Time did not pass long, and soon, after Alfonso forcibly deposed three German bishops and one English bishop, the Sanhedrin forcibly passed a proposal to re-elect the pope, and the Frenchman Marr was elected pope by a majority of votes, called Mar I,

To everyone's surprise, the former Pope Pius II was not excommunicated, but was appointed archbishop of Poland, albeit with certain dangers, but the result was much better.

The first edict issued by Mar I was that the trade operations of German cities such as the Hanseatic League with Poland and the Teutonic Knights were protected by the Holy See and not interrupted by war.

This edict played a positive role to a certain extent, but in fact, it was just that the plundering was transferred from the light to the shadows, but Frederick's purpose was achieved, and I made an effort to do it anyway, and as for the caravan being looted, then I don't know who did it, and I can't care so much.

Compared with the rescue of Constantinople, Alfonso obviously made a great effort, and the region under his rule continued to arrive in Napoli with large and small armies, and the western Mediterranean was full of sailing ships, and the port of Napoli was very crowded for a time.

Alfonso's army alone numbered more than 36,000 men, which was already a very strong force, at least compared to the Sultan of Egypt.

Charles VII also sent more than 10,000 troops, Frederick III only funded supplies and did not send soldiers, and Constantine only sent twenty warships.

After determining that the army could arrive safely, Charles VII returned to the country, and the command of the French army was taken over by Bernard, Duke of Armagnac,

With the departure of Charles VII, Frederick also returned to the Holy Roman Empire, while Constantine and Laszllo fought with the army, and under Constantine's absuspension, the command of the coalition army was placed in Alfonso's hands.

In the harbor of Napoli, Ferdinando was persuading Alfonso, Constantine, Laszlo, and the Duke of Bernard to stand aside,

"No, father, your body doesn't allow you to take such risks!!"

Alfonso did not have a son in the legal sense, that is, after his death, Aragon and Naples would have been inherited by his younger brother Juan, which is one of the reasons why he was so fond of Ferdinando, compared to his son... Or the son should be closer.

At this time, the old man was very stubborn and insisted on following the striker to Cyprus, the main task of the striker was to lay a base in Cyprus, and the main force was also the navy, and the army would not follow until later.

Seeing that the two sides were in dispute, Constantine could only come out to persuade him,

"It's better to let Ferdinando follow us, and when we have a stable foothold, you can just come over."

Ferdinand glanced at Constantine gratefully, while Alfonso looked embarrassed,

"I'm the commander of the coalition forces, how can I stay in the rear?"

"It's because you're the commander that you have to preside over the overall situation in the rear, and Your Excellency Bernard thinks so too."

Seeing that the topic had shifted to his side, Bernard hurriedly said,

"Yes, I completely agree with Emperor Constantine."

"Yes, father, let me go in your place."

Seeing that everyone was speaking for him, Ferdinando hurriedly said that he really didn't want any accidents to happen to his old father.

"Okay." After thinking about it for a while, Alfonso finally agreed, but he was still a little uneasy, and said to Constantine,

"Please take care of my naughty son, and don't let him disgrace the family."

"Don't worry, Ferdinando will be fine."

Constantine also made a guarantee, this war is really not difficult, the Sultan of the Mamluks of Egypt probably will not care about such an island at all, although its strategic location is very important, but now the country is unstable, still care about the strategy of the Mediterranean? It's been thrown out of the clouds.

Under Alfonso's watch, the fleet of which was considered to be a huge fleet at this time set sail, and the first batch of more than 50 ships and more than 5,000 troops sailed towards Cyprus, driven by the wind.

On the Byzantine flagship, the four of Constantine discussed the battle plan in a conference room in the middle of the ship.

Because of Alfonso's absence, Constantine became the de facto commander of the army, and at this time, he was also presiding over the meeting.

"Our target for this operation is the port of Limassol, occupy this port first, and then wait for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements, do you have anything to say?"

"Can you tell us more about that?" Ferdinando asked, puzzled, for he did not know as much about the situation on the island as Constantine.

"Of course, most of Cyprus are descendants of the original Crusades, and the Egyptians have little influence on the island, but the main forces on the island are the Venetians."

"Since the beginning of this century, the Venetians have continued to colonize Cyprus, and they have also occupied a great commercial interest on the island, and the Venetians have always been undisguised about their desire to annex Cyprus, and the Luzignan family has long understood this, but they have not been able to negotiate interests."

"So in 1426 the Venetians attempted a coup d'état to oust the Luzignan family, but the nobles stopped them and instead encouraged the Mamluk sultans to invade the area, but the Venetians still enjoyed great privileges in Cyprus, and our attack might alarm the Venetians."

After listening to Constantine's explanation, everyone understood that the problem of the island of Cyprus was not with the Egyptians, but with the Venetians, and if the Venetians did not agree to this action, the army would have to suffer the consequences of the destruction caused by others.

"Can't you negotiate with the Venetians?" Ferdinando couldn't help but ask,

"I'm afraid not, the conditions of the Venetians are too harsh, and if we come according to the Venetians' demands, the Cypriots will rebel against us."

There's nothing wrong with it, the Luzignan family invited you here to restore the country, not a matter of changing the master, otherwise it would be much better under the Sultan of Egypt than under the Venetians, after all, the Sultan of Egypt will not be a dark person in the open and in the dark, and the reputation of the Venetian merchants is really known to the world.

Seeing that everyone was thinking, Duke Bernard came up with a solution,

"If you want me to say, it is better to expel all the Venetians from our occupied territories out of the country."

As soon as these words came out, the strange gazes of the other three made Duke Bernard blush a little, and he did not lose his temper.

This is a typical bad idea, driving people directly is equivalent to tearing the skin with the Venetians, how do you know that they will not make any drastic moves, in case the Venetians and Egyptians unite it will be funny,

It's not impossible, for the sake of interests, you see if they can do it, in the face of their own interests, it's nonsense to talk about beliefs, and don't talk about beliefs with capitalists, talk about interests more realistically.

"What about your suggestion?" Ferdinando reluctantly turned to Constantine for his advice.

"My advice is, do nothing." Constantine responded calmly, but the answer was very unexpected.

"Nothing?" Ferdinando was puzzled,

"Yes, our purpose is only to help the Cypriots get rid of the infidels, the Venetians are not infidels, and we have no reason to do anything to them."

"Therefore, it is better to do nothing, we are not obliged to help Lucignan solve these problems, as long as the Venetians do not cause trouble, it is none of our business."

Constantine shrugged his shoulders indifferently, his early life experience made him not very controlling, as long as he could achieve his goal, even if he made some concessions, this is the lesson Constantine learned from life.