What?

Not so?

I guessed wrong?

Xu Zi was stunned in place, his mind was in chaos.

In fact, he also slowly confirmed this speculation, but based on his understanding of General Longxiang, this general would not do unprepared things, nor would he do unreasonable actions. In everything, there must be plans, and often there are many plans.

There must be a plan behind this matter, but why is it in the end...

He was naturally confused.

But Zheng Kaixian shook his head and smiled and said, "You kid, you are wrong this time."

Zhang Mingye breathed a sigh of relief, but did not say much.

But the three of them stopped talking, but General Longxiang said, "It's not that you said it wrong or guessed it wrong, but that the world changes, and plans can never keep up with the changes, so there will be our conversation today."

As soon as these words were spoken, the three of them were thinking.

Xu Zi simply asked for advice.

General Longxiang smiled and said, "My original plan is similar to what you guessed. The surrounding tribes often lead the tribes to plunder and not be educated. But when they are excited, they will avoid the edge and hide in a place when they know that they are powerful. Even if they are hurting the tribes, they will make a comeback as long as they wait for the troops to retreat. This time, a lot of troops and materials were consumed, but the results of the battle were not proportional, so they did not match the cost. Therefore, they had to plan..."

Everyone couldn't help but nodded. Even Zheng Kaixian could not help but lift the fangs. It was really not worthwhile to suppress the fangs like this. If they couldn't do it once and for all, they should just leave it alone.

"But throwing it away is not a long-term solution. If the world is peaceful, Jingnan is just a few counties in the world. The court appointed officials and generals to come here to govern and garrison. Then as long as these gangs do not violate the taboos and don't throw them away. Even if they rebelled repeatedly, they can encircle and suppress them for a few years. But after all, we are not the court. The officials and generals sent by the court will leave after a few years. But not only will we have to guard here for a long time, but we also have to find a way to march towards the surrounding areas!"

He paused, sighed, and continued: "In this way, these people are hidden dangers and the root of instability in the rear. If they cannot be calmed down and tamed, there will be others sleeping soundly beside this bed. At that time, the army will go out to fight, and the inside will be empty. The thieves will be unable to compete with our army in front. Behind people, people will say that if the surrounding tribes cause chaos, they must return to the army to rescue, and the enemy can retreat and pursue them!"

Hearing this, even Zheng Kaixian couldn't help but say, "In this way, the surrounding tribes should indeed be rectified, but how should they be political?"

"This is the problem," General Longxiang nodded, "You are all the old men who follow me, but now my territory is stable, not only military affairs, but also a hundred affairs, and military affairs are a part of the military affairs. You are mainly responsible for military conquests, so I rarely mention this governance matter to you, that is, Xu Zi has followed him for a long time, and after seeing more, he will think more..."

Zhang Mingye subconsciously narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth slightly, but he immediately returned to normal.

General Longxiang did not notice this detail and said: "For the surrounding tribes, we came south, stationed troops and set up camps, squeezed and seized their land. Although many of them were emperors who were reclaimed, those tribes did not think so. So they first harassed people, and later killed people and seized grain, but did not do anything about production. At first I led the troops to fight, but the effectiveness was not good. Even what I said just now, I could not destroy them. I could not make ends meet and spend a lot of money. I did not take it for the sake of taking it, so I started negotiating with them, wanting to educate and trade with each other..."

He shook his head, with regret on his face: "It's a pity that these tribes do not know etiquette at all, and they still rob and kill people. They don't know that the long-lasting tricks are truly fearing power but not being virtuous. Moreover, this education is not a temporary achievement, and it requires patience and long-term implementation. If the world is unified, the court can naturally slowly plan for it, and even set up positions to coordinate and balance it. But we don't have that long time. The world is now fragile and balanced, and people from all families are restrained, but it cannot be long. Once chaos comes, how can we manage it with peace of mind?"

"Then you should completely conquer and kill all the people!" Zheng Kaixian was full of murderous aura, but his expression was eager to try.

Xu Zizhe shook his head and said, "If you can't kill them all, you will make enemies. It's better to crack down on them and disintegrate them. If you can turn them into your own use, that's the best."

"It's this reason. You can't be strong. Otherwise, we will have to trap our limited military forces and be difficult to escape. We gave others a chance in vain. Therefore, I initially wanted to take this opportunity. On the one hand, I trained Huangfu and others' military means to familiarize themselves with the affairs of the army and identify whether they have military power. If not, they will not be able to get close to each other. Otherwise, they will harm the entire Jingnan and retreat to the second best. Let's see if they have the ability to govern and assist. We will take the opportunity to surround the tribes, kill the soldiers of the tribes, force them to bow their heads, and then gather them up and form troops. On the one hand, educate them in the army, and on the other hand, let them fight, but now..."

Xu Zi understood and asked, "Is he changing his mind now? Where is the lord's thinking?"

"The first consideration is my physical problem," General Longxiang's smile turned into a bitter smile. "There is nothing to hide from you. I won't say much about the injuries I had before. During this earthquake, although Huangfu tried hard to save him, he was still affected and had a tendency to deteriorate further, so it was difficult to lead the army. To be honest, there is no one in Jingnan who can do this except me, so he has to suspend it. Besides... "

He paused and continued: "It was also the newly invited gentleman who gave me advice, telling me that even if I could plan successfully, the surrounding tribes would not submit easily and might backfire."

When Xu Zi and the other two frowned at the same time when they heard the "sir" mentioned by General Longxiang, they said nothing.

Only Xu Zi asked at the end: "Then...what should we deal with the matter of letting Huangfu and the others lead the army without a follow-up plan? Even if there are not many 3,000 people, it is still a long time to train. Moreover, our population is not large now, and the entire army is only tens of thousands. If we really throw away three thousand people in vain?"
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