Chapter 301 wins and losses

Taylor looked up, took a breath, adjusted his breathing, and pulled his heavy thoughts back to class:

"I have seen relevant historical materials in two books, including "The Covenant Oath" and "The Black Eyes": After the death of Nakaru, Exeter's melee, the stars are good and warlike. 'Black Eyes' John Comet I successfully inherited the revival king's army and territory, and received the loyalty of the ministers."

Both Hicks and Selma listened attentively to him, but only Thales knew that even now, he still had a lot of trouble, just looking at the notes.

"In less than a year, Blackhead almost unified the South, and completed the things that the Renaissance King did not finish. He included the part of the land including the blade and the coastal area, that is, today's South Bank, and the Star Kingdom became More powerful..."

Thales remembered when he first came to Exeter, and Niely showed off the "Committance of the Vows" to them, the disdain on Putilie's face, and his explanation.

"At this stage, because of the failure of the contract between Nakaru and Tomond, and because of the contradictions between the lords of Exeter, the end of the battle, the Kingdom of Stars began to take the opportunity to expand north: when the Aaronde family of stars When the Tann family of the Northland had a conflict with the ownership of the watch city, Blackhead John gathered an unprecedented star army north........."

"On the day after 'Black Eyes' entered the watch city, Longe City's 'smile', Nuen Walton, was also the first Noun to launch an initiative. With the help of the Queen of the Sky, he mediates In the conflict between Lanling and Qiyuan City, the ten lords gathered in front of the tombstone of Nakaru, and the pledge of the covenant was signed. Nun I was crowned king and nine lords entered the Grand Duke.

Tyres spit out a sigh of relief and read the notes he had made in the library a few days ago: "So, to some extent, I think it is the threat from the newly emerging star kingdom that makes the ten lords who are in conflict Donate the former suspicion, compromise each other, and join forces to resist the enemy. The latter thing is evidence."

"In response, the Tan En family asked Nunn I for help in the name of the "Committance of the Oath". Although the Grand Dukes still contradicted each other, under the effect of the "Vows," the "smile" Nunn collected the information he wanted. The army and the vassals, in the vicinity of the watchtower, broke out with the army of the stars, forcing the formerly dominant black-eyed John to give up the idea of ​​going north and turn to the west to attack the west."

"That was the first time the "Common Governance Pledge" came into effect, and it was the first time that Exeter had fought against the stars in the name of the kingdom. To some extent, Exeter was the first to shock the Westland - no one Imagine, after the end of the war, in addition to the scourge, there is another force that can mobilize so many troops."

Hicksley turned his eyes and thought thoughtfully.

Taylors sighed with a sigh of relief: "So back to the theme, the power and rise of the stars, and to a large extent, contributed to the "Common Governance Vows" and the integration of the first power of the Westland, so that the ten great men temporarily gave up their former suspicions, and Create the style that the country will follow in the future."

"That is," Selma asked strangely: "The stars want to take the opportunity to attack the North, but it promotes the unification of Exeter?"

"Yes," Teres nodded. "In this respect, Blackhead John launched a war. The idea of ​​wanting to attack Exeter in the north has not only failed to achieve, but has also cast a strong national dragon."

When Teres finished speaking, he found that Selma had looked at him with a star-like look and couldn't help but cough.

Hicksley laughed.

"From the beginning of the co-management vows, we seem to have found a more interesting topic - you want to weaken someone, but you want to defeat each other's fists, but help each other," the old crow sighed slightly from his mouth. Chew another language: "There is a word in the Far East, called 'self-defeating,' and more examples?"

Taylors narrowed his eyes: "Of course."

Unconsciously being attracted to attention, he lowered his head and looked for notes: "It is still the stars and Exeter, but it is the reverse - the transformation of the ‘Yinjun’ 闵迪思三.”

At that moment, Hick's eyes condensed slightly.

"In the fourth continental war, Exeter's pressure and destruction on the stars, while leaving the ground scars, left a blank and an opportunity: the lords of the stars are weak, urgently waiting for assistance and recovery, vying for In the aftermath, he sought help from Yongxing City, which made the obstacles faced by the monarchs unprecedented. Judith III was able to promote his official residence on a piece of white paper, create his system, and use his debts without any scruples. The small price reconciles the dissatisfaction of the nobility: the threat and invasion of the dragon, but it is convenient for him to start his own game and achieve the system of today's star kingdom."

Taylor quickly summed up the example he was familiar with, and looked up and found that Hicks was looking at him with a strange look.

"Dear, I really didn't think that you would use 'Xianjun' as an example," the old crow whispered softly. "Note, even in the Dragon Kiss Academy, the evaluation of 'Yinjun' is mixed. Of course, it focuses on his imitation and innovation of the day and night officials' appraisal system and his support for privately founded colleges."

Tyres scratched his head: "Sorry, for a variety of reasons, I am still familiar with the history of this paragraph - so I also try to find historical materials in the library."

"So, as you just said," Hickser coughed softly: "War, this is a very complicated topic, because the temporary victory and defeat seems to be only the appearance, and the position of the victor and the defeated will change at any time?" ”

Tyres’s eyes have left the notebook.

He suddenly remembered King Nunn and Rumba, remembering King Kaiser and Arend.

King Nunn took the lead in black sand and suppressed the Lombard family for decades, but it created a terrible hero who took his life in the future.

Aaron debunked the position and once brought the Star Kingdom into crisis, but after the failure, he gave Kaiser the reason for taking full control of the North.

And what about himself?

He seems to have perfected and subtly saved the fate of the Walton family, sent the female grandfather to the throne, and also ensured the interests of the stars.

But... everything that was self-righteous was once doubted after the visit to Lombard.

Tyres slowly sighed.

Suddenly, he had a deeper understanding of the words of Yin Jun: a moment of victory, but the waves turned.

Really... interesting.

"In fact, I think that simply using the victory or defeat to describe the outcome of the war is not considered." Taylors raised his head and silently began.

The old crow raised his eyebrow slightly: "Do you mind if you say more?"

Tyres cleared his throat, as if he had returned to the past of his dreams.

"War is not a woodworking game, the opponent is not wood. - It is protruding here. If you give it a hammer, it will be fine, no."

Taylors sinks for a while.

He continued: "War is a collection of many factors, and the linkage between the two sides and even more parties. The wood you hammered may become fragile, may become tight, may become harder, and may become rougher. It’s hard to touch, but it’s not up to you to give this hammer a decision, but to look at the conditions and factors of countless wars, and the angles we observe.”

Hicks used his eyes to encourage him to continue.

Thales took a breath: "War, it is not only the idea of ​​reunifying the warring states, reconciling contradictions, sharpening the swords, defining their own moments in blood and fire..."

"But it is also the Warring States that was forced to react spontaneously in the crisis, decisively break the shackles, reinvent itself, and loosen the five fingers, hold tight iron fists, and meet the enemy in a new state."

“Even after the war, this effect continues.”

He couldn't help but think of the sage.

"And after the war, neither will be the same as before - I think that the stars and the dragons are the best examples. On a longer historical scale, the two sides of the war change, and then change, the forces grow and fall. The balance moves, the society and the situation we are in will become what it is now, and it will profoundly affect our lives until now."

"Maybe, compared to what we can see in a short time, the glory or pleasure of victory, the shame or pain of failure, is this something we have always neglected in the face of war?"

Tyres finished his words and fell into meditation.

“Very good,” Hickser applauded softly. “I have to say that it exceeded my expectations, Mr. Little.”

Selma frowned and thought: "So, that is to say, when faced with war, we should consider more, not just staying at 'can win or not' or 'what will happen after failure' Shallow level?"

Tyres lit up and gave her a thumbs up.

Hicker smiled slightly: "That's right, dear Selma, I like this conclusion very much."

He blinked in a casual manner, revealing a flaw.

"So, I can still sum up."

Both students showed an expression of interest.

I saw the old crow sighing, and the eyelids behind the lens trembled slightly.

"First of all, the stars and the dragons, you are closely related to each other's destiny - this is not an empty talk: no matter the past, present, future, hundreds of years, you have long been entangled together, it is difficult to understand: you are so profound, distance So close, the link is so close that any change in one party will make it difficult for the other party to immediately detect it, but in the future it cannot be ignored and irreversible."

"Right?"

The two students nodded violently.

I saw their teacher sighed and coughed quite uncomfortably: "I think we can at least reach a consensus: war is not so simple, they are neither simple destruction and reconstruction, nor simply plundering and Reengineering - as for winning and losing, this is the most superficial thing."

Hicks looked out of the window, and there seemed to be emotional flow in his eyes: "So, both of you are conditional and empowered, people who wage war in the future, even to each other - I am not admonishing you to hate war, but in you Before I made up my mind to start the war, I thought, should I first think clearly: Does this really achieve your goal? How many unexpected things will happen? What are the additional consequences? It will mark the future in the longer term. What? How to calculate the impact on both of you?"

Tyres and Selma Qiqi are silent and thinking about something.

"War is not an overly ideal game, not a one-way rush to the other side, the decision is high - I hope it is so simple, simple to kill, we just sit in the tent to calculate the number of chips, After listening to the sound of killing outside the tent, even if you decide the outcome, you will be completely eliminated."

Hicks looked out of the window with ecstasy, and seemed to forget that he was just summing up, just ‘chatting’ and taking care of himself: “But it is not.”

"No."

"Death? Sacrifice? Benefits? Cost? Winning? These are just the most superficial things in the war," the old crow said with emotion: "More importantly, the fate of thousands of people in both countries will be determined by this. The direction of a hundred years will be affected by it, and all the factors will be tested in this cruel furnace. And you, whether it is a high-powered lord, or a limp-like Li Min, is the most powerless piece. Because it is often not decided by us, even if you are the initiator or winner of the war."

"Please remember, two dear Mr. Miss."

"In addition to hypocritical moral accusations, in addition to simple interest calculations, in addition to the illusion of nothingness," Hicks sighed deeply, seeming to remember what was going on: "Don't underestimate the war itself." - It's far from being as simple as you think. It's not a win or lose, a non-benefit is a price, a game that is not a survival or death."

Tyles and Selma looked at the teacher's appearance and seemed to feel the heavyness of them. They looked at each other and the atmosphere did not dare to take a sip.

"Okay, just a few small emotions," Hicksse said, and he smiled unconsciously. "So, let's go back to the theme. Like this example, we can't win or lose with a moment. You still have more. How much?"

"If you don't have it for a while," the old crow waited for them to open his mouth, intentionally or unintentionally shaking the eyelids in the lens: "Then I want you to continue thinking about an example."

Tyres and Selma have a slight glimpse.

Until the weak old man spits out a word:

"The Year of Blood."

"In addition to the outcome, what angle should we be, and to what extent, evaluate this tragic year of war?"

Tellston was in the same place and looked at the teacher slyly.

He had an illusion that Hicker glanced at him momentarily after he finished the word.

It is a glance with a look, and it is very different from his simple relaxed and comfortable.

"It's your extra work, but you don't have to give it to me, because we won't discuss it next time," the old crow struggled to stand up and laughed. "So, it's here today."

Taylors had no time to think about the meaning of the topic, and the two students quickly and conscientiously sent the poor teachers out.

Squatting, squatting, squatting...

"Selma," looking at the back of the teacher, Tyres waved the shadow in his head and said to Selma in the most solemn tone: "Listen."

Selma, who is packing his notes, has a slight glimpse.

"what happened?"

I saw the prince with a serious face, and he took a deep breath and looked at Selma's eyes with great care.

I can see the girl’s heart.

“Today, after the outdoor course, it’s about dinner.”

Tyres squeezed his fist and remembered what he saw yesterday, and his heart became more and more nervous.

"I... I have very, very, very important things to tell you."

The tone of the word is unprecedented.

Selma looked at him slyly and seemed very unfamiliar with the time when His Royal Highness Prince was so serious: "Very important?"

"Yes," Taylors seemed to think that the other party did not pay enough attention, so he quickly added: "You must seriously consider it! It is about the future of our two!"

“It’s even a big event that will affect our entire life!”

The female grandfather was stunned.

She rubbed her eyes behind the pinch-nose glasses, then...

Blushed.

"Okay, okay," the girl cleared her throat and was a little confused, but she immediately took out the majesty of the female grandfather, raised her neck proudly, and snorted: "I hope you will be on time, His Royal Highness Prince."

Not waiting for the Taylors reaction, the next second, Selma took a standard dance progress and left the study.

Huh?

How did she even finish the book and ran away?

Taylor looked at her back in confusion, looking at her red ear.

Also, why is she...

The next second, Taylor suddenly remembered something.

The prince was shocked. He stood up violently, stretched out his right hand, and chased after his face:

"Hey, are you thinking too much, little slippery!"

The other end of the Palace of the Spirit.

Hickser walked away from the crutches and walked out of the corridor.

He exhaled a breath of air from the weak lungs, coughed with pain, then waved his hand and refused to be on the side to help his servant.

"Thank you, but I am not that old..."

Squatting, squatting, squatting...

Hicksson looked at the scenery of the Northland, which was gradually disappearing from the window. He remembered the conversation, and his expression was relaxed and laughed, and he was serious.

Although he is very smart, although he has such a scorpion.

but……

Do not.

"But he is neither like his father," the old crow sighed emotionally and whispered: "Not like you..."

Hicks raised his mouth and looked at the sky outside the window, shaking his head with some playfulness.

You said, Thurland?

The old man limped and walked out of the cloister of the Seal Palace.

(End of this chapter)