Since entering the table, in addition to those due etiquette and politeness, Lu Ren has almost been chatting with Ma Chao non-stop, and there is a little bit of a feeling that Palius and Hermes have been left there.

Lu Renzhi did not mean to snub Paleus and Hermes. The reason why they didn't pay much attention to these two goods at the beginning was mainly to give them a little time, so that their fragile but stimulated little hearts could be buffered, so that it could be convenient for the next conversation.

It's just that Lu Ren didn't expect to accidentally hear some records that are not in the historical books at this time, and Ma Chao's situation can obviously be used, so he can't help but talk to Ma Chao for a while. In this way, it is natural that Paleus and Hermes are somewhat neglected.

People, regardless of gender, old and young, often have such a mentality, that is, they do not want to be left out by others, and once they are left out by others, they will feel very uncomfortable. Of course, there are people who don't care about these things, but there are actually very few such people, and the kind of indifference in many people is actually pretended, either when they are "besieged", they have to pretend to be 13 with a weak posture, or they use a weak posture to cover up their embarrassment.

And for the current Paleus and Hermes, they can't pretend to be 13 in front of Lu Ren, and there is nothing to hide from them, let alone let Lu Ren snub them. After all, no matter what, they still have the main tasks assigned by the Roman Emperor, and if the completion of their tasks is affected because they are snubbed by Lu Ren, it will be difficult for them to explain to the Roman Emperor when they go back.

Originally, they really wanted to show their faces in front of Lu Ren through this tactical exercise, and then create some favorable conditions for their mission, but they never thought that what they were proud of would be beaten so badly by Lu Ren, and then they were fiercely deterred by Lu Ren, which made them a little unable to lift their heads. So at this time, they certainly need a little time to adjust their psychological state, but they also need Lu Ren to take the initiative to open up to them.

Of course, Lu Ren understands this, but Ma Chao's situation is special, so he must seize the time to take advantage of it. Besides, for the two goods of Paleus and Hermes, it is not a big deal to dry them for a few more minutes, and it is not bad to let them be anxious there for a while, so after concentrating on completing those conversations with Ma Chao, he first peeked at the expressions of the two goods, and felt that it was almost the same, so he raised his glass to the two goods and smiled: "I'm sorry!" Meng Qi and I talked about some things that men would be interested in, so we chatted for a while......"

At this point, Lu Ren handed over to the two goods, a look that all men understand. This is not that Lu Ren is engaging in "wolf resonance" between men, but that he is using this kind of topic to eliminate a little tension in the hearts of those two people, indicating that he was not intentionally snubbing them just now. If you really behave too coldly, then it is likely that the following words will be difficult to talk about due to the other party's psychological factors...... It's been so many years, and Lu Renna has already practiced this kind of conversation skill.

When Paleus and Hermes saw Lu Ren say such a thing, their faces became a little better. However, the difference is that Paleus understands it more in his heart, while Hermes does not understand it very well. No way, one is a diplomat with a human spirit, and the other is a martial artist with little string in his head. And then it was Palius who hurriedly picked up the words, because he understood that Lu Ren gave them a decent step, and he couldn't be so ignorant here, so he also had a bad smile on his face that all men understand: "No matter how great a hero is, he often falls under the skirt of a beautiful woman, and it seems that Lu Nanhai is the same." ”

Lu Ren replied with a wicked smile: "In the words of our big man, this is called the hero sad beauty pass, or the gentle township is the hero's mound." But then again, what's the fun in a man's world if there aren't women? ”

Several people laughed badly, and some of the previous depression can be regarded as a lot of reduction under these few jokes. Then there were some non-tonal topics, and after further easing the atmosphere, Lu Ren finally turned his words back to the topic: "Two, with all due respect, have you Rome been using this infantry tactic to fight with Anxi?" ”

Paleus didn't speak this time, because he was not a military attache in a war, so Hermes, who was a military attaché, nodded to Lu Ren. Originally, Hermes still wanted to say something like "our Roman infantry phalanx is invincible in the world", but when he remembered what he had just been beaten so badly, he swallowed it back alive when the words came to his lips.

Lu Ren picked up at the right time: "After watching your drill today, to be honest, I feel a little disappointed. This kind of battle of your Rome, if it had been ten or twenty years ago, might have swept across the European continent. However, the times are advancing, and many things must progress together, and we must not rest on our laurels. ”

Raising his glass and taking a sip of wine, Lu Ren continued: "You also saw just now, the Roman infantry phalanx that you are proud of will almost not even be able to return your hands here. You may think that I am only taking advantage of my weapons, but have you ever wondered what weapons are in the hands of your soldiers when they use your sharp short swords, dart guns, and strong shields against the barbarians on your side? Didn't you take advantage of weapons? ”

This was said at the time when Paleus and Hermes were speechless. Yes, it's not too much to use advanced weapons yourself, so it's too much for others to use advanced weapons? How can there be such a good thing?

Lu Ren clapped his hands at this time, and an entourage sent a crossbow to Lu Ren's hand. Lu Ren handed the crossbow to Hermes, and said, "I haven't been dealing with you Rome for a day or two, and I have sold a lot of such bows and crossbows to you Rome." However, I recently asked people to count that the number of crossbows like this sold to your Rome is actually not very large, and at most it can equip five or six integrated legions. Of course, there are some other weapons, but the overall number is really not enough, right? ”

By the way, in addition to a certain number of artillery, the weapons that Lu Ren sold to Rome were basically crossbows, and muskets and other weapons had not been sold. There is no way to use artillery, if you don't sell some of the past, the Roman side will not be able to cope with the artillery that rests in peace, but Lu Ren himself feels that the musket is a bit insufficient here, and Cao Liu and Sun have not yet said it, where can they get Rome's turn?

And although Lu Ren already has a musket here, the crossbow is still a reservation, after all, sometimes the elevation coverage attack of the crossbow arrow is still very useful, and Lu Ren still has explosive arrows available here. Then the crossbow sold to Rome was an old-style crossbow that Lu Ren had retired here. Although it was old-fashioned, it was still powerful and was still a useful weapon for Rome at the time, especially when dealing with cavalry, and it was very effective to use this crossbow that could fire in bursts.

The price that Lu Ren gave to the Roman side was not high, anyway, he had to clean up the old goods in the warehouse by the way, and it could also allow the Roman side to contain the rest more effectively. Lu Ren hadn't paid attention to this aspect before, but this time he heard the Roman envoy say that the Roman side was going to hold temporary peace talks with Anxi, so he asked Yizhou to check the number of weapons sold to Rome, and then he found that the number of weapons purchased by Rome was a bit unreasonable.

In terms of the number of crossbows exported, it is said that there are five to six legions, but based on the strength of a Roman legion of 6,000 people, it means that about 30,000 crossbows were purchased to survive, and not all the soldiers in the Roman legions are equipped with crossbows, so how many crossbows did the Roman side buy? Well, to be exact, it's only around 13,000. And such a small number of crossbows, for the relatively large legion of Rome at that time, is it a drop in the bucket?

So is it that the Romans can't afford to afford more weapons? Lu Ren doesn't think so. In fact, although the Roman Empire was not at its peak at this time, and was declining, it still had a family foundation, and it was completely possible to purchase more advanced weapons to fight. When Paleus and Hermes saw Lu Ren say such a thing, their faces became a little better. However, the difference is that Paleus understands it more in his heart, while Hermes does not understand it very well. No way, one is a diplomat with a human spirit, and the other is a martial artist with little string in his head. And then it was Palius who hurriedly picked up the words, because he understood that Lu Ren gave them a decent step, and he couldn't be so ignorant here, so he also had a bad smile on his face that all men understand: "No matter how great a hero is, he often falls under the skirt of a beautiful woman, and it seems that Lu Nanhai is the same." ”

Lu Ren replied with a wicked smile: "In the words of our big man, this is called the hero sad beauty pass, or the gentle township is the hero's mound." But then again, what's the fun in a man's world if there aren't women? ”

Several people laughed badly, and some of the previous depression can be regarded as a lot of reduction under these few jokes. Then there were some non-tonal topics, and after further easing the atmosphere, Lu Ren finally turned his words back to the topic: "Two, with all due respect, have you Rome been using this infantry tactic to fight with Anxi?" ”

Paleus didn't speak this time, because he was not a military attache in a war, so Hermes, who was a military attaché, nodded to Lu Ren. Originally, Hermes still wanted to say something like "our Roman infantry phalanx is invincible in the world", but when he remembered what he had just been beaten so badly, he swallowed it back alive when the words came to his lips.

Lu Ren picked up at the right time: "After watching your drill today, to be honest, I feel a little disappointed. This kind of battle of your Rome, if it had been ten or twenty years ago, might have swept across the European continent. However, the times are advancing, and many things must progress together, and we must not rest on our laurels. ”

Raising his glass and taking a sip of wine, Lu Ren continued: "You also saw just now, the Roman infantry phalanx that you are proud of will almost not even be able to return your hands here. You may think that I am only taking advantage of my weapons, but have you ever wondered what weapons are in the hands of your soldiers when they use your sharp short swords, dart guns, and strong shields against the barbarians on your side? Didn't you take advantage of weapons? ”

This was said at the time when Paleus and Hermes were speechless. Yes, it's not too much to use advanced weapons yourself, so it's too much for others to use advanced weapons? How can there be such a good thing?

Lu Ren clapped his hands at this time, and an entourage sent a crossbow to Lu Ren's hand. Lu Ren handed the crossbow to Hermes, and said, "I haven't been dealing with you Rome for a day or two, and I have sold a lot of such bows and crossbows to you Rome." However, I recently asked people to count that the number of crossbows like this sold to your Rome is actually not very large, and at most it can equip five or six integrated legions. Of course, there are some other weapons, but the overall number is really not enough, right? ”

By the way, in addition to a certain number of artillery, the weapons that Lu Ren sold to Rome were basically crossbows, and muskets and other weapons had not been sold. There is no way to use artillery, if you don't sell some of the past, the Roman side will not be able to cope with the artillery that rests in peace, but Lu Ren himself feels that the musket is a bit insufficient here, and Cao Liu and Sun have not yet said it, where can they get Rome's turn?

And although Lu Ren already has a musket here, the crossbow is still a reservation, after all, sometimes the elevation coverage attack of the crossbow arrow is still very useful, and Lu Ren still has explosive arrows available here. Then the crossbow sold to Rome was an old-style crossbow that Lu Ren had retired here. Although it was old-fashioned, it was still powerful and was still a useful weapon for Rome at the time, especially when dealing with cavalry, and it was very effective to use this crossbow that could fire in bursts.

The price that Lu Ren gave to the Roman side was not high, anyway, he had to clean up the old goods in the warehouse by the way, and it could also allow the Roman side to contain the rest more effectively. Lu Ren hadn't paid attention to this aspect before, but this time he heard the Roman envoy say that the Roman side was going to hold temporary peace talks with Anxi, so he asked Yizhou to check the number of weapons sold to Rome, and then he found that the number of weapons purchased by Rome was a bit unreasonable.

In terms of the number of crossbows exported, it is said that there are five to six legions, but based on the strength of a Roman legion of 6,000 people, it means that about 30,000 crossbows were purchased to survive, and not all the soldiers in the Roman legions are equipped with crossbows, so how many crossbows did the Roman side buy?