In fact, Bai Xiaowen expected Ma Chao to volunteer to attack Hanzhong.
Ma Chao must be worried that if Bai Xiaowen captures Hanzhong but asks Zhang Lu to give false testimony, then he will have no choice but to let Bai Xiaowen deceive him.
Therefore, the safest thing is for Ma Chao to capture Hanzhong himself and capture Zhang Lu, so that he can find out the truth.
Although Bai Xiaowen took the risk to subdue Ma Chao, he would not be too lenient with Ma Chao, not to mention that Ma Chao had not sincerely submitted. If he was given a heavy reward, not only would Cao's subordinates surrender, but even Ma Chao himself would inevitably become proud.
If you are granted the title of high official now, and when the time comes to officially surrender, what title should you give?
Therefore, Bai Xiaowen appointed Ma Chao as General Chenglie in the name of the imperial court. As for the title, he still inherited the title of Marquis of Huaili from his father Ma Teng. There is nothing to say about this.
The Sanfu Land (Guanzhong), including Chang'an, naturally returned to the rule of the imperial court. However, at this time, there were basically no civilians in the Sanfu Land, and most of them had been moved to Sizhou.
Bai Xiaowen is not in a hurry to move the population back.
Because there is no war in Hanzhong, there are many people who have fled there, and the population is enriched. After taking Hanzhong, the people of Hanzhong can be moved to enrich Guanzhong. This is what Cao Cao did in history. Although he did not talk about human rights, it had real effects.
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The victorious master, Ma Chao and his entourage also need to follow Bai Xiaowen and return to the court in Yedu to meet the emperor and accept the reward.
Although Ma Chao wanted to attack Zhang Lu immediately, he was living under Bai Xiaowen at this time and there was nothing he could do since Bai Xiaowen didn't give him troops.
Returning to Tongguan and reviewing the war, Bai Xiaowen found that although Bai Xiaowen lost nearly 10,000 troops, he captured nearly 20,000 Ma Chao's troops. In addition, Han Sui surrendered and had nearly 30,000 troops.
It can be said that Bai Xiaowen not only did not lose his vitality in fighting this battle, but also reaped considerable war dividends.
Speaking of territory, not only did they recapture the Sanfu territory in Guanzhong, but they also expanded to Xiliang. All areas north of the Yellow River belong to the Yuan family, and even Cao Cao's territory south of the Yellow River is under Bai Xiaowen's control.
White Phoenix Team's internal small theater.
"What do you think Ma Chao is thinking? He was moved by Jian Yong's words, and no one else could persuade him to persuade him." Li Shuyi spoke first.
Bai Xiaowen said: "On the one hand, it is to avenge my father. But on the other hand, Ma Chao also wants to be the same as me, take control of the world, and take advantage of my unstable foothold to occupy the Central Plains. He has this ambition, don't forget
The leader of the last great unification was Ma Chao."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said again:
"Actually, I could not have fought this war. There are no ordinary people in the Sanfu area, and it is difficult for Ma Chao to raise military rations. As long as Cao Ren is allowed to guard Tongguan and consume Ma Chao's rations, Ma Chao's morale will inevitably weaken after a month. I will write to him again
, just like today, he would state the interests and analyze the facts, and he should also retreat.
"But in this way, Ma Chao still won't obey me, and Xiliang will always be difficult to pacify. Considering that Camille is an internal agent, it is better to follow the trend, pacify Xiliang, and complete the unification main task 2; the strength of our camp
Big gains, huge gains.”
Li Shuyi curled her lips quietly: "It's indeed a rich harvest. According to Sister Sai, when you went to the city alone to meet Ma Chao, Ma Yunlu almost burst into tears. Now if you twitch your fingers, she will probably
Why don't you take the initiative to join me? I don't care about my status or anything like that."
Bai Xiaowen coughed: "Am I that kind of person? Ma Yunlu and I are innocent and have nothing to do with each other."
Qiao Rui said leisurely: "I don't know whether you and Ma Yunlu are innocent; but you and Camille flirted and exchanged love letters, but there is conclusive evidence. What's Guan Ju, what's Dian Mu... Cultural people are very good at playing.
Yes?"
Qiao Rui laughed "oh ho ho", which was creepy.
Bai Xiaowen: "..."
In the team's small theater, the teammates were all laughing, and even Han Xu's face turned black from holding back.
Bai Xiaowen was in Tongguan, taking a short rest.
Zhang Xiu then asked: "My lord once drew up plans on white silk with his military advisor. At that time, he saw the weakness of the Xiliang army and knew that he could defeat Ma Chao. I wonder what was written on the white silk?"
Bai Xiaowen ordered people to open the sealed white silk.
I saw the words "People's hearts are not unified, and orders are not unified" written on the white silk of Xun You.
The white silk painting by Bai Xiaowen is even more concise, with only two words "estrangement"!
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "You guys understand? If I pretend to increase my troops, Ma Chao will definitely increase his troops to counter me. As the opponent's troops increase, the weakness of different orders will be magnified. When the time comes to drive a wedge between Han and Ma, Ma Chao will be defeated."
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All the generals bowed in admiration and said: "My lord and the military advisor, although they have different plans and words, they reach the same goal through different paths. They really coincide with each other."
Xun You was very discerning and said: "I also realized the weakness of the Xiliang army from the lord's suspicious tactics. Compared with the lord's wisdom and strategy, the gap is huge."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "It was also the military counselor who planned and all the generals worked hard to achieve success." So he ordered to reward the three armies heavily and promote meritorious officials.
Zhang Xiu sighed, feeling a little more worried about Mr. Jia Xu's future.
After awarding the generals, Bai Xiaowen met Han Sui.
Han Sui fell to the ground to plead guilty. Bai Xiaowen personally supported him and said, "If Han Sui can repent before the battle and correct the chaos, what is his crime? I am in need of someone to guard Xiliang. The prefect is the most suitable candidate, and I will recommend you as the Marquis of Xiliang.
Served as the governor of Xiliang."
Han Sui was overjoyed and thought about the charm of his daughter Han Qi. Is it really that great? Is he usually too strict with her?
However, Bai Xiaowen did not mention Camille's matter, and then said: "Xiliang is bitterly cold, and the prefect can send his family members to Yedu to enjoy the support of the nobles."
Han Sui understood it as soon as he heard it.
When a general is in power, his family members stay in the capital. This is the underlying rule.
He became the Marquis of Xiliang and the governor of Xiliang, and controlled the military and political power of Liangzhou. This territory was not conquered by himself, but was granted to him by Bai Xiaowen in the name of the court. Of course, he had to obey Bai Xiaowen and move his family to Yedu.
, so that Bai Xiaowen can rest assured.
Han Sui didn't have any great ambitions, so he agreed immediately.
However, Han Sui also murmured in his heart, "Yuan Xi" has never mentioned the matter of his daughter. Is it because the young man is shy and shy? But when Bai Xiaowen asked him to move his family to Yedu, this skillful gesture was...
Not like.
Full of doubts, Han Sui resigned, and then sent Camille to inquire about Bai Xiaowen's story.
Camille said as soon as they met: "Team White, we are sending love letters to each other for the official affairs of the unified nation. Don't get me wrong."
Bai Xiaowen was slightly startled, then smiled and said, "Of course not."
Camille looked at Bai Xiaowen's face carefully - as an awakened person, she could directly see Bai Xiaowen's true appearance - she was a little distracted for a moment.
Then Camille smiled and said: "For a moment, I was really tempted. Fortunately, I don't like men."
Bai Xiaowen was not surprised.
Although Camille looks frivolous and seductive, this is just her weapon. She has never let Bai Xiaowen take advantage of her. She has no love for Bai Xiaowen between men and women. Bai Xiaowen has such keen senses and knows all about this.
Chu.
Therefore, Bai Xiaowen has always had a business-like attitude towards Camille.
If you really make that kind of unreasonable request, Camille may be forced to hug her and agree, but this is not in line with Bai Xiaowen's code of conduct. If Camille refuses, it will be even more embarrassing. Therefore, it is better to keep a distance.