Three Li Chongyi, Li Yexu and Wu Qi got off the warship, and at first glance, they saw Xia Hongsheng and Su Dingfang waiting for them on the shore.

Hurriedly walked over, stepped forward and saluted, and said: "The chief manager, the last general is fortunate not to disgrace his life, and he surrounded the Great Water Eater Division, annihilating 871 enemy ships, of which more than 500 ships were blown up and sunk and burned, and more than 30,000 enemy soldiers were captured, and the number of Great Eaters was very large, but most of them died from artillery fire and drowned, so there were not many prisoners. Here's the order! ”

Xia Hongsheng and the others had already received good news in advance, and said with a smile at this moment: "Dashi has lost more than 800 warships, and its sailors will have no combat power from now on." It is a great achievement to eliminate the great water eater and seize the right to control the sea, and I will be rewarded for it. ”

"Thank you, Boss!" A few people were overjoyed and saluted again.

Xia Hongsheng waved his hand and said, "Da Shi has suffered a heavy blow this time, even if there are still warships, it will not exceed hundreds, and I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with us from the sea in the future." ”

Xia Hongsheng said while recalling history.

Later generations said that Byzantium relied on Greek fire and held out for a long time under the onslaught of the Arabs. During this time, the Arabs did not dare to go again several times. At that time, the Islamic State should have been at its peak, and when it attacked Byzantium with the navy as the mainstay, it only went to more than 1,000 warships when the main force was exhausted. Burned by the Byzantines with Greek fire, only about twenty ships were left and fled in disarray. From then until the recipe for Greek fire was revealed to the Arabs, there was no large-scale naval battle between the Arabs.

In this way, at the moment, there are only about a thousand warships.

The annihilation of more than 800 of his ships in this battle will surely wipe out the main force.

It seems that Omar I was originally preparing to "kill chickens with a knife", sending the main force of the naval division and a large number of troops, preparing to destroy the base that the Tang Dynasty had just begun to build in the Sanlan Kingdom in one fell swoop, and went all the way north, attacking in two directions, completely eliminating the Tang army outside the Great Food.

Thinking of this, Xia Hongsheng couldn't help but feel a little happy in his heart.

Fortunately, Omar I's plan did not succeed, otherwise, this time it would have been difficult to decide.

All in all, everything is thanks to technology that is ahead of its time. Whether it's a small telescope, to a large steam engine, or from a modified mechanical crossbow, to an overwhelming firearm.

All of these advanced technologies come together to make this victory.

From then on, from the Red Sea to the Arabian Sea, and then to the Persian Gulf, the warships and merchant ships of the Tang Dynasty could go sideways.

The people returned to the Great Tent, and after this battle, they were to discuss their future actions.

"Boss, when are we going to land on the other side?" Wu Qi asked.

"Anytime." Xia Hongsheng said: "Liu Renshi has been bombarding the other side for several days. At this moment, the defenders of Dashi on the opposite bank had withdrawn dozens of miles away to avoid the artillery. These dozens of miles are enough for us to land. ”

"But ......" Xia Hongsheng shook his head, and said: "There is no hurry to land for the time being, first count all the supplies, especially firearms and ammunition." Although the Great Food suffered heavy casualties this time, it did not hurt the roots. Hundreds of thousands of people can still be transferred. Although we have an advantage, two fists can defeat four hands, but if there are forty hands on the opposite side, two fists are not enough. ”

"And for now?" Li Yexu asked.

"Wait." Xia Hongsheng said: "Let's start from Mumbai, it's been some time here, and the reinforcements and supplies should be almost in Sanlan Country!" Thanks to the military exploits of the monarchs, reinforcements and material supplies can be sent in large quantities, and there is no need to worry about the interception of the Great Water Eater. Our base in Sanlan can also start large-scale accelerated construction. ”

"After this defeat, the army must be gathered here, and the longer the time, the more troops are gathered, I am afraid that it will not be good for my Datang." Li Chongyi said: "Is it possible that we just wait?" ”

Xia Hongsheng thought for a while and asked, "Chongyi, let me ask you, what kind of wind direction prevails in winter here?" ”

"Uh......" Li Chongyi didn't expect Xia Hongsheng to suddenly ask this, paused, and replied: "The southwest wind prevails here in summer, and the northeast wind prevails in winter. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded, and asked again: "Wu Qi, how many hot air balloons do we have now?" ”

"More than five hundred." Wu Qi replied: "The general wants to release a hot air balloon from the northeast?" ”

"To the northeast of Thurbay, there is a place that is very suitable for building a port, called Aden." Xia Hongsheng pointed to the map and said, "However, it is just a fishing village at the moment. Now that Da Shi has no sailors, he can no longer stop us from the sea. While its army is gathering in Tulbay, let's go around by sea and land in Aden. You can flank the front and back, and leave the army gathered by the Great Food in Turbai. Taking advantage of the northeast wind, it is just right for you to see what air supremacy is. ”

"Air supremacy?" The crowd was somewhat enlightened.

"During the naval battle, Li Chongyi and Li Yexu set off a hot air balloon and threw earth-shattering thunder down to blow up the Great Food Warship below, how did the Great Food Warship behave?" Xia Hongsheng asked rhetorically.

"Them?" Li Yexu smiled a little proudly: "Naturally, they are holding their heads and running away, waiting to be bombed - their arrows can't shoot so high, and the crossbow on the ship can't raise their heads, what can they do?" ”

"The two generals' tricks are not high." Wu Qi praised: "The Great Food Warship can't go to the heavens, so it has to be beaten." ”

"But it's different, at sea, the hot air balloon is tied to the ship, and the big cannibal can't get close to the ship. If you change on the road, you can tie the hot air balloon to the ground and fly out, but the big cannibal can still ride over! If the big cannibal is bullied into front of the battle and cuts the tightrope, won't the people on the hot air balloon be dead? Li Chongyi said.

Su Dingfang shook his head: "Are you a vegetarian when you are a foot soldier?" I think this will work! As long as the people on the hot air balloon can inflict heavy casualties on the enemy army, the infantry will follow behind the hot air balloon, which will allow the hot air balloon to continue to cause damage, and can also push the infantry forward with the hot air balloon. The Great Eclipse enemy army can be attacked by hot air balloons before and during the charge - this is a good idea, but there are a few hot air balloons. ”

"Where do you have to tie the hot air balloon?" Xi Junmai asked: "This guy has a lot of strength after flying!" ”

"Artillery!" Xue Rengui said: "The steel cable is already sinking, and if it is tied to the artillery, the hot air balloon will definitely not be able to pull up, and it will not run away." However, when the time comes, there will definitely be a lot of crossbow arrows and earth-shattering thunder on it, and it is also a question whether it can fly beyond the range of the bow and arrow. ”

"It's not okay to tie it too lightly underneath." Li Chongyi said: "The more the bow and crossbow and the earth-shattering thunder above are used, the less and less the hot air balloon will be, and the higher and higher it will fly, and if it can't be pulled below, it won't work." ”

"I guess it's enough to touch the artillery. Even if the hot air balloon is empty, it is not easy to pull up the artillery. Tie it to the steel frame of the artillery, and even if the weapons on it are used up, they will only be raised a little higher, and they will not fly away. Xia Hongsheng said: "Try it and you'll know." Come on, go get ready for a hot air balloon! ”