Tang Ai raised his fan and clicked the map again, and said, "Please look at the map again. The entire Guanzhong situation can be roughly divided into two areas.

"This area with Xianyang as the center extends to Longdong County in the northwest, to Pingyang County in the northeast, to Fengyang County in the south, to Hedong County in the east, and to Tianshui County in the west. This area can be called the hinterland of Guanzhong, and is also the area with the widest distribution of Hu such as Di, Qiang, etc.

"And Shangjun and Shuofangjun north of this area can be picked out separately and counted as another area in Guanzhong. Compared with the dense river network and many people in the hinterland of Guanzhong, this area is more desert and has few residents. Among its residents, there are not many Hu people such as Di, Qiang, etc., and most of them are Huns and various mixed Hus. The customs of this area are also different from those in the hinterland. There are many farming areas in the hinterland, and there are many nomadic places here.

"Now, Shuofang has already obtained it for me. If he could take advantage of He Hunxi's troops to seize Xuzhou, Pu Mao would definitely send troops to suppress the rebellion. Tens of thousands of households, more than 100,000 Xianbei people and a large number of northern Yi were forced to move into Guanzhong. The Di, Qiang and other Hu in Guanzhong are likely to have a big conflict with them. If I take Shang County into my Dingxi, then Shang County will be connected into Shuofang. From then on, Shuofang County will no longer be an enclave in Dingxi in the north and south of Guanzhong, but it is enough to confront the hinterland of Guanzhong with these two counties!"

While looking at the map, Guo Daoqing listened to Tang Ai's words. He agreed, nodded frequently and said repeatedly, "It makes sense!" But after listening, he still looked suspicious and said, "Duan Gong, if Shangjun can be taken down by me Dingxi, there is no need to say much about the benefits of Dingxi... But it is the Duke. The Duke said that Tianshui is not suitable for Longdong. So, can Shangjun be taken now?"

Tang Ai smiled and said, "Tianshui is close to Xianyang, and Longdong is separated from me by Longshan. Therefore, it is not advisable to rush to attack these two counties for the time being, but not in the county."

"What's wrong with Shangjun?"

Tang Ai said: "First of all, geographically speaking, there is no dangerous obstacle between Shangjun and Shuofang County. There is only a section of desert area with a total length of 400 miles from north to south. Moreover, this desert area is not entirely deserted. Not only are there oasis in it, but the east river area is also rich in water and grass. In other words, our Shuofang army goes south and takes the other Shangjun. It is not a problem to choose the road of the march and take the supplies along the way.

"Secondly, in terms of the difficulty of attacking Shangjun, I just said that in Shangjun, there are many residents of the Xiongnu, Mihu, and Diqiang. In terms of loyalty to Diqian, the Xiongnu and Mihu cannot be compared with Diqian. This means that when our Shuofang army attacks Shangjun, it will definitely not encounter greater resistance like our Qinzhou army attacks Tianshui and other counties. On the contrary, as long as our army captured Shuofang County, it will not be difficult to divide the local Hu chiefs and recruit them.

"In addition, if you attack Shangjun now, there is another advantage for me. That is Yang Man, the prefect of Shangjun of Diqin, who is not in Shangjun now. When Pu Mao returned to Xianyang, he left Yang Man and Gou Xiong in Jizhou and asked them to listen to Pu Luogu's restraint for the time being. Shangjun is actually "no master" at the moment, which will obviously further reduce the difficulty of attacking Shuofang County at this time.

"Again, from the perspective of defense after the battle, Shangjun is adjacent to Shuofang in the north, Daibei, and Xihe and Taiyuan in the east, Shuofang is not to mention Shuofang. It has long been the land of my Dingxi king. Although Tuoba Beijin in the north of Daibei is now under the false title of Pu Mao's "Daiwang", he is also an ally with me Dingxi. This means that the enemy situation in the north of Shangjun is not serious; as for the Xihe and Taiyuan in the east of Bingzhou, Taiyuan, one is the big river between Shangjun and Bingzhou. Secondly, Li Ji, the prefect of Taiyuan who was appointed by Di Qin, was born in Bingzhou and begging for life. In my opinion, his attitude towards Di Qin is relatively ambiguous. He may not be loyal to Pu Mao. This means that the enemy situation in the east of Shangjun is not serious. The enemy situation in the north and east are not serious, so the only one that needs defense is the south. I think this should not be a problem.

"In the end, after Shangjun was captured by our army, would Pu Mao send troops to seize it? I thought Pu Mao would not.

"Although the distance between Shangjun and Xianyang is similar to that between Tianshui and Xianyang, it is actually only a hundred miles more than the distance between Tianshui and Xianyang, but unlike Tianshui, Tianshui and Xianyang are on the shore of Wei River, and there is no danger in the middle. Follow the Wei River to the east, and you can reach Xianyang in a few days. Because Tianshui is in danger, Xianyang will be shaken. There are many rivers and mountains between Shangjun and Xianyang. Therefore, even if Shangjun falls into the hands of Dingxi, it will not be very direct threat to Xianyang. This is one of them.

"Even though Di Qin came out of the pass, he took Luo and Ye, occupied Hebei, Henan and other places. It seemed that his military power was unprecedented, but the stall shop was too big. In the words of Mr. Xin, he would naturally have more troubles. Now in front of Pu Mao, there are many "most important things" that need to be solved urgently, at least three.

"First, Nanyang, Pu Yansun has been fighting against Huan Ruo for several months. It is not only because of Huan Jingzhou's full assistance, but also because of the advance and support of our Qinzhou army in Tianshui. Nanyang is still guarded by Huan Ruo. Di Qin has not been able to overcome it. Whether it is to avoid the pseudo-Wei generals in Hebei and Henan, the powerful men of counties and counties imitate He Hunxie to make trouble and make self-reliant, or shock the morale of He Hunxie's subordinates, this battle cannot be delayed. It is time to cut the mess quickly and quickly, and it must be over; the second, Xuzhou, if He Hunxie is not suppressed as soon as possible, there will be other Tang and Hu heroes who will establish themselves and separatist, and even retreat to Youzhou's remnants, and they can still have room to turn over; the third, it is the remnants of Murong in Youzhou.

"In short, Pu Mao needs to solve a lot of trouble immediately, and the second one.

"Combining the two points, there are many troubles that need to be solved. The Shangjun has obtained it and the threat to Xianyang is not very large. Therefore, I think that eight out of ten Pu Mao would not send large troops to retake Shangjun."

Shi Fatong was so impressed that "I am not talking about it anymore," he called himself a "little monk". It seemed that only in this way could he express his admiration for Tang Ai and said, "Little monk was enlightened when he listened to the governor's words, and the young monk suddenly realized his enlightenment! He knew why Tianshui and Longdong did not fight, but attacked the county! I recalled that the young monk had just said something nonsense and suggested that the governor take the opportunity to seize Tianshui. It was really nonsense. The young monk was ashamed and ashamed! It was still the governor standing high, looking far away, and having a good vision. The young monk was far from comparable to!"

Looking at Shi Fatong's admiration, Tang Ai said in his heart: "I have known many famous monks, whether it is Daozhi or Kumarajiva, even Shi Yuanrong, who is eager to be political, is actually not a single person. He can be compared with the flattery of the monk Shi Fatong! This monk is also a rare 'talent'!" Shaking his palm fan, he smiled, "Tongshi, how humble he is! Even a 'little monk' can be of great use... Why did he fight to the county? I have already said that when will Tongshi write this letter to Yao Tao report?"

Shi Fatong said: "Although I don't know why the governor ordered the young monk to reveal the secrets of my king's army to attack the county and know that Yao Tao was, since it was the governor's order, the young monk should follow it carefully. Then he followed the governor's order. The young monk went to write to Yao Tao in two days and told him about this matter!"

"Okay, then please ask Master Tong for this matter."

Explain the Dharma and promote the promise.

Guo Daoqing didn't understand why Tang Ai asked Shi Fatong to write to Yao Tao and the reason for leaking this secret. He then agreed that Tang Ai would write to the court today, suggesting that Xin Er, who sent troops from Shuofang to attack Shangjun, went south to capture Shangjun. Afterwards, after Shi Fatong and others resigned one after another, Guo Daoqing pretended to leave, turned back, grabbed Tang Ai, and asked, "Governor, why did you ask that monk to leak the secret?"

"Why can't I ask Master Tong to leak the secret?"

Guo Daoqing opened his eyes wide, his eyes fell on Tang Ai's chuckling face as if nothing had happened, and he showed full of doubts, astonishment and worry, and said, "Duke, here you write to Duke Xin here and suggest using troops to Shangjun. Then you also ask that monk to reveal this secret to Yao Tao. If Di Qin was wary of this, our Shuofang army could not conquer Shangjun. Then, wouldn't it be the charge of the Duke after the war?"

Tang Ai leaned out and saw that there was no one in the courtyard outside the hall, empty and no one could see. At this moment, he and Guo Daoqing were the only two in the hall. Then he revealed the truth and said to Guo Daoqing: "Old Guo, I won't hide it from you. My name is Shifatong and Yao Tao. The leak of this matter is actually another intention and purpose."

"What is the intention and purpose?" Guo Daoqing's heart moved, and he couldn't help but approach Tang Ai, lowered his voice, and said, "Duke, is it just a cover to attack Shangjun? The Duke asked Shi Fatong to write a letter to inform him, in order to confuse the Di Qin's sight, and where the Duke wanted to attack was actually a different place?... If so, Duke is this wonderful plan!"

Tang Ai shook his head and said, "No. Lao Guo, have I already explained the interpretation of the Dharma? It is not a guise to be a county. I will write a letter to Mr. Xin in person later. In the book, I will only suggest Mr. Xin to use troops to serve in the county, not other places."

Guo Daoqing was even more puzzled. He spread his hands and asked, "Governor, why are you?" He couldn't help thinking, "Is it because he thought it was too comfortable in Qinzhou, so he wanted to find some unhappiness for yourself?" But he knew that it was not the reason, so he just thought about it and never said it.

Tang Ai shook the fan and smiled, and said slowly: "Old Guo, let me ask you, Shi Fatong wrote to Yao Tao. After leaking this matter, do you think Yao Tao will believe it?"

Guo Daoqing was stunned for a moment and said, "This..., maybe believe it, maybe not."

"Yes, will Yao Tao believe it? It's between 55 and 5. Let me ask you again, after Yao Tao gets the informant letter from Fatong, do you think he will report to Pu Mao?"

Guo Daoqing thought for a while and said, "Yao Tao was not trusted by some of the nobles and important officials in the Qin Dynasty. In order to make Pu Mao suspicious in vain, he received a letter from Shi Fatong to inform him, regardless of whether he believed in the letter or not, he would report to Pu Mao."

"Oh, Lao Guo, do you guess if Pu Mao believes it after receiving Yao Tao's report?"

Guo Daoqing thought about it hard and said, "This... is probably hard to say."

"Just like Yao Tao may believe it or not, Pu Maoli came in the same way. If he believes or does not believe it, then this letter of informing me will be harmless to the county of Shuofang. This is one of them."

Guo Daoqing asked, "What if he believes it?"

"If he believes, it is the second thing I want to say below. It takes at least ten days for the letter from the Fatong to Yao Tao. It takes at least ten days for the letter from Meng Lang. Although he is highly employed by Pu Mao, he cannot see Pu Mao every day and at any time. Then, from the hands of Yao Tao, he reports to Pu Mao, it will take at least three or five days, or more than ten days. That is, from the letter of this letter of informing me of Qinzhou to the time when Yao Tao reported it to Pu Mao, it will take about half a month. Today I will send an edict to Mr. Xin, who will always be decisive. If I accept my suggestion, then half a month later, my troops from the attack on Shangjun will be sent from Shuo Fang! Shuo Fang is adjacent to Shangjun, and the soldiers will arrive day and night. In other words, it is Pu Mao's letter of informing Mr. Xin, which will harm me?"

Guo Daoqing understood what Tang Ai meant and said, "Du Gong, what do you mean is that although the letter from Shi Fatong told Pu Qin about the truth, it actually did not harm me in attacking Shangjun, or in other words, it was almost harmless?"

“That’s right.”

"...Then the officials were even more confused. What was the purpose of the governor going around this big circle?"

"Old Guo, you are such a honest person!"

Guo Daoqing was stunned and said, "Governor, why did you say this?"

"I've said so clearly, don't you understand yet? Why can I go around so long? Of course, my intention and purpose are to help the monk Shifatong win the trust of Yao Tao and Pu Mao!"

Guo Daoqing's eyes widened again, and he said, "What is the governor?"

"This time I asked Shi Fatong to write to Yao Tao to report the secret, but when I find other opportunities, I will also ask Shi Fatong to write to Yao Tao to report the secret again! Moreover, the secret I asked him to report the secret is also true!"

Guo Daoqing finally understood it. He was surprised and happy and said, "Oh!"

"Old Guo, what are you oh?"

"The governor is not just foresight, but also foresight, and has a long-term plan! The subordinates understand that the governor is laying the groundwork for coaxing Yao Tao and Pu Mao at a critical moment in the future! This is called 'to take action first'! High, high, really high!"

"High?"

"high!"

Tang Ai smiled and said, "It's not as good as you, Lao Guo Gao."

"How can the subordinates be foolish, compare with the governor's far-reaching and profound thoughts?"

Tang Ai raised his fan, touched Guo Daoqing's head crown, and then touched his head cap, and smiled and said, "You are tall!" After saying that, he held the slap in his chest with his right hand and the back of his left hand. Shi Shi walked out of the hall, put on his shoes, went to the side school, and wrote a book to Xin Er.

Guo Daoqing bowed and gave him a greeting. He also left the hall, but he walked a few steps and suddenly returned to the scene. He looked at the place where Tang Ai disappeared, and said to himself: "The governor said that I am honest and said that I am tall. I am saying that I am stupid?" But he was not annoyed, and smiled, saying to himself, "Silly people have their own blessings. If they are used for me in Dingxi, I will be stupid, so why not!"

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Chapter completed!