeat the Sicilian who was attacking the left wing of Castile.

After that, the knight had no news. Just when Gonzalo thought he was dead, the knight of Don de Clíar suddenly returned to Cordoba.

It was not his followers but the two Sicilian soldiers who came back with the Cavaliers of Don Deglial.

This is enough to explain what happened to Don De Claral later.

Because of this, Gonzalo didn't want to see Don De Cliar so quickly, because he knew that he had to face someone sent by Alexander.

Just before that, Gonzalo had heard that Russa had publicly announced in Seville Cathedral that he would support his brother's declaration to become King of Castile.

Gonzalo knew exactly what this declaration meant.

The Queen of Sicily is forcing all Castilians to choose to stand by!

Either stand on the side of Juana, who is regarded as a puppet by Ferdinand, or choose the Duke of Thesia, supported by the Queen of Sicily.

There is no middle road, let alone ambiguity. Once you choose, you must stand on one side with a clear banner.

"That queen is very powerful." Gonzalo said suddenly.

Seeing that the officers under him showed a "true" look~lightnovelpub.net~ Gonzalo shook his head towards them: "I'm not saying that on the battlefield, she is indeed very powerful. I haven't seen it so far. A woman can command the army like she does, no, it should be said that I have never seen a woman who can command the army, but I am not talking about this.

Speaking of Gonzalo's tired wave, everyone left.

The sun was gradually turning westward, and the golden afterglow was scattered in the yard. Gonzalo looked at the bare executioners in the distance, and a faint tiredness appeared in his expression.

When a footstep came, Gonzalo turned back annoyed, and he wanted to blame those who disturbed him.

"You look like a lion with a trapped head," a man appeared in front of Gonzalo. "And I got up to remove the shackles for you."

Looking at the man, Gonzalo couldn't help but stunned.

He knew this man. His name was Thiego, and he was an outright businessman.

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