Datang: Li Shimin begged me to rebel

"Yes, armor made of iron, including Mingguang armor." Li Ke nodded. Sassanid Persia and other Middle East actually do not have many iron wares. Of course, as an empire that has been around for hundreds of years, Sasanian Persia does not lack armor. The problem is, now Sasanian Persia was not killed by Arabia on the peninsula, and then lost a lot of armor.

On the whole, Western ironmaking technology is far lower than the current Datang, not to mention compared with Li Ke's improved Datang, the two sides are very different, they can't even compare with the previous Datang , so Sasanian Persia has armored cavalry units similar to the Xuanjia Army, but the number is actually not many.

"In that case, have you ever thought about a question?" Li Shimin frowned.

"what is the problem?"

"According to your thinking, since you want to consume the vitality of Arabia by selling weapons to Persia, then you know that the Arabs in your mouth, that is, Dashi's combat effectiveness is stronger than that of Persian soldiers! Weapons and equipment are important, but winning the battle It is not that the crushing of weapons and equipment will definitely win."

"Under such circumstances, once we provide them with weapons and equipment and arm them, but they still lose the battle, this means that the enemy will get more weapons and equipment, and Persia will be wiped out faster." Li Shimin Open your mouth and say.

As an emperor who fought on horseback, Li Shimin knew very well that although weapons and equipment were very important, they were not absolute. Morale and other aspects were also very important.

Li Ke nodded. As expected of his father, he was really tricky when looking at the question. Li Ke really ignored this question. Thinking about the combat effectiveness of the armed camel army in later generations...it is still hard to say.

This is indeed a problem, but if this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to stop the rise of Arabia.

The most critical battle of Kadisiya will start in October of this year's Tang calendar (November of the Gregorian calendar).

"How about it, are you still selling it?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and asked.

"Otherwise, we will also drag the Western Turks into the water?" Li Ke suddenly raised his head and asked.

"Huh?" Li Shimin looked at Li Ke.

"Arabia has already fought with the Byzantine Empire. If they defeat the Byzantine Empire and take Sasan Persia at this time, then they will fully border the Western Turks. If Khan has a little vision, it should be normal to intervene at this time Right?" Li Ke said.

"In the seventh year of Zhenguan, I sent Liu Shan, the young minister of Honglu Temple, to go to the Western Turks, and conferred the title of Xili Bingdu Lu Khan on Nishu. In the eighth year of Zhenguan, Nishu died of illness, and his younger brother Tongge succeeded him. Last year, Tong Goose offered 500 fine horses and proposed marriage, but I refused."

"If you want them to participate in the battle at this time, the other party may not necessarily participate in the battle." Li Shimin looked at Li Ke and said.

Li Ke scratched his head a little, is Datang so strong at this time?The Western Turks can't do it, he has forgotten that the Western Turks are actually having internal strife at this time, and they dare not provoke Datang.

Seeing Li Ke scratching his head, Li Shimin suddenly felt a little happy. I thought you could solve everything, but now you can't?

A civil strife in the Western Turks is good for the Tang Dynasty, and the Western Turks have never risen since the civil strife started until the Tang Dynasty took care of it. Therefore, the Western Turks in this period are only It looks like a country with a vast territory, but in fact, it is relatively weak.

Since Tongyehu Khan died, Western Turkic has no more powerful Khan who can command various tribes. Almost all tribes are fighting on their own. Although there is no civil war yet, it is also competing with Western Turkic for land. Demand doesn't matter much.

At this time, even if Li Ke wanted Tong Goose to participate in the battle against Arabia, the other party might not be willing.Because there are only so many Western Turkic troops he can control, if he participates in foreign wars at this time, what will happen to those tribes who do not follow him to directly rebel?

"My father, do you support my strategy?" Li Ke pondered for a long time before raising his head and asking.

"Is it useful if I support it?" Li Shimin was a little helpless.

"Of course, there is a way for you to support me." Li Ke thought for a while, and then said with a serious face.

"Then I support you, what can you do?" Li Shimin said without saying a word. In fact, Persia and Dashi have nothing to do with Datang, so Li Shimin naturally agreed happily. If you talk about Goguryeo It is impossible for him to agree to the matter in between.

The main reason is that Li Ke is so good at making troubles, the devil knows what he can do.

"Take the sea route!" Li Ke took a deep breath and said!

"Sea route? Sea route is also possible, but the sea route from Datang to Sasan Persia will take at least five to six months. Are you sure you can make it in time?" Li Shimin asked Li Ke strangely.

The current Datang Guangzhou Port has become the first port of Datang. The continuous development of the Maritime Silk Road has actually made Datang’s Land Silk Road begin to turn from prosperity to decline, although sea ships in this era are still flat-bottomed. Sea-going ships, but also its cargo capacity is not comparable to that of land caravans.

Cargo capacity of hundreds of tons is enough for them to earn high profits even for five months in this era.

"In time." Li Ke was very confident.

The reason why it takes 5-6 months to travel from Guangzhou Port to the vicinity of the Persian Gulf in later generations is that the sea ships of this era are all walking close to the coast, so the entire journey is more than 2 miles long, and the speed is natural. It's slow, and there is a constant replenishment of supplies along the way, as well as trade with the kingdoms along the way.Oh, by the way, if there is no moonlight at night, ships generally do not move forward.

This kind of time is naturally long. If you go straight to the Persian Gulf and only replenish supplies along the way, you can arrive in about 3 months.

But Li Ke has something better in his hands now!The sharp-bottomed sailboat after modern scientific demonstration!The emergence of modern triangle sails allows sailing boats to sail against the wind, and with the shape of the boat with a sharp bottom, this means that the speed of the boat is much faster than that of Datang's hard sails!

More importantly, the ancients did not have charts and could only rely on the shore to conduct operations, but Li Ke has them!He has a complete chart of the entire sea area, and this chart alone is a valuable piece of information, and he even has meteorological data!

Most importantly, Li Ke can directly provide finished products for sextants and telescopes used for maritime navigation.

As a fleet with a special mission, it should also provide finished products directly.

The steady improvement of the underlying technology is extremely important, but when the finished product should be produced, the finished product must also be produced.