"If our other three fleets and the Marine Brigade were here, it might be possible to capture Constantinople."

The naval officers of the Fourth Fleet, including Sun Xu and Zheng Zhibao, were also a little reluctant to retreat when they heard that their allies were yelling the Ottoman Empire.

"Forgive me, even if your Eastern Empire sends three fleets, it will not be able to capture Constantinople. It is a place where all European monarchs are deterred. Even the Ottoman emperors regard themselves as superior to the kings of the European countries. In his eyes, other kingdoms are at most princely existences, and both sides are unequal." Earl of Strafford said.

Zheng Zhibao raised his wine glass and took a sip, but he was muttering in his heart that if all the ships of the Fourth Fleet were replaced with ironclad ships, he might be able to easily break through the Ottoman Empire's fortress in the Dardanelles Strait and arrive in Constantinople.

The naval officers of the Fourth Fleet knew that they knew that with the strength of the combined fleet, they could defeat the Ottoman fleet, but it was very dangerous to face the coastal defense turrets, not to mention that the Dardanelles were covered with the Ottoman coastal defense turrets and a large number of artillery artillery, which was a place of death that could not be overcome by all European navies.

Only General Fubo in the Fourth Fleet can venture across the Dardanelles, but just an ironclad ship broke through the blockade and might be destroyed by cannon fodder ships and arson ships rushing forward.

There is also the fortress that was reinforced by Ottoman emperors of all generations, which are dozens of times more difficult than small fortresses like Algiers.

The joint fleet attacked Algiers for almost two months without reinforcements. If it attacked Constantinople, the entire Ottoman Empire would have hundreds of thousands of troops and the navy rushed to Constantinople like locusts... Thinking about the crowded scene makes people feel numb.

"Everyone, although we are going to march towards Constantinople, we do not mean to capture Constantinople." Sun Xu appeased the excited British officers and the knights of the Knights of the Hospital.

"Then why don't we withdraw our troops and return to London City, and we still have to use the banner of entering Constantinople?" asked Count Strafford.

"Our combined fleet can currently organize 40 warships and auxiliary ships, and there is almost no possibility of breaking through the Dardanelles. However, I believe that with our current military power, we can destroy the first Ottoman fleets entering the Mediterranean. As long as we defeat their naval fleet, we can rob the Ottoman towns, especially the ports where Barbary pirates are located, and demand that they sign a treaty that cannot invade our merchants and merchant ships!" Sun Xu expressed their ambitions of the Fourth Fleet.

Finally, the Fourth Fleet was able to enter the Mediterranean and kidnapped the Royal British Navy. The Knights of Malta "colluded" with it. If they just looted a pirate nest in Algiers and returned to London, it would be too unprofitable. Of course, they should take advantage of this opportunity to blackmail them and blackmail all the Barbary pirates in North Africa!

If possible, Sun Xu, Zheng Zhibao and others even planned to loot towns in West Asia, Greece, Egypt and other places to seek credit from the military.

What a crazy plan for the British nobles, such as Earl Stratford, Sir Greenville, Sir Pennington, etc., to stare as big as a bronze bell!

Defeat the powerful Ottoman navy and then rob the Mediterranean halfway?!

"The only Ottoman Empire has always plundered the surrounding countries..." The Knights of the Malta Knights were even more shocked.

Is it too satisfying for the Chinese to rob Algiers and plan to continue to be pirates in the Mediterranean?

"This time we received 1 million taels of silver from Algiers. In fact, we captured their pirate ships and seized the gold and silver of the pirates. The benefits were more than 1 million taels of silver. If we could loot a few more pirate ports or coastal towns of the Ottoman Empire, then our expeditionary forces would get millions of taels of silver. We had Galen ships for combat with the British, and your Knights of Malta have shallow water galleys that landed on the Mediterranean beach. We joined forces to loot the pirates and towns at that time, and we would divide the spoils according to the degree of each other's efforts. If your Knights of Malta captured the most in a certain battle, we would complain even if you took more than 50% of the spoils..." Sun Xu encouraged.

He did not expect that the Fourth Fleet would be followed by the Royal Navy and the Knights of Malta. This time, the capture of Algiers and the fortress made the Fourth Fleet establish authority. He wanted to take advantage of the victory to let the two Western fleets continue to follow him and roll up their sleeves to work.

The celebration banquet was held at night, with the flames on the copper brazier beside him swaying, shining on the faces of the senior executives sitting on two rows of long tables.

The Britanns whispered in private, and the Knights of Malta were whispering, and they were all weighing the pros and cons.

If we use the banner of marching towards Constantinople, it is equivalent to declaring war on the Ottoman Empire across Asia, Europe and Africa, and it is reasonable and legal to loot the Barbary pirates and the coastal towns of the Ottoman Empire - how normal it is to destroy the other party's logistics in the war.

Although this is a terrible thing, looting Algiers allowed both the Royal Fleet and the Knights of Malta to eat. They are not good at it, as long as there is a benefit...

"There is nothing to do with the Knights in our hospital. Anyway, we have been enemies with the Ottoman Empire for a hundred or two years. Usually we will intercept Ottoman ships and capture their people as slaves and sell them. At worst, let the Ottoman emperor attack the island of Malta. They fought decades ago, but weren't we still guarded..." Castella, the chief of the Knights of Malta, looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water.

Although the Knights in the hospital were few, they still dared to fight the Ottoman Empire head-on with their bastions and artillery.

Next, the officers of the Knights of the Knights of the Knights of the Malta looked at the nobles and officers of Britain, and it depends on how they made a decision. The royal fleet with the King of the Sea and the Crown Prince is also very important in the joint fleet. Their attitude will determine whether the joint fleet will implement the plan to loot the Ottoman Empire.

After discussing with the British officers, Count Strafford, who represented the will of Charles I, said: "We only need to assist you in rescuing Mr. Li according to the orders of His Majesty the King. We still have a trade in wool with the Ottoman Empire. This is an important source of profit for the Levant Company..."

Everyone showed disappointed expressions after hearing the seemingly polite tone of Earl Strafford.

"But if we can guarantee that we can get huge returns in this looting activity, our Royal Fleet can pretend to be an ordinary armed merchant ship to participate in this war by mercenaries..." The cunning Earl of Stratford said slowly.
Chapter completed!