Chapter five hundred and thirty eight overall situation
When Liu Mingzhi heard Song Qing's sigh, he sighed and pointed at the map in front of him with a faint smile.
"Of the Western barbarian countries on the map, now we, the Great Dragon Celestial Dynasty, have successively conquered Dashi, Tianzhu, Rome, and Frank, the four countries that can rule the roost.
The remaining countries with relatively good strength include the Kingdom on which the Sun Never Sets further to the west, the Kingdom of Egypt to the southeast of the Kingdom of Great Food, and the Kingdom of Great Food in White to the west of Egypt.
The strength of these three countries in the land of Xiyi is also a powerful country that can dominate one side.
As for the specific strength and situation of the Three Kingdoms, since the two armies of the Western Expedition have not set foot there yet, we can only make a rough guess."
"The Empire on which the Sun Never Sets, brother, it sounds familiar to me. Is it the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets that plundered my dragon fleet a few years ago, and then was led by Brother Jiang He to massacre several cities?
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Liu Mingzhi silently exhaled a puff of smoke, raised his head, stared at the map and thought for a moment, then nodded gently.
"If nothing else happens, it should be the country where the sun never sets."
Song Qing nodded with a clear expression and began to look around the map thoughtfully.
"After Brother Jiang He returned to his last voyage, he briefly talked to Brother Wei about the situation in this country where the sun never sets. Brother Jiang He said that the strength of the sailing fleet in this country where the sun never sets is very strong.
If they hadn't encountered the fleet of our dragon patrolling the Western nations, the strength of their fleet would have allowed them to dominate the vast ocean.
As for the strength of the soldiers and horses on the ground, it's just average.
Of course, this is just a general statement from Brother Jiang He. We have not seen the specific situation with our own eyes, so we cannot make a strong judgment.
But since the officers and soldiers of the fleet led by Brother Jiang He were able to massacre several cities and were helpless, I guess the strength of the imperial court of this country where the sun never sets is not that great."
"Perhaps, at the end of last year, brother, I had already sent a letter to Uncle Zhang Kuang, asking him to send elite scouts disguised as merchants to sneak into the country where the sun never sets to investigate the situation while managing the civil affairs of Rome and Frank.
It's a pity that until today, no news about Uncle Zhang Kuang has come back to the capital, I hope nothing goes wrong!"
"Third brother, don't worry about this. The elite scout brothers are not ordinary people. If something goes wrong, they can always run away if they can't be provoked."
"Yes, then just calm down and wait."
"Just wait with peace of mind. By the way, what is the situation with this big food in white clothes? Does it have anything to do with this big food country that was captured by the soldiers of the Western Expedition after looting and massacring the people in our caravan?"
When Liu Mingzhi heard Song Qing's particularly curious question, he squinted his eyes and thought for a long time.
"Brother, in my impression, there should be some connection between the two countries. I can't guarantee whether there are brothers or not.
After all, we have not personally participated in the battlefield, so there is no way to draw conclusions on many things."
"It doesn't matter if it's related or not, as long as we don't provoke our dragon.
I will not offend others unless they offend me. If someone offends me, I will offend them.
If they dare to take the initiative to provoke our Great Dragon Kingdom like Dashi and Tianzhu who slaughtered my Great Dragon people because of their greed, as well as the Roman Kingdom who stabbed me in the back, then regardless of whether there is any relationship between the two, things will be different.
It can't be better.
It’s just a matter of our Dalong court fighting for a few more years, it’s not a big deal.”
Liu Mingzhi looked at the burned tobacco in the pot and knocked out the embers in the pot on the table.
"Yes, it's just a matter of the imperial court fighting for a few more years.
Brother, I will be relieved when this guy from Dingbang leads one hundred thousand soldiers and replaces some of his older brothers.
I hope that in about three to five years, I, Dalong, will be able to completely stabilize the people's livelihood and government issues in the four countries of Tianzhu.
The most important issue facing us as Dalong right now is whether we can Chineseize the people of the four great food countries and then implement the Chinese system.
As long as our Dalong soldiers firmly establish a foothold in the Four Kingdoms, then all the problems facing the court will not be a problem.
If this situation cannot be realized and we continue to rashly attack the three countries that can dominate one side, Egypt and the White Food Country, the officers and soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army may encounter enemies from both sides.
Especially in addition to these three countries, there are many countries of different sizes in the land of Xiyi.
Regardless of the strength of these countries, as long as the soldiers of our Western Expedition Army show signs of crisis, these countries will definitely jump out and try to take advantage of the loopholes.
Although it may not cause any real harm to the soldiers of the Western Expedition Army, the buzzing sound is still very annoying.
The main reason is that when they buzz and bark, they may give the other hungry wolves an opportunity to take advantage of them. This is a situation I don't want to see.
Therefore, if we want to truly include the territory in the West on our Dalong map, we must proceed steadily and slowly.
If it is too radical, it will be counterproductive in the end.
That territory is not the countries in the Western Regions that are relatively close to my homeland, Dalong. Once they escape our control, it will be difficult to capture them again.
After all, they have seen the power of our Great Dragon Heavenly Army. After we let them escape our control, their countries will most likely unite to fight against us.
A wolf is easy to deal with, but a group of wolves is not so easy to deal with.
Even though we are not afraid of this group of wolves that are pretty good, but if we try to capture them again, the price we have to pay will increase for no reason.
I, Liu Mingzhi, have always tried every means to reduce the cost to the minimum. If you want me to pay more, it is absolutely impossible until it is absolutely necessary."
After Song Qing listened to Young Master Liu's eloquent talk, he looked at Young Master Liu with admiration and filled the pot of tobacco again.
He lit the tobacco with a fire stick, and Song Qing puffed out a few puffs of smoke and laughed happily.
"Hahaha, what else can I say, third brother, you are far-sighted and far-sighted!
As expected, listening to your words is worth ten years of reading. I really admire your foresight.
The overall situation you are considering, if I were to think about it, I would never be able to think it through so clearly in half my life."
Liu Mingzhi was about to speak when some chaotic footsteps suddenly came from outside the study. The footsteps became clearer and closer, causing the two brothers to subconsciously turn their heads and look towards the door.
Liu Song hurriedly walked into the study and bowed to Young Master Liu with a respectful expression.
"Little Liusong meets the young master."
"No gift."
"Master Xie, Master Xia, Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Mr. Song, Minister of War, Mr. Jiang, Minister of Household Affairs, and Mr. Cai, the Marquis of Rongwei, have arrived and are waiting outside the door."