"Baoyu."
"The end will be here."
"Big brother has already told his chances of winning just now, now it's your turn to tell us what your chances of winning are.
The situation in terms of military strength and food and fodder is the same as what I just said.
Under such circumstances, what is your estimated chance of winning?"
"Coming back to the commander-in-chief, the final general is the same as Brother Song, with about 80% chance of winning."
"When will the war end?"
Zhou Baoyu clenched his teeth and was silent for a moment, then took a long breath with a serious expression.
"Returning to the Commander-in-Chief does not include the time when the army rushed to Tsarist Russia.
The general feels that my dragon's war in Tsarist Russia can be ended in about a year."
Liu Mingzhi paused slightly while shaking the folding fan, and looked at Zhou Baoyu with slightly narrowed eyes.
"Baoyu, are you sure?"
"Go back to the commander-in-chief, the final decision will be made!"
Liu Mingzhi looked at Zhou Baoyu's calm expression and stood up silently.
"Brother."
"Third brother?"
"Do you have anything to say about Baoyu's answer?"
Song Qing raised his head and took a sip of wine, shaking his head with an indifferent expression.
"Third brother, I don't have anything to say."
"The time limit for ending the war is about a year apart in the answers you two gave.
Aren't you surprised by the deadline given by Baoyu?"
Song Qing hung the wine bag on his waist and patted Zhou Baoyu's shoulder happily.
"Third brother, for the time limit given by my brother, and the time limit given by Baoyu.
Although there is a difference of about a year, there is essentially no big difference.”
Liu Mingzhi closed the jade fan in his hand, stroked the stubble on his chin with his fingers and looked towards Song Qing.
"Um?"
"Third brother, the deadline given by Brother Baoyu is based on war.
The time limit given by my brother is based on stability."
After hearing Song Qing's answer, Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips and remained silent for a long time, with a hint of understanding in his eyes.
Obviously, he already understood the profound meaning of Song Qing's words.
"Brother, I already understand what you mean."
Song Qing saw the look of enlightenment in Young Master Liu's eyes and sighed with emotion.
"Third brother, as a brother, I don't want to vent your anger.
However, whether I say it or not, the fact remains the same.
If it were just a war between us and Tsarist Russia, it would indeed be very easy.
It will take just over a year to end the war.
But what happens after a quick victory?
After the war between our two countries is over, how should we stabilize the situation in Tsarist Russia?"
Liu Mingzhi nodded sadly, a complex look flashing in his eyes.
"Yeah, it's easy to win a quick victory, but what should we do after we defeat it?
The situation you are talking about is very similar to the situation after our dragons just unified the world.
To put it simply, it is easy to conquer a country, but it is difficult to sit on it!"
"Third brother, the situations we are talking about now are just hypothetical situations for the time being.
Have you ever thought that once our dragon really sends troops to conquer Russia?
How much pressure will you bear? How much pressure will the imperial court bear?"
Listening to Song Qingyu's sincere words, Liu Mingzhi weighed it silently in his heart.
Song Qing's words had to make him think carefully.
Song Qing felt relieved when he saw Liu Mingzhi thinking carefully after listening to his words.
"Brother, Baoyu."
"Um?"
"The end will be here."
"You two tell me what's on your mind, if I really want to use troops against Tsarist Russia.
With the current situation of our dragon, can we afford to fight?"
Zhou Baoyu lit a pot of shredded tobacco again, looked at Young Master Liu with a slightly regretful expression and shook his head.
"Handsome."
"Baoyu, tell me."
"Commander, after the general expressed his opinion, I hope you will not be offended."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows and nodded without hesitation.
"But it doesn't matter."
"Commander, given our current situation in Dalong, if we use troops against Tsarist Russia in the near future, we can certainly afford to fight.
But it’s just… it’s just…”
"What is it? Just say what you want to say, no need to be secretive."
"Yes, yes, I will eventually understand.
Commander, we can afford to fight, but we can’t afford to waste it!"
Looking at Zhou Baoyu's helpless expression, Liu Mingzhi smiled bitterly and nodded.
"Third brother."
"Brother, what else do you want to say?"
"Brother Wei and Brother Baoyu, we are not saying this to prevent you from sending troops to conquer Russia.
Rather, I want to explain to you the pros and cons.
It is different from the Jin Kingdom and the Turkic Kingdom before the world was unified.
Third brother, you also know how far away Tsarist Russia is from our dragon.
Once we, the Great Dragon Kingdom, really go to war with Tsarist Russia, the battle line will be too long.
After the war begins, the manpower and material resources consumed will definitely not be much less than that of the Western Expeditionary Army, which is currently on an expedition of thousands of miles.
There may even be more.
Third brother, you must know that although the Kingdom of Dashi and the Kingdom of Tianzhu are thousands of miles away from us, Dalong, there are still other countries in the Western Regions between us.
Once the food and supplies for our soldiers in the Western Expedition are in trouble, we can send messages to the countries in the Western Regions with golden eagles at any time.
The kings are ordered to collect food and grass on the spot and transport them there, so as to ensure the timely supply of food and grass for the soldiers of our Western Expedition Army.
But sending troops to conquer Russia would not be so convenient.
This also means that the imperial court must prepare at least twice as much food and supplies to ensure that the soldiers on the front line have enough food and grass, and there will be no shortage of food and grass.
Brother Wei also knows that Brother Baoyu has stored a large amount of potatoes and sweet potatoes on our Dalong border, on the shores of Lake Baikal.
To be continued...