Chapter 286: Far Distance and Close Attack, East-West Alliance
"I believe that Lu will never get involved in European affairs prematurely before it has accumulated appropriate power. His goals must only be among neighboring countries."
What Jialan added touched Hedram again.
【It’s done!】
Looking at Hedram who was deep in thought, Jialan thought to himself.
According to Jialan's estimation, it would not help the situation at all if Hedram brought up a fleet with only a few ships and went back to face a reformed and dynamic emerging country.
War is just a continuation of politics and economics.
No matter how good Sweden is at fighting, in terms of war potential, Sweden, which has an absolute disadvantage in terms of population, is definitely no match for Lucia.
Similar to the mustache of later generations, Lucia can lose countless times, but Sweden will be completely destroyed as long as it loses once.
We must not underestimate the war resilience of a large country with a large population, let alone a "great emperor" who rules this country.
No matter how powerful Sweden is, in terms of comprehensive strength, it can't compare to the Third Reich that swept across the European continent the next day, right?
Finally, Jia Lan quoted the beginning of "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu: "Soldiers are a major event of the country, the place of life and death, and the way of survival. We must observe it." Then he added: "Be invincible first, and then wait for the enemy to be able to do so."
Win."
Even after a bumpy translation, Hedram was still shocked by the war wisdom in these two sentences. He was even more awe-struck when he learned that these sentences came from the War Saint in Middle-earth two thousand years ago.
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"I once listened to the preaching of pagans during the Great Eclipse. They said more than once that you must first know that 'knowledge, even if it is far away in China, should be sought after.' The wisdom of the East is indeed powerful!"
Thinking of this, Hedram looked at Jialan with a look that was not only much more humble, but also a little more asking for advice.
Before, Liang Yong's tribesman's translator kept telling him that Jia Lan was a "bachelor" from the East, and he had always been half-believed. Now Hedram has completely put aside his contempt for Jia Lan and humbly asked for advice: "What about Lucia, your Excellency?"
Is there any way to deal with it?"
"My method may be useful, or it may not be useful. In the final analysis, it is still the same sentence: make friends far away and attack close friends.
Lucia’s ambitions are not just in the European continent, I heard people say that there are also Lu Kingdom Rangers outside the Western Regions..."
Compared to Beidi, which is extremely deficient in information, caravans coming to Shenjing from the grasslands and even the Western Regions can all hear the same news: the Lu Kingdom continues to extend its tentacles to Central Asia and the northwest grasslands, causing the nobles on the grasslands to secretly also
The Great Xia Dynasty acquired weapons to deal with the growing threat to the west.
Jia Lan guessed that Emperor Chunzhi must also have mastered this information, because according to the information obtained by Shopkeeper Zhao, many of those who secretly trafficked weapons to the grassland were under the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
That is to say, this business is handled by the royal family, and no one in the court knows about it. Otherwise, given the temperament of those Confucian scholars, they would definitely keep writing letters saying, "The emperor should not compete with the people for profit."
Hedram's eyes lit up: "You mean you can help your country, a big country in the east, to form an alliance with our country?"
"It's a pity..." Jia Lan shook his head and said frankly: "With my current status, I can't do such a big thing as forming an alliance. Sir, you have already understood to some extent that my country is different from the Western countries. King
The power of the king is supreme, and even a noble noble like the Duke cannot interfere too much in the king's administration, not to mention that I am only a descendant of a fallen duke.
However, I hope you can give me a chance and give you a chance.
I will be able to pass the exam and enter the country's bureaucracy immediately, and with my ducal family background, I am confident that I can steadily improve my status. I believe that one day I will eventually be able to influence the king's major policies.
By that time, as long as your country shows a certain degree of sincerity, I believe the king is also willing to obtain an ally that is friendly to our country thousands of miles away in the West."
"At that time, will your country be willing to fight against Lucia with my country?"
Jia Lan still shook his head: "I can't guarantee that. After all, the power to start a war is in the hands of the king, and the Lu Kingdom is not bordering our country of Daxia. It is separated by the countries of the Western Regions, Meng Yuan and Beidi. Even according to the strategy of making distant contacts and attacking closely,
The Lu Kingdom is more suitable to serve as an ally of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"But China is also an ancient civilization with thousands of years of history. The advantages and disadvantages of distant relations and close attacks are also very clear..."
The strategy of distant friendship and close attack was used brilliantly by the Qin State, but Huanghuang has not failed to use it for thousands of years.
The most typical one is the emperor of the Zhao family, who united with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty to lose the Central Plains, and joined the Mongolian army to destroy the Jin Dynasty to lose the Jiangzuo area, which attracted Guang Yue's energy and caused the fall of China.
Since then, Chinese scribes have been extremely wary of any strategy to unite B to destroy A.
"But as I just said, the alliance is for both parties. The ultimate success still depends on the strategic interests of both parties and mutual sincerity. No matter what, the exposed country is a common threat between you and us. This is the main premise.<
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Therefore, even if we are unable to form an alliance for the time being, with my position, I can still provide certain support to your country in the east."
After a period of silence, Hedram stood up and stretched out his hand to Jialan: "Sir, I have to say, you really impressed me."
Jialan smiled and stretched out his hand: "You won't be disappointed."
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"I didn't expect that there would be such loyal and brave people in the West."
Jiao Da heard about Hedram's deeds, especially after he was captured while fighting for his country, and was sold to the East after thousands of miles, but he always cherished his homeland. Perhaps it was because he was a fellow warrior, or maybe Hedram was interested in him.
Loyalty to the motherland touched Jiao Da, making him feel less grudge against the two foreign advisers in his speech, and there was a significant change.
"The loyalty of those two people is indeed worthy of admiration, but you still need to be vigilant..."
Although he had some trust in the two of them, Jiao Da still changed the subject and said seriously: "With the ability of the embroidered guards, sooner or later they will find out about your recruitment of foreigners. Brother Lang, you must prepare in advance." p>
He even mentioned that there were spies from the imperial court in Beizhuang, and he didn't know what they wanted.
Jia Lan smiled: "Uncle Jiao, you don't have to worry too much. The Xiuyi Guards and the Internal Guards have the duty to spy on the underworld. No matter what, Beizhuang is still the village of Rongguo Mansion, and it has the advantage of making wine, so it is also worthy of the attention of the imperial family.
It's a natural thing.
As for training military soldiers, our Rongguo Mansion already has a quota of 300 soldiers, and now it is not a taboo to train 100 soldiers.
Besides, were there no people from Dauchi in the Ningrong Second Mansion in the past?"
Jiao Da nodded silently: "Of course there are..."
I'm afraid there are quite a few.
Jiao Da did not say the second half of the sentence.
After all, he still didn't want Jia Lan to come into contact with foreigners, especially Jia Lan who still wanted to learn Western weapons and equipment.