Chapter 1519: Recruiting Documents, Castile Expeditionary Force

"Haha! Seguimi, avrai pane e vin! Reinhard, come and join me, there are bread and wine!..."

"Hllenhund! Who wants to fuck sheep with you? Who are you? You actually brought these royal hounds to block me?!..."

"...? Didn't I just say it? I, the famous Don Christopher Columbus, the admiral of Castile!..."

The climate in Barcelona in February is pleasant, and the green mountains extend to the Pyrenees in the north. The manors and farmlands of the nobles spread out in the suburbs, and the water wheels and mills in the towns turn gently along the river. The shepherds of Aragon brought sheepdogs and drove the flocks of Aragonese sheep, raising a layer of dust in the distance. These cold-resistant sheep have good meat quality, and they produce milk and wool. And the dairy sheep among them are the famous delicacy of the peninsula!

However, when the shepherd turned around the mountain road and saw the German mercenary group of nearly 200 people in the distance, and the fancy armor flags, he shuddered instantly. He looked at it from afar with fear, and saw the large group of cavalry holding the flag of Castile Castle. His knees softened and his toes were out of control.

"Holy Mother! The bully who killed people without blinking an eye met the soldiers and bandits who ate people without spitting bones... Quick! Run! My sheep, run quickly!..."

"Ah!..."

The shepherd turned around trembling, and the sheepdog howled wildly. The flock of sheep in the distance was driven and turned around and ran back. Alvaro, the captain of the royal cavalry, raised his eyebrows, looked to the north, and whispered two words. Then, an elite royal cavalry squeezed the horse's belly, ignored the Shinra mercenaries holding spears, lances, bows and crossbows, and ran straight to the shepherd.

"Da Da Da..."

"Ah! Respected...honored Knight Master!"

The royal cavalry galloped over and suddenly stopped, showing amazing riding skills. The dust raised by the horse's hooves hit the shepherd's head and face, and made him kneel in the mud in fear.

"In the name of the Royal Family of Castile, requisition military supplies! Ten, twenty...all these twenty-four sheep are left! Then, here is the money for you!..."

"Ah? This...this money?...Master..."

The shepherd crawled out two steps and counted the money bag thrown by the "Knight Master" again and again, only counting out 8 silver coins and 20 copper coins. And the 24 sheep transported to the suburban market in Barcelona can be sold for at least 40 silver coins! However, he raised his head and wanted to say something, but saw the "Knight Master" put his hand on the hilt of the sword and looked at him with a sneer on his mouth.

"What? Too little?"

"May the merciful Queen protect you, stupid Aragonese shepherd! If we were not here today, you would have taken your sheep to the market and encountered this group of scum mercenaries. Would you still want to save your sheep? You would have to leave your life behind!"

"Ah! Yes... yes... praise the Queen, praise you, the brave and capable Castilian knight!..."

"Ha! If the Queen had not taught us to be merciful, hum... why don't you take your dog and the money and get out! Get out!..."

"Yes! Yes!"

The shepherd turned and fled, and the sheepdog behind him also tucked its tail tightly, not daring to bark again. The only sounds floating in the distance were Columbus's curses and the mercenary captain Reinhard's curses in return.

"Cazzo! Bastard, shit! Reinhard, you don't remember me? I, Columbus! The great navigator to Khitan! We met three years ago near Granada in the south! You wanted to rob me at that time, but you were conquered by my charm and left in awe! We also agreed at that time that if I came back from the East, you would follow me!..."

"What the hell? The great navigator to Khitan? Granada?...Oh! You are the idiot who trembles on the donkey...Schweinehund! Mistkerl! What charm conquer? When did I make an appointment with you to follow you?...Wait! You became a Castilian noble? You...you really went to the Atlantic Ocean and found Khitan and came back?"

"Hahahaha! Of course! I, the greatest navigator Columbus, accepted the invitation of Queen Isabella and led Castile The Spanish navy went deep into the Atlantic Ocean and discovered India and Sipangu! And the Khitan was just to the west of Sipangu! …”

“Haha! The just Lord, the gold in this world is always so dazzling! Even King John II of Portugal was jealous of my unparalleled talent and my discovery that shocked the Catholic world, and imprisoned me for two years…”

“And the great and holy Queen Isabella, in order to reward me for discovering Sipangu India and to commend my unyielding spirit in prison, promoted me to the Baron of the Castilian Court and appointed me the Commander-in-Chief of the Castilian Expeditionary Force! …I will command a huge fleet of 20 caravels and carracks, lead an expeditionary force of 1,500 people, and expedition to the Sipangu Indies in the Atlantic Ocean to conquer those ignorant natives in the East for the Castilian royal family! …”

Columbus rode on his horse, looking up and laughing, very proud. For Columbus, the most enjoyable thing in life is to show off his amazing achievements in front of old acquaintances who look down on him, and to slap back the humiliation he suffered in the past few decades tenfold and a hundredfold! At this moment, he was extremely confident, loudly introducing his sailing achievements, enjoying the incomparable comfort. And at least half of the reason why he brought the royal cavalry and came all the way to recruit the other side was for the pleasure of this moment!

"Hahahaha! Reinhard, what do you think? Chi nasce povero può morire ricco! Those who are born poor can also die rich! As long as you follow me, accept the queen's recruitment order, and join Castile Expeditionary Force...my status and glory today will also be your turn in the future!..."

With that said, Columbus took out an exquisite parchment from his arms and threw it to the mercenary captain Reinhard with great arrogance.

"Go on! The Queen's recruitment order!"

“Ach, nein! Das gibt’s doch nicht! No, this is impossible!!…”

Reinhard stared, opened his mouth wide, and unfolded the parchment in disbelief. He looked at the end of the scroll at first glance and found that it was actually the signature of Queen Isabella, with the seal of the Royal Family of Castile printed on it. Then, he read it carefully again and found that it was indeed "the recruitment document of the Royal Family of Castile", or "mercenary contract renewal".

As a mercenary group that had participated in the Holy War of the Moorish Kingdom, the mercenary treaty he signed at that time did include such a clause, which was "the Kingdom of Castile's priority for recruitment."

Of course, that kind of thing agreed on paper is pure nonsense! To this day, the Kingdom of Castile still owes a bunch of mercenary groups contract wages, but they are just delaying paying them! Can the mercenaries still find reason with the Royal Army? It's nothing more than looking for opportunities to rob more, kill people and take wealth, and make up for the salary... To the mercenaries, this employment contract is just a document to fight for the employer and obtain permission to plunder.

Please...you...collect 6...books...!

"Zum Donnerwetter! Damn it! The Kingdom of Castile is extremely poor. After the Holy War, it has already disbanded a bunch of mercenary groups... Why did the royal cavalry come over to find our German army? Where’s the mercenary group?…”

"Hllenhund! I understand! It must be this hell dog on horseback, this donkey-faced Columbus! It's him who brought these royal cavalry to catch me! If I had known, I should have chopped him to death with a sword! What a devil! What about the Atlantic Ocean, what about an expedition to Sipan Ancient India! Are you stupid? If you get on the ship and enter the sea, your life will not be yours... The Lord will not bless us Shinra mercenaries, even more so the Castilians. They will only treat us as cannon fodder..."

Reinhard looked gloomy and glanced at Columbus sitting on the horse, his heart aching with hatred. He then looked at the indifferent looking royal cavalry, who were obviously old and tired of fighting. They were all wearing strong breastplates and carrying charging spears. They were obviously not good people. As long as these two cavalry charge forward and backward, his German mercenary group will be crushed to pieces.

"Damn it!..."

Reinhard had no choice but to grit his teeth and look down at the "Recruitment Document" over and over again, trying to find any mistakes. It's a pity that he, the most unreasonable leader of the Shinra mercenary team, is trying to reason with these Kingdom cavalry today...

"Ach, Gott! The date, the date of this employment document!…"

Reinhard read it twice before suddenly holding up the "employment document." A smile instantly broke out on his face, he pointed at the date written on the employment document, and shouted angrily.

"Witness the Lord! The date of this Castilian employment document is late! Our German Grand Mercenary Group has been hired by Duke Louis of Orleans in advance!..."

As he spoke, Reinhard also took out a parchment of "Employment Documents" from his arms and unfolded it in front of the shocked Columbus.

"The Duke of Orleans, Kingdom of France, sent someone to hire us half a month ago to participate in the French King's Italian War! The powerful French King is invincible and has led an army of '100,000' to conquer the entire northern Italy, conquering it in lightning speed Lombardy, Asti, Genova, Florence, Raballo, Livorno, and Pisa! ... Even the Holy See had to bow its head and let the French army enter Rome... And now, the French king's army is about to conquer the last city. The Kingdom of Sicily!”

"The Lord has witnessed! This is the contract document signed by Duke Louis! Our German mercenary group has signed to join the French side and become the most brave and powerful French king to suppress the conquered northern Italian city-states!..."