Wolwan Island, the patriarch's house. www.biquge.info Zhuo Zheng stroked his beard and sat on the main seat with his eyes slightly closed. Zhuo Min stood behind Zhuo Zheng, staring at the guests with an angry face.

These people are all well-known figures of the Xilai tribe.

Butcher, the leader of the pirate column, the head of the second largest family of the Xilai clan, and the leader of the opposition;

Xia Zhen, the president of the Xihai caravan and the backbone of the opposition, stood a reluctant little white fat man, his second son Xia Sangju.

Mu Shenyu, one of the elders of the clan, is also a pillar of the opposition.

For the sake of their own interests, these people wanted to defend Punan Port to the death, but as a result, half of the 40,000 family soldiers were killed in battle and half were captured. The vast majority of these lost fighters were their own ranks. Therefore, the loss of Punan Port caused great damage to the opposition. The opposition also subsided for a while.

But wait until Gu Wen gave the secret method of steel stone slabs and built a fortress. These people saw the benefits again and couldn't help but jump out again.

There was a smile on Tu Renba's face, which was full of meat: "Patriarch Zhuo, you have been blessed with great fortune recently, and you can actually obtain the secret method of making steel stone plates. There are also magical bastion blueprints. ”

Mu Shenyou shook his head and sighed: "If these things had been taken out earlier, Punanbao would not have been lost, and we would not have lost so many heroic soldiers." ”

Zhuo Zheng opened his eyes and glanced at Mu Shenyu, and said calmly: "The loss of Punan Fort, the loss of tens of thousands of elites, I, as the patriarch, am actually the most painful, so I cheekily went to ask Mr. Wen to come up with his precious secret method." I hope these things can hold the port of Pubei. ”

Xia Zhen's fat hand stroked the big belly like the August pregnancy, and said with a smile: "Being able to get the help of a strange person like Mr. Wen is a blessing for our Xilai clan." The secret method of steel stone slabs and the design of the fortress are the treasures of our Xilai tribe, and we must protect them. ”

Zhuo Zheng nodded and said, "This is reasonable. Mr. Wen gave these two things to our Zhuo family because of the little girl's life-saving grace. As a member of the Xilai clan, our Zhuo family will naturally guard against it and prevent these secrets from being obtained by outsiders. ”

These people said that in the name of the righteousness of the Xilai clan, they actually just wanted to steal Gu Wen's secret recipes and drawings.

Zhuo Zheng is so old and spicy, on the one hand, it clearly states that this thing was given to Zhuo Min and to the Zhuo family. On the other hand, it also shows that it will not monopolize all interests.

The two sides went around each other in circles for a long time. See that Zhuo Zheng does not leak. Mu Shenyu changed the topic and said: "Today, there is a good thing to discuss with the patriarch. ”

Zhuo Zheng said: "Oh, but what is the beautiful thing?"

Mu Shenyou smiled and said: "Xia Sangju, the second son of President Xia, is smart and benevolent, personable, and a well-known talent of the younger generation of our Xilai clan. Today, I want to be a big matchmaker and ask him to marry the patriarch's daughter, Miss Zhuo Min. I hope that the Zhuo clan will grow up to be perfect. ”

Zhuo Min sneered: "Xia Lao Er, as long as he can hold my punch, this matter can be discussed." ”

The butcher said: "Miss Zhuo is laughing, who doesn't know that Miss Zhuo's divine power is unparalleled." It's just the way of husband and wife, pay attention to the combination of men and women. If the two go toe-to-toe, it is inevitable that the family will be restless. Miss Zhuo and Xia Gongzi are a natural pair, just civil and military, rigid and soft, and a natural pair. ”

He, a fierce-looking pirate leader, was talking about the way of husband and wife here, and the scene was very discordant.

Zhuo Min sneered: "Zhuo Er, I don't know what kind of virtue you have. Don't hide there as a turtle grandson, you are really brave enough to ask for a kiss, say it yourself. ”

Xia Sangju shrank back in fright, and said cowardly: "Min... Sister Min, I'm that....what..."

Looking at Xia Sangju's clumsy performance, Mu Shenyu could only shake his head secretly, but answered: "As the saying goes, the life of parents, the words of matchmakers, this marriage matter still depends on the meaning of Patriarch Zhuo and President Xia. ”

Zhuo Zheng was secretly angry in his heart, this group of thieves was not dead, and they were bent on seizing the recipe of the secret recipe, and they actually hit Zhuo Min with their thoughts.

This Xia Sangju is a well-known gentleman, who does not learn and has no skills, relying on his father's power to bully men and women, and has a very bad reputation. Although his daughter's image is really poor, she will not be reduced to marrying this prodigal.

On the surface, Zhuo Zheng sighed lightly: "My daughter is too stubborn, but she is not worthy of Xia Gongzi." Besides, I had a son in my old age, and now I am still young. The Zhuo family's family business depends on this daughter's helper. Marriage may as well be discussed later. ”

This matter is not good, and Xia Zhen doesn't care. The two groups have been fighting for decades, and they know each other well.

The first two things, on the one hand, are just temptations, and on the other hand, they throw out some infeasible things to set off the things that follow.

This is also a kind of technique, I make a suggestion, you don't agree, I mention another one, you still don't agree, I mention the third one is relatively reasonable, but it's not more than three, you can't completely refuse, right?

Therefore, Xia Zhen coughed lightly and said with a smile: "Patriarch Xia is reluctant to give up his baby daughter, this is also human nature, this matter will be talked about in the future." ”

"The top priority at the moment is how to protect Pubei Port and realize the dream of our people returning to the mainland. ”

"With a fortress, Pubei Port can fight against several times stronger enemies. However, now there are many people in the Western Continent who are mixed with fish and dragons, and there are not a few forces whose strength exceeds that of our clan ten times and a hundred times. ”

"Our warriors can hold on for a while, but they can't hold on for a lifetime. So you have to plan ahead, I don't know what the patriarch thinks?"

When Zhuo Zheng heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "What President Xia said is extremely true, I don't know what President Xia's plan is?"

Seeing Zhuo Zheng's set, Xia Zhen was in high spirits for a while, and waved his fat hand and said:

"Returning to the mainland is the common dream of our people. Xia has been fighting for this great dream all his life. Now that crises and opportunities coexist, Xia thought hard day and night, and there were three strategies for Patriarch Zhuo to think about. ”

"This first strategy is to invite Yuan Zhenren to return to Pubei Port, as long as Yuan Zhenren is guarded, we are impregnable. This is a stubborn policy. ”

"It's just that now our clan is sitting on two treasures, steel stone slabs and fortress drawings, if Yuan Zhenren is not guarding Yuewan Island, it will be difficult to prevent the enemy from coming to rob it, so this is the next policy. ”

"This second strategy, since our side has the advantage of the fortress, we can continue to increase a large number of troops, defend the fortress with a small number of soldiers, use more troops to see the gap and expand, and continue to build the fortress, step by step. This is a steady strategy. ”

"If this strategy works, our people will build several fortresses on the Nuwei Peninsula to form a single corner. With 200,000 soldiers, it can resist an army of millions. The Nuwei Peninsula is narrow, and the enemy army cannot be deployed, so our people can get enough space to gradually stabilize their migration. ”

"But now the forces on the Nuwei Peninsula are mixed, and the fortress is well defended, but it is useless to attack. My Xilai clan is only a small clan, and with the strength of the whole clan, it may not be able to open up enough strategic depth. The sacrifice was also great. This is the best way to go. ”

"Since there are deficiencies in offense and defense, I have another way. Nowadays, the western Gobi is all brown and red sandstone, which is very easy to destroy. It also caused the difference between the defender and the attacker to be small, and there was no stable city fortress to hold, so the battle situation was eroded. ”

"If our people can sell steel slabs and help build the fortress as a business, all forces will be happy to accept it. ”

"In this way, we can go from fighting with others to serving both sides, which is the best way to fight without fighting. ”

After saying the three strategies, Xia Zhen squinted his eyes and looked at Zhuo Zheng triumphantly.

Once the so-called no-war strategy was successfully sold, the business of selling steel stone slabs and building fortresses was naturally dominated by caravans. The pirate fleet can help with the escort. The opposition can naturally benefit.

Zhuo Zheng pondered for a long time, and suddenly smiled dumbly: "It seems that Mr. Wen's expectations are good, and there are smart people in my clan." What Mr. Moon said before leaving coincides with President Xia's strategy of not fighting, and it seems that this is indeed a feasible strategy. ”

Tu Renba's eyes lit up, and he said happily: "So Patriarch Zhuo agreed?" Great, let's quickly discuss the specific details, this escort is naturally ......."

Zhuo Zheng raised his hand: "Wait." This is naturally a good strategy. It's a pity that it's not time yet. ”

"Have you ever thought that in the western Gobi, the forces of all parties have not yet reached a balance of power, and the powerful forces are trying to compete for more territory? ”

"Only relatively weak forces think about defending. Our steel stone slabs and bastions are only what these weak forces really need. ”

"But if we help these weak forces build a fortress, won't we offend the powerful forces?"

"If these powerful forces like to attack come to us in trouble, do you think anyone will come to our aid?

The butcher was dumbfounded: "This..."I know my own business, the pirate fleet of the Xilai clan is at best 100,000 people. If any big force wants to make a move, these 100,000 people won't even be able to fight.

I was a little annoyed that there were such a big loophole in the clever plan that I had been thinking about for many days.

Since discovering business opportunities from the steel stone slabs and fortresses, Xia Zhen was extremely excited, and had secretly contacted some small forces of the Thirty-six Clans. These forces have shown sufficient interest.

But looking back, the 36 tribes were indeed a weak force in the battle for hegemony in the western Gobi, especially after a few big clans who were the top birds were severely slashed, the 36 tribes were even weaker.

If you help the Thirty-Six Clans build a fortress against a big force like the Nihon Kingdom, and the enemy comes to find trouble, the Thirty-Six Clans will definitely not come to help. What awaits the Xilai clan is only the result of the clan's annihilation.

Thinking of this, Xia Zhen's vest broke out in a cold sweat, and he sighed: "How is this good?

At this time, Zhuo Zheng smiled and said, "Don't be impatient, three of you. Mr. Wen had expected this. The strategy of not fighting is actually feasible, but you need to wait for the right time. And the time, according to Mr. Wen's estimate, will come soon. (To be continued.) )