By doing this, Bai Xiaowen was actually protecting Wei Yan.
Wei Yan just lacks some skills in his heart. If he is rewarded heavily for his merits, he will inevitably become arrogant and self-reliant, and he will not be able to escape the disaster of death in the end.
After this incident, Bai Xiaowen said:
"Now in this world, all the princes in troubled times have been wiped out. Only Jiangdong Sun Ce and Jiaozhou Shixie have not yet surrendered. How to unify the world, you can speak freely!"
Jushu, who came from Qingzhou and had just attended the enthronement ceremony of King Yan, said: "The world is in chaos, but Shi Xie is sitting in the land of Jiaozhi and does not dare to spread his feet. It can be seen that he has no great ambitions. The king's current enemy is only
It's just Sun Ce in Jiangdong. If Jiangdong is flat, he only needs to send an envoy to tie up the soldiers in front of the steps."
Tian Feng said: "Your Majesty has been campaigning for years, and the soldiers are exhausted. Why not temporarily suspend the army, warm up the people, and consolidate Yongliang, Erchuan, and this corner of the Yangtze River. How can we compete with the Central Plains? With each passing year, our army becomes stronger.
The gap between strength and weakness will increase by one point. In less than ten years, Jiangdong will send envoys to ask for surrender."
Jushou, Xun You, Dong Zhao, Hua Xin and others all agreed: "Tian Feng's words are really the king's way."
Bai Xiaowen said: "I understand, what Mr. Tian said makes sense."
Bai Xiaowen then changed the subject and said, "However, Gu believes that the conquest of Jiangdong is imminent!"
"Our army has won consecutive battles and pacified the princes from all directions, and its morale is like a rainbow. At this time, only Jiangdong is left, so we should muster up our remaining courage and wipe out the poor bandits. If we delay it, we will be discouraged and the great cause of unification will be difficult. Don't you hear
The poem goes, "Half of a person who travels a hundred miles is ninety"? This is the end of the road.
"In addition, Sun Ce had just occupied Jiangdong, and the aristocratic families in the territory did not surrender wholeheartedly. Some time ago, I heard that soldiers of the Xu family in Lujiang attacked Sun Ce. Although the incident failed, the conflict between Sun Ce and the Jiangdong family has become clear."
Bai Xiaowen said in a more serious tone: "Sun Ce has a strong nature and does not like to be gentle. He cannot appease the Jiangdong family. There will be civil strife in the short term. If he is given a few years to wipe out the power of the family, consolidate his rule, and Jiangdong becomes a piece of iron, then think about it.
It will be difficult to take it down.”
All the ministers nodded, and even Tian Feng was persuaded and no longer insisted on his prudent opinions.
In fact, whether it is to defend the border or to conquer Jiangdong, there is a reason. There is no right or wrong, only pros and cons.
Therefore, two people with different positions on the same matter may have opposite attitudes. This is common sense.
Bai Xiaowen was able to convince Tian Feng and the ministers, on the one hand, because he really hit the point, and on the other hand, because of the prestige he established after pacifying Cao Cao, Ma Chao, Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang, Liu Bei and other princes.
If it were Yuan Shao, the cheap old man, he would definitely not be able to convince Tian Feng, and he might even be rebuked by Tian Feng.
After reaching a consensus among the civil and military officials of the Yan Palace, Bai Xiaowen officially received the reminder:
"Unification main mission 4: [Unify the world] starts."
"[Mission goal: Obtain the actual rule of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Jiaozhou, and complete the unification of the Three Kingdoms.]"
"You get 30 days of free exploration."
After the main line of unification was triggered, Bai Xiaowen received further reminders that this was the last main line of unification.
According to the rules of the spiritual world, the last main line of unification must be "unification of the world", and there is no difficulty requirement.
In other words, even if Bai Xiaowen has captured Jiangdong, only Jiaozhou Shixie will be left in the world. If he formulates national policies with the goal of "unifying the world", it will also trigger the last main line mission of unification.
The last main line mission of the Great Unification is equal to the ending of the Great Unification.
Of course, it is not easy to defeat the Jiangdong Sun Ce camp.
After all, the Yangtze River is naturally dangerous, and northern soldiers are not used to water warfare; Sun Ce is brave and has many civil servants and fierce generals under his command.
In the novel, after Cao Cao's defeat at Chibi, he made several southern expeditions, but was blocked by Sun Quan at Ruxukou and was unable to take even half a step east of the Yangtze River.
Sun Ce's force value is ten times stronger than Sun Quan's.
Of course, Sun Ce also has weaknesses. As Bai Xiaowen said, he doesn't like to be gentle, but only likes to be tough and positive, which leads to an unharmonious relationship with the Jiangdong gentry. In this regard, he is not as good as Sun Quan.
After triggering the main line of unification, Bai Xiaowen discussed how to go to Jiangnan.
Jushou said: "Your Majesty, it is better to divide the army into two groups. One is in the south of the Yangtze River, starting from Lingling County in the south of Jingzhou, to attack Luling; the other is starting from Hefei, Anhui City in the north of the Yangtze River, and attacking Ruxukou. Sun Ce's army will not be able to do this if he misses the other.
Resist our army."
Bai Xiaowen secretly praised Ju Shou's cleverness. The two approaches he proposed were actually very meaningful.
South of the Yangtze River, the road to attack Luling was the route Liu Bei chose to defeat Wu when he avenged Guan Yu. The advantage of this road was that it did not have the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, but there were more mountains and rugged terrain, making logistical supplies more difficult.
To the north of the Yangtze River, the road to attack Ruxukou was the route that Cao Cao later used to conquer the south of the Yangtze River. Although this road had to be fought across the river, it had Huainan at its back and Jingxiang to the west. The army had sufficient food and supplies, so there was no need to worry about supplies.
Just by looking at Liu Bei and Cao Cao's choice of route to defeat Wu, you can understand that all heroes in the world have similar views.
Tian Feng said: "It is beneficial to divide the troops into two groups, but it will inevitably weaken the military strength."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "What you two said makes sense. I decided to divide the troops into two groups, but the specific plan has changed slightly.
"All the way to the south of the Yangtze River is a feint attack. All we need to do is send a general and lead 20,000 Yizhou elite troops to attack Luling and contain Sun Ce's energy.
"The other route is the main force. I will lead the army myself. However, I will not send troops from Hefei or Wancheng, but from here."
Seeing the position of Bai Xiaowen's finger, Jushou exclaimed in surprise: "Jiang Xia?"
Bai Xiaowen nodded and said: "Yes, the four counties of Jiangxia have just been captured by Sun Ce, and the foundation is not yet solid. Moreover, it borders the five counties of Jingzhou that we own, but is across the Yangtze River from Jiangdong! If we take Jiangxia first, we can quickly open up the situation."
Jushou nodded and said: "It does make sense for your Majesty to choose this place. However, after capturing the four counties of Jiangxia, we are separated from Sun Ce by the vast river. Our army will rely on the navy to decisively defeat Sun Ce on the Yangtze River; use our shortcomings to attack the other's strong points.
I'm afraid it's dangerous."
Dong Zhaodao: "With the might of the King, who personally conquers the south of the Yangtze River, who dares not to surrender?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and then said: "That's it. The army in the north of the Yangtze River will be led by Gu himself. Who can take the heavy responsibility of the army in the south of the Yangtze River that is pretending to attack?"
Tian Feng said: "Zhendong General Zhang He can do it."
Jushou also recommended Zhang He.
Bai Xiaowen nodded: "Zhang He is known for his ingenuity. The rugged terrain of Luling is suitable for him to show off his talents. However, in terms of strategy, he still needs a military adviser to assist him. I think it is Jia Xu."