This tactic of seizing advantageous conditions and pitting one party against another was already overused by Lu Yuan back in his days in the Nine Provinces.
Back then, after forging an alliance with Yue to attack Zhou, the two soon turned against each other.
After a joint campaign with the lords of Pre-Yue against the southwestern barbarians, it took less than two years for them to turn their weapons against each other.
All these experiences were no different from the present situation.
Old tactics.
"Yes, that's right, it's about reconciling with the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate and then showing goodwill by withdrawing the heavy troops at the border," he said.
Qing Guanzi nodded affirmatively, elaborating on his thought, "The crisis of the Jiuzhou Immortal Gate stems from a lack of reserve forces. We just need to allow them to regain new reserve forces, then their current crisis will naturally be resolved without us having to lift a finger.