Without a strong military of its own, merely driving wars with capital and connections ultimately led to Shireck's failure. It reacted too late and sluggishly, eventually providing the Great Tang Group with an opportunity to rise.
Another good example is the Dahua Empire, a history which Tang Mo has studied: "The Dahua Empire once had an enterprising spirit, but ultimately it became complacent and turned into what it is today. Do we really want to follow in their footsteps, only to be surpassed by others in the end?"
After the initial rise of the Dahua Empire, it also hoped to conquer the neighboring countries, but a series of minor setbacks made the Dahua Empire overly cautious.
In the end, the strategy of letting neighboring countries contain each other was cost-effective and quick to see results. After playing this a few times, the Dahua Empire stopped its expansion after getting the benefits it wanted.
