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Chapter 1637 Attack of the Ottoman Army

Hundreds of galleys, transport ships, and rowing boats docked, and teams of Ottoman Turkish soldiers stepped on the shallows and set foot on Crete. There were tens of thousands of people, red and white stars The moon flag and military flags of various colors are waving in the air.

The army of the Ottoman Empire was equipped with all kinds of equipment. Some of them held heavy matchlock guns, while others held cold weapons such as spears, bows and arrows.This army is like locusts all over the mountains and plains. They come from many vassal territories enslaved by the Ottoman Turks, most of them are cheap cannon fodder.The eastern-style centralized system allowed the Ottoman Empire to easily assemble tens of thousands of troops, and each dispatch was mighty.

A Turkish nobleman is riding on horseback, and beside him is a well-equipped Turkish army consisting of Greeks, Bulgarians, Albanians, Serbs and Bosnians. Matchlock guns and copper cannons once caused panic in Europe.

"Yusov Pasha, there is a fortress near our landing point, and there seem to be hundreds of Venetian defenders in it, do you want to capture that fortress?" A mid-level officer asked the commander of the massive attack on the Mediterranean Sea, the emperor's son-in-law Sirada · Yusuf Pasha asked for instructions.

"His Majesty the Emperor is full of hatred for the Venetians, conquer this fortress and kill all the defenders inside." Yusuf said coldly.

Dozens of artillery were pushed onto the island of Crete, and the fierce artillery fire bombarded the fortress of Santo Deo Island, which was held by 500 Venetian soldiers.

There were 5 Ottoman soldiers plus auxiliary soldiers, 100 times the number of defenders in the fortress. Fierce artillery bombarded the parapet of the fortress, and many Venetian soldiers died under the enemy's terrible offensive.

Venice and the Ottoman Empire competed for the Mediterranean Sea for 200 years, and the Ottoman Empire snatched the Venetian colonies in the Mediterranean Sea, and the two sides had deep grievances.

Four days later, the last wall was broken, and the Turkish soldiers rushed in. The guard, in order not to fall into the hands of the opponent and suffer abuse, lit a large amount of gunpowder buried in the ground of the fortress.

Earth-shattering explosions swept through the entire fortress, and the houses inside the fortress and the Turkish soldiers pouring into the fortress were all engulfed in raging flames!
The Ottoman commander Yusuf, who had not yet stepped into the fortress, broke into a cold sweat for himself. The Venetian defenders chose death between becoming slaves and accepting the cruelest torture or death.

The violent artillery sound could even be heard not far from the Candia Fortress in the southernmost part of Crete, where the main force of Venice was assembled.

The corner of the eye of the defense commander of Venice in Crete, Konar, twitched suddenly. He noticed that a fortress was trying to die with the Ottoman army.

Conor once participated in Sun Chuanting's expedition to Egypt's six-nation coalition operation. This time he led 2500 marine troops to Crete, and merged with the original 5500 defenders of Crete with 8000 people to defend this city. Colonial island in the Mediterranean Sea by Venetian merchants.

Crete has 26 residents. For the Venetian Republic, which has a native population of just over 10, this colony is very important, second only to the Egyptian Cairo colony they have now obtained.

They must do everything in their power to defend the island.

"Zulian's garrison may be dead."

Conor was worried when he heard the explosion of the Santo Deo Island Fortress.There are only 500 defenders in the fortress of Santo Deo Island, and it is almost impossible to defend it without the help of foreign aid.

"Commander, shall we go to rescue the fortress of Santo Deo Island without dividing our troops?" A Venetian officer asked.

"Our population in Venice is too small. According to intelligence, the Ottoman emperor conscripted 5 infantry to land on Crete, and the division of troops will only be defeated by them. Fortunately, I have organized the people on the island to retreat to our city of Candia in advance. Then retreat to our Venetian mainland. As long as we all stay in the fortress and clear the wall, their Ottoman Empire will maintain a long sea transportation line..." Konar said.

To win more with less, basically you can only rely on a strong bastion to win a little chance of winning.

"Is the Pope willing to send enough troops to support us? We Venetians have blocked the Ottoman Empire's offensive for the Western world on our own. If we hadn't been here as guardians, the Ottoman Empire might have invaded the hinterland of Western Europe long ago! "

"The Pope has sent a fleet to the periphery, but they are afraid of the deterrence of the Ottoman fleet and dare not cut off their retreat. Spain, which is most likely to assist us, has been repeatedly defeated by France, and they have no extra troops and financial resources. Support us. General, our only hope is the Chinese and the English."

"Huaxia people..."

As the defense commander, Konar seems to have thought of the six-nation coalition expedition to Egypt with Sun Chuanting and others six or seven years ago.

Venice has not achieved such an achievement for a long time, and it was a group of Orientals who helped them regain their glory.Now that Venice's colony in the Mediterranean is at stake, it still depends on people from the East to solve the problem.

I just don't know what treaty the Great Council of Venice signed with the Chinese, so that the other party would be willing to send an army to fight in the Mediterranean again.

You must know that war consumes a lot of money and does not have enough benefits. No one is willing to fight for their own face and reputation. Such people are purely tyrants.

"Immediately send letters to Venice and Malta to ask them for emergency help. We in Crete expect to be able to hold the main fortress within two months, and it will be hard to say after two months." Corner didn't know that the expedition fleet had arrived Where did he go, now the only thing he thinks about is asking for help, asking for help, asking for help again.

The current expedition fleet has arrived at Valletta Castle in Malta, the stronghold of the Knights Hospitaller of Malta.

The island of Malta is not big. Originally, Chu Yun led the expedition fleet and wanted to go straight to Crete, which had a larger area and more sufficient supplies.But when they were about to arrive on the island of Malta, they heard that the Ottoman army had landed on Crete, and Crete had become the frontline battlefield for the coalition forces and the Ottoman Empire, so they could only use Malta as a base.

Dozens of warships, merchant ships, and fishing boats were moored in Valletta on the island of Malta. The Knights of the Hospital and the islanders found many large ships docked. After a few years, they learned again that the anti-Ottoman alliance was established. Once they wanted to completely remove the threat of the Ottoman alliance to the Mediterranean, they couldn't help welcoming the arrival of the coalition forces with cheers.

The Knights Hospitaller also has many experienced sailors, and they also have many ships suitable for fighting in the shallow waters of the Mediterranean Sea, which can perform tasks that Chu Yun and his ordinary large ships are not capable of.

(End of this chapter)