Even if the Bingzhou horse thieves have nothing to do with foreigners, Bai Xiaowen still has to find a reason to deal with these barbarians.
Because the main quest 2 of the Great Unification has not been completed yet! What does this mean?
This shows that Bai Xiaowen has not yet completed the strategic goal of "consolidating the north"!
Zhang He has four Awakening teammates, including Qiao Rui, Cecilia, Li Shuyi and Han Xu, to fight against the Xianbei barbarians. Zhang He's abilities are enough. He is in the novel.
Among them, there are handsome men who are both civilized, Taoist and military.
Bai Xiaowen personally mobilized 30,000 troops to go to Youzhou to conquer Wuhuan.
The Yuan family has always adopted a soft policy toward Wuhuan because there is a formidable enemy in the south, Cao Cao.
Now that the Cao family has been leveled and the Yuan family's camp has greatly increased in strength, how can it be possible to continue to implement the soft policy of "Sui Ci"?
There is a saying that you should spit out what you eat. Wuhuan has taken many benefits from the Yuan family’s camp in the past few years, and he must repay them twice as much!
This has nothing to do with integrity, it is just the result of political and military strategic trade-offs.
Even if the relationship between Wuhuan and the Yuan family was acceptable, Bai Xiaowen was not willing to leave the hidden danger of Mobei during the southern expedition. After all, his base camp in Jizhou was too close to Wuhuan and other foreign tribes.
When Ma Chao heard that Bai Xiaowen was going to conquer Wuhuan himself, he was worried and came to Da Sima's Mansion to borrow troops.
Bai Xiaowen said: "After I return from the expedition against Wuhuan, I must conquer Hanzhong, so I promised a period of as short as ten days or as long as one month. Meng Qi, don't be anxious, just wait patiently."
Ma Chao said: "Forgive me that the Wuhuan barbarians are so difficult to deal with that they still have to go to Sima to conquer them themselves. Borrow some ten thousand cavalry and in less than ten days, we can present Tadun's head in front of the steps."
Bai Xiaowen laughed and said: "It takes no effort to make a tiger powerful. Just recharge your batteries, study the terrain of Hanzhong, and prepare for the expedition."
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen said again: "I would like to lend Pound and his party."
Ma Chao couldn't refuse the offer, so he nodded in agreement.
Returning to General Chenglie's Mansion, Ma Chao met Pang De and said, "Lingming, have you and Duke Yan ever interacted in the past?"
Monk Pang Dezhang Er couldn't figure it out: "Master Yan and I haven't even exchanged a few words."
Ma Chao said: "Then why did he ask you to join the army in the northern expedition?"
Pang De was even more confused and shook his head and said: "I really don't know; if the Major General is suspicious, I can just excuse myself from illness."
Ma Dai, who was standing next to him, said: "No. We will live under someone else's roof and look up to Da Sima's breath like a baby in the palm of our hands. If Da Sima refuses to feed me, we will starve to death in an instant. Besides, my brother has to borrow troops from Da Sima, so there is no need to do so.
Such offending things happen."
Ma Chao nodded and said: "I have promised Duke Yan that I can follow the army northward. However, in the army, you need to hide your strength and bide your time, and don't overdo it."
Pang De was silent for a moment and nodded in agreement.
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Ma Chao's calculation was certainly good, but Bai Xiaowen's calculation was beyond what Ma Chao could have imagined.
Leaving aside so many powerful generals from the Yuan family in Yedu, Bai Xiaowen only brought Pang De and a group of unknown ordinary generals, euphemistically called rest.
On the first day Pang De took orders from Da Sima Mansion, Bai Xiaowen hosted a banquet in honor of him and gave him gold, silver and brocade robes, which was extremely warm and welcoming.
When they arrived in Youzhou, Bai Xiaowen took Yan Rou, his former subordinate, with him. After a brief reorganization, he headed north.
When the Wuhuan tribe heard the news, they prepared themselves for battle.
Wuhuan's army numbered 30,000, and was known as one hundred thousand.
Bai Xiaowen sent Pound out to take the lead.
Pang De thought to himself: Although the Major General asked me to hide my strength and bide my time, if I lose the first battle and dampen the spirit of our army, Duke Yan will definitely look bad on his face; he also underestimated the people of Xiliang. I won the first battle.
, after the army behind has gained the upper hand, it is not too late to hide one's strength and bide one's time.
So Pang De cheered up, rode Dawan's good horse and galloped freely, killing three of Wuhuan's generals.
The morale of the Wuhuan army was greatly reduced, and Bai Xiaowen ordered people to beat the drums and march forward. After two rounds of elimination of the Yuan's elite soldiers, the quality of the soldiers was no longer what it used to be. When morale was high, Wuhuan's army could not resist.
He broke down and fled, retreating hundreds of miles.
Pang De returned to camp, dismounted and knelt down to worship.
Bai Xiaowen personally came out to help him up, stroked Pang De's hand and said: "There is a rumor in Xiliang that Ma Chao is the bravest of the three armies. In today's battle, the general's bravery is not inferior to Meng Qi! In my opinion, he is a famous general in the Central Plains.
It's not as good as a general."
Anyway, there is no General Yuan around, so Bai Xiaowen can play hard.
The same compliment, spoken by different people, has completely different effects.
Just like a kindergarten child says, "You are so awesome," most people will just laugh it off. If a big boss pats the shoulder and praises, "You did a great job," I believe most people will be flattered.
Bai Xiaowen's status in the Three Kingdoms world at this time is much stronger than that of ordinary big bosses.
Hearing Bai Xiaowen compare himself with Ma Chao, Pang De quickly declined.
Bai Xiaowen praised: "Don't be arrogant when you win, you are a good general!" He took off his brocade robe and gave it to him, and ordered around: "Get the sword!"
Pang De didn't know what was going on, so he saw Duke Yan arriving with a sword box on his side.
Bai Xiaowen opened the sword case and took out a high-end and elegant sheathed long sword. He pulled out half of it and said to Pound, "Does the general know about this sword?"
Pang De saw the cold light of the sword's blade and the word "青魭" written in gold near the sword's mouth, so he said: "Although I don't know the origin of the sword, it must be a magic weapon."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "This is one of the two famous swords made by Cao Cao's skilled craftsmen. The other one is called 'Yitian'. It has always been worn by Cao Cao. After he killed Cao Gu, he used it for himself. This green sword was originally
It is given to Cao Cao's general Xia Houen to carry on his back. Now, I will give this green sword to the general to help you achieve success on the battlefield!"
Pang De hurriedly said: "How can I dare to take Duke Yan's sword when I have never made any achievements?"
This sword itself is very rare, but what is even more precious is the meaning it represents. It is paired with Bai Xiaowen's "Yitian Sword"! It represents great honor and favor.
Bai Xiaowen said: "The general killed three generals in formation. Wu Huan was terrified. Why did he say that he had not accomplished any merit? Can you really bear to let this sword be covered in dust?" He forcibly handed the sword to Pang De.
Pang De could only bow down and bow again, saying: "Young Master Yan is so kind that I will be ashamed to receive it."
After this gift of robes and swords, Bai Xiaowen held a celebration banquet to celebrate the victory in the first battle.
In the evening, a scribe came to Pang De's tent. When Pound took a look, it turned out to be Zhao Rong from Youzhou.
Zhao Rong was also one of the first batch of confidants to be conquered after Bai Xiaowen raised his army. He was guarding Youyan, the place where Bai Xiaowen raised his army. His status was certainly different from that of ordinary special officials. Pang De did not dare to entrust him, so he hurriedly led him into the tent.
When asked about the reason, Zhao Rong did not mince words and told Pang De that Duke Yan was thirsty for talents.
Pang De was in a state of confusion, but he still shook his head and persisted: "Although I have received great kindness from Duke Yan, my old master cannot bear to abandon him. Please tell Duke Yan that the day when the young general surrenders to Duke Yan will be the day when Pang De becomes loyal to Duke Yan. His body will be shattered into pieces.