Chapter 124: Short-term profit and long-term strategy
"I see."
Li Tianning nodded and said to Zhao Kuo:
"But Brother Chen Fan is not old enough to drink yet. General, if you are willing, you should have some ordinary breakfast."
Chen Fan's eyes widened. He didn't expect that Li Tianning not only believed him, but also asked Zhao Kuo to buy himself another breakfast?
And the most important thing is that Zhao Kuo went directly without even asking!
"Let the venerable general Zhao Kuo come and prepare early. If this matter is spread to China, I don't know whether it will be good or bad."
Chen Fan smiled awkwardly, but Li Tianning hugged his shoulders and said:
"You, don't think that Zhao Kuo is really a general. He is not in China now. Just think of him as an elder who is responsible for taking care of you."
Chen Fan nodded on the surface, but felt a little flustered in his heart.
Face is not worth mentioning to me at all, but if people in China know that their beloved general is actually doing such things for him outside.
I'm afraid I might think that I am using chicken feathers as tokens to use King Hua's will to control people at will.
Li Tianning asked him to relax. After a while, Zhao Kuo came back with three bowls of porridge and six steamed buns.
Chen Fan quickly went to pick him up and expressed his gratitude.
While eating, Li Tianning suddenly asked:
"Speaking of which, the teacher suddenly asked me a strange question last night."
Chen Fan and Chao Chao looked at Li Tianning together and saw him stirring the porridge with a spoon and saying with a smile:
"There was a little dwarf who punched his neighbor without warning. Then a man came and said that it was immoral for this little dwarf to hit people randomly!"
"So they called six people and threatened to kill the dwarf and take away his property."
"At the same time, he also asked the neighbor who was beaten before if he wanted to come with him."
"I'm puzzled, so I want to ask my brother for your opinion."
Li Tianning looked at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan frowned and said:
"Brother, if it is really a dispute between people, I think the neighbor should at least take this opportunity to avenge that punch. But if you are talking about how China dealt with the Northern Dynasty, then you should ask Zhao Kuo first
The general’s opinion.”
Li Tianning smiled and said:
"My brother guessed it right. This was a question that King Hua asked the teacher. The teacher couldn't answer it and asked me again."
"I asked the general about his intentions last night. The general believes that we should take advantage of this opportunity to seize the dangerous fortress of the Northern Dynasty, so that we can further restrict the Jiuyou Empire."
"And I just think that we should take revenge with one punch, but we can't just watch the Northern Dynasty be annexed by the seven countries, especially since such a move may lead to the emergence of a powerful alliance of countries in the world."
"I have been arguing with him endlessly, so I still think I should let you, brother, give me some opinions."
Chen Fan nodded after hearing this, looked at General Zhao Kuo again and said:
"General Zhao, what you said next are all nonsense. I hope you can treat it as a joke and don't have to tell my grandfather or King Hua."
Zhao Kuo nodded in agreement.
So Chen Fan said:
"Actually, I think China is not afraid of the Dragon Empire and the Nine Nether Empire. What we are really afraid of is whether the five countries in the world will continue to unite because of this matter."
"The difficulty of the matter is that if they are allowed to annex the Northern Dynasty, these five countries may continue to be an alliance. And if China intervenes, the pressure of the three major powers will force the five countries to unite."
"In this way, China will be blocked from the northern and western roads, making it difficult to conquer the world."
Li Tianning nodded and praised Chen Fan:
"My brother is indeed a genius. He can see the real key to this matter at a glance. So how to solve it?"
After hearing this, Chen Fan smiled helplessly and said:
"My brother really thinks highly of me. In fact, I have never even seen a map of the world. This kind of strategic discussion is just nonsense."
After hearing this, Li Tianning clapped his hands, and Chen Fan came to a flower and bird farm.
Zhao Kuo followed and praised:
"This small world is so real!"
Chen Fan was also very surprised. He originally thought that his small world was very lifelike, but he didn't expect that even the aura was recreated in this world!
Li Tianning smiled, waved his hand, and a world map was displayed in front of Chen Fan.
After Chen Fan took a look, he smiled and said:
"If this map is correct, the best way to resolve the Five Kingdoms Alliance is for the Northern Dynasty to attack the Western Dynasty."
"At the same time, our country, China, only occupies the land behind the Tianlong Fortress of the Northern Dynasty."
Li Tianning nodded, looked at the world map and said:
"I understand what my brother means. Let the Northern Dynasty attack the Western Dynasty in the middle of the six small countries and establish the New Northern Dynasty."
"And after we take control of the Tianlong Fortress, we can cut off the Dragon Empire and the Jiuyou Empire's access to the New North Dynasty, the Flower Dynasty, and the Japanese Dynasty."
"The Flower Dynasty must be at odds with the Japanese Dynasty and the New Taipei Dynasty, so the New Taipei Dynasty must rely on the Hua Kingdom if it wants to gain a foothold!"
"In order to avoid being attacked by the New Taipei Dynasty and the Chinese State from both sides, the Hua Dynasty and the Japanese Dynasty will naturally follow our lead."
After hearing what Li Tianning said, Chen Fan nodded, but then expressed his concerns:
"However, if this method is used, Hua's influence will expand, and then the Dragon Empire and the Jiuyou Empire may also unite."
Li Tianning also nodded. After all, the current Dragon Emperor and Jiuyou King are not fools and will not let Hua become bigger and stronger.
"In that case, let's give the Dragon Empire what the Jiuyou Empire wants."
Li Tianning looked at the map and said:
"Wan She Pass was originally a natural barrier belonging to the Jiuyou Empire, but due to the Dragon Empire's obstruction, it was occupied by the Northern Dynasty."
"And this time the Dragon Empire wants to persuade the Jiuyou Empire to send troops, I am afraid that it depends on the Ten Thousand Snake Pass, but geographically if the Dragon Empire wants to seek victory, it will definitely capture the Tiangu City closest to it as soon as possible."
"However, there is no danger to defend the ancient city today, and it has no value in itself. However, it is only two kilometers away from Wanshe Pass."
"If we can convince a general from the Dragon Empire to occupy Wanshe Pass, it would be better to have some minor conflicts with the Jiuyou Empire, and then we can reap the benefits."
After Li Tianning finished speaking, he looked at Chen Fan, his eyes kept scanning and he said with great emotion:
"It's a pity that my brother is not strong enough to protect himself in the country. Otherwise, I would have sent him to persuade the Northern Wolf King and the generals of the Dragon Empire."
Chen Fan laughed after hearing this.
"That's really a pity, but how can such a major event related to the future development of China be entrusted to one of my students?"
"Speaking of which, we should have returned home now. Why haven't the people from the Nine Nether Empire given us documents?"
"I may have to ask you about this."
Chapter completed!