The scale of the African beast tide has reached an unprecedented level. Ma Chao and his imperial guard of less than 3,000 people rushed over and said that they were filling the teeth of the ferocious beasts. It was really not a joke.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen. I don't believe that my friends from the Claudius family won't leave any behind-the-scenes tricks." Ma Chao waved his hand and said, "Can the test product still trick the researchers?
If something like this happens, how much food will the institute have?"
"But now is not the time to talk about these things. Let's go to the Persian Gulf quickly. Don't take a boat with the latecomers. You know, if you take a boat with them, I guess it is normal for the boat to capsize." Ma Chao's intuition was very good.
It was terrible. He deeply felt that he could not be with Li Jue and others.
"It's not so exaggerated." Umberto explained helplessly. He always felt that his regiment commander had a misunderstanding about Chi Yanghou and others. Chi Yanghou and his party, apart from being a little extravagant, were quite good in other aspects.
Not bad, at least that's what most Romans thought.
"You actually think what I said is an exaggeration?" Ma Chao curled his lips and said, "It's really not an exaggeration at all. You don't know what it means to have a deep understanding of them. I can honestly say that I know the three of them better than you do."
Much more profound.”
This is true, but the problem is that no one will believe it, because some of Ma Chao's behaviors at certain times cannot be considered by the Romans as human behavior.
"Anyway, hurry up and send me a letter to arrange for a troop transport ship in the Persian Gulf." Ma Chao was very dissatisfied with the camp commander's questioning and decisively used him as a tool.
After Umberto thought for a while, he thought about how the commander of his own army had shamelessly boarded the enemy's pirate ship and asked the enemy to take him to North Africa. But when Umberto came with his troops, he revealed that he had arranged for the Seventh Eagle
After the flag corps stationed in the Media area for a series of tasks, the commander of his own corps decisively turned his back on the enemy. This kind of behavior of burning bridges across rivers is indeed a bit deserving of punishment.
Although judging from the previous situation, Umberto felt that the commander of his army and the three Marquis of Chiyang of the Han Empire should be quite familiar. After all, it can be seen in their words and deeds. In addition, Ma Chao is as powerful as the lieutenants in the Han Dynasty.
Public relations ability is no longer a secret in Rome. Ma Chao and Li Jue know each other and are quite familiar with each other, so there is no problem.
After all, Umberto also participated in the battle between Ma Chao and San Shao to encircle and suppress the Immortal Guards. The two parties have not known each other since then, and it is very possible for them to communicate with each other. After all, Chao Mamikonyan's communication skills are
It is very famous all over the world.
The other party can even chat and laugh with the military god of the Han Empire, the regent princess, and the imperial duke in a non-diplomatic state. What kind of communication skills is this? He is simply a social butterfly.
Therefore, Umberto is not worried about the impact of Ma Chao's behavior of burning bridges. It is estimated that the relationship between the two parties will get back together after a while, but it will take some time anyway. He just dumped the other party recently, even if he is his girlfriend
, and it will take a while for the apology to return to normal.
Now if they get on a troop transport ship, based on Umberto's understanding of Ma Chao and Li Jue, it would not be an accident for the two sides to fight directly on the troop transport ship.
"No problem, I'll ask someone to make arrangements. The Persian Gulf has been very busy recently, and there should be a lot of ships." All the things were going through his mind, and Umberto made up his mind in an instant. Sure enough, at this time,
You still need to distance yourself from Chi Yanghou and others first.
"Find a big ship and put more than two thousand of us on one ship." Ma Chao said casually. In addition to fighting in the Seventh Eagle Flag Legion, this guy only gave orders.
"Ah, we don't have such a big ship." Umberto said with pain in his heart. Even the wooden version of the castrated seventh-generation ship could not carry so many people on one ship, although there was indeed such a thing that could carry so many people on one ship during the Three Kingdoms period.
A top-notch high-rise ship with 3,000 people can capsize easily.
What's more, the ships used for navigation were all sharp-bottomed ships. In addition, Roman technology was indeed a bit poor. It was impossible to have a warship with such a carrying capacity at this time. As for the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty did not seem to have one.
Probably only Kushan has it.
The problem is that Kushan can transport three thousand people in one large ship. That is not only a problem of carrying capacity and space layout, but also a problem of mounting technology. And with the world's top technology, no other empire except Nangui can
Even Bei Gui couldn't do it.
"There are no big ships that can pull more than 2,000 horses." Ma Chao was very contemptuous. "How much can our ship carry? If not, I will ask the Governor of the Atlantic to approve a few ships."
Ma Chao and Nigel were not familiar with each other before, but after the sudden change, Ma Chao became familiar with Nigel, just like Lao Kou.
After killing Zhu Luo, the old Kou even dared to yell at Li You over Kou Feng's disappearance.
So whether you are familiar with this kind of thing depends on whether you are in the same circle. Obviously, Ma Chao is now in the same circle as the top management of Rome, so if I don’t have a boat, I will not ask the big boss to borrow it. Duke Nigel, please lend me three
It’s a big ship, I’ll go on a sea trial for you!
"We have a large number of people. If we want to have good food and accommodation, it is better to arrange a fleet for transportation. This is not a problem. I have already contacted the Persian Gulf before departure. Even if there is no battle fleet
, we can also arrange a commercial cruise for us." Umberto, as an excellent tool man, assured with a pat on his chest.
The Roman navy was not an oceanic navy, but a pure Mediterranean navy. Its combat effectiveness in the ocean was the same as that of the former Jiangdong Navy, and the ship technology was also relatively old. However, it could not prevent the Roman Empire from collapsing, and took advantage of the Han Dynasty and the nobles.
To fight frost, exchange technology from Kushan.
This technique is good, I learned it, and we happened to have the armor that I replaced. How about you guys? Kushan gritted his teeth and replaced it.
This technique and tactics are good. I want it. We happen to still have the armor we replaced. How about you? Kushan gritted his teeth and asked for it.
Relying on the barbarian support team and the exchange of armor for combat readiness, Rome made a lot of good things while the Han Dynasty and Kushan fought. The Han Dynasty really had nothing to do about this, and the countries that participated in the war were at war, and the countries that did not participate in the war
Selling arms has always been the case.
It's just that from ancient times to the present, in world wars, those who can stand firm and not participate in the war, sell arms, and make war fortune are the big guys, and they are not afraid of others stirring up trouble.
Just like now, Rome is thinking that Han Dynasty and Kushan will probably work for a hundred years. They have been working for almost ten years before. Kushan's grain and grass logistics are still supported by nothing. Even if the soldiers are a little useless, it is really
If we fight locally, Kushan can still survive for many years.
Therefore, Rome was very happy to buy and sell arms. In addition, Kushan was really well-established and had many things worth trading, such as various spices, medicinal materials, rare gems, pepper, gold and silver coins, etc. Rome was happy to make war fortune.
As far as Rome was concerned, he was just a theatergoer. Anyway, no one in Rome thought that the war between the Kushans and the Han Dynasty could end so quickly. Especially after the Roman observation group saw the terrain of Beigui, they felt
The war has been fought like this and it's time to come to an end. Because of the terrain in Beiguina, the Roman observer group felt sick.
They are all corners of high mountains and valleys. The narrowest point of the Khyber Pass out of the mountain is only 600 meters. If Rome were to throw a First Auxiliary Legion there, even if a million troops rushed towards it,
I can only watch the monkey show. This is a hammer attack. The Han army is really hardworking.
So Rome continues to sell equipment to Kushan. Of course, Rome actually wants to sell to the Han Dynasty, and then get some of the world's top alloys produced by the Han Dynasty in recent years from the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, the Han Dynasty has no shortage of equipment, so it can only sell equipment to Kushan.
, and then buy wootz steel from Kushan.
After all, the wootz steel produced in Kushan was the world's top gadget before the 17th century. Even in the 21st century, some properties of wootz steel are considered top among alloys, such as those from Delhi, India.
Ashoka's iron pillars have not corroded even after thousands of years.
The terrifying nature of natural resources was clearly demonstrated in this aspect, so when there was no way to trade equipment on a large scale with the Han Dynasty, Rome calmly exchanged obsolete armor and Kushan for Kushan's top resource, Utz steel.
By the way, Rome's steel smelting technology has also improved recently. After the Celts were gathered together, these blacksmiths, driven by Pompianus's offer of a way out, integrated the steel smelting technology they had accumulated over thousands of years.
He got up and took the road of alloys.
It's just that there is no way to mass-produce medium-to-high-grade carbon steel directly as a coal-steel composite like the Han Dynasty. In terms of technical strength, Utz steel is actually not weaker than the carbon steel mass-produced by the Han Dynasty.
,The problem is that Chen Xi can equip each soldier with a full set of carbon steel equipment, but Guishang can also equip each soldier with a set of Utz steel armor?
If Kushan had this kind of productivity, it would probably be possible a hundred years later. The problem is that Kushan's wootz steel is only supplied to the top legions, and the dosage is also particular. For example, a gun head,
A sword, but can this kind of thing be used against the Han Dynasty's armored army? No, so this is very embarrassing.
The comparison between the Han Dynasty and the Kushan Dynasty has already entered the comparison between the Western Qin Dynasty and the Jinhan Dynasty. The top equipment relied on natural resources is indeed not inferior to the Han Dynasty, but the output of the Han Dynasty can reach dozens of times that of the opposite side. The Kushan Dynasty will not die.
It's impossible!
Ma Chao does not understand these things, but as a high-level person in Rome, Ma Chao can see some things. Good things from Kushan are constantly flowing into Rome. Rome is getting stronger, and many things in Rome have been eliminated, and the things used to supplement the foundation have also been eliminated.
It is flowing into Guishuang and helping Guishuang survive.
This was not good. Ma Chao even directly asked Pompianus, who explained it to Ma Chao in detail, which made Ma Chao feel like he was listening to a book from heaven.