As he spoke arrogantly, he held the bamboo pole in his hand and gently slid it a few times on the sand table at several places marked with small black flags.
"Your Majesty, take a look here. This is a border area that all three countries, Frank, Rome, and Prussia, attach great importance to.
As the Prussian border defenders were retreating steadily, the territory belonging to Prussia had already fallen into the hands of the Frankish troops.
This place is a large plain with very open terrain, with almost no natural dangers to defend.
The retreat of the Prussian border guards was equivalent to extending the Roman border defense line by about thirty to forty miles out of thin air.
With the strength of the Roman border guards currently here, the sudden increase in the defense line by thirty to forty miles was a considerable trouble for the Roman border guards.
As far as the current situation is concerned, if the Roman State wants to ensure that the cities on the border are still safe and sound, there is no other way but to send more troops.
Under such circumstances, if the Frankish State really intends to use troops against the Roman State, let alone the eight thousand or ten thousand cavalry that Your Majesty just mentioned.
Even if only 5,000 cavalry are sent, seven or eight thousand cavalry can march straight in.
In other words, it’s not an exaggeration to say that it’s like entering a deserted place.”
After listening to Zhang Kuang's very detailed analysis, Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes and frowned, and casually picked up another bamboo pole on the sand table.
Then, he took the bamboo pole in his hand and pointed sideways on the map on the left, his eyes scanning back and forth between the sand table and the map on his left and right sides.
Soon.
Liu Mingzhi breathed out slowly, took the bamboo pole and tapped it gently in his hand.
"uncle."
"The old minister is here."
"Uncle, what is the name of the current king of Frankia?"
"Go back to Your Majesty and get Roman."
"Get Roman, get Roman." Mr. Liu muttered softly twice, and frowned slightly in confusion: "Uncle, this name seems vaguely familiar to me.
I seem to have heard this name somewhere, but I can’t remember it for a while.”
Seeing Young Master Liu's confused expression, Zhang Kuang immediately raised his hand.
"Back to Your Majesty, I mentioned this person's name in the battle report sent to you by the Golden Eagle before."
Hearing Zhang Kuang talk about the battle report, Liu Dashao's doubts suddenly became clearer.
He took the bamboo pole and tapped the palm of his hand gently but not too hard, and nodded in realization.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, I remembered that I did see this name on your battle report.
Uncle, if you say so, is the current king of the Frankish country still the same king as before?"
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is."
"How old is this person now?"
"Your Majesty, I am about thirty years old. I don't know the exact age."
"Hehehe, he is only about thirty years old, no wonder you call him a young man.
Not to mention compared to my uncle, aunt, uncle, Yale seniors, Brother Huyan, you guys, veteran generals who have been on the battlefield and experienced hundreds of battles.
Even in front of me, this young master, he is already a young man at his age."
Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha and others looked at each other, smiled bitterly and sighed softly.
"well."
Immediately afterwards, several of them sighed in unison.
"Time is not forgiving."
When Liu Mingzhi saw the reactions of several people, he immediately chuckled and waved his hand.
"Hehehe, let's not talk about this anymore, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Uncle, after the Prussian troops retreated steadily, did the Frankish country use troops against the Roman country?"
"Back to Your Majesty, according to the information we have received so far, the borders between the Frankish and Roman states are now very stable, and there is no war at all."
Young Master Liu frowned, and a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.
"Hasn't there been any friction between the two countries?"
Hearing this, Zhang Kuang nodded without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is."
Young Master Liu raised his hand and rubbed the stubble on his chin, looking suspicious.
"Uncle, according to what you just said, compared to the ambitions of Alexander Peter of Rome, the ambitions of this Roman are greater.
In this case, there’s no reason for him to be unmoved with such a big piece of fat, right?”
As Liu Mingzhi spoke, he took the bamboo pole in his hand and pointed directly at the spot that Zhang Kuang had just pointed with the bamboo pole.
"After the Prussian border garrison retreated steadily, this land bordering the three countries became a piece of fat for the Frankish state.
The open plains have no natural dangers to defend.
To the rear is our own territory, and to the right is the important frontier land of Prussia that we just captured.
The two are combined with each other to advance to attack and retreat to defend.
At such a favorable time, location, and people, he had his own advantages, so he had no reason not to send troops and horses to march into the territory of Rome.
Could it be that Frank was worried that Prussia and the Roman Congress would join forces to resist?
However, since Naroman dared to use troops against Prussia in the border area between the three countries, it also shows that the troops in his hands are very sufficient.
When the Frankish King Naroman used his troops here, in addition to wanting to attack the borders of Prussia, he may not have deliberately lured Rome into taking the bait.
Otherwise, he could just choose to use troops in the border area between Frankfurt and Prussia. Why would he choose to use troops in such a dangerous place?
Since he dares to act like this, it means that he must have his own confidence.
As a result, there is still peace between the Franks and the Roman state.
After Liu Mingzhi shook his head with a strange expression, he seemed to realize something, and turned back to glance at Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Yun Chong and others.
"Uncle, uncle, uncle, I made you laugh.
I have committed my old habit again. I only focused on analyzing the situation for myself, but I forgot about those of you who might be able to understand the situation.
Please tell me quickly, is there something going on here that I don't know about?"
Arrogant, awesome at the dinner, Yunchong and others shook their heads without hesitation when they heard Young Master Liu's question.
"Your Majesty, I have the same understanding of the situation as you."
"The veteran seconded the proposal."
"The ministers and others also second the proposal."
Seeing the reaction of a group of generals, Young Master Liu frowned in surprise.
"What? Don't you know what's going on here?"
"Your Majesty, I know very well about the war between the three countries.
However, I am still puzzled as to why the Franks have not done anything with such a large piece of fat meat that has reached their mouths."
"Your Majesty, in the past few months, I have been sending elite scouts and soldiers to continuously investigate the war situation between Frankfurt and Prussia on the border.
It is a pity that to this day, I still have gained nothing."
Young Master Liu chuckled and dropped the bamboo pole in his hand, and waved to Song Qing with a chuckle.
"Brother, give me a cup of tea."
"OK."
Song Qing responded with a chuckle, leaned over and picked up a cup of tea from the table next to him, and handed it directly to Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, tea."
Liu Mingzhi took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, lowered his head with a smile and spit out the tea leaves on his tongue.
"Interesting, interesting,
It seems that there may be some situations here that we are all unclear about.
By the way, uncle, uncle, brother Huyan, what do you think about this unreasonable situation?"
When the generals heard this, they looked at each other a few times, and finally coughed twice.
"Ahem, ahem, back to Your Majesty, in the recent period, I have come to two conclusions on this matter.
As for whether these two conclusions are accurate, I cannot guarantee it."
Liu Mingzhi took a sip of tea and stroked the tea lid in his hand a few times with a curious expression.
"Tell me."
"Your Majesty, I have told you before that in recent years, the current king of Rome has been privately trying to please his ministers and other generals, big and small.
As for his purpose of pleasing his ministers, they don't need to explain it. Your Majesty also knows it.
So I and others came to the first conclusion.
The reason why the Franks did not dare to rashly use troops against Rome and eat that fat piece of meat in one bite may be because they were afraid of turning against us, the Great Dragon Celestial Empire.
After several years of recuperation, the Frankish state is indeed stronger now than in previous years.
However, no matter how strong the Frankish state is now, it cannot afford the consequences of being at odds with our Great Dragon Kingdom."
When Liu Mingzhi heard what Zhang Kuang said, he narrowed his eyes thoughtfully.
"Uncle, you are saying that Roman is worried that the Roman King Alexander Peter might take advantage of our dragon."
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is.
You know, there are tens of thousands of our dragon's elite troops stationed in Rome now.
He may not be afraid of Rome's own soldiers and horses, but that doesn't mean that he is not afraid of the soldiers and horses of our Dragon Kingdom.
In addition, in recent years, Alexander Peter has done things to please his ministers and other major generals from time to time.
In this case, it is not surprising that the Frankish King would have such worries."
Liu Mingzhi frowned slightly and was silent for a while, then smiled and nodded.
“If you think about it this way, it is indeed reasonable.
So, what is the second conclusion that you came up with?"
When Zhang Kuang heard Young Master Liu's question, he immediately turned to look at Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha and the others, signaling with his eyes that they would take over from him.
After all, you can't always answer all the questions by yourself.
However, no matter how he winked, Nangong Ye and Yeluha kept waving their hands cheerfully, with no intention of stepping forward.
Seeing this situation, Zhang Kuang's face suddenly froze, and the corners of his eyes twitched a few times.
"Uncle, why didn't you say anything?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I have a dry mouth."
"I see, then you should drink a cup of tea first to moisten your throat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhang Kuang glared at Nangong Ye fiercely, and Yun Chong glanced at the others. He walked to the table next to him in three steps and then picked up a cup of cold tea and put it in his mouth.
After the tea cup bottomed out, Zhang Kuang looked at Nangong Ye and the others and laughed a few times.
"Hehehe, damn, everyone is a lot older. You should just treat yourself as a human being."
Nangong Ye, Yunchong, and Wanyan Chiezha pretended not to hear the arrogant curses and happily turned their attention to the sand table in front of them.
When Zhang Kuang saw a few people looking like this, he rolled his eyes angrily.
Then, he picked up another cup of herbal tea and returned to Young Master Liu with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I have finished drinking."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly, his eyes never leaving the sand table in front of him.
"Okay, let's continue talking."
"Your Majesty, my second conclusion is that the two kings of the Frankish and Roman kingdoms have reached some unknown secret agreement in private."
Young Master Liu paused slightly when he was about to drink tea, and looked directly at Zhang Kuang with a slightly condensed brow.
"Huh? Secret agreement?"
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is."
"for example?"
"For example, the two countries jointly divide the territory of Prussia."
"Divide the territory of Prussia together, divide it together."
Young Master Liu softly repeated what he said twice, nodded and took a sip of tea, then turned to the left and stared at the map on the left thoughtfully in silence.
Soon.
Liu Mingzhi chewed the tea leaves gently between his teeth and looked back at Nangong Ye, Yunchong, Wanyan Chizha, and Yeluha.
"Uncle, uncle, do you think so too?"
"Your Majesty, that's right."
"I second the proposal."
Liu Mingzhi casually placed the teacup in his hand on the edge of the sand table, turned around and walked to the table a few steps away, and directly picked up the tobacco bag on the table.
Then, he skillfully lit a pot of tobacco.
"call."
Liu Mingzhi took a long puff of smoke and looked directly at the map next to him.
After a long time.
Young Master Liu withdrew his gaze, turned around and glanced at Zhang Kuang, Ye Ye Ha, Yunchong, Hu Yanyu and others.
"Uncle, Brother Huyan, besides these two conclusions, do you have any other conclusions?"
"Back to Your Majesty, there is no more for now."
"Your Majesty, based on what the scout brothers have detected, I can't think of any other reasons for the time being."
"I second the proposal."
After hearing the answers from several people, Liu Mingzhi walked to the sand table and picked up the bamboo pole he had just put down again.
"One is King Naroman of the Franks, and the other is King Alexander Peter of Rome.
According to what you said, of these two people, one is more ambitious than the other.
If it is according to what you said, the two of them reached an agreement in private to jointly divide the territory of Prussia, which is indeed very consistent with their characters.
No, it should be said that it is indeed in line with their ambitions."