Apparently, the fleet of the Republic of Genoa set off at the same time as their declaration of war.

The Imperial fleet practically simply simply did not have the spare strength to complete the cruise on the Aegean Sea. It was the Venetians of Crete who passed the information to the Empire - the three main fleets of Genoa, a total of twenty-seven warships, had entered the waters of the Aegean Sea. Crete's coastal defense is limited, and without the order of the governor, it will not send troops to intercept it, let alone aid the empire, and it is already benevolent and duty-bound to provide some information.

"It's coming pretty fast."

In the Imperial Conference Hall, Francisco has been running in it almost every day for the past few days, but when the Genoese fleet entered the Aegean Sea, the decision-making power of the Phoenix Fleet and the First Fleet of the Empire still fell firmly into his hands - the answer is very simple, the talents of the Empire who are proficient in naval command can be counted on one hand. The Imperial Council may be able to draw up a plan in the general direction, but it cannot influence the details of the battle.

"There are still a few galleys docked at the port of Javel to prevent a sneak attack, and the total number of ships that can sail with the Ebius Radiance is now only twenty-one. We are in absolute terms of the number of the fleet, but ......" Francisco confidently patted a heavy urban gun pre-installed on the deck.

After all, the Aegean Sea is different from the Golden Horn, not so calm, with four heavy guns. It is likely that the entire hull will be overturned. However, if there is only one course, I am afraid that the Genoese people will still feel the power of technology.

As the only commercial republic sea power overlord at present, the heavy artillery used by the Venetians also stayed at the level of folding artillery, which was slightly inferior to the heavy artillery of Urban, so not to mention Genoa, even if it attached great importance to the navy, I am afraid that it had never seen a ship that could be equipped with siege-class heavy artillery.

"Alright, let's put down the locks. The Aegean Sea should still be calm and windless these days, so that other ships will not be overturned by the strong winds, and it will not be ...... Nor will the Genoese fleet escape from our encirclement by the wind. ”

Since the fall of Galata, only the East Aegean Islands remained under the control of the Republic of Genoa, and since this is the case, the area where naval battles took place is likely to be in the central waters of the Aegean Sea.

"Lord Admiral, in such a place there is an exchange of fire, once a ship is seriously injured or paralyzed, there is basically no possibility of rescue. The nearest harbor is probably also half a day's sea journey, and if you lose one, you will lose one. The deputy of the Ebius Radiance was not as optimistic as Francisco, and the number of ships sunk in the deep sea was innumerable, and the story of the so-called shipwreck treasure was widely spread in the Aegean region, the most important reason being that a sudden storm in the Aegean Sea would capsize ships sailing at sea in an instant.

"If that's the case for us...... The same is true for the Genoese. Lift anchor and hoist the sails, boys! ”

The massive hull of the Ebius Radiance was destined to be supported by huge sails. When the sail is extended, it can be described as covering the sky and the sun.

"Right full rudder!"

……

"Yanosh. General Hunyadi, long time no see. ”

The new Hungarian regent and his envoys were warmly welcomed into the purple palace. Hunyadi also did not expect that this courtesy visit would allow the emperor of the empire to personally go to the gate of San Romanus to greet him.

"Your Majesty. Living up to the trust of Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia, the Royal Election Parliament was in danger, with three more votes in favor. It played a decisive role in Galata's offensive. Hun Yati laughed, "Fortunately, von. . . The Habsburg conspiracy did not succeed, and the autonomy of Hungary was still in our hands. ”

"Then I'll congratulate you on Sophia and John, Regent Hunyadi." Constantine XI sat back on the throne, "It's a pity that these two little ones are now in Epirus and can't witness your enthronement." ”

"The enthronement ceremony is not important, Your Majesty Basilius, I came today to return a thing to the Empire, and when the time comes, can Your Majesty transfer it to Her Royal Highness the Princess for me?"

"Of course."

Hunyadi waved his hand, and the attendants behind him took out a large canvas from the wooden box.

"I used to say that I Yanosh. Hunyadi fought on the battlefield for decades, and did not have the leisure to study poetry, calligraphy and painting like the usual court nobles, but I invited the best painters in Hungary to complete this painting for Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

The canvas is slowly spread out, and in the center of it is the same paper crown that Sophia had painted for Hunyati. However, it has been magnified countless times on this canvas. And it was repainted as an accessory.

And on the entire crown, the most eye-catching thing is that in the center of the crown, the dark purple Tungsh Crucifixion Cross!

Old Agrippa, who was sitting on the sidelines, could barely believe his eyes. It is common sense that during the change of throne, for the sake of the stability of the country, no major changes will be made to all the fundamental affairs of the country at once.

"General Hunyadi...... What do you mean ......"

"Don't get excited, Mr. Agrippa, it's just me, with the upper parliamentary minority. As Hunyadi and the empire became more rapprochement, and we were separated by only a mountain, religious issues would sooner or later. For whatever reason, the number of people of the Orthodox faith is increasing in Hungary...... Perhaps it was because of religious infiltration, but the upper nobility did not completely reject this infiltration. ”

"Calm down, General Hunyadi. At this juncture, if you betray Catholicism and convert to Orthodoxy, I am afraid that the Holy See will excommunicate you completely. Soon after the death of King Hunya, the country was still in turmoil, and it should be more important to maintain the stability of domestic rule at present. ”

After listening to Agrippa's statement of the stakes, Hunyadi smiled and said, "Since I have become regent, the succession crisis has ended. I have nothing to hide in the Purple Palace - I will fight for Janos to secure the throne of Hungary and become the true king. There is still a long alliance with the Empire to survive. The sooner the issue of religious belief is resolved, the more exchanges between the two peoples will be promoted. And what does it matter if the Holy See excommunicates me once I am converted to the Orthodox Church? Besides, does he still think that the Holy See is still the Holy See of 300 years ago? ”

"You mean ......"

"The problem of religious conflict has surfaced, not to mention that the wrestling between Orthodoxy and Catholicism has made the Holy See scratch the scalp, and now within Catholicism, the Reformation has surfaced, according to those clergy in the country, for the Catholic Church, the next hundred years, I am afraid it will not be so stable."