"Your Majesty, this alone is enough to prove that these Western barbarians are definitely not the kind of arrogant and ignorant barbarians."
After listening to Duan Dingbang's coherent remarks, Liu Mingzhi chuckled and raised his hand to fan the smoke that was lingering in front of him.
"So, how do you feel about this expedition?"
Duan Dingbang took a deep breath and raised his hand to Young Master Liu without thinking.
"In reply to Your Majesty, after this battle, I have understood many things.
I believe that we, the Great Dragon Kingdom, must not underestimate these Westerners and treat them as the kind of arrogant and ignorant barbarians they are.
Otherwise, our Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty will definitely suffer a big loss because of our own contempt."
Liu Mingzhi pondered for a while with his brows slightly furrowed. He took a puff of tobacco from the tobacco bag in his hand and looked towards Duan Dingbang with a faint smile.
"Dingbang, in your opinion, how should the imperial court of the Dragon Heavenly Dynasty and the soldiers of the various Western Expedition armies deal with these things?"
Young Master Liu smiled lightly and pointed at the wine glass on the table in front of Duan Dingbang.
"Dingbang, don't just focus on answering my young master's questions. If your mouth is dry, drink a glass of wine to moisten your throat.
It's still early, I'm not in a hurry, young master, let's just take our time."
Hearing what Young Master Liu said, Duan Dingbang glanced at his wine glass subconsciously and nodded hurriedly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. You're welcome."
"Hahaha, it's not a formal occasion, just feel free to do it."
"Hey, 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 fine wine, he first picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a glass of wine, and then raised his eyes respectfully towards Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, I'm done drinking."
Liu Mingzhi raised his brows and nodded with a slight smile. He pinched open an almond with his fingers and threw it into his mouth.
"Just drink it. You can continue talking. I am listening."
"Your Majesty, there is a saying in the art of war: know yourself and your enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle.
If we, the Great Dragon Kingdom, want to deal with these Western barbarians, we must understand everything within a certain country as clearly as possible.
For example, what is the ability of the king of this country and what is the system of the court?
Another example is the combat effectiveness of their soldiers and horses, the deployment of soldiers and equipment, the livelihood of the people, the conditions in various states and capitals... and so on.
Only when our Dalong Court has a clear understanding of all the situations in a certain country can we make various effective and quick responses to various problems.
To sum up the situation, we must take the initiative into our own hands.
Only by taking the initiative in our own hands, no matter what kind of problems occur in the future, we will have enough confidence to deal with all problems.
When the time comes, whether it is establishing diplomatic relations with a certain country or using military force, we, the Great Dragon Celestial Dynasty, will be able to deal with it easily."
After Duan Dingbang talked at length, he gently pursed his lips twice, reached out and picked up the wine glass and put it directly into his mouth.
Young Master Liu looked at Duan Dingbang who was drinking. After taking a big puff of dry tobacco, he smiled lightly and leaned over his feet to knock out the unburnt shreds of tobacco in the pot.
When Young Master Liu stood up, Duan Dingbang just put down the toast in his hand and was holding a pot to pour himself some wine.
Young Master Liu smiled lightly, casually placed the dry pipe in his hand on the corner of the table, then cheerfully raised his wine glass and gestured to Song Qing, Nangong Ye and the dozens of generals.
"Everyone, come on, let's have a drink together."
Hearing this, dozens of generals quickly picked up 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 jug and refilled himself with a glass of wine, then raised his eyes with a smile and landed on Duan Dingbang.
"Dingbang, please continue talking."
Duan Dingbang heard the sound, put down the wine bottle in his hand, and immediately nodded to Young Master Liu.
"yes."
"Your Majesty, I would like to talk about the second point, regarding the response of our various Western Expedition armies to a certain country.
Your Majesty, there is a saying that goes well.
When a lion fights a rabbit, it also requires all your strength.
It is said in the art of war that arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and underestimating the enemy's carelessness is a taboo for military strategists.
Therefore, if our Dalong Celestial Dynasty's Western Expedition armies continue to use troops against a certain country in the West, they must go all out to deal with it.
Never underestimate the enemy just because the enemy is weak.
If this is the case, our soldiers in the Western Expedition will inevitably pay a price that should not have been paid in the first place.
No matter when, no matter what the situation, you must face your opponent.
Facing your opponent squarely is the best responsible move for yourself and your soldiers.
When we use our troops in the Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty, we have always paid attention to the right time, the right location, and the right people.
Nowadays, the officers and soldiers of our Western Expedition are in the hinterland of the West, so facing various terrain conditions, we are definitely not as good as the local soldiers and horses of a certain Western country.
Therefore, once troops are used, the troops and horses of a certain Western country will directly take advantage of the geographical location.
They have the advantage of geographical location, so we are naturally at a disadvantage in this regard.
In this way, we, the soldiers of the Western Expedition, must firmly control the weather, time and people in our own hands.
Of course, if conditions permit, we can try our best to take advantage of the geographical location into our own hands.
The right time, right place, and right people.
With these three things in place, although our Western Expedition armies may not be able to truly fight a hundred battles, they can at least remain invincible."
When Duan Dingbang said this, he gave Young Master Liu a serious look and gave him a fist.
"Your Majesty, apart from that, the most important point is the first few words I said.
An arrogant army will be defeated, and underestimating the enemy's carelessness is a taboo for military strategists.
When a lion fights a rabbit, it also requires all your strength.
Therefore, if our western expedition armies want to continue to march westward and use troops, we must also go all out to deal with a certain opponent.
Even if this opponent is very weak, we still have to go all out to deal with it.
Your Majesty, I have finished speaking."
Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly, squinted his eyes thoughtfully and remained silent for a moment, then glanced at Duan Dingbang diagonally opposite with a smile.
"Dingbang, is that all?"
"Back to Your Majesty, that's right. I have finished speaking."
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a smile, patted the melon seeds in his palm twice, then smiled lightly and turned his eyes towards Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chiezha, Hu Yanyu and other older generals.
They looked over.
"Everyone, who has a different view on the remarks made by Dingbang?"
Seeing that Young Master Liu suddenly changed the topic to himself and the others, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Wanyan Chiezha and the other generals immediately looked at each other in confusion.
Young Master Liu saw that Zhang Kuang and the older generals were just looking at each other, but no one spoke out to answer his questions. He chuckled and picked up the table on the table.
Wanli Jiangshan carved jade fan.
Immediately, he changed his posture with a smile on his face, and casually threw away the jade fan in his hand to gently fan the cool breeze.
"What? Don't you all have different opinions?"
After hearing Young Master Liu's inquiry again, a large group of generals quickly turned around and saluted Young Master Liu in unison.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I have no different views."
Young Master Liu listened to the generals' unanimous replies, smiled lightly, and after eating a melon seed, he directly fixed his gaze on Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye.
"Two uncles, speaking of your private status, you two are the elders of this boy in Dingbang.
If he were not in the court, when Dingbang saw you two elders, he would have bowed respectfully and called you Grandpa Zhang and Grandpa Nangong.
Speaking of your status in the military, you two are the marshals of the two armies of our Great Dragon Celestial Empire, and you are the predecessors of Dingbang, the marshal of the two armies of the Western Expedition.
When younger generations see their elders, they should also greet them politely.
You two are not only the elders of this boy Dingbang, but also the seniors of this boy.
Judging from the age and life experience of this kid from Dingbang, his ideas on many things are definitely not as good as those of you seniors."
When Young Master Liu said this, he suddenly reached out and picked up his wine glass.
Immediately afterwards, he smiled and gestured to Qi Yun, the three princesses and their sisters, the little cutie who was eating nuts, and Song Qing, Zhang Kuang, Nangong Ye, Duan Dingbang and their generals.
"Ladies, Yue'er, dear ladies, come, come, let's have a drink together."
"My sisters, I respect you, Your Majesty. I, my sisters, do it first as a sign of respect."
"Yue'er offers a toast to my father, and my child will do it first as a token of respect."
On this occasion, Qi Yun, the third princess, the Queen, Qing Lian and the other sisters, as well as the little cutie, should all change their usual names.
"I and others respect Your Majesty, and I respect you by doing the first thing."
"Hehehe, let's drink together."
After Young Master Liu picked up the pot and filled a glass of wine for himself, he looked at Zhang Kuang and Nangong Ye again.
"Two uncles, don't you two seniors have slightly different ideas about what this junior Dingbang said earlier?"
After Zhang Kuang put down the wine bottle in his hand, he first glanced sideways at Duan Dingbang opposite him, and then raised his hand to Young Master Liu with a smile on his face.
"Back to Your Majesty, I really don't have any different opinions on what Marshal Duan just said.
Marshal Duan's long speech just now gave very clear and clear opinions on various issues in the Western countries and on the pros and cons of the use of troops.
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His insights just now have almost taken into account all the situations that our Great Dragon Heavenly Court and our Western Expedition armies may face in the future.
After listening to Marshal Duan's opinions, the veteran couldn't find anything wrong with him.
Your Majesty, as the saying goes, if you have ambitions, you will not grow taller in years; if you have no ambitions, you will live a hundred years in vain.
Lao Chen and Brother Nangong can't deliberately find faults in his words just because they are Marshal Duan's elders and seniors in order to show their senior demeanor, right?
If the two old ministers act like this, wouldn't it be disrespectful to the elderly?
Your Majesty, I have finished speaking."
As soon as Zhang Kuang's most popular words were spoken, Nangong Ye immediately echoed them loudly.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Shuai's words are reasonable, and I agree with you.
As the saying goes, talented people emerge from generation to generation, and a new generation is better than the old.
Although Marshal Duan is still relatively young, his abilities and virtues are obvious to all the veterans and others.
How can Lao Chen and others deliberately find faults just because they are Marshal Duan's seniors?
If this is the case, wouldn't the old minister and others be accused of being jealous of their talents?
What I have said is from the bottom of my heart, and I hope your Majesty will learn from it."
After listening to Zhang Kuang's and Nangong Ye's replies, Liu Mingzhi paused slightly while shaking the Wanli Jiangshan engraved jade fan in his hand.
"Two uncles, if you put it this way, you don't have any objections to what this boy Dingbang said just now?"
Crazy and Nangong Ye immediately sat up straight, and then they punched Young Master Liu in unison.
"Your Majesty, that's exactly what it is."
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, and glanced at Wanyan Chiezha, Hu Yanyu, Cheng Kai, Feng Buer, Han Peng and other generals with a smile.
"My dear friends, don't you seniors have any different ideas?"
Wanyan Chizha, Yunchong, Hu Yanyu, Cheng Kai and others heard this and immediately raised their hands to Young Master Liu without hesitation.
"Your Majesty, none of you 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.
Immediately, he picked up the pot and refilled himself with a glass of fine wine, then looked towards 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, and after thinking for a moment, he immediately hugged Young Master Liu with a fist.
"Your Majesty, I don't have any different ideas."
After hearing Song Qing's answer, Young Master Liu happily changed into a comfortable posture, then turned slightly sideways and looked at the little cutie who was minding his own business eating nuts.
"Yue'er."
"Hey, Yue'er is here, father?"
"Girl, do you have any different opinions on what Dingbang said just now?"
The expression on the little cutie's pretty face was slightly startled, and she subconsciously raised her slender jade fingers to point at her stunning face.
"Ah? What? Do children have any different opinions?"
Liu Mingzhi saw the little cutie's surprised expression and nodded with a smile.