God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Set aside your preconceived notions and focus your attention on the document in front of you.

Anyway, now that things have come to this point, Lu Xun has come to understand.

Simply holding a grudge against Zhuge Liang will only widen the gap between them, making it increasingly difficult for them to get closer.

Only by going all out to study and improve can we have the opportunity to get closer to, or even surpass, others.

Whether he can surpass that in reality is not a question Lu Xun should be concerned with.

If you doubt yourself, how can you achieve your goals?

After calming himself down, he carefully looked at the intelligence report, then frowned and his expression turned grim.

"Boyan, what's wrong?" Chen Xi, noticing the words of the person behind him, also carefully examined Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun, observing these two young men who would be remembered in history. In doing so, he naturally noticed the change in Lu Xun's expression.

"This is a message from Central Asia. I wonder if you have read it, Master?" After being asked, Lu Xun picked up the intelligence report with both hands and handed it over, saying respectfully, "Judging from the contents of the information, it doesn't seem to be a good thing."

"Information about Central Asia?" Realizing that he hadn't looked at information about this before, Chen Xi took the document and began to read it.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Chen Xi finally understood why Lu Xun had that expression.

"Zichuan, what's wrong?" Li You asked immediately upon seeing the intelligence in Chen Xi's hand.

As the person in charge of foreign intelligence, theoretically, all this intelligence should be handled by Li You.

However, during this period, Li You was trying to help Ma Xinde discover more talents and point out the corresponding directions, in addition to the arrival of Lu Xun and others.

Whether he was trying to be lazy, wanted to hone his skills, or wanted to train Lu Xun, Li You allowed him to temporarily take over the task and learn about the process and some information.

This transfer was done privately and was not made public, so if there were any intelligence errors or responsibilities, Li You would naturally be the primary person responsible.

For someone who disregards life and death, it's not about being afraid to take responsibility, but about understanding the truth and the outcome of the matter.

"There has indeed been some trouble in Central Asia. I wonder if Zhongda has noticed this, or if he has made any plans or arrangements to deal with it?" Chen Xi shook his head casually and then passed on the intelligence in his hand.

This brief intelligence report was quickly read by everyone, and each person had a different opinion, or rather, saw something different in it.

"Rome has launched another attack. Can Parthia hold out? After so many wars, the Roman Empire must have made proper arrangements and measures; they can't be as reckless as before." Seeing the gazes directed at him after the intelligence was relayed, Lu Xun pondered for a moment before making his judgment and saying, "Having fought for so many years, the Roman Empire must know Parthia well. For them to dare attack under these circumstances, either Parthia has a fatal weakness, or the Roman Empire has absolute confidence that, with our help, they can defeat or even annihilate Parthia…"

In the past, Lu Xun would most likely have treated this military campaign as a normal war, with both sides experiencing victories and defeats, and after a period of time, the two sides would have returned to their previous relationship.

However, after being taught by Han Xin and Bai Qi, Lu Xun realized that warfare couldn't be approached from this perspective. Because there truly are extraordinary individuals in this world who, upon appearing, seize upon the opportunity to annihilate their opponent, completely eliminating their fighting force.

The empire's resources are sufficient to sustain a protracted war, and under moderate warfare, it can even significantly enhance its combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the war of attrition between the two countries was not beneficial to the Roman Empire.

Was the purpose of mobilizing a large army, wreaking havoc on distant expeditions, and consuming vast amounts of money and provisions simply to enhance the fighting capacity of the Parthian Empire's army?

The Roman Empire could not have been so foolish, nor could it have made such a mistake.

It could be said that if he were in command of the Roman Empire, he would try his best to eliminate Parthia's current forces in one battle, and then expand further, slowly absorbing their resources.

Either devour it bit by bit or swallow it whole; forcibly break it down and then slowly digest it.

"Boyan actually thinks so highly of the Roman Empire?" Li You looked at Lu Xun in this state, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

It is clear that Lu Xun has made great progress since returning from the sea, and he deserves the high praise given to him by Ma Xinde.

"The young man you mentioned has terrifying talent; in a sense, he's already very close to achieving that talent itself."

Li You has also verified the evaluation of Ma Xinde through actual practice and understood the standards between different evaluations.

Among these evaluations, this one is basically among the best.

The evaluation above this indicates the person's qualifications for this path.

“The Roman Empire was very strong, so strong that I don’t think Parthia had any hope. However, I wasn’t on the front lines in Central Asia, so I don’t know the actual situation. I can only speculate based on the information I have.” After thinking for a while, Lu Xun still didn’t give a very definite answer.

Because Sima Yi was not weak; at least in Lu Xun's view, he was a very powerful person.

With such a person in Central Asia, coupled with the armies dispatched by various feudal lords there, if the plan is properly devised, it would be a significant asset, and there is even a real possibility that it could help Parthia hold off the Roman Empire.

Wasn't it their job to stop the Roman Empire?

The last question in his mind clearly pertained to strategic planning, something that Lu Xun rarely had access to.

"We still need to delay the Roman Empire, and delay it for as long as possible, so that Parthia can have more strength and potential to turn into combat power, and then deplete more of the Roman Empire's manpower. Only in this way can the Roman Empire shift its focus to the east..." Chen Xi, who had already made some modifications to the previous plan, still had a fairly clear memory of what was in his mind.

Therefore, it is quite clear what kind of trouble the Roman Empire would encounter once it had nothing to do.
Therefore, rather than letting the Roman Empire idle away its time to cause trouble everywhere, it was better to tie the enemy to Parthia from the beginning, allowing the main force of the Roman Empire to concentrate there and thus complete other deployments and plans.

(End of this chapter)