July 1st.

In a small chapel of the magnificent Cologne Cathedral, the largest unfinished building in Europe, a meeting to determine the future and destiny of Europe and India is being held.

"Dear gentlemen, first of all, let me tell you some exciting news. We have solved the problem of flying balls. Just three days ago, Professor Newton and Professor Ji Dabao from the University of Cambridge in England and Cable from Mongolia

Ambassador Etu and their assistants worked together to make a flying ball that can send people into the sky! Moreover, we have sent a brave Catholic priest into the sky with a flying ball. After he prayed to God,

Returned to the ground safely!"

"Crash..."

As Pope Innocent XI announced the good news about major breakthroughs in European "aerospace", thunderous applause broke out in the chapel. But flying is not what the Catholic Church and the monarchs of Western Europe face.

The only problem...they also need sugar, lots of sugar!

According to the report of Count Stallenberg who broke out from the city of Vienna, the Ottoman Army had a large number of sweet powder weapons, including rockets, explosive bombs, grenades and a type of sweet powder bomb that could blast the stone walls of Vienna!

In addition, when the Ottoman Empire's army finally broke into the city of Vienna for street fighting, they also used a large number of very powerful kerosene bombs - these kerosene bombs looked very simple, just pour kerosene into a glass bottle

Then plug the mouth with a cotton strip, then light it and throw it out. But this kind of kerosene bomb uses high-grade kerosene dug out from somewhere? It can actually stick to the human body or buildings and burn! If it is combined with being washed by religion

The berserker of the brain is so powerful that it makes people tremble.

During street fighting in Vienna, the Ottomans usually used small-caliber mortars to fire some smoke bombs, and then sent out fearless berserkers to throw kerosene bombs! Wherever they hit, they burned wherever they hit...

The garrison in Vienna doubted God!

Western Europeans have nothing to do about the problem of kerosene. Western Europe does not produce kerosene! Moreover, it is inconvenient to transport this stuff, and it might burn itself. But the problem of sugar must be solved!

Because the sweet gunpowder made from the military white sugar provided by the Ming Dynasty used by the Ottomans was at least twice as powerful as the sweet gunpowder made by the Europeans using American brown sugar!

"Your Majesty the Pope," as soon as the applause ended, the representative of the King of England, James, Duke of York, immediately stood up and spoke, "On behalf of the Kingdom of England, I suggest that the Western European countries immediately organize a crusade and launch a crusade!"

Upon hearing this, Pope Innocent XI immediately crossed himself on his chest and said gratefully to the Duke of York: "May God bless you and England... You are all the most devout Christians."

Disciple! I guarantee that the souls of all the Englishmen who participated in the Crusades will go to heaven after death!"

Sitting next to the Pope, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I also said to the Duke of York: "Duke, you English people are really the best friends of our Germans!"

William III, the consul of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, also stood up and said: "His Majesty the Pope, His Majesty the Emperor, the Grand Council of the Netherlands passed a resolution yesterday and agreed to fund an expedition of 10,000 Crusaders!"

"Thank God!" The pope was so excited that he almost cried.

The King of England and the Duke of York are still devout Catholics, while the members of the Great Parliament of the Netherlands are a group of profiteers who do not believe in God and smell like copper! They are misers who are not even willing to spend money to protect their own country. Now

He was actually willing to pay to recruit and arm 10,000 crusaders.

The Pope was so moved that he was a little ashamed... He had even cursed these Dutch profiteers in the past!

The King of Sweden, the young Karl XI, also stood up and spoke: "Sweden will also send its army and navy to join this Crusade!"

Sweden is now a military power!

The pope excitedly crossed himself again, "This is great!" He said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, England, the Netherlands and Sweden have all decided to send troops to participate in the Crusade. I think we are very happy.

We can counterattack Vienna soon!"

"etc!"

The Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire had not yet spoken, but Karl XI rushed to speak: "Why is it a counterattack on Vienna? Isn't it an expedition to India?"

The Pope was stunned, "Expedition to India?"

The Duke of York and William III both nodded.

"But what is wrong with India?" the pope asked.

“India provided a large amount of brown sugar to the Ottoman Empire,” William III said. “These brown sugar can also be used to prepare sweet gunpowder!”

This is true. Before the Chinese invented white sugar, Europeans who wanted to eat sweets could only choose between honey and Indian brown sugar. Of course, the Ottoman Empire was also a big customer of Indian sugar.

The Pope said: "But the military white sugar used by the Ottoman Empire was provided by China, and the formula of sweet gunpowder, rocket launchers and rocket samples were all provided by China... Why don't we go on an expedition to China?"

"Expedition to China?" William III looked at the Pope in surprise, "His Majesty the Pope, you are so courageous!"

The Duke of York frowned and looked at the Pope: "Papa (meaning dad), in fact, the Indians have not yet mastered sweet gunpowder, and the Chinese..."

“In other words,” asked the Pope, “we are going to attack the Indians for selling sweets to the Ottoman Empire, while turning a blind eye to China for exporting murderous weapons to the Ottoman Empire?”

The Holy Roman Emperor said: "We can at least block the Chinese's foreign trade so that they have no way to export weapons to the Ottoman Empire!"

The Pope immediately looked at William III and the Duke of York.

"Actually we can't do this..." The Duke of York shook his head.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yes, we can't do this, because we simply can't do it!" William III said, "Currently we can only respond to attempts to enter the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Malacca

Chinese merchant ships are inspected to ensure that there are no goods that violate the ban. East of the Strait of Malacca... they can move freely! And in the offshore waters of China and Japan, our ships must obey the decrees of the Ming Emperor."

"We can at least interrupt trade!" The elderly pope was a little annoyed. "We don't need their silk, porcelain, sugar, tea, perfume, lacquerware, cotton... We can still live without these.

Very well! But without our gold and silver, they would be poor!”

"Actually not..." William III said with a wry smile, "Because we can still grab it!"

"What? They still dare to rob?" The Pope was shocked. Can Chinese people "rob" like this? It's not just the Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, Germans, Dutch, etc.

Do Europeans who believe in God do this?

William III said: "After they conquered Japan, they have obtained a springboard to the New World... If we cut off their trade routes to obtain gold and silver through trade, then we will have to fight to defend the New World!

And we do not have the power to fight large-scale wars with two great empires at the same time in Europe and the New World."

The Duke of York said: "Yes, so we can only attack India... That is completely feasible. If we can cut off the Ottoman Empire's route to obtain Indian brown sugar, it will be very conducive to counterattack on the frontal battlefield!"

This is simply the most crooked theory, but the Pope had no choice but to deal with England and the Netherlands, two countries that did not believe in God and only believed in money. He had no choice but to seek help from King Louis XIV of France.

"Your Majesty Louis, where do you think our Crusaders should attack? India or Vienna?"

King Louis XIV of France, who was wearing high heels and smelling of Ming Dynasty perfume, just glanced at the Holy Roman Emperor... and then said lightly: "Your Majesty the Pope, we currently do not have the strength to counterattack Vienna! Others who can defend Austria

This is the limit of our ability to protect the Czech Republic. And India's sugar... will provide our army with enough firepower. Therefore, I support attacking India, and France will also send 10,000 soldiers.
Chapter completed!