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 @ fun @ 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 of Xun You, who arrived in Jianning not long ago, when he learned that several more southern and central clans had defected to Deng Ai.

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. ”

Deng Ai nodded again and again after listening to Xun You's words. Before Xun You arrived in Jianning, Deng Ai received a telegram from Lu Ren in advance, and the telegram made it clear to Deng Ai that if Deng Ai wanted to learn skills, he would be polite to Mr. Xun Youxun...... In fact, how can Lu Ren remind Deng Ai about this matter? How famous is Xun You? And Deng Ai himself is also a studious person, and now he can have such an opportunity to ask Xun You for advice.

In turn, Xun You also likes this young man in his twenties, who is smart and capable and studious. In addition, there is another point, that is, when Lao Cao was about to become a prince, Xun Yu felt a little desperate like Xun Yu, but in the original history, Xun Yu could die happily, but Xun Yu had to take care of the safety of the Xun clan, so he could only grit his teeth and persevere.

But the current situation is that Xun Yu has run away, Xun You has slipped away, and the Xun clan should also run and slip, and the main members have basically slipped to Luren's Yizhou, and there is no problem in the clan, which eliminates Xun Yu's worries; Then during the short period of time that Xun You was in Yizhou, Lu Ren and Xun Yu must have confessed to Xun You, Xun You was surprised that Lu Ren played so much, and his heart was also burned again, and he planned to play this huge game of chess with Lu Ren.

When people have hearts, they have spirits, so at this time, Xun Yu also smiled a little more, and his hand was easily pulled, but he didn't scratch what he wanted to pull. Deng Ai was clever here, and quickly handed the hookah at hand to Xun You, and then took out a match to light a cigarette for Xun You. This is that Lu Ren is not here, if he is here, he may say that how can this kid Deng Ai have such a flattering villain-like side?

Looking at Xun You very much, he smoked a few big puffs of cigarettes, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, it's still the new leaves in this southern land!" Shizai, you don't know, when Yizhou's tobacco is trafficked to HB, the high-grade tobacco is frighteningly expensive, sometimes I don't dare to buy it, and many times it is only in Zhongzhong and so on. ”

Deng Ai said with a smile: "Xun Gong, when you arrive in Nanzhong, you can only use the top-grade tobacco." To tell the truth, nearly one-third of the tobacco sold in Yizhou is in Nanzhong. Many tribes in Nanzhong have benefited from teaching farming and selling tobacco leaves, and their lives have become richer and richer, so they are quite grateful to the master and very polite to us. ”

Xun You nodded: "When it comes to governing the people and making the people live a prosperous life, there may be no one in the world who can compare with Yihao." And this land in the south has been difficult to educate since ancient times, but Yihao has a way to do it so well. Now that he's laid such a good foundation, we can't defeat him. ”

Deng Ai hurriedly took two steps forward and asked, "Xun Gong, what next?" ”

Xun You said: "Don't worry. The Gu clan is in a hurry, we just need to stabilize our situation. Yihao's chess is too big and there are too many landing points, so unless it is absolutely necessary, he should not raise troops lightly in any place. ”

Deng Ai nodded and said: "Yes, the master said that General Huang Lao would be transferred here sometime, but the original intention was to strengthen the defense of the pass and the city." Xun Gong, this is the so-called 'drag' word, right? ”

Xun Yu said: "Yes, now it's time to drag." The Gu clan might as well let them temporarily divide into two parts and let them fight each other. The seizure of the throne by the second son of the Gu clan was a move away from morality, and then he forcibly raised troops to attack the three sons and four sons of the Gu clan, not to mention that he did not have the strength, and if he really wanted to make a move, it would only make the hearts of his tribe more and more unstable. As long as the two can't afford to fight, Liu Zhang of Xishu can't directly send troops over.

"On the issue of the two Gu clans, Yihao has money and food, and he can afford it completely, but Liu Zhang may not be able to afford it, and he is reluctant to pay for it. In this way, as long as there is a little time, Liu Zhang will interrupt his support for the second son of the Gu family, and the tribes that the second son of the Gu family cannot afford will gradually turn away, and maybe they will switch to the third son and the fourth son of the Gu family who are here with us. As they grow up, they will slowly decline day by day, and we will not have much strength to settle them. In short, the longer it drags on, the better it will be for us. When the time comes, we can fund the three sons and four sons of the Gu family to defeat the second son of the Gu family in one fell swoop, so that the land of Shunan will be in our hands, and Liu Zhang will no longer be useful. ”

Deng Ai said: "That...... Will Liu Zhang directly send troops to attack us? ”

Xun You smiled: "Liu Zhang? Dog ears at the gate! He didn't have that kind of courage at all. If he really has this kind of courage, I'm afraid that the three sons and four sons of the Gu clan won't be able to escape from us. Moreover, after you became the master of Jianning, the soldiers everywhere were very well guarded, and the combat power of Meng Huo's various departments should not be underestimated. (To be continued.) )