"The difficulty of annexing an empire with a weak force is far beyond our imagination. Let alone attacking Rome and eating it. These things cannot be accomplished by one generation. Therefore, I let

You should pay attention to the matter of your heirs. Don't let your eldest son Cao Ang take the throne and be surrounded by two idiot allies. It will be difficult to complete the great cause of the Han people." Cao Cao said solemnly.

"The reason why an empire is an empire is not only because of its strength, but also because of its heritage. Now is a golden opportunity. The remaining three of the four empires have internal problems, and two of them are on the verge of falling apart. This is

At this time, we must not take action. Once we do, we must hit the snake seven inches and kill it completely. Otherwise, if another figure like Han Wu or Guang Wu appears among them, the outcome will be difficult to predict.

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"Bouncing back from the bottom and reborn from the ashes, never underestimate the potential of an ancient civilization. No matter how weak and decayed the surface is, its foundation is still there. Once given a chance, it will be out of control. Their strength will continue to grow.

It grows rapidly in a way that will stun you, and grows into an unbelievable behemoth." Cao Cao said solemnly.

The importance of having more soldiers is not more about their skill, more about their bravery but more about their strategy, and it is not about their greatness but their strength. Cao Cao firmly believes in this. In this era of cold weapons, large troops and well-equipped troops are all in vain. At the peak of the Han's national power, its strength was far superior to that of the Han Dynasty.

Before the unification of the six kingdoms, the Qin State was several times larger than the latter in terms of population, money and food. However, if the powerful Han and violent Qin armies could really be brought together to fight, it would be hard to say who would win.

Because the bloody nature of the violent Qin Dynasty is rare in ancient times. What does it mean that all the people are soldiers? Five million people have nearly one million troops. Pull any man at random, give him a knife, and he dares to go up and kill the enemy. He has a helmet, but he doesn’t use it, because

It affects killing the enemy and grabbing merit. All men have one goal, which is to kill the enemy. If you kill the enemy, you can get land, a mansion, a concubine, and an official position. For ordinary people, making achievements on the battlefield is almost the only way to rise.

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Shang Yang's reforms and the military merit title system completely turned the Qin people into evil wolves who longed for military merit. In addition, Qin Shihuang's generation of heroes, Wang Jian, Meng Tian and other good generals, although the national power was not strong, they used their only national power to the extreme. Ordinary people

The people only had enough rations to survive, and everything else was provided to the army. Even though countless people starved to death, not a grain of food reserves from the army was used.

Cao Cao has never doubted the strength and foundation of Rome and Parthia. Even if an empire is not as long-standing and well-founded as China, it will never be too weak. If it cannot be defeated at once, then it is best to maintain the status quo.

, accumulate strength for the future. Because no one can predict what will happen to this country after you push it into a panic. The Five Husbands invaded China, and the Han people suffered countless casualties and were almost destroyed. But as soon as the killing order was issued, the world immediately changed.

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"Rome is a prosperous country and has a strong army. With our strength, even if we swallow Parthia, we may not be able to capture and control it in a short time. Although what you say, Brother Mengde, is reasonable, it is not realistic at all. To deal with such a big country

, we can only eat away at it step by step." Liu Bei shook his head.

"What if there is a civil strife in Rome and Da Chu and the noble families help us? As long as the military front is strong and unstoppable, and coupled with the help of Da Chu's navy, it will be enough to basically control Rome within a few years and completely put down the rebellion." Cao Cao smiled.

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He arrived at Jinling before Liu Bei, and had been entangled with Yuan Shu for a long time. Naturally, he knew many secrets that Liu Bei didn't know. Of course, these were revealed by Yuan Shu intentionally, and he naturally didn't care that Liu Bei knew about them.

"It's easier to ask the gods than to send them away. Let the noble families and the great Chu help us. Then we will win. I'm afraid this Rome doesn't belong to us either." Liu Bei shook his head.

"Da Chu is too far away from us, so it is impossible to compete with us. The most we can do is ask for some benefits or exchange for some neighboring territory in Central Asia. As for the aristocratic family, it will depend on the abilities of you and my descendants." Cao Cao said.

Neither Cao Cao nor Liu Bei considered whether aristocratic families or Da Chu would come to help. Because people in this era were named Han, and their bones revealed nobility and confidence. No matter how they fought internally, unless they were in the realm of life and death,

Otherwise, fighting against foreigners will always be the first priority. Otherwise, not to mention the common people and soldiers under his command, even the civil servants and generals will be alienated.

But now, knowing that the world is so vast and that there are so many territories for you to grab. Many foreign enemies have not yet been resolved, and there are no major internal conflicts, how could he think that if there is a fight, his family will unite first to drive away the outsiders.

, and then solve it internally, this is human nature.

"Although Emperor Huan Ling has shortcomings in virtue, the Han Dynasty has been rooted here for hundreds of years, and I am really not willing to move to another place like this." Liu Bei clenched his hands.

"Now the people in the world all yearn for Chu, especially the four southern states. They only know that there is Chu but not the Han. The Han has lost the support of the people and is irreversible. Why are you so persistent? Open up and expand the territory for us Han people in the west, and re-establish

Isn't it a blessing to create a grand hegemony?" Cao Cao sighed softly.

Compared with Liu Bei, he is much more free and easy. Since he has failed, there is no need to be too entangled and regret the past instead of looking forward to the future. Now he does not need to do vicious things, nor does he need to dwell on the affairs of the Han Dynasty.

He became more relaxed and open-minded. The dream of the general who once conquered the West is still waiting for him to realize, and a new grand hegemony is also waiting for him to create.

"We have built this business for hundreds of years, how can we just let it go? Although the Han Dynasty was destroyed, Chu will also be destroyed. If the descendants of Yuan Gongdao have no virtue, my descendants will one day lead a large army to fight back." Liu Bei said seriously.

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"Even though Yuan Jiujiu has opened up a new world for us and made us understand the vastness of this world. But no matter how big the world is, it can only accommodate the next supreme position. Although now due to insufficient conditions, it is impossible to put the entire

The world is in the hands of one country and one person. But one day, the world will be unified. At that time, perhaps our descendants can return to Han." Cao Cao said with a smile.

His far-sightedness is beyond ordinary people's imagination. From the moment Yuan Gongzhu set his sights on Guishang, he discovered the problem. With the construction and improvement of roads in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, as well as the popularization and invention of many means of transportation, the speed of dispatching troops and the transmission of information have greatly improved.

The speed is constantly increasing, which makes it possible for Yuan Highway to annex Guishang.

Although these roads and horse speeds have limits, who knows what will happen in the future? The group of lunatics from the Mohist family also invented some kind of steam ball some time ago, and they may one day tinker with their ancestor's flying bird. The future may not be known in the sky.

Huge wooden birds carrying troops on expeditions became the norm.

"Even if you want to fight back, I'm afraid it will be hundreds of years later. However, our first priority is to eliminate the other three great empires in this world and replace them to avoid future troubles. Otherwise, if we continue to fight among ourselves in the future,

, wouldn’t it be ridiculous to let these barbarians stand on top of us Han people?”

"If Rome dies, there may still be Zhang Ma and Li Ma built on its corpse. If we, the Han people, want to stand at the top, we must firmly trample these empires under our feet so that they will never have a chance to stand up.
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