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Thomas took out several letters, "Your Majesty, this is a marriage proposal from a very noble prince to Queen Bosphoru!" ”

Caracalla was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Why did this marriage proposal get to me?" ”

Thomas laughed, "They have presented it to the queen before, but they have been returned each time!" ”

Caracalla casually flipped through one and said with a smile: "It's really sensual to write!" ”

Turning to Thomas, he asked, "What do they mean by sending me the proposal?" ”

Thomas smiled: "They obviously want to ask Your Majesty to give them something!" ”

Caracalla put down the fold and said categorically: "This is impossible! Tell them that this is the queen's private matter, and although I am the emperor, it is inconvenient for me to interfere! If they want to have the ability, they should fight for it themselves! ”

"Yes! I understand! If nothing else, the old minister will retire! ”

Caracalla nodded. Thomas www.biquge.info bowed to Caracalla and withdrew.

Caracalla glanced at the fold in his hand and smiled.

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The Wei naval division retreated to a naval base in the Persian Gulf. Soon after, Zhou Tai and Gan Ning came to the residence of Susa.

"This battle is a surprise to the snake! I reckon that the Romans would definitely have set up batteries on both sides of the strait to suppress the Imperial Navy! Zhao Yun speculated.

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Tai and Gan Ning couldn't help but be surprised, and Gan Ning said: "In this way, our army will not be able to enter the Mediterranean!" ”

Gan Ning frowned and said, "Zilong, since you know, why don't you remind us?" ”

Zhao Yun said: "I also thought of it just now!" But it's useless to think about it early, because we can't stop it from happening! ”

Gan Ning and Zhou Taisi nodded.

Gan Ning asked, "What now?" If the Romans really blocked the strait, then our army would be completely blocked from the Mediterranean! ”

Zhao Yun thought for a moment, got up and came to the sand table. Gan Ning and Zhou Tai immediately came to the sand table. The sand table in front of them reflected the terrain of the entire Middle East, but most of the places were still very vague, which showed that the Wei army did not know much about the terrain in this area.

Zhao Yun pointed to the bay where the Red Sea enters the Arabian Sea and said, "This is the only way to come out of the Mediterranean!" Since the Romans choked the northern entrance to the Red Sea, we will choke the southern entrance! Zhao Yun pointed to what is now the Aden region of Yemen.

Gan Ning and Zhou Tai couldn't help but nodded, and Zhou Tai said: "In this way, our fleet will have an advance base to advance into the Mediterranean!" ”

Gan Ning frowned and said, "I think this is a bit of a problem!" ”

The finger touched the Jerusalem area, "Jerusalem is just north of here!" If the rebels in Jerusalem are defeated! How can our army hold this bridgehead? ”

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry! Jerusalem is thousands of miles away, and there is a desert in between! The only way for the Romans to march was by sea! ”

Gan Ning's eyes lit up, and he said confidently: "In this case, there will be no problem!" ”

"But this plan must be approved by His Majesty!" Zhou Taidao.

Zhao Yun and Gan Ning nodded.

Zhao Yun glanced at the two of them, "Since Xingba and Youping also think it is feasible, then I will immediately send a letter to Your Majesty in the name of the three of us!" ”

Zhou Tai and Gan Ning nodded.

Zhou Tai suddenly pointed to the location where the forward base was planned to be established and asked, "Is there any local armed force here?" ”

Zhao Yun shook his head, "We don't know the situation there for the time being!" But there shouldn't be any notable power! Before I officially establish a base, I'll send scouts to scout this area! ”

Zhao Yun returned to the top, wrote a proposal, and then called the herald and ordered him to send it to Chang'an immediately.

A few days later, Chang'an Qianqing Palace.

Xi Zhicai and other cabinet ministers hurriedly entered the Qianqing Palace.

Xi Zhicai clenched his fists and asked, "Your Majesty, is there something urgent?" ”

Cao Cao glanced at everyone and smiled, "Don't be nervous!" Nothing big! It's just that a fierce battle broke out on the Western Front! It's our navy and the Romans' navy! It's not small! ”

Everyone glanced at each other, and Xun Yu smiled: "Looking at Your Majesty's expression, our army should have won this naval battle?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head, "Unwinnable and undefeated!" The two sides fought half-pounded and eighty-taels! It seems that the naval power of the Romans was indeed very strong! Cao Cao frowned, "According to the current situation, our army's naval strength in the west is much weaker than that of the Romans!" The outcome is unpredictable! ”

"Or, withdraw the navy to the island of weak water!" Chen Gong suggested.

"No! Once this is the case, the Romans will be able to flank our army through their navy! Xun Yu said.

Everyone nodded, and Cao Cao said, "What Wen Ruo said is extremely true! The Navy cannot abandon the westward expansion strategy! ”

Xun You said: "Now there are no pirates in the entire eastern sea!" There is no need to leave powerful battleships in the east! It's better to transfer all the battleships to the west! ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment, glanced at the others, and asked, "What do you see?" ”

Everyone thought for a while, and Wen Ruo said: "There is no problem with Gongda's suggestion!" ”

Everyone else nodded.

Cao Cao said categorically: "Okay! Then order all the warships to sail to the west! ”

After a pause, "In addition, the construction of battleships must be intensified!" I estimate that our naval contest with the Romans will most likely dominate the outcome of the war between the two countries! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Cao Cao picked up the fold in his hand and looked at it, and said, "Actually, I didn't call you here today for this matter, but for a suggestion from Zilong!" ”

Cao Cao handed the fold to Cui Yingying, who was standing aside, and motioned for Cui Yingying to pass it on.

Cui Yingying handed the fold to Xun Yu's hand standing at the head of the right, and then returned to Cao Cao's side.

After Xun Yu read the biography, he handed it to Xi Zhicai on the side.

A moment later, the handbook was passed through the hands of the cabinet ministers and returned to Cao Cao's hands.

"What do you think of Zilong's suggestion?" Cao Cao asked.

Xun Yu said: "This is inevitable! Their advice is good! But it was a matter of land defense and the reaction of the Romans! ”

Xun Yu on the side continued: "Will the Romans react violently because of this!" If there is a violent reaction, how big will it be? How do we cope? ”

Chen Gong said: "There is also the problem of logistics and supply!" What else is the situation of the local indigenous people? ”

Cao Cao smiled bitterly; "I can't imagine that there are so many problems!"

After a pause, he glanced at everyone and said with a smile: "Since you have asked so many questions, then it is up to you to explain them!" Wen Ruo, you say it first! ”

"Yes! Wechen thought that the Romans must have reacted! However, as long as our army's army on the Ekbatana front does not move, their reaction will be limited! At most, it is to attack the forward bases of our army along the Red Sea with naval forces! After all, for the time being, the Romans do not want another bloody battle with our army on land! ”

Xi Zhicai continued: "What Wen Ruo said is extremely true! For the question of supplies, it is completely possible to rely on Susa to supply the forward bases! As for the local natives, based on past experience, as long as I show a strong military force and give a small favor, it is very likely that they will be used by me! ”

Everyone couldn't help but nod.

Cao Cao smiled: "It seems that the problem has been solved!" Then agree with Zilong and their suggestion! In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the plan, the materials that were assaulted in the major warehouses in the Western Regions were ordered to be transported to the front line of Ekbatana and Susa! ”

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Cao Cao asked, "I haven't heard any news about Shiwei recently!" What is the situation in Nanban? ”

Xun You smiled and said, "The plan went very smoothly!" They've been squeezed into the forest to the northwest! ”

Cao Cao smiled and nodded, and said with some emotion: "Honestly! This Shiwei is really strong enough! It's still going against our Great Wei Empire at this moment! ”

Shook his head. frowned and said: "At present, Shiwei's situation is already very difficult! He could jump off the wall at any time! The herald ordered Lu Meng to be vigilant! In addition, let Lu Meng remind Dongnuguo! ”

"Yes!"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you think our current strength in Nanban is enough?" ”

Xun You said: "Enough! The 'Flying Tiger Army' has 50,000 people and is fully equipped! And the military strength of the Dongnu Kingdom has also been restored to 80,000, all of which are armed by the empire! Although the total strength of the Southern Barbarian rebels has recovered to nearly 200,000 people, their equipment is poor, and their overall combat strength is not as good as our 'Flying Tiger Army'! ”

Cao Cao nodded and said with a smile: "'Flying Tiger Army'!" That's a good name! I hope that in future battles, they will not disgrace this name! ”

The predecessor of the 'Flying Tiger Army' was the thousands of officers and soldiers of the Fifth Army who were good at water warfare, and later the tens of thousands of naval and local garrisons that the empire fought on the Indochina Peninsula separated from the original system and merged with the 'Flying Tiger Army', collectively known as the 'Flying Tiger Army'.

At present, the total strength of the 'Flying Tiger Army' is 50,000, and the vast majority of the soldiers are soldiers from the south, and three to forty percent of them are ethnic minorities in the south who are good at water warfare.

Xun Yu suggested: "Your Majesty, now that the 'Flying Tiger Army' is an independent army, it is better to upgrade it to a legion system!" ”

Cao Cao nodded thoughtfully, "Dismiss Lu Meng as the Governor of the Navy and appoint him as the commander of the 'Flying Tiger Army'!" The post of Governor of the Navy was taken over by Gan Ning! ”

After the discussion was dismissed, Cao Cao returned to the harem.

At this time, there was a hustle and bustle in the imperial garden of the harem, it turned out that Cao Cao's baby daughter Cao Le was directing Xiao Ash to fish in the lake, Xiao Ash stirred a lake like boiling water, sticking out a big tongue and looking happy, and the wives and children watched the excitement on the shore of the lake, laughing from time to time.

Cao Cao watched from a distance for a moment, with a warm smile on his face. (To be continued.) )