Not long after, the French fleet appeared outside the ports of Algiers, Tripoli and Tunisia.

This is not the first time the French fleet has appeared here. Before, in order to "ensure the safety of the torch", the French fleet has also appeared here. But this time, the French fleet has brought more pressure to the Barbary pirates. Because the French consulate had just retreated, this is almost a sign of a declaration of war.

However, the French were quite honest, saying that they would give the Barbary pirates three days, and then three days. They did not launch an attack immediately, but stayed outside the port's turret outside the port to monitor the port.

Pashas in Barbary all knew that war was inevitable. Because no matter how many days they were given, they could not hand over the French crew that France wanted. Those people had long known that they had been buried in the belly of the fish. They also knew that their pirate ships were completely unable to compete with the steam-powered warships of the French Navy. Not to mention those steam-powered warships, the old-fashioned battleships that the French Navy now used to maintain their scale, nor the Barbary pirates. So, there is no need to think about naval warfare. Of course, if the French are stupid enough, they will be stranded because of pursuing pirates, that would be another matter.

Over the years, the Barbary Pirates have bought a lot of cannons from the French. They are basically rifled steel cannons with front-mounted (don’t think about the bronze cannons with front-mounted, these have been turned into wires. Even the old bronze cannons in the hands of the Barbary Pirates have been exchanged for old and new to become wires by the French.) Previously, the Barbary Pirates put these cannons on their pirate ships for robbery or toll collection. But now, it is really meaningless to stay on the ship again. So these three days have given these Barbary Pirates the opportunity to move these cannons from the ship and transport them to the fortress next to the port.

These cannons were placed on the fort, and at this time it was naturally a greater threat to the attackers than on the ship. But the French didn't care much. This was not only because the French's artillery and the artillery in the hands of the Barbary Pirates had a generation difference, but because it was not the French who rushed up against the fire, but the Turks.

There is also a saying that those Barbary pirates got some mines from the British, which may be arranged near the port. Although this news is actually not very reliable, the French still think it is better to trust it than to trust it. Therefore, it is better to maintain a safe distance a little further.

Time flies very quickly, and two days passed quickly. At this time, a huge fleet suddenly appeared on the sea. This was a fleet of hundreds of ships of all sizes. On the masts of these warships, green star-moon flags fluttered in the wind, reminding people of the era of Emperor Suleiman.

Yes, it reminds people of that era. This is a fleet belonging to Turkey, a fleet full of a heavy sense of history. This fleet almost retains its majesty when it swept across the Eastern Mediterranean hundreds of years ago, but - sir, the times have changed and the Tyrannosaurus Rex has become obsolete.

Although the Pashas in Barbary had not received the document that Turkey had officially declared war on them at this time, they all knew it in their minds considering their recent inexplicable conflicts with Turkey.

"Damn Turks, they have colluded with the pagans!" Yusuf Pasha of Tripoli slapped the table and roared, "They also have the face to say that they are believers in the true God!"

However, cursing doesn't solve the problem.

As soon as the Turkish fleet was in place, the commander of the Turkish Expeditionary Force, Tayippasha, contacted the French. He met Admiral Treville, the French Navy commander, on the French flagship, the USS Inbelado. The two sides negotiated on the joint combat.

"According to the agreement we have reached before, our army is responsible for suppressing the firepower of the pirates on the turrets, and your army is responsible for landing operations." Admiral Treville said, "Although the ultimatum we issued to them will not expire until tomorrow, it will not impose any constraints on your army. So your army can take action now, but because our army is limited by the promised time, we cannot directly provide fire support to your country today. So I do not recommend that you launch a large-scale operation immediately, but to carry out some small-scale reconnaissance attacks to let us understand the enemy's artillery situation."

The meaning of this is actually to use the lives of the Turks to conduct a fire reconnaissance so that everyone can understand the level of the Barbary pirates.

Tayippasha was also very clear about this, but he did not object to it. Anyway, some Turkey was just like the French didn't care much about the casualties of the Turks, and the Turkish generals themselves didn't care much about it.

So Taippasha replied: "Well, I will arrange a tentative attack, hoping to expose their firepower as much as possible."

Taippasha was a very decisive man. Since he made such a decision, he immediately took action and returned to his warship. He immediately ordered more than a dozen warships to approach the Tripoli port, and seemed to be planning to shell the Tripoli port.

"Boom", "Boom" the Barbary pirates on the fort began to fire at the Turkish warships. Admiral Treville watched the pirates' artillery with a telescope on the bridge of the "Engbelado".

"General, they fired the gun too early, and their artillery is really..." said a young officer.

"Ah, Kohler, isn't this very natural? Pirates lack sufficient artillery training. Because gunpowder is too expensive, it's too expensive to maintain a high level of training. Barbary Pirates may have the money to buy artillery, but they can't have much money to maintain a high level of training." Admiral Treville replied.

It was indeed as Admiral Treville pointed out that the pirates fired at too far distances, which made their hit rate not too high. But as the Turkish fleet continued to approach, their artillery fire finally gradually became accurate.

"Boom!" A shell hit the hull of a Turkish warship, making the ship shook. However, the pirates' shells were all solid shells, and one shot was not enough to make the warship lose its combat effectiveness.

However, this time the hit also made the Turks panic, and they even began to release smoke to protect themselves.

"Damn it! These Turkish idiots!" Major Kohler, who was recording and evaluating the artillery fire of the Barbary pirates, cursed. The smoke also obscured his vision, making him unable to see the situation on the turret at all.

Admiral Treville also shook his head. He was about to say something, when an explosion suddenly occurred there. The huge column of water soared into the sky almost surpassed the mast of the Turkish warship. When the column of water fell, the unlucky Turkish warship had turned into pieces floating on the sea.
Chapter completed!