If there is one profession that has had the greatest impact on human history, it is undoubtedly the strategist.

Strategists are similar to, but very different from, the Sticks. The Divine Stick will make a lot of prophecies, and as long as he can fulfill some of them, he will say that the prophecy is his fruit. His prophecy has no logic and no rationality, and he has no confidence in his heart whether the prophecy can be realized or not.

Strategists, however, are different! A true strategist's ability to predict the future depends on a keen eye, a nature that is not disturbed by external objects, and then a strong logical analysis to draw conclusions. For them, the future is not fearful and unknowable. Although the future is still vague in their eyes, they can see the general trend, through which they can accomplish many great things, and then move the development of history!

In later generations, Engels was one of the famous strategists. By studying the economy of the German Empire and the development of society as a whole, he came to the prediction that Germany would inevitably provoke a world war. His prophecy replicated the scale and consequences of World War I almost thirty years in advance, and even the process was almost identical.

He said in 1887 that there could be no war for Prussia and Germany now but world war. This would be a world war of unprecedented scale and intensity. There would be 8 million to 10 million soldiers slaughtering each other and eating all of Europe clean, more than any other locust swarm at any other time. The devastation wrought by the Thirty Years' War was concentrated in three or four years and re-enacted throughout the continent; There was famine and pestilence everywhere, and the army and the masses were generally barbarized by extreme hardship; Our man-made institutions in commerce, industry, and credit are in an irremediable mess, which ends in general bankruptcy; The old state and its generational governance collapsed so much that the crown rolled down the streets without anyone picking it up!

And with such an immutable prophecy, he saw in this prophecy an opportunity to change the world. A world war would bring Europe to its knees, but it would also create the conditions for the final victory of the working class. Two years after he made this prophecy, the Second International was founded at his initiative. After the First World War, a powerful Soviet Union emerged from the ashes of the empire, and from then on this powerful country influenced the history of the entire 20th century and exerted its influence as the banner of the workers' movement! And this is the process by which a top strategist like Engels saw the future clearly and then changed the world!

Later, Desheng Taizu of the Celestial Dynasty was also a figure with this kind of strategic vision. He was able to see the great power hidden in the social economy of the time and the general poverty of the peasants. In his "Report on the Investigation of the Peasants in Hunan," he said: In a very short period of time, tens of thousands of peasants will rise up from the central, southern, and northern provinces of China. Because of this judgment, Desheng Taizu has always insisted on relying on the peasants, took the initiative to go into the poorest Jinggang Mountain, and found this powerful power. And the Jinggang Mountain where he exists has not become the historical Wagangzhai and Shuibo Liangshan, but has become the real fire that ignites the world!

Later generations did not understand his true strategic insight, and thought that it was good luck that he was able to defeat the headmaster and take over the world. Many people even found all kinds of reasons for the failure of the principal, what neon consumed the power of the principal, what the Soviet Union supported Taizu, what American imperialism abandoned the principal, what the principal was too honest, Taizu and his forces were too cunning, in short, they found a lot of reasons and excuses. However, among all these reasons, the most important reason for the principal's failure is probably the principal's strategic judgment ability, which is far inferior to Taizu. In this most important place, the principal is weaker than Taizu, and his security can not fail?

However, the value of a strategist will only be believed in when they have fulfilled their prophecy and even seen the result. In general, people might think highly of a strategist, but at most they think of it similarly to that of a god. Su Qin is undoubtedly the top strategist, and his prediction of Qi's annexation of Taoqiu is undoubtedly quite accurate in the future, but now the people in the Qi court, although they are surprised by his prediction, but seeing his age, they don't believe in his judgment.

After the ministers of Qi State discussed, a courtier stood up and said to Su Qin: "Su Qin, what you said is too alarmist, right?" The husband has the hatred of losing the country, because he favors Bo Yao and alienates Wu Zixu, and his ministers cannot be used for him; King Wei Hui has the roots of a weak country, because he is proud, and without Sun Bin and Shang Ying, he will lose to my Qi State and Qin State. Now that my Qi country is thriving, my king is magnanimous and benevolent, and he accepts advice, so that now there is a grand event of a hundred schools of thought! Now that the monarch of Qi is bright and virtuous, how can he repeat the mistakes of Wu and Wei? ”

These words not only made King Qi happy, but also made the ministers of Qi in the court excited! Yes, our Qi country has many talents, but we don't make such big mistakes like Wu and Wei! Annexing Taoqiu must be the right move, what do you know about this little hairy child?

In an instant, Su Qin discovered that all the ministers of Qi and even the king of Qi were blinded by such a huge benefit as Tao Qiu! Qi people only saw the benefits in front of them, but they didn't see the risks hidden behind this interests at all!

If it comes to the benefits given to the Qi State, how can Tao Qiu be compared with Suiyang? Today's Suiyang has completely given up the dream of making the Song State a great power, and they can do whatever it takes to win the Qi State! The Song State is close to the largest city in the Qi State, which is Taoqiu. This is not within Taoqiu's control, and Suiyang can naturally cede it without pressure. However, will Tao Qiu be able to hand over his foundation to the Qi State?

Tao Qiu is not as "generous" as Suiyang, and the benefits that can be given are insufficient, so he is in a natural weak position in terms of bargaining chips to win over Qi State! As the messenger of Taoqiu, he has far fewer chips than Suiyang, even if he has a strong tongue, I am afraid that he will not be able to move the Qi country!

Su Qin sorted out this train of thought in an instant, and after discovering his disadvantages, he began to become frustrated.

The current Su Qin, although he has superb strategic judgment ability, is still much worse than an old fox like Tian Ying in terms of dealing with the world. As soon as Tian Ying saw Su Qin's depressed expression, he knew that this young man might not have any tricks now. In fact, it is also true, in a country like Qi that pays attention to interests, if you want to move Qi country, it is good to give benefits. Whoever gives more benefits, Qi Guo will naturally be on whose side! These strategists thought that they could stir up the wind and rain like Zhang Yi with just one mouth, and Tian Ying could only say that these guys were too young!

Immediately, Tian Ying immediately stood up and said to King Qi: "Your Majesty, the current situation is already obvious. If my Qi country is on the side of Suiyang, then the Qi country can get ten times the original tribute, and can obtain Taoqiu; And standing on the side of Taoqiu, then what my Qi country can get is only three times the tribute. Which kind of decision is beneficial to our Qi country is self-evident! I beseech my king to decide! ”

After Tian Ying behaved like this, many courtiers of Qi followed Tian Ying to ask the king of Qi for instructions: "Your Majesty implores my king to decide!" ”

When King Qi saw such a scene, coupled with the desire for the overlord of the world in his heart, his inclination towards the Song civil war was already very obvious. However, his own ability to recognize people is extremely good, and he saw Dai Yan's extraordinaryness back then. For the sake of politeness, and in order not to stiffen the relationship, he still asked Su Qin: "Su Qin, do you have anything else to say now?" ”

When Su Qin heard King Qi's inquiry, he had no choice but to continue: "There is not much to say in Xia! However, I still want to remind the Qi State that we must not forget the risks behind the Qi State's intention to seize Taoqiu! ”

Seeing that Su Qin was still fried with cold rice, King Qi had no choice but to issue an eviction order: "In this case, please ask the Song envoy to retreat for the time being." We will continue to discuss national affairs! ”

After Su Qin left the court of Qi State, he was full of despair. is also a disciple of Guiguzi, he has always taken Zhang Yi as his role model and his goal! He wants to become famous all over the world, so that he can stand at a high enough starting point and be on an equal footing with the woman he admires! Therefore, this time he took the initiative to petition Tao Qiu Jun and came to the Qi State, intending to say that the Qi State stood behind Tao Qiu in order to prove himself! Now he has failed, and this failure is not only his personal failure, but the failure of the whole Taoqiu!

He walked the streets of Qi with a dejected look, and even he didn't know how he returned to the pavilion and found his clan brother Su Dai.

Su Dai saw his clan brother in such a scene, and knew that the result of his going to move the Qi Kingdom might not be too good. After personally confirming the facts from Su Qin's mouth, he didn't have time to comfort his brother, so he immediately sent someone to ride back to Taoqiu on horseback and report the process and results of their lobbying to Taoqiu Jun!

Su Qin stayed in the Qi State Pavilion for two days, and then he knew that the Qi State had made a decision and was ready to stand behind Suiyang and directly interfere in the Song Civil War! Su Qin got this result and had no hope for Taoqiu's future. Just as he was about to call his clan brother Su Dai to return to Taoqiu together and give an errand to Taoqiu Jun, his clan brother Su Dai walked in excitedly and shouted to him: "Brother, Cao Gong has sent us a new order, as long as we follow the above method, we will definitely be able to complete our mission this time!" ”

Su Qinai is a top strategist with a strong sense of foresight for the future. However, he didn't know that the owner of the Tao Hill was a traverser he couldn't understand! In terms of judging the overall strategic situation, the traverser is a more powerful existence than the top strategist!

And as a traverser, Dai Yan's hands have super powerful ammunition that people can't imagine in this era! No one can predict the effect that these ammunition can play!