Eastern Rome also had a powerful cavalry group, and its heavy infantry was also very impressive. The Roman legion was invincible. However, Eastern Rome was divided with Western Rome, which led to a sharp decline in Rome's strength, and Western Rome was directly destroyed by the barbarians.

The remaining Eastern Rome has not been able to recover its strength at its peak. The biggest problem is that after losing the Western Rome half, this half of Rome was too small and its population was insufficient. The long-term total military force of Byzantium was only about 100,000.

At the most, there were only 129,000 people, less than 150,000, and the number of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty was 600,000 to 700,000. During the heyday of the Kaiyuan period of Tianbao, there were 490,000 soldiers under the command of the ten major vassal states and the military governors of the vassal states.

The Byzantines had to fight against the barbarians in the west and the north, and the Persia in the east. The imperial granary in the south had problems in Egypt. In this situation, the Byzantine army could not be expanded and was in short supply for a long time.

Especially the desperate struggle with Persia has kept them in a state of blood loss.

Persia and Byzantium fought for hundreds of years and lost tens of thousands of people, and they may be in danger of destruction. Even if they barely block foreign enemies, civil strife will inevitably break out. Either the royal strife or the local governor, or the general usurped the throne and rebelled. Both countries have experienced such things many times.

In contrast, since the Emperor Gaozong of the Wushu, the Tang Dynasty fought many defeats of more than 100,000 people when facing Tubo, Khitan, etc., but it soon organized a larger-scale counterattack battle.

Even the destruction of Goguryeo, Baekje, Eastern Turks, Western Turks, etc., were majestic and powerful.

So sometimes, it’s useless to get the equipment well.

The heavy cavalry of the Persians and the naval fleet of Byzantine were all very powerful, but Persia had years of war and severe domestic land annexation, resulting in the bankruptcy of the cavalry. The cavalry could not purchase the equipment, but the court was unable to provide excellent equipment to the soldiers.

In contrast, although the Tang Dynasty's military soldiers also had their own equipment, under the implementation of the equal-field system in the early stage, the military soldiers from the Funong landlord class could still ensure excellent equipment. They paid for it, and the court had a strong ability to cast military weapons, which could ensure that the standard military equipment was supplied to the military soldiers.

Even on animal transported by war horses, pack horses and other mobile animals can be guaranteed.

Even in the mid-Tang Dynasty, the government system had collapsed, but the imperial court changed to the recruitment system and adopted the vassal state system, which could still provide a huge number of troops.

Money is not only very important to individuals, but one penny is stumping heroes, and it is also even more important to a country and a dynasty.

When a country perishes, the first thing is financial collapse.

"Sanlang!"

Zhang Chao's voice came from outside the door.

"Come in."

"Sanlang, you have brought the person you want."

Qin Lang nodded and Zhang Chao withdrew.

"Good knife!"

In front of Qin Lang, a middle-aged man stared at the knife in Qin Lang's hand and praised.

Qin Lang handed him the knife, "I'll reward you!"

The man took it carefully, "It's too expensive, so the little one dare not accept it."

"As long as your mission is completed this time, a wuz knife is nothing."

The man carefully watched the treasure knife in his hand for a while, then carefully returned it to the sheath and put it back on Qin Lang's desk.

"The young man is fortunate to be appreciated by Saburo, and he is willing to go to the sea of ​​fire even if he goes to the mountain to get a sword."

"Actually, it's not that serious. I just asked you to return to your old business and do your old business."

"I dare not. The young man got up early and sweared no longer."

"This is a top-secret task. You can return to your old business just to serve as a cover, not really letting you do your old job."

"Sanlang has given instructions, just tell me."

The middle-aged man used to be a maritime smuggler, and of course he often played a guest role as a pirate. He occasionally worked as a maritime intermediary, and did whatever he made money, and he didn't even mind occasionally playing the lead of the slave team.

It was once very famous in the South China Sea.

But later, he fell into Qin Lang's hands. However, Qin Lang heard that although this man had a wild path, he was still a thief. Even if he worked part-time pirates robbed the ship, he never robbed the Tang people's ships. They were all Hu Shang's ships, and they only robbed goods and did not hurt people.

Not only that, he was even very famous in Lingnan, often paving roads and building bridges, helping the lonely and widowed, and winning the reputation of a great charitable man.

Because of this, Qin Lang spared his life and handed him over to Li Junxian, which became a secret stake in the Tang Dynasty.

"I know you were a descendant of an official, and later doing this business was a helpless move. As long as you do this task for me, I recommend you a seventh-rank official."

The man's face was flushed with excitement, and the scars on his face were purple and swollen, which was even more obvious.

"What do you need to do with small things?"

"Actually, it's nothing. Tomorrow you go to the dock to pick up people. After picking up people, you send them quietly to Anshi City in Liaodong. You send people safely and ensure that they enter Anshi safely."

The man was a little surprised.

Sending people to Anshi City, Liaodong is not a task at all.

"Things are not that simple. That person is a wanted criminal in Canton. The three major navy masters on the sea will chase him, so you have to find a way to escape the pursuit and send the person safely to Anshi City."

Qin Lang smiled, "You have to avoid the pursuit with your own ability and send people to Anshi. If you accidentally fall into the hands of the navy, I will not protect you. The secret stakes of your stake will not admit you, do you understand?"

These words made the man stunned and he couldn't help but make random guesses in his heart.

Could it be that Duke Wei secretly had an affair with the Goguryeo people? But it was impossible to think about it, and he couldn't understand it for a while.

"Why, hesitated?"

The man gritted his teeth, "But he is sent by Duke Wei!"

"I know you have a lot of doubts, but sometimes, you don't know more, the better, but the less, the better. Don't inquire on the road. Remember that your task is to give away people, don't inquire about other things. When the task is completed, you will be able to protect your seventh-rank official position, and you won't have to do any more secrets at that time."

After the man left, Zhang Chao came in.

"Sanlang really wants to pass on the forging method of this Uz sword to the Goguryeo people?"

Qin Lang smiled, "It's not just the method of forging the Uz knife, but also the method of forging the Persian chain mail."

"Why?"

When the two countries go to war, isn’t this a collaboration with the enemy?

"I know what you are worried about, but don't worry, I don't need to collude with enemies. This matter has been reported to the saints secretly, and the saints also allow it, but they just need to execute it secretly."

"I don't understand." Zhang Chao frowned. What happened?

Qin Lang took out a Uz knife, "Is this a good knife?"

"certainly."

"Where is the Persian iron mail?"

"Of course it's also a protective treasure."

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Qin Lang smiled slightly, "That's right, both are treasures."

"Then why do you still send the craftsman who knows how to create these two treasures to Liaodong?"

"I not only want to send those craftsmen to Liaodong, but I even plan to let the Scarface reopen the smuggling route in the future, smuggle Uz steel ingots and mail wires to the Goguryeo people."

"What trick is Saburo playing?"

"It's just a very interesting game. The Goguryeo people want to build the Great Wall for thousands of miles. I don't think it's enough, so I'll add some fun to them. First, I'll give them a few craftsmen with Uz steel knives and Persian mails, and then let the smuggler smuggle Uz steel ingots and mail wires for them. If there is a craftsman without materials, he can't create Uz steel knives and Persian mails."

This made Zhang Chao even more puzzled.

"Why?"

"Actually, you can understand it by thinking it carefully, but you are still confused. This means that you are not careful, or you are born not smart enough."

"You said it's all right, what are you doing?"

Qin Lang said leisurely, "Didn't you let you read more? Sun Tzu's art of war has its own words, the superior army attacks, the second is the superior army attacks, the second is the subordinate army attacks, the inferior city attacks. War is an art, not just fighting, killing, and killing. Especially the wars between great powers are becoming more and more particular."

"As early as a thousand years ago, Sun Wu told us that siege was a last step, and that was the last step. War is the primary focus of strategy. We must deploy superb strategies or timely defeat the other party's strategic intentions. Furthermore, through diplomatic means to win over allies and attack the enemy in a different way. Once again, we must decide the victory or defeat by field battles. We must not attack the city. At this point, we are actually sending soldiers to the meat mincing field. At every moment, countless soldiers will die at the city, let alone siege battles. They are often protracted and consume countless money, grain and materials. This is the most expensive way of war."

Zhang Chao was puzzled, "But you are now the foundry craftsman who gave the enemy a magic weapon and smuggled ingots and wires to them. Is this a top-level strategy and tactic? Why can't I understand?"

"That means that your level is not enough. At most, you will be a centurion, obey the order of the horn flag, and lead your troops to charge, because you can't think."

Zhang Chao, who was said to be brainless, was a little annoyed, but he really couldn't figure it out.

No matter how you look at it, Qin Lang is playing a bad game.

Uz sword and Persian mail are top-notch good things, how can we give it to the enemy?

"The Uz steel knives and Persian mail are of course powerful weapons of war, but these weapons have material restrictions. The Goguryeo people were unable to make these materials themselves. Do you understand?"

Zhang Chao nodded blankly, "That's right, then?"

"Then, you said that the Goguryeo people got such good things, can they not find a way to cast them? Can they not find a way to equip the army? But they cannot produce these umz steel and mail wires themselves, what should they do?"

"what to do?"

"We're smuggling them!"

Zhang Chao was angry, "You know I can't figure it out, why don't you explain it more clearly?"

Qin Lang shook his head, "You really have nothing to save me. I'm saying so clearly, you don't understand yet? This is fishing. We gave them good things that they can't refuse, so they will naturally find ways to make these equipment and army. They are all going to build the Great Wall of Liaodong. Can they still reject good things like Uz steel knife and Persian chain mail?"

"But after they had a craftsman, they had no materials. If the scar-faced smuggler was willing to return to his old business and smuggle Uzi steel and other materials to the Goguryeo people, can the Goguryeo people refuse?"

"The Goguryeo people will be very happy and then smuggle them with all their might..."

But all of this is actually a situation set up by Qin Lang. No matter how good the sword or armor is, it does not play a decisive role in a country. The key lies in people.

To put it simply, the Persian Sassanid dynasty had fewer iron mail? But why were they always beaten by the Romans? It was not because the warriors were poor and could not afford these good things.

The Persian court was unable to provide these good equipment to the soldiers.

Are the Goguryeo people getting equipment?

For war, it is not that the more refined the weapons and equipment, the better. What is more important is quantity. If large-scale equipment cannot be equipped, a few excellent weapons are actually useless and even have a counterproductive effect.

The money for creating a thousand wuz knives may be used to create a hundred thousand ordinary iron knives, or more spear heads and arrows.

It is far better to equip a thousand people with well-equipped iron mail than to equip a thousand people with leather armor.

"The Goguryeo people spent a lot of money to build wuz swords and iron mails. When they spent countless money and craftsmen's materials, their strength would decline sharply in the end. This is called a military attack. We can even penetrate through the Goguryeo smuggling activities and quietly penetrate our people..."

Qin Lang patted Zhang Chao on the shoulder, "I suggest you eat more walnuts in your daily life."

"Eat walnuts?"
Chapter completed!