"No...I heard it right? The Queen is going to declare war on the Ottoman Empire?"

"We only attacked the Spanish stronghold in the West Indies last year, and have angered the Spanish King Philip IV. Why did we declare war on the Ottoman Empire now? In this way, we England suddenly changed from neutral to enemy of the whole of Europe?"

After the troops were ready to go to war, Sophia summoned the parliament of England, and finally announced to them that they would declare war on the Ottoman Empire, and sent a fleet to expedition to Constantinople.

The members of Congress who knew the news were stunned. Her Majesty the Queen was going to declare war on the Ottoman Empire, which spans three continents!

If we talk about comprehensive national strength at this time, the Ottoman Empire could be called a first-class country, and England still has to be inferior to it, but at this time they want to challenge the former strong men?

"Major General George Monk and Colonel Black of our Royal Navy have been fully prepared this winter, and they are confident that they will lead the Royal Navy to victory and win honor and wealth for our England." Sophia sat on the throne and encouraged the MPs to support the battle in the expedition to Constantinople.

"The Kingdom of Spain is in jealous and we are, and the Spanish Invincible Armada can attack England at any time. I think declaring war on the Ottoman Empire at this time. Dividing troops in the Mediterranean is a bad choice. We will lack the necessary ships and soldiers to defend the land." A member of Congress stood up and said.

The other members of the parliament also nodded and agreed. They were very afraid of the Spaniards. The other party was the first colonial hegemony kingdom. They once dominated the ocean with their invincible fleet, and dominated the European battlefield with their terrible and well-trained Spanish formations.

The two major powers in the West in the 16th century were the Kingdom of Spain and the Ottoman Empire. As a result, their queen is now going to anger two kings of the last century.

Although the limelight of Spain and the Ottomans was stolen by France and the Netherlands, the lean camel was bigger than a horse. The two powerful countries in the last century still had considerable assets. Spain had 10 million people, and the Ottoman Empire still had more than 20 million people because of Egypt being invaded by the Venetians. The two enemies together were not something that the United Kingdom could deal with.

"This expedition to Constantinople, the Royal Navy fleet only had 15 warships and 20 transport ships, and the Royal Army sent 3 local infantry regiments and 1 Royal Cavalry regiment. A total of 8,000 naval soldiers and sailors, 3,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry. The main force of this expedition was not our England. The troops we sent were just auxiliary, and the losses should not be heavy. Our Navy has urgently built 50 warships of various types in recent years, of which more than 30 have been in place. In addition, the original ships, even if we send 15 warships into the Mediterranean, 100 warships and armed merchant ships could be gathered to protect the land in an emergency. Moreover, the Netherlands were willing to see the Spaniards and us live to the death, and the Spanish had to worry that the Invincible Fleet would fall into the sand again." Sophia's words dispelled their concerns.

Since experiencing the English Civil War, they realized the importance of the standing army, so they spent all their money to establish the Royal Army and the Royal Navy. Currently, England has 16 regiments. If this expedition only sends 4 regiments and 15 warships, the forces of the troops can still be within the scope of the parliament. They believe that the next 12 regiments can defend the English mainland.

If the Spanish army really wants to expedition to England, England can conduct emergency mobilization and assemble merchant ships of all sizes to block the English Channel. Even if the Spanish landed on the land, they can mobilize thousands of militias to fight back.

"Six or seven years ago, a Chinese businessman named Li Jinde was kidnapped by Barbary pirates. Our Royal Navy followed the Chinese Fourth Fleet into the Mediterranean. During that operation, we defeated the Barbary pirates in Algiers, the Ottoman fleet, and the Mamluk cavalry of Egypt, and obtained countless wealth. If that time was the First Mediterranean War, then I believe we can still succeed in the next Second Mediterranean War."

"The Habsburg dynasty has declined, and Europe needs to establish a new order. We in England must take this opportunity to surpass other European kingdoms and become a first-class kingdom, rather than being regarded as pirates by those guys on the European continent."

From Sir Pennington to Naval Officers such as George Monk, Black, William Penn stood on the same front with Sophia in Parliament. They strongly advocated foreign wars to expand the influence of the Royal Fleet.

"Last time we defeated the Ottoman fleet in the Mediterranean with the Chinese, the Ottoman Emperor ordered a ban on trade with our merchants. Every year our Levant Company faces huge losses of more than 100,000 pounds. If it can be defeated in this war, trade with the Ottoman Empire will be restored and even divided into the territory of the Ottoman Empire."

Sophia glanced at the nobles, squire and merchants in the parliament, knowing that if they did not see the benefits, they would not easily agree to send troops.

Opening up the market with the Ottoman Empire and dividing the territory of the Ottoman Empire, such benefits do exist.

After fierce disputes among the members of Congress, many people think that such an expedition is unprecedented and too dangerous.

But Sophia and the Royal Navy officers promised victory and led England into a first-class kingdom, which greatly stimulated the members of Congress.

The members of Congress finally agreed to the expedition. For the sake of their interests, they gradually became fanatical and no longer had the same neutral position as before.

Sophia stood up and crossed her chest: "Heavenly favors England."

The MPs said in unison in a zealous voice: "Heaven favors England!"

The fleet of the expedition to Constantinople was ready to go. The Queen of England, who had received parliamentary support, took the initiative to declare war on the Ottoman Empire and expelled the Ottoman Empire's ambassador in the city of London.

In a moment, the whole of Europe was in an uproar.

Now the West is in chaos, and it is fine if Denmark declares war on Sweden. Now the more heavy-weight England and the Ottoman Empire declare war. Two neutral countries have joined the Thirty Years' War, and the existing order in Europe is completely out of control.

Not only that, after the Queen of England officially declared war, Chu Yun, who had not yet established diplomatic relations with Western forces, led the Eastern Legion as the husband of the Queen of England, also declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

The Republic of Venice, the Knights of Malta Hospital, and the Kingdom of Portugal later publicly declared war on the Ottoman Empire.
Chapter completed!