Although there are actually many people in Rome who think that the challenge from Arabia and even Persia is more serious, but...
Whether it was Aulus's instinct as a veteran with many years of military service, or Marcus's serious thinking, the Tang Empire was far more dangerous than Arabia.
The reason is simple.
The strange revival that is suddenly happening in Rome today is precisely because Hannibal the Younger had a powerful prime minister.
And this prime minister... he was a Tatar from the Tang Empire! Although the king always called him a Han, many Romans still called him a Tatar. Of course...
For an understanding brother like Marcus, Han people are Han people and Tatars are Tatars. After gaining a certain understanding of the Tang Empire, Marcus's understanding is more accurate than before.
In short... In short, the current Tang Empire is very difficult to deal with. They quietly occupied an unknown amount of land on the east side of Europe, and even the province of Africa was occupied by them.
Although Rome dispatched tens of thousands of real legions at that time, however... after a battle, the Roman legions were defeated by the opponent. This was very embarrassing.
In the future, who knows whether the Tang Empire will suddenly occupy Eastern Europe instead of just being limited to the cold lands in the east of Europe.
Who knows whether the Tang Empire will suddenly occupy the entire territory of Africa and annex the province of Africa... instead of just being content to occupy a few barren lands in southern Africa. This is something that is completely difficult to say!
In short, with such a powerful enemy at their side, no one dares to make any random predictions about the future. In short... Marcus has been feeling very worried recently.
I don’t know whether to call it lucky or unfortunate, but in this era of lurking crisis, Marcus and his friend Aulus suddenly received an order from His Majesty the Emperor overnight to set out to conquer the Tang Empire——
As someone who is quite capable, especially knowing his age, experience and qualifications, and his popularity among the nobility - after Hannibal the Younger came to power, the nobles under his command are all real nobles with military exploits - his popularity is average, but...
…
However, what I never expected was that I would actually be sent here today.
However, since they have been dispatched, everyone can only act carefully and protect themselves as much as possible to avoid being caught by the Tang Empire's maritime legions... Aulus is not usually a cruel and incompetent leader who often takes advantage of his subordinates, but
The reason why you are getting angry at the question "Don't tell me how many miles it is" is precisely out of respect for that strange empire...
And to put it more bluntly, fear!
Facing such an opponent, no one dares to take it lightly.
Fate always fills your life with long grace when it is not cruel, and when it returns to its true colors, it will kill them all and ruthlessly destroy them all.
But Marcus still needs to calm down. Those words are not so much dissuading Aulus from yelling, but rather reminding him to stay calm.
Aulus nodded, then sighed, looked at the sky above the bonfire and said, "It's such a difficult life these days... We were asked to come as envoys to the neighboring countries of the Tang Empire. We are all sent to places like this."
Got it!"
Of course, Aulus was not yelling at anyone at this moment, but he was complaining about the mission of Rome itself.
When Marcus heard this, he smiled.
"Aulus, have you forgotten one thing? The empire once established diplomacy with several other maritime neighbors of the Tang Empire, but the result? The entire army was wiped out."
"This..." When his friend said this, Aulus immediately felt aggrieved and complained, "Te Niang's army has been wiped out, why did His Majesty the Emperor ask a few of our brothers to come over and die?"
However, when Aulus complained like this, Marcus smiled again, "Aulus... We have carefully investigated the neighboring countries of the Tang Empire. They are all powerful countries, but in the end they were still defeated by the Tang Empire."
Destroyed. What kind of enemy is this... have you ever thought about it?"
"It is precisely because we are difficult enemies that we must come here to find new diplomatic opportunities, convey power to the enemies of the Tang Empire, and expand our projection. Isn't it like this?"
When Marcus said this, Aulus couldn't help but fell silent...
Although there is still some anger on his face, he has obviously admitted that what the other party said is right.
It is precisely because the strength of the Tang Empire was so terrifying that it had to constantly send envoys to win over various countries to fight together for safety.
This is... a truth that even Aulus knows, or rather, in the land of the Seven Dragons in Rome, many people know this, especially the civil class.
However, Aulus was still a little confused, because in fact... he actually knew that Rome was now facing a formidable enemy, no, it was truly facing a powerful enemy that had never been seen in history.
How to deal with such a super-powerful enemy is a problem. And this problem... Oulus doesn't think it is something he can figure out, but after Marcus said this, combined with this understanding, Oulus
Si felt a lot calmer in his heart. Since he couldn't figure it out anyway...but anyway, he was not a big shot following His Majesty the Emperor and participating in the empire's decision-making, so that was all.
However, Aulus was still quite clear and sober about the matter in front of him, "In this case, Marcus, we still have to be careful about navigation. The empire only sent us ten ships, not because we are the most capable.
But because of such a long distance... no matter how many fleets there are, it will only increase the risk."
After Aulus said this, Marcus nodded.
"You're right...this time we came to this place called Southeast Bay...ah, sailing is really not easy."
Just as Aulus and Marcus lamented, the fleet set out from Europe, passed through northern Africa, and then came to southern Africa. Then it went around southern Africa, and then came to the Tianzhu subcontinent. This strange name.
Finally, after bypassing the Tianzhu subcontinent, we came to the nearby archipelago.
And this is not even the final destination.
The final destination is a peninsula-like area to the east of the archipelago.
Aulus laughed with some emotion, "Marcus, this island is deserted and may not have a name yet. I think it's better to name it after you!"
"...Use yours." Marcus was speechless, then he patted his butt and stood up, looking at the looming black shadow on the sea level. "It doesn't matter what your name is. If one day Rome loses
Tang Empire, it’s useless to call it anything, get up.”