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Chapter 1666 War and Peace in Europe
The fall of Constantinople not only brought a huge shock to West Asia, but also plunged European countries into unprecedented panic.

Constantinople was once the shadow of the countries of Western Europe, and the Ottoman Empire even attacked Vienna.And such a powerful empire was broken into the imperial capital, and the shameful "Constantinople Treaty" was signed.

Since even the Ottoman Empire has been reduced to such a fate, any country may be the next Ottoman Empire.

At the Louvre in France, Cardinal Mazarin met King Louis XIII with a letter of armistice from the Spanish ambassador.

The former Cardinal Richelieu passed away, and now his successor, Mazarin, is the Prime Minister of France, assisting Louis XIII.

"Your Majesty, King Philip IV of Spain intends to make peace with us to end the war on the European continent. We, France, have replaced them as the most powerful kingdom on the European continent."

"Have the Spaniards finally lost their hold?"

"Portugal has been separated from the rule of Spain. Our Prince Condé defeated Spain's most elite Flemish army. The Spaniards no longer have the strength to fight us and the Netherlands at the same time. In addition, Queen Sophia of England attacked Spain in Colony of the West Indies, Spain wants revenge on the English, and is anxious to restore peace with us."

"Sophia took the throne of my niece, Princess Anne, and this account needs to be settled. Anyway, after defeating the Spaniards, the next thing is to clean up the Holy Roman Empire, right?"

"Not quite so, Your Majesty."

Cardinal Mazaran paused for a while: "If the people from the East hadn't appeared in our Europe, we could easily defeat the Holy Roman Empire and become a great empire. But the people from the East have already captured Constantinople in the Mediterranean, and the limelight even We defeated the Kingdom of Spain. Continuing to fight the Habsburg family will only cause us France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire to lose, and we may end up in the same end as the Ottoman Empire." Mazaran said.

"I understand what you mean, then conduct peace talks with them on the basis of helping us France gain benefits, and let us France become the most powerful kingdom in Europe." Louis XIII said.

"Your Majesty, we will prevent the unification of the Holy Roman Empire, and let Spain recognize the independence of the Netherlands to weaken its influence. As long as Spain is weak and the Holy Roman Empire continues to fall apart, we, France, will be the most powerful country in Europe," Mazaran said.

"After peace, what should we do?" Louis XIII asked.

"If Spain and England turn against each other, we can unite all the kingdoms of Europe to put pressure on England. This time we support the Spaniards and ask England to hand over the Haiti and Jamaica they took away. At the same time, let Sofia hand over the throne of England and let Princess Anne take the throne. Queen of England."

"Behind Sophia are the Chinese people. They will not let the queen they support step down easily. It is not in their interest."

"What if all the kingdoms in Europe put pressure on them? Tsarist Russia has conflicts with the Chinese people. The overseas colonies of Spain and the Netherlands were taken away by the Chinese people to varying degrees. The Swedes have always stood by our side. We, France, Spain, the Netherlands, and Sweden have the most powerful army in Europe, if we join forces to attack England, England will definitely suffer heavy losses and have to compromise with us."

"The Chinese are involved in the war, do we have a chance of winning?" Louis XIII was a little uneasy.

News from the French ambassador in Constantinople that the Allied forces had captured Constantinople terrified Louis XIII.

Even the Ottoman Empire fell, and France did not dare to say that it could perform better than the Ottoman Empire.

"The fall of Constantinople did show their strong military power, but they came from afar, and they had a fatal flaw, that is, their logistics was insufficient. They could not withstand a protracted war. Their attack on the Ottoman Empire was completely It pays attention to quick battles and has the support of a group of small countries in Italy. If the whole of Europe targets them and sends privateers to destroy the merchant ships of England and China, they will definitely seek peace because they cannot bear such losses." Mazza Then said.

"This matter still needs to be cautious, and secretly contact Spain, Austria, Sweden, and the Netherlands. If they are also uneasy about the Chinese and English, then they can consider forming an alliance to deal with the Chinese and English. threat."

"The minister will use the opportunity of peace talks to contact various countries in an attempt to protect the affairs of the European continent."

The fall of Constantinople brought the 30 Years' War in Europe to an end sooner than originally planned. France and Spain ceased war, and the Holy Roman Emperor began negotiations with the princes.

The war-torn continent of Europe began to restore peace, but new conflicts were brewing.

The wars in France, the Netherlands, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire came to an end, and they began to see England and outsiders as threats.The two camps that hate each other secretly have the intention of joining forces to deal with the enemy. It can be said that there are only eternal interests between countries and no eternal friends.

In the Nordic battlefield, Sweden and the Netherlands jointly attacked the Kingdom of Denmark. The Danish King Christian IV led the Danish fleet to a naval battle with the Netherlands and the Swedish fleet in the waters near Fehmarn Island. The Danish King temporarily defeated the Danish fleet with his tenacious will. The Netherlands and the Swedish fleet.

However, the Swedish commander-in-chief Thorstensen led the Swedish army to occupy the Jutland Peninsula. The Danish king lost an eye in the naval battle and could only rely on fortresses and a heavy-loss fleet for defense. peace talks.

For a while, the European continent seemed to have gained a peace that hadn't been seen for a long time.Peace talks are underway in the Mediterranean, Western Europe, and Northern Europe. The 30-year war that killed millions of civilians in Germany ended early, and everyone saw the dawn of peace.

It was against this background that Chu Yun led the mighty expeditionary fleet back to England.

After the fleet returned to the city of London, it received unparalleled cheers. Queen Sophia came to greet her with cabinet ministers and MPs!
During this expedition, the English received 100 million taels of silver in compensation, and they also divided up the land in Greece, which boosted their hearts and supported Queen Sophia's rule even more.

War is such a strange thing. If you can win or expand your territory, you can easily gain the love of the common people. On the contrary, if you lose the battle or the situation is unfavorable, you will immediately complain.

(End of this chapter)