Chapter 141: Facing each other from a distance
Chapter 141: Facing each other from a distance
"Don't underestimate yourself. In fact, your analysis is very good. You have listed all the current problems of your country. Of course, these problems did not just appear now."
"In fact, when you first chose to invade Huayue Country, these problems were already buried in the ground. Now is just the time for them to surface."
Hearing this, Dennis suddenly felt confused.
He didn't understand why the current situation was destined to happen when they began to invade Huayue Kingdom.
However, he did not ask this question out loud because he knew that his teacher would give him a detailed answer.
Sure enough, Sawadidi stood in front of the water mirror that showed the map of this sea area, and picked up the command pole hanging next to it, pointing at the map and explaining:
"This is your country, the Sun Yuan. Over the years, you have been constantly conquering foreign countries and colonizing them. At present, the economy has reached a relatively dangerous level, and you need assistance from allied countries such as the Blood Alliance all the year round. You must know these situations better than me."
Sawadidi zoomed in on a corner of the map and continued:
"And your opponent, Huayue Country, is just an ordinary medium-sized country like you, but in this area, their strength can be said to be far superior to yours."
"Of course, this strength does not refer to pure military strength. From a military perspective, you are far superior to the Huayue Country, which has been at ease for many years. However, when the development direction of this country shifts from economic development to military development, the power they unleash is not something you can contend with."
Sawadidi deliberately ignored the unnatural expression on Dennis's face and continued to speak:
"Now, compared to the Sun-Rock Country, the Flower-Moon Country has a comprehensive advantage in economic strength, number of troops, training intensity, weaponry, technology level, and even the degree of support for the government by the people. Therefore, facing such a powerful enemy, the problems of the Sun-Rock Country will undoubtedly be infinitely magnified."
At this point, Sawadidi paused, gently pointed at the map of Huayue Kingdom displayed on the water mirror with his command stick, then turned to Dennis and asked a question:
"Now, answer me a question. Since Huayue Country has already occupied such an obvious advantage, and judging from the current situation, the longer the time drags on, the better it will be for them, then why do they take the initiative to attack the Liuli Islands? Why not wait until Riyuan Country weakens before counterattacking?"
At this time, Dennis, the second prince of the Riyuan Kingdom, was stunned.
In the past, he always considered issues from a purely military perspective, but this time, his teacher analyzed the current situation from a political perspective, which really made it difficult for him to wrap his head around it for a while.
However, he was calm and took a few deep breaths before he began to think. Then, he answered cautiously, "It should be the power of the domestic people who demanded that the government recover the lost territory."
Sawadidi smiled softly and responded:
"Silly child, you were born in an imperial family, don't you understand? The voices of the people don't really have much effect. In the eyes of the royal family, only interests are the most important. And in the eyes of military strategists, interests are also paramount."
As he spoke, he enlarged the map on the water mirror and froze the image on the fog at the border between the Bi Bo Islands and the Liuli Islands.
"Currently, most of their forces are stationed on this side of the foggy sea. They took the initiative to launch the attack because they have now fully transformed into a wartime economy, so they can afford it."
"At the same time, it is also because they have several passages that can enter and exit this sea area at any time. They are constantly increasing their troops on this side of the Misty Sea, threatening the Sun Kite Nation, and keeping your country in a state of war readiness. In this way, your current tense political and economic problems can be infinitely magnified."
Sawadidi's words were like a raging fire in the ice, and every word was filled with a severity that could not be ignored:
"They will definitely not give you a chance to breathe. At present, they will take turns to send fleets through public waters or the Misty Sea to attack the Liuli Islands waters to a limited extent."
"Their goal is not to recapture lost territory, but to keep all of your current manpower here, or even consume it all here. Moreover, in the process, they can also train their army."
These words were like a thunderclap in Dennis's ears. His expression, which was full of confidence just now, suddenly became a little panic.
However, this expression did not attract any sympathy from Sawadidi. He revealed the truth of the matter more thoroughly:
"Have you ever thought about why they only sent the newly formed First Fleet, which was composed of new recruits, instead of the more experienced and more powerful Seventeenth, Twenty-fifth, and Thirty-first Fleets from the other four seas? Have you ever thought about all this?"
Dennis was not a mediocre person. On the contrary, he was very talented in military affairs. At this moment, he finally realized:
"Teacher, I understand! So, considering that the enemy only wants to maintain a low-intensity battle and use limited conflict training, we can simply let them in, allowing them to use more troops to penetrate into the Liuli Islands, and then find an opportunity to annihilate their living forces in one fell swoop. Is that right?"
Hearing this, Sawadidi showed a relieved smile:
"You finally understand the current situation. The reason I came here is to look forward to fighting with Abraham - oh, I heard that he has changed his name to Takeda Nagayoshi now. I am looking forward to fighting him."
"In addition, you need to understand that the dispute over the Liuli Islands is no longer just a matter between your Sun Kite Nation and the Flower Moon Nation. It involves the distribution of interests between the Sea Association and the Blood Alliance for the entire human society. Perhaps, this will be the fuse for another world war..."
At this point, Sawadidi's eyes became deep and distant, as if he had penetrated the fog before his eyes and saw the distant and unknown future.
And at this moment, Dennis felt unprecedented confusion.
Just when the second prince of the Riyuan Kingdom, Dennis, and his teacher Sawadidi were discussing the current war situation in depth, our Miss Shen Yiyi received another notice and came to the second floor of the general headquarters in Sanjiangyuan City.
The place was completely different from the last time she came here.
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