Bai Xiaowen was very confident in recruiting Hua Xin.
After Hua Xin joined him, Bai Xiaowen was naturally 'overjoyed'. He then appointed Hua Xin as the Minister of War and granted him the position of Advisor.
Hua Xin did not expect Bai Xiaowen to regard her so highly. Naturally, she expressed her gratitude. She thought to herself, Yuan Xi is so young and yet he is able to be so courteous. No wonder he is able to make such a name for himself.
After being appointed, Hua Xin was one of them.
Bai Xiaowen asked. "You have been in Jingxiang and Jiangnan. You should know the situation there. I heard that there were frequent wars between Jingzhou and Jiangdong? "
Hua Xin replied. "Since Liu Biao was defeated in Xudu, he was unable to recover. Jiangdong's Sun Clan is indeed powerful. They gathered all the civil and military talents and took advantage of the situation to attack Jingzhou. In half a month, they occupied five counties in Jingxiang. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded. "I have heard that Sun Ce is the Tiger of Jiangdong. He is as brave as Lu Bu. I wonder who are his subordinates? "
Huaxin said, "Among the scholars, there are Lu Su, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and the others, all famous scholars of their time; among the warriors, there are Taishi Ci, Sun Yi, Zhou Tai and the others, all brave and fierce generals. Zhou Yu is also skilled in both civil and military matters. He also recently subdued the Jin Fan Bandit, Gan Ning. His army is even more majestic. "
Bai Xiaowen had heard of these names.
However, the general called Sun Yi made Bai Xiaowen curious. "What is the relationship between this Sun Yi and Sun Ce?"
Hua Xin said. "Sun Yi is the third son of Changsha Governor Sun Jian. He is Sun Ce's third brother. He is only 16 years old but he is already an adult. Sun Ce loves him and often keeps him by his side. "
Bai Xiaowen secretly felt strange. However, he smiled and said. "What ability can a 16 year old kid have?"
Hua Xin said.
"The Duke Of Yan is not to be underestimated. Sun Yi's bravery was not inferior to Sun Ce's. More than a month ago, some of his subordinates rebelled. During a banquet, Sun Yi got drunk and attempted to assassinate him. Sun Yi was stabbed several times, blood flowed everywhere, but he still acted as usual and killed all of the rebels.
"After that, Sun Yi also made great contributions when attacking Jing Xiang. If it wasn't for Liu Bei's help, I'm afraid Liu Biao wouldn't even have a place to be buried when he died. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded. "Then who's under Liu Bei?"
Huaxin said, "Originally, Liu Bei's generals were stronger than the civil officials. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, they were all enemies. However, he also recruited talents like Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang, and was like a fish in water. That Zhuge Liang was known as the 'Sleeping Dragon'. If it wasn't for his strategy, I'm afraid he wouldn't have been able to protect the remaining few cities. "
Zhuge Liang's early appearance was already known when Bai Xiaowen cut into the Three Kingdoms plane.
While feeling regretful, Bai Xiaowen also had an idea in his heart.
It seems that Sun Yi, who works for Sun Ce, should be a top-level hunter who cut in.
According to the rules of the Spirit Realm, the real Sun Yi was probably hacked to death by his subordinates. Then, a top-level Awakened took over the identity of the dead Sun Yi and killed the subordinate on the spot.
And Liu Bei shouldn't have any powerful hunters under him.
If there were powerful hunters, they would have "stood out" early, just like Sun Yi.
Those hunters who hadn't stood out and were mentioned by Huaxin certainly wouldn't affect the progress of Bai Xiaowen's unification.
Bai Xiaowen asked again. "Liu Biao's original subordinates, such as Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and others, are they still there?"
Huaxin didn't expect the dignified Duke Yan to be familiar with the people of Jing Province. She carefully replied, "Cai Mao has died in the battle with the Sun family. Zhang Yun is under Liu Bei's command, assisting in the training of the navy. In addition, there are Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and other strategists who still respect Liu Cong. "
Bai Xiaowen understood. No wonder Liu Bei was much better than in the novel. It turned out that his biggest stumbling block, the pillar of the Cai family, Cai Mao, was broken.
Without Cai Mao, Lady Cai was a little widow. Of course, she couldn't do anything. Liu Cong's life was also casually kneaded by Zhuge Liang.
As for Liu Biao's old subordinates in Jingzhou, they were all killed or marginalized sooner or later. The best result was to submit to Liu Bei.
"Are Sun Ce and Liu Bei still attacking each other?" Bai Xiaowen asked the key point.
Huaxin shook her head. "I heard that Zhuge Liang wrote a letter to Sun Ce. The two families temporarily stopped fighting and made peace. At present, Liu Bei is protecting Liu Cong and occupies four counties. The remaining five counties are in the hands of the Sun family. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled. "It seems that both the Sun and Liu families are wary of me."
Huaxin said, "Sun Ce and Liu are afraid of the Duke Of Yan's power, so they stopped fighting and made peace. If they attack Jiangnan, it will be difficult for them to break through. "
Bai Xiaowen nodded in agreement. For Huaxin to say such words, it was enough to see that she was a knowledgeable person.
Bai Xiaowen was not in a rush to attack Jiangnan. After all, in the novel, Cao Cao suffered a huge loss at the hands of the Sun Ce and Liu Bei. This was why he was unable to unify the world.
In Bai Xiaowen's opinion, it was better to take the two rivers first so that Liu Bei would not be able to occupy Xichuan.
At that time, Bai Xiaowen would have ten out of the thirteen provinces. After accumulating enough strength, he would think of a way to wipe out Sun Ce and Liu Bei.
Huaxin stayed in Yedu while Bai Xiaowen sent Huaxin's deputy to bring the imperial edict back to Jingzhou.
As for Liu Cong's succession, Bai Xiaowen did not interfere. Instead, he happily made Liu Cong the Governor of Jingzhou. As for the request in the letter to make Liu Bei the Xiangyang General and temporarily take charge of Jingzhou, Bai Xiaowen did not agree. Instead, he made Liu Bei the Governor of Jiangxia.
Currently, Jiangxia was Sun Ce's territory. It was not hard to guess Bai Xiaowen's intentions by making him an official.
Especially since the other side had Zhuge Liang, it was easy to see Bai Xiaowen's plan.
However, this was an open scheme. I have the emperor in my hands, so I was happy to make him an official. You can do whatever you want.
A few days later, news of victory spread back to Yedu.
With the help of Li Shuyi, Cecilia, and the others, Zhang He defeated the Bing Province Horse Gang. He killed a thousand people and seized four hundred good horses.
Bai Xiaowen was delighted and rewarded Zhang He.
However, there was one thing in Zhang He's report that caught Bai Xiaowen's attention.
While clearing out the Bing Province's mounted bandits, Zhang He discovered that the base of the mounted bandits was in Yunzhong County of Bing Province.
Yunzhong Prefecture was the territory of the Hu people. There were Xianbei, Wuwan, and other Hu tribes there.
Furthermore, only a small portion of the horse gang members were killed. Most of them were Hu people.
From this, one could understand what was going on with the Bing Province Horse Gang. If they could not deal a heavy blow to the Hu people, then the Bing Province Horse Gang would rise from the ashes. Should the commander-in-chief personally lead the troops to solve the problem once and for all?
After Bai Xiaowen thought about it, his reply was to order Zhang He to lead the victorious army to continue north. The grain would be provided by the Bing Province Governor.
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