Historically, the Ottomans did not have much conflict with the pope.

Of course, the Pope always wanted to organize more crusaders to clean up the Ottomans, but in real history, since the Hundred Years' War between England and France, basically no one has done any crusades anymore.

The white crane didn't believe that the Pope could play any tricks.

Lan Hai didn't believe it even more, so Lan Hai said: "Do you want to let go of the waterway, and then let the Ottoman sailors go to fight the Pope?" ”

"If you let go, will you go?" Shirakawaru did not believe that the Ottomans would engage in a full-scale war with the Ming until they were fully prepared. At present, what is being fought for is the land left before Byzantium, not the original territory of the Ottomans, so if it is lost, it will be lost.

The Ottomans must have had some logistical problems as they headed north.

At least that's what Blue Sea thinks, the sentence just now is a complete joke, even if the Mediterranean Sea is released, the Ottomans may not dare to come in.

"The progress of the canal is too slow, and we need more people to dig the canal, so ...... "Blue Ocean" naturally means that there is a war, and only by fighting can there be enough prisoners of war to dig the river.

You know, the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal can kill a lot of people.

There are not enough troops, and there are not enough weapons, Bai Minghe does not support the war now, he is waiting, waiting for Daming to give him enough support.

"Well, let the Ottomans go to war with the Pope's followers." Caesar also believed that it was a good idea to choose to meditate for the time being, and it was the best policy.

Liu Mingxuan's West African fleet brought a large number of crops from South America, and a large area of land in West Africa, with the efforts of countless slaves, cultivated endless grain fields, and the land here was very fertile. And there are plenty of natural fertilizers in many places.

In West Africa, large herbivores such as wildebeest have huge amounts of droppings, and in some places dig more than a metre deep for natural fertilizer.

The wild cotton sheep provided sufficient meat for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and also allowed the Ming Dynasty to export to Portugal and Spain in exchange for the silver of the Ming Dynasty, but the large fields still seemed too few people.

Finally. On the day of the wedding of Shirachia and Angela, Shirakawa heard two pieces of good news.

"It's not like this every time, when I got married to Huaiyu, the cave house was going to travel far away that day, will it be you who are fixing me this time." Bai Minghe complained loudly at Lan Hai and other generals.

Lan Hai didn't explain and gave Bai Minghe a telegram.

When Bai Minghe saw it, the whole person felt comfortable, and the telegram came from the port of Djibouti.

Xu Chengzong came, and he threw half of the fleet at the Daming East African military port in Djibouti. Here is led by Xu Yongning, who left the people on the ship in the port of Suez, and he took 5,000 Ming elites, 30,000 Japanese elites, and 100,000 Nanyang people. This fleet will return and bring 30,000 elites from Little Luzon, 30,000 from Goryeo, 30,000 from the Japanese, and 10,000 from the Ming Dynasty. and 50,000 Nanyangs.

When he comes back for the third time, he will bring 5,000 families of the Ming Dynasty. Putting down roots in Egypt. Officially took over the southern mouth of the Suez Canal, which belonged to Daming, and the 200-mile canal area belonging to Daming.

The second piece of good news is. Luo Tong, who has stopped at the port of Djibouti for half a year, will also go north, he has 300,000 war horses, of course, 70% still need to be retrained to become excellent war horses, and he has 70,000 watts under his command and needs equipment.

Better news. From Temasek to the port of Djibouti, the new fleet took only 37 days. Of course, if it is a pure cargo ship, it is estimated that it may be faster. But the kingdom of Delhi in Tianzhu does not seem to be very friendly, and the escort of the Ceylon fleet is very necessary, otherwise there will be a huge risk.

It is not a problem for a boat to pull two thousand standard boats to pull three or four hundred people. Therefore, within half a year, 5,000 households of Daming can come to Suez.

"Wait, in two months at most, Wei Guogong will be in the Mediterranean."

"Okay, let's study how the next battle will be fought." The white crane was in good spirits.

Not only the white crane, but also Caesar were very excited, the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty arrived, and there was also a very powerful Mongolian cavalry that had fought with the Ming Dynasty for many years.

Shirakawaru was excited, and he hoped to take France and then advance to the north of Europe.

A circle was drawn throughout Europe, isolating the Pope in the Apennines.

Waiting is anxious, from the thirty-fifth day after the wedding, Bai Minghe sent a telegram to the port of Ceuta every day, asking Liu Mingxuan if he had seen Wei Guogong's fleet, Liu Mingxuan, he would answer once a day, he didn't see it, but once he saw it in the Ming military port in the northwest and south corner, there would be a telegram sent up.

Finally, on the thirty-ninth day, Wei Guogong's flagship called back to the northwest military port of the Ming Dynasty.

Day forty-five.

A year and seven months ago, the Ming people came to Europe for the first time, and the entire Strait of Gibraltar was closed, and the entire strait was completely vacated for the Ming fleet to pass guò. One year and seven months, five hundred and seventy days later, all the ports of Portugal and Spain received a notice from the Ming people.

Neither warships, nor merchant ships, nor even small fishing boats, could pass through Gibraltar. The time was three days later, and then for a full five days, all ships were banned from passing through Guò Gibraltar.

The two Alfonso V met and came to the narrowest point in Gibraltar. The Great Lighthouse of Tarifa on the North Shore.

"The Eastern Empire has sealed the sea, will there be any big people coming?" The young King of Portugal speculated.

"It is said to be a duke, whose ancestors have made countless feats for the Eastern Empire. Among the four existing dukes of the Eastern Empire, there is also one of his nephews, who is the most prominent family in the Eastern Empire after the imperial family. From the Admiral of Ceuta I had heard of some of the deeds of the duke. Alfonso V of Spain said from the sidelines.

Although the Portuguese came into contact with the Ming people earlier.

But the older king knew a lot of people in the countless trades of the Ming Dynasty, and he also heard a lot of stories about the Eastern Empire. Especially the most famous sailors of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Ming Royal Praetorian Navy has not moved, and it is estimated that it will not move."

"Yes, an imperial imperial guard will not be dispatched lightly, once it is dispatched, it will be a national war." The King of Portugal also endorsed this analysis.

"This one, I heard that it is the Nanjing Navy, one of the four major naval divisions in charge of the Eastern Empire. I have also heard rumors that His Majesty the Prince of Byzantium did not actually have his own navy, and that when he went to sea he borrowed a large part from one of the naval units, and then borrowed a small part from the South Sea Navy. ”

"He's got thousands of boats with him." The King of Portugal sighed.

Before he could sigh, he saw the shadow of the ship in the distance.

The first detachment, all 2,600 slender warships, pure warships, what they want is to pay equal attention to degree and firepower, which is the table of the pinnacle of shipbuilding technology under the Ming Dynasty.

The detachment advanced at about fourteen knots, each boat as close to the shore as possible, to check the shore for safety, and to see if there were any hidden enemies.

Immediately afterwards, three hundred ships, each no less than the Empress of Osville, rushed into the strait at the same time, and the one in the center was at least fifteen meters longer than the Sagara Dragon, and the mast was even taller. An old general in golden armor stood at the bow of the ship, one hand on the hilt of his sword.

This boat, Xu Chengzong likes it very much.

However, he borrowed it, and originally this one was specially built for Deng Hailong, the Dragon King of the South China Sea, because he was going to travel far away, so he borrowed it. Of course, to use an ancient allusion, this is called Liu Bei's borrowing Jingzhou.

At this moment, two boats, one in front of the other, entered Gibraltar. The one in front was flying the Portuguese flag, and the boat in the back was flying the double flag with the Grand Duke of Venice and the Holy See.

"Trouble!" After the King of Portugal said something to himself, he picked up the telescope he had bought from Da Ming.

An officer walked up to the old general in gold armor, and after whispering a few words, he only saw the old general nodding. Looking further ahead, the ship at the front waved a flag and signaled to give way. Then four ships began to add, and it seems that such a degree is not the limit of the forward fleet.

The Portuguese boat was approaching the shore, and four boats flew past him.

Just as the two Alfonso V were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the four ships in front suddenly opened the door of the gun compartment, and looked at the dense gun ports on the hull, and while they were still stunned, the two ships in front opened fire, all of them on the side boats, and in the blink of an eye, the ship of the Grand Duke of Venice was broken into a pile of broken wood.

Most of them died in the shelling, and only a few were alive.

The daughter of the Grand Duke of Venice cried out for help on the water, and the young lady who could rank in Europe was terrified. Holding a piece of wood in one hand in the water, and then shouting incessantly.

There was no ship, only to see the huge battleship crashing into the pile of debris like a beast on the sea.

Of course, there are also the daughters of the beautiful Venetian Grand Dukes.

Xu Chengzong, who was standing at the bow of the boat, heard the personal guard next to him report: "Guogong, it seems that the king of Portugal mentioned by General Liu on the shore, there is a flag in the guard. Also, there was a woman in the water just now calling for help! ”

"Inform the fleet that no reduction is allowed without the order of the Duke of China, and any ships that stand in the way and do not surrender to our Ming will be crushed. And you, the woman has, all the pieces in your way are shattered. Xu Chengzong sneered: "Bai Minghe is still too young, he doesn't understand, what is military might." ”

There could not be any more people alive on the whole Venetian ship, there were more than 3,000 ships here, and the formation of the Strait of Gibraltar was like a thousand people rushing, and those who fell into the water had absolutely no chance of survival. (To be continued!)

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