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Chapter 1633 The Second Anti-Ottoman Alliance

"No... Did I hear you right? The Queen is going to declare war on the Ottoman Empire?"

"We only attacked the Spanish stronghold in the West Indies last year, and we have already angered King Philip IV of Spain. Why are we declaring war on the Ottoman Empire now? In this way, our England has not changed from neutrality to the entire Enemies of Europe?"

After all the troops were ready to go out, Sophia convened the Parliament of England, finally announced to them that they would declare war on the Ottoman Empire, and sent a fleet to Constantinople.

Members of Congress who knew the news were stunned. Their Majesty the Queen actually wanted to declare war on the Ottoman Empire spanning three continents!

If we talk about comprehensive national strength at this time, the Ottoman Empire can be called a first-class country, and England is still below it. At this time, you want to challenge the former strong?
"Our Royal Navy's Rear Admiral George Monk and Colonel Black have made full preparations this winter. They are confident that they will lead the Royal Navy to victory in this expedition and win honor and wealth for our England." Sophia sat On the throne, he encouraged members of Congress to support the expedition to Constantinople.

"The Kingdom of Spain is at war with us, and the Spanish Armada may attack England at any time. I think it is a bad choice to declare war on the Ottoman Empire at this time and divide our troops in the Mediterranean. We will lack the necessary ships and soldiers to defend the mainland." A member of Congress stood up and said.

The rest of the congressmen also nodded in agreement. They were very afraid of the Spaniards. The other party was the first colonial hegemony kingdom. It once dominated the sea with its invincible armada, and dominated Europe with its terrifying and well-trained Spanish phalanx. battlefield.

In the 16th century, the two great powers in the West were the Kingdom of Spain and the Ottoman Empire. As a result, their queens now want to anger the two kings of the last century.

Although the limelight of Spain and Ottoman was taken away by France and the Netherlands, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse. The two powerful countries in the last century still had a lot of wealth. Spain had 1000 million people, and the Ottoman Empire was because of Egypt. Invaded by the Venetians, there are still more than 2000 million people.The two enemies combined are not something the United Kingdom can handle with 700 million people.

"In this expedition to Constantinople, the Royal Navy fleet sent only 15 warships and 20 transport ships, and the Royal Army sent 3 local infantry regiments and 1 royal cavalry regiment. A total of 8000 naval soldiers and sailors, and 3000 infantry 1000 cavalry. The main force of this expedition is not our England. The troops we sent are only auxiliary, and the losses should not be heavy. Our navy has urgently built 50 warships of various types in recent years, and more than 30 of them are already in place , plus the original ships, even if we send 15 warships into the Mediterranean Sea, we may be able to assemble 100 warships and armed merchant ships to protect the mainland in an emergency. What's more, the Dutch are willing to see the Spaniards fight us to the death, Spain People have to worry that the Armada will fall into the sand again." Sophia's words dispelled their worries.

After experiencing the English Civil War, they realized the importance of the standing army, so they spent all their money to establish the Royal Army and the Royal Navy. There are currently 16 regiments in England. If the expedition only sent 4 regiments and 15 warships, It can also be accepted by Congress that they believe that the next 12 regiments can defend England.

If the Spanish army really wants to go on an expedition to England, England can mobilize in an emergency and gather large and small merchant ships to block the English Channel. Even if the Spanish land on the mainland, they can mobilize thousands of militias to fight back.

"Six or seven years ago, a Chinese businessman named Li Jinde was kidnapped by Barbary pirates. Our Royal Navy followed the Chinese Fourth Fleet into the Mediterranean Sea. In that operation, we defeated the Barbary pirates in Algiers successively. Pirates, the fleet of the Ottoman Empire, and the Mamluk cavalry of Egypt have gained untold wealth. If that was the first Mediterranean war, then the second Mediterranean war that will follow, I believe we can still succeed.”

"The Habsburg dynasty has fallen, and Europe needs to establish a new order. We, England, must take this opportunity to surpass other European kingdoms and become a first-class kingdom, instead of being regarded as pirates by those guys on the European continent."

The Royal Navy went up to Sir Pennington, down to George Monk, Blake, William Penn and other naval officers who stood on the same front with Sophia in Congress. They strongly advocated foreign wars to expand the influence of the Royal Fleet.

"After we and the Chinese defeated the Ottoman fleet in the Mediterranean last time, the Ottoman emperor ordered a ban on trading with our merchants. Every year our Levant company faces a huge loss of 10,000+ pounds. If we can do it this time Defeating it in the war will restore trade with the Ottoman Empire, and even carve up the territory of the Ottoman Empire."

Sophia glanced at the nobles, squires, and merchants in the parliament, knowing that if they didn't see the benefits, they would not easily agree to send troops.

The benefits of opening up the market with the Ottoman Empire and carve up the territory of the Ottoman Empire do exist.

Members of Congress have gone through fierce disputes, and many people think that such an expedition is unprecedented and it is too dangerous.

But Sophia and the Royal Navy officers promised to win and lead England into a first-class kingdom, which greatly stimulated MPs.

Members of Congress finally agreed to the expedition. For the sake of interests, they gradually became fanatical, and they no longer tried to be as neutral as possible before.

Sophia stood up and made the cross on her chest: "Heaven favors England."

"God bless England!" the MPs chorused in a feverish chorus.

The expedition fleet to Constantinople was ready to go, and the Queen of England, who had won the support of the Parliament, declared war on the Ottoman Empire and expelled the Ottoman Empire's ambassador in London.

All of a sudden there was an uproar in Europe.

Now that the West is in complete chaos, it’s okay for Denmark to declare war on Sweden. Now England and the Ottoman Empire, which are more important, have declared war. Two neutral countries have joined the 30-year war. The existing order in Europe is completely out of control.

Not only that, after the Queen of England officially declared war, Chu Yun, who had not yet established diplomatic relations with Western forces, led the Eastern Legion to declare war on the Ottoman Empire as the husband of the Queen of England.

The Republic of Venice, the Knights Hospitaller of Malta, and the Kingdom of Portugal also publicly declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

Chu Yun even announced the establishment of the second anti-Ottoman alliance in the city of London. He will personally lead the alliance to expedition to Constantinople, the center of the Ottoman Empire.

(End of this chapter)