Chapter 1319: Long Wang Shu

After the news of Zhang Yun's defeat of Xianbei came, Bai Xiaowen was reminded that "Main Task 2 of the Great Unification: Consolidating the North" had been completed.

Bai Xiaowen chose to submit the task.

Although this second main line of unification is not as difficult as the first one to defeat Cao Cao, the delay is longer.

It took Bai Xiaowen more than ten days to defeat Ma Chao; it also took more than ten days to recruit Zhang Yan and conquer the Hu people. In total, it took almost a month.

Although the unification process has been going smoothly so far, and he has accumulated about 40 days of free exploration time, Bai Xiaowen still dare not slack off.

After all, these two unification missions are quite special.

Cao Cao is a hero, he can afford it and let it go, knowing that he has no hope of winning the world, so he entrusts his unification ambition to Bai Xiaowen. A will saved Bai Xiaowen a lot of time to clean up the mess, and he was able to consolidate the rule of the Henan provinces at the fastest speed. In the end, it only took more than ten days to get it done.

As for Ma Chao, it was Camille, a senior spy, who could defeat him quickly.

If there were no such special circumstances, these two unification missions combined would probably take no less than two months.

Bai Xiaowen once again convened civil and military affairs to formulate national policies.

Xun Yu was sick and did not attend. This is also a symbol that Xun Yu is gradually moving away from Bai Xiaowen's ruling center.

Bai Xiaowen cherished Xun Yu's talent, and after Xun Yu fell ill, he invited a famous doctor to treat him. However, Bai Xiaowen could only do this. He couldn't change Xun Yu's thinking and let him make suggestions for his own kingship and emperorship.

Until now, Xun Yu's "Wang Zuo" lord skill is still working, thank God for Bai Xiaowen.

At this meeting, the advisers had disputes over the next strategic goal.

Some people say that we should attack Jingzhou first, go down to the south of the Yangtze River, and then map the east and west Sichuan (Xichuan is Yizhou, Dongchuan is Hanzhong).

The reason is that Jingzhou's terrain is relatively simple and easy to capture. However, Hanzhong and Yizhou have complex terrain and rugged mountain roads, which are not conducive to the deployment of large armies. If they are forced to conquer, it will get twice the result with half the effort.

There is also some truth to this statement.

However, Tian Feng put forward the opposite opinion:

"Duke Yan should take Liangchuan first, for three reasons.

"First, the temporary reconciliation between Sun Ce in Jiangdong and Liu Cong in Jingzhou must be due to the fear of our army going south. If our army rushes to attack, it will be difficult for Sun and Liu to join forces; if our army slows down, there will inevitably be changes within Sun and Liu.

"Secondly, when conquering an enemy country, the key point is not whether the terrain is dangerous or not, and whether the mountain roads are rugged, but whether the enemy's leader is wise, and whether the monarch and his ministers are united. Needless to say, Jiangdong Sun Ce, Jingzhou Liu Cong also has Liu Bei's assistance. They are all wise masters. Up and down The same strength. Zhang Lu in Hanzhong has few soldiers and few generals; Liu Zhang in Yizhou is even more weak and incompetent, so it is not difficult to win.

"Thirdly, surrender Ma Chao, sharpen his sword, think day and night, and want to capture Hanzhong, and bring Zhang Lu to justice. Since Duke Yan has made a promise, we must not break his promise; and drive Ma Chao to swallow Zhang Lu, our army will win or lose. , can reap the benefits.”

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "Tian Gong's words are really a theory of gold and stone. I have decided my loneliness. I will take the two rivers first."

After Bai Xiaowen finished saying this sentence, the prompt message of the rules of the spirit world came:

"Great Unification Main Mission 3: Obtain Longwangshu, open."

"Mission Objective: Obtain the actual ruling power of Hanzhong and Yizhou.

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"You get 30 days of free time to explore."

The actual ruling power refers not only to the superficial surrender of the two rivers, but to the real submission, which is included in Bai Xiaowen's empire.

Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes slightly. This main task of the Great Unity 3 was triggered so easily?

No matter how you look at it, Liu Zhang plus Zhang Lu can't compare to the combination of Ma Chao plus barbarians and bandits; nor can it compare to the Cao Group.

But since it was triggered, Bai Xiaowen didn't think too much about it.

He immediately issued an order to allocate 10,000 elite soldiers to General Chenglie, Ma Chao, as a vanguard, and immediately sent troops to Hanzhong; Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Ma Yunlu and other Ma's children also went out with the vanguard army.

Bai Xiaowen led the army on his own, made some preparations, and set off for a personal expedition three days later.

This time, Bai Xiaowen still did not lead too many troops, only 50,000 elite soldiers. In addition, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang, two lord-level fierce generals, were dispatched to lead troops to guard Yuzhou to guard against Sun Liu's changes in Jing and Yang.

Ma Chao was pushed on the bench by Bai Xiaowen and sat on the bench for half a month, which can be said to be depressed for a long time.

Now that they finally had a chance to play, they were naturally impatient, and ordered the whole army to go straight to Hanzhong.

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When Zhang Lu in Hanzhong heard the news of the conquest by the imperial army, he was alarmed, so he summoned his subordinates to discuss.

Under Zhang Lu, civil servants include Yan Pu and Yang Song, and generals include Yang Ang, Yang Ren, etc. Their strength is average, and only Yang Ren is a rare leader-level general.

In addition, Zhang Lu also has a younger brother, Zhang Wei, who is also quite prestigious in Hanzhong. Many times, Zhang Lu has to consider Zhang Wei's opinion when making decisions.

After hearing that Bai Xiaowen was respected by the court as the Duke of Yan, but he did not enter the court, was not famous for his praise, and went to the palace with his sword, Zhang Lu was worried and thought about how to protect Hanzhong.

After thinking about it, Zhang Lu actually thought of establishing himself as the "King of Han Ning" and ennobling civil servants and generals to counter Bai Xiaowen.

It can be seen from this that Zhang Lu is also a real person. He really thinks that if he is the king and beats Bai Xiaowen in the title, he can beat Bai Xiaowen?

Before Zhang Lu could stand on his own, the civil servants and generals under his command were startled.

Scholar Yan Pu persuaded Zhang Lu to find a way to annex Liu Zhang first, and after occupying the land of Liangchuan, it would not be too late to establish himself as king.

Zhang Lu thought it made sense, so he put aside the idea of ​​self-reliance for the time being.

Liu Zhang in Yizhou had a feud with Zhang Lu that exterminated the clan. In terms of territory, Liu Zhang's territory is several times that of Zhang Lu's! The reason why Zhang Lu has not been able to win is because Liu Zhang is too weak, and his subordinates and martial arts are not in the same mind.

However, the relationship between the two families is still extremely bad.

Both public and private, Zhang Lu wanted to kill Liu Zhang.

But Yizhou is easier to defend and harder to attack, and Zhang Lu's strength is not good, there is too much thunder and little rain.

Before Zhang Lu made any progress, new news came.

Yuan Xi, the Duke of Yan, pacified Wuhuan and other tribes in the north, incorporated Zhang Yan, and completely consolidated the entire northern territory; he also appointed the surrendered general Ma Chao as a vanguard to attack Hanzhong!

Zhang Lu panicked and said, "Why don't we surrender?"

Yang Song nodded and said: "I have heard for a long time that Lord Yan is benevolent, and he has always treated the surrendered generals kindly. My lord, with the power of a county, is like a mantis against the army of Lord Yan. How about it?" If you surrender early, you may still be able to get the title of Marquis."

Zhang Wei scolded: "You can surrender. My elder brother is the lord of Hanzhong. After surrendering to Yuan Xi, how can he be compatible? He will be killed. Don't worry, elder brother. The terrain in Hanzhong is extremely dangerous. My younger brother brought Yang Ang and Yang Ren The two generals are going to guard Yangping Pass; even if Yuan Xi has an army of one million, it is absolutely impossible for him to leap over."