After some deliberation, the coalition finally decided to attack Konstantiniye, dividing his forces to prevent the Turkish army from raiding their rear.

This task was handed over to the Russian servant army that followed the Xia army on the expedition, and although the Russian general Boris Khossovsky was a little unfamiliar with this order, he could only agree to it in the face of the pressure of the suzerain.

You know, the Russians have always called themselves the Third Rome, and they have ambitious dreams of recovering Constantinople, but now Constantinople is in front of them, and they can only be sent to defend Edirne, which is unacceptable to anyone.

However, they could only slander themselves in their hearts, Boris Khossovsky led his Russian soldiers to Edilne in frustration, and they set up camp far from the city, although Boris was dissatisfied, but he also knew that if he failed in his duty, it would be the whole country that would suffer, so in this case he still fought hard and stared dutifully at Edirne.

The Poles gloated at the dejected appearance of the Russians, they were close to a feud with the Russians, the war between the two countries had only been over for a few years, and it was very reassuring to see the Russians deflated.

The coalition then marched to Constantinity, and when they reached the city of Constantinier, many Polish soldiers, Cossacks, and Tatars were immediately shocked by the magnificence of the city, marveling at the splendor of the empress and lamenting her fall into the hands of the infidels.

Then the Christians and Orthodox Christians secretly resolved to conquer the city for the glory of God and the Virgin Mary, so that the glory of God would come to this great city, which had been defiled by the pagans for centuries.

On the contrary, the soldiers of the Xia army looked at their allies mockingly, only feeling that they were like a bun of dirt buns who had never seen the world, Constantinier was admittedly magnificent, but it was obviously not enough in front of Jiang Ning, the capital master of Great Xia, Jiang Ning, whether it was the size of the population or the economic development, he had thrown Constantinier several streets.

Even if you don't compare Jiangning, take a step back and take Yanjing, Beiping, Xijing, Chang'an, and even the capitals of some densely populated provinces, which are not comparable to Konstantiniye.

In contrast, the city is just a little taller.

In addition to being shocked, Sobiesky did not forget to take this fortress, he knew very well how easy Konstantinye was difficult to defend, even if it was conquered by the Turks, after hundreds of years of development, the city was still very strong, and it would be difficult to conquer it from the front without investing hundreds of thousands of people at one time.

He remembered the Fourth Crusade that took place in 1204, when the Crusaders landed on the Galatian Peninsula, conquered the Galata Tower, and lifted the large iron chain across the Golden Horn to allow the fleet to break through, but now the sea control is not in their hands, and there is no reference value at present.

In the Siege of Constantinople in 1453, it is said that the Turks broke through a small door that the defenders forgot to close, and with this lesson, the defenders would certainly not make the low-level mistake of forgetting to close the door, which is also of no reference value.

While Sobieski was thinking about it, an officer of the Xia Army who knew Polish came up to him at some point and asked him to go and talk to Fu Xinghua.

Sobiesky did not refuse, only took a guard and a translator to meet Fu Xinghua, and after the two met, he did not talk nonsense, Fu Xinghua said directly to the point:

"General Jan, this Constantiniye is your great city in the west, I think you should have a deep understanding of it, and please introduce it to us, so as to prepare for the next siege."

Sobiesky listened to the words and did not refuse, and from 1453 onwards, he introduced the history of Konstantinnier to these allies who had come from afar, and after hearing his high opinion of the city's defense, Fu Xinghua and several other generals looked at each other a few times and exchanged opinions.

After Sobiesky finished speaking, Fu Xinghua thought about it and said, "So, this city is difficult to conquer from the front, and we can only do a long-term siege, or wait for your other allies to arrive?"

He also had a slight presence in the southern wars of the Holy Alliance, in which the Polish-Lithuanian Federation participated

That's why he asked.

Sobieski quickly realized that Fu Xinghua was asking about the allies in the south, he nodded, and said, "The Spanish and the navies of the Italian states have taken control of the sea in the Aegean Sea, and I can write to invite them to march to Konstantinier and join us to besiege this city."

Fu Xinghua frowned slightly, his action made Sobiesky's heart tighten, thinking that the top general of the Xia army was not satisfied, but Fu Xinghua then nodded and said, "Then trouble you, before that, build a siege camp outside the city and prepare for a long-term siege."

After speaking, he looked at the lieutenant generals beside him and muttered, "It's just that there is no way to contact Su Guogong, the enemy's warships have cut off the communication channel, and I don't know what happened to Su Guogong."

"When their navy arrives to defeat the Ottoman ships, they will be able to restore contact with the Duke of Su." Adjutant General Zhang Pu said.

"That's all there is to it." Fu Xinghua said.

Immediately, the coalition forces began to build a siege camp outside the city of Konstantiniye, but because most of the trees outside the city were cut down by the defenders in advance, the soldiers had to go all the way to cut down the trees in the distance, which made them can't help but curse their mother, and also extended the construction time of the siege camp.

Taking advantage of this time, the defenders in the city had a new move, and they saw that most of the soldiers took off their armor and went to cut down trees, and the defense looked loose, so they had the idea of going out of the city to raid.

After obtaining the consent of the Grand Vizier, a Turkish general counted nearly a thousand Sipahi cavalry to open the city gates and launch a surprise attack on the siege camp outside the city.

The Turkish army did not focus on the difficult Xia army, but raided the camp of the Polish-Lithuanian Federation, and those Polish-Lithuanian troops did not expect that the Turkish army would dare to take the initiative to go out of the city to raid under such circumstances.

By the time they could react, the Sipahi cavalry was almost rushing into their faces, and the horsemen roared into the unfenced camp, brandishing their spears and sabers and stabbing at the panicked Polish soldiers, one by one falling under their horses, and the screams and screams of men resounded throughout the camp.

By the time Sobiesky arrived with the hussars, most of the Sipahi cavalry had already withdrawn to the city covered in blood, and only a few and most of the lost ones remained here, and were quickly killed by the angry soldiers.

Before retreating, the Sipahi cavalry did not forget to set fire to the tents and wagons stacked with grain and grass, and in the crackling flames, the faces of Sobiesky and the Polishian nobles looked extremely blue.

"General, this Pole is really lax, and he can still be successfully attacked by the enemy army out of the city, and he can successfully withdraw to the city." After listening to the report of his soldiers, Zhang Pu turned to look at Fu Xinghua, who was sitting on the main seat, and said.

"Heh, these Xiyi are too straight, even the Tatars of Mobei may be able to play with them at will." After the other general finished speaking, it immediately caused the others to laugh unbridledly.

The corners of Fu Xinghua's mouth also rose slightly, and he said, "Okay, the attack on the Poles has also reminded us, let the soldiers be vigilant, if the Ottomans can still do their old tricks on us, it will be a loss of face for the Celestial Empire."

"Whoa!"

The generals heard what he said so seriously, and hurriedly agreed.

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On the other side, the letters written by Sobiesky quickly left Thrace and passed through the Ottoman-controlled areas, and it took half a month to finally enter the Peloponnese and arrive in Athens, the temporary stronghold of the Holy Alliance.

The allied commander of the Holy Alliance was Don Juan José of Austria, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Spain, who was the regent of King Carlos II, and after learning that the Pope had promised the crown of Greece, he personally went to the front and was elected commander-in-chief of the coalition by virtue of his power in Spain.

When the Polish messenger handed him the letter, the ambitious bastard quickly flipped through it with a look of joy on his face.

He immediately gathered all the generals and announced to them the decision to march on Konstantiniye, and in the face of the doubts of the generals, he took out the letter and said in a loud voice:

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The Turks are in danger of being overthrown at any time, our allies are in Constantinople, and they are in dire need of our help, do you want to continue your stay in the poor mountains of Greece, or do you want to join me in this great battle that will go down in history?"

His words startled the crowd for a moment, and then the generals and nobles shouted: "Go to Thrace, go to Constantinople, fight for God!"

"Pass my orders, prepare the whole army, and in three days board the ship and set sail, aiming for Constantinople!"

Don Juan José of Austria shouted.

Immediately, there was a burst of cheers.

The order of the allied commander-in-chief quickly spread throughout the army, and when the officers and men of the army learned that they were going to Constantinople, everyone had a look of joy on their faces, and the wealth and prosperity of Constantinople had been spread in the West for thousands of years, and even if it fell into the hands of the infidels, the reputation of this great city was not affected.

What's more, most of the city's inhabitants were converted to the Green Cultists, and as long as they were able to storm Constantinople, they would have a legitimate reason to loot and loot and make a fortune from it.

Amid the cheers and anticipation of the coalition forces, three days passed quickly, and hundreds of warships of the Holy Alliance, carrying tens of thousands of soldiers, left the port of Athens, sailed into the Aegean Sea, and headed for the Bosphorus.

This major move of the coalition forces was not known to the defenders in time because Constantinniye was attacked on all sides, and it was not until the advance of the Holy Alliance approached the Bosphorus that the Ottoman navy blockaded it was finally discovered, and then sunk in front of the defenders under the onslaught of the Holy Alliance's navy.

The navy of the Holy Alliance immediately seized control of the Bosphorus, and the defenders of Galatai Tower looked at the enemy warships on the sea, and everyone had a look of despair on their faces.

The Holy League's navy, carrying tens of thousands of Spanish, Italian, and German soldiers, landed on the Galatian Peninsula in an attempt to emulate the Crusaders who captured Constantinople in 1204 by capturing the towering Galata Tower and opening access to the Golden Horn.

However, after hundreds of years of development around the Galata Tower, a small satellite city had also formed around it, and the Allies could not take it for a while, and the nobles looked at the strong walls and the towering Galata Tower that could be clearly seen behind it, and everyone had a sad look on their faces.

Don Juan José looked at the satellite city, thought for a moment, and then ordered the soldiers to camp outside the city, first stationed here, and then slowly think about the way to attack the city, and at the same time ordered people to contact the Polish and Listonic army and the Xia army in the other direction, hoping to obtain a tripartite meeting.

He quickly got a response, and King Mihau I and Fu Xinghua both agreed to the tripartite talks, because the presence was the highest status of King Mihau I of the Polish-Lithuanian Federation, so the location should be set in the Polish-Lithuanian camp.

On September 5, 1673, the three parties met at the camp of Polí, where Don Juan José brought only a few delegates and guards from various countries, during which José was the first to propose a commander in charge of unified command during the siege to coordinate the attacks of the various divisions.

Although he did not say it directly, his intentions were almost known to everyone in Sima Zhao's heart, and Jose believed that he led the Allied forces to land in Greece and was recognized by the Allied forces, so he should be the commander of the allied forces.

But Fu Xinghua thought that he was the general of the Heavenly Empire, where was he willing to accept the command of this small country in Xiyi, even if he could accept it, it was impossible for the arrogant soldiers of the Xia Army to accept it.

Moreover, the war was able to reach Konstantinniye so smoothly, and it was all due to the contribution of his Xia army, and in any case, this commander should also be accepted by him.

King Mihau I was also unconvinced, he ruled the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth of strong country, and cooperated with the Xia army to defeat the Turkish army one after another, all the way from Moldavia to the city of Constantinille, this Jose wanted to compete for the power of the commander when he first arrived, how could he accept it?

As a result, the three parties were temporarily deadlocked, and neither could convince the other, and Adrian Giustani, the general of the Popal State who came with José, saw this and hurriedly came out to play a round and proposed to put the matter aside for the time being

Set aside and discuss how to attack Konstantinniye next.

Seeing that someone came out to play a round, the atmosphere between the three parties eased a lot, and Fu Xinghua also took the opportunity to ask that the allies could help transport their troops in Anatolia to increase the strength and chances of victory in the siege of Konstantinier.

In order to get the support of the Xia army, or to appease the Xia army, Jose agreed and ordered people to start preparing to receive Daniel Zhang and his army.