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Chapter 1349 Six Nations Allied Forces
The cold winter is gradually passing, and the smell of gunpowder smoke is getting stronger and stronger over the Mediterranean Sea.

In the Port of Venice, as many as 70 Venetian galleys, armed merchant ships, and Calaisian warships were on display. 7000 Venetian soldiers and Greek mercenaries boarded the ships. In addition to them, there were 10000 naval soldiers and slaves as oarsmen.

At present, Venice and the colonies under its control have 12000 infantry and 25000 navies, and this expedition directly sent half of the troops.

"Konal, it's up to you and your brave soldiers whether our Venice can break through the declining predicament in the Mediterranean Sea. Take Cairo and turn Egypt into our colony. This is the promise made to us by the Chinese and the British, As long as Cairo is taken, after the war they can give us Cairo, Alexandria, and the banks of the Nile as colonies. The Turks have taken our island of Cyprus, and we will take their province of Egypt. Our Venice The most lacking thing is population, and if we want to restore our glory in the Mediterranean Sea, we need to occupy more territories." The consul of Venice said to Commander Andre Konar before the expeditionary force set off.

"We, Venice, want to control Egypt, going further than controlling Cyprus. Will it be beyond our reach?" Before the expedition, Konar still had a little doubt about the decision of the Congress.

"This is a joint decision made by all members of the Congress on the principle of the minority obeying the majority. We, Venice, have inevitably declined due to the opening of the Atlantic route, and we urgently need to find new opportunities. This is an expedition that determines the destiny of the country. If we control Egypt , you will be able to obtain the traditional trade route from the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean." The consul said with his hands behind his back.

He shoulders the heavy responsibility of the Republic of Venice, and the Republic of Venice is based on commercial interests.This time the expedition to Egypt was a gamble on the fate of the country, and it would burn to the territory of the Ottoman Empire after the war, instead of Venice's colony in the Mediterranean.

Once the merchants of Venice traveled across the Mediterranean Sea and became wealthy. The British dramatist Shakespeare created the play "The Merchant of Venice".

But with the decline of Mediterranean trade, the Venetian Republic, like the Ottoman Empire, inevitably declined.

All countries are struggling painfully at the divergent points of history, trying to find a way to break the situation.

Whoever controls the ocean will continue to prosper.On the contrary, it will inevitably decline until it becomes a vassal of other countries.

"I see," Conner said.

He also didn't know if he could survive the expedition to Egypt. His opponent was the famous Mamluk cavalry of the Egyptian dynasty.

The Venetians were able to fight against the Ottoman Empire with warships on the sea, and the expedition to Egypt was not a water battle on the Nile, but a large-scale battle on land.

"set off!"

Conor boarded the warship, and more than 70 ships carried the Venetian expeditionary force to the island of Malta.

General Ludowig of the Papal State led 3000 soldiers and believers of the Papal State on the route to Malta. The ship he was on was hung with a flag with a Pope’s crown and two keys. One key opened the gate of heaven and the other Take the key to open the gates of hell.

This expedition was not only a crusade against the infidels, but also a containment of the Ottoman Empire's influence in the Mediterranean.

The Spanish governor of Sicily sent 2000 Italian mercenaries to join the expedition.

The Habsburg dynasty ruled Spain, Portugal, Austria, the Kingdom of Sicily, the Spanish Netherlands and other vast territories at the same time, as well as a large number of overseas colonies.

The Ottoman Empire was always thinking about conquering Vienna in Austria, and the Habsburg Dynasty was also working hard to stop the offensive of the Ottoman Empire.

If it can cause some trouble for the Ottoman Empire in Egypt, the Spanish Empire, which is also ruled by the Habsburg family, is also willing to help the United Fleet.

Of course, the governor of Sicily did not seem to be very optimistic about this expedition to Egypt. The Habsburg dynasty was at war with France, the Netherlands, and Sweden. He only sent an expeditionary force of 2000 people.

The Sicilian army, just north of Malta, was the first to reach the island of Malta and join the Allied forces.

Sun Xu, Sun Chuanting, Zheng Zhibao, Sir Pennington, and Castella looked at the Italian peninsula soldiers coming down from the Sicilian warship.

"Does the Sicilian army have combat effectiveness?" Sun Chuanting, as the incoming infantry commander of the Six Nations Allied Forces, needs to understand the fighting will of his comrades.

What this kind of coalition forces are most afraid of are teammates like pigs. If they are deployed to the flanks, their unauthorized rout may lead to the collapse of the entire battle situation.

Especially when the opponent is the Egyptian Legion, which is dominated by elite Mamluk cavalry.

Only a tight infantry formation can deal with cavalry, and once the formation is chaotic, it will give the cavalry a chance to break through.

"The fighting power of the Kingdom of Sicily is hard to describe. The Spanish Empire's army can be divided into three classes. The most powerful army is the Flemish Army on the battlefield of the Netherlands. They have experienced decades of wars, big and small. Every moment They are all kept in a tight state. The second rank is the legions of Spain and Portugal. The third rank is Sicily and other non-native troops. Unfortunately, the Kingdom of Sicily does not belong to the elite of Spain." Castella said helplessly Said.

"That is to say, the Spaniards came to perfuse our Sicilian army?" Sun Chuanting felt a little headache.

"The Spaniards are fighting for hegemony with France and the Netherlands. Their elites are on the European battlefield. It is not bad to send 2000 Sicilian soldiers to help us. I guess they are full of doubts about being able to take Cairo. Even if they sacrifice 2000 Sicilian soldiers It will affect their situation on the European battlefield," Castella said.

"How about the armies of Venice and the Papal State?" Sun Chuanting could only pin his hopes on the other two armies.

"The Venetian merchants have money, and the soldiers they train are very effective and can stand the test. The soldiers of the Papal State have enough faith, and they can be reliable," Castella said.

"It's okay, we still have 10000 soldiers who can be dispatched with confidence. After the capture of Cairo, Egypt will be handed over to the Venetians, and they will fight hard. As for whether they can hold Egypt after our coalition forces withdraw from Cairo, it is none of our business." It's over." Sun Chuanting said.

Wanting to let the Venetians, who are most eager to fight, send out half of their troops, the United Fleet promised to hand over Egypt to the Venetians.However, the coalition forces are only responsible for taking down Cairo, and they will pat their ass and leave if they get a vote.The Venetians wanted to truly replace the Ottoman Empire and take over the Egyptian province, and they had to clean up this mess and face the counterattack of the Ottoman Empire.

(End of this chapter)