Marcus's character is not like Aulus's. He seems to be masculine and violent at first glance, but...it doesn't mean that he doesn't really have this side of his character.
In fact, in Marcus's thinking, the ferocious and violent side not only existed, but also dominated. It was with this bloody character that he and his friend Aulus decided to find an opportunity to rebel and rebuild Rome.
The ambition of the empire - it is nothing more than the sudden appearance of the little Emperor Hannibal. This kind of ambition is no longer necessary.
But ambition can be cancelled, which does not mean that character will be altered.
Marcus is still a fierce man, a beast cultivated by the Roman Empire. He is not only the executor of the empire's ambitions, but as a young man, he is also the long-term beneficiary of ambitions. Or rather... young people like Marcus,
It was the ambition of the Roman Empire itself.
No matter what clever tricks the Tang Empire has to come up with...
Seeing his friend's expression, Aulus couldn't help but feel a little surprised, feeling something inexplicable in his heart.
This friend of his... Sure enough, he has never changed from the time we met until now. As for the banknote itself, this kind of thing is too mysterious for Aulus, and he doesn't understand it at all. If
There is really something mysterious about this thing, so I thought it would be better for me to cooperate with Marcus as much as possible.
But if you think so... Aulus is still very stable about his position as a Roman soldier. After thinking about it for a while, he feels that Marcus should still cooperate with military operations...
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"But we only have three boats..."
Aulus couldn't help but frown, "These ships are not even real warships... It is probably too difficult to use such things to fight against the Tang Empire's fleet. This is not something I can do."
When Aulus said this, Marcus smiled.
Logically speaking, there is no doubt that this is not what a Roman soldier should say. However, Marcus admires this characteristic of his friend. If he can't beat him, he will say he can't beat him, and he will never brag about it.
This is also the reason why Marcus chose to become a companion with this man. In Marcus' view, this kind of honesty is a very valuable quality among soldiers - not just Roman soldiers, but any soldier. Because
Soldiers are creatures... no, we should talk about military issues.
On this issue, everyone tends to have two tendencies.
Either they push back and avoid responsibility because of the cruelty of war. Or they underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, imagining that they can win a huge victory through one battle.
In the final analysis, these two kinds of psychology are both fears. But this friend of mine does not belong to any of the two.
He would neither shy away from his responsibilities as a member of the great Roman legion, nor would he do anything beyond his capabilities.
With such qualities, Marcus believed that this man would sooner or later climb to the top of the First to Seventh Legions of Rome, become a rising star in Roman politics, and be a person worthy of his friendship.
but……
Also because of his trust in Aulus, Marcus really thought about what Aulus said - first of all, Aulus is not an idiot. What he meant by this certainly did not mean that he planned to drive three battleships.
A decisive battle with the terrifying Tang Empire fleet.
Rather, the fleet strength of the countries in the Southeast is not quite capable of fighting against the Tang Empire. If there is a problem in the war, what will happen next... I am afraid that there is a high probability that the paper currency of the Tang Empire
It will drift into the southeastern corner like snowflakes in the coldest winter in Europe.
By then, no matter what the strategic positioning of this paper currency is, it will definitely be clearly revealed - but at that time, it will be useless to know it, because the strategic goal of the Tang Empire has been achieved.
therefore……
In the very near future, there is a war that has a high probability of happening, and it is also an extremely difficult war. However, I must try to let the armies of the Southeast Asian countries win.
However, when it comes to how to win, this is somewhat problematic.
That place in the southeast...
As for those fleets, if they were to fight the Tang Empire's fleet, just three Roman ships might not be able to do much. However, since Marcus is Marcus, of course he would not directly consider the linearity of the three warships and the southeast warship.
Adding them up, how much the combat power is increased, is a stupid algorithm like 103=13. For these three warships to be effective, they obviously have to think tactically.
As for how to do it, it depends on the situation, but in any case... there may be a way to just harass the Tang Empire's fleet, prevent them from attacking smoothly, and greatly increase the cost of their attack.
Marcus and Aulus exchanged a look. Although they didn't say anything, Aulus was also an elite soldier. He immediately understood that he had to think of a specific solution himself.
Think for a moment...
Aulus spoke slowly, "For Southeast Asia to become stronger, it needs to trade with the Tang Empire. We cannot always import things from the Tang Empire... Because of the political situation in Southeast Asia and the local area, it may be difficult to stop importing."
Seeing that Aulus answered immediately, Marcus was surprised and very happy. This friend was indeed right. He smiled and nodded and said, "Not bad... keep talking!"
"Then Southeast Asia needs to export...and if it wants to export, the countries in Southeast Asia must maintain trade relations with the Tang Empire. Unless the Tang Empire uses this as a threat to force Southeast Asia to accept paper currency, it is best that Southeast Asia cannot
Breaking up with the Tang Empire..."
"So this kind of battle, from a planning point of view, should be delayed as much as possible to prevent the war from happening and to prevent the war from really raging. To achieve this goal, the idea should be to contain... In other words, to give Tang the
The Empire demonstrates a ready capability to threaten their maritime trade routes."
"So to say……"
Marcus's eyes were bright, and he felt more and more when he looked at Aulus... This friend is really worth it, this guy really has a future. Then Aulus thought about it and continued,
"We need to build a maritime fortress to threaten the Tang Empire's trade routes with the power of the fortress. In this way, the shortcomings of insufficient fleet combat power can be overcome. At the same time, as long as the location of the fortress is appropriate, the Tang Empire must..."
Speaking of this, Aulus obviously read less, and it was obvious that he had a clear idea of what he wanted to understand, but when the words came to his mouth, he didn't know how to express them - but then, Marcus smiled slightly.
"Aulus, do you want to say...'surround Wei and save Zhao'?"