Forris's words also attracted the attention of Constans II and other nobles, who were very satisfied with the performance of the Roman navy, and the next step was the performance of the Tang navy.

"His Royal Highness King Wu, I don't know how your warship is going to practice, just bring it up if you need anything!" Constans II said very politely. He didn't know what weapons Li Ke's warship had, and he didn't know how such a huge warship would deal with the enemy, so he naturally had to ask Li Ke about it first.

After hearing this, Li Ke smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what we need is very simple, we only need ten target ships like just now, and there is no need for slaves on the ship, just empty ships." ”

"Empty ship?" Constans II was very surprised when he heard this, in his thinking, naval warfare must be fought with the enemy for control of the ship, if it is only a few empty ships, it is too simple, send people directly to the ship to win.

"His Royal Highness King Wu's request is really peculiar, if it is an empty ship, I can take countless enemy warships alone!" Foris said in an unkind tone again.

I don't know why, from the moment he saw Li Ke, he had a kind of hostility, and even he couldn't tell the source of this hostility, maybe it was because Constans II was too enthusiastic about Li Ke, or it could be that Irina, who had always been coveted by him, also had too much affection for Li Ke, or was simply jealous of Li Ke's identity and status, anyway, it was impossible to say.

Li Ke ignored Forris's words, but still looked at Constans II with a smile. Although Constans II was strange in his heart, he also guessed that Li Ke must have his own ideas, so he did not refuse. Forris was ordered to prepare. And Irina next to her was also interested, with a pair of beautiful big eyes. Curiously waiting to see how Li Ke responded.

In a short time, ten target ships were sent to a designated area in the distance. At this time, Li Ke spoke again: "Your Majesty, now we are going to demonstrate a firearm with infinite power, which can be better experienced on a warship, but the movement of this firearm is a bit big, in order not to disturb Your Majesty, so we just need to stay on the shore and watch." ”

Hearing Li Ke say this, Cen Changqian next to him smiled secretly in his heart, Li Ke's words seemed to be thinking about Constans II everywhere, and he also deliberately proposed to take care of the other party's feelings. So it's okay to watch it from the shore, but Constans II is a young man under the age of twenty, and it is the time when his personality is impulsive, if Li Ke doesn't say it, it's fine, but since he said so, it will definitely arouse the strong psychology of Constans II.

Sure enough, when Constans II heard that Li Ke was going to demonstrate firearms, and that this kind of firearm was better experienced on a warship, he immediately spoke: "Your Highness, what you said is not right. I have long heard about Datang's firearms, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to see them, and now I finally have this opportunity, so I naturally want to have a good experience. So let's get on board the warship and watch! ”

For the words of Constans II, other nobles were also very supportive, after the last time Ciro sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty. It also collected some information about Datang, especially military intelligence. Almost everywhere it is mentioned that firearms are incredibly powerful, so there is this opportunity. Naturally, these Roman military aristocrats would not let go. In addition, they also wanted to visit Li Ke's warship to see how the warships of the Tang Dynasty differed from those of Rome?

Regarding Constans II's reaction, Li Ke smiled in his heart, but on the surface, he was repeatedly persuaded to stop it, and finally Foris made a few sarcastic words, and then Irina also opened her mouth to ask, and Li Ke reluctantly agreed.

Led by Li Ke, the group took a small boat to the warship, speaking of which Constans II and Irina and others also boarded this kind of giant ship for the first time, so they all seemed very curious, under the leadership of Li Ke, the entire warship was visited first, and finally came to the top of the warship, and then waited to watch the demonstration of firearms.

"Your Highness, the artillery is ready and ready to fire at any time!" At this moment, Wang Fangyi, who was dressed in bright light armor, strode over and reported to Li Keyu. In fact, officers in the navy generally rarely wear too heavy armor, at most they only wear some light leather armor, mainly because in case they fall into the water, too heavy armor is simply fatal, but today in order to show the heroic side of the Tang Navy, Wang Fangyi wore a heavy Mingguang armor.

"Very good, let's get started!" Li Ke said lightly.

"No!" Wang Fangyi agreed, and immediately gave an order to the herald on the high place, and the herald waved the command flag and conveyed the order to the other three warships.

"Your Majesty and Empress, please be prepared, the cannon is very loud when it is fired, and it is likely to frighten the two of you!" Li Ke reminded Constans II and his wife with a smile again, and at the same time looked at Foris and other nobles behind them, but when his eyes swept over Prince Theodosius beside Forris, the other party also smiled kindly at Li Ke.

The four ships adjusted their orientation so that the ships were lined up in an arc, with one side of the hull facing the target ship a mile away.

"Fire!" As Wang Fangyi gave the last order, the gunners on the four warships immediately lit the artillery fuses in front of them, and a puff of cyan smoke floated.

"Boom, boom~" Almost at the same time, all the guns on one side of the battleship that Li Ke and they were riding fired from, and the whole ship was shaken a little. And Constans II and the others didn't expect the power of the artillery to be so huge, and they were all frightened, and they even had to hold on to the female wall to stand firmly.

But Queen Irina was a woman after all, and her whole body was so frightened by this thunderous sound that she even staggered back two steps, and she was about to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, Li Ke had long been accustomed to the sound of artillery, and he was not far from Irina, so when he saw the other party's appearance, he immediately stepped forward and hugged the opponent's delicate body in his arms, which saved Irina from making a fool of himself.

The climate of the Mediterranean Sea is relatively hot, and both men and women wear very thin clothes, so under this hug, Li Ke only feels the warm fragrance of nephrite in his arms, which makes people can't help but feel a wave in their hearts. And Empress Irina also felt Li Ke's strong body, and at the same time, a masculine aura surrounded her, and the whole person was shy, with an indescribable joy.

However, the two of them were not ordinary people, they quickly woke up from their intoxication, and then quickly separated, but Li Ke's face was a little more embarrassed, and Irina's face was also red. Fortunately, Constans II and the other nobles were shocked by the loud sound of the cannons, so no one noticed the strangeness of the two of them.

With Li Ke and the warship they were on the first to fire, the other three warships also fired one after another, these warships have thirty guns on each side, four is one hundred and twenty, so many guns fired together, that kind of scene is enough to scare an ordinary person to the ground, even if Constans II and these people are used to seeing big scenes, they are still frightened, and they have not woken up from the shock for a long time.

The first round of artillery was only a test firing, but because the distance was too close, a considerable number of shells hit the target ship in the distance, and for a while sawdust flew, and one of the target ships happened to be hit below the waterline, and as a result, countless seawater poured in from the big hole that had been broken, and in the blink of an eye the battleship had already begun to tilt, and it was only a matter of time before it sank.

However, this is just the beginning, after calibrating the firing angle, the guns on the four battleships opened fire again, there was no wind and waves in the bay, which also greatly increased the accuracy of the shelling, so most of the shells fired in the second round hit the ten target ships in front, and as a result, these target ships that were already on the verge of scrapping could not withstand such a heavy blow at all, some of the ships slowly sank after a few big holes in the hull, and some were directly hit by a large number of shells and fell apart.

After five salvos, ten target ships a mile away from the four warships completely disappeared, and the sea was full of broken planks and debris.

Constans II and the others were completely stunned by the power of the artillery, and now they finally knew why Li Ke didn't put slaves on the target ship, under this kind of artillery salvo, it didn't matter if there were slaves on the ship or not, after all, under this kind of bombardment, the slaves on the ship either died directly under the artillery, or drowned after the ship was destroyed.

The first to wake up was Irina, after the close contact with Li Ke just now, she didn't have much heart to watch the artillery performance, the corner of her eyes swept over Li Ke from time to time, and finally waited until the artillery ended, only to see Irina turn to Li Ke, gentle as water smile and said: "Datang's firearms really live up to their reputation, under such an attack, the enemy's warships have no chance to get close at all." ”

Irina's words also woke up Constans II and others, but Foris among them had a gloomy face, he knew that the artillery of the Tang Dynasty was sharp, but he never thought that this firearm called artillery would be so powerful. If their Roman navy encountered such an enemy, it would be a matter of death, and the Greek fire they were proud of was a joke, because the other side would not give them a chance to get closer.

Constans II and other nobles were also amazed, and at the same time they came forward to surround Li Ke and ask him questions about firearms, and when they learned that artillery was only a type of firearms, they were even more surprised, and finally Constans II even proposed to buy some firearms from the Tang Dynasty.

However, Li Ke told the other party that the firearms were the top-secret weapons of the Tang Dynasty and the Great Qi, and they were strictly forbidden to be sold, just like the Greek fires used by the Roman navy, which made Constans II a little disappointed.

Although the naval exercise has ended, everyone present did not think about how far-reaching the impact this artillery exercise will have on Rome? (To be continued......)