Wang Huili really wants to say that my prince is about to attack you, but this is a military secret, and he can't reveal this news.

The Romans were so proud that they did not take the Orientals seriously at all, and the warnings and threats of the king's counsel were nothing more than the wails of a dying man.

Constans II waved his hand.

The palace steward immediately shouted: "The lowly Orientals dare to slander my Roman Empire, come here!" Drag him out and give him 50 lashes. ”

Immediately, a Roman warrior came forward to drag Wang Huili out, and Wang Huili held his head high and said loudly: "Lao Tzu will go by himself." With that, he strode out.

The king's awe-inspiring, fearless, and calm demeanor surprised these Romans slightly, and they couldn't imagine that the lowly Orientals in their eyes had such a backbone.

Grand Duke Stefan saw that this was to kill people and destroy human witnesses, and he also thought that Wang Huili could not be allowed to live, but it was useful to keep him now, and he would use him to attack the Marquis Marquis Marcel, so Grand Duke Stefan raised his chin slightly towards the Executive Justice, and the Executive Justice nodded in understanding and followed.

Wang Huili was taken to the square outside the palace, and several soldiers were about to execute Wang Huili. At this time, the magistrate came over and said to the soldiers: "Stop the execution for the time being, take him back to the prison, and keep him under strict guard, and he will not be allowed to come into contact with the outside world." ”

The name of the second counter of the Tang Dynasty trading company is Li Xiaobao, a young man in his early 20s, he was originally a guy in the store, because he was clever, he was promoted to the second counter by Wang Huili, responsible for the front desk sales management.

Yesterday he got the news, knowing that today the treasurer Wang Huili was going to be taken to the palace for interrogation, he was very concerned about the outcome of the matter, he estimated the time when Wang Huili returned, and began to wait outside the prison.

Li Xiaobao saw Wang Huili being brought back from a distance. Wang Huili in the prisoner car saw Li Xiaobao in the crowd, shook his head vigorously at him, and raised his chin upwards. Li Xiaobao didn't understand what Wang Huili wanted to convey to him for a while, but he felt that something was wrong.

Li Xiaobao then asked to visit the prison, but the guards wouldn't let him in, Li Xiaobao took out some money and asked the guards to help him pass a message, and soon after, a guard they were familiar with walked out.

Li Xiaobao said: "I want to meet my shopkeeper, please do me a favor." ”

The jailer shook his head and said, "No, there has just been an order from above that no one is allowed to visit your shopkeeper." ”

Li Xiaobao said: "My lord, can you help spread the word?" Look at what our treasurer has to tell me. ”

The guard shook his head again and said, "This is not good, now that the guard has changed, I can't see your shopkeeper anymore, you better go." With that, the guard went in.

Li Xiaobao had no choice but to return to the trading company first. As he went, he pondered, and although he did not know what had happened this morning, and that things would turn out the way they were, he could tell from Wang Huili's hints and the situation provided by the guards that the matter must be urgent. So he quickened his pace and soon returned to the Tang Dynasty trading house.

Tang Dynasty trading company.

After Li Xiaobao came back, he immediately gathered all the clerks, he briefly introduced the process of the matter, and made a decision, he said: "The situation is critical now, it is dangerous for you to stay here, now you must leave Rome immediately, go to Damascus, go there to find the Tang Dynasty mission, and report the situation here to Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Seeing that Li Xiaobao had no intention of leaving, the eldest guy asked, "What should you do if we are all gone?" ”

Li Xiaobao said: "I must stay and inquire about the news of the shopkeeper and the big cabinet." ”

The old man said, "It's too inconvenient to stay alone, so let's leave someone to help you deliver a message or something." ”

Li Xiaobao said: "No need, it's too dangerous to stay here, you all go." ”

Seeing Li Xiaobao so righteous, the guys asked to stay and help him, Li Xiaobao was very moved, and finally decided to leave a young guy to stay in Constantinople with him.

Li Xiaobao opened the cabinet, took out the remaining money in the trading company and distributed it to everyone, telling them to leave immediately. The older guy asked, "What about the rest of the goods in the store?" ”

Li Xiaobao said: "I can't take care of it so much, you can leave now." ”

After everyone left, Li Xiaobao hung a sign on the door of the store that was temporarily closed, and he took the young man and left the store as well, without going far, he paid attention to the movement of the Tang Dynasty trading company in a shop not far away.

Soon after, a group of officers and soldiers came from the street and surrounded the Tang Dynasty trading company.

Seeing this situation, Li Xiaobao broke out in a cold sweat, and secretly congratulated himself on his decisiveness, otherwise they would be wiped out by the Romans.

City Hall.

The judicial officer received a report that the Tang Dynasty had fled. He scolded angrily: "These cunning Orientals are really hateful. Reluctantly, he reported the news to the Executive Justice.

On the ironclad ship, Li You received a telegram from Wu Xu, and then he sent a telegram to Wang Xuance and Pei Dilan, asking them to organize men and horses to rescue Wang Huili and others.

Pedilan took this matter very seriously, and he immediately organized a commando team of Greeks, Egyptians, and Turks in the Flying Tiger Army, who looked like the Romans, to secretly infiltrate Rome and go to Constantinople.

The army of the Byzantine Empire was divided into field armies and border armies, which adopted the system of military districts, which were commanded by the governor of the frontier. The Byzantine Empire had four major military regions: Eastern, Thracian, Illyrian and Armenian, also known as the Eastern, Northern, Western and Central Military Regions.

Border guard soldiers receive farmland from the government, cultivate it themselves or hire someone to cultivate it, and provide self-sufficient military rations. The most basic units of the border guards and field armies are squads, with 5 people per squad; Two shifts in a row; 10 platoons are a company (hence the company commander is also called a centurion); 6 companies as a battalion (600 people); 3rd to 4th battalions as a regiment (2400 people); 3-4 regiments formed a division (10000 people).

The Byzantine navy was subordinate to the Maritime Military District, and under the painstaking management of Grand Duke Stefan, the navy was very powerful, with a total strength of 139,000 men and more than 3,200 warships of various types.

Maritime trade was the main source of income for Byzantium, so the Byzantine navy was valued in the early stages of the empire. There have been glorious records in history. In the summer of 717, the Arab army, under the command of Mosley Massa, attacked Constantinople with 2,560 ships, and under the blows of the Byzantine navy, only five warships returned to Syria and Alexandria.

The Romans were very intelligent. Their shipbuilding technology is also very advanced, the navy ships are tall and sturdy, the use of various machinery is very popular, the ships have long used large weapons such as stone throwers, bed crossbows, etc., in addition to this, they also have a secret weapon.