Youdao is to open the skylight and say things brightly. The dialogue between smart people and smart people never needs to be covered. Sometimes, just one eye contact can understand what you are thinking.

This is the case between Abbas II and Li Dingguo.

In a sense, the two of them are already old acquaintances and know each other very well, so there is no need to cover up, so they just explain it directly.

"King of Jin of the Ming Dynasty, what's the matter here?"

"I look very anxious when I see your Majesty."

Li Dingguo made a rare fun and eased the serious atmosphere a little.

Abbas II was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "Yes, I really have something to do with King Jin of the Ming Dynasty. I haven't known what the war ahead is. I'll ask King Jin of the Ming Dynasty to tell me about it."

In fact, Abbas II's words were half true and half false. He was not completely unaware of the situation ahead. He looked at him in a dark way, but he wanted to get the most useful information from Li Dingguo's mouth from different perspectives.

Li Dingguo pondered for a moment and said, "The task of intercepting the grain transport team has basically been completed, and the Ottomans must be the ones who panic next."

Li Dingguo analyzed: "The 300,000 soldiers spent a lot of time eating horses and chewing them for a day. Even if they store more grain, they should be exhausted within half a month. There are only two options in front of the Ottomans. One is to send people to transport grain immediately, but it will take at least half a month to get them back and forth. The second is to plunder the food and grass on the spot. The former is to ignore it. In view of the latter, what we need to do is to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and ensure that the Ottomans can't plunder a grain of food from the local area."

Li Dingguo began to carefully explain to Abbas II the meaning of strengthening the wall and clearing the world. This trick was used by the Ming Dynasty's court most skillfully, but the Persians may not be able to understand the essence of it.

Li Dingguo, who was born in the peasant army, even suffered this to some extent and understood the importance of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields.

Abbas II listened with relish, and in his opinion, this was simply a free training opportunity.

If he can't seize this opportunity, he will be a little sorry for his identity.

In order to persuade Abbas II to agree to the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the world, Li Dingguo explained it very carefully and had no intention of hiding his own interests.

After all, this is the home court of the Persians. If the Persians are unwilling to pursue the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness, everything will be useless.

Li Dingguo said for about half an hour before he stopped. At this moment, he felt dry and asked Abbas II for a sip of water to drink.

Abbas II naturally agreed happily.

It can be said that Li Dingguo explained it very carefully just now, and he understood it.

As long as the food and people outside the city were transferred to the city, the Ottomans would not be able to obtain enough food supplies and charge suicide squads in a short period of time.

This is undoubtedly the best choice for the Persian and Ming coalition forces.

They had never made such a choice before, mainly because the number of Ottoman troops was not that large at that time, and they were both defeated by them.

But the situation is completely different now.

Not to mention whether the 300,000 army is true or false, even if it is fake, the number of people will probably not be too small.

In addition, the Ottomans must have learned from previous lessons and are unlikely to divide their troops. At this time, they need to win with wisdom.

Li Dingguo had already broken the method and chewed it up and told him, how could Abbas II not listen to it?

"Okay, just do what the King of Jin of the Ming Dynasty said, but I still have some doubts about one thing, that is, why does the Ming army always harass and not attack head-on?"

This question is a bit sharp and subtle, and it is likely to anger Li Dingguo.

But after thinking about it, Abbas II chose to ask.

Because the Persian army and the Ottoman army have always faced a head-on battle, the Ming army is harassing each other, and at most they will come out halfway during the decisive battle.

Although the Ming army still helped the Safi Empire a lot, Abbas II still felt a little unhappy.

He has been suppressing his feelings for the past, but he still feels a little bored.

Now that he finally got the opportunity, he really wanted to ask this question himself, which would make it much better.

Li Dingguo obviously did not expect Abbas II to ask this question and was silent for a moment.

But although he was silent, he did not stop thinking, and his mind was rapidly moving.

"This question is good, and I think it can be explained in this way. The Persians and the Ottomans are enemies of the world. They have been conquering for more than a hundred years and have won and lost each other. After all, the Ming army is just a newcomer. If they show too strong at the beginning, they will naturally have the intention of losing the title."

"What does it mean to be the one who is scattered?"

The court translator of the Safi Empire was stunned for a moment. Although he could understand most Chinese, he was a little confused in idioms.

For example, this is so overwhelming that he obviously doesn't understand the meaning of it, so Li Dingguo needs to explain it.

Li Dingguo stayed in awkwardly for a moment.

He swallowed and began to explain the literal meaning of scattering the people.

The translator nodded while listening. After confirming that this guy had completely understood the meaning of scattering the people, Li Dingguo stopped.

"I see."

After hearing this, Abbas II suddenly realized and nodded frequently.

It has to be said that the Ming Dynasty, a country of etiquette, is indeed very good at handling human relationships and worldly affairs, and basically does not do anything uncomfortable.

“In addition to this, there is another reason.”

After thinking about it for a while, Li Dingguo chose to tell the truth.

"After all, I am just a general in commanding the army. Some things should not be done too much. We Han people say that too much is not enough. Especially here, thousands of miles away from the Central Plains, the news is too long and too slow. When it is transmitted to the capital, it has changed its flavor. And the censors in our court and temple like to add fuel to the fire. Whatever things will naturally change its flavor after their exaggeration. I don't want the soldiers to fight bravely on the front line, but the civil servants stabbed the knife in the back. So sometimes it is not advisable to do it too radically."

In this way, Li Dingguo could say something bitter in front of Abbas II.

After all, as a minister, this kind of taboo should not be expressed.

But it was really confusing to keep it in my heart for too long, and it was still comfortable to say it out.

"So that's it, so that's it..."

After hearing this, Abbas II understood it instantly.

Although Persia and Ming dynasty are thousands of miles apart, they still understand each other in terms of the emperor's mind.

With the emperor like this, the ministers below will naturally think about the king's heart. Those generals holding military power are already suspicious, and their behavior is naturally stable and they dare not exceed the rules.

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