After the news of Zhang He's great destruction of Xianbei came, Bai Xiaowen got a hint of the completion of the "Great Unification Main Quest 2: Consolidating the North".

Bai Xiaowen chose to submit the task.

Although this second unification main line is not as difficult as the first one to defeat Cao Cao, it has dragged on for a longer time.

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

Although so far, the process of unification has been smooth, and he has accumulated about forty days of free exploration time, Bai Xiaowen still does not dare to slack off.

After all, these two unification tasks are relatively special.

Cao Cao is a hero, he can afford to let go, and he knows that he has no hope of seizing the world, so he entrusts his ambition of reunification to Bai Xiaowen. A testament saved Bai Xiaowen a lot of time to clean up the mess, and was able to consolidate the rule of Henan states as quickly as possible, and it only took more than ten days to complete it.

As for Ma Chao's side, it is Camille, a high-level spy, who can be defeated quickly.

If there is no such special circumstance, the combined time of these two great unification tasks will probably not be less than two months.

Bai Xiaowen once again convened the civil and military forces to formulate a national policy.

Xun Yu couldn't get sick and didn't participate. This is also a symbol of Xun Yu's gradual distance from Bai Xiaowen's ruling center.

Bai Xiaowen cherished Xun Yu, and after Xun Yu fell ill, he invited a famous doctor to go for diagnosis and treatment. However, Bai Xiaowen can only do this step, he can't reverse Xun Yu's thoughts and let him give advice for his own title of king and emperor.

Until now, Xun Yu's "Wang Zuo" lord technique is still in play, and Bai Xiaowen is already thankful.

At this meeting, the advisers had a dispute about the next strategic goal.

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

The reason is that the terrain of Jingzhou is relatively simple and easy to capture. However, the terrain of Hanzhong and Yizhou is complex and the mountain roads are rugged, which is not conducive to the deployment of the army.

There is some truth to this statement.

However, Tian Feng put forward the opposite opinion:

"Yan Gong should take two rivers first, there are three reasons.

"First, Sun Ce in Jiangdong and Liu Cong in Jingzhou, temporarily reconciled, they must be afraid of our army going south. If our army attacks in a hurry, it will be quite tricky for Sun and Liu to join forces; if our army slows down, then Sun and Liu will inevitably undergo internal changes.

"Second, the focus of the conquest of the enemy country is not whether the terrain is dangerous or whether the mountain roads are rugged, but whether the enemy country is wise and whether the monarch and the ministers are united. Needless to say, Jiangdong Sun Ce also had Liu Bei's assistance, and they were all wise masters, working together. Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, who has few soldiers, and Liu Zhang, who is weak, is a weak and incompetent master, and it is not difficult to take it.

"Third, the general Ma Chao, sharpened the knife Huo Huo, thought day and night, to capture Hanzhong, and take Zhang Lu to ask for the crime. Since Yan Gong has made a promise, he cannot break his trust with others, and if he drives his horse to swallow Zhang Lu, our army will be able to reap the benefits regardless of victory or defeat. ”

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "Tian Gong's words are really a theory of gold and stone. Loneliness has been decided, slow down the map of Jiangnan, first take two rivers. ”

After Bai Xiaowen finished saying this, the spiritual rule prompt message came:

"The main quest of the great unification 3: Delong Wangshu, open. ”

"Mission Goal: To obtain the actual dominion of Hanzhong and Yizhou. ”

"You're given 30 days of free time to explore. ”

The actual ruling power refers not only to the superficial submission of the two rivers, but to the real subordination and inclusion of Bai Xiaowen's imperial territory.

Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes slightly, this unification main quest 3, so easy to trigger?

No matter how you look at it, Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu are not as good as Ma Chao and Hu Ren and bandits, nor can they be compared to the Cao group.

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

He immediately issued an order to allocate 10,000 elite soldiers to Ma Chao, the general of Chenglie, as the vanguard, and immediately sent troops to Hanzhong; Ma Dai, Ma Xiu, Ma Tie, Ma Yunlu and other Ma sons also went to battle with the vanguard army.

Bai Xiaowen led the army on his own, made a little preparation, and set off on his own expedition three days later.

This time, Bai Xiaowen still didn't lead too many people, and only brought 50,000 elite soldiers. In addition, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang were dispatched to lead the army to defend Yuzhou and guard against Sun Liu in Jing and Yang.

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

Now that he finally has a chance to play, he is naturally impatient, and orders the whole army to go straight to Hanzhong in the starry night.

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When Zhang Lu of Hanzhong heard the news of the imperial army's conquest, he panicked and summoned his subordinates to discuss.

Under Zhang Lu, Wenchen has Yan Pu and Yang Song, and the generals have Yang Ang, Yang Ren, etc., and their strength is average, 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 opinions when making decisions.

After hearing that Bai Xiaowen was respected by the imperial court as the Duke of Yanguo, he did not enter the court, praised and worshipped the unknown, and went to the palace with his sword, Zhang Lu was afraid and thought about how to protect Hanzhong.

After thinking about it, Zhang Lu actually thought of setting himself up as the "King of Hanning" and a military general to confront Bai Xiaowen.

It can be seen that Zhang Lu is also a real person, he really thinks that he is the king, and if he suppresses Bai Xiaowen on the title, he will be able to beat Bai Xiaowen?

didn't wait for Zhang Lu to stand on his own, and the military generals under his command were taken aback first.

The scribe Yan Pu persuaded Zhang Lu to find a way to annex Liu Zhang, and after occupying the land of the two rivers, it was not too late to establish himself as the king.

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

Liu Zhang, Yizhou, and Zhang Luna have a grudge against the clan. In terms of territory, Liu Zhang's territory is several times that of Zhang Lu! The reason why he has not been able to win Zhang Lu is because Liu Zhang is too weak, and his subordinates are not in line with their thinking.

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

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

Helplessly, Yizhou is even easier to defend and difficult to attack, and Zhang Lu's strength is not good, the thunder is heavy and the rain is small.

Before Zhang Lu could make 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 territory of the north;

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

Zhang Lu's subordinates, Yan Pu was silent, and Yang Song nodded and said: "I have heard for a long time that Yan Gong is benevolent, and he has always been kind to the generals. The lord uses the power of a county to resist the army of the Duke of Yan, just like a mantis arm as a car. It's better to descend early, and maybe you can still get the position of marquis. ”

Zhang Wei said: "You can surrender, my brother is the lord of Hanzhong, after surrendering to Yuan Xi, how can you be compatible? Don't worry, brother, the terrain in Hanzhong is extremely dangerous, and the younger brother took Yang Ang and Yang Ren to guard Yangping Pass; even if Yuan Xi had a million troops, it would never be possible to leap over. ”