The Romans had a pretty clear grasp of the internal situation of the Tang Dynasty. As for why they had such a clear grasp.
First of all, the Romans are not stupid or vegetarians, and their high school team is still of considerable quality.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to maintain a battle of wits and courage with Datang, which owned industry, for so many years.
Secondly, although there are only Five Surnames and Five Hopes left, it would be sheer boredom to face Li Ergang again, but for intelligence work, it can still be done by putting in the best effort.
He has a group of old men under him to provide intelligence in the opponent's lair. The Romans themselves have really good analytical skills. In addition, in addition to the five surnames and five looks, the Romans also maintain a large number of envoys, mixed in
Merchants' fleets sailed in and out of Datang's ports.
At present, America is still a natural chasm for Europe and China in a sense. This "natural chasm" is indeed becoming less absolute. After all, people from Rome and the Tang Dynasty can climb it in boats no matter what.
Go up.
Basically none of the geographical forms that can be called natural chasms are vegetarian. Since ancient times, there have been high mountains and deep valleys that "even birds cannot fly over", which basically fall into this category - and following the poetry of the ancients,
After actually marching with men and horses, China's military elites often find that places like Tongguan and Jianmen are indeed natural chasms.
The same is true for the sea. Moreover, the ocean does not need any strange shape. Its vast and huge volume itself is the perfect interpretation of the word "Tiannian". At present, Rome and China, no matter whose ship is better or whose soldiers are better,
No matter how skilled you are in sailing, there is no difference. Neither of them has the ability to truly cross the ocean easily.
From this look, it seems that Rome and the Tang Dynasty had no commercial relations.
After all, it is difficult to travel from Europe to the Americas, and it is naturally difficult to travel from the Americas to China. This also needs to be considered. Although Datang and Rome even have letters of credence between them, the actual situation is that they are almost at semi-war.
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In this case, it seems not easy to rely on maritime merchants to send envoys. In the attacks of ancient empires, the role of "envoys" is by no means as simple as described in later history books. They are often extremely special beings.
.The simplest one, Su Wu and Ban Chao, these two guys are obviously not ordinary people.
There were many similar things like this in the Qin and Han dynasties. "It is the king's ministers who lead the land." This was what the Han envoys said when they expressed their humility after finishing the big news in Mobei.
The highest achievements achieved by ancient "envoys" in offensive missions in the political and military fields must first of all include Su Qin, Zhang Yi and others during the Warring States Period. Strategists, as professional transnational envoys, must naturally be considered one of them, and if they were in the past
After all, the great achievements achieved by the Spanish and Portuguese in the Americas must not be erased. It is unfair, but these people have indeed reaped the dividends of the Age of Discovery.
At present, as the game between large empires becomes more and more ferocious and fierce, Rome's activities of sending envoys to China are becoming more and more intense.
Even though it was a real one-pass operation, it was as fierce as a tiger, and an unknown amount of manpower and material resources were invested.
At present, Rome is increasingly aware that the expansion process of the Tang Empire is like a mighty river flowing from the mountains to the earth. It seems that the water flow is silent, but if you really look carefully, it is not difficult to feel that kind of
A sense of eternity unique to the river, an unstoppable sense of destiny.
for the Romans.
Nowadays, all the undertakings of the Tang Empire are being completed one after another. First, the strange new weapon "submarine" suddenly appeared. He finally found a group of powerful agents. Through funding and cooperation, this group can basically be regarded as agents.
People, their fleet has grown to hundreds of ships!
However, such a huge fleet was completely disintegrated by the opponent overnight. This thing called a "submarine" is simply a ghost story.
This news was only known to the upper-class people of Rome very recently, because the Roman envoys, those who were mixed with the business travelers, did not go to the Americas, but went south across the Mediterranean and left the European continent.
Head to Africa, and then pass through Africa to establish contact with Tang Empire merchants.
Or pass through the Persian Gulf, or simply go around Africa and trade with merchants in Tianzhu.
In short, it is still done along various sea routes, but generally it is carried out around the land of the World Island. Whether it is through the Persian Gulf or Tianzhu, the current scale of sea trade in China is comparable to that of the entire World Island.
Almost any commercial port has its own business.
What really alarmed the Romans this time was that the news had just passed through Tianzhu, the Persian Gulf, and the vast wilderness of Africa, passed through the Mediterranean Sea, reached Europe, and then reached the current Roman camps in the Americas.
Immediately afterwards, the Romans learned that the Tang Empire’s fleet was suspected to be landing from the west coast of America!
This is no longer a wolf in the front and a tiger in the back, this is completely a battle night!
In other words, for the Romans at this moment, the situation was not only dangerous, but also dangerous and urgent!
The Tang Empire's ships have docked on the west coast of America. When will the Tang Empire's troops complete their assembly? Are those terrifying steel beasts carried on those ships again?
These beasts charged again. This time, without the fortress defenses established on the European continent relying on the local economic base, could the Roman army defend against those terrifying steel beasts?
If the Romans can't defend themselves, what will those barbarian tribes who are currently cooperating with the Romans and attacking other native American forces do?
These cannibals, who have no bottom line, no mercy for their fellow Americans, and no mercy at all, will they be loyal to Rome?
Will the Roman army itself remain loyal to Rome as a whole?
This is simply something that only a ghost can explain!
In fact, you don’t need a ghost to explain this matter clearly, but anyone who is really willing to open their eyes and look at reality will not doubt that the answers to these questions are all negative.
Most people will not remain loyal to a useless and incompetent leader!
Of course, there is no shortage of hidden corners in this world at any time and anywhere. There must still be people who will be loyal to the Roman Emperor no matter what happens, that is, himself - little Hannibal. After all, if he falls, what will happen to Rome?
A group of dragons without a leader is truly at the mercy of others.
But a minority is a minority after all, and a few people cannot defeat those steel beasts.
