Chapter 21 - The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
The news of the successful campaign never reached Emperor Felipe. With the death of his eldest son, the emperor had refused to eat and developed an uncurable disease. The day before the news arrived, he succumbed to his disease and passed away. His son, only 6 years old at the time, was simply too young to rule over the empire. A regency council was necessary to govern the large expanding empire. However, there were oppositions to the new heir, José.
A pretender, whose name has long been forgotten, took up arms believing that he was destined for the throne of Spain. Yet, the imperial army wasted no time putting down such a minor convenience. With the death of the pretender, José had no more opposition and only needed to learn how to rule the empire. The regency council, holding most of the power, ensured that the empire continued to run with efficiency. The people of Spain were enjoying a period of peace until a nearby neighbor decide to ruin the moment.
The regency council prepared an emergency meeting. The previous emperor had warned the Ottomans from starting any ways as he feared they will continue to get stronger. The council, knowing full well the consequences if they let the Ottomans run free, decided to take charge in the war.
With the successful campaign in Western Africa, the empire was able to spare a lot more troops to Egypt. Therefore, Spain was in a much better position this time to handle the Ottomans. When the Ottomans received new of Spain's intervention in the war, they decided to focus all their forces against the Jalayirids in hope to eliminating them from the war. This was a big mistake as the Spanish troops were quick to take advantage. With their newly developed firearms, the Spanish steamrolled their enemy. Soon, the Ottomans realized that defeat was inevitable and decided to accept a peace with minor losses.
The news of the successful campaign never reached Emperor Felipe. With the death of his eldest son, the emperor had refused to eat and developed an uncurable disease. The day before the news arrived, he succumbed to his disease and passed away. His son, only 6 years old at the time, was simply too young to rule over the empire. A regency council was necessary to govern the large expanding empire. However, there were oppositions to the new heir, José.
A pretender, whose name has long been forgotten, took up arms believing that he was destined for the throne of Spain. Yet, the imperial army wasted no time putting down such a minor convenience. With the death of the pretender, José had no more opposition and only needed to learn how to rule the empire. The regency council, holding most of the power, ensured that the empire continued to run with efficiency. The people of Spain were enjoying a period of peace until a nearby neighbor decide to ruin the moment.
The regency council prepared an emergency meeting. The previous emperor had warned the Ottomans from starting any ways as he feared they will continue to get stronger. The council, knowing full well the consequences if they let the Ottomans run free, decided to take charge in the war.
With the successful campaign in Western Africa, the empire was able to spare a lot more troops to Egypt. Therefore, Spain was in a much better position this time to handle the Ottomans. When the Ottomans received new of Spain's intervention in the war, they decided to focus all their forces against the Jalayirids in hope to eliminating them from the war. This was a big mistake as the Spanish troops were quick to take advantage. With their newly developed firearms, the Spanish steamrolled their enemy. Soon, the Ottomans realized that defeat was inevitable and decided to accept a peace with minor losses.