In the nearly ten years since Guo Jia took charge of Yizhou, he has not intervened administratively in the south, nor has he launched military operations.

This does not mean that he has excluded the south from the world pattern, and when collecting intelligence from the outside world, the south has inevitably dispatched detailed works to probe the forces of various forces in the south, depict the graphics of the mountains and rivers in the south, analyze the pros and cons of each road, and so on.

Standing at the door of the mansion, Guo Jia waited with his hands in his hands, and under the stairs, Zhang Ren, who was wearing armor and a long knife, hurriedly came, and Zhang Ren, who couldn't help but have a smile on his face, smiled before he spoke, Guo Jia smiled first: "Congratulations to the general on his success." ”

Zhang Ren bowed his head and said: "It is the last general who has thanked the lord for his heavy weapons." ”

"Have you brought them all back? Is there resistance? ”

"The rear of the south is empty, and the young and strong children of the various tribes have gone north with Meng Shu, and the last general has not been hindered when he has led the troops to the villages, and more than 340 prestigious elders of the various tribes have been brought back to the city, waiting for the lord's fate."

Zhu Rong can come up with a strategy of beheading the thief and capturing the king first, and Guo Jia will naturally not just wipe out the chaotic army from the frontal battlefield.

Zhang Ren is a native of Yizhou, he knows more about the terrain of Yizhou than outsiders, and Guo Jia, the intelligence of the south over the years, has also been handed over to him to manage, after returning to Chengdu, Guo Jia sent Xu Chu Wu Yi Yan Yan to support Zhang Yan on the one hand, and also sent Zhang Ren to lead a thousand troops to go to the depths of the southern edge of the mountains and mountains, and go to the villages of those marginal ethnic groups, and capture the important people in these tribes to Chengdu.

These people are not necessarily the most powerful, most of them are the elders of the prestige in the clan, and the figures of the older generation have always had a position in the ethnic group that cannot be ignored, especially among the frontier peoples whose class is not as strict as that of the Han feudal dynasty.

Zhang Ren did not disgrace his mission, and the first time he went out to perform the mission was a complete success, Guo Jia felt gratified, he was a monarch, he needed countless executors, and now, he was most happy that there were countless people around him who could take on great responsibilities.

It is not a secret that many elders in the southern tribe were arrested, and the next moment after Zhang Ren led the army back to the city, the whole city knew about it.

Guo Jia does not need to conceal this matter, and there are two purposes for doing so, the first is to negotiate, and the second is to deter.

Dealing with the Han people, Guo Jia can use the relationship between superiors and subordinates to order the south and deal with the border peoples, because after nearly ten years of separation from rule, it is indispensable to re-dialogue, the choice of surrender or not surrender is in the hands of the other party, and the choice of whether to launch military action after surrendering is in Guo Jia's hands.

And before this dialogue begins, there is a premise, which is deterrence.

Meng Huo's army was defeated, and Guo Jia was able to capture the elders of these frontier peoples alive, which showed his strength.

Frost flies in winter, and snow fills Jincheng.

Guo Jia, who was dressed in a snow-white coat, stood outside the mansion, looking at the goose feathers and snow falling from the sky with a faint gaze, and beside him, Zhu Rong, who was wearing a white jacket, looked at Guo Jia from the side with a complicated expression.

"Guo Jia, when will you let the elders of the clan go home?"

Zhu Rong couldn't help but ask, after she learned about this incident, she immediately found Guo Jia and wanted to ask for guilt, maybe this matter just overturned Guo Jia's slogan that he should treat the people in the south well.

But she was still wrong.

Guo Jia did not mutilate one of the captured people, and even ordered people to take care of these elderly people.

But they were never released, and it looked a bit like house arrest, but the cage was more comfortable.

Guo Jia turned his head to look at Zhu Rong, and suddenly reached out and flicked his fingers on her oblique ponytail, and the snowflakes that fell on it scattered and fell.

"It's coming."

Retracting his movements, Guo Jia looked into the distance, Dian Wei stepped on the stairs, came to him and whispered, "He's here." ”

Guo Jia nodded and did not instruct.

Dian Wei asked tentatively, "Do you need to mobilize some troops?" ”

Guo Jia looked at Dian Wei playfully.

"Am I evil, and I am afraid of him alone?"

Dian Wei patted the snowflakes on his head and stood on the other side of Guo Jia, waiting for someone to come.

Touching her ponytail, Zhu Rong looked absent-minded, she didn't know who Guo Jia and Dian Wei were talking about.

The road was covered with heavy snow, and the vast silver distance looked a little ethereal.

A figure gradually came into view, as strong as a mountain, stepping on the snow.

Zhu Rong's eyes widened suddenly, she didn't expect that the person who came turned out to be him?!

"Dare to come alone, this person, although he has no wit at all, but he is very courageous. Zhong Kang's letter said that he was a man, which was not unreasonable. ”

Guo Jia looked down at Meng Huo, who was approaching, with a faint expression, and Dian Wei Gujing's expression showed a hint of curiosity.

It was freezing cold, Meng Huo was thinly dressed, and he walked towards Guo Jia, neither hesitating nor timid.

It's just that his slightly lowered face is obviously a gritted tooth and a tearful eye.

The Southern Barbarian army was defeated.

Fleeing back to the village, they found that the elders had been abducted.

He couldn't think of a proper way to defuse the situation in front of him.

The arrogance of the people in the south has been dispelled, and now everyone is afraid of the Taiping Army, even the Southern Barbarian warriors cannot come out with a high-spirited posture.

Unable to gather more troops, unable to crack the powerful offensive of the Taiping Army, Meng Huo wanted to defeat Guo Jia with his fists, which was simply wishful thinking.

But the life and death of the elders in the clan could not be ignored, Meng Yu thought about it and thought about it, and only came up with an extreme countermeasure.

In exchange for his life.

Stopping at the edge of the stairs, Meng Shu still hung his head and said in a deep voice: "Nanban Meng Huo, please make you see it." ”

Meng Huo had never seen Guo Jia, perhaps only thinking that the people who looked down on him at the door on the stairs were Guo Jia's subordinates.

Zhu Rong, Meng Yu has had several fates, but this is not the time to investigate why Zhu Rong is here.

Meng Huo, Zhu Rong is also famous for meeting, she used to worship the strong and admired Meng Huo very much, after all, Meng Huo is the leader of the young generation of the southern marginal ethnic groups.

However, looking at it again at this moment, Zhu Rong suddenly found that Meng Shu was very small, like ants and mountains in front of Guo Jia, a figure who seemed to be a scholar.

"Meng Shu, I'm Guo Jia, what do you see me?"

Guo Jia is condescending, and he doesn't need to be domineering to put enough pressure on Meng Huo.

With a bend of his legs, Meng Shu fell to his knees, his fists clenched, and his gums were crushed.

"Please, please let the elders of my clan go, I will be at my disposal, if you want to kill or chop, there is no other word."

Guo Jia stepped down, Dian Wei followed, Zhu Rong took a slow step, and hurriedly followed.

Walking down steadily, Guo Jia stood in front of Meng Huo, and before he could speak, a sudden change occurred.

Meng Shu, who has been suppressed for a long time, may have the same naïve idea as Zhu Rong before, and capture the thief first to capture the king.

Kneeling in front of Guo Jia, he was just about to bend over when a big hand suddenly pressed on his shoulder.

The body that had just straightened up less than half a meter was shortened again, and Meng Shu looked up at the bald-looking man in shock.

laughed at himself in his heart, Meng Shu was disheartened: How could there be no strongmen by Guo Jia's side?

"Meng Shu, I know your intention, but I want to explain what you did just now, you want to capture me or kill me while I am not prepared, then I will tell you the consequences, even if you succeed, you can't get out of Chengdu City, and you can't kill all my soldiers and horses in the city by yourself, in this way, you will die, if I also die, then my people will avenge me, not only the elders of your clan, but also the young children, will not be spared. I say this in the hope that you can use your head to think about the problem, if you can't even think at the most basic level, then the rest of the conversation is not necessary. ”

Guo Jia was tepid, and he didn't take Meng Huo's previous misdeeds to heart at all.

Meng Shu raised his head and looked at Guo Jia, only to see Guo Jia's indifferent look, there was no hatred or fear for him, just a kind of indifference that was so bland that it made people feel pressured.

"Evil comes, let him go, let him stand up, the man has gold under his knees, let him kneel, his attention will be attracted more by his pride."

Dian Wei obeyed the order, withdrew his hand and stood beside Guo Jia, Meng Shu stood up, he was a head taller than Guo Jia, but even if Guo Jia looked up at him, it still made him feel a sense of oppression.

Next, Guo Jia informed Meng Huo of the causes and consequences of the rebellion in the south, as well as his kindness to the clan elders, and Zhu Rong expressed his positive opinion.

From beginning to end, Meng was used.

But he was skeptical of Guo Jia's remarks and asked, "Then why didn't the envoy say it earlier?" Why don't you tell the truth before you go to war? ”

The corners of Guo Jia's mouth turned up, and he said mockingly: "You are high-spirited and lead the army north, I will send someone to explain to you, will you listen?" ”

Meng was speechless, his face embarrassed.

He would never have listened to such an explanation!

Yonghong secretly instigated rebellion in the south, and the whole story was known after Guo Jia returned to Chengdu.

At that time, the war had not yet officially begun, and even during the confrontation in Lushui, there was no real sword and soldier encounter.

However, Guo Jia did not send anyone to negotiate with Meng Huo.

In this day and age, no one will listen to the explanations of the weak.

Is Guo Jia weak?

When Zhu Rongsheng captured Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao, he thought that he had the chance to win, and Guo Jia in her eyes was a weakling, a weak person at her mercy.

Meng Shu led an army of 100,000 to the north, and his arrogance was monstrous, and in his eyes, Chengdu could be broken in the blink of an eye, and Guo Jia was able to capture it, so he was naturally a weakling.

In such a situation, no matter what Guo Jia says, it will only be regarded as a quibble, for self-preservation, and as cunning when disaster is coming.

Therefore, the battle must be fought, from a certain point of view, Guo Jia wants to thank Yonghong, it is impossible to tame the barbarians only with etiquette, and force is a necessary prerequisite for the other party to surrender.

The victor can write everything.

When Guo Jia's army defeated the Nanban army and held the elders of the Nanban tribe hostage to Chengdu, the image of him in front of the people of the south was that of a victor.

The situation reversed, Zhu Rong, Meng Huo, the south became the weak, let others slaughter, at this time, Guo Jia came to explain again, it is the grace and charity of the victor, if you want to compromise, you must accept it.

If Guo Jia wants to rule the south, he must erect Enwei.

Guo Jia has always advocated that the first will be the power and then the grace, then the power is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the grace is twice the result with half the effort.

Fighting the south first and then trying to show grace is Guo Jia's strategy to unify Yizhou.

(To be continued)