"Decisive tactics are not considered decisive tactics. From the current point of view, naval gun salvos should be regarded as more reliable combat tactics. As for defeating Selian, in fact, as far as I am concerned, it cannot be regarded as a win." Zhou Yu explained sincerely Said, at least Zhou Yu didn't feel that he was better than Li An.
In Zhou Yu's opinion, the reason why he could win against Selian was because he had calculated enough, was better prepared, and most importantly, Selian was old.
What's more, even if the old Selian is about to die, if Zhou Yu really wants to face the opponent head-on, Zhou Yu estimates that he can win by a narrow margin. That guy is really strong. No wonder he will put Guishuang, an army country, on top. reached the pinnacle of the navy.
"Do you actually evaluate the commander-in-chief of your country like this?" As a naval captain, Castinus still admired Zhou Yu very much, so when he heard the words of the guy opposite, he was very unhappy. It's not like he had never seen Zhou Yu defeat According to Selian's video recording, it was really a fight between gods and gods. Various methods were used to force Selian to lose his performance.
By the way, in the past two years, this guy admired Selian very much, and even specially collected relevant images and memory records of Selian's angry hammering of the Han army. Even earlier, there was a high probability that Castinus would serve as an observer. The group went to see Selian.
As a result, Zhou Yu buried Selian at sea before he had time to see Selian, so Castinus' new object of admiration became Zhou Yu.
"No, I just evaluate myself this way..." Zhou Yu said casually.
That victory was a victory that Zhou Yu had planned for a long time, but it was not a victory of naval technology and tactics, but a victory of mental retardation and his own strategy. In terms of technology and tactics, even Zhou Yu now dare not guarantee that he can A solid win over Sellian.
More importantly, Salian was not at his peak before his death. On the contrary, when he beat Zhou Yu for the first time, Salian was barely at his peak.
Castinus was stunned, and then looked at Zhou Yu with dumbfounded eyes. Then he quickly remembered the figure in the decisive battle scene between Selian and Zhou Yu that he had extracted from Kushan. After looking at it, Even if he had not seen it with his own eyes, and because of the distance of the naval battle at the time, the person who retrieved the memory could only see a vague image of Zhou Yu.
But under the comparison of the two, Castinus instantly saw the vague image. Yes, this is the new Emperor!
This new "His Majesty the Emperor" is not a mocking title, but a kind of praise given by the Roman nobles to the top military commander. There is no doubt that Zhou Yu has this qualification.
"Can I lead my men aboard your battleship as the leader of the Roman Observation Group?" Castinus changed his approach instantly. He wanted to go to Zhou Yu's ship to study!
"We are going to fight the Kushans. There is a small problem on the battlefield, and we have to go to the war." Zhou Yu didn't want to take Castinus there. After all, this incident was a bit embarrassing for the Han Dynasty. Taking Rome People used to be bad.
"The war between the empire and the empire is normal, and I don't mind helping you use naval guns to attack the other side's navy." Castinus said without a bottom line. Anyway, he was not familiar with the Kushan people. As for the observation team It doesn't matter if you don't observe the group, the important thing is to learn these naval warfare techniques.
"Let's wait until later. This time it really won't work." Zhou Yu said seriously, "This time involves an extremely important war, so I will pick up Chi Yanghou and the others."
Castinus was very helpless when he saw this. He really wanted Zhou Yu's ship. As for controlling the naval gun to beat the Kushan navy or something, Castinus didn't care at all. As for beating his allies, it would It won't cause any diplomatic incident, just listen. The core of diplomacy is not what your so-called allies think of you, but whether your strength is strong enough.
The Han Dynasty and Rome were also fighting intermittently, and tens of thousands of people died on both sides. However, this did not affect the trade between the two sides. On the contrary, it made both sides clearly realize that the scale of the war between them was limited. For this reason, it is only possible to achieve so-called local conflicts.
Although this level of conflict has already threatened the destruction of the country for ordinary countries, just like in later generations, for most countries, after purchasing two hundred tanks, they can call themselves regional powers. It will put heavy military pressure on nearby countries.
But for real chess players, two hundred tanks may only be regarded as a certain front, or even just an addition.
Therefore, sometimes after a fight, the attitudes of both parties will become clearer, and they can also understand where the other party's bottom line is.
Of course, Castinus may not have thought so far. His idea was very simple. After boarding Zhou Yu's ship, as an orthodox Roman with black hair and black eyes, Kushan would only meet if he could tell that he was a Roman. It’s a ghost, so it doesn’t matter at all!
"That's it, then I wish you success. We want to send an observation team to your battleship in a while. Please don't mind then." Castinus knew not to offend this kind of equivalence. For a person of the Duke of Rome level, if he is offended this time and cannot get on the ship next time, there is no way to explain it.
"It's nothing. After this time is over, you can send an observation group to visit at any time." Zhou Yu said with a gentle expression. Even so, what Zhou Yu was thinking about was whether Guishuang would still have the strength to fight after this battle. The war behind?
"Zhongshan, take the Roman captain around and look around. I'll pick up Marquis Chiyang and the others." Zhou Yu chatted with Castinus for a while, got a general understanding of the progress of the Roman navy, and then faced his master. Book arrangement said.
"I will go with you to greet them. I am here under the order of the senator Vincenzo to deliver horses to Marquis Chiyang and the others." Castinus said with a smile.
"Are the horses on your ship actually prepared for Chi Yanghou and the others?" Zhou Yu had seen a lot of horses on the Roman transport ship before, and had made up his mind, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not worth it, so Just gave up.
Fortunately, I didn't do it. If I did, it would be equivalent to robbing Li Jue and the others. To be honest, no one dares to steal the things of the Xiliang Cavalry these days. Even if Zhou Yu, with his status, rapes Li Jue's things, I'm afraid I'll have to get beaten too.
"Yes, it's a parting gift agreed upon by Senator Vincenzo and Marquis Chiyang." Castinus explained with a smile.
When Zhou Yu heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched. Even if he thought that there must be other reasons for this, but it can be said to be a parting gift, it must be part of this factor. This shows that the three fools are really doing well in Rome. It is a parting gift. You can get thousands of war horses.
"The quality of this horse looks pretty good." Zhou Yu suddenly said.
Chen Xi had cheated him on raising horses before, but Zhou Yu stopped raising horses after that. When he later arrived in Southeast Asia, he didn't use horses much, so Zhou Yu imported all his war horses directly from Chen Xi, but now he also has a fiefdom of his own. So I was thinking about setting up a horse farm or something.
However, with the unlucky Yuan family in front of him, Zhou Yu felt that as a Jiangnan native, it would be better not to commit suicide, so his current idea was to directly import adult war horses.
"This is the Belshuron horse produced in North Africa. It is considered to be the best war horse in overall condition." Castinus nodded and said, "However, this horse does not belong to Vincenzo and the others. In fact, it belongs to the The Second Eagle and the Thirtieth Eagle.”
North Africa is Severus' hometown, so the horses here also belong to these two things. However, the Second Eagle Banner Corps does not ride horses, but the Thirty Eagle Banners rides horses, but they don't use so many. In fact, Rome is completely There is no shortage of top-quality war horses, only riders.
"If I want to import war horses from here, do I still need to deal with the Thirty Eagle Banners?" Zhou Yu said clearly. He was somewhat interested in this. He planned to raise horses in a place on Sumatra Island or Australia. .
"If the number is small, there is no need to look for it, but if the number is large, the Thirty Eagle Banners Corps cannot get around it, because many horse breeders serve the Thirty Eagle Banners Corps." Castinus explained. Zhou Yu nodded and decided to send a caravan to find out about the matter.
In fact, Zhou Yu had already understood the deviation at this time. When Castinus meant a small quantity, he meant tens of thousands, and a large quantity meant hundreds of thousands. In the former case, Castinus could help him solve it himself. Like the 4,000 Belshuron horses given to Li Jue this time, Vincenzo actually went to Laklilek to mention it, and then this was all.
Because horse breeds have not had time to spread these days, the top war horses are basically in Europe. Rome has a lot of top war horses, but Rome mainly develops heavy infantry, and there is not much demand for war horses. After all, no matter how good they are, Rome has a lot of top war horses. War horses are no match for the Mediterranean Express heavy infantry.
By the way, the core qualities of Europe's top war horses are actually explosive power, sprinting, and body shape. Most of them are not as good as Mongolian horses in terms of endurance. However, the problem is that these top European war horses can basically develop to the same level in serious history. Three times the size of a Mongolian horse.
Just like boxing, if you don't mention the weight, you are a hooligan. Not all sports are like sumo wrestling and don't care about the weight. For war horses, body shape is a very important indicator.
"Marquis Chiyang, Senator Vincenzo asked us to send the war horses over. Should we transfer them to you next, or transfer them directly to Governor Zhou's transport ship?" Castinus looked at Li Jue and the three of them and greeted them.
"Vincenlio, this guy is quite efficient!" Li Jue said with great satisfaction, "First pull down the horse and let us inspect the goods."
Castinus nodded when he saw this. When Vincenzo asked him to come over, he told him that Li Jue was a bit difficult and might ask for inspection.
Originally, in Vincenzo's view, everyone was a top-notch noble. For this matter, you are shameless and I am still shameless. It really wouldn't be a trick to them. However, San Shao is a typical example of those who only want benefits and have no shame, so Wen Cenlio gave Castinus a few words early on.
Soon, 600 war horses were unloaded from a large transport ship. They were more than 1.7 meters tall at the shoulder, and each of them was fat and strong. Li Jue expressed his satisfaction, and then arranged for others to count the horses. A total of more than 5,000 horses.
From this aspect, Vincenzo is indeed reliable. He is directly configured according to one person and two horses. However, it is a typical operation of three fools to get a bargain and still do well. Just like now, Li Jue is here He muttered why it was only more than five thousand, it shouldn't be more than six thousand or something.
Castinus smiled and said nothing. Anyway, Vincenzo said, no matter what Li Jue said, leave the guy alone after the goods are delivered and send him away.
"On the transport ship, we have also prepared a month's supply of refined food for the war horses." Castinus said gently, and Li Jue grunted in satisfaction, because there was really no room for fault. Although it was really shameless, But don’t hit the smiling person with your hand!
"After the inventory is completed, we will hand over to Governor Zhou. The grain, grass and war horses will be sent to the Governor's transport ship." Castinus said to Zhou Yu respectfully.
"Can you lend us these large ships that you use to transport war horses?" Zhou Yu suddenly said. Although he also brought transport ships because he was here to pick up people, his transport ships were not prepared to transport war horses at all. .
Even if there is extra space, considering that the Jiangdong battleship is not designed to carry horses, if it really transports thousands of horses, it will definitely be a big problem.
At this moment, Li Jue's eyes even glowed when he looked at Zhou Yu. He found that Zhou Yu was even more shameless than him. At most, he wanted some war horses, and these war horses were agreed upon before. But this was the first time Zhou Yu saw them, and he actually asked The other party wants a battleship, which is outrageous.
What's even more outrageous is that after hearing Zhou Yu's request, Castinus actually began to lower his head and consider it. After all, in Rome, military commanders have a very noble status and are worth making friends with.
"It's not impossible, but I would like to ask Governor Zhou to leave a note." After thinking about it, Castinus felt that it would take a lot of time to drive down the war horses, catch up with them, unload and load the grain and grass, etc. Yes, directly lending the battleship to Zhou Yu can indeed solve the problem.
It's just that such behavior must have a legitimate reason. Even if the transport ship is not as valuable as the battleship, it still needs a document. This is because of Zhou Yu's already explosive status.
"Okay, if the ship is not damaged by then, I will ask someone to hand over the rental fee. If the ship is damaged, I will compensate according to the price." Zhou Yu said very plainly, there are only a few transport ships, and they just happened to receive warships to learn about the Roman Empire. level.
Castinus is not very sensitive to this. The technology of the transport ship was borrowed from the Han Dynasty and Kushan. Although there were certain improvements, the bosses of the Han Dynasty may not like it.
What's more, the person in front of me is Zhou Yu, who can be called His Majesty the Emperor!
