Lobbying Hannibal to coordinate the progress of the eastern and western fronts and strive to give the Romans greater oppression, Li Yuan showed his ability to become more and more confident in his strategy.

July Flowing Fire.

On the southern coast of the Mediterranean, waves of heat bake this land, which lacks fresh water, like a loaf of bread on a pot. In the first century B.C., when the Sahara Desert was not as vast as it was in later generations, in the valley of Mygerda, near the city of Carthage, teams of Phoenicians toiled in the fields, packing the olives they had picked into boxes and transporting them to Carthage in ox carts.

Unlike the Egyptians and Romans, the Carthaginians were more gifted in handicrafts, and after they were sent to the city, they were sorted out, the smaller ones were sent to the oil mills to make olive oil, which was popular with aristocratic women, and the fuller ones were packed into a delicate box, which was transported by sea, the Silk Road, and the zuihou were transported to the East to become a rare treasure.

Jia Yi received the order of the envoy Carthage from Li Yuan, and Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang accompanied him as deputy envoys, for the young people, the future is still very long, and such an envoy is the best opportunity to exercise their abilities. The Great Qin Mission passed through the Dead Sea, the Nile River, Alexandria, and then traveled west along the north coast of Africa.

"Brother Jia, why are these black people all black, are they born like this?" Feng Tang followed Jia Yi for the first time, and his curiosity was the heaviest, compared to Zhang Shizhi, who was more steady, this young preacher of the Heavenly Master Dao studied the Fa in front of the Great Heavenly Master Zhang Liang, and his state of mind was well cultivated.

"Blacks, whites. Yellow people, of course, are born like this, there is nothing with different skin colors, but when it comes to Carthage, you and I can't show arrogance, and those descendants of the Philaecanians are not easy to deal with. Jia Yi narrowed his eyes, and his face showed a solemn look.

The Carthaginians were proud enough to be the old rivals of the Romans, and they relied on their modest national power. They almost made it to the Roman capital, and now, although they are gradually declining, as long as the wise consul Hannibal remains, the hope of the Carthaginians remains.

July 19th.

The city of Carthage.

This important port city in North Africa appears dilapidated and decayed, and after being exploited by the Romans and raided by pirates, it gradually lost its original pearl-like luster. However, when Jia Yi and the Great Qin delegation arrived. The city gate is rare and lively.

The olive harvest is a traditional season of celebration for the Carthaginians, but since its defeat to the Romans. The Carthaginians had not held a festival for seven years, and this year, the summer of the seventeenth year of the Great Qin calendar, the Carthaginians saw hope again in the confrontation between the Qin army and the Roman army in the Balkans and the Aegean Sea.

Hannibal was excited. In order to boost the morale of the people, it was decided to hold the first season of celebration since the Second Punic War, and Jia Yi and his team arrived at the right time.

Inform the Carthaginian official in charge of diplomatic liaison. Then staying in the post house, Jia Yi chose a good haode to rest and recuperate, while Feng Tang and Zhang Shizhi couldn't bear it and decided to go out to the street to have a look.

"What should I say when I see Hannibal?" Jia Yi closed his eyes, thought and thought. Judging from the holding of the olive harvest season, Hannibal's intention to unite the hearts of the people in a short time is already obvious, and it is very likely that Hannibal will make a proposal to conquer the Iberian Peninsula within a few days, if he can't stop it first, and wait until the Carthaginian army crosses the sea to fight the Romans, then it will be too late.

Iberian Peninsula.

It was once the domain of Hannibal's father-in-law, only to be forcibly occupied by the Romans. If you want to convince Hannibal, it is indeed difficult, however, Jia Yi is not completely helpless, in addition to the three-inch tongue, Li Yuan's letter in his arms is the most haode lobbying magic weapon, Hannibal may be disdainful of others, and Li Yuan, who dares to confront the Romans and achieve victory, has to value a few points in his heart.

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Jia Yi didn't guess wrong.

Hannibal had indeed issued a general mobilization order, and he could not wait for revenge, and after receiving the news of the defeat of his old enemy, Hannibal believed that the Romans had reached the end of their rope. They were no match for the Qin in naval battles, and they lost points in land battles, and at this time, the Carthaginians had to act quickly and deal a heavy blow to the Romans.

The celebration of the harvest season gave the Carthaginians not only wealth, but also renewed confidence.

Fight strong with weak.

Less is more.

In the past, it was the main theme of the history of the war between the Carthaginians and the Romans, although Hannibal had excellent military talents, but the result of fighting alone was that although he could win the local battle, he could not change the overall situation of the battle, and now, the situation was reversed because of the unexpected appearance of the Qin State, and the Romans were in a predicament, which made Hannibal see the hope of reversal again.

In order to maintain this secret, Hannibal did not let other Carthaginian officials participate in it, and the Qin delegation was the same, Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang as deputy envoys, and their role was more reflected in spreading the Eastern civilization, the teachings of the Heavenly Master and the powerful national power of Great Qin to the Carthaginians.

The division of labor is different.

Naturally, the responsibilities are also different.

At the same time, in order to strengthen Hannibal's confidence, he revealed to Hannibal the latest information about Rome currently in Qin's possession, the anger of Scipio's rebels Jihua, Roman slave owners and yeoman farmers at the invasion, coupled with Carthage's feud with Rome, it is conceivable that once the Carthaginian army preemptively entered the Iberian Peninsula, it would inevitably provoke a strong reaction from the Romans. Hannibal, mired in the quagmire, was most likely besieged by the Romans.

Li Yuan's sincere statement made Hannibal fall into silence, he was not without military vision, the Romans had not yet reached the point of exhaustion, and if there was no Qin State's strength on the eastern front, Carthage's Western Route Army, which had less than 20,000 troops, really could not pose much of a threat to Rome.

In the past, Hannibal succeeded once, but this does not mean that he can still succeed in another expedition, Scipio is staring at Qin with one eye, and the other eye is still firmly aimed at Hannibal, an old rival.

After five days of intense negotiations, Hannibal finally agreed to postpone the attack on Rome proper, of course, in order to deter the Romans and muster the Carthaginians to fight, the Carthaginian army launched a series of small offensives in Catalonia, south of the Iberian Peninsula. Such an offensive was the need of Carthage's national conditions, and it was also the need of Hannibal's administration, and for Qin, Carthage's proper containment was also necessary.

On the whole, this military alliance negotiation between Qin and Carthage was beneficial for both sides.

In order for Carthage to re-establish its position as a great power in northern Asia and the west coast of the Mediterranean, it must first defeat its strong rival Rome, and then obtain the recognition of Qin, and for Qin, Carthage's population base and national strength cannot be compared with Rome.

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Look back to the sea.

Compared with the situation of being on the defensive on land, although the Romans were hit at sea because of Greer's carelessness, however, Crassus's large fleet still had nearly fifty warships, and the powerful Romans were not willing to lose, and they were eager to fight another battle with the Qin fleet.

Port of Troy.

After the integration of the remaining warships of the pirate fleet, the Great Qin fleet now has more than 30 large and small ships, in terms of number, although it is less than the Romans, but the existence of ten of them is a three-layer oar, but the combat power of the Qin army's single ship is better than that of the opponent.

In the past few months, the fleet led by Gan Yong has been training day and night in the Aegean Sea, and the morale of the officers and men of the Great Qin Navy is high, and they are eager to fight the Romans to the death. What gave Gan Yong and others confidence was that in addition to the soldiers' high desire to fight, there were also a number of new weapons shipped from China.

Among the new batch of Qin army-standard weapons sent to Troy Harbor, there was a huge machine crossbow that was particularly eye-catching, this kind of bed crossbow with the size of three or four people, and its crossbow arrows changed from the previous short shape, like javelins, and in order to launch it, it required four or five strong men to pedal ox tendons with their feet.

The bed crossbow was invented.

This powerful weapon will be used as a long-range "cannon" in naval warfare, surpassing the range of this era, and the indomitable rate of fire is enough to tear the entire warship to pieces, all of which makes the bed crossbow the new favorite of the Great Qin Navy.

Science and technology are the primary productive forces.

This sentence is common at any time, and the strength of the Qin State not only gave the people a life of peace and contentment, but also made the development of science and technology advance by leaps and bounds.

Great Qin soldiers!

This ancient research and development institution in history is only a meteor, when the Qin State was strong, it was once prominent, at that time, the weapons used by the Qin army that fought the world were all made by soldiers, and after the fall of the Qin State, in the early decades of the Western Han Dynasty, the Han army used it was still the standard weapon of the Qin State.

This situation did not begin to change until Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took power, and the use of a series of new inventions such as horseshoe and horse pedal allowed the Han army to gradually gain the upper hand in the confrontation with the Huns. Today, the Qin State replaced the Western Han Dynasty, and the Great Qin under the rule of Li Yuan changed the course of history, and the stable situation lasted for nearly 20 years, which not only allowed the people of the Qin State to live and work in peace and contentment, and lived happily, but also made the scientific and technological strength of the Great Qin show a momentum of rapid progress. (To be continued......)