Li You again received the Marquis of Pavaro and the son-in-law of the Grand Duke of Stéfan.

Li You said: "I have understood the truth of the matter, it was not you Rome and your Roman navy who seized our Tang Dynasty nationals, we should have no grudges between us, on the contrary, we can become friends." ”

"yes, yes, we're friends." Hearing Li You say this, Marquis Parvaro and the others hurriedly echoed.

"Since you want to help us save people, you are our friends. I intend to send you both back, and give you another 40 ships and 2,000 soldiers, and all your weapons.

I also have two suggestions:

First, you should directly take the hostages you want to capture, and only in this way can the security of our people be safeguarded, and there will be room for cooperation between us.

Second, Constans II and Kent Tanka will never let go of your Roman navy, even if there is no such thing as our Tang people, you will be murdered sooner or later.

Therefore, if you wish, we in the Don Army can be your backing and help you overthrow the rule of Constans II and replace him. ”

In fact, Archduke Stefan and others have always been guarding against Constans II, knowing that sooner or later there will be a day when they will turn their faces, they plundered everywhere and hoarded a large amount of wealth, just in order to one day, recruit troops and horses under forced circumstances, in an attempt to protect themselves.

After listening to Li You's words, Marquis Parvaro felt that a window had opened in front of him, and with the backing of the powerful Tang army, he should be quite sure of overthrowing the rule of Constans II.

The son-in-law of Grand Duke Stefan also understood the situation at home and knew the predicament of the Roman navy, and Li You's suggestion should be their best way out.

The two looked at each other and nodded to each other.

Marquis Parvaro said, "Your Royal Highness, the two of us accept your suggestion and will try our best to convince His Excellency Grand Duke Stella. ”

Li You said with a smile: "We people in the Tang Dynasty have a famous saying, which is called a person who knows the times as a handsome. I like to deal with smart people, so go get your men and weapons, and go right away!

As for Archduke Stefan, I will send to inform him of your opinion and tell him to take precautions against being murdered by Constans II.

However, it is better for you to send someone he trusts and convince him in person. ”

Grand Duke Stefan's son-in-law said: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, please arrange it, I am willing to persuade my father-in-law." ”

Speaking of this, he gritted his teeth and said, "Please send a ship as soon as possible to take me to Constantinople alone." By this he meant that he was going alone, leaving the daughter of Grand Duke Stefan here as a sign of his integrity.

Li You shook his head and said, "No need to be like this, I trust you, I will send someone to send you and your husband and wife back together." ”

Grand Duke Stefan's son-in-law was very surprised, and he said gratefully: "Your Royal Highness, I have deep admiration for your broad mind, and I will definitely do my best to convince my father-in-law." ”

Li You also promised to send a radio team with a radio station to follow the son-in-law of Grand Duke Stefan to Constantinople.

After Marquis Parvaro and the others left, Liu Renliang praised: "Lord, the minister really admires your strategic vision and your superb tactical means, no wonder you are always able to defeat powerful enemies and conquer one country after another at the lowest cost." ”

Li You is playing a big game of chess.

The Eastern Roman Empire was huge, with a land area of more than 3 million square kilometers, a population of more than 30 million, and a well-trained and experienced army, including the powerful Roman navy with more than 3,000 warships.

If there is no special war strategy, using conventional means of war, even the powerful Great Food Empire, which took hundreds of years, is helpless to take them, and the Great Cannibal is due to the attrition of the long-term war that led to the decline of national strength, and was finally destroyed by the Turks, and after their demise, the Eastern Roman Empire still exists.

Now Li You only has 20,000 Tang troops in his hands, and it is impossible to shake the foundation of the Roman Empire, even if the Tang army's weapons are advanced, it will not take long for the 20,000 horses to be exhausted.

Li You encouraged Pei Dilan to launch a war against the Eastern Roman Empire, even if the Tang army helped them win the war, it would only lead to the merger of the Eastern Roman Empire into the territory of the Great Food Empire, which would be harmful to the Tang Dynasty.

The Great Food Empire is a hungry wolf, and once it is not restrained by the Eastern Roman Empire in the west, it will inevitably turn around and bite the Tang Dynasty in the east.

Who would have thought that Wang Huili and others stood at the node of history, because this small incident of theirs actually triggered the outbreak of contradictions that had already accumulated in the Roman Empire, which provided Li You with an opportunity to disintegrate the Eastern Roman Empire.

Li You's plan was to support Archduke Stefan to overthrow Constans II and establish a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, which would not only allow the Tang Dynasty to establish a stable military base in the West and facilitate the opening of the vast commercial and trade markets in the West, but also echo the West to restrain the ambitions of the Great Food Empire.

Li You called the magpie again and asked her to send two telegrams each.

Damascus.

Pei Dilan received a telegram from Li You, briefing him on the situation in Rome and asking him to postpone the attack of the Great Food Empire by half a month.

Pei Dilan followed Li You through the entire process of annexing the Japanese slave state, and was very convinced of his resourcefulness, since there was such a change that was conducive to the course of the war, he was naturally happy to accept it.

He immediately went to the caliph and immediately sent a telegram back to Li You, saying that the caliph had agreed to Li You's plan.

However, Pei Dilan did not know Li You's true intentions, and he himself did not have such great ambitions, to annex the entire Eastern Roman Empire, he just wanted to make contributions with Li You's cooperation and improve his prestige in the country.

Constantinople.

After receiving the warning from the Tang Dynasty, Archduke Stefan raised his vigilance, and he and the senior generals of the Roman navy moved the Roman command into the naval base, mobilized a large number of navies for self-protection, and was ready to evacuate from the sea at any time.

For the summons of Constans II under various pretexts, Archduke Stefan refused on the pretext of illness.

On this day, the daughter and son-in-law of Grand Duke Stefan, accompanied by Umar, returned to the naval base in Constantinople.

Grand Duke Stefan's family was naturally very affectionate when they met, and Umar consciously waited outside the living room. At this time, he saw the maid beside the Grand Duchess of Stefan, who was also waiting at the door.

Umar felt that he was the woman he had loved as a child, and he looked at her eagerly, hoping that she would recognize him.

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