The consul of the City of Venice, glanced at the vote and announced to the parliamentarian: "277 votes in favor, 211 votes against, 15 abstentions. Our Republic of Venice will send 3,000 Venetian soldiers, 4,000 Greek mercenaries, and a fleet of 10,000 people to participate in the anti-Ottoman alliance and participate in the expedition to Egypt. From the expedition to the return of the city of Venice, the war is expected to not exceed more than six months."

"Sir, the expedition is expected to cost more than 3 million Dukat gold coins, 40 field cannons, and 500,000 fuses between cannons and muskets. Such a cost will drag down our increasingly unfair finances and even bring huge trouble to Venice. We cannot bear the population loss. Even if the expedition to Egypt is successful, we may not be able to obtain compensation of 3 million Dukat gold coins. If it fails, our soldiers may be wiped out under the iron hoofs of the Mamluk cavalry in Egypt. We only have 12,000 infantry in the entire Venice, and this operation has used 7,000 people, which is a loss we cannot afford." The opposition MP said.

"This is the decision of the Congress. Although the number of support and opposition is similar, the minority obeys the majority. We must follow this principle. Conquering and controlling Egypt will help us open up new colonies in the Mediterranean. Even if we cannot conquer Egypt, once Cairo falls, it will allow the Egyptians to see the incompetence of the Ottoman Empire and get rid of the control of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman Empire has been coveting our Crete island, and letting them fall into the mess in Egypt will allow us to avoid the more expensive Cretan War. You and I also know that if the Ottoman Empire wants to compete with us for Crete, our war will cost more than 20 million Dukats." The consul made the final decision and decided to participate in the Anti-Ottoman Empire Alliance.

With the resolution passed by the Venetian Congress, the Venetian army carried out a tense war mobilization this winter.

As the former overlord of the Mediterranean and now threatened by the Ottoman Empire, the Venetian Republic was overjoyed by the emergence of the anti-Ottoman Empire alliance and regarded it as an opportunity to weaken the Turks in expedition.

The Pope State on the Italian Peninsula also received an invitation from the Knights of the Hospital.

The feudal lords of the city-state of the Pope regarded it as the 17th century crusade expedition. Many feudal lords of the city-state who were keen on war and plunder claimed that they could send 3,000 believers to participate in the expedition.

The king of Sicily was the king of Spain. The Sicily Governor received an invitation from the Knights of the Hospital. Although the Spanish did not have much affection for the Chinese who drove them away from Manila, they could not stand the Ottoman Empire. So the Sicily Governor sent 2,000 Spanish soldiers and believers, and agreed to go to Malta Island in the beginning of spring to join the coalition forces.

Venice produced 7,000 infantry, Pope produced 3,000 infantry, and Sicily produced 2,000 infantry, which happened to meet the 12,000 infantry regiment that Sun Chuanting expected.

The joint fleet can form an infantry corps of 4,000 people, of which 2,000 are the most elite Chinese soldiers, and the other 2,000 are mixed forces composed of British militia, Knights of the Hospital Knights, and Moroccan pirates.

The Egyptian Expeditionary Force is expected to reach an astonishing 16,000 people, and the expedition will be launched based on the island of Malta.

The leader of the Anti-Ottoman Empire Alliance was a small number of Chinese. Although the Venetians sent the most troops, it was the joint fleet that destroyed the Ottoman Empire's fleet and temporarily obtained the opportunity to expedition to Egypt.

Li Jinde originally wanted to survive the cold winter smoothly and returned to London and led some merchant ships back to the capital, but the scale of war in the Mediterranean seemed to be getting bigger and bigger.

The Fourth Fleet's goal of entering the Mediterranean has completely changed. The Fourth Fleet has involved more and more forces along the Mediterranean coast into a large-scale war that swept across the Mediterranean.

Maybe the people of the Fourth Fleet didn't know the possible consequences of the formation of the Anti-Ottoman Alliance.

Anyway, six forces have joined the Anti-Ottoman Alliance, the Fourth Fleet, the Royal Navy, the Knights of the Hospital, the Venetian Merchant, the Pope City-State, the Kingdom of Sicily, that is, the Allied Forces of the Six Nations.

"They are really too messy. After sweeping the Barbary Pirates in North Africa, they will attack the Egyptian provinces and the Levant region. If they hadn't been able to pass through the Dardanelles, they might have dared to attack Constantinople." Li Jinde couldn't help but feel depressed when he learned about the Fourth Fleet's plan.

He will continue to fight in the Mediterranean at the beginning of next spring, and his return to the capital will be delayed again. Once the war machine turns, he will never stop until the limit is reached.

Lee Jinde returned to his temporary residence and was arranged to be in the same room as Sir Greenville.

"I know you really want to return to the capital, but this is our men. Sometimes we must learn to endure it. I once led the English Expeditionary Force to fight against the Spaniards on the Netherlands battlefield. At that time, I was almost killed by stray bullets. It was not until a few years ago that I returned to London. During this period, I always felt that I had treated my wife and daughter unfairly." Sir Greenville knew Li Jinde's thoughts and comforted him.

"What you said is, maybe this is the fate of a man." Li Jinde looked at the heavy rain outside the house. "The climate in the Mediterranean is very strange compared to ours. The winter is mild and rainy, and there is no snow on the island."

"Haha, that's what the Mediterranean is like, so in the autumn and winter, not many people are willing to fight in the Mediterranean." Sir Greenville said.

"Li Jinde, I'll take you to a good place!" A bright figure appeared in front of Li Jinde's eyes.

Li Jinde didn't need to look at it, just know that this was the sister of the head of the hospital's Knights Order, the female knight Hannah.

She also held an oil paper umbrella: "The rain gear you gave you is really useful. It is not easy to get wet by rain. Maybe it can become a hot product in the Mediterranean."

"What's the good place?" Li Jinde suddenly realized that oil-paper umbrellas seem to be a highly potential commodity in Europe, and selling umbrellas in Europe may be a good business. In the future, Western companies can add oil-paper umbrellas to the list of goods shipped to Europe to enrich the exported commodity structure.

"Just come with me!" Hannah took Li Jinde's arm and pulled him away from here. Due to long-term training, she was still quite strong.

Li Jinde glanced at his father-in-law, Sir Greenville, and found that Sir Greenville's eyes were very complicated, and he screamed in his heart.

This was taken away by a young woman under his father-in-law's nose. What should I do if Salina knew about it?
Chapter completed!