The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 288
In the nearly ten years since Guo Jia entered Yizhou, he has not carried out administrative intervention in the south, nor has he launched a military operation.

This does not mean that he has excluded the south from the world structure. When collecting information from the outside world, the south must also send special agents to investigate the various forces in the south, draw a picture of the mountains and rivers in the south, and analyze the pros and cons of each road. etc.

Standing at the gate of the mansion, Guo Jia waited quietly with his hands behind his back. Under the stairs, Zhang Ren, wearing armor and wearing a long knife, came in a hurry. Before Zhang Ren couldn't help but smile, Guo Jia smiled and said : "Congratulations to the general on his successful return."

Zhang Ren bowed his head and clasped his hands: "It's the last general who thanked the lord for his respect."

"Have everyone been brought back? Is there any resistance?"

"The rear of the south is empty. The young and strong children of all tribes followed Meng Huo to the north. When the last general led his troops to the villages, he was not obstructed. A total of more than 340 prestigious elders from all tribes had been brought back to the city, waiting for the Lord to send them away. .”

Zhu Rong can come up with the strategy of beheading the thief first to capture the king, and Guo Jia will naturally not just quell the chaotic army from the frontal battlefield.

Zhang Ren is from Yizhou, and he knows more about the terrain of Yizhou than outsiders. He has also been in charge of Guo Jia’s intelligence in the south these years. After returning to Chengdu, Guo Jia sent Xu Chu, Wu Yi, and Yan Yan to support Zhang Yan. At the same time, Zhang Ren was also sent to lead a thousand-man army to travel all the way across the mountains to the depths of the southern edge, to the villages of those marginal ethnic groups, and captured all the important figures of these tribes to Chengdu.

These people are not necessarily powerful people, most of them are prestigious elders in the tribe. The older generation has always had a status that cannot be ignored in the tribe, especially in the frontier ethnic groups where the class is not as strict as the feudal dynasty of the Han people middle.

Zhang Ren did not disgrace his mission, and he went out to carry out his mission successfully for the first time. Guo Jia felt gratified. He is a monarch, and he needs countless executors. Now, what he is happiest is that there are countless people who can be responsible. .

It is not a secret that many elders in the southern tribes were arrested. The moment Zhang Ren led his army back to the city, everyone in the city knew about it.

Guo Jia doesn't need to hide this matter, and there are two purposes for doing so, the first is negotiation, and the second is deterrence.

When dealing with the Han people, Guo Jia can use his superior-subordinate relationship to order the south and deal with the frontier ethnic groups, because after nearly ten years of separation from the rule, it is necessary to re-dialogue, and the choice of surrender or not is with the other party. If you do not surrender, the choice of whether to launch military operations is in Guo Jia's hands.

And before this dialogue starts, there is a prerequisite, which is deterrence.

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

In the cold winter, the frost is flying, and the city is full of snow.

Guo Jia, who was wearing a snow-white cloak, stood outside the mansion, looking at the heavy snow falling from the sky, and beside him, Zhu Rong, who was wearing a white coat, looked at Guo Jia from the side with a complicated expression.

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

Zhu Rong couldn't help asking. After she learned about this incident, she approached Guo Jia immediately and wanted to ask her teacher for a crime. Perhaps this incident just overturned Guo Jia's slogan that she should treat the people in the south well.

However, she was still wrong.

Guo Jia did not harm any of the captured people, and even ordered people to take care of these elderly people in every possible way.

But they have never been released. It looks a bit like house arrest, but the cage is more comfortable.

Guo Jia turned her head to look at Zhu Rong, and suddenly stretched out her hand to flick her diagonal ponytail, causing the snowflakes that fell on it to fall in all directions.

"almost."

Withdrawing his movements, Guo Jia looked into the distance, Dian Wei stepped up the steps, came to him and said softly, "He's here."

Guo Jia nodded, without instructions.

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

Guo Jia looked at Dian Wei playfully.

"Could it be that I have evil intentions and am afraid of him alone?"

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

Touching her ponytail, Zhu Rong seemed 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 silvery distance looked a bit ethereal.

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

Zhu Rong's eyes widened suddenly, she didn't expect that it was him who came? !

"Dare to come here alone. Although this person has no wit at all, he is extremely courageous. Zhongkang's letter said that he is a man, and there is a reason for it."

Guo Jia looked down at the approaching Meng Huo with a calm expression, and Dian Wei's calm expression revealed a trace of curiosity.

It was freezing cold, and Meng Huo was wearing thin clothes. He walked towards Guo Jia without hesitation or timidity.

It's just that his slightly lowered face is obviously gnashing his teeth and his eyes are tearing apart.

The Nanban army was defeated.

Fleeing back to the village of the clan, they found that the elders of the clan were kidnapped.

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

The arrogance of the southern people's resistance has been dispelled, and now everyone is afraid of the Taiping army. Even the southern barbarian warriors can't show a high-spirited posture.

Unable to summon more troops and unable to break through 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 cannot be ignored. Meng Huo thought about it and only came up with an extreme countermeasure.

Use his life in exchange.

Stopping at the edge of the stairs, Meng Huo still lowered his head, and said in a deep voice, "Nanman Menghuo, please let me see you."

Meng Huo had never met Guo Jia, and perhaps he thought that the people who looked down on him from the door on the stairs were all Guo Jia's subordinates.

Zhu Rong and Meng Huo had met on several occasions, but now is not the time to ask why Zhu Rong is here.

Meng Huo and Zhu Rong are also known to have met each other. She used to admire the strong and admired Meng Huo very much. After all, Meng Huo is the leader of the young and middle-aged generation of the southern fringe ethnic groups.

However, looking at it at this moment, Zhu Rong suddenly found that Meng Huo was very small, like an ant and a mountain in front of Guo Jia, who looked like a scholar.

"Meng Huo, I am Guo Jia, why do you see me?"

Guo Jia was condescending, and he did not need to be domineering to put enough pressure on Meng Huo.

With his legs bent, Meng Huo suddenly knelt down, his fists clenched, and his gums were crushed.

"Please, please let the elders of my clan go, I will let you deal with it, there is no difference between killing and cutting."

Guo Jia stepped down, Dian Wei followed closely behind, Zhu Rong took a step behind and quickly followed.

Walking down at a steady pace, Guo Jia stood in front of Meng Huo, and before he could speak, he suddenly became startled.

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

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

Meng Huo raised his head and looked up at the bald man with a wicked face in astonishment.

Laughing at himself, Meng Huo was disheartened: How could there be no strong people around Guo Jia?

"Meng Huo, I know your reason for coming, but I want to explain your behavior just now. You want to capture me alive or kill me when I'm not prepared. Then I'll tell you the consequences. Even if you succeed, you won't be able to leave. Going out of Chengdu, with your own power, you can't kill all my soldiers and horses in the city. In this case, you will die. If I die too, then my people will avenge me. Not only the elders of your clan, but also Young children will not be spared. I say this in the hope that you can use your head to think about problems. If you don't even know the most basic thinking, then the following conversations are unnecessary."

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

Meng Huo raised his head and looked at Guo Jia, only seeing Guo Jia's indifferent expression. He had no hatred or fear for him, just a kind of indifference that was so plain that it would only increase the pressure.

"It's evil, let him go, let him stand up, the man has gold under his knees, let him kneel, his attention will be more attracted by his self-esteem."

Dian Wei obeyed, retracted his hand and stood beside Guo Jia. Meng Huo stood up. He was a head taller than Guo Jia, but even though Guo Jia looked up at him, he still felt oppressed.

Next, Guo Jia informed Meng Huo of the cause and effect of the uprising in the south, and his kindness to the tribal elders, and Zhu Rong expressed his affirmative opinion.

From beginning to end, Meng Huo was being used.

But he expressed doubts about Guo Jia's remarks, and asked: "Why didn't the emissary speak earlier? Why didn't the truth be revealed before the war?"

The corners of Guo Jia's mouth turned up, and he said mockingly: "You lead the army northward in high spirits, I will send someone to explain to you, will you listen?"

Meng Huo was at a loss for words, his face embarrassed.

He would never listen to such an explanation!
Yong Kai secretly instigated rebellion in the south, and the whole story was well known after Guo Jia returned to Chengdu.

At that time, the war had not officially started, and even when Lushui confronted each other, there was no real swordsmanship.

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 Rong captured Zhen Tuo and Zhen Dao alive, she thought she had the chance to win. In her eyes, Guo Jia was a weak person, a weak person who was at her mercy.

Meng Huo led an army of [-] troops to the north with arrogance. In his eyes, Chengdu could be broken in the blink of an eye. Guo Jia was easy to capture, so he was naturally weak.

In such a situation, no matter what Guo Jia said, it would only be regarded as sophistry, for self-protection, and cunning in times of disaster.

Therefore, battles must be fought, and they must be fought. From a certain point of view, Guo Jia would like to thank Yong Kai. It is impossible to tame the barbarians with only etiquette, and force is a necessary prerequisite for making the opponent surrender.

The winner can write everything.

When Guo Jia's army defeated the Nanman army and took the elders of the Nanman tribe hostage to Chengdu, his image in front of the southern people was that of a victor.

The situation reversed, Zhu Rong, Meng Huo, and the south became the weak and were at the mercy of others. At this time, Guo Jia explained again that it was the grace and charity of the winner. If you want to compromise, you must accept it.

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

There is a distinction between kindness and prestige, first granting kindness and then establishing prestige, then prestige is light and kind. Guo Jia has always advocated first establishing prestige before granting kindness, then prestige will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and kindness will get twice the result with half the effort.

It is Guo Jia's strategy to unify Yizhou by frightening the south first and then seeking mercy.

(End of this chapter)