Capital Datang

"His Highness King Wu, I am here today to inspect the training of the navy, but because of your arrival, this inspection has been postponed until tomorrow. If His Highness is interested, can you go to inspect the navy with me tomorrow afternoon? "Constance II and Irina personally sent Li Ke out of the door, and then said with a smile.

After finally coming to Rome, Li Ke naturally wanted to know about Rome’s military strength, so after hearing the invitation from Constance II, he immediately said very happily: “Your Majesty’s invitation, Li Ke is naturally flattered, and he has already I heard that the Roman navy was strong, so I happened to see it too!"

Constance II knew that Li Ke would agree, so he was not surprised, but he said immediately afterward: "His Royal Highness Qi Wang is polite, if we talk about the strength of the navy, we must count the navy of Datang and Daqi. , Today we also saw the warship that came with His Highness, it is twice the size of our largest warship, and it is full of weapons. In addition, we also heard that the Han people have a powerful weapon called firearms, so We all want to see it, I wonder if Your Highness can let your warships participate in tomorrow's drill?"

"This..." After hearing this, Li Ke hesitated for a while. Although they and Rome are allies, they can't expose everything to each other, especially firearms, which are infinitely powerful weapons.

But now it is Constans II personally asking, which makes it difficult for Li Ke to refuse, so he thought for a while and replied: "Your Majesty, there is no problem with the warship participating in the drill, but the use of firearms is very complicated. I will ask for it when I go back." Let me know the opinions of the officers, and I will give you an answer tomorrow morning?" Capital Datang 651

Constance II had only heard about artillery, and knew that it was Datang's top-secret weapon, so he would not show it to others easily, so he was not surprised by Li Ke's reaction, and immediately nodded in agreement.Then he and Irina sent Li Ke to the carriage.

Later, Li Ke wanted to bring Wang Fangyi and Cen Changqian together to discuss whether to use artillery in tomorrow's drill after returning home?But just as he was getting into the carriage, he happened to see Wang Fangyi and Lu Wan coming out together, and beside the three of them were five or six young aristocratic women, including plump young women and young ones. girl.Seeing that the three of them all had sinister expressions on their faces, Li Ke felt that if he called them back at this time.It was a little too impersonal.

Thinking of this, Li Ke sighed helplessly, took Chris by the hand and got into the carriage.After sailing nervously at sea for such a long time, it is time for them to relax, and it will not be too late to discuss with the three of them tomorrow morning.

that night.Li Ke, Chris and others rested in the residence arranged by Constantinople. There was a special place to receive envoys when they came to Constantinople, but because Li Ke's status was too noble, ordinary places were not worthy of it. Therefore, Constans II arranged for them to be in a courtyard not far from the palace, which belonged to him personally.

After a night's rest, Li Ke dressed and washed under the service of Ke Lisi.After breakfast, they were waiting for Wang Fangyi and the other three in the hall of the other courtyard.As a result, the three of Wang Fangyi and Lu Wan came back together in less than a cup of tea, and Wang Fangyi and Lu Wan both had smug expressions on their faces.Only Cen Changqian seemed a little depressed.

"Changqian, why do you look like this?" Li Ke asked in surprise, and at the same time worried in his heart. Almost all men in Rome are masculine.With Cen Changqian's white and tender appearance as a scholar, it's really possible that some man will fall in love with him.

But before Cen Changqian could answer Li Ke's question.Lu Wan next to him smiled and said, "Your Highness, don't worry, Mr. Cen is just exhausted, and he will be fine after a few days of rest."

"Exhausted?" Li Ke looked at Cen Changqian playfully, wondering what the other party went through last night?It's just that Cen Changqian smiled wryly, as if she didn't want to explain.

But at this time Wang Fangyi laughed and said: "Your Highness doesn't know, brother Changqian was very lucky last night, there were three noble girls pestering him, and he didn't know how to refuse, so he went out with the three girls. It’s like this when you come back.”

When Wang Fangyi explained the reason, Cen Changqian couldn't help giving the other party a blank look, but thinking of the three beautiful girls last night, Wang Fangyi also had a hint of intoxication in his eyes.Before he came, he had already heard that the news in Rome was open, and at the banquet, some girls and young women took the initiative to strike up a conversation, which made them naturally understand the meaning.

It's a pity that although Cen Changqian is very shrewd, he doesn't know how to reject women. In addition, women in Rome are too unrestrained. After this night, even with his young body, he almost couldn't get out of bed. Both are still a bit soft.

After making a few jokes, Li Ke told the invitation and request of Constance II last night, while Lu Wan and Ke Lisi avoided it very consciously. After all, they are not allowed to participate in this kind of military affairs. of.

Wang Fangyi thought for a moment, and then said decisively: "Your Highness, since Constans II can call out the name of firearms, it seems that the other party should have heard of the power of firearms, but they don't know it. There are actually many types of firearms, so for the sake of confidentiality, I think we can only display small-power firearms such as grenades, and as for the artillery on the ship, it is better not to expose it for the time being."

Wang Fangyi mainly considered it from the military aspect. After all, how powerful firearms are, but when the power of firearms is exposed to others, then the other party may think of a countermeasure, so only when a weapon unknown to the enemy is used Only when it is on the battlefield can it exert its greatest power.Even if Rome is their ally, it is best to keep some of this military secret.

But as soon as Wang Fangyi's words fell, Cen Changqian beside him said, "Brother Fang Yi's words are a little too one-sided. Of course, you can fool them with grenades, and you can indeed keep them secret temporarily in the military, but you ignored it." One point, Rome is now our ally, at least for ten years, we will not have any major conflicts with each other, and with the exchanges between the two places, the Romans must have a better understanding of firearms, If they learn that we have powerful cannons on board and don't use them, it will obviously affect the impression of us by Constans II and the Roman nobles."

Speaking of this, Cen Changqian took a breath, and then continued: "So if you don't display the most powerful firearms, you will only get a short-term news blockade from the Romans, but what you get in return is the distrust of the Romans. Not worth it."

Li Ke also understood when he heard this, and immediately said: "Changqian's analysis is good, we will show the strongest firearms, and we can also use this to show the Romans our military power, especially the power of artillery. Let the Romans have a sense of awe for us, which will not only strengthen the alliance between each other, but also make the Romans weigh it if there is any friction with the Romans in the future!"

Hearing the conversation between Li Ke and Cen Changqian, Wang Fangyi also came to his senses at this time, and immediately nodded and said: "Your Highness and Changqian have seen it thoroughly, then I will order the soldiers on the warship to prepare now, and let the Romans this afternoon Feel what shock is?"

"Haha, okay, let's see if we can invite Constans II to the battleship. I believe this kind of close-range experience of shelling will make him unforgettable for the rest of his life!" Li Ke also said with a big smile.Capital Datang 651

Li Ke immediately sent someone to inform Constans II that in order to show the friendship between Tang, Daqi and Rome, the officers on the warship had agreed to display the most powerful firearms, which made Constans II also He was very happy, and he also sent someone to notify some military nobles in the city, preparing to let everyone see the mysterious firearm from Datang with their own eyes.

Time soon reached the afternoon, and Li Ke took Ke Lisi, Wang Fangyi, and Cen Changqian to the Golden Horn Bay in a carriage sent by Constance II.After all, Cen Changqian is young, and after resting all morning, he has almost recovered. In addition, this time he also wants to witness the military strength of the Romans with his own eyes, so naturally he has to come together.

The Golden Horn is not only the main commercial port of Constantinople, but also the station of the navy. There is a special warship channel in the port, and in the second half of the Golden Horn, there are all kinds of Roman warships .

When Li Ke and the others came, Constans II and Queen Irina were already standing next to the military port, and behind them stood a small group of military nobles, who seemed to have There were 34 of them, and there were two people in the front, and Li Ke knew them all. The one on the right was Prince Theodosius, the younger brother of Constans II. He sat with Li Ke at the banquet yesterday. At the same table, the other one was Forres who had troubled Li Ke.

"His Royal Highness is late, I wonder if your warships are ready?" Constans II immediately smiled when he saw Li Ke and the others coming, and Irina, who was next to him, also reported to Li Ke. with a smile.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, General Wang has already informed the warship, and I believe the ship will come soon." Li Ke also said with a smile.This was a forbidden naval area for the Romans, so Li Ke and his ships naturally couldn't stop here, so when they arrived at the Golden Horn just now, Wang Fangyi had already informed the warships to bring them over.

While the two were talking, in the bay not far away, under the command of Wang Fangyi, four tall warships sailed steadily with their sails. specified location.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Navy is ready to start the drill at any time!" At this time, Forres stood up and reported.He is the consul of the navy and is in charge of this exercise, but when he was speaking, his eyes looked at Li Ke with some provocation.He has absolute confidence in his navy, and is ready to show Li Ke the real combat power of the Roman navy!Capital Datang

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