"Second, intimidating the enemy does not necessarily require facing them on the battlefield. The art of war says: the highest strategy attacks plans, the next attacks alliances, the next attacks armies, and the lowest attacks cities. Besieging a city is a last resort. There is also the saying that to repel threats without, one must first bring peace within. Do not forget that Western Chu and the Han Kingdom have already massed troops along our borders, watching us like tigers eyeing prey. If we fail to eliminate these two great threats, our entire nation may well collapse once war erupts. In this humble subject's view, Western Chu and the Han Kingdom pose a far greater threat than the North American Allied Army..."
Xiao He explained slowly. His first point had already plunged everyone present into thought, and his second left them speechless.
After all, Western Chu and the Han Kingdom had already stationed massive armies along the borders, threatening the Great Huan Dynasty's heartland. Victory or defeat there naturally mattered far more than on the North and South America Battlefield.
Chengshalina countered with a sneer, "Does the Heaven-Questioning Marquis mean we should conquer Western Chu and the Han Kingdom first, then turn our attention to North and South America?! Do not forget that their overall strength is hardly weaker than ours. Otherwise, we would have destroyed them long ago, without needing to launch an expedition across the seas! Western Chu has now conquered the nations of East Asia, while the Han Kingdom has conquered northern Divine Land and the southern Russian Federation. Their prestige is soaring, and conquering them would be extremely difficult. Lastly, if we wage an internal war, we probably will not receive support from the Otherworlders. We might even trigger widespread civil unrest!"
"A large-scale war is