Pei Dilan said: "You people, you just haven't seen the world, you are all old hats."

The generals were all confused by what Pei Dilan said, and they all felt inexplicable, and looked at Pei Dilan stupidly together.

Pei Dilan said: "Do you remember that when we fought with the Tang Dynasty people in Kabul, what do you think of the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army? ”

Many of these generals were under the city of Kabul at that time, and they had seen the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army, especially the Flying Tiger Army, and were deeply impressed. Pei Dilan had just returned from the Tang Dynasty, and during his time in the Tang Dynasty, he had won a lot of benefits for Da Shi.

Hearing Pei Dilan's sudden mention of the Tang Army, Adnan's eyes lit up, and he guessed that Pei Dilan might have received help from the Tang Army, so he tentatively asked, "Your Highness is ......?"

Pei Dilan smiled proudly: "Yes, General Adnan is still smart, let me tell you the truth, I am good friends with Li You, the northwest king of the Tang Dynasty, and he has agreed to send troops to help us attack the Romans." ”

Adnan asked, "How many people are coming from the Tang Army?" ”

"The army and navy together have 40,000 horses. ”

Adnan and the others felt that although the Tang Army was powerful, it only had 40,000 horses, and they were afraid that it would not play a big role, and they were still a little disappointed in their hearts.

Adnan said: "Your Highness has the help of the Tang Army, which is good, but are there too few people who have come?" ”

Pei Dilan smiled: "Say that you are an old hat, you are really dirty." I just praised you, and you asked such a stupid question, let me tell you this, the Tang Army today is more than ten times more powerful than the Tang Army you saw at the beginning. ”

Then he described to the generals the huge fleet of the Tang Army, as well as the incomparably powerful thunder.

Adnan and the others had seen the largest sea ship before, which was a two-mast one, but they had heard of the huge warships of the Romans with three masts, and when they heard Peidilan say that the warships of the Tang Army had eleven masts, and one ship could carry thousands of people, everyone was speechless.

The generals had no idea about the thunder, and Pei Dilan didn't know how to describe it to them for a while, so he thought for a while and asked, "Who among you has thrown the shot put?" How far can you cast it? ”

The ancient Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece and included javelin, discus throws and shot put. After these generals conquered the eastern part of Greece, they also learned about the sport, and many people liked it as a way to train their arm strength.

One of the generals said, "Your Highness, if you have thrown the shot put, you can throw 10 steps." The general, who was stout and powerful, gestured with some ostentation.

One of the generals next to him laughed, "Don't brag, you can throw up to 8 paces." ”

Unconvinced, the previous general retorted, "Even if I can only throw 8 moves, what about you? You're so stupid that you can't even hold the shot put, and before you can throw it, the shot put just falls off and hits your own feet. ”

When the other generals heard this, they burst into laughter.

Pei Dilan couldn't help but laugh, and then he said, "The shot put is not much bigger than your fist. ”

He gestured with his hand and said, "Have you ever seen a ripe coconut, who of you can throw such a big iron ball?" Let me tell you, Thunderbolt can throw such a large iron ball 1200 steps at once. “

"What?" The crowd was dumbfounded.

Ignoring the stupidity of the generals, he continued: "Let me tell you that the gates of Damascus are strong, and the thunder will knock out a big hole in the gates at once, and it will not take two or three iron balls to smash the gates." ”

The stout general said, "Oh my God, that's amazing! With this thunderstorm, it would be too easy to storm the castle. ”

"yes, yes." The generals exclaimed.

Pei Dilan said: "The main strength of our army is light cavalry, and the main advantage is that it is mobile. In the Greek direction, the terrain is complex and the water system is vertical and horizontal, which is not conducive to the actions of our army. The Romans also knew this, so they would put the focus of their defense in the direction of Libya on the northern road, and put more troops against our army's northern army, and in the direction of the southern road, the strength of the defense would be relatively weak. The northern route seemed to be convenient for our troops, but they would face the more powerful main forces of the Romans, which was actually much more difficult.

The choice to attack the Romans from the south was discussed between me and Li You, the king of the northwest of the Tang Dynasty, and with the help of the powerful Tang fleet, as long as they defeated the Romans' navy, the vertical and horizontal water system would not only not become an obstacle to our army, but would become a favorable condition. ”

Let Pei Dilan choose the southern road as the direction of the attack, it is indeed Li You's suggestion, the Tang Dynasty's expeditionary force is mainly heavy cavalry and hoplites, although their protection and attack capabilities are strong, but their mobility is relatively poor, not suitable for fighting in desert terrain like Libya. The Tang army had a powerful navy and powerful artillery, and it was easier to give full play to the advantages of the Tang army.

The generals were instigated by Pei Dilan's blood boiling, full of anticipation for the future battle, Adnan said: "Your Highness is wise. ”

The other generals followed with a sycophant and slapped Pei Dilan,

Pei Dilan couldn't help but smirk.

Persian Gulf, port.

Li You was about to set off, Hamid personally came to see him off, looking at the huge Tang Army warship on the sea, Hamid was really a little envious, he saw the huge body of the ironclad ship in the distance, and he was even more shocked.

Hamid couldn't help but say: "Lao Li, your Tang Dynasty is really powerful, you can build such a big ship. ”

Li You smiled faintly, and he said in his heart: "This is only a few thousand tons, which is really not worth mentioning compared to the million-ton oil tankers in the future." ”

Liu Renliang, who was following them, couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, these warships, including the ironclad ships, are all designed by the prince of my family. ”

Hamid was not surprised by Li You's magic, he just smiled and said, "Lao Li, I didn't expect you to be so good at shipbuilding." ”

Li You said: "Lao Ha, then I'll go, and when I conquer Constantinople, I will invite you to be a guest, and let's taste the food of the Romans." ”

Hamid smiled: "Okay, Lao Li, I'm waiting for your good news." ”

Byzantium, Constantinople.

When the mayor Marquis Martel saw the lawyer, he said dissatisfiedly: "What's the matter with you? Didn't I ask you to expel those Tang Dynasty people from the country? ”

The judge said, "Lord Marquis, I think twice that something is wrong. For foreign merchants, our laws have always been protective, and if the Tang Dynasty people are dealt with too much, they will no longer come to Constantinople in the future, which will be a big loss to the commerce here. ”

The mayor, Marquis Martel, asked, "What are you going to do with them?" ”