The ministers did not leave until late afternoon in the Liangyi Palace, and Li Shimin left Xia Hongsheng alone, saying that he still had something to say.

After everyone left, Xia Hongsheng came to the front of the mountain again, saluted, and asked, "I don't know what else happened to my father-in-law and son-in-law?" ”

"Virtuous son-in-law, come, sit down." Li Shimin pointed to the side, waited for Xia Hongsheng to sit down, and said: "Dashi is thousands of miles away, and Datang has never fought such a far battle. I don't know the bottom of this battle. ”

"Don't worry so much, father-in-law. As the little son-in-law said, the most powerful thing in Dashi is the cavalry, as for the sea power, although there are many ships, they are backward and dilapidated, even if our Datang steam engine ship is not equipped with weapons, just driving over and rampage, it can make them doubt their lives. Xia Hongsheng said: "In addition, there are four large ports as supply bases, and if you want to destroy the sea power of Dashi, it is not a big problem." In fact, what should be considered is how to make the Great Food gather all its maritime forces in the Persian Gulf, so that the Tang Dynasty Navy can be annihilated in one fell swoop. ”

"It seems that the virtuous son-in-law is very confident." Li Shimin said with a smile: "Then simply declare to the outside world that the Tang Navy Division sent a thousand warships to the Persian Gulf to attack the Great Eclipse, and I don't believe that the Great Eclipse will not pour out its naval division." ”

"If the son-in-law is a big eater, when he hears the news, he will not send a single ship, and deliberately let people go ashore." Xia Hongsheng said: "I know that my sea power is weak, and in the face of thousands of Tang warships, I may not be an opponent. So definitely to my strengths. As soon as we go ashore, we can give full play to the advantages of our big food cavalry, immediately outflank from both sides, and recapture the landing site, and the person who lands on the shore is a turtle in the urn, and let it be slaughtered. Then they strictly guarded the coast, so that the Tang army could not land, so that they could not do anything about it just by consuming it at sea. ”

"It seems that the virtuous son-in-law is really handsome." Li Shimin smiled even more, and said, "Wouldn't this be better?" If the Great Water Eater doesn't meet the enemy, then wouldn't my Datang take the sea control of that sea area without much effort? When the time comes, all the bullshit big food warships will have to be honestly shrunk by me, come out with one, and smash one! ”

Xia Hongsheng also grinned. The idea of the Great Cannibal is still in the stage where war is a battle between two armies on land and cavalry rushing to kill. thought that Datang would attack and definitely land, but he didn't expect that Datang had no intention of going ashore this time.

Li Shimin smiled, his expression relaxed, stared at Xia Hongsheng, and said: "The generals of the court, no one knows the details of the big food, only the virtuous son-in-law can know himself and the other for the big food." This time, I want to put my virtuous son-in-law in command and go out in person. ”

Xia Hongsheng chuckled in his heart, Li Shimin's words just now made him vaguely guess the intention, and when he heard Li Shimin say it himself, he suddenly looked dispathed.

"Can the son-in-law refuse?" Xia Hongsheng asked with a wry smile.

"This is a holy decree, and it must not be dishonored." Li Shimin smiled and shook his head.

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law is weak and can't withstand the wind and waves! cough cough - cough cough ......" Xia Hongsheng looked weak.

"If it is done, I will come back and be the founding prince of the country with you, and worship the Shangzhu country." Li Shimin said with a smile: "I have made up my mind, you don't pretend to be pitiful here." ”

"What if it doesn't work?" Xia Hongsheng asked faintly.

Li Shimin smiled: "I believe in the virtuous son-in-law, is it possible that the virtuous son-in-law does not believe in himself?" ”

"Father-in-law, son-in-law is seasick!" Xia Hongsheng was dying: "It's very dizzy, it can be fatal!" ”

"The battle situation in Tianzhu is amazing, and I estimate that it won't be long before the war ends." Li Shimin said: "Barcelona will be regarded as a top priority to build a port, and one year is enough. After a year, the virtuous son-in-law must go on the expedition, and during this year, the virtuous son-in-law can take more boats and adapt to it. ”

"The battle is amazing?" Xia Hongsheng was stunned.

saw Li Shimin smile bitterly and shook his head: "We were all deceived by Tianzhu." Tianzhu's attitude was so tough before, and the movement was so big, I thought Tianzhu was so capable, clinker - alas, it was simply a group of rabble, if it wasn't for Niu Qing's own handwriting, I still thought that those Tianzhu coalition forces were coming...... Grace ......"

"Funny." Xia Hongsheng pondered that Li Shimin probably wanted to express this meaning, but there were no suitable words, so he added to him: "It's just to joke and amuse." ”

"Not bad! That's exactly what it means. Li Shimin shook his head and said, "Forget it, don't talk about Tianzhu." There is still one year to go, and in this year, the imperial court will prioritize all its resources on the matter of the Great Eclipse. The virtuous son-in-law once said that in today's world, the national strength can barely be compared with the Tang Dynasty, one is the Great Food, and the other is the Eastern Roman Empire. But the Great Eclipse was on the rise, and the Eastern Roman Empire was already coming to an end. Since Da Shi is still on the rise, and its national strength is almost comparable to Datang, it is Datang's future rival. In Datang, I can't find anyone who understands Da Shi or even the world better than a virtuous son-in-law. The virtuous son-in-law has never disappointed me, and this time, I still believe in the virtuous son-in-law, and I will not disappoint me! ”

When Xia Hongsheng left the palace, it was a night breeze outside.

The thought of having to sail thousands of miles makes me feel sad in my heart.

It's not that I'm worried about the difficulty of destroying the sea power of the Great Eclipse - after all, in the original history, the declining Byzantium was able to defeat the Great Eclipse sailors to the brink of extinction just by relying on Greek fire, but now the Tang Dynasty has such an open military force as steam engine ships and artillery, and it is not enough to see how many ships the Great Eater has.

It's the boat itself.

Ocean voyage is not a good task!

Even if it is from Datang to the Persian Gulf, it is now a very mature route, especially from Datang to Tianzhu, which has the conditions for offshore navigation, plus there are mostly tropical areas, so there is no need to worry too much about supplies, and the possibility of sepsis will be greatly reduced. However, once in the Arabian Sea, you need to cruise in the sea. And far away from the supply port, unlike in the Ryukyus, the supply ship can go back and forth between the fleet and the base port to replenish the supply. Supplies and sepsis are big problems.

Xia Hongsheng let out a long sigh and shook his head - fortunately, there is still a year to prepare, and this preparation time is still sufficient.

Back in Chang'an's house, Xia Hongsheng went directly into the study, sat down to spread out the paper, picked up the pen and began to list the things he needed to prepare into a memo.

Thinking about what needs special attention during an ocean voyage, fresh water and food, vegetables and fruits are also essential. These are all things that guarantee basic survival and health.

Equally indispensable, there are ...... Medicine!

Ocean-going warfare, not merchant ships. Although merchant ships also sailed long, but there were few ships and fewer people, but sometimes there were fewer problems. Because there are few people, even if someone is sick, the medicinal herbs brought are enough.

Combat is different, there are thousands of people or even 10,000 people, who can guarantee that no one will get sick? But with so many people, if they bring medicinal herbs, I'm afraid that the medicinal herbs alone will be better boats, right?

Xia Hongsheng frowned - it seems that he has to go to Taiyi He tomorrow.

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