No matter from the perspective of the military preparations that we can control.
Let’s look at the recent situation in major commercial ports and cities along the southeastern coast.
This military operation can be said to be absolutely impeccable!
It's like a situation where you start a game by being super powerful, instantly killing anyone you see, and getting a baron to push away your opponent's hometown and end it immediately.
but.
Although Li Er and his subordinates are full of confidence.
After all, in addition to the aforementioned series of reasons, the biggest reason is that the opponent is a pirate!
It is not a maritime army composed of Romans. No matter how strong this strength is, it is just that, no matter in all aspects.
But this time.
Chai Shao, who was having a drink with Li Sheng in a manor on Qiongzhou Island, couldn't help but frown when he heard the news.
"Mr. Chai, what's wrong?"
Of course, Li Sheng had known Chai Shao's identity for a long time, although he didn't know that Chai Shao also knew his identity.
But this was not an important matter. As soon as Chai Shao showed doubts, Li Sheng couldn't help but become interested.
, Yes, if it weren't for Chai Shao's interest, Li Sheng would have been completely uninterested in this wave of military actions by the imperial court.
This is not because Li Sheng is indifferent to China's affairs, but because as far as he knows, the target this time is a pirate. Since it is a pirate, what is there to care about?
It is nothing more than a peacekeeping-level operation, and there is nothing to care about at all.
Even this is not because Li Sheng has a detached mentality.
Li Sheng himself naturally had a special channel to learn about the imperial court's military action as a king with the same surname but a different surname. Although Li Sheng had "not a deep connection" with the imperial court due to various reasons, he still had this power.
Of course, since Li Sheng was not an official in charge, he didn't know much.
However, ordinary people and businessmen are not aware of this military operation, although some people are still aware of it.
And he searched for information in his own circle by whispering in various private places.
But these common people, sailors, craftsmen, and merchants generally think so.
This was an ordinary bandit suppression operation. This kind of thing happened every three days not only in the Tang Dynasty, but also throughout ancient times. People all over the world have long been used to it.
Li Sheng was certainly not used to things like suppressing bandits. After all, China in later generations was much more stable than in this era.
The turmoil in later generations was similar to that in Europe, which all occurred in the intellectual world. As for the raging pirates, similar things happened in places like South America.
But after all, he has traveled through many years, and now Li Sheng has long been accustomed to the daily life of this ancient society, so he doesn't think it's strange.
At this moment, Chai Shao showed doubts, and Li Sheng became interested.
This kind of thing is like hearing that a certain brother's girlfriend is having an affair with another brother - this is not a particularly unusual thing, but when you talk about it, the friend in front of you suddenly looks thoughtful.
Then, anyone can't help but wonder, is there really some bloody drama going on here?
After all this is a military operation!
Just because Li Sheng did not have any special enthusiasm for military affairs does not mean that Li Sheng did not have special interest in military affairs.
Or it can be said that there is probably no male in the world who is not interested in intelligence in the military field, maybe even gays are no exception.
Li Sheng asked curiously, and Chai Shao frowned even more. He did not answer immediately, but shook his head, with a hint of thinking in his eyes.
"There may be some problems with this matter."
"Oh? Pirates, are you too ambitious?"
Li Sheng couldn't help but be very curious. The naval strength of the Tang Dynasty must be very strong. Although he didn't think that the steel warship was something great - in future generations, that thing might not be used as a cargo ship.
, can’t pass quality inspection or anything like that.
But in this era, it is still unique after all, and aside from the protective capabilities of the steel hull itself, Li Sheng actually doesn't attach much importance to this part. After all, steel ships will only be that much in later generations.
The reason why Li Sheng felt that the Tang Dynasty's navy was strong was mainly due to its steel hull.
Can counter "fire attack"!
Although the sea is all water, and fires never seem to occur on the sea, in fact, the issue of ship fire prevention has been a major issue that the captain in charge of every ship has focused on until later generations.
After all, ship fires are just like plane crashes. They usually don't happen in the sea, but once they happen, there's nowhere to run.
As for in ancient times, this was even more true.
Wooden structures are naturally excellent fire starters.
So in ancient times, things like "fire attack ships" came into being, and even became the main method of naval warfare in the Ming Dynasty. Of course, Li Sheng's place is not the Ming Dynasty, and it is still hundreds of years away from that era, but overall
Pretty much the same.
Although the Tang Dynasty is older than the Ming Dynasty, due to the great development of maritime trade in these years, merchants and merchants from all walks of life have become rampant. Of course, the people who fought against each other finally came up with the trick of attacking ships with fire, and they immediately
It became popular among the powerful maritime powers.
The reason is very simple, because fire attack is the most effective method to deal with large ships with wooden structures!
But this most effective method was of no use against Datang's steel warships.
If you want to use "fire attack" to destroy the steel warship, the only way is to ignite the cannonball magazine on the steel warship, causing a fatal explosion.
But how could a pirate do this kind of operation? Let alone a pirate, Li Sheng estimated that the Romans couldn't do it either.
No.
Even in my own memory, the powerful European and American maritime powers in the "historical" Age of Discovery, whose families had been pursuing wealth at sea for hundreds of years, might not dare to say that they could easily reach the ammunition depot of an enemy ship and cause a fatal explosion.
In other words, Datang's steel ships basically have no rivals at the moment.
Under this situation, Chai Shao felt that there was something wrong inside, so this issue is quite intriguing!
Duke Xing thought for a while, and then suddenly said, "Your Majesty's intention to send troops this time is not to annihilate the pirates. This has been done before. There is no reason to suddenly do it formally - and with such a strict tone."
"I guess it's been rumored recently that the Romans colluded with the pirates to create obstacles for the Tang Dynasty's maritime trade."
"Your Majesty's move is mainly to catch a wave of pirates and punish them severely, so as to serve as a warning to others."
As he spoke, the expression on Chai Shao's face became more and more unreal, "But if these pirates are really backed by the Romans, then your Majesty's actions may not be appropriate."
