Bai Xiaowen did this to protect Wei Yan.
Wei Yan was a person who did not know what was going on. If he was rewarded for his contributions, he would inevitably be arrogant and would not be able to escape death.
After this incident, Bai Xiaowen followed up and said,
"Now that the world is in chaos, only Sun Ce of Jiangdong and Shi Xie of Jiaozhou have not submitted. How to unify the world, you can speak freely! "
Ju Shou, who had just come from Qingzhou and participated in King Yan's coronation ceremony, said, "The world is in chaos, and Shi Xie is guarding Jiaozhi, not daring to step out. He has no ambition. Your Majesty's current enemy is only Sun Ce of Jiangdong. If Jiangdong is peaceful, you only need to send an envoy to tie Shi Xie up. "
Tian Feng said, "Your Majesty has been fighting for years, and the soldiers are tired. Why don't we temporarily cease fighting and strengthen the people and consolidate Yongliang and Erchuan. How could a small place like Jiangdong compete with the Central Plains? Every year, our forces will be stronger, and the gap between the strong and the weak will increase. In less than ten years, Jiangdong will send an envoy to surrender. "
Ju Shou, Xun You, Dong Zhao, Hua Xin, and the others all agreed, "Tian Feng's words are the way of the king."
Bai Xiaowen said, "I understand, Tian Gong's words are very reasonable."
Then Bai Xiaowen changed the topic and said, "However, I think that it is urgent to conquer Jiangdong!"
"Our army has won many battles, and our morale is as high as a rainbow. Now that there is only Jiangdong left, we should summon our courage and wipe out the enemy. If this drags on, we will lose our morale, and it will be difficult to unify the world. Didn't you hear of the saying, 'Half of a hundred miles is ninety miles'? This is the most difficult path. "
"In addition, Sun Ce has just occupied Jiangdong, and the aristocratic families in the region have not submitted. Some time ago, I heard that Lujiang Xu's men of sacrifice tried to assassinate Sun Ce. Although they failed, the conflict between Sun Ce and the Jiangdong aristocratic families is clear. "
Bai Xiaowen said in a serious tone, "Sun Ce is firm and does not like to be soft. If he cannot appease the Jiangdong aristocratic families, there will be internal strife in the short term. If he is given a few years to sweep away the influence of the aristocratic families and consolidate his rule, Jiangdong will become an iron plate, and it will be difficult to take it down. "
All the officials nodded in agreement. Even Tian Feng was persuaded and no longer insisted on his cautious opinion.
In fact, whether it was defending the border or conquering Jiangdong, there was a reason. There was no right or wrong, only the pros and cons.
Therefore, regarding the same matter, two people with different standpoints might have opposite attitudes. This was common sense.
Bai Xiaowen was able to convince Tian Feng and the other officials because, on one hand, he had hit the nail on the head. On the other hand, it was because of the prestige he had built up after pacifying Cao Cao, Ma Chao, Zhang Lu, Liu Bei, and the other warlords.
If it was his cheap father, Yuan Shao, he would definitely not be able to convince Tian Feng. He might even be reprimanded by Tian Feng.
After the civil and military officials of King Yan's Mansion reached a consensus, Bai Xiaowen received an official notification.
"Grand Unification Main Storyline Quest 4: [Unify the World] activated."
"Mission Objective: Obtain the actual ruling rights of Jing Province, Yangzhou, and Jiao Province, and complete the unification of the three countries."
"You have received 30 days of free time to explore."
After the grand unification main storyline was triggered, Bai Xiaowen received a further notification. This was the last grand unification main storyline quest.
According to the rules of the Spiritual Realm, the last grand unification main storyline must be "unifying the world". There was no difficulty requirement.
In other words, even if Bai Xiaowen conquered Jiangdong, only Xie of Jiao Province was left in the world. His goal was to unify the world, and he would also trigger the last grand unification main storyline quest.
The last grand unification main storyline quest was equivalent to ending the grand unification.
Of course, it was not easy to conquer Sun Ce's camp in Jiangdong.
After all, the Yangtze River was a natural barrier, and the soldiers in the north were not used to fighting in the water. Sun Ce was brave and had many civil and military officials under his command.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after Cao Cao was defeated at Red Cliff, he went on many expeditions to the south. However, he was blocked by Sun Quan at Suanxu Pass and could not take half a step into Jiangdong.
Sun Ce's martial strength was ten times stronger than Sun Quan's.
Of course, Sun Ce also had a weakness. Just as Bai Xiaowen said, he did not like to be soft. He only liked to fight head-on. This caused his relationship with the nobles in Jiangdong to not be harmonious. In this aspect, he was not as good as Sun Quan.
After triggering the grand unification main storyline, Bai Xiaowen started to discuss how to go down Jiangnan.
Ju Shou said, "Why don't we split up? One will go south from Jingzhou's Lingling Prefecture to attack Luling. The other will go north from Hefei and Wancheng to attack Suanxu Pass. Sun Ce's army will not be able to defend against us. "
Bai Xiaowen praised Ju Shou's wisdom. The two paths that he suggested had a lot of meaning behind them.
South of Yangtze River, the path to attack Luling was the path that Liu Bei chose to take revenge for Guan Yu. The advantage of this path was that it did not have the Yangtze River as a natural barrier. However, there were more mountains, and the terrain was rugged.
North of Yangtze River, the path to attack Suanxu Pass was the path that Cao Cao used to conquer Jiangnan. Although this path had to be fought across the river, it had Huainan at the back and Jingxiang at the west, so there was no need to worry about supplies.
Just by looking at the path that Liu Bei and Cao Cao chose to conquer Wu, one could understand that all the heroes in the world had the same thoughts.
Tian Feng said, "Although there are advantages to splitting up, it is hard to avoid dividing the military strength."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, "What you two said is reasonable. I have decided to split up, but there are some changes to the specific plan.
"The Jiangnan path is just a feint. We only need to send a general to lead 20,000 Yizhou elite troops to attack Luling and restrain Sun Ce's energy.
"The other path is the main force. I will personally lead the army. However, I will not send troops from Hefei or Wancheng, but from here. "
Seeing the location that Bai Xiaowen was pointing at, Ju Shou exclaimed in surprise, "Jiangxia?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded, "That's right. Sun Ce has just seized Jiangxia four prefectures, his foundation is not stable. Moreover, this place borders the five prefectures of Jingzhou, but it is separated from Jiangdong by Yangtze River. If we take Jiangxia first, we can quickly open up the situation. "
Ju Shou nodded, "Your Majesty's choice of this place is indeed reasonable. However, after seizing Jiangxia four prefectures, we will be separated from Sun Ce by the vast Yangtze River. Our army will rely on the navy to fight Sun Ce at Yangtze River. Using our weakness to attack his strength, I am afraid it will be dangerous. "
Dong Zhao said, "With Your Majesty's heavenly prestige, who will dare not to submit to you?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "Then it's decided. I will personally lead the Jiangbei army. Who can take up the responsibility of the Jiangnan feint army? "
Tian Feng said, "East Suppressing General Zhang He can do it."
Ju Shou also recommended Zhang He.
Bai Xiaowen nodded, "Zhang He is known for his ingenuity. Luling's terrain is rugged, it is suitable for him to display his strength. However, in terms of strategy, he still needs the assistance of a military advisor. I prefer Jia Xu. "
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