The turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea are also beautiful in winter, and the Mediterranean Sea, which does not have the terrible waves of the Atlantic Ocean, although it occasionally makes waves, always comforts and caresses the voyager like a gentle lover.

But the Mediterranean in history has never been calm, peaceful, the Mediterranean is a moody lover, when she is gentle and considerate, people can sail on the sea and play, but when she is grumpy, she can turn the whole fleet upside down.

Overall, though, it's easy to travel on the Mediterranean, especially when it's calm, and travelers can travel far and wide through the sea, the oldest of routes, in pursuit of wealth and the unknown.

It is only with this pursuit that more conflicts and contradictions have also arisen in the Mediterranean.

The threat of war and pirates have never stopped in the Mediterranean, and many people do not want peace, but rely on military slaughter and plunder, compared to these man-made disasters, the horror of the sea is sometimes not too much concern.

However, Sophia's sea trip was very satisfying to her, and even the tension of passing through the Polprus did not spoil her good mood.

When passing through the eastern Mediterranean, her fleet also encountered the Ottoman navy, the Ottomans' unusually strong sea power surprised Sophia very much, she ran to the deck despite the dissuasion of the people around her and looked at the column of Ultraman warships in the distance seriously, while sighing at the huge naval power of the other party, Sophia began to worry a little about herself and Alexander.

Sophia is no longer the ignorant little girl she used to be, she is now a mother of two children, in addition to her own now she has to think about the future of her children, although the battle of Bucharest defeated the Ottomans, but their pace throughout Europe has not stopped, and the Ottomans in southern Bosnia and Macedonia and Greece are still dominating.

At the same time, the Bulgarians, who were attached to the Ottoman Empire, also frequently waited for opportunities in the Balkans.

Sending troops to Sicily may sound capricious, and even her Greek supporters, such as Bodped and Georgio Lerou, objected, and as for the Wallachian nobility, many did not understand what His Highness wanted to do at this time when he had gone to the far Mediterranean.

Sophia, of course, would not tell her ministers that she had gone to Sicily purely to show off her might, after all, they had been so embarrassed when they had been driven out of the island.

And in Sophia's mind, she always thought that it was the Sicilians who ruined her and Alexander's lives.

If they had stayed in Sicily, they would have lived a peaceful life, she would have been Alexander's little wife, and they would have bore him a large number of children, and then they would have lived a life of peace, though not rich, like all the Bohemians she knew.

But because I was forced to leave Sicily, I went through so many things after that, and in addition to the sad separation, what was worse was that so many people appeared.

To Sophia's chagrin, none of those people liked her, neither Alexander's men nor his collaborators, who did everything they could to get her out of him.

Although it was all in the past, she now had a status comparable to Alexander's, and she bore him twins, but they never went back.

Sofia blamed it all on the Sicilians, so she didn't mind taking the opportunity to humiliate the people of that island when she had the chance.

But she did have other thoughts on her mind than that.

Sophia's ambitions are not big, she never even thought of becoming the Grand Duke of Wallachia before, but now she has to think about his children, she must ensure that her son Auguste's position is secure, and at the same time prepare a decent "dowry" for her daughter, which makes Sophia have to start thinking seriously about the future.

All the equipment of her "dragoons" was almost entirely provided by Naples, especially a light artillery specially designed for her "dragoons" that could be pulled by two horses, and the cavalry could quickly maneuver with them, and it was only under the personal attention of Josa that they were able to be manufactured as soon as possible, and then quickly equipped with the new Wallachian army.

Sophia actually knows this, but it makes her feel even more uncomfortable.

Although they are nominally brother and sister, Sophia is one of the few people who suspects that this is nonsense from the beginning.

In Sophia's opinion, the annoying sister's generous behavior was purely a deliberate show-off, although the light cannon called the "Andren Snake" was indeed a sharp weapon on the field battlefield, but looking at the bronze cannon body with a faint luster, Sophia always seemed to see the face of Jisha who always laughed at her condescendingly.

This made her sometimes even wonder why the bucket of cold water had not poured on Jisha to become seriously ill, and if so, she might have lost her life if she was a little careless, but she also pondered this thought in her heart, because she knew that Alexander would definitely be unhappy if he knew.

Sophia was dissatisfied with the fact that she became the Queen of Sicily, but the letter she sent later moved her.

Josha promised to help her daughter Catherine seek the Bosnian throne, and the reason for this claim was that King Helva of Northern Bosnia had no heirs, and his heir at the time, Princess Alosia, was involved in Ruva? Attempting to murder the Grand Duchess of Wallachia forced her to voluntarily renounce her inheritance.

What followed was the intricate relationship between the two countries, which lasted for several generations, or even a dozen generations, and finally after barely finding a reason, Josha promised Sophia that she would help her buy her daughter a decent enough "dowry".

This temptation was something that Sophia couldn't resist, so she made a decision right away, and in addition to these reasons, Sophia also knew that it was Alexander who wanted her to do it.

The atmosphere was tense when crossing the Polporus Strait, and the Ottomans on both sides of the strait were staring at the Wallachian fleet crossing the strait, and everyone was extremely nervous at that moment.

In order to ensure the smooth passage of the Wallachian fleet through the strait, the southern Bosnian and Macedonian Villa Elup personally boarded the ship to pilot the ship, which was also the first time he met the Grand Duke of Wallachia.

It's just that the two sides are still nominal enemies, so they didn't officially meet, and even pretended not to know each other.

The Wallachian fleet applied for passage through the strait in the name of merchant ships, and although the curtained objects on board were known from a distance, and the heavily armed soldiers on the deck tried to cover it up, the Wallachian fleet finally passed through the strait and entered the Mediterranean.

The Wallachian fleet was cautious at sea, because the entire eastern Mediterranean was completely controlled by the Ottoman navy, so Elup sent them to guide them until the Wallachian fleet broke away from the area controlled by the Ottoman navy and entered the western Mediterranean.

When the Wallachian fleet entered the Ionian Sea, Sophia ordered the golden four-pointed cross flag to be raised, which instantly lifted the spirits of the Greeks who followed her, and cheers were carried from one ship to another.

At this moment, the long-lost glory of the Eastern Roman Empire seemed to reappear on the Mediterranean, and at the same time, as the fleet advanced along the coast and encountered Sicilian ships, news of the arrival of a "Roman army" soon spread throughout the coast of Sicily.

Sofia chose to land in Messina rather than Palermo, more to show Josa her presence, or simply to get the hateful sister to come and beg her.

News from the sea was always fast, and when the Wallachian fleet appeared off the coast of Messina, they soon heard from the passing merchant ships that the Aragonese army had departed.

Ferdinand mobilized an expeditionary force of about 6,000 men, and although he was not commanded by Gonzalo, the strength of the Aragonese army had already proved itself through the Italian wars, and the Aragonese, who were regarded as the backbone of the resistance to the pagans like the Hungarians, were seen by many Europeans as the crusaders of their time.

In fact, the Hungarians did organize the last crusade against the pagans in the Middle Ages, and in Iberia there were no more calls for the reconquest of the Holy Land.

The Aragonese army had a strong belief in the reconquest of Sicily, believing that the Neapolitan queen must have been fooled into making such a foolish decision.

There was no need to even land, just wait until the Aragonese fleet in the southern Mediterranean returned and blockaded the coast of Sicily, and all that awaited that queen was surrender.

Sophia was not very interested in the movements of the Aragonese, and she had already made up her mind to let Jossa worry about the coming war.

She first ordered a landing request to the port of Messina, and then made the fleet enter the port without waiting for a reply.

The alarm bells ringing in the harbor of Messina echoed over the city, and the artillery of the harbor fortress was ready for battle with the sudden appearance of foreign ships.

Messina's city guard stared nervously at the fleet that had entered the harbor waters on the sea in the distance, and he did not dare to give the order to open fire until the other party showed hostility, but the other party's attitude in the eyes of no one made the city guard unspeakably annoyed.

The Wallachians looked triumphantly at the Sicilians who had been nervous for a moment on the distant shore, and although they had been told that it was a non-hostile visit, it did not prevent them from showing off their might in front of the Sicilians.

The sound of cannon fire from the fort on the shore made the Wallachians at sea nervous, but when they realized that no shells had fallen, the Wallachians were immediately enraged by the warning cannon fired by Messina.

They lifted the felt cloth to reveal the guns fixed to the deck, and although the guns forged for the "dragoons" could not match the range of the coastal defense cannons in the castles, the Wallachians were ready to shoot at any time.

For a time, the two sides fell into a standoff.

Sophia stood on the deck in annoyance and watched the scene, which was obviously not what she had imagined, and the fact that the people of Messina did not seem to welcome her made her extremely annoyed.

The illusion of returning to Sicily was completely shattered at this moment, which made Sophia's mood immediately turn bad.

A small boat rowed in the direction of the harbor, and under the watchful eye of the Wallachian fleet, the small boat that had only one passenger slowly approached Sofia's seat.

A man who looked like a civilian slowly climbed up the deck up the soft ladder that had been lowered.

Sophia stared at the messenger, apparently from Messina, with a heavy face, and she had decided to teach these hateful Sicilians a good lesson, or at least to show them how to respect the Grand Duchess of Wallachia.

But suddenly, looking at the man, Sophia first showed a look of surprise, and then she suddenly jumped up, rushed over to everyone's surprise, grabbed the man's shoulders and let out a happy "ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

The man was dragged by Sophia and swayed, and he almost fell to the ground because he was unsteady on his feet.

"Oh my God, let me go, I can't stand the strength of your girl, I mean please let go of your Highness," Osborne tailor barely stood still, "are you asking me why I'm here, oh, it's all a coincidence, I have a shop here......"

Sophia pulled the tailor in front of her tightly with a happy face, she never thought that the first acquaintance she saw after returning to Sicily was actually their original landlord.

Sophia is short-tempered and jealous, and her little eyes are famous from Naples to Bucharest, but she is also a girl who is enthusiastic and grateful, and Osborne has not forgotten the help she once gave to them, and even the short but beautiful time spent in Osborne's house is a favor that Sofia should repay in Sophia's opinion.

Now the sudden sight of the tailor made Sophia so overjoyed that she even forgot about the rudeness of the Messinasians towards her.

Sophia pulled Osborne and kept asking, but she couldn't say more than dance and dance, and Osborne kept answering her questions.

It wasn't until the two of them finally sat down tiredly that Sophia asked Osborne how she knew she was the Grand Duchess of Wallachia.

Although she had known for a long time that Osborne was not a simple tailor, and Sophia considered herself extraordinary, she did not think that her fame was so great that even the Sicilians would be able to welcome her with artillery.

"It's your Alexander."

Osborne looked at the girl in front of him with emotion, he had seen the bohemian girl in prison with Alexander, and the fate of the two young men was completely in the hands of others.

But once upon a time, the young man who had been forced to ask him for help had become the monarch of a powerful principality that was rapidly rising, and the bohemian girl in front of him ......

Osborne shook his head slightly, he took a step back and bowed respectfully to Sophia, he knew that this simple girl still regarded him as a benefactor and friend, but the tailor himself knew that everything was different.

Since it was you who came forward, I spared the Messinas.

Sophia gestured generously to Osborne, in fact, she just wanted to let the Asha know of her arrival, but now Osborne's appearance made her have to temporarily restrain her wayward temper.

"Your Highness, it seems that you have brought a very powerful army, I believe that in this way, the queen will be much more relieved." Osborne looked at the soldiers standing behind Sophia and praised.

Hearing the tailor praise her dragoons, Sophia's eyes immediately bent into two crescents of joy, and she immediately gestured to a few soldiers to come and show off their masterpieces in front of the tailor, and then she immediately became a little anxious to know from Osborne who he was more optimistic about than the grenadiers of Josa.

The tailor cleverly digressed the subject, saying that he had been commissioned by the Messinese to deal with the Wallachian women because he knew about Sophia's situation, and that he was now begging Sophia to send someone back to him to contact the Messinaisians, at least to let them know that the Wallachian fleet was not hostile.

"Of course I'm not hostile to them," Sophia gestured "I'm here to save Sicily, but before that, the Shosha will bow to me." ”

When news of the landing of Sophia Alessandra Valoole, Grand Duchess of Wallachia, reached Palermo, Josha was nervously preparing to meet the Aragonese.

Aragon's response was unexpectedly swift, and by the time the news was given, most of the 6,000 Aragonese troops had been assembled in the port of Valencia, the ships urgently requisitioned had gathered in Valencia, and the rumor that the Aragonese fleet had begun to return had spread in Palermo.

Some of the local nobles, who had been unusually active when Tsusha announced her coronation as the only queen of Sicily, began to waver, and they did not expect Ferdinand to send troops on an expedition so soon, which made the local nobles, who had only been dreaming for a while, panic for a while.

Even among the trade alliance armies, there was a sense of unease that they might be stopped in Sicily by the Aragonese fleet and unable to return to the mainland.

For a time, there were different opinions among the coalition as to how to deal with the Aragonese.

She had already ordered the coalition forces, mainly the Neapolitan army, to occupy the fortresses and choke points of Palermo, and at the same time, in order to prevent the Aragonese from repeating their old tricks, landing at Cape Gallo as she had done at the beginning, and then occupying the nearby high ground to threaten the city of Palermo, she sent grenadiers to the pass of Mount La Poiazuta, not far from Cape Gallo, ready to stop the Aragonese at any time.

However, this series of arrangements worried many in the coalition forces until news of the arrival of the Wallachians reached Palermo.

In the last month of 1501, 6,500 men of the Free Trade Alliance and the Wallachian alliance and 6,000 men of the Aragon expeditionary force will fight a fierce battle in Sicily and the Mediterranean for the crown of Sicily!