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Chapter 1625 The Queen's Top Secret Mission

The squadron of the Royal Navy of England returned to the port of Portsmouth, and the number of transport ships decreased, but there were several Spanish treasure ships in the fleet.

"This expedition to the West Indies captured Haiti and Jamaica occupied by the Spaniards. It will not only cut off the route for the Spaniards to transport gold and silver from the Central American Isthmus, but also plant sugar cane in Haiti and Jamaica. Her Majesty and the Congress will definitely pay more attention to our navy. , which can be regarded as a return on their investment.”

Sir Pennington was in good spirits when he came ashore.

Before the Spaniards and the Netherlands fought openly in the territorial waters of England, the Royal Navy was completely ignored. After Queen Sophia came to power, she revived the Royal Navy and attacked the Spanish West Indies. Now the Spaniards don’t know what to do. How did you react.

"Sirs, Her Majesty has summoned you to the City of London."

Pennington, Blake, George Monk, William Penn and others had just returned to Portsmouth when they were summoned by Queen Sophia.

They immediately set off for London, and in the City of London they were escorted by the Royal Guards to Whitehall Palace to meet the increasingly aloof Queen.

"We met the Chinese fleet sailing around the world in Barbados, and they dispatched three ships to participate in our operation to seize the Spanish colony. We robbed four Spanish treasure ships in Santo Domingo, Haiti, and obtained I took 30 pounds and distributed one of the treasure ships worth 5 pounds to the Chinese. In addition, we plundered countless gold, silver, jewelry and goods in Santo Domingo and Jamaica. All this is God Only with the favor of Her Majesty the Queen can we achieve great success." Admiral Pennington respectfully reported their expedition to the West Indies to the Queen.

"You performed well in this expedition. Next, we need to guard against the Spaniards' counterattack. The Spaniards have not discovered their two large islands in the West Indies so far. In addition, you will have a top-secret mission." Sophia said calmly.

"Top-secret mission?!" The main officers of the Royal Navy Fleet were a little taken aback.

The Royal Navy has just been revitalized, and it is going to carry out war operations one after another?

"When winter is coming to an end next year and spring is about to begin, the Royal Navy needs to send a squadron into the Mediterranean to assist the two fleets of the Chinese in dealing with the Ottoman Empire. In the past, we maintained a certain diplomatic relationship with the Ottoman Empire to contain Habs Fort dynasty, but the Spaniards have declined, we don’t need to pay attention to the Ottoman Empire’s ideas. Our England will declare war on the Ottoman Empire, and the goal of the naval squadron is to conquer Constantinople.” Sophia said.

"Declare war on the Ottoman Empire!"

The faces of the naval officers were full of surprise.

Even though the Ottoman Empire began to decline, its population and territory were still several times that of England, and there was this leading army force-the new Turkish army!

England is currently only able to see the past with the navy. As for the army, the Royal Army has just been established not long ago. Attacking Constantinople defended by the new Turkish army?

If it was Charles I who told the navy that he wanted to take Constantinople, they would think that the king was crazy.

But this is a top-secret mission assigned by Queen Sophia. The Queen allocated 170 million pounds to the Royal Navy in three years, as well as the victory in the West Indies. They are now a little superstitious about their Queen's ability, so they didn't directly regard Sophia as a lunatic. .

Even so, attacking Constantinople on the Black Sea is still an extremely dangerous thing.

"You have a winter to prepare for the battle. Keep this matter secret before going out, so this is a top secret mission." Sophia said.

"Your Majesty, the Ottoman Empire has a large population, and the new Turkish army is well-equipped. Once the war is mobilized, it can mobilize [-] troops in Constantinople. We can join forces with the Chinese to defeat them on the sea, but on land, they There are a lot of fortresses built, especially Constantinople, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is extremely difficult to take Constantinople. I don’t think we should declare war on the Ottoman Empire. The war may even lead to failure. And we have to guard against the Spanish retaliation against us, and our troops are stretched." Sir Pennington did not support Queen Sophia's idea.

"I think... Maybe the Chinese army is willing to be the main force, and at the same time gather the forces of other kingdoms in the Mediterranean to attack Constantinople. Maybe we can capture Constantinople soon. What Admiral Pennington said is also true. , we also need to be prepared for the Spaniards to retaliate against us next year. I propose to send no more than 20 warships and no more than 5 infantry regiments to participate in this operation." Captain Black, however, supported it.

"Colonel Black, your idea coincides with mine. Spain needs to deal with the French fleet and the Dutch fleet at the same time. The Portuguese have betrayed the Spanish royal family, and Spain can't use much force to deal with us. We can definitely send some troops. Rear Admiral George Monk and Colonel Blake, you two will command the Royal Navy Squadron next year in the Mediterranean, and Prince Rupert will command the army," Sophia said.

George Monk and Blake looked at each other, they were somewhat surprised that the Queen had entrusted them with important tasks.

You must know that before the expedition to the West Indies, they were only army officers and had just been transferred to the navy.Now Sophia directly asked them to lead the naval squadron to act, and already planned to reuse them.

"The two of us will lead the fleet to win glory for our England!" George Monk and Blake responded.

Sir Pennington fell out of favor. It is estimated that he led the Royal Fleet to stand on the side of the Parliament when Charles I made Sophia always dissatisfied with him.

Now Sophia has replaced the original navy generals with a group of army generals, and even Admiral Pennington, who is the commander, realizes that he will be liquidated, and it will be a matter of time before he steps down.

Pennington and others came out of the palace and accepted the queen's top-secret mission. Sir Pennington showed a worried expression: "It seems that I am old, and you young people should be in charge of the Royal Navy in the future."

He realized that maybe after this Mediterranean operation was over, the commander of the Royal Fleet would change.

George Monk, Black and others didn't know how to comfort this boss. Sir Pennington was a veteran of Charles I, and they were now naval rookies in the Queen's era. The Queen's era is coming, and it is natural to weed out some old people.

(End of this chapter)