"Poof!" With a muffled sound, the precious Persian tapestry donated by the local Arab leader to Maurice was thrown to the ground: It's not that the commander didn't want to hear the sound, it was because all the people in the room could

Almost everything that was thrown was broken.

"Why do you want to make your own decisions? Why do you lead two divisions of troops deep into the interior without even asking for instructions? What if the other party has an ambush near Jerusalem? No, not just in case, but there must be an ambush! Take a look.

The timing of the opponent's cavalry appearing is so perfect, you can understand that our two divisions have been targeted for a long time!"

There was no reason for Morris to be so angry: as a top commander of this era, Morris's battlefield intuition was extremely keen. After carefully asking the staff of the 19th Division who came to report with the communication ship, what had happened during this period?

After reviewing the details of the battle, he instinctively realized that something was wrong: No wonder the Venetians have been lobbying me all day long to go to Cyprus and then attack Jerusalem. The combination of the two made the Ottomans' plan very clear!

However, after venting his inner anger, he had to hold his nose and admit Coutinho's words: "This war is promoted throughout Europe as a 'holy war'! Your Spanish troops are chasing the enemy and they are approaching."

We are less than 50 kilometers away from the Holy City, and we don’t want to continue moving forward? Is this still a jihad? Haven’t you seen that Christians in the Ottoman Empire have been sending petitions to the European Union recently, asking jihadist soldiers to liberate Jerusalem?

Recently, clergy in the European Union and even the Pope have been petitioning His Majesty Philip to restore the Holy City as soon as possible?

Therefore, with such strong political pressure, it would be fine if the Spanish troops were still in Alexandria or Crete. This has been led to Gaza by the Chinese, so there is absolutely no reason not to go to Jerusalem!

Besides, Maurice is only a Dutchman after all. Although the Netherlands is now a territory directly administered by Spain, there is still a difference between the Dutch and the Castilians. If a Dutch commander is to deal with someone in crisis, two

The army division, which was mainly composed of Castilians, refused to save them. Morris could not bear this moral pressure.

Therefore, religious, political, national, moral, and many other pressures forced Morris to face this problem after he got mad and angry.

"Your Excellency Baroudis, please immediately send a squadron to pick up the 11th and 12th divisions on Crete, and then send them to Gaza as soon as possible."

"As you command, Your Excellency."

"Frederick, Alexander is under your command for the time being. Don't make a large-scale attack. Just like we have done in the past few months, slowly plow the ground with artillery fire and advance inch by inch."

"Okay, brother. Do you want to go to Gaza yourself?"

"I will go to Crete first. In addition to the 11th and 12th divisions, I will also deploy four more divisions to take them to Gaza myself. No, at that time, maybe I will take these four divisions to help that

Stupid Coutinho made the save."

...

"Malditasea! How stupid is this Coutinho? He clearly wants to rely on his qualifications to win the Holy City to further advance!" When Morris was helplessly making rescue preparations in Alexandria, a few days later, in Rome, he received

Philip, who received the same news, also rarely cursed.

This person was a scholar before he time traveled, and after he time traveled, he was known as the 'Son of God'. Therefore, Philip has always appeared in front of everyone with a gentle, elegant, and intellectual face. But like today, he spit out Spain angrily

The national curse directly shocked the eyes of a group of attendants around him.

However, Philip, who quickly reacted, quickly restrained his temper. Then he took a deep breath: "Recovering the Holy City is the mission that every believer in the Lord strives for. Although it has not yet been captured in Alexandria, Egypt has not yet completely controlled it.

It was a little early to go to the Holy City when it was in our hands. But...since the fighter plane has appeared, we must seize it. Therefore, I ratify all the orders of Lord Morris. At the same time,

I think that since the ten divisions under the city of Alexandria are making slow progress for the time being, two more divisions should be transferred from there to Jerusalem. After all, no matter how cautious you are about recovering the Holy City, you cannot be too cautious."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will draw up your decree immediately."

"Well, Raimundo and Duleni, you have been with me for many years. This time, I will ask you to go to Alexandria and then follow the two divisions to see the battlefield, okay?"

"Ah?" These two great commanders in this plane of history, the hot-blooded young men at this time, jumped up: "Thank you for giving us such a sacred mission, we will do our best to serve you."

"Okay, I will draw up an order immediately. Raimondo, your military rank is tentatively designated as lieutenant, and Durenni, your military rank is tentatively designated as second lieutenant. Remember, you are all commanders-in-chief of the future imperial army, not ordinary soldiers who charge into battle.

Therefore, when we go to Jerusalem this time, if we really encounter fighting, your first task is to take care of yourself."

"Thank you for your care, Your Majesty!"

"Huh~" took a deep breath again, and after calming down the depression piling up in his chest, Philip said again: "Let Marca, The Times, Frankfurter Zeitung and other newspapers send military reporters to Jerusalem. We will let all European leaders

The believers know everything about recovering the Holy City!"

"As you command, Your Majesty."

...

On August 5, 1625, after repelling the Ming Dynasty's Sixth Division in Gaza, Coutinho took a short rest, especially after grabbing thirty days of ration reserves from the navy, and then led nineteen and twenty-two troops.

The division rushed towards Jerusalem. Along the way, a small number of Ottoman cavalry did appear in its sights. However, these cavalry were both small in number and poorly equipped. Therefore, they were only monitoring from a distance and did not actually attack.

.

On the 7th, the communication ship departing from Gaza arrived at Alexander. Morris was furious and could only hold his nose and issue the order to send troops for support.

On the 8th, the entire Coutinho detachment arrived at the gates of Jerusalem. The Ottomans, Arabs, and the Xingyue Cultists of all ethnic groups in the city had long since escaped: during the Crusades in the past, these white-skinned Europeans were

They killed all the Xingyue believers along the way. On the contrary, when Saladin led the Arabs to fight back, these Christians were spared.

In short, with such historical experience, not to mention the Xingyue Cultists, even the Christians here have fled a lot - God knows if these new generation of Crusaders will go crazy and kill their brothers in the church? After all, Europe

Baipi kills heretics ruthlessly, and kills heretics even more ruthlessly. Spain, the leader of the European Union, is the only country in history that has cleansed the land occupied by the Xingyue Sect so that there are no traces of the Xingyue Sect. And it can achieve this unique goal in history.

The most effective method is to roast a living person, which is really not that cruel. So, let’s escape. If we don’t escape, it will be a disaster if someone accidentally becomes a barbecue.

Therefore, after Coutinho entered the city of Jerusalem on the 8th, what he got was almost an empty city.

However, what Coutinho needs is not the population here, but the honor of the 'Recoverer of the Holy City'. Therefore, he does not care about these. After taking Jerusalem, on the one hand, he arranged for manpower to be deployed and prepared to deal with the Ottomans.

On the one hand, a military clerk was sent back along the road with a press release that he personally reviewed to find newspaper reporters in Alexandria or Crete, so as to spread the news throughout Europe as soon as possible.

As for himself, of course he went along the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to pray.

On the 9th, the Spanish 11th and 12th divisions, which had been prepared on Crete, began to board the ships and prepare to sail to Gaza.

On the same day, Morris arrived on the island of Crete and issued an order to gather four divisions and prepare to land in Gaza: this will take some time. After all, these four divisions are in a non-war state at this time and are in Crete.

The island is plagued by Greek girls and Venetian ladies. It will take at least three to five days to gather them and then get the whole army ready to board the ship.

Of course, Morris cannot be blamed for this: the second-line troops who are not fighting cannot be too tight for a long time, and the right way is to relax. It is all the fault of Coutinho who made his own decision and caught the commander by surprise. I only wish

That bastard Coutinho must be very unlucky and won't be surrounded and annihilated by the opponent's large army.

On the 10th, Philip in Rome received the report and made further adjustments after a rare outburst: two more divisions were transferred from the Alexandria front line.
Chapter completed!