Opportunities only come to those who are prepared.
When there is a real opportunity in the South, if Stoby wants to take advantage of the situation to expand, he needs to be strong enough!
Those allies might be able to help a little in defense, but when it comes to attacking, they can only be a hindrance.
When they attacked Seranda, the army of three million, which sounded like an intimidating number, almost failed to defeat the Roman army of 800,000.
Ten thousand enemies even managed to sneak into the camp and the king was injured!
Aren’t these lessons enough?
Odysseus' words were much more profound than those of the high priest, and won applause from many ministers and even guards.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Yina objected.
As a queen, Ina shouldn't have been involved in politics, but everyone recognized her other identity - Queen Seranda.
The last time they blocked the Boeotian army at the Vardar River, Ina was also the commander-in-chief.
Ina feels that the people's hearts come first.
Stobi is expanding too fast, and it is hard to say whether the people will stick with it.
To be on the safe side, it is better not to make any big moves to improve governance, but to rest and recuperate for two or three years and win over the people.
It will not be too late to become stronger once the people have fully accepted Stoby's leadership.
It seems that two or three years have been wasted, but in fact, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood, which is the real plan of hundreds or thousands of years!
This argument reminds everyone of the way Stoby conquered Little McTally.
That time, it was because of the people's support that Stoby achieved success.
Many people nodded silently as they listened.
Ajax, who had always followed Ina, also stood up at the right time to express his support and gave some supplements.
Ajax felt that building a good reputation through recuperation was not only to win the hearts of the people, but also to attract external talents!
When nations compete for supremacy, the difference in national strength is actually not that big, and the key to victory or defeat lies in the number of talented people.
A talent like Spartacus won the Battle of Coennesse almost entirely on his own.
With more people like this, how can Stoby not be powerful?
Therefore, what we need to do most now is to make use of talents in an unconventional way.
With a large number of talented people working on their own, Stobi can be invincible!
Ajax's argument complemented Ina's words. Many people felt that this was Stoby's best development strategy at the moment.
However, the Prime Minister stood up and expressed a different opinion.
The Prime Minister was once very confused, thinking that with the continuous emergence of talented new people, Stoby no longer needed him to do anything.
But after researching and inventing with Archimedes, he increasingly felt that winning through technology was the path that Stoby should really take.
The key to Stoby's victory in the successive battles lies in the use of new weapons.
Therefore, the Prime Minister believes that the right way is to tilt the national strength towards science and technology and base it on research and development.
As for the others, they are just auxiliary means.
As long as Stoby can develop some more powerful weapons one day, it would not be impossible for him to dominate the Great North for a long time, or even sweep across Athens and Sparta!
For thousands of years, no one had ever emphasized technology first in governing a country. This argument struck everyone as novel.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh that although the Prime Minister looks quite old, he actually has the heart of a young person!
You accept new things so quickly!
However, this theory of technological victory is still questioned.
Those who questioned the Prime Minister were the two most sought-after talents in Stoby at the moment - Achilles and Alexander.
Both of them are true strategic talents and do not agree with the previous statements.
Both of them felt that to dominate the world, they needed a strong army!
It’s all nonsense. Building a strong army is the key!
Although they won the Great Northern Defense War, the gap in military strength still made Achilles and Alexander feel uneasy.
Especially Alexander.
He deeply felt that due to insufficient military strength, he would have to make great sacrifices!
Therefore, once there is an opportunity to carry out large-scale construction, of course, building the army must be put on the most important agenda!
If you want to defeat Athens and Sparta in the future, you can only achieve it if you have a strong army!
Wu Ren's idea was simple and direct, instantly igniting the enthusiasm in the meeting room.
Strengthening the military suddenly became the most recognized issue.
However, Achilles and Alexander had completely different ideas on whether to prioritize the development of the army or the navy.
After obtaining 100,000 Theban heavy cavalry, plus the existing Myrmidon Iron Army, Macedonian Silver Shield Spearmen and Guards Cavalry, Alexander intended to focus on building the army.
Especially since I heard that the Prime Minister had successfully copied the Persian composite longbow, whether it was infantry, cavalry, or archers, Stobi could go the elite route.
Plus the indestructible Greek artillery carts.
Alexander felt that if he focused his main efforts on building the army, within three to five years, Stobius would become the king of land warfare in Greece!
It is not impossible to defeat the Spartan heavy infantry corps head-on and seize the title of the world's number one corps!
This vision, expressed clearly and logically during the meeting, made almost everyone excited.
Only Xia Zhe and Achilles did not show any sign of agreement on their faces.
Among the ministers, Achilles was the last to speak.
He pointed out at the beginning that sea power is the foundation of a great power!
The Greek mainland was surrounded by the sea on three sides, and overseas superpowers such as Persia and Rome coveted it.
Without a strong navy, just having a strong army will not allow you to truly become the number one overlord!
Although the Spartan army was so strong, the Peloponnesian League could never get out of the south due to the endless naval harassment from Athens.
Not to mention, only when maritime trade is strong can a great power have enough financial resources to fight a war!
The fact that Macedonia had a stronger army at the time, but was repeatedly defeated by the financially powerful Eubia and its recruited mercenaries is a clear proof!
Therefore, Achilles' opinion has not changed, which is to build warships!
Build a lot of warships!
Build a large number of ironclad warships!
As long as there are enough ships, we can completely block the hostile forces and control the most profitable trade routes in Stoby's hands!
When the military and financial resources have reached a certain scale, Stobi will dare to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Athenian navy!
Take control of the entire Aegean Sea in one fell swoop!
They tightened their belts to build up their army, but still handed over sea power to Athens.
Achilles thought that this was absolutely unacceptable!
After hearing such arguments, everyone fell silent, not knowing who to support.
The long-term plans made by several wise ministers and generals are quite reasonable.
In the end, it all depends on the king's decision.
Should we choose one of the plans and implement it in detail?
Or should I combine two or three strategies and not hang myself on one tree?
Or maybe, Wang has an even more earth-shattering plan?
Everyone unconsciously turned their eyes to Xia Zhe, waiting for him, the highest decision-maker, to make the final decision.
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