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Chapter 1318 Marching to Constantinople
"What?! You want to march on Constantinople?! That is the capital of a great empire with a population of 3000 million that once fought against the entire Europe by itself!"

Hearing the officers of the Kyushu Army tell their plans, the drunken British officers, nobles, and members of the Knights of the Hospital put down their wine glasses and yelled.

Sun Xu, Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhibao and others did not expect these Europeans to be so afraid of the Ottoman Empire. It seemed that Constantinople was an invincible place for them.

In fact, they who came from the Eastern Empire really didn't know the pressure and fear that the Ottoman Empire caused to European countries. It was not just a battle of national strength, but also a battle of consciousness and belief.The Ottoman Empire annexed Greece, the Balkans, North Africa, Asia Minor, Egypt, and the Levant. It spanned three continents, and had a centralized imperial system in the East. It had a standing army. The efficiency of war mobilization was higher than that of European countries in the 15th and 16th centuries. It was not until the European countries began to establish their own standing armies and military reforms in the 17th century that the threat posed by the Ottoman Empire gradually became smaller.

The so-called emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention that the current Ottoman Empire is not emaciated, but just showing signs of fatigue.

Europeans are still full of fear of the Ottoman Empire and try to avoid confrontation with them.

However, the officers of the Kyushu Army, who also came from the Eastern Empire and were equipped with a large number of new firearms, did not think much of the Ottoman Empire.

"According to our plan, one of our assumptions is that when Algiers is blocked, their navy will come to help, and then we will defeat their naval main force at sea and force-land the Barbary pirates in Algiers. But their navy It seems that the speed of mobilization is too slow, and it takes a lot of time to get here from Constantinople, so there is no sign of their navy. We want to play against their navy and see the strength of the Ottoman navy. "Sun Xu, as the captain of the Fourth Fleet, wants to fight the Ottoman Navy, and see how powerful the mighty empire in the Mediterranean is.

Sir Pennington, Admiral of the British Royal Navy, had some information about the Ottoman Empire. He said hesitantly: "Although the Ottoman Empire navy was defeated by the coalition forces of the Spanish Empire, the Republic of Venice, and the Papal State more than 60 years ago, their recovery ability They are extremely strong, and they have built more than 200 galleys in just six months. They have a large population and slaves, and they can continuously produce ships that seem backward to us. With these ships and the ability to replenish losses at any time Sailors, not many countries want to go to war with them. A war with them would turn out to be a terrible attrition. That's why wealthy Venetian merchants have been losing their Mediterranean holdings for the past 100 years, because the Ottomans can afford it Long wars lasting decades, and the population of Venice will not allow them to consume like this."

"More than 100 years ago, our hospital knights were stationed in Rhodes Island. Later, 10,000+ Turks and their servants landed in Rhodes Island like locusts under the transport of 311 galleys. The red and white star and moon flags were overwhelming. At that time, Adam, the Grand Master of our Knights Hospitaller, had only 500 knights, 500 infantrymen, [-] novice monks, and thousands of residents of Rhode Island. Our Knights Hospitaller stood firm with an Italian-style bastion In three months, the Turks suffered huge losses. The emperor of the Ottoman Empire took the initiative to persuade them to surrender and let the head of the regiment lead the knights and their property to leave Rhode Island. This ended the war. The tactics of the Turks are often based on locust-like The army, whether it is infantry or navy, is all over the mountains. They have a large number of poor cannon fodder troops, which are the most humble people in the Ottoman Empire, rushing to the forefront of the siege team with bare hands. The emperor promised them that after breaking the city, they can loot the spoils , so their morale is high."

Castella, the current grand master of the Knights Hospitaller, told them about the Great Siege of Rhodes Island more than 100 years ago, that is, after the Siege of Rhodes Island ended, the Knights Hospitaller applied to the Holy Roman Empire for a The island of Malta in the center, which is now the Knights of Malta.

The terrible thing about the Ottoman Turkish Empire is its crazy explosion. A war that lasted for several years, it can explode several times, repelling waves and waves. Regardless of the army or navy, this year gave them huge casualties , Next year they will drive a group of servants to fight you.Their navy can also explode a naval fleet composed of hundreds of galleys every year under full operation. It can be said that when a war breaks out, the entire empire is a war machine.

If it weren't for the emergence of bastions in Italy, which made the war more protracted, the Ottoman Empire would have even had the opportunity to sweep across Europe.The existence of the bastion allowed the Knights of Malta's more than 1000 regular army and thousands of residents to plunge the Ottoman Empire into a long and endless long-term war without reinforcements.It can be seen that military reforms have begun to change the strength of European countries and the Ottoman Empire.

In short, it is difficult for the Ottoman Empire at this time to continue to shake the European countries as before, but it still has a terrible ability to explode troops, let alone march to Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

When they arrived in Constantinople, maybe the Ottoman Empire could gather 20 troops and a large number of artillery for defense!
"To attack Constantinople from the Mediterranean Sea, our combined fleet has to pass through the Dardanelles. The Turks have built a large number of forts on both sides of the Dardanelles! The width of the southwest of the Strait is less than a mile, you should know What does this mean, right? We need to sail towards Constantinople with the guns on both sides of the coast! They can deploy a lot of artillery on the strait as long as 30 miles! Even if we break through the blockade of the Dardanelles , will also have a decisive battle with the opponent's fleet in the Sea of ​​Marmara before arriving in Constantinople. Constantinople has tens of thousands of new Turkish troops, a large number of artillery, and 10,000+ local cannon fodder troops. Their reinforcements can provide continuous support from land in Asia Minor and Greece. Their pirates in the Aegean Sea and North Africa can cut off our retreat and supplies from the water! So theoretically, it is impossible for our combined fleet to capture In Constantinople, it is indestructible." Castella, who was an enemy of the Ottoman Empire, said firmly.

(End of this chapter)