Before the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan came to defect, Deng Ai had already sent Xizuo to inquire about the information of the Gu clan. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 After confirming that the defection of the third and fourth sons of the Gu family was true, Deng Ai immediately received the third and fourth sons of the Gu family, and temporarily placed them in a development zone near Jianning.

Why settle here, and for the time being? The reason is very simple, according to Lu Ren's idea, the tribes in the southern and central regions should not be overly co-opted, but should be helped.

Now the purpose of placing the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan near Jianning is to borrow the Gu clan's original appeal to the various small tribes in their area, gather those small tribes who were unwilling to obey the second son of the Gu clan, and at the same time get rid of the second son of the Gu clan in the name of the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan who colluded with Liu Zhang to kill his father and brother to seize power. In this way, the alliance of the Meng tribes supported by Lu Ren could further expand their territory.

It is not too difficult to do this, and the entire Gu clan's territory can now be said to be divided into two parts, one part is attached to the second son of the Gu family, and the other part is slowly moving closer to the third and fourth sons of the Gu family. Behind the second son of the Gu family is Liu Jing, and behind the third and fourth sons of the Gu family is Lu Ren.

It seemed to be about the same, but Lu Ren smiled, because Lu Ren knew that Liu Zhang's appearance would not have any actual movement at all. And Liu Zhang's wooing of the second son of the Gu family, to put it bluntly, is nothing more than thinking that the more chaotic these southern and central tribes are, the better, because the more chaotic these southern and central tribes are, the more they cannot achieve any climate, and the more peaceful Liu Zhang's south is. To put it bluntly, Liu Zhang's plan is self-preservation, but Lu Ren wants to develop.

To win over and support the pro-own forces, a large amount of money, food and military support are indispensable, and this aspect is Lu Ren's strength. Lu Ren could allocate a large amount of money, food, and military supplies to support the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan anytime and anywhere, but it was quite difficult for Liu Zhang to do so.

You must know that Lu Ren has never participated in any large-scale wars, and he has almost focused on domestic development and economic reserves. Although Liu Zhang's situation is also good, and his family is solid, can you really expect Liu Zhang to take out a large amount of money and food to support the second son of the Gu family?

Besides, Lu Ren and Liu Zhang's administrative and development methods are different, Lu Ren's economic ability is actually stronger than Liu Zhang's by the eighteenth year of Jian'an, and his external compatibility is strong, which Liu Zhang, who is sticking to Shu, does not have.

In short, it is still the same sentence, that is, Lu Ren should fully promote his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. Give full play to the advantages of strong economic strength and good popularity, and at the same time avoid direct military conflicts with Liu Zhang as much as possible, and then let Liu Zhang miscalculate on the issue of the southern and central tribes.

Now the situation is unclear, although Liu Zhang reluctantly supported the second son of the Gu family, but the second son of the Gu family colluded with Liu Zhang to kill his father and brother to seize power, in the mouth of the people of the southern and central tribes, it is already "not a secret secret", Lu Ren deliberately spread rumors, and at the same time, if Liu Zhang cannot provide timely economic support to the second son of the Gu family, these dependent southern and central tribes, it is only a matter of time before the various tribes in the south and central China gradually turn away and defect to Lu Ren. And the Southern Central Clan basically has no good impression of Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang's desire to deal with Nanzhong is just an empty word, not to mention that there is still a Lu Ren behind the Southern Central Clan?

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"Fighting a war does not necessarily mean that the two armies will fight non-stop in front of the battle. It is a plan to go to war, and war is only the end. ”

These are the words that Xun You said with a smile when he learned that several more southern and central clans had defected to Deng Ai not long ago.

Deng Ai looked at Xun You, who was quite leisurely in front of him, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Xun Gong, now there are not a few people from the Gu clan and some small clans who have gathered here with us, do you think you can let the three sons and four sons of the Gu clan send troops?" ”

Xun You hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Absolutely not!" Now we must not let the Gu brothers fight, at least a large-scale battle. Shi Zai, the competition between the Gu brothers is not comparable to the previous Yuan brothers, when the Yuan brothers fight, except for Cao Mengde in the dark map, there is no external force, so the more fierce the Yuan brothers fight, the better. But the Gu brothers are fighting, and standing behind the two parties are your master and Liu Zhang. In terms of human strength, the Gu brothers are not far apart, but compared with your master and Liu Zhang, your master's strength is money and food, but when the two armies really clash, you are too much inferior to Liu Zhang because you have no generals in your hands. Although Liu Zhang is weak, he has some talents under his command. In general, you are good at defending and not attacking. If a big war breaks out between the Gu brothers, you and Liu Zhang will inevitably send reinforcements to participate in the war, and as soon as the two armies clash, Yihao's previous strategy of promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses will lose its effectiveness, and you will have a big loss. Therefore, in the dispute between the Gu brothers, it is more beneficial for you to maintain the status quo as much as possible. ”

Before the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan came to defect, Deng Ai had already sent Xizuo to inquire about the information of the Gu clan. After confirming that the defection of the third and fourth sons of the Gu family was true, Deng Ai immediately received the third and fourth sons of the Gu family, and temporarily placed them in a development zone near Jianning.

Why settle here, and for the time being? The reason is very simple, according to Lu Ren's idea, the tribes in the southern and central regions should not be overly co-opted, but should be helped.

Now the purpose of placing the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan near Jianning is to borrow the Gu clan's original appeal to the various small tribes in their area, gather those small tribes who were unwilling to obey the second son of the Gu clan, and at the same time get rid of the second son of the Gu clan in the name of the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan who colluded with Liu Zhang to kill his father and brother to seize power. In this way, the alliance of the Meng tribes supported by Lu Ren could further expand their territory.

It is not too difficult to do this, and the entire Gu clan's territory can now be said to be divided into two parts, one part is attached to the second son of the Gu family, and the other part is slowly moving closer to the third and fourth sons of the Gu family. Behind the second son of the Gu family is Liu Jing, and behind the third and fourth sons of the Gu family is Lu Ren.

It seemed to be about the same, but Lu Ren smiled, because Lu Ren knew that Liu Zhang's appearance would not have any actual movement at all. And Liu Zhang's wooing of the second son of the Gu family, to put it bluntly, is nothing more than thinking that the more chaotic these southern and central tribes are, the better, because the more chaotic these southern and central tribes are, the more they cannot achieve any climate, and the more peaceful Liu Zhang's south is. To put it bluntly, Liu Zhang's plan is self-preservation, but Lu Ren wants to develop.

To win over and support the pro-own forces, a large amount of money, food and military support are indispensable, and this aspect is Lu Ren's strength. Lu Ren could allocate a large amount of money, food, and military supplies to support the third and fourth sons of the Gu clan anytime and anywhere, but it was quite difficult for Liu Zhang to do so.

You must know that Lu Ren has never participated in any large-scale wars, and he has almost focused on domestic development and economic reserves. Although Liu Zhang's situation is also good, and his family is solid, can you really expect Liu Zhang to take out a large amount of money and food to support the second son of the Gu family?

Besides, Lu Ren and Liu Zhang's administrative and development methods are different, Lu Ren's economic ability is actually stronger than Liu Zhang's by the eighteenth year of Jian'an, and his external compatibility is strong, which Liu Zhang, who is sticking to Shu, does not have.

In short, it is still the same sentence, that is, Lu Ren should fully promote his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. Give full play to the advantages of strong economic strength and good popularity, and at the same time avoid direct military conflicts with Liu Zhang as much as possible, and then let Liu Zhang miscalculate on the issue of the southern and central tribes.

Now the situation is unclear, although Liu Zhang reluctantly supported the second son of the Gu family, but the second son of the Gu family colluded with Liu Zhang to kill his father and brother to seize power, in the mouth of the people of the southern and central tribes, it is already "not a secret secret", Lu Ren deliberately spread rumors, and at the same time, if Liu Zhang cannot provide timely economic support to the second son of the Gu family, these dependent southern and central tribes, it is only a matter of time before the various tribes in the south and central China gradually turn away and defect to Lu Ren. And the Southern Central Clan basically has no good impression of Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang's desire to deal with Nanzhong is just an empty word, not to mention that there is still a Lu Ren behind the Southern Central Clan?

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"Fighting a war does not necessarily mean that the two armies will fight non-stop in front of the battle. It is a plan to go to war, and war is only the end. ”

These are the words that Xun You said with a smile when he learned that several more southern and central clans had defected to Deng Ai not long ago.

Deng Ai looked at Xun You, who was quite leisurely in front of him, hesitated for a moment and asked: "Xun Gong, now there are not a few people from the Gu clan and some small clans who have gathered here with us, do you think you can let the three sons and four sons of the Gu clan send troops?" ”

Xun You hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Absolutely not!" Now we must not let the Gu brothers fight, at least a large-scale battle. Shi Zai, the competition between the Gu brothers is not comparable to the previous Yuan brothers, when the Yuan brothers fight, except for Cao Mengde in the dark map, there is no external force, so the more fierce the Yuan brothers fight, the better. But the Gu brothers are fighting, and standing behind the two parties are your master and Liu Zhang. In terms of human strength, the Gu brothers are not far apart, but compared with your master and Liu Zhang, your master's strength is money and food, but when the two armies really clash, you are too much inferior to Liu Zhang because you have no generals in your hands. Although Liu Zhang is weak, he has some talents under his command. In general, you are good at defending and not attacking. If a big war breaks out between the Gu brothers, you and Liu Zhang will inevitably send reinforcements to participate in the war, and as soon as the two armies clash, Yihao's previous strategy of promoting strengths and avoiding weaknesses will lose its effectiveness, and you will have a big loss. Therefore, in the dispute between the Gu brothers, it is more beneficial for you to maintain the status quo as much as possible. (To be continued.) )