Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Liu Ye, Li Youu, and others were originally masters of deception—what's known as strategic deception essentially means sustaining war through war, relying on plundering as the foundation, abandoning self-development, and directly assimilating the Four Directions. Before internal threats could emerge, they would defeat all sides and then rest and recuperate.
This path isn't impassable. For instance, historically, Cao Cao, and in this era, Cao Cao essentially practiced the Deceptive Way. It's not that using Deceptive Way is bad; it's just that one must be fast enough, and when practicing the Deceptive Way, there can be no unexpected events in strategy and tactics. Because the Deceptive Way enables rapid success without foundational support, it's essentially a race against fate. As long as you are fast enough, there will be no problems at all.
