With the initiative of Gongsun Du of Liaodong to open the city and ask for surrender, the Eastern Expedition slowly came to an end, and the year-long war quietly dissipated.

On the other hand, the land of Youzhou, which has been baptized by war, has opened and dispersed, ushering in the long-lost light of stability and peace.

Although there are still many barbarian states and island thieves around Liaodong, the destruction of the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes has greatly deterred these barbarian Xiaoxiao, so that they do not dare to enter the Han realm again, let alone act rashly. At this point, the border of Youzhou has really settled down, and it has won a rare period of recuperation and rest in the war-torn and chaotic times.

Indeed, this is a relatively long period of recuperation, not long-term peace and stability in the true sense, and this is the best result of Li Li's efforts in this crusade.

Although Gongsun Du of Liaodong took the initiative to surrender, he would rather hand over his two sons to Li Li as protons than give up his soldiers and horses and leave Liaodong. This section leaves a hidden danger for the future. However, Gongsun Du has already made such a big concession, which invisibly prompts Li Li not to persecute too much, and can only accept it when he sees it, otherwise it will be too much, and it is likely to directly force Gongsun Du to rebel.

For this reason, Li Li had no choice but to retreat and send Tian Yu to lead 10,000 iron cavalry into Liaodong, nominally to assist Gongsun Du in garrisoning Liaodong and helping him train soldiers and horses, but in fact, he wedged a nail in Liaodong to make sure that everything was perfect. In the future, if you can take over Liaodong, you can do it, and if you can, you will gain a firm foothold in Liaodong as soon as possible, so that you can attack in the future and take all the counties and counties in Liaodong in one fell swoop.

In addition to the Liaodong Gongsun Du, the power of the Fanbang such as Goguryeo, Buyeo and Wadao entrenched in the surrounding Liaodong should not be underestimated; There is also Ding Ling in Mobei. These forces are not weak, and the most important thing is that they occupy a great geographical advantage, either an island or a desert. Easy to defend and difficult to attack.

For these Fanbang forces, at the moment, Li Li really has more than enough heart but not enough strength. First, the rear is unstable, the princes of the Central Plains towns are fighting inextricably, and the situation is changing several times a day, and it is in full swing; In this case, Li Li did not have much energy to fight with the soldiers and horses at all. In case the nest is taken up, then everything is over. Second, the battle line is too long. The supply of grain and grass was insufficient, and even if there were more than 100,000 troops, they could not fight for a long time. Third, Li Li did not have a naval army under his command, and naturally there were no specially trained soldiers and horses who went to the desert to fight. This kind of objective shortcomings cannot be ignored. It won't be solved in the short term.

In short, the Xiliang Army is not ready for an expedition, and it does not have the ability to do so for the time being.

Even the current battle of the Eastern Crusade is a helpless move for Li Li to do his best. The reason is very simple, if you want to completely occupy Youzhou, you must get rid of the barbarian tribes entrenched in the border counties of Youzhou, otherwise you will repeat the mistakes of Gongsun Zhan. The front fought with Yuan Shao of Jizhou, and the barbarian iron cavalry in the rear attacked and harassed endlessly. So that the abdomen and back are subject to the enemy, how can they not be defeated? Therefore. It is not easy for Gongsun Chan to occupy Youzhou for so many years and always stand.

Because of this, Li Li made up his mind at the beginning of leading his troops into Youzhou, and the most important thing was to find ways to eradicate the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes. As long as these two tribes are eliminated, Youzhou will be in the bag. However, when Li Li learned that Gongsun Zhan's temperament had changed greatly in recent years, he quickly adjusted his battle plan for Gongsun Chan's dog to jump over the wall, and decided to attack Gongsun Chan first, first pocketing most of Youzhou, and then freeing his hands to concentrate on dealing with the surrounding barbarians.

Facts have proved that Li Li's decision was correct and that it was an effective and wise decision.

First of all, Gongsun Chan was subdued, which invisibly allowed the Eastern Expeditionary Army to spend a relatively comfortable winter and avoid unnecessary casualties. Secondly, forcing Gongsun Zan to surrender as soon as possible naturally reduced the variables in the campaign, not only completely incorporated the Youzhou army, but also raised a large amount of grain and grass for the Eastern Expeditionary Army. The most important point is that Gongsun Zhan, who was forced to surrender, was left with a considerable amount of time to consider and adapt, and avoided the senseless fight of surrendering and rebelling.

It's a few.

In addition, the annexation of the Youzhou Army laid the foundation for the subsequent victory in the grassland, which was the most critical.

?????? In the three months after the White Wolf Mountain War, more than 100,000 people in Youzhou moved into the Xianbei grassland.

By the end of July, more than 500,000 Han Chinese had entered the Wuhuan and Xianbei grasslands. Among them, there are about 300,000 people in Bingzhou, more than 100,000 people in Youzhou, and the remaining nearly 100,000 are wounded soldiers under Li Li and displaced people sent by various states and counties.

At the same time, Li Li ordered the redivision of counties and counties on the original Xianbei and Wuhuan grasslands and the establishment of Lingzhou. In Li Li's long-term plan, after the northern Xinjiang is completely pacified, Lingzhou and Shuozhou will be merged into one in the future and reclassified into one prefecture and county, that is, Shuozhou. At present, the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, and it can only be divided and conquered temporarily.

The newly established Lingzhou was tentatively designated as a county, with the Xianbei royal court as the county governor, Tian Kai was appointed as the first county guard of Lingzhou, and concurrently led the general Rong Di, and Li Meng, the general of the Li clan, was transferred to serve as the commander of Lingzhou, clearly stipulating that the defenders of Lingzhou were not less than 30,000, half of which were cavalry.

Moreover, after the establishment of Lingzhou, it is planned to build at least one city every year in the next ten years, and after five years, there will be no less than ten cities in Lingzhou, covering the entire Monan grassland.

After the official promulgation of the decree, Li Li handed over the establishment of Lingzhou to Zhuge Liang and Tian Kai, and he himself took the lead in returning to Youzhou with more than 100 personal guards. Those who can work hard, this is Li Li's consistent way of employing people, and this time is no exception.

After all the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribesmen were moved into the Han realm, all the counties that originally belonged to Youzhou were returned, and the Wuhuan and Xianbei grasslands, that is, the original Xiongnu grasslands, were all under the rule of Lingzhou. So far, Lingzhou has become the largest county in the territory of the Han Dynasty, with Liaodong in the east, Shuozhou in the west, Youzhou and Bingzhou in the south, and Dingling in the north; Its territory is so large that it is comparable to the two states of Yongliang.

The tents and living utensils captured by the Han army will be distributed free of charge, cattle, sheep and livestock will be paid for distribution, and the pastoral areas of each county and the pastures under the names of the people will be redivided. The reason why cattle, sheep, livestock and horses are distributed for compensation is actually an incentive measure to borrow chickens to lay eggs.

The new decree stipulates that Lingzhou will be exempted from taxes for three years, and all people who move into Lingzhou will be required to hand over the number of cattle, sheep and horses they have received within two years, and that they should be adult animals, not cubs. This is a disguised urge for the herdsmen to raise livestock, and the livestock distributed to them are all "seeds", and in order to prevent them from not knowing how to cherish them and slaughtering them wantonly after receiving them, it is clearly stipulated that they must return the full amount within two years.

At the beginning of August, preparations for Lingzhou were on track, and the counties and counties of Youzhou were actively restoring people's livelihood and repairing houses and cities. At this time, Li Li appointed Hua Xin as the assassin of Youzhou, Mi Zhu and Guoyuan as other drivers, and Xu Rong, the general of Annan, was promoted to the general of Zhengdong and led the military battalion into Youzhou. This is the first general in the Western Liang Army to be promoted to the general of the Four Expeditions, and the position is higher than that of the third duke, but Li Li did not grant Xu Rong the right to open the mansion, or he did not clearly state that Xu Rong enjoyed the power to open the mansion and exercise the right to be cheap, and he had reservations about it.

At the same time, Youzhou Assassin Shi Guo Jia was finally freed from the busy government affairs, returned to the post of military advisor, and together with Zhang Liao led the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the newly formed Youzhou Battalion to the south, officially leaving for the Jizhou battlefield. And the military advisor sacrificed wine Zhuge Liang retreated, followed Li Li quietly left the army, and returned to Xiliang in the starry night.

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The sound of horses' hooves resounded through the mountain pass, and a team of light horsemen drove from the mountain road between two mountains and one river. More than 100 people lined up in turn, rode horses and whipped and galloped past, startling the birds in the jungle on both sides of the mountain road to scream, and the beasts fled in panic, and the sound of rustling was endless.

After walking out of the mountain pass, the eyes suddenly opened up, and as far as the eye could see, I saw a green grassy wilderness, which was more than ten miles in a radius, and it was magnificent. At the foot of the East Mountain at the end of the wilderness, there is a quiet courtyard, three openings and three entrances, the gate is locked, it seems that it has long been uninhabited, quiet and silent, without a trace of sound. Quite strangely, the steps of the courtyard are very clean, there is no moss, no scattered weeds, dead branches and leaves, and there is no trace of pedestrians lingering or resting here.

"Appeal ———!"

With a soft sound, the group stopped in front of the main gate of the courtyard. As the handsome man in the lead turned over and dismounted, dozens of armor soldiers rode their horses and galloped around the courtyard, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the courtyard, leaving no dead ends, and the front and back of the house, up and down, left and right, were full of cavalry armor figures.

"Kong Ming, we have arrived, this is the Qingsong Courtyard located in the territory of Qiang Dao. Every year at this time, I come here for a few days. Li Li, who turned over and dismounted, threw the reins of the horse to Li Zhi, and said with a smile to Zhuge Liang who came with him.

At the end of the day, Li Li added in a low voice: "This year's war is frequent, and it has been delayed for a few days, so I hope it is not too late." ”

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang smiled and nodded, indicating that he understood, and then followed Li Li up the steps, looking around curiously, looking at the quiet and chic environment of the courtyard, and nodded approvingly from time to time.

"It's a quiet place. The door is facing the green mountains and green waters, backed by the green pine hills, and on both sides is a very open wilderness, where you can ride a horse and gallop wildly, and you can have a glance at the scenery of the four seasons and feel the vicissitudes of the world. It is really a rare place to retreat, the spirit of heaven and earth, and the merit of creation, which can not be sought! Zhuge Liang sighed sincerely.

Li Li smiled heartily when he heard this, shook his head slightly, and smiled without saying a word.

What is the spirit of seizing heaven and earth, and the merit of creation, to put it bluntly, it is just a deserted and remote place. However, the same place, in the eyes of people with different moods, is completely different feelings, each with its own taste. Civil officials and military generals, scholars and reckless men, hermits and ordinary people all have their own class perceptions of this, all kinds of things, and they are different.

While talking and laughing, Li Li and Zhuge Liang walked to the front door, Zhuge Liang walked forward quickly and was about to knock on the door, but the main door suddenly opened.

With the sound of opening the door with a "crunch", a refreshing fragrance of osmanthus came to the nose, and suddenly Zhuge Liang and Li Li were shocked, and their eyes suddenly lit up. For a moment, Li Li smiled happily, and his smile was extraordinarily bright??????

—————— To be Continued —————————— (To be Continued......

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