273, Recruited and surrendered the Aragonese remnants
"Yes, Your Majesty." The soldiers of the former Aragon Kingdom in the team agreed, and then quickly walked out of the team and howled at the city wall: "Are the friends above me my own?"
When the soldiers on the city saw that the soldiers below were wearing the same clothes as themselves, they answered: "Yes, although we were all soldiers of the Kingdom of Aragon before, but now we have defected to the Kingdom of France, so you leave, we cannot let you enter."
"Brother, what are the benefits of surrendering to the Kingdom of France? You might as well surrender to the Kingdom of Portugal." As he said that, he took out a bag of silver coins from his arms and said loudly: "The Kingdom of Portugal is much richer than the Kingdom of France. The great Majesty Tim is also generous in his actions. If you surrender to His Majesty Tim now, then he will never treat you badly."
"Yes, brothers, surrender to the Kingdom of Portugal like us! The Kingdom of Portugal is a country on the Iberian Peninsula, so some living habits are the same as before. The Kingdom of France is different. Some of its living habits are in serious conflict with us. I don't think you are willing to throw away your existing habits and adapt to French culture, right?"
"This..." The soldiers on the city wall hesitated when they heard these words.
Seeing that the soldiers on the city walls had a loose expression, these people quickly persuaded: "Brother, if you surrender to the Kingdom of Portugal, after the Kingdom of Portugal is unified, then there will be no war in our future lives. And the Kingdom of France is different. You also know that the Kingdom of France is fighting with the Kingdom of England at this moment, and its power is very depleted. If you insist on joining the Kingdom of France, you will definitely be sent to the scene of the King of France at that time. Whether you can save your life is a problem! I don't think you are willing to die in vain, right?"
These words only made the soldiers on the city wall feel moved.
"Sir, let's surrender to the Kingdom of Portugal. The Kingdom of Portugal is much richer than the Kingdom of France."
"Yes, sir, if we surrender to the Kingdom of France, we may be sent to the battlefield by the King of France, but after surrendering to Portugal, we will not have to fight again!"
"The Kingdom of Portugal is similar to our living habits. I think it's better to join the Kingdom of Portugal, sir."
The leading general lowered his head and thought for a while before waved his weapon: "Anyway, the Kingdom of Aragon has perished, and anyone who surrenders will surrender. Since the treatment of the Kingdom of Portugal is better than that of the Kingdom of France, then opening the city gate to surrender to the Portuguese."
The soldiers cheered and hurriedly opened the city gate to welcome the arrival of the Portuguese. In fact, these soldiers also hoped to join the Kingdom of Portugal. After all, the Kingdom of Portugal has accumulated a lot of material wealth over the years. If they join the Kingdom of Portugal, there will definitely be no problem to have enough food in the future.
There is another more important aspect, that is, in the hearts of these Aragonese soldiers, the Kingdom of Portugal originated from the Iberian Peninsula and was a country directly in the Iberian Peninsula. Therefore, compared with the Kingdom of France, these soldiers have a more special mood about the Kingdom of Portugal.
"Look, I'm right?" Tim turned around and said to Prince Siglas and others: "I said not to kill the Aragonese soldiers who wanted to surrender before. They are still useful. Now I see that it is much more reliable to persuade these Aragonese to surrender than to persuade these Aragonese to surrender."
"But, are they Aragonese? Will they have different intentions with us?" Prince Siglas said worriedly.
Tim smiled slightly and shook his head: "The Kingdom of Aragon has been destroyed, and these Aragonese people must be very panicked. If there is no strong country behind them to protect their interests, then their future lives will never be able to go on. Therefore, there are only two ways before them, one is to build their own country, and the other is to join other kingdoms."
"It is impossible to build a country with their current capabilities, so they can only consider integrating into other countries. As long as they treat these Aragonese citizens sincerely, they will definitely be one with us."
In the Middle Ages of Europe, although the nobles mastered a large number of means of production, all the fruits of labor still needed to be completed by the people. It can be said that the masses of the people were the important factors that determine whether the country was strong.
Tim had long planned to deal with the remnants of the Aragon Kingdom: suppress the nobles, win over the masses, and use truth and care to convince them to join the Portuguese Kingdom sincerely and serve the power of the Portuguese Kingdom.
"These Aragonian nobles must not be kept, so after entering the city, we will only kill all the nobles and do not harass the civilians." Tim turned around and ordered Prince Siglas: "As for these remaining Aragonian troops, I think you must have a way to control them, so I don't care what methods you use or what methods you use, as long as these soldiers firmly obey the command of the Kingdom of Portugal."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will do it one by one." Prince Siglas nodded quickly.
While the two were talking, the city gate had been opened, and some soldiers from the city ran out to salute Tim: "See the great His Majesty Tim."
"Well, did the French not leave an army in the city? Just handing over the city to you with such confidence?" Tim asked with a smile.
The soldier quickly replied: "Your Majesty, the French did not leave any army, but only some French nobles, and they were drinking in the company of the Aragonese nobles."
Tim winked at Prince Siglas. Prince Siglas understood that with a wave of his hand, the elite Portuguese soldiers had already taken the lead in entering the city to massacre the nobles.
In a short while, a team of Portuguese soldiers carried many heads and bet many nobles out.
"Your Majesty, all the Aragonese nobles have been killed, and now these French nobles have been captured by us."
Tim nodded with satisfaction and turned to the Aragon soldiers and ordered: "You go forward and identify it, and see if the heads of the Aragon nobles are all here? Check if there are any missing?"
The Aragonese soldiers were frightened by these methods and their calves were weak and their bodies were trembling and unable to stand firmly.
A few bold ones suppressed the fear in their hearts, walked up to check their heads one by one before reporting: "Your Majesty, there are no omissions."
Chapter completed!