Yang Zhi's analysis was completely beyond everyone's expectations. It really looked at the problem from a different angle, and the final results were different.
Politicians with medieval thinking like the Manchu and Qing Dynasties still think about problems in a simple two-dimensional world, that is, countries and borders are very clearly divided. If you occupy one more county, I will have to retreat one more county. land.
If this pass is locked, your millions of troops will not be able to get in. The plain is difficult to defend, so I will build a few more military fortresses to block the enemy's attack.
This is purely two-dimensional map thinking. The competition between countries in that era basically followed the same pattern, including Europe. What everyone was fighting for was actual pieces of land and rich colonies.
What the great powers love to do most is to paint colors on the world map. Seeing more and more land representing their own country’s colors, they feel better and better, and even their own people will fall into an imperial dream. among.
Of course, the Qing Dynasty now has no extravagant hopes of expanding its territory. At this time, what everyone in Dongnuang Pavilion is thinking about is how to protect the little land left by their ancestors and prevent the Qing Dynasty's territory from shrinking on the map. Yes, if you can get a lot of it, it will be a high-priced incense.
For people who are brainwashed by two-dimensional strategic thinking, trying to analyze Xiao Letian's strategic intentions is tantamount to a blind man trying to figure out the elephant. In fact, Yang Zhi was just getting a glimpse of the door, but he inherited just a tiny bit from Xiao Letian's ideological system, which was enough for him to show off to the Manchu officials in Dongnuan Pavilion.
"Li Lianying! Give Mr. Yang a seat..." Cixi said in a long voice.
"Hey? Hey..." Li Lianying answered quickly, then smiled and personally brought an embroidered pier to Yang Zhi. "Mr. Yang, please sit down..."
Yang Zhi quickly held up his hands and thanked you for this gift. I will send you five thousand silver dollars to your house later. That has to be the minimum, for these vampires!
But now is not the time to think about these things. Yang Zhi must use the simplest and most straightforward words to impress the senior officials of the empire in the Nuan Pavilion. On the one hand, he wants to use this incident to promote himself to another level, and on the other hand, he wants to seek revenge on Xiao Letian. The desire is so strong.
"The Queen Mother, the Prince, Mr. Weng... I once heard Xiao Letian talk about a concept called three-dimensional warfare! It is very profound and difficult to understand. Today I can only explain a little bit about what has happened..."
"What is Xiao Letian's relationship with Japan now? I can say clearly that Xiao Letian is now the invisible king of Japan. His control over Japan is so powerful that we can hardly imagine... But this kind of control cannot be seen by outsiders. It’s hard to see clearly!”
"On the surface, Xiao Letian is just a distinguished guest of Fuso. The only military operation in Japan was as a war mediator to deliver peace... But is that really the truth?"
"Every step here has the shadow of the so-called three-dimensional station. First of all, Xiao Letian will use some local wars and use the super combat power of the Ryukyu New Army to frighten the enemy. That is to say, establish prestige first... Then Xiao Letian will start to seek internal help in Japan. His spokesperson, after joining forces with Zong and Lianheng, he will be the leader of his forces who will support him!"
"Japan under Xiao Letian's control will never be unified. The chaotic state of the Warring States Period will continue forever. The conflicts between ministers and samurai will also continue to be reincarnated. This is a good opportunity for him to profit from it. !”
"Then the emergence of Fuso Bank was followed. In the end, it was even suggested to change the name of Japan to Fuso! What does this mean? It means that Xiao Letian has castrated the Japanese spiritual world..."
As soon as the word castration was uttered, the eunuchs present almost reflexively crossed their legs. It seemed that the pain of that knife was still fresh in their memories.
"Military, political, financial, and ideological, Xiao Letian, the shit stick, was all mixed up, and all kinds of smelly and messy things came to the surface, and he became a black fish in the water and started making waves... This is actually the essence of a three-dimensional station!”
"We don't pursue the gains and losses of a city or a place, we don't pursue the expansion of territory, and we don't pursue our own noble status... Why does Xiao Letian not have a title or a title this time in the Chinese order? In fact, this is part of his three-dimensional warfare. It's just a ring, if Xiao Letian accepts a certain title and title, it means that he is locked by some kind of rope of rights and obligations."
"With his hands and feet tied, Xiao Letian cannot implement the three-dimensional station he specified. This rogue who doesn't play by common sense is really difficult to deal with!"
What he said was shocking to the people present. Sometimes, if you don’t realize it, it is like a layer of window paper. If you pierce it, you will naturally see a new world.
"That makes sense! Then according to your opinion, how should the court respond?" Yi? asked.
Yang Zhi frowned and thought for a moment and said, "For the current plan, I can only take it one step at a time. The main things the court should do now are the following..."
"No matter what method is used, the clear allegiance of Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, and Zuo Zongtang must be obtained! This is the core key to stabilizing everything. I think the court has many ways, so this low-ranking official will not be too talkative!"
"Second, communicate more with the United Kingdom and France to find out their attitude towards the Chinese order. I think those foreigners are very smart and will not ignore Xiao Letian and become bigger..."
"Third, we still need to strengthen the new army in Xishan. If we don't have soldiers in our hands, it won't be tough! In addition, if conditions permit, our Qing Dynasty will really have to build a navy. No matter how weak it is at the beginning, it will be stronger than nothing. !”
"Fourth..." Yang Zhi gritted his molar teeth and said, "Sorry for my rash words! I think now we should...should join forces with the Russians!"
"Xiao Letian must not be allowed to win the war outside the Pass, especially the battle at sea! We must suppress the navy that Xiao Letian just formed! Support the Russians with all your strength, and use their hands to kill Xiao Letian. This It’s called using barbarians to control barbarians!”
"A thousand words can be said, but if you want to deal with Xiao Letian, you will not be able to succeed overnight! These methods may not kill him, but I believe that there is no problem in containing him!"
"Xiao Letian wants to develop steadily and accumulate strength? We won't let him be proud of it. He wants ten years of stability? I'm sorry, we won't even give him three years!"
"If you want to use the Chinese Order to poach the Qing Dynasty, we have to dig back..."
Bang bang bang... monotonous applause rang out. Cixi clapped her hands gently, "Wonderful, really wonderful! Breaking the confusion and enlightening me! But after you said so much, what about His Majesty's safety? What about Xiao Letian? What if the dog jumps over the wall and hurts His Majesty?"
Looking at Cixi's cold eyes, Yang Zhi took three deep breaths to suppress the timidity in his heart and said loudly, "Your Majesty will be fine! I firmly believe that Xiao Letian will never do anything to Your Majesty. On the contrary, he will do a better job of taking Your Majesty to study!"
"Do you firmly believe it? What's the use of your guarantee? Can your life still be guaranteed to His Majesty?" Weng Tonghe also became a little anxious when he said this.
