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Chapter 1325 The Imperial Navy Arrives

The United Fleet entered the island of Malta. When they held a banquet, they did not realize that the danger was approaching.

In Tripoli, a North African port south of the island of Malta, another important port for North African pirates, the Ottoman fleet that has been missing has arrived, and the surrounding fleet is still gathering!
More than 200 large and small galleys are crowded in the harbor of Tripoli, and the red and white flags of the stars and the moon are fluttering!
This fleet assembled fleets and pirate ships from Constantinople, Rhodes Island, Cyprus Island, Egypt, Tunisia and other places, and it is mighty!

The leader of this powerful fleet is none other than the current Grand Vizier Barjlan Pasha of the Ottoman Empire, who is the prime minister of the empire with one man under one man and over ten thousand men!

The Pasha of Tripoli personally brought a group of Barbary pirate chieftains to meet the great men from Constantinople.

The emperor of the empire regarded the blockade of Algiers by the combined fleet as a challenge to the Ottoman Empire!Only the Ottoman Empire has ever taken the initiative to provoke wars, and no other country dared to provoke the Ottoman Empire. He could not tolerate the decline of the huge empire left to him by previous Ottoman emperors!

"Karamusha, what's the current situation in Algiers?" Barilan Pasha walked off the largest galley warship coldly, making the Barbary pirates tremble with fear at every step.

Behind him is a group of officers and dignitaries from Constantinople, who were sent by the emperor to command the war and intend to gain military merit from it.

Before they disembarked, the elite new Turkish army had already taken control of Tripoli, absolutely protecting the safety of the dignitaries of Constantinople!
Even though the Barbary pirates were somewhat semi-independent pirate kingdoms, their allegiance was to the Ottoman Empire, and the Ottoman Emperor had undeniable authority!
If the grand vizier is dissatisfied with them, the Barbary pirates will be like stray dogs, and neither Constantinople nor Vienna can tolerate them.

"Algiers just sent people here...they..." Tripoli Pasha's tone was tense, with sweat on his forehead.

"How are they?" Bar-Ilan Pasha asked coldly.

"Algiers has fallen, Pennion Fortress has been breached, and the enemy fleet is sailing towards the depths of the Mediterranean Sea without a trace!" Kara Musha Pasha of Tripoli said hastily.

"Trash!" Bar-Ilan Pasha shouted.

Karamusha Pasha and the other Barbary pirates were trembling, for fear that the Grand Vizier would spread his anger to their party.

"That guy Murat can't even defend for three months? Doesn't he know that it takes time for us to gather the fleet of the entire empire!" Bar-Ilan Pasha was furious.

"Murat Pasha reported that the enemy landed from Morocco, disguised as Arabs and launched a surprise attack from behind them. They had no time to withdraw their troops back to the fortress for defense, but the enemy quickly blasted the gap with gunpowder. After desperate resistance, they did not The enemy, captured by the enemy, most of the casualties..." Kara Musha Pasha said cautiously.

"Desperately resist? I think these cowards surrendered without further resistance! The number of heretics in the Hospital Knights is so small. With the fortress, they can hold back our [-] Ottoman army, and they fell in two months!" Bai Yi When Lan Pasha was angry, no one dared to appease his emotions, for fear of running into bad luck.

Not only the Barbary pirate leaders were afraid, but the officers and dignitaries who came from Constantinople also did not dare to provoke the Grand Vizier.

Bar-Ilan Pasha scolded for a while, and finally calmed down: "Since Algiers has fallen, and the empire has lost face, if we go to Algiers and bring Murat back to His Majesty the Emperor, His Majesty will also take him back." You will not let us go. You should understand what it means to fail and make His Majesty lose face? Not only you, even I may die..."

Karamusha Pasha and other dignitaries and pirate leaders shuddered when they heard the Grand Vizier's cold words.

"The failure to defend Algiers is due to Murat's ineffective defense. What does it matter to our fleet? We have tried our best to gather sailors and galleys to arrive, and there is no delay in the middle!" A dignitary exclaimed.

"Idiot! What His Majesty wants is not such vague words as trying his best! What His Majesty wants is victory and the maintenance of the authority of the empire!" Bar-Ilan Pasha's forehead was bulging with veins.

That's right, he was an official under one person and above ten thousand in the Ottoman Empire, but the emperor above him was the real power holder!The emperor only needs to smash his seal himself, then he is no longer the grand vizier of the empire!
Not only his subordinates, he who is in charge of commanding the fleet is also afraid of being executed by the emperor because of this matter!The Grand Vizier has changed several times in the past few years!

"Then what should we do..." The dignitaries and pirate chiefs all looked at Bar-Ilan Pasha in bewilderment, and they also realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Has it been confirmed that the mysterious fleet that captured Algiers is the British and the Chinese?" Barylan Pasha asked Karamusha Pasha who knew about the matter.

"According to Murat's report, it was indeed these two groups. Later, the Knights of Malta also joined their fleet and helped them capture the coastal defense fort." Karamusa Pasha quickly replied.

"Hospital Knights? It's that group of unkillable rats again. They will always be against our empire!" Bar-Ilan Pasha heard that the Hospital Knights were also involved, and he gritted his teeth with hatred. "Where is this fleet now?"

"I don't know. The only thing that is certain is that they have not left the Mediterranean Sea to the west, but continued to sail eastward and entered the hinterland of the Mediterranean Sea." Kara Musha Pasha said.

"They have already sacked Algiers, so what is their next goal? What forces will provide them with supplies? Is it the Knights of the Hospitaller, the Papal State, Genoa, or the Venetians?" Bar-Ilan Pasha thought about the nearby Forces, they are all countries or forces that are in conflict with the Ottoman Empire.

"Maybe it will be on the island of Malta of the Knights Hospitaller." Kara Musha Pasha had a premonition.

Since the report from Algiers states that the Knights Hospitallers assisted the Combined Fleet, it is highly likely that the Combined Fleet was in Malta.

"Your people are scattered, and you must find the traces of this combined fleet! Defeat them and restore face to our empire and His Majesty the Emperor. This is the only chance for us not to be punished!" Barilampa Xia has gone crazy.

"We'll find them!" Karamusha Pasha and the rest of the Barbary pirate chiefs anxiously assured.

(End of this chapter)