[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-empire-spain":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-empire-spain-rise-of-the-empire-spain-chapter-41":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rise of the Empire: Spain",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2364969,4632,"Chapter 41: The Suppression of the Rebellion","rise-of-the-empire-spain-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>Although Vitoria is the second-largest city in the Basque region, it is, in the final analysis, only a small city with a population of less than one hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For such a city, the artillery of the Spanish army was a devastating blow, and coupled with the fact that the positions of the Basque rebels had long been known, this offensive was fought with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being bombarded by the Spanish army, the Basque rebels quickly lost their morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Basque rebels still did not even understand how they had become rebels; only a short time ago, they had been ordinary workers in a factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is Councilman Anlike? The government troops have already reached Vitoria; why hasn't any news come through?\" Basque rebel leader Matisi Anhatuoer, facing the bombardment of the Spanish army, looked flustered and ordered someone to find Councilman Anlike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been agreed that Matisi Anhatuoer would remain still for the time being, while Anlike would use his connections in the Senate to scout the situation of the Spanish army, and then decide whether to surrender or continue fighting based on the battle situation in Zaragoza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that the Spanish army had reached their doorstep, why was there still no news from Councilman Anlike?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About ten minutes later, a soldier with a panicked look reported: \"General, Councilman Anlike is gone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Matisi Anhatuoer’s eyes held seventy percent shock and thirty percent panic. He stood up instantly, ignoring the pain in his thigh as it struck the table, and said in disbelief: \"What did you say? Councilman Anlike is gone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, General. We went to Councilman Anlike's residence; not only is Councilman Anlike gone, but his wife and children are also missing,\" the messenger soldier replied after catching his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matisi Anhatuoer plopped back into his chair, his eyes filled with seventy percent despair and thirty percent resentment: \"Damn traitor, everything is over. He has ruined the Basque, he has betrayed us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current situation, how could Matisi Anhatuoer not see that Councilman Anlike had been prepared for a long time, and that even the arrival of the Spanish army might have been orchestrated by Councilman Anlike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, facing the encirclement of the Spanish army, it was impossible for him to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, because of the agreement to remain still that he had made with Anlike, there were more than 3,000 Basque soldiers inside Vitoria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Vitoria was occupied by the Spanish army, these 3,000-plus Basque rebels and he himself would all fall into the hands of the Spanish army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, what should we do?\" His subordinate looked at Matisi Anhatuoer with some anxiety, the panic in his eyes clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Matisi Anhatuoer was also hesitating. Should he make a final stand and fight the government troops to the death, or surrender early to try and win Primo's forgiveness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the current situation was clearly more suitable for an immediate surrender, would Primo forgive him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the thought of his fate after surrendering, Matisi Anhatuoer began to waver, his eyes filled with confusion and annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He regretted being blinded by profit and agreeing to launch a rebellion with Anlike to threaten the government. He regretted even more that he had easily trusted Anlike and had not kept an eye on him, allowing Anlike's family to escape Vitoria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, the government troops have entered the city!\" Before Matisi Anhatuoer could think it through, a soldier suddenly rushed in, breathless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? Where is our army?\" Matisi Anhatuoer stood up abruptly again, his eyes filled only with despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The government troops seem to know the location of our army; the outer troops surrendered after enduring a few rounds of shelling, and now the government troops are rushing toward us,\" the soldier continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's over, everything is over. Damn Anlike, you are a sinner of the Basque, you will go to hell!\" Matisi Anhatuoer finished this sentence full of resentment, then his whole body seemed to lose its strength, and he said to the two soldiers in front of him: \"Surrender, surrender! God is not on our side, God has abandoned us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two soldiers received the order and left, Matisi Anhatuoer's expression became calm instead. He looked at the door with dull eyes, then closed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anlike, I wish you an early trip to hell! God, please punish the sinner who betrayed the Basque!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Basques surrendered, and Primo led his army to occupy Vitoria with ease, capturing all the mutinous Basque soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming that the Basque rebel leader Matisi Anhatuoer had committed suicide, Primo left 5,000 soldiers to maintain order in Vitoria and look for opportunities to recover Bilbao in the north, while he led the remaining main force east toward Zaragoza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Basques had been dealt with, it was time for a life-and-death battle with the Catalans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Primo had participated in the First Carlist War; he knew that the existence of the Carlists was a scourge and an unstable factor for the current Spain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Primo decided to resolve the Carlists once and for all in this war, clearing away the trouble of internal strife for Spain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, one must secure the interior before resisting external threats; if even small troubles within Spain could not be resolved, how could Spain talk about achieving a revival and returning to the throne of European powers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over in Zaragoza, a not-so-intense defensive battle was underway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason it was not intense was that the Catalan army did not have a high desire to attack, as if they were just going through the motions like a long-married couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was also because the artillery fire from the Spanish army was truly fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the enemy's dense artillery bombardment, the morale of the Catalans had long since fallen from its peak at the time of the mutiny into the valley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocked at Zaragoza for such a long time, the Catalan army had simply not been able to get close to Zaragoza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Carlist faction, discussions about this war had never stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After being blocked at Zaragoza, Carlos VII knew that things were looking bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, the alliance between Catalonia and the Basque could have influenced more than half of northern Spain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the Catalan army was directly blocked at Zaragoza, and the Basques were completely unable to resist the government troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the situation developing like this, victory was impossible, and the response strategies proposed within the army were one more unreliable than the next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, marching south to Valencia, bypassing Zaragoza directly to penetrate toward Madrid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were the government troops fools? Even if they could bypass them to Madrid, could they break through the capital of Spain in just a few days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they could not break through Madrid in a short time, the army at Zaragoza would definitely return to reinforce. At that time, facing the pincer attack from the Madrid garrison and the army from the direction of Zaragoza, they would die even more miserably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second update, asking for support! New book begging for follow-up reading! Follow-up reading is very important, thank you to all readers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1197,"2026-06-25T09:27:12.995Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0b7d049495a1ee014d69d3353176dc4d98d39dc9355d09420759b05b50e48ee9","rise-of-the-empire-spain-chapter-42","rise-of-the-empire-spain-chapter-40",493,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-empire-spain-cover.jpg"]