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Chapter 1655 Fall of Constantinople

A round of shells fell into Constantinople. Not long after the coalition bombardment started, a raging fire ignited in the city, and flames burst out from the city and spread everywhere!

This ancient city was attacked again after a lapse of 200 years. Many wooden houses and thatched cottages were set ablaze when the flower bombs exploded, and the flames flew quickly.

There are three hundred ships of various kinds on the sea, some are warships, some are armed merchant ships, and rowing boats.Many ships were loaded with artillery, and poured their cannonballs mercilessly on Constantinople.

Whichever side can show their bravery in battle, they will naturally be able to claim more benefits after victory with confidence.When the war came to the most critical time, they were no longer reluctant to waste ammunition, but wanted to use up all the ammunition and capture Constantinople as soon as possible.

The large-caliber artillery of the ironclad ship kept firing shells, the smallest one was a 40-pound artillery, and the roaring shells hit the city wall, which was enough to crack the city wall of Constantinople.

Chu Yun observed the final onslaught on Constantinople, and the thicker and thicker gunpowder smoke obscured his vision to a certain extent.

Constantinople is the end point of this expedition. The capture of Constantinople will mean the decline of the Ottoman Empire and China's supremacy in the West and the awe of many kingdoms.

War is just a means, and the purpose is to gain more benefits through war. After this Mediterranean war, Chu Yun will expand his influence to the Mediterranean to lay out plans for the future.

"It's like a firework show." Nelson was also observing the battlefield. Countless cannons roared, and various shells bombarded Constantinople. The sound of artillery made people's ears ring.

"As soon as the cannon fires, there will be ten thousand taels of gold. This expedition has consumed a lot of our manpower and material resources. Unfortunately, many properties in the city have been burned by the fire, which cannot make up for our losses." Burning houses in the city can only be called a pity.

"The army has defeated the new Turkish army, and they are preparing to launch a general offensive from the west. We are waiting for the signal from the army that they need to fill the trenches outside the city of Constantinople, demolish the walls as much as possible, and build ladders until they feel When the time is right, our navy will cooperate with the army to launch a general offensive, and each assault team is ready to climb up the city wall that has been bombarded by naval guns." Nelson ignored Chu Yun's "scrooge" speech, but talked about serious business .

"Then we will wait for the army to make sufficient preparations. Before that, our fleet will continue to bombard Constantinople." Chu Yun said indifferently.

Because the most anxious thing at this time is the Ottoman Emperor Ibrahim I and the dignitaries who were besieged in Constantinople.

They listened to the continuous sound of artillery outside, and the officers reported from time to time that there was a fire in the city. On the one hand, they were busy defending the city, and on the other hand, they were busy fighting the fire.

Ibrahim I couldn't eat for several days, and he was insane: "Go and talk with them, I am willing to use 300 million taels of silver to ask them to withdraw their troops!"

The ambassador of the Ottoman Empire held a white flag and took a small boat to the steam ironclad ship Weiqing, the command ship of the coalition forces. He met the supreme commander of the coalition forces, Chu Yun, and told him the peace conditions of the Ottoman emperor.

"We mobilized 5 troops and 300 ships to hunt in Constantinople. How can we be sent away with only 300 million taels of silver? Go back and tell your Sultan that at least 3000 million taels of silver must be paid in compensation. We will withdraw!" Chu Yun said.

"You...you are extorting. No country can offer 3000 million taels of silver as compensation!" The Ottoman ambassador's eyes bulged, and he couldn't believe that Chu Yun made such a harsh request.

If this is the end of the 19th century, it is not completely unacceptable to propose a compensation of 3000 million taels of silver, but this is the 17th century!
Productivity is not enough for one country to take out 3000 million taels of silver to compensate another country!
"If you can't come up with 3000 million taels of silver, then wait for the fall of Constantinople." Chu Yun said.

The war has reached a feverish stage, and Chu Yun didn't want to talk about peace at this time.

The peace talks before the capture of Constantinople were to give military chiefs from all over the Ottoman Empire time to gather troops to support Constantinople, and the other side still had a fluke mentality and was unwilling to make too many concessions in the peace treaty.Only by capturing Constantinople and making the Ottoman Empire completely desperate, will they agree to all the treaties of the coalition forces!

The envoy sent by the emperor of the Ottoman Empire had a hard time with Chu Yun, so he had to go back to the city to report the unfortunate news to the emperor.

The angry Ibrahim I had to defend the castle to the death, and there were 2 new Turkish troops and a large number of residents in the city.

The army attacking from the west quickly filled the moat of Constantinople, their artillery smashed through the walls, the walls began to crumble faster than the defenders could fill the gap, and the defenders became helpless.

The reinforcements outside the city were afraid of the infantry and cavalry of Sun Chuanting, Cao Bianjiao, and Rupert. They watched outsiders attacking their capital, but they dared not go forward to fight to the death.

Finally, after the army made sufficient preparations, the general attack on Constantinople began.

That day, the fleet of the coalition forces started shelling more violently than in the past. The solid bullets all over the sky fell into Constantinople like a meteor shower. Countless houses and city walls were destroyed, and the fire broke out in the city again!

Dozens of artillery guns from the army in the west roared, and the engineers carried hundreds of ladders and began to cross the filled moat under the cover of the artillery. At the same time, the infantry armed with muskets charged and concentrated on attacking the city wall in the northwest!

Sun Chuanting led the allied infantry with high morale to break into the city of Constantinople from many places. Some of them were shooting with muskets, and some of them directly drove away the surrounding Turkish soldiers with bayonets.Soon the soldiers who broke into the city stood firm, and the yellow dragon flag symbolizing the Ministry of War was hunting on the city wall!
"Kill!" The soldiers from Venice, the Papal States, Sicily, and Genoa behind saw the commando successfully seized the gap, like wolves into a herd of sheep, excitedly rushed into the city to plunder, fearing that they would be one step behind others!
Constantinople fell again after 200 years. The Ottoman Empire captured Constantinople from the Byzantine Empire, and this time conquerors from outside the sea captured the castle that now belongs to them.

The hegemony of the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean was forced to end prematurely, and what awaited it was a series of humiliating treaties.

(End of this chapter)