#1611 artillery debut(1/5)
Persian Port.
Muaweiye got off the warship in a panic.
I went out with more than fifty sea boats, but there were only a few when I came back.
The most important thing is that all the soldiers’ hearts are chilled.
The Navy of the Tang Dynasty is invincible.
Everyone is not the same level of opponents at all.
According to Mu Aweiye's understanding, it is unlikely that the Dashi Empire would compete with the Tang Dynasty Navy without ten or eight years of technological accumulation and breakthrough.
Although he was not willing to admit this, it was useless not to admit it.
"General, this time we encountered heavy fog that happened once in a thousand years, and we were ambushed by the Tang Dynasty Navy.
In addition, some of the newly-served sea ships did not obey the command, so we were defeated by the Datang Navy.
However, through this battle, we have also figured out the combat methods of the Tang Dynasty Navy and can conduct targeted drills in the future.
I believe that when we fight against the Tang Navy next time, we will definitely be able to avenge our previous shame."
Abuza was thinking along the way how he would make a reasonable excuse for Muaweiye.
Otherwise, if you just escape back to Persian Port, not to mention that Muaweiye has no good ending, his Abuza ending will definitely be even more tragic.
"You are right. This time we must learn from our experience and understand the tactics of the Tang people.
But what I am worried about now is that the Tang Dynasty navy will soon catch up from behind, and then it will be the most troublesome time."
Muaweiye thought for a moment and agreed with Abuza's statement.
Since he chose to retreat, it means that Muaweiye is still a very life-threatening person.
After finally escaping back, naturally, the Caliph could not be allowed to punish him.
Then finding the right excuses and scapegoats is an indispensable job.
Fortunately, Abuza has already made an excuse for him, so he doesn't have to make things difficult for him.
"General, it has been almost a year since General Ali set out from his former Persian land to the Western Regions, which are among the people of the Tang Dynasty.
I think after returning to Persian Port, I should arrange people to inquire about General Ali and his army as soon as possible.
The Tang people's weapons are so advanced that they can burst out with such great combat power at sea, so there is no reason not to do it on land.
It's like something that will explode after being thrown out, and the overwhelming crossbow arrows, which will definitely be much better for use on land than on a ship.
In this case, if General Ali and others have no losses at all, I don’t believe it.
Even if you are not defeated, you will suffer heavy damage.
At this time, I think more people of the Great Food should know what General Ali and their 100,000 troops encountered in the Western Regions."
Abuza has many ghost ideas.
Although he didn't know what a public opinion war was, he obviously had his own unique view on how to change hot spots.
Now the defeat of the navy is something that cannot be concealed no matter how hard it is.
So in order to avoid letting everyone pay attention to their own side, it is best to find a bigger hot news to divert everyone's attention.
Just like the entertainment industry in later generations, once there is any unfavorable news, the best way is not to clarify it quickly.
Instead, find a more popular news than yourself to spread it.
In this way, everyone's attention immediately shifted.
Obviously, Abuza had the same idea.
"Well, Abuza, your proposal is very good, and I'll leave this matter to you to take charge of.
We must let the people of Dashi have a relatively full understanding of the Tang Empire.
We must let everyone know that there is another country in this world that is more powerful than our Dashi Empire.
We must keep working hard to catch up with the Tang Empire, and ultimately surpass them, so that the Dashi Empire will become the most powerful existence in the world."
Muaweiye is also a smart person.
I immediately understood Abuza’s plan.
Anyway, he and Ali don’t have any friendship, and there are even some conflicts.
When will you wait if you don’t come out to shore up your back?
He didn't believe that Ali's army had not encountered any setbacks in the Western Regions.
"No problem, I will definitely do it!
In addition, I am worried that the Tang Dynasty's fleet will soon appear outside Persian Port. Should we go to the nearby places to see what else needs to be prepared?"
Abuza had no confidence to fight the Tang fleet again.
Persian Port is an important port of the Great Food Empire, with a large number of naval troops stationed here.
But because of this, there are relatively few land fighters in Persian Port.
In addition, many of the teams in the Persian region were transferred by Ali to attack the Western Regions.
In this way, Persian Port's defensive ability is even weaker.
Not to mention that the Tang Dynasty fleet is taking advantage of the victory now, even if ordinary troops come, Persian Port has no power to fight back now.
It is obvious that he will be defeated, so Abuza naturally does not want to get involved in this matter again.
Anyway, I was a navy general, so I quickly followed my general to patrol the port in front.
On the one hand, we are ready for battle, and on the other hand, we are avoiding the limelight.
"Well, the Tang Dynasty fleet will probably appear in Persian Port the day after tomorrow. When we go back, we will pack up immediately and then set off.
If someone wants to ask what they are going to do, just say we are going to Mecca to meet the Caliph.”
Muaweiye was even more straightforward.
He knew that none of the nearby ports could withstand the attack of the Tang Dynasty.
Instead of running away every now and then, it is better to just go to Mecca and hide.
Then I will have time to operate it so as not to lose the navy's defeat.
...
Prabha and Mgar have been in Persian Harbour for some time.
Originally, their goods were basically sold, but now they are also preparing to set off for Qiwang Port.
However, just as they were about to arrange for personnel to load the ship, they saw Muaweiye and his group returning in a mess.
As the most powerful person in Persian Port, Muaweiye did not know Prabha and Mgar.
But Praba and Mgar knew Muaweiye.
Even they have some commercial cooperation with Hassan.
"Praba, when he was having dinner with that Hassan yesterday, wasn't he still boasting about the excellence of the Great Food Navy?
It is said that General Muaweiye led the navy to the outer sea for training. In the future, the scale of the Persian Port fleet of the Great Food Navy will be the entire Great Food, and even the largest in the entire world.
Why do I really want to see General Muaweiye and his group rush out of the boat and leave?"
Mgar looked at Muaweiye slowly disappeared from sight with curiosity.
“This is a bit weird.
When General Muaweiye took his fleet to sea, many people in Persian Port saw it.
If I remember correctly, they should have fifty-six sea boats going out to sea.
It is said that there are the most advanced sea ships in the Dashi Empire, which are not only fast in speed, but also huge in size.
But even though there are so many ships out, why are there only a few left when they come back?
Did they encounter a hurricane?
But it shouldn't be. At this time, there are no hurricanes on the West at all.
Even if there are any big storms, it should not destroy the entire fleet.
After all, as a warship, the sea ship has the highest wind and wave resistance, which is far from comparable to that of ordinary merchant ships."
Praba is naturally very concerned about the movements in the Dashi Empire.
Not to mention that they have a certain task to inquire about the information of the Dashi Empire, just because they want to do business in Dashi, it is impossible for them to not care about what is happening here.
The bigger the business is, the more many things are involved in political affairs.
Even to a certain extent, the economy is also a manifestation of politics.
Economic instability and political instability are often interrelated.
Except for the reign of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, few dynasties suddenly suffered very major setbacks during their heyday.
To be continued...