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The so-called strategy of going to the army, then attacking the enemy, then attacking the army, and the principle of attacking the city, this is not only Bai Feng's strategy to push the city of Rome to the civilized world in the future, but also the basic strategy adopted by the city of Rome in the rise of the wild land, and its specific meaning is as follows:

The superior military action is to thwart the enemy's strategic intentions or acts of war by strategy, the second is to defeat the enemy by diplomacy, and the third is to defeat the enemy army by force, and the last strategy is to attack the enemy's city; attacking the city is a last resort, and there is no way to do it.

In practical application, it can be divided into two categories and four levels; "Attacking and plotting" and "cutting off diplomatic relations" belong to the "no war" mentality, while "cutting down troops" and "besieging cities" belong to the "cautious war" mentality.

First, "going to the army to fight and plotting" refers to relying on the comprehensive operation of strategic use, including political, economic, cultural, diplomatic, and other means, and settling disputes in advance without waiting for the contradictions between the opposing sides to intensify.

Second, "secondary diplomatic relations" refers to mobilizing the forces of the country and the countries concerned when contradictions have already emerged, showing determination, creating overwhelming superiority or a balance of forces, supplemented by knowing the interests and disadvantages, and achieving strategic goals without resorting to force through compromises and compromises.

Third, "secondary warfare" refers to the use of part of the military force to solve the enemy's political and economic center of gravity, so as to minimize the damage of the war.

Fourth, "attacking the city" refers to the last resort when the above three efforts are ineffective, that is, to capture the enemy's strategic points or even all of its territory.

It must be admitted that in the military confrontation between the two forces, the outcome of a complete surrender without a fight is not easy to achieve, even if the side is in a superior position and has the initiative, and the war between the city of Rome and the Aceni Kingdom is the most obvious example.

From Queen Boudicca's desperate crossing of the Canluo River to attack the city of Rome, to Francis's stubborn fight to the death, the rise of Rome was never achieved through the surrender of troops without a fight, and the means of war were often the inevitable way to fight for hegemony.

However, this does not mean that all strategic objectives need to be achieved by means of war; how to avoid the occurrence of war as much as possible, and then realize the strategic objectives by means other than war, is the best way to develop.

In the past, why did the Qin state during the Warring States period in Chinese history become the final victor to end the Warring States period; military strength was the key to Qin's dominance on the battlefield, but the diplomatic strategy of long-distance friendship and close attack was the key to Qin's ability to dominate the world.

Zhang Yi's talent, through heaven and earth, with just a sharp mouth, created an unprecedented good situation for the Qin State; the rhinoceros can organize a five-nation alliance to attack Qin, but the result is still defeated by Zhang Yi's tongue, allowing the Qin State to destroy the five-nation alliance army with its own strength!

It is said that it is a five-nation alliance, but in fact it can also be called a six-nation alliance or a three-nation alliance, because the Yiqu state outside the five countries also participated in the attack of the coalition army on the Qin state, while Chu and Yan, which were originally among the five countries, actually did not participate in the actual attack.

With the national strength of the Qin State at that time, no matter how strong the Qin army was, it was impossible to withstand the attack of the five-nation alliance of Han, Wei, Zhao, Chu, and Yan; it was the mastery of the Qin state's use of diplomatic means above military superiority that led to the fiasco of the five-nation alliance and the great victory of the Qin army.

To some extent, the current trajectory of Rome's expansion is somewhat similar to that of Qin, which is to use nearby forces as opponents, and potential distant opponents as allies, or to maintain a semblance of peace.

The Eastern Alliance, which was at war with Rome first, was an impossible alliance for Rome, and the special geographical location of the Lucian tribe also determined that Rome could not form an alliance with the other party, because the Roman city and the Lucian tribe were almost completely cut off by the eastern tribes.

Thankfully, the existence of the Cangluo River allowed the city of Rome to completely block the southward passage of the Eastern Alliance and the Luxi tribe with its powerful naval fleet, so that the city of Rome was in an absolutely advantageous position strategically.

As a result, the Vitus tribe, which was close to the city of Rome, became the only potential adversary that could threaten the city militarily, and more seriously, there was no moat between the city of Rome and the Vitus tribe.

This meant that if the ruler of the Werther tribe had the idea of attacking the city of Rome or the kingdom of Estheni, the city of Rome and the kingdom of Esine would be at risk of being attacked by the enemy.

Bai Feng still understands the principle of preemptive strike and then preemptive attack, no matter whether the Virther tribe will take the initiative to launch an attack on the city of Rome or the Essini Kingdom, Bai Feng will nip the threat in the bud if he has the conditions.

Problems that can be solved by diplomatic and non-war means will be solved by Bai Feng, who is not a war maniac, as much as possible, such as the series of conquest measures taken by the city of Rome against the surrounding tribes when faced with the military threat of Queen Boudicca.

At that time, with the military strength of Roman City, it was still possible to send troops to destroy those tribes directly, but based on the principle of going to the army to fight and plotting, Bai Feng still wanted to use gold coins and other means to win over those tribes as much as possible.

In the end, when it was really impossible to solve the problem by non-war means, Bai Feng used force to conquer these tribes, and if the city of Rome also used force when conquering these tribes, then the submission of the Tassia tribe was purely a diplomatic means.

Bai Feng used the Cheetah Legion and the Tasia Legion, the captains of the two legions, in exchange for the full support of the father and son of Gamilios and Gatus, which led to the peaceful annexation of the Tasya Tribal Alliance to the city of Rome, and became a direct town of the city of Rome.

Of course, the reason why the Tasya Tribal Alliance was so smoothly incorporated into the city of Rome involved things was far from being as simple as it seemed on the surface, in other words, this was completely a game laid out by Bai Feng at the beginning, and the subsequent annexation was just logical.

Even so, Bai Feng did not treat Gamilios and Gatus father and son badly, and even those councilors who were forced to join the Tasya tribal alliance were also treated favorably by Bai Feng, and they had a better stage for them in the city of Rome.

Bai Feng, who has never been a soft-hearted person, took everything for granted, not only to strengthen the strength of Rome City as soon as possible, but also to maintain the stability of Rome City in this way.

As the governor of Rome, Bai Feng does not object to the saying that big fists are the last word, but as a ruler, he believes in another principle, that is, to go to the army to fight, then to attack the enemy, then to attack the army, and then to attack the city!

This world will always be the stage for those who have brains, and only those who know how to use strategy can have their own foothold in this world, and simple force is never the best way to solve problems!