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Chapter 3732 Lion versus Rabbit

"Your Majesty, this alone is enough to prove that these Western barbarians are definitely not the kind of barbaric and ignorant barbarians."

After listening to Duan Dingbang's clear and logical speech, Liu Mingzhi chuckled and raised his hand to fan the wisps of smoke that were swirling in front of him.

"So, what do you feel about this expedition?"

Duan Dingbang took a deep breath and raised his hand without thinking to bow to Young Master Liu.

"In reply to your Majesty, after this battle, I have understood many things.

I believe that our Great Dragon Dynasty must never underestimate these Westerners and treat them as the kind of arrogant and ignorant barbarians.

Otherwise, our Great Dragon Dynasty will definitely suffer a great loss because of our contempt."

Liu Mingzhi frowned and pondered for a while. He took a puff of the pipe in his hand and looked at Duan Dingbang with a faint smile.

"Dingbang, in your opinion, how should the imperial court of our Great Dragon Dynasty and the soldiers of the Western Expedition Army deal with these things?"

Young Master Liu chuckled as he spoke, and pointed at the wine glass on the table in front of Duan Dingbang.

"Dingbang, don't just answer my questions. If you feel dry-mouthed, have a drink to moisten your throat.

It's still early, I'm not in a hurry, let's talk slowly."

Hearing what Young Master Liu said, Duan Dingbang subconsciously glanced at his wine glass and nodded quickly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will be more than welcome then."

"Hahaha, it's not a formal occasion, just be casual."

"Oh, okay, thank you, Your Majesty."

Duan Dingbang chuckled and nodded, then reached out to pick up the wine glass and put it directly into his mouth.

After drinking several glasses of wine, he first picked up the wine jug and poured himself a glass of wine, then raised his eyes respectfully and looked at Young Master Liu.

"Your Majesty, I am done drinking."

Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, smiled faintly and nodded, then he pinched an almond with his fingers and put it into his mouth.

"Just drink it, it's ok, you can continue talking, I am listening."

“Your Majesty, as the Art of War says, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will win every battle.

If our Great Dragon Empire wants to deal with these Western barbarians, we must understand everything within a country as clearly as possible.

For example, how capable is the king of this country and what is the system of the court?

For example, the combat effectiveness of their troops, the military deployment of the soldiers, the people's livelihood, the situation in various provincial capitals... and so on.

Only when our Great Dragon Court has a clear understanding of all the circumstances of a country can we make effective and quick responses based on various issues.

To sum up the situation in one sentence, we must take the initiative into our own hands.

Only when we take the initiative into our own hands, we will have enough confidence to deal with all problems no matter what problems may arise in the future.

At that time, whether it is a diplomatic move against a certain country or a military move, our Great Dragon Dynasty can easily respond."

After Duan Dingbang spoke at length, he pursed his lips twice, reached out to pick up the wine glass and put it directly into his mouth.

Young Master Liu looked at Duan Dingbang who was drinking, took a big puff of his pipe, then smiled faintly and leaned over to knock out the tobacco that had not yet burned out of the pipe bowl.

When Young Master Liu stood up, Duan Dingbang had just put down the glass in his hand and was pouring himself some wine.

Young Master Liu smiled lightly, casually placed the pipe in his hand on the corner of the table, then happily raised his wine glass and gestured to Song Qing, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye and dozens of other generals.

"Come on, everyone, let's have a drink together."

Upon hearing this, dozens of generals quickly raised their wine glasses and responded to Young Master Liu.

"I respect you by doing the first thing."

Liu Mingzhi put down the wine glass in his hand, picked up the wine pot and refilled himself with a glass of wine, then raised his eyes with a smile and set his gaze on Duan Dingbang.

"Dingbang, please continue."

Upon hearing the voice, Duan Dingbang put down the wine jug in his hand and immediately nodded to Young Master Liu.

"Yes."

"Your Majesty, let me make a second point, which is about the response of our various armies to a certain country.

Your Majesty, there is a very good saying.

Even a lion needs to use all its strength to fight a rabbit.

As the art of war says, an arrogant army is doomed to failure, and underestimating the enemy is a big taboo in military strategy.

Therefore, if the several armies of our Great Dragon Empire want to continue to march westward against a certain country in the West, we must respond with all our strength.

Never underestimate the enemy just because they are weak.

If this is the case, our soldiers who are on the Western Expedition will inevitably pay a price that they shouldn't have to pay.

No matter when or under what circumstances, you must face your opponent squarely.

Facing your opponent squarely is the best way to be responsible to yourself and the soldiers under your command.

When we in the Great Dragon Dynasty deploy troops, we have always paid attention to the right time, right place, and right people.

Today, our soldiers of the Western Expedition are in the heart of the West. So when it comes to various terrain conditions, we are definitely no match for the local troops of a certain Western country.

Therefore, once the military deployment is carried out, the troops of a certain Western country will directly occupy the advantage of geographical location.

They have the advantage of geographical location, so we are naturally at a disadvantage in this respect.

In this way, the soldiers of our several armies on the Western Expedition must firmly control both the timing and the people.

Of course, if conditions permit, we can try our best to take advantage of the geographical location into our own hands.

The right time, the right place, the right people.

With these three things in place, our armies on the Western Expedition may not be able to truly fight a hundred battles, but at least they can remain invincible. "

When Duan Dingbang said this, he clasped his fist towards Young Master Liu with a serious look on his face.

"Your Majesty, the most important point is what I said at the beginning.

Arrogant soldiers will inevitably be defeated, and underestimating the enemy is a big taboo in military strategy.

Even a lion needs to use all its strength to fight a rabbit.

Therefore, if our armies are to continue their westward march, they must also go all out to deal with a certain opponent.

Even though this opponent is very weak, we must go all out to deal with him. Your Majesty, I have finished speaking. "

Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, narrowed his eyes and was silent for a moment, then chuckled and glanced at Duan Dingbang who was diagonally opposite him.

"Dingbang, is that all?"

"Your Majesty, that's right. I have finished speaking."

Liu Mingzhi nodded with a smile, gently patted the melon seed crumbs in his palms twice, then turned with a faint smile to look at Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha, Huyan Yu and other older generation generals.

"Everyone, does anyone have a different opinion on what Ding Bang said?"

Seeing that Young Master Liu suddenly shifted the topic to themselves and others, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chizha and other generals looked at each other in surprise.

Young Master Liu saw that Zhang Kuang and the other older generation generals were just looking at each other, but no one spoke to answer his question. He chuckled and picked up the jade fan with a pattern of vast rivers and mountains on the table.

Then, he changed his posture with a smile on his face, and casually swung the jade fan in his hand to gently fan the cool breeze.

"What? Don't you all have any different opinions?"

Hearing Young Master Liu's question again, a large group of generals quickly turned around and saluted to Young Master Liu in unison.

"Your Majesty, we have no different opinions."

Young Master Liu listened to the generals' answers in unison, smiled faintly, cracked a melon seed, and then fixed his gaze on Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye.

"My two uncles, in terms of your private status, you two are the grandfathers of this kid Dingbang.

If Dingbang were not in the court, when he saw you two elders, he would have to bow respectfully and call you Grandpa Zhang and Grandpa Nangong.

In terms of your status in the army, the two of you, as the commander-in-chief of the left and right armies of our Great Dragon Dynasty's Western Expedition, are the predecessors of Dingbang, the commander-in-chief of the second Western Expedition Army.

When the younger generation meets the older generation, they must also be polite and greet them.

The two of you are not only Dingbang's elders, but also his predecessors.

Given Dingbang's age and life experience, his ideas on many things are definitely not as good as those of you old seniors."

When Young Master Liu said this, he suddenly reached out and picked up his wine glass.

Then, he smiled and gestured to Qi Yun, the third princess and her sisters, the little cutie who was eating nuts, and Song Qing, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Duan Dingbang and other generals.

"Ladies, Yue'er, my dears, come, come, let's drink together."

"Your Majesty, I, your sister, would like to drink first as a sign of respect."

"Yue'er offers a toast to Father. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

On such occasions, Qi Yun, the Third Princess, the Queen, Qinglian and the other sisters, as well as the little cutie, should all change their usual names.

"Your Majesty, we respect you. We drink first as a sign of respect."

"Hehehe, let's drink together."

After Young Master Liu picked up the kettle and filled himself a glass of wine, he looked at Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye again.

"My two uncles, don't you two old seniors have any different opinions on what Dingbang, the young junior, said earlier?"

After Zhang Kuang put down the wine jug in his hand, he first glanced sideways at Duan Dingbang opposite him, then raised his hand to Young Master Liu with a smile on his face.

“Your Majesty, I really have no disagreement with Marshal Duan’s opinion just now.

Marshal Duan's long speech just now gave very clear and concise insights on various issues within the Western countries and the pros and cons of using troops.

The insights he just expressed have almost taken into account all possible situations that our Great Dragon Dynasty court and our several armies heading west may face in the future.

After listening to Marshal Duan's opinions, this old minister could not find any fault with them.

Your Majesty, as the saying goes, a man with ambition does not need age, and a man without ambition is useless even if he lives a hundred years.

  You, the old minister, and Brother Nangong can't deliberately find faults in Marshal Duan's words just because you are his elders and predecessors and want to show your seniority, right?

If the two old ministers acted in this way, wouldn't it be disrespectful to their elders?

Your Majesty, I have finished speaking. "

As Zhang Kuang's most popular words fell, Nangong Ye immediately echoed them loudly.

"Your Majesty, Marshal Zhang's words make sense, and I second your opinion.

As the saying goes, talented people emerge in every generation, and the new ones are better than the old ones.

Although Marshal Duan is still relatively young, his abilities and virtues are obvious to all the old ministers and others.

  How could the old ministers and others deliberately nitpick just because they are Marshal Duan's predecessors?

If this is the case, wouldn't the old ministers and others be branded as jealous of talented people?

What I have said is from the bottom of my heart, I hope Your Majesty will understand. "

After listening to the answers from Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye, Liu Mingzhi paused slightly as he gently waved the jade fan with a picture of a vast landscape.

"My two uncles, if that's the case, then you don't have any objection to what Dingbang just said?"

Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye immediately sat up straight, and then punched Young Master Liu at the same time.

"That is exactly what happened, Your Majesty."

Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, then glanced at Wanyan Chizha, Huyan Yu, Cheng Kai, Feng Buer, Han Peng and other generals with a smiling face.

"My dear ministers, don't you seniors have any different ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Wanyan Chizha, Yun Chong, Huyan Yu, Cheng Kai and others immediately bowed to Young Master Liu without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, none of us have any different ideas."

Liu Mingzhi nodded with a smile, then reached out to pick up the wine glass on the table and drank it all in one gulp.

Then, he picked up the pot and poured himself a glass of wine, then looked at Song Qing with a smile in his eyes.

"Brother, what about you?"

Song Qing looked at Young Master Liu with a smile on his face, his mind raced quickly, and after pondering for a moment, he immediately punched Young Master Liu.

"Your Majesty, I have no different ideas."

After hearing Song Qing's answer, Young Master Liu happily changed into a comfortable posture, then turned slightly to look at the little cutie who was eating nuts.

"Yue'er."

"Hey, Yue'er is here, father?"

"Girl, do you have any different opinions about what Dingbang said just now?"

The expression on the little cutie's pretty face was slightly startled, and she subconsciously bent her slender jade fingers and pointed at her own beautiful face.

"Ah? What? Do you think differently?"

Liu Mingzhi saw the little cutie's surprised expression and nodded with a smile.