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    So far, the development of European civilization has revolved around the Mediterranean Sea.

    Just like the unification dreamed by all Chinese dynasties, the standard is to at least reach or exceed the territory of the Qin Empire.

    The unification that all European dynasties dream of is undoubtedly to turn the Mediterranean into the inner lake of the empire like the Roman Empire.

    In the East, the dynasties after the Qin Dynasty all regard themselves as the successors of the Qin Dynasty.

    In the West, any empire that wants to dominate the Mediterranean regards itself as the successor of the Roman Empire.

    After the rise and fall of countless dynasties, the two orthodox competitors of Rome now come to us, one is the ¡®HRE¡¯ Habsburg Dynasty, and the other is the ¡®Green Roman¡¯ Ottoman Empire.

    Yes, even the Ottoman Empire of the Turks was not immune. After all, Roman orthodoxy was in Zhangjiakouoh no, in Byzantium.  Osman is the direct descendant of the Eastern Roman Empire, so shouldn't he also have a green heart?

    ??Besides, Shinra has no right to laugh at other people's Green Luo for being impure. In the Roman era, the Germans were out-and-out barbarians.

    ¡°And the so-called empire is nothing more than a loose political alliance.  Therefore, the Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire, could not convince the Ottomans at all.

    Since the day Constantinople was captured 120 years ago, Ottoman Sultan Muhammad II has regarded ¡®Caesar¡¯ as his idol, and after completely destroying the Eastern Roman Empire, he called himself Roman Emperor.  From then on, it was the dream of generations of Ottoman rulers to have only "one empire, one faith, and one emperor" in the Mediterranean.

    So for hundreds of years, the Ottomans continued to exert efforts on land and sea at the same time, dreaming of turning the Mediterranean into their own inner lake.  However, compared with the overwhelming and overwhelming army on the Mediterranean coast, the Ottoman navy encountered tenacious resistance.

    The reason is simple, because European countries are accustomed to beggaring their neighbors, and it is still early for the Ottomans to invade Western Europe from land.  Once the Mediterranean is controlled by the Ottomans, Spain, France, and the Italian peninsula will beat whomever they want.

    And the Mediterranean is also the lifeline of trade between Europe and the East, so there is absolutely nothing to lose.

    So throughout the sixteenth century, the focus of the struggle between the HRE and the Green Ra was control of the Mediterranean Sea.

    After using all his strength to seize Rhodes Island and control the Eastern Mediterranean.  In 1538 AD, after defeating the Spanish fleet in the Battle of Preveza, Green Roland once took the initiative in the struggle for hegemony in the Mediterranean.

    However, in the bloody battle for Malta in 1565, the Spanish army and the Knights Hospitaller defeated the greater number with less, breaking the myth of the Ottoman Empire's invincibility.  Six years later, at the Battle of Lepanto, the Ottoman navy suffered another devastating blow.

    But the Holy Alliance countries were intrigues with each other, and Western Europe was unwilling to invest more troops to help Venice regain the Eastern Mediterranean.

    As a result, two years later, the Ottoman navy made a comeback. Under the pressure of the army, Venice made a separate peace with the Ottomans, and the Holy Alliance also collapsed.

    Ottoman also temporarily lacked the courage to challenge the entire Catholic world again. After retaking Tunisia, he stopped and began to focus on resolving internal conflicts.

    So now the Mediterranean has ushered in a long-lost peace. The Ottoman fleet can sail freely on the southern side of the Mediterranean. As long as the scope of activities does not exceed Tunisia, the Catholic countries will pretend that they have not seen it.

    ??~~

    So as soon as he saw the Ottoman fleet, Sebastian knew that he was now in Tunisia.

    Seeing the Ottoman galley fleet approaching rapidly, the hair all over his body exploded, mainly out of fear.

    If you fall into the hands of infidels, won¡¯t you become a disgrace to the Catholic Church?

    What¡¯s more, Portugal bypassed Africa and cut off the Ottomans¡¯ financial resources, and both countries lost their brains in the Indian Ocean.  He couldn't even imagine what a tragic end he would end up in if he fell into the hands of the Ottomans.

    Abu was also scared to death. He was ousted from power by the Ottomans.  If he was caught by the other party, it would be a good idea to send him to Istanbul for execution. It was more likely that he would be sent back to Morocco and let his two uncles deal with him That would be worse than death.

    ¡°Run quickly, don¡¯t let them catch you!¡± Sebastian screamed in his childish voice.

    "There is no wind, where are you going to run!" Macaron also looked nervous. He looked at his men who were panicking and preparing for battle and said, "We can only fight with them!"

    "The shells are all gone, why fight?" That person suddenly appeared and said.

    "You can't be a prisoner then!" Pan Qiaoyun grabbed him by the collar and roared: "It's all your fault for killing us all!"

    "We must protect His Majesty's life as our top priority."Arab, after hearing this, couldn't help but whisper: "Could it be that the two countries have made peace?"

    "Nonsense, our princess is still a child"

    Seeing that Macaron and others looked puzzled, the officer smiled and said, "Please follow us into the port and you will know the specific situation."

    "As he spoke, he waved his hand and ordered all his men to withdraw, and all the captured treasures were returned to Zhao intact. Not a single copper was allowed to be taken off the ship.

    From beginning to end, no one cared about Sebastian¡¯s existence.  This is the Mediterranean, and there is a red-haired ghost on the boat, which is really ordinary.

    ??~~

    When the three ships of the Ningbo sailed into the Gulf of Tunis following the Ottoman warships, the Ottomans on the shore unexpectedly played a salute of welcome.

    Until the boat docked and saw a fat man from the Ming Dynasty surrounded by white turbans on the shore to greet him, everyone's doubts were finally solved.

    "I would like to introduce myself, I, Liu Zhengqi, am the plenipotentiary representative of the Group in Osman." The fat man wearing a straight jacket smiled and said to them:

    "You have worked hard these years." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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