Liu Ye has blocked all other directions in Yizhou, so if you want to develop, the only way to go is south.
"Zi Yang, continue talking."
"As you command!"
"In troubled times, everything must be judged by strength. As far as I know, there are twelve counties in Yizhou. At present, General Wei has occupied six counties, and there are still six counties that have not yet been surrendered."
"There are indeed certain difficulties in the conquest of the six southern counties, but the difficulty is much less than that of marching out of Yizhou, and the benefits are much greater than attacking Jingzhou or Liangzhou. Therefore, General Wei still needs his subordinates to unify their thoughts and concentrate
The force will go south and pacify the entire Yizhou in one fell swoop. Then use the power of the twelve counties of Yizhou to either go north and follow the example of Gaozu. Or go east and annex Jing and Yang, which will help the invincible territory."
Liu Zhang really wanted to give Liu Ye a thumbs up. There is nothing wrong with this strategic policy. As long as the monarch is not a fool and follows the steps step by step, he will definitely achieve great things!
Liu Ye not only thought of Liu Zhang's hegemony route, but even opened up another separatist route for him. He is worthy of being called a strategist.
Zhang Song stood up directly, his eyes full of admiration for Liu Ye.
"Mr. Liu's words are very insightful, and his strategy coincides with mine! My lord, please don't be swayed by a few people. The most important thing is to go south to the six counties and unify Yizhou!"
Liu Zhang frowned slightly, he did not expect that Yizhou had not yet been unified, and there would be a factional struggle among his subordinates.
Zhang Song obviously began to have opinions against Zhang Yi, Yang Hong and others because of their opposition.
"Ziqiao, I also know the importance of going south, and I am firm on this concept. Isn't there a problem now? There are more than one million Nanman people, how should we deal with it? We can't always send tens of thousands of troops to station in Nanzhong, right?
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As Liu Ye said, once he goes north or east, he will face an army of one hundred thousand, and Liu Zhang will have to go all out.
Especially Liu Zhang's strategy was to go north, not only to face Ma Teng and Han Sui, but also to face the endless Qiang tribe.
If we have a specific plan to deal with the barbarians, we will be able to deal with the Qiang people easily in the future.
Zhang Song retreated in disbelief. Not only him, but also Zheng Du and Jia Xu were helpless. The barbarians were indeed a great harm!
"Zijing, what can you do?"
Liu Zhang pinned his hopes on Lu Su. After all, he had served as the governor of Soochow.
What Liu Zhang didn't expect was that Lu Su actually nodded, even though he was frowning.
"Does General Wei know about Yangzhou Shanyue?"
"I know, it's also very harmful."
Of course Liu Zhang knew that the Sun family of Soochow had been tricked by Shan Yue for many years! If Shan Yue had not been involved, their military strength would not be so passive.
It was precisely because of Sun's experience that Liu Zhang did not want to rush into the army hastily, and in the end most of his troops were restrained in Nanzhong.
Lu Su nodded slightly, and Liu Zhang knew there was no need to waste words.
"Shanyue is just like the Southern Barbarians. They are huge in number and have amazing fighting power. It can be said that all the people are soldiers. Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court sent troops to conquer several times, but unfortunately the effect was very little."
“Their minds are very flexible and they know that they cannot defeat the heavily armed soldiers, so as soon as the soldiers come, they will escape into the mountains and lay various traps in the mountains. As long as the soldiers dare to enter the mountains, they will definitely suffer heavy casualties!
As time goes by, the officers and soldiers will surely run out of food and retreat, and they will come out of the mountains to cause trouble in the countryside."
Lu Su hit the nail on the head, Shanyue and Nanman have very similar characteristics!
With a large number of people, all the people are soldiers, and they are never reluctant to fight. They have learned the essence of guerrilla warfare in later generations!
"It is exactly what Zijing said, and it gives me a headache. It is easy to capture the six counties, but if the barbarians harass and destroy them all the time, the land of these six counties will turn into a quagmire, and we will be trapped in it!"
During the Han Dynasty, the ruling power over the six counties of Nanzhong had always been very weak. It was nothing more than that they were useless, had no meat to eat, and it was a pity to abandon them.
If it really involves tens of thousands of troops, then Liu Zhang might as well not take it!
If you fight for several years, you will end up losing six counties, losing troops and generals, and your strength will be worse than before.
"General Wei, do you want to see quick results or do you want to see long-term results once and for all?"
Hearing Lu Su's words, Liu Zhang immediately let go of his worries.
Lu Su must have a solution!
"Zijing, what does speed look like? What does slow water look like?"
Jia Xu and others also pricked up their ears, wanting to see what the young man Liu Zhang valued so much had up his sleeves.
"If General Wei wants to temporarily stabilize the barbarians and prevent them from becoming an obstacle to our attack on the six southern counties, there is indeed a shortcut!"
“But haste makes waste, and shortcuts often lead to various problems.”
"The barbarians in Nanzhong are very similar to Shanyue in Yangzhou. They live in seclusion in the mountains, and they are divided into tribes and races, just like independent kingdoms."
"Wherever there are people, there will be classes and fights. This is true for the Han people, and it is also true for the Southern Barbarians and Shanyue. Although the barbarians have millions of people, they fight on their own and attack each other. If they had the same enemy, the six southern counties would have
It’s not ours!”
"Every barbarian leader wants to expand his power and become a barbarian king. We only need to select some of the barbarians with medium power to trade and support them in their fight for the position of barbarian king."
"With our support, these medium-sized barbarians will definitely be able to annex the weak ones, thereby destroying the current harmony within the barbarians and causing dissatisfaction among other powerful barbarians. After that, we will spread rumors in the south and attract them to attack each other. In this way, within the barbarian tribes
Too tired to kill each other, they naturally have no time to become our enemies. And if the barbarians want to defeat their powerful opponents, they will definitely turn to us for help!"
Everyone couldn't help but secretly marvel, Lu Su supported the puppet with one hand and caused the barbarians to attack each other. It is not a bad idea!
As long as the plan is perfect, it can at least keep the barbarians in turmoil for several years or even ten years! In this way, the six southern counties have already been captured.
"Zijing, if you do this, the remaining barbarians will be large tribes in the future, and they will eventually become a disaster, right?"
Liu Zhang saw through the shortcomings of this strategy at a glance. This was just like how the Han Dynasty dealt with the Xiongnu and Xianbei, dividing them internally.
The effect was indeed immediate. After the Xiongnu split, some surrendered to the Han and some were driven away by the Xianbei.
But there is also a drawback. When these alien races are unified, their power will be much stronger than now. By then, the six southern counties will be even more dangerous.
Lu Su didn't hide anything and admitted it directly.
"What General Wei said is absolutely true. The battle will never be endless. Sooner or later, these small tribes will either be wiped out or join the big tribes, and the chaos will eventually stop. At that time, what we need to face will not be endless.
There are no longer barbarians fighting on their own, but powerful barbarians one after another."
Lu Su's strategy can indeed solve the current problems faced by the Liu Zhang Group, but it is no different than drinking poison to quench thirst. When the toxicity breaks out, it will be extremely violent! It is normal to hurt yourself, and it may be given when the Liu Zhang Group is weak.
A fatal blow!
"Zijing, what do you say about the long flowing water?"