God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Faced with Sima Yi's words, Esalenya saw no problem at all, and nodded calmly, further acknowledging this viewpoint.

On the one hand, regardless of winning or losing, his choice will not be a loss, the price he needs to pay will not be too high, and it will not involve other people.

On the other hand, given the current war situation, even with his wisdom and personal abilities, Esalenya would find it difficult to perceive the differences or even make an accurate guess.

It was this uncertainty that led him to take a gamble.

So the final outcome is indeed not something he can control, but the final outcome itself is the result of fate.

Even though her current abilities lean more towards being a fate observer, her long-standing research into the weaving of fate has led Esarena to acknowledge fate on many occasions.

The conversation between the two did not last long and ended quickly. As before, Esalenia remained hidden in the shadows, continuing to gather all the information and intelligence that Sima Yi needed, and then fed this information back to Sima Yi as capital or bargaining chips for cooperation.

Sima Yi genuinely approved of and appreciated this behavior, and thus devoted more time and energy to planning and preparing for the entire Central Asian region.

Even when the cooperation was so frequent and the tools were so easy to use, Sima Yi, while scheming against the surrounding forces, would sometimes think about taking advantage of Esarenya after Vologius V's complete defeat.

For any power, information channels are extremely important, and information channels themselves include the ability to collect and transmit information.

In this land, Esalenia's advantage as a local greatly reduces the barriers and difficulties of local information gathering, while also strengthening the ability to transmit information.

With this kind of intelligence, we can be one step ahead and make more perfect and better arrangements when planning and arranging.

Success depends on secrecy. The accuracy and timeliness of intelligence often determine whether a matter will succeed. Sima Yi, who had a deep understanding of this, valued Aesarenia very much.

"The only drawback is that I'm not Han Chinese, but that's a manageable one." After considering the situation of his family's power, Sima Yi ultimately overlooked this insignificant flaw.

Ultimately, it's an individual, not a group, so it's not that dangerous.

Compared to a collective, an individual is more likely to betray their class, country, or even interests and make entirely new choices.

Therefore, Sima Yi was not too worried about using just one person, since it was not about using a group or the strength of a team.

The former can be contained at any time, and the problem can be solved with just a command or a word. The latter is prone to becoming too powerful and uncontrollable, and may even backfire, allowing others to exploit it for their own benefit.

It can be said that the difference in overall structural strength between the two was something that Sima Yi was very reassured about.

Another, and most important, point is that Sima Yi had enough confidence in himself.

On one hand, it stemmed from his confidence in his abilities, and on the other hand, it stemmed from his confidence in his age. How could someone stronger, younger, and with better physical attributes possibly be inferior to Esarena?

Once you've won them over, there's no need to discard them like a spent bird after it's gone. You can simply wait until they pass away and then send them off with dignity.

In that case, not only will there be no loss of integrity or damage to political capital, but one will also gain a great reputation.

Whether others can guess this is no longer important.

In politics, you only look at actions, not intentions; right is right, and wrong is wrong.

If you really try to manipulate politics based on your conscience, even if only one out of ten people does it, it shows a lack of respect for political issues.

However, those are matters for later. What needs to be addressed now is how to ensure that Vologius V has the mindset to continue and, in a substantial sense, continue to persevere.

We will not withdraw from Ctesiphon, nor will we go to Hecania; these are the only things that matter.

It can be said that Sima Yi put in a lot of effort to accomplish this.

On the one hand, it strengthened the corresponding public opinion propaganda, forming a voice of justice in the public opinion atmosphere. On the other hand, it strongly bound itself with Ctesiphon, giving Ctesiphon a significance that surpassed the past, allowing Volognes V to experience the arrival of good fortune and the cooperation of heaven and earth.

On the other hand, based on the corresponding public opinion propaganda, manpower should be coordinated and allocated as much as possible to make up for the losses of Ctesiphon and strengthen the fighting force and sustainable fighting foundation under Vologius V.

“Zhongda, we’ve harassed the Roman army again, drawing their attention and then sending tens of thousands of Parthian soldiers in. Was that really a good idea?” Xu Huang said thoughtfully, looking at Sima Yi, who remained calm and composed in the tent. “If we continue sending them in like this, Ctesiphon’s defenses will only grow stronger. If they manage to hold out, won’t our plan have failed?”

Faced with Xu Huang's description, Sima Yi shook his head with considerable confidence. After considering Xu Huang's identity, he decided to offer an explanation.

"General Xu, you may not know this, but if we station our troops here without taking any action, the deterrent effect will weaken. Volognes V will then perceive our actions as an abandonment of Parthia, or rather, a cessation of our support for Parthia, thus weakening his own will to resist..."

In order to keep Volognes V in power, Sima Yi made a comprehensive plan, which included the Han army.

First, he made full use of public opinion, mobilized loyal people within Parthia, created an advantage in public opinion, and strengthened Vologus V's sense of national identity.

Then gather these people together and send them directly to Vologus V, so that Vologus V can realize more clearly that the Han Empire's army has not abandoned him and is still helping him.

Even with the help of transportation-related personnel, optimization and improvement can be achieved to some extent.

"Sending these soldiers loyal to Parthia, in Volognes V's view, was not merely an act of goodwill, but an encouragement from the Han Empire," Sima Yi said in an extremely calm tone. "It was an encouragement for him to forge a military spirit legion that could only emerge under a highly unified will." (End of Chapter)