The world has many splendid civilizations, but now, it is ruled by two empires.

The West, is the West of Rome. The East is the East of Great Qin.

When there are many countries in the world, the intricate relationship will allow each other to continue to exist. And when there are only two great empires left in the world, one is doomed.

Emperor Hongwu believed that it was not the best time to attack Rome, and he was very cautious about the war in Rome.

And Xu Shu and Jia Xu are also very cautious.

What Great Qin didn't know was that Rome was equally cautious about warfare. And Rome's "clamour" comes from his arrogance for nearly a thousand years. For thousands of years, Rome ruled as much as it could see, and no country or nation dared to disobey it. And Daqin broke this qiē, which Rome could not bear, and it wanted to maintain its dignity as the king of the world.

The young Pang Tong became anxious, "Don't you fight?" Closing the trade with Rome? How can this work! What about Daqin's economy? The dignity of Daqin, the dignity of Huaxia, where to put it? What do the people think of the ...... of the court? ”

Trade with Rome generated high profits and was an indispensable source of prosperity for Great Qin. It's like a big business, suddenly missing a big customer who is very important, where can this be tolerated.

More importantly, in the face of Rome's retreat, the national self-confidence that had been raised with great difficulty would immediately fall apart.

The king of the world has the dignity of his king, and the dignity of Great Qin cannot be offended.

Hit, a big blow to the country. If you don't fight, you will also hit the country hard. What to do?

The military advisors were embarrassed.

However, at this time, Qin Feng showed confidence. Hereafter. The West always comes to bully, and this time it will be returned with interest. In the opinion of Emperor Hongwu. Rome was the combination of the Eight-Nation Alliance. This was indeed true, Rome at this time was the whole of Europe.

"Your Majesty ......." The military advisors were worried, and it seemed that the emperor had a good strategy.

"Naval battle!" Emperor Hongwu said.

"Naval battles?" The military advisors couldn't turn their brains for a while.

"War of the limits!"

"A limited war?"

Qin Feng put his palm on the map of Rome proper, and began to describe, "Rome is a huge country, and at the same time, it is also a country around the Mediterranean. Its coastline is 70% ...... of its borders. Moreover, ninety percent of the prosperous cities are all by the sea. ”

"What if Rome loses its fleet?"

Needless to say, Daqin's warships could sweep through Rome's bustling coastal cities at will.

The military advisors understood and were overjoyed. This is a good idea, compared to the huge expenditure of a million troops for thousands of miles, too much support from the people is needed. And just naval battles. The Great Qin Imperial Court could afford it. And it seems that a naval battle against a country around the Mediterranean is a more attractive military strategy than a land battle.

"With naval battles, destroy the Roman fleet. In this way, Rome lost its control of the sea. Qin Feng smiled slightly when he said this, "Triumphant Emperor Severus is a smart man. He will definitely propose peace talks. And we, we can ask Rome to open all its ports and trade routes. Tax exemption and war reparations ...... to seek more benefits for our Great Qin. Little by little, Rome was weakened. Squeezing out the last of Rome's riches can deliver a fatal blow. ”

As a result, in the following time, the Great Qin Admiralty was fully operational. During this period of time, the Great Qin Imperial Court fully met the needs of the Great Qin Admiralty.

The black-clothed guard also quickly got the information he needed from Tiberius's mouth.

The Roman Empire had eleven fleets, two of which were the largest, and one called the "Eastern Fleet" was stationed in the Persian Gulf. A fleet called the "Western Fleet" was stationed in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in Africa and later in the Arabian Peninsula.

There are also nine fleets from various provinces, stationed in the Strait of Gibraltar, at the mouth of the Mediterranean, and in important ports around the Mediterranean.

Growing up in the Mediterranean, Rome has world-leading shipbuilding technology. Although they did not master keel technology, they did have a different art of splicing, which allowed Rome to build huge warships and go to sea.

Rome's two imperial fleets possessed two giant warships that were larger than the Great Qin Chaos-class battleships. Ten fifth-tier battleships comparable to Chaos-class battleships, and a hundred four-story battleships comparable to the Great Qin Hailou ships. Hundreds of three-deck battleships comparable to fighting ships, and countless other offshore warships.

The strength of the Roman navy was huge, but the Great Qin navy would not be afraid of a battle.

A month later, the Imperial Study in the Outer City of the Forbidden City.

"Chen Ganning ......."

"The minister's wife Shi Ci ......."

"Long live my emperor, long live!"

Qin Feng let the two generals get up and said with a smile: "Two Aiqing, how is the transfer of the navy?" ”

Gan Ning, the Metropolitan Governor of the Navy, made a report.

The Admiralty of Great Qin mobilized ten battleships, one hundred sea ships, two hundred sea fighting ships, and one thousand sea ships to form a huge ocean-going fleet and went to the Persian Gulf to find an opportunity to destroy Rome's "Eastern Fleet" first.

Daqin's battleships were very large, and their size was the same as that of later battleships, but unfortunately they were wooden. Although it is made of wood, it is subject to current technology, and its production capacity is not faster than that of later generations. Up to now, Great Qin had a total of thirteen Chaos-class battleships, and Sun Ce drove one away to explore the New World. There are two left, one in the north and one in the south.

Yedu was deep inland, and Qin Feng could not go to the southern port to see him off in person, so he held a swearing-in meeting for the navy outside Yedu City, and sent Gan Ning, Tai Shici, Cai Mao, Lu Meng and other naval generals to the expedition. They will cross the continent and go south to join the fleet. From there, the direct access to the Persian Gulf is made by water.

No radio, nothing. Qin Feng will not be able to get any news from the Great Qin Fleet for a long time in the future. However, he has a group of capable and loyal admirals. He believed that the Great Qin Navy would definitely be able to defeat the Roman Navy and become the only overlord in the sea in this era.

"Victory!" The cheers of the people were deafening, and they believed that Emperor Hongwu would bring another great victory to the Great Qin Empire. Victory over Rome. The Chinese nation will truly stand on top of the world. They have been led by Emperor Hongwu with national pride and are eager to see this happen.

March of the 11th year of Hongwu. Great Qin withdrew all its nationals in Rome.

Rome celebrates with a crown of bullets.

May, in the heart of Rome. The Senate at the foot of the palace hill, the circular staircase council chamber.

The Triumphant Emperor Severus stood in the center of the bottom, impassioned, giving a speech. He spitted stars, "In front of the great Rome, no country, no one dares not bow their heads. It has been proven that Emperor Hongwu is a yellow-skinned monkey in the Oriental Garden. There is no need to send troops at all, just send someone over and shout. The yellow-skinned monkey was scared. ”

More than 100 people from all walks of life. Laugh.

Severus waved his fist and shouted, "Rome, will eventually send an army." The whole of the Orient will be the gardens of Rome. I will put the yellow-skinned monkey of Emperor Hongwu in a cage and ...... the exhibition. ”

There was another burst of laughter.

"Come, let's raise our glasses ......."

As the senators raised their glasses containing the scarlet sap, the door to the council chamber slammed open. When they looked up, they saw the chief of the palace guard running in with a messenger.

The messenger was disgraced. Wolf bèi unbearable. When I hurried down the steps, my legs were weak, but I rolled down. "Wow!" However, he was mindful of his duties. Holding on to the pain of his heart, he raised the letter in his hand and exhaled in a tone that went out of tune. shouted: "Your Majesty, Great Qin has declared war on Rome!" ”

"What!" Severus' smug face froze. Then, in a frightened hand, he snatched the letter and opened it to see that his face had changed drastically.

This is earth-shattering news. The council hall, which had been full of laughter just now, fell silent in an instant.

The patriarchs were like ducks whose necks were clamped, their eyes widened, their mouths wide open, and they were shocked! With a snap, many veterans shook their hands, and shrewd glasses fell to the ground. Some even trembled their hands, and breathed a full glass of wine on their faces, as if their heads had been broken, and scarlet liquid flowed.

They knew that what Severus just said about the monkey and the garden, it was just a joke, how could the behemoth-like Great Qin not have combat effectiveness.

However, the elders preferred to believe that the Great Qin, or the Hongwu Emperor, did show a monkey-like weakness. Because they know that a weak country, a weak leader, is the easiest to overcome.

However, Great Qin first declared war on Rome. What this means, is already self-evident.

How strong the combat effectiveness of the Great Qin army was, as evidenced by the Anxied and Guishan of the annihilation. When the war really came, it was these patriarchs who had the glory of Rome on their heads, who were pampered and shouted all day long, were frightened.

"Your Majesty, quickly transfer troops!" The patriarchs stopped drinking, threw their glasses one by one, and chirped. Later, they learned that Great Qin withdrew all of its own nationals in Rome in order to protect the safety of the citizens.

In May of the 11th year of Hongwu, Rome received a declaration of war from Great Qin.

The whole of Rome was shocked, and the Roman people were in panic all day long, frantically buying material reserves, and the whole country was in chaos.

To fight a war is to fight money, and the patriarchs are worried about how much they will lose in the war. And the Triumphant Emperor Severus was very angry, he never expected that Great Qin would take the initiative to declare war. It has been hundreds of years, and no one has dared to declare war on Rome on its own initiative.

"Emperor Hongwu and his Great Qin, must pay the price!" The Triumphant Emperor Severus tore up Great Qin's declaration of war, issued an edict to the whole country, and declared war on Great Qin.

However, when the Romans began to mobilize, they were full of doubts. Because, there is reliable information, Great Qin only put on a defensive posture in the province of Arakasia, which originally belonged to the east of Anxia, and did not have any large army gathered.

War was declared, and the troops were not transferred, which was very puzzling to the Emperor Triumphant and his elders.

"Could it be that Emperor Hongwu has some conspiracy?"

In this regard, the Triumphant Emperor Severus did not dare to act rashly. Great Qin had only one province in the eastern part of Arakasia, so Severus ordered three Roman armies of 300,000 men in the Sabbath region to be stationed in the provinces of Sestan and Gedrasia in the north of Arakasia. In the Persian provinces behind, he built bases and mobilized troops for backup.

However, a month passed. The spies in Rome brought news that there was no movement in the major military regions of Great Qin.

"Cowards, cowards, bluffs!" Severus was in the Senate and made his judgment. The patriarchs also think so, because there is no movement of troops and horses in the major military regions of the Qin army, is this fighting an imperial war?

After all, Great Qin and Emperor Hongwu were indeed cowards.

Severus and his elders breathed a sigh of relief, for they didn't want to fight the Imperial War now.

While Severus and his elders were celebrating with wine, the huge Great Qin fleet entered the port of Minaggara in the southern Kushan region, more than 300 nautical miles from the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

In the past, the first Yapian War (this word is harmonious, I rely on!) The Western Empire blasted open the gates of ancient China with giant ships.

Now, the huge Great Qin fleet is about to enter the Persian Gulf. A new film war is about to start. This time, known as the War of Longevity, can the Great Qin Fleet without giant cannons be able to blast open the maritime gateway of the ancient Roman Empire. (To be continued......)

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