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    Forris's words also attracted the attention of Constans II and other nobles. They were very satisfied with the performance of the Roman Navy, and the next step was the performance of the Tang Navy.

    "Your Highness King Wu, I don't know how your warships are going to drill, so just ask if you need anything!" Constans II said very politely.  He didn't know what weapons Li Ke had on his warship, nor how such a huge warship could deal with the enemy, so naturally he had to ask Li Ke first.

    After hearing this, Li Ke smiled and said: "Your Majesty, what we need is very simple. We only need ten target ships like the ones just now. In addition, we don't need slaves on board, just empty ships."

    "Empty ships?" Constans II was very surprised after hearing this. In his thinking, naval battles must involve fighting with the enemy for control of the ships. If there were only a few empty ships, it would be too simple. Just send  If you get to the boat, you win.

    "His Royal Highness King Wu's request is really strange. If the ship is empty, I can capture countless enemy warships by myself!" Forris said again in a bad tone.

    For some reason, he felt a kind of hostility from the moment he met Li Ke. Even he himself couldn't tell the source of this hostility. It might be because Constans II was too enthusiastic about Li Ke, or it might be that he had always been jealous of Li Ke.  Irina, who was coveted by him, also had too much affection for Li Kebao, or she was simply jealous of Li Ke's identity and status. Anyway, she couldn't tell.

    Li Ke didn¡¯t even pay attention to Forris¡¯s words, but still looked at Constans II with a smile.  Although Constans II felt strange, he also guessed that Li Ke must have his own ideas, so he did not refuse and immediately ordered Foris to prepare.  Irina next to her was also interested. She opened her beautiful big eyes and waited curiously to see how Li Ke would respond.

    It doesn¡¯t take a while.  The ten target ships were sent to the designated area in the distance, and then Li Ke spoke again: "Your Majesty, what we are going to demonstrate now is an infinitely powerful firearm. Originally, we could better experience this on a warship.  The weapon is powerful, but the movement of this kind of firearm is a bit loud. In order not to disturb His Majesty, we just stay on the shore and watch."

    Hearing what Li Ke said, Cen Changqian next to her secretly laughed in her heart. Li Ke seemed to be thinking about Constans II at every turn in his words.  And he also specifically proposed that in order to take care of the other party's feelings, it would be fine to watch from the shore. However, Constans II was a young man under the age of twenty. It was when he was impulsive that it would have been better if Li Ke didn't say anything.  But since he said this, it will definitely arouse Constans II's aggressive mentality.

    Sure enough, when Constans II heard that Li Ke was going to demonstrate the firearms, and that this kind of firearms would be better experienced on a warship, he immediately said: "Your Highness, what you said is wrong. I have long been dissatisfied with the firearms of the Tang Dynasty."  There is Weiwen, but unfortunately I have never had the opportunity to see it. Now that I finally have this opportunity, I naturally want to experience it, so we might as well board the warship to watch it!"

    For Constans II, other nobles were also very supportive.  After Xi Luo's last mission to the Tang Dynasty, he also collected some information about the Tang Dynasty, especially military information. The amazing power of firearms was mentioned almost everywhere.  So given this opportunity, these Roman military nobles would naturally not let it go.  In addition, they also wanted to visit Li Ke's warship.  Look at the differences between the warships of the Tang Dynasty and those of Rome.

    Regarding Constans II's reaction, Li Ke laughed in his heart, but on the surface, he repeatedly persuaded and stopped him. In the end, Forris made some sarcastic remarks, and then Irina also asked, Li Ke  Only then did he reluctantly agree.

    Led by Li Ke, a group of people took a small boat to the warship. Speaking of which, Constans II, Irina and others were also boarding this kind of giant ship for the first time, so everyone seemed very curious.  Under the leadership of Li Ke, he first visited the entire warship, and finally came to the top floor of the warship, and then waited to watch the demonstration of firearms.

    "Your Highness, the artillery is ready and ready to fire at any time!" At this moment, Wang Fangyi, wearing bright light armor, strode over and reported to Li Ke.  In fact, naval officers generally rarely wear too heavy armor, and at most they only wear some light leather armor. This is mainly because if they fall into the water, too heavy armor will kill people. However, today in order to show off the heavy armor,  Tang Haijun had a heroic side, so Wang Fangyi wore a heavy Mingguang armor.

    "Very good, let's start!" Li Ke said lightly.

    "Promise!" Wang Fangyi agreed and immediately gave the order to the messenger at the top, who waved the command flag and conveyed the order to the other three warships.

    "Your Majesty and Queen, please be prepared. The sound of the artillery fire is very loud, which may scare you two!" Li Ke reminded Constans II and his wife with a smile again, and also looked at it.  behind themForis and other nobles, but when he glanced at Prince Theodosius next to Foris, the other party also gave Li Ke a kind smile.

    The four battleships adjusted their directions so that the battleships lined up in an arc, with one side of the hull facing the target ship one mile away.

    "Fire!" As Wang Fangyi issued the last order, the artillerymen on the four warships immediately lit the artillery fuses in front of them, and a burst of blue smoke floated up.

    "Boom, boom, boom~" Almost at the same time, all the artillery on one side of the battleship Li Ke and the others were riding on were fired, and the entire ship was shaken.  Constans II and others did not expect the power of the artillery to be so powerful. They were all frightened and turned pale, and even had to hold on to the parapet to stand firm.

    But Queen Irina is a woman after all. She was so frightened by the thunder-like sound that her whole body went limp. She even staggered back two steps and was about to fall to the ground.

    Fortunately, Li Ke had long been accustomed to the sound of artillery, and he was not far away from Irina, so when he saw the other party's appearance, he immediately took a step forward and held the other party's delicate body in his arms.  Irina was saved from making a fool of herself.

    The Mediterranean climate is inherently hot, and both men and women are wearing very thin clothes, so under this hug, Li Ke only felt the warm and fragrant nephrite in his arms, which made people feel a surge in their hearts.  And Queen Irina also felt Li Ke's strong body, and at the same time a masculine aura surrounded her. She was shy and filled with an unspeakable joy.

    However, both of them were not ordinary people. They quickly woke up from their intoxication and separated quickly. However, Li Ke's face had a hint of embarrassment, while Irina's face was also red.  Fortunately, Constans II and a group of nobles were shocked by the loud noise when the artillery was fired, so no one noticed anything strange about them.

    As the warship Li Ke and his companions were the first to fire, the other three warships also fired one after another. These warships have thirty cannons on each side, four ships, that is, one hundred and twenty. With so many cannons firing together, then  This kind of scene is enough to frighten an ordinary person to the ground. Even people like Constans II were used to big scenes, but they were still frightened. They didn't wake up from the shock for a long time.

    The first round of artillery was just a test fire, but because the distance was too close, a considerable number of shells hit the target ship in the distance. For a while, sawdust flew, and one of the target ships was hit just below the waterline, with countless consequences.  Sea water poured in from the big hole, and in the blink of an eye the battleship began to tilt. It was only a matter of time before it sank.

    But this was just the beginning. After correcting the shooting angle, the artillery on the four warships fired again. There was no wind and waves in the bay, which greatly increased the accuracy of the bombardment. Therefore, among the shells fired in the second round,  Most of them hit the ten target ships in front. As a result, these target ships, which were already on the verge of being scrapped, simply could not withstand such a heavy blow. Some ships slowly sank after breaking several large holes in their hulls, and some  It was directly hit by a large number of artillery shells and fell apart.

    After five rounds of salvos, the ten target ships one mile away from the four warships completely disappeared, and the sea was full of broken planks and debris.

    Constans II and others had been completely stunned by the power of the artillery. Now they finally knew why Li Ke didn't put slaves on the target ship. Under such a salvo of artillery, it didn't matter whether there were slaves on the ship or not. After all, here  Under this kind of bombardment, the slaves on the ship either died directly under the cannon or drowned after the ship was destroyed.

    The first one to wake up was Irina. After her close contact with Li Ke just now, she had no intention of watching the artillery show. The corner of her eye glanced at Li Ke from time to time. Finally, when the artillery was over, Irina turned to  Li Ke said with a gentle smile: "The firearms of the Tang Dynasty are indeed well-deserved. Under such an attack, the enemy's warships have no chance of getting close."

    Irina's words also woke up Constans II and others, but Forris among them had a gloomy expression. He knew that the artillery of the Tang Dynasty was sharp, but he never expected that this kind of firearm called artillery could actually  So awesome.  If their Roman navy encountered such an enemy, they would simply die. The Greek fire they were proud of was a joke, because the other party would not give them a chance to get close.

    Constans II and other nobles were also filled with admiration. At the same time, they stepped forward to surround Li Ke and asked him about firearms. When they learned that artillery was just a type of firearm, they were even more surprised.  Finally, Constans II even proposed that he hope to purchase some firearms from the Tang Dynasty.

    However, Li Ke told the other party that firearms were top-secret weapons of the Tang Dynasty and Qi Dynasty and were strictly prohibited from being sold to outsiders, just like the Greek fire used by the Roman Navy. This made Constans II a little disappointed.

    Although the naval exercise has ended, those present?No one could have imagined how profound an impact this artillery drill would have on Rome?
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