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517 The Port of Athens

In this battle, the Ottoman Empire lost all the transport ships and one-third of the warships...]. The opponent only had two rounds of strikes, and those who rushed over quickly from the water can be understood as the overture of the second round of strikes.

With more than a hundred ships left behind, the Admiral of the Navy of the Os Empire chose to retreat.

When retreating, the Ottomans who fought desperately were a little surprised. Unlike his expected forced breakthrough, these ships did not intercept themselves, but instead gave up some waterways, and he also restricted his subordinates from doing anything to cause war.

These ships do not look like Mediterranean ships. They are pure sailing ships without oars, huge and flexible.

The yellow skin on the ship, the armor is not the style that the Mediterraneans may have.

The Ottoman Empire is different from other Mediterranean kingdoms. They are in Central Asia and are the intersection of Eastern and Western cultures. Some merchants have also come into contact with the Ming people, so this must be the Ming fleet, which has actually crossed half of the earth to come here. So why? This battle was inexplicably strange, with no reason to start or end.

The Admiral of the Ottoman Empire's Sea Kingdom did not consider the losses of the defeat, and he also hoped to know why the Ming people came here.

The Saint Khan, the overlord of the grassland, was also killed by the Ming people in seconds. This statement is correct, but it is killed instantly. The artillery technology of the Ming Dynasty is even more terrifying than rumors, with a long range and an amazingly fast firing speed. But they arrived here on an expedition without logistics and supplies. More importantly, they have no horses.

Only ships cannot defeat the powerful Ottoman Empire unless the Ming people have a greater conspiracy.

There was still fighting on the dock, and the Ming Dynasty's Marines had already attacked and would be killed if they did not surrender. The musket array had greater lethality than bows and arrows. Rows of armour-less slave soldiers were shot and shot to the ground in turn with muskets.

There were still several ships that did not retreat in battle. The Ottomans were not used to surrendering, and surrendering would lose everything.

But the Ottoman Empire was too big. It was so big that they did not have enough troops to support a powerful empire. After taking Constantinople, they changed their policies to many vassals who had previously been favored, and they had a large amount of conscription and a large amount of tax revenue.

The Queen of Oliviare is still approaching the Port of Athens at a uniform speed.

Regardless of whether there is still fighting around, whether the surrounding sea water is red or blue, the Queen Oliviare is stable in speed. The huge hull is many times larger than the small boats in this port.

The port is still fighting, and many Ottoman army is unwilling to surrender, but more people have already flocked to the dock.

Whether it was the fighting soldiers or the strong men who participated in the war, many ordinary people rushed to the dock.

When the ship slowly approached and began to slow down and prepare to enter the port, the crowd separated on both sides, and the gray-haired Patriarch of Athens was surrounded by many people to the forefront.

The old man cried, and he asked for help. But the pope wished they would disappear forever because of different ideas.

He prayed, but his Lord did not seem to have given him enough help.

He called and summoned countless people who were unwilling to be enslaved to continue to organize resistance. When he met the Christian kings who surrendered to the Ottoman Empire, he was once desperate.

When Athens, the last pride of Byzantine Empire in the Mediterranean, was besieged, the last princess of Byzantine came back.

The Queen of Osviale, this name means that the Byzantine Empire is still there.

Bai Minghe handed a manuscript to Angela and then returned to the boat warehouse by himself. At this time, Angela's stage alone was not needed. His existence was not needed.

"The people of the empire...

A speech worth 20,000 words, Angela was interrupted by her tears dozens of times. She was interrupted by the people's crying, cheering, and silently. Caesar has always been guarding her, and Archbishop Ora brought her a clean handkerchief. This is Angela's stage.

Go back to Constantinople...

A young man shouted, and the whole dock was boiling.

"Everyone, please give Her Majesty a rest. We will return here from a long voyage of 100,000 miles. Of course, we will take Constantine's back. But the Byzantine warriors cannot lose their lives for no reason. We will fight, and we have allies!"

Caesar shouted because he saw the Ming Dynasty's Shagara Dragon King approaching.

Allies, what are there any more tangible ally than this huge and unparalleled giant ship?

If Anqia in dress is a blooming rose, then Huaiyu in dress is a quiet lily. Huaiyu only showed her face. As support for Angela, she only had no need to give a speech here, nor did she need to contact the Byzantine nobles.

Of course, Byzantine nobles were basically dead.

Either they were killed by the Ottoman Empire or betrayed the Byzantine Empire. Some of the jihadists summoned by the two great patriarchs of Athens and Alexander disappeared.

The jihadist was originally called the crusader, but now it is to protect the bravest warrior in his homeland.

The people have retreated, and even if they do not have enough food and weapons now, they are still happy because they have hope again.

The Temple of Patonon, the later generations, has been completely destroyed, and the temple still maintains its style at this time.

The Temple of Patenon, the temple of the goddess of war Athena.

The choice here indicates the determination to restore the Byzantine Empire. Although the statue of the goddess has been removed a thousand years ago, it is still the temple of war in the hearts of the people.

"What I want to know is..." The white-named crane looked at the relief of the temple, with his back facing the few nobles who were still alive in the Byzantine Empire: "Food, supplies. No matter what, where is the warehouse of the Ottoman Empire, and how is the current distribution of troops in the Ottoman Empire?"

No one answered, because no one knew.

They are just passively defending now.

Bai Minghe turned around and said, "Okay, let's change the question. What I want to know is how determined Patriarch Alexander is. What is he facing now? Is he still fighting?"

"Swearing with reputation and life, he is still fighting. But Egypt was already a pagan world. Seven hundred years ago, the Roman Empire lost its rule over Egypt and was ruled by Arab slave soldiers, Amuruk. But it still allowed the existence of Orthodox Church until Constantine fell and the Ottoman Empire took over most of Egyptian cities, Orthodox Church was turned into slaves in large numbers."

"In other words, he has nothing to do with Byzantine." Bai Minghe asked.

"Yes, your honorable majesty!" The Patriarch of Athens called the white-famous crane with His Damn.

The reason is that Bai Minghe is the husband of Prince of Byzantine and Angela. Of course, the Patriarch also hopes to talk to Bai Minghe, not to join the religion, but also respect the teachings of the Orthodox Church. But at the moment, there is no chance yet.

"Okay, another question. How many warriors can you provide?" Bai Minghe asked again.

"There are as many weapons as you have, you can provide as many warriors as you like. I just don't know what you plan?" asked the Patriarch of Athens respectfully. He did not think that the White Crane would immediately choose to attack Constantinople.

Bai Minghe walked to the table again and took a look at the map spread on the table.

"General Blue, I have three choices. One, attack the lords who surrendered to the Ottoman Empire. Two, attack Damascus directly, and three, attack Constantine directly. What do you think?" Bai Minghe asked Blue Ocean.

Lan Hai stood up, as a general of the Ming Empire, as a first-rank admiral, he had a status no less than a duke here.

"I object to the third article. There is a strait on the map, which is not conducive to our fleet's passage. The strait is too narrow. Unless you control the land first, if there is any accident in the direct attack, there will be great casualties. Moreover, there is no sufficient logistics guarantee. What if Constantine does not have enough supplies and food?"

Lan Hai raised an objection and he was responsible for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

"I don't care about the other two choices. They are both wide sea surfaces, and can attack and retreat or defend."

A former palace guard captain stood up, first saluting Anqia and Huaiyu who sat in the distance, in the high position, then saluting Baiminghe, then the Blue Ocean, then the Patriarch of Athens, and then Caesar. Then he spoke: "We believe that the betrayers should be attacked first, at least we understand the cities of those betrayers, so that fighting can be easier. With enough preparations, further plans."

The white-famous crane smiled.

The laughter made the audience feel a little strange.

Just as someone was about to ask a question, Bai Minghe spoke: "What are you waiting for? Go and fight."

If you fight, what to fight, how to fight.

"The convener said to deal with the betrayer. The key is the warehouse, no matter what materials, all the food must be taken up. I think you don't have much inventory at the moment. Even if I transport it from the Ming Dynasty, it will take at least half a year. My soldiers also need food and drink, so start attacking immediately."

"We don't have enough offensive weapons!" The generals here were embarrassed.

Bai Minghe took a few steps back: "I have already given the order and started to fight. I don't know if my order works for both sides at the same time. If it works, the Byzantine generals will gather people, General Lan, please provide the ordnance. Just implement the standards according to the three surrendered cities."

"Xiaobai, ask. There will definitely be prisoners of war and slaves, how do you arrange it?"

The name of "Xiaobai" is very friendly. The Byzantines were a little surprised, and Caesar explained to them that this was a very friendly title. The white-famous crane had a high enough position in the Ming Dynasty, but had a very good relationship with the general and the soldiers. He was an amazing commander.

The white-famous crane drew a thick line on the ground with a pencil.

"Lao Lan, I want a canal here. I don't care about anything, I just want a canal." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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