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Chapter 1629

New England is experiencing an unprecedented snowstorm, and the city of London has also seen several heavy snowfalls in what appears to be an unusually cold year.

The knights of the Knights of the Hospital are stranded in the city of London, and they are waiting for the Chinese and English fleets to go to the Mediterranean island of Malta in the spring of next year.

"I didn't expect the Chinese to agree to establish a second anti-Ottoman alliance so easily. Now we can be assured of peace of mind on the island of Malta."

"The English also agreed to support us. This time the Ottoman Empire will suffer another setback in the Mediterranean. The new Turkish army is very powerful, but their huge galley force is outdated. They are definitely not our alliance's opponents on the sea."

"The ambassador of Venice has sent people back to Venice ahead of schedule for combat preparations. Next year, a large number of Venetian troops and supplies will be transported to Crete as a supply base."

The Knights of the Hospitaller had high hopes for the second alliance against the Ottoman Empire.

After the establishment of the first anti-Ottoman alliance, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations quickly captured the Egyptian province of the Ottoman Empire. That victory made their hospital knights and Venetian merchants highly respect the force of the Chinese people, so the second anti-Ottoman alliance The Ottoman alliance is still headed by the Chinese.

"I always feel that their purpose is not just to defeat the Ottoman Empire's attacking forces." Grand Master Castella was in the tavern with a few knights, but he noticed something was wrong.

"Grand Commander, they asked us and the Venetians to prepare a large amount of supplies in Malta and Crete. Such a request is not too much. Could it be that they have other purposes?" asked a knight.

"There is nothing wrong with the fact that they asked for supplies, but they asked the Venetian merchants to collect as much food, grass and gunpowder as possible in Italy, Greece, Egypt and other places. The last time they came to the Mediterranean, they took Egypt from the Ottomans and handed it over to the Venetians, and this time they want to divide the Ottoman Empire? Greece or Levant?" Castella clearly noticed details that ordinary knights didn't.

"Hiss—are they trying to divide the Ottoman Empire into several different regions?" The knights of the Knights Hospitalier thought carefully.

How do you feel that the Chinese people are like crap sticks, forcibly dividing the Ottoman Empire with a population of 3000 million. After the First Mediterranean War, the Barbary pirates in North Africa did not listen to the emperor's orders, and half of the wealthy areas in Egypt fell in the hands of the Venetians.

The Venetians had half of Egypt and more population to fight against the Ottoman Empire, which made it impossible for the Ottoman Empire, which was the only one in the Mediterranean, to rise.

"I don't know whether the Huaxia people are just to plunder wealth, or a strategy of checks and balances. However, what they do has nothing to do with our little hospital knights." Castella put the malt wine in his hand Drank it down.

The size and territory of the Knights Hospitaller are too small, so that they can only take care of the one-acre three-point land in front of them. As for the game between the big forces, they can't speak and there is no need to speak.

He also did not expect that the island of Malta, where the Hospitaller Knights were located, would become an excellent port coveted by the Kyushu Army.

If it wasn't for this excellent port in the Mediterranean, Chu Yun might not be willing to send troops to help them.

They also didn't know that the goal of the second anti-Ottoman alliance was not as simple as frustrating the Ottoman Empire's revenge. Its goal was Constantinople, which once made European countries fearful.

For the expedition in the spring of next year, the Fourth Fleet, the Zhili Fleet, the Imperial Guards Brigade, and the Far West Expeditionary Force tens of thousands of people are preparing for combat in private and strengthening training.In addition to these four troops, there is also a 4000-strong Indian mercenary stationed in Lisbon, Portugal, to help the underpopulated Portugal defend the city.

Chu Yun did not recall the 4000 Indian mercenaries.

Soldiers are more expensive than elites, and next spring the army will go on an expedition to Constantinople to make a quick decision. There is still a big gap between Indian mercenaries and the local army, and they are definitely not as useful as the local army.

Under the urging of Sophia, the Royal Navy has an expeditionary fleet of 15 warships to participate in next year's operations. The commanders are Rear Admiral Monk and Captain Black, while the Army is three local infantry regiments and one The forces of the Household Cavalry, commanded by Prince Rupert.

Except for a few senior officers who knew the combat plan for the spring of next year, the rest of the middle and junior officers and soldiers knew nothing about the plan for the expedition to Constantinople. They only felt that the intensity of the training had increased slightly.

The English Parliament also knew nothing about the Queen's transfer. Now the Queen leads the Royal Army and the Royal Navy. Except for declaring war and launching a war, the permission of the Parliament is required, and other transfers do not require Congress to ask.

If Congress were told now that war was to be declared against the Ottoman Empire, the news might leak out soon.

However, someone caught the wind and caught the shadow and noticed the movement.

Among them, the most sensitive ones are the ambassadors of various countries stationed in the City of London, especially the ambassadors of France, Spain, and the Netherlands, the three most dazzling European kingdoms.

"The Venetian ambassador seems to be frequenting the business houses of the Chinese people recently, and has frequent contact with their ministers of etiquette. If the Venetian ambassador did not reach any secret agreement with them, I can hardly believe it."

"Don't the Venetians stand with us? They are also European countries, and they should keep advancing and retreating with us!"

The ambassadors of France, Spain, and the Netherlands met in private to exchange information.

Although Spain is still at war with France and the Netherlands, the threat of England has forced them to consider diplomatic unanimity.

"I have a piece of information here. The Ottoman Empire intends to use force against Venice and Malta. The Venetians must be looking for the Chinese to act as foreign aid. Our Spain has always been the protector of the Mediterranean world, but the war with you has consumed national strength, and now we are unable to protect Venice. People, they will think about finding a new backer. I said, the war between our Spain and your France and the Netherlands should also end? This will only benefit the Orientals and the English." The Spanish ambassador said .

"You Spain need to recognize our independence as the Netherlands."

"The Habsburg dynasty needs to cede the sovereignty of Alsace and Lorraine to us France."

The Dutch and French envoys were aggressive.

"It's all because you don't want peace talks." The Spanish ambassador was also in a stalemate with them.

(End of this chapter)