Forres's words also attracted the attention of Constance II and other nobles. They were very satisfied with the performance of the Roman Navy, and the next one was the performance of the Tang Dynasty Navy.

"Your Highness, I don't know how your warships are going to be practiced. If you need them, please raise them!" Constance II said very politely. He didn't know what weapons were on the Li Ke's warship, nor did he know how such a huge warship would fight the enemy, so he naturally had to ask Li Ke first.

After hearing this, Li Ke smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what we need is very simple. We only need ten target ships like the ones we just did. In addition, there is no need for slaves on the ship, just empty ships."

"Empty ship?" Constance II was very surprised after hearing this. In his mind, naval battles would inevitably fight with the enemy for control of the ship. If it was just a few empty ships, it would be too simple. Sending people to the ship would be considered a winner.

"His request from His Highness the King of Wu is really strange. If it were an empty ship, I could capture countless enemy warships alone!" Forres said in a bad tone again.

For some reason, from the time he saw Li Ke, he developed a kind of hostility. Even he couldn't explain the source of this hostility. It might be because Constance II was too enthusiastic about Li Ke, or it might be that Irina, who had always been coveted by him, also had too much favor for Li Ke, or just simply jealous of Li Ke's identity and status. Anyway, it was hard to explain.

Li Ke ignored Fores' words, but still looked at Constance II with a smile. Although Constance II was strange, he also guessed that Li Ke must have his own ideas, so he did not refuse and immediately ordered Fores to prepare. Irina next to him was also interested, with her beautiful big eyes open and curiously waiting to see how Li Ke responded.

In a short while, ten target ships were sent to the designated area in the distance, and then Li Ke spoke again: "Your Majesty, what we are going to demonstrate now is a powerful firearm. We could have better experience of the power of this weapon on the warship, but the noise of this firearm is a bit loud. In order not to disturb Your Majesty, we just need to stay on the shore and watch."

When Cen Changqian next to him laughed secretly when he heard Li Ke say this, Li Ke seemed to be thinking about Constance II everywhere. He also specifically suggested that in order to take care of the other party's feelings, he could just watch it on the shore. However, Constance II was a young man under 20 years old. It was the impulsive person. It would be fine if Li Ke didn't say it. But since he said that, it would definitely arouse Constance II's strong mentality.

Sure enough, when Constance II heard that Li Ke wanted to demonstrate a firearm, and that this kind of firearm had a better experience on the warship, he immediately spoke: "Your Highness is wrong. I have been Wei Wen about the firearms of the Tang Dynasty, but unfortunately I have never had the chance to see them. Now I finally have this opportunity, so we must experience it well, so we should board the warship and watch it!"

Other nobles also supported Constance II's words. After Siro went to the Tang Dynasty last time, he also collected some information about the Tang Dynasty, especially military intelligence, and almost everywhere mentioned that the power of firearms was amazing. So with this opportunity, these Roman military nobles would naturally not let them go. In addition, they also thought of visiting Li Ke's warships. See how the Tang Dynasty warships are different from Roman warships?

Li Ke smiled in his heart when Constance II's reaction, but on the surface, he repeatedly persuaded and stopped it. In the end, Forres made a few sarcastic words, and then Irina also asked, and Li Ke reluctantly agreed.

Leading by Li Ke, the group took a small boat to the warship. Speaking of which, Constance II, Irina and others were also on board this giant ship for the first time, so they all seemed very curious. Under Li Ke's leadership, they first visited the entire warship, and finally arrived at the top of the warship, and then waited to watch the demonstration firearm.

"Your Highness, the artillery is ready and can be fired at any time!" At this moment, Wang Fangyi, wearing Mingguang armor, strode over to report to Li Ke. In fact, naval officers generally rarely wear too heavy armor, at most they only wear some light leather armor. This is mainly because if it falls into the water, too heavy armor will be a life-threatening person. However, in order to show the heroic side of the Tang Dynasty Navy, Wang Fangyi wore heavy armor.

"Very good, let's start!" Li Ke said lightly.

"No!" Wang Fangyi agreed and immediately issued an order to the messenger at a high place, and the messenger waved the flag to pass the order to the other three warships.

"Your Majesty, Queen, please be prepared for both of you. The sound of the cannon is very loud when it is fired, which may scare you both!" Li Ke smiled again and reminded Constance II and his wife, and at the same time he also looked at the nobles such as Forres behind them. However, when his eyes were sweeping over Prince Theodosie beside Forres, the other party smiled kindly at Li Ke.

The four warships adjusted their directions so that the warships lined up in an arc, with one side of the hull facing the target ship one mile away.

"Fire!" As Wang Fangyi issued the last order, the gunners on the four warships immediately ignited the artillery leads in front of them, and a burst of blue smoke rose.

"Boom boom boom boom" Almost at the same time, all the cannons on one side of the warship Li Ke and the others were fired, and the entire ship was shocked and trembled a little. Constance II and others did not expect that the cannons were so powerful that they were all scared and looked deserted. They even had to hold on to the female wall to stand firm.

However, Queen Irina was a woman after all. She was frightened by this thunderous sound and became weak all over. She even staggered away two steps and was about to fall to the ground.

Fortunately, Li Ke had long been accustomed to the sound of artillery, and he was not far from Irina. Therefore, when he saw the other person's appearance, he immediately took a step forward and hugged the other person's delicate body in his arms, which saved Irina from making a fool of herself.

The climate in the Mediterranean is already quite hot, and both men and women wear very thin clothes. So under this hug, Li Ke only felt the warm and soft jade in his arms, which made people feel in their hearts. Queen Irina also felt Li Ke's strong body, and at the same time a masculine breath surrounded her, and she was shy and filled with an unspeakable joy.

However, both of them were not ordinary people. They quickly woke up from their intoxication and separated quickly. However, there was a hint of embarrassment on Li Ke's face, and Irina's face was also red. Fortunately, Constance II and a group of nobles were shocked by the loud noise of the artillery fire, so no one noticed the strangeness of the two of them.

As the warships Li Ke and his friends were on fire, the other three warships also fired one after another. There were thirty artillery on each side of these warships, four of which were only 120. So many artillery fired together, that scene was enough to scare an ordinary person to the ground. Even people like Constance II were used to the big scenes, they were still scared and did not wake up from the shock for a long time.

The first round of artillery was just a test fire, but because the distance was too close, a considerable number of shells hit the target ship in the distance. For a moment, wood chips flew, and one of the target ships was hit just below the waterline. As a result, countless sea water poured in from the broken hole. In the blink of an eye, the warship had already begun to tilt, and it was only a matter of time before sunk.

However, this was just the beginning. After correcting the shooting angle, the artillery on the four warships fired again. There was no wind or wave in the bay, which greatly increased the accuracy of the shells. Therefore, most of the shells fired in the second round hit the ten target ships in front. As a result, these target ships, which were already on the edge of scrapping, could not withstand such heavy blows. Some ships slowly sank after the hull broke several large holes, while others were directly hit by a large number of shells.

After five volleys, ten target ships, one mile away from the four warships, disappeared completely, and the sea was covered with broken wooden boards and debris.

Constance II and others were completely shocked by the power of artillery. Now they finally knew why Li Ke did not set up slaves on the target ship. Under such cannons, it doesn't matter whether there are slaves on the ship. After all, under such bombardment, the slaves on the ship either died directly under the cannon or drowned after the ship was destroyed.

The first person to wake up was Irina. After having close contact with Li Ke just now, she had no intention of watching the cannon performance. The corner of her eyes swept over Li Ke from time to time. Finally, when the cannon was over, Irina turned around and smiled gently and said: "The firearms of the Tang Dynasty are indeed well-known. Under such an attack, the enemy's warships have no chance to get close."

Irina's words also awakened Constance II and others, but Fores was gloomy in his face. He knew that the Tang Dynasty's artillery was sharp, but he never expected that this kind of firearm called artillery was so powerful. If their Roman Navy encountered such an enemy, it would be a death. The Greek fire they were proud of was even more of a joke, because the other party would not give them a chance to get close.

Constance II and other nobles were also amazed, and at the same time they stepped forward to surround Li Ke and asked him about firearms. When they learned that artillery was just a type of firearm, they were even more surprised. In the end, Constance II even proposed that he hoped to buy some firearms from the Tang Dynasty.

However, Li Ke told the other party that the firearms were top secret weapons of the Tang Dynasty and the Daqi, and were strictly prohibited from being sold to the outside world. Just like the Greek fire used by the Roman Navy, this disappointed Constance II.
Chapter completed!