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Chapter 1364 Return to London City

A fleet of as many as 100 galleys appeared in the Levant, and the red and white star and moon flag appeared again in the Mediterranean.The governor of Rhodes Island, Huoshan Zand Pasha, came to the town that had been plundered by the rebels.Because they were unwilling to pay protection fees to the United Fleet, the fortress here has been destroyed by naval guns, and some residents are cleaning up the ruins.

"We seem to be one step too late, the enemy fleet has already left." The deputy said to Huoshan Zand Pasha.

"It's better to leave...we can't defeat them." Huoshan Zand Pasha was still afraid.

He participated in the sea battle in the Tunis Strait. The right-wing fleet commanded by Zheng Zhibao was destroyed by the ironclad formation led by Zheng Zhibao.

Huoshan Zand Pasha escaped in the fire and smoke, and escaped from the battlefield with the rescue of his subordinates.

Seeing the fortress destroyed by naval guns, Huoshan Zand seemed to recall the tragic sea battle at that time.

The Ottoman fleet was completely terrified. Even if their most noble emperor asked them to find the combined fleet for a decisive battle again, the Pasha and the captains of the fleet were unwilling to face a powerful enemy again.

They retreated and only needed to assist the coastal towns in their defense.

"My lord Pasha, what kind of enemy did our empire provoke? Why did they attack our town?" the Levant official asked Khosan Zand Pasha with a haggard face.

"I don't know about this either." Huoshan Zand Pasha was also depressed. Logically, the Ottoman Empire didn't provoke the Chinese people much, right?

Wasn't the cause of this Mediterranean war that the Barbary pirates in Algiers captured a Chinese businessman?

But even so, the combined fleet's capture of Algiers should have been enough to appease their anger...

"Are they going to come back again?" the Levant official asked in panic.

"Our fleet has regained strength and will stop their attacks on coastal towns. Don't worry." Khosan Zand Pasha said.

Although their fleet did not dare to take the initiative to find the United Fleet for a sea battle, they could still defend and resist the attack of the United Fleet together with the forts on the coast.

After all, the Ottoman Empire is a great empire that dominates the Mediterranean Sea. They have a strong ability to recover. This winter they started work in several shipyards and pulled up nearly 200 galleys again, which can be said to be extremely terrifying.

Their ships are structurally outdated, but with their sheer numbers, they can still slowly wear down smaller nations.

However, Khosan Zand Pasha came late. After nearly a year of fighting in the Mediterranean, the combined fleet plundered a lot of wealth through the war.Their ships, laden with gold and silver, had left the island of Malta long before the Ottoman fleet entered the Mediterranean again.

"I don't know if His Majesty the King is okay. We have used the Royal Fleet for operations in the Mediterranean without authorization. I don't know if Britain has been invaded by the Spanish and Dutch fleets." Sir Pennington could see the Strait of Gibraltar in the distance.

"Continental European countries are fighting each other to the death. They don't want us to turn to each other's camp. We will be fine in London. Rather than guarding against Spain and the Netherlands, it is better to be careful of the Scots and Irish." Earl of Stratford Said.

"The King should be more tolerant of the Presbyterians of Scotland, since he is the King of Scots and English," said Sir Pennington.

"Your Majesty the King wants to make Britain as efficient as the Eastern Empire, and wants to make Britain stronger!" A young prince walked out of the cabin of the King of the Seas, accompanied by a few German mercenaries.

It's just that there is a knife mark on his handsome face, which is still very new. It was injured by a machete of a soldier of the Turkish New Army in the Great Battle of the Tunis Strait.It can be seen how fierce the battle was at that time.

Prince Rupert also injured his right leg, so he did not participate in the expedition to Egypt and stayed on the island of Malta to recuperate.The expedition to Egypt ended soon, and Prince Rupert returned to Britain with the fleet.

"Your Highness, are your injuries all right?" the two lords asked the young prince.

"It's almost done, but it's a pity that I didn't participate in the expedition to Egypt. I didn't expect the expedition to end so soon. I thought I could lead a small team as a backup after recovering from my injuries." Prince Rupert said regretfully.

"The expedition ended quickly, but we prepared a winter for this, and the firearms of the Easterners are powerful, and the victory is deserved. They hid a terrible firearm called a machine gun, which easily defeated the morale of the enemy. ’ said the Earl of Stratford.

"Machine gun? What is that, tell me."

Several British nobles discussed the details of the expedition to Egypt on the Sea King.

All the people in the United Fleet could hardly believe that the expedition to Egypt would go so smoothly.

In fact, if the island of Malta is used as a base to land in Egypt, this expedition is not too far away.The goal was simply to take Cairo, and the battle ended quickly.

"Finally I can go back to the city of London!" Standing on the deck of the ironclad ship, Li Jinde saw the north shore of the Strait of Gibraltar getting closer.

Back in the City of London, he would be able to lead the Western Company's fleet back to the homeland he had been talking about.

The ghost knows what he has experienced during this time.He was first kidnapped by pirates from the Levant to Algiers, and then to the island of Malta, the Tunisian Strait, and Egypt. It can be said that he traveled half of the Mediterranean!

"In the far east, is there really a vast and boundless sea?" Hannah changed her knight outfit, and she also looked at the strait that appeared.

It is said that as long as you leave this strait, you will find the Atlantic Ocean.

She had only heard of the existence of the Atlantic Ocean from the passing merchants, but she had never been out of the island of Malta, let alone the Mediterranean Sea.

Except for sailors, scholars, and nobles who sailed, the geography of ordinary people in Europe is actually not much different from that of Eastern people, and they know nothing about the world outside the place where they live.

"Our ocean is wider than the Atlantic Ocean." Li Jinde said proudly.

At the doorstep of China Continent is the Pacific Ocean, the largest of the four oceans.

"Speaking of which, does your brother really trust you to travel to the East? It takes two or three years to go back and forth. I'm afraid things will change." Li Jinde asked.

"Our knight order follows the dogma handed down from the Middle Ages, and has been fighting against heretics for hundreds of years. My brother said that times may have changed, and our knight order cannot always be trapped in the Mediterranean Sea. Someone always needs to go out Take a look at the outside world..."

While Hannah was speaking, her eyes were full of radiance. The fleet had crossed the Strait of Gibraltar unknowingly, and the vast Atlantic Ocean appeared in front of everyone.

(End of this chapter)